Beginner curiosity: Size of Bosses on Quests in Prophecies, etc. - Guild Wars Forums

anent01 · Jan 13, 2012, 05:37 PM // 17:37

Howdy All,

Perhaps I missed it, but the wikis indicate the quests certain bosses can be encountered, but they don't necessarily indicate the size or scale of a boss monster; so I was wondering...

...Does Prophecies contain a good number of large-sized bosses; similar to the size of Glint; or even a not so big size like "The great destroyer" in EOTN?

Maybe other dragons?
Or do you have to wait to do Factions, NF, and EOTN to encounter such monsters.

I figured posting in the quests forum might help since questers have seen them first hand.

Thanks for the help!

BrettM · Jan 13, 2012, 06:30 PM // 18:30

There are very few super-size bosses in any of the campaigns. In Prophecies, the only bosses that are much larger than ordinary are Glint, Maw the Mountain Heart, and perhaps Rotscale. Both of the latter are in out-of-the-way locations and are not encountered in the course of doing the story. Zhu Hanuku is the only real candidate in Factions, unless the Island Guardian bosses are big enough to meet your criteria. Abaddon is the only one in Nightfall.

Chaos Theory Pvp · Jan 13, 2012, 06:58 PM // 18:58

Yes one of the disappointing aspects of Guildwars another reason to look forward to Guildwars 2 for from what I've seen some bosses are 10x or more in scale.

Raven Wing · Jan 13, 2012, 07:11 PM // 19:11

Personally I don't care so much about the size of them, to me it is more interesting if they give a challenging game experience. Most prophecies bosses are not really big. In the mission Thynderhead Keep you meet Dagnar Stonepate, a dwarf riding an ice drake. Looks decently big and impressive but he is really easy to kill.
On contrary in 2 of the hard dungeons of EOTN Slaver's Exile and Shards of Orr the end bosses are a dwarf (without a mount) called Duncan the Black and a human sized ghost called Fendi Nin. But they are a challenge. If you as a first timer face them with some random heroes and henchmen you are 100% sure to loose. They need a planned team with the right skills to take down.

Skyy High · Jan 13, 2012, 07:36 PM // 19:36

The Lich is bigger than normal, but certainly not huge. The Great Destroyer is probably the biggest boss in GW, besides Abaddon (who doesn't really count).

anent01 · Jan 13, 2012, 07:53 PM // 19:53

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Originally Posted by BrettM

There are very few super-size bosses in any of the campaigns. In Prophecies, the only bosses that are much larger than ordinary are Glint, Maw the Mountain Heart, and perhaps Rotscale. Both of the latter are in out-of-the-way locations and are not encountered in the course of doing the story...l.

Will the game let you take a detour to those bosses you mentioned above; even when doing the story? Except maybe for Maw, who is random.

Or go back to them once you finish Proph?

Also:
There's another boss I saw once on Youtube which looked like a floating beholder and you can use golems to fight it. Can't remember though.

Maya Cerestiez · Jan 13, 2012, 08:12 PM // 20:12

Frostmaw and Jormundgangr are the biggest foes in the game except for the "demons gate" (http://finalfantasy.wikia.com/wiki/Demons_Gate) like Abaddon

BrettM · Jan 13, 2012, 10:22 PM // 22:22

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Originally Posted by anent01

Will the game let you take a detour to those bosses you mentioned above; even when doing the story? Except maybe for Maw, who is random.

Or go back to them once you finish Proph?

Both. You can go fight them any time you like, as many times as you like. Even Maw has one predictable location, along with the random possibilities. Both bosses are located in areas that you never pass through while doing either the story or secondary quests, so you need to make a side trip on your own to find them.

MisterB · Jan 13, 2012, 10:28 PM // 22:28

Iron Forgeman in Prophecies(Sorrow's Furnace) is pretty big, although it's not technically a boss.

Swingline · Jan 14, 2012, 12:03 AM // 00:03

Urgoz is a cool encounter. Hes a big plant growing out of the ground with 2 wurms on each of his sides. Unfortunately the wurms just sit there and urgoz is boring.

*Marty Silverblade* · Jan 14, 2012, 12:11 AM // 00:11

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Urgoz is a cool encounter. Hes a big plant growing out of the ground with 2 wurms on each of his sides. Unfortunately the wurms just sit there and urgoz is boring.

Actually, on the topic of factions elite missions, the Leviathan (in the deep) is pretty big - if memory serves it's the biggest thing in Cantha.

Venganza · Jan 14, 2012, 02:23 AM // 02:23

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Originally Posted by BrettM

the only bosses that are much larger than ordinary are Glint, Maw the Mountain Heart, and perhaps Rotscale.

Rotscale isn't a boss btw, yet he is unique in that he drops a green.

anent01 · Jan 16, 2012, 01:53 AM // 01:53

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Originally Posted by BrettM

... Even Maw has one predictable location,

I was just going to ask where that location is; but it seems someone might have just updated the wiki to indicate where.

Thanks for all the info guys! I'll know what to look out for.

If you can think of any other monsters, just post.

Sirds · Jan 27, 2012, 12:33 PM // 12:33

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Originally Posted by anent01

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If you can think of any other monsters, just post.

I have 1 character not finished quest "Norn Catering" just to fight Alpha Tyrannus in HM when I need fun http://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/Alpha_Tyrannus

Milennin · Feb 02, 2012, 06:38 PM // 18:38

Leviathan in The Deep is huge. Just not really exciting...