Deeping Wall
Side note: Starting any of the side quests (or really just in general) with any of the enemy catapults still active will pretty much cause you to lose the main battle. Take the enemy catapults out early with 2 well placed, max crank shots from your catapult.
Breaching the Hornburg
Basics
On the western side of the wall in the guard tower (the one with the injured Rohirrim) enemies will come up through the wall in 6 waves and attempt to kill everyone inside. This is a really easy side quests with no major mobs. Anyone with decent DPS should be able to complete this one no problem.
Tips
- Use haste/damage buffs as they become active
- Focus on mobs hitting the supplies, they have less HP and burn, injured Rohirrim and other NPCs are a little hardier
- For Engineers, setting up Tripwire Traps underneath the windows can make it easier to knockdown and delay mobs for easy AoE
The Vanguard Defilers
Basics
On the main section of the wall, Orc Shamans and Defilers will periodically come over and attempt to reach the back of the wall. If they get there, they will almost instantly place a totem that will spew defiler goo causing you to lose merit. NPCs will do an OK job stopping some of them but will lose 100% of the time if left alone, but this is a reasonably easy quest if managed well.
Tips
- As soon as the quest starts it may be helpful to knock off grappling hooks and ladders to relieve some of the mob density to make it easier for NPCs to target
- Only knock off ladders/hooks until the first shaman comes over the wall, then ignore them for the rest of the quest
- Watch the front of the wall only for Defilers/Shamans. Don’t engage anything else, just burn them down ASAP as soon as they come over the wall.
- If a totem gets put down, it is priority #1, they goo spewing process chews through merit super quick
- Use all commander buffs as soon as they come up. It usually easiest to hit the center commander since his soldiers will break to both sides.
Securing the Culvert
Basics
Takes place on the ground behind the wall. Run through on the East side tower, or take the quick access. Probably one of the harder initial quests, once you get the hang of it, it’s actually relatively easy. For this quest, 4 workers will attempt to (painfully slowly) place rocks at the culvert entrance while orcs, Dunlendings, and trolls come through.
Tips
- You can also speed up the completion by interacting with the rock pile and carrying stones yourself. There's usually enough time to grab a stone between waves if your quick.
- The Culvert Workers are extremely vulnerable. Priority 1 is always killing the Dunlendings that focus the workers
- Try to engage the incoming mobs at the culvert itself, but break off if a Dunlending follows a worker behind you
- It’s sometimes helpful to use Damage buff on the Soldier Commander when a troll is coming in (if close enough)
- Use Haste buff on the Worker Foreman whenever up
- Use Armor on the Worker Foreman as the workers approach the culvert to lay rocks (if close enough)
- Monitor your Culvert Workers and save Heal for the Worker Foreman as needed
- Engineers can place tripwire traps at the culvert entrance which will stun and group all incoming mobs, making it easier to DPS and adding a second of extra protection for workers
Vandals in the Tower
Basics
On the East side of the wall, there’s a winch and a few boxes of supplies. Goblins will climb through the walls and attempt to blow up everything in the building. You need to cut them down as they come through. The tight quarters and inability to target things while they’re standing in the window can make this a bit more complex but with some luck it is pretty easy.
Tips
- Stand a little back from the window so you can see everything as they come through
- Tab-target to select the sappers as soon as they become targetable
- If a powder cask gets placed, try to disable it immediately or you’ll probably lose 1 or more supply boxes
- Use haste/damage as soon as it comes up
