Upon entering the Arkadia Instance at Aakas, the immediate impression draws you to the amount of effort that must have gone into all the detail to create such an elaborate experience. Each room seems to tell a story of some sort, that’s if you allow yourself to be drawn into it, and every corner is littered with remnants of what must have been ancient Arkadia. What follows is a visual journey through the Arkadia Aakas Instance, with the creatures that you will encounter at the end of the photo presentation. This will give those who have not had an opportunity to run an instance yet, have an idea of what it looks like. In spite of the number of visual offerings, every room wasn’t captured, because we still wanted to leave an element of discovery. Besides, some rooms were quite hazy, but I’m attributing that to the smoke coming from the torches, which gives it a realistic feel. The pictorial begins as you descend into the underground, and ultimately reach the circular room where the instance doors are. It progresses from there inside the actual instance, until the large treasure chest is reached and opened. Enjoy the journey. ENTRY TO THE GOLDEN DOOR IS GUARDED YES, THAT IS THE GOLDEN DOOR PAST ALL THOSE GATES THIS IS WHAT THE OTHER SIDE OF THE INSTANCE ENTRY DOOR LOOKS LIKE THERE IS A TRADE/REPAIR TERMINAL AT THE BEGINNING OF THE INSTANCE AND OFF WE GO THE NEXT 6 PHOTOS ARE OF THE CENTRAL CORE OF THE INSTANCE YOU KNOW WHEN YOU SEE THIS – THE WINDING STAIRCASE IS AROUND THE CORNER Continued in post #2. Article banner created by @Syer
THIS IS OUR FAVORITE ROOM CREATURES BOSSES THIS IS THE BOSS – BUT THERE ARE PLENTY OF LOWER MATURITIES TO DEAL WITH AND OF COURSE, AFTER THE FINAL BOSS ABOVE – WE HAVE THE TREASURE CHEST (Key 1 = 1 small/1 large chest – Key 2 = 2 small/1 large chest – Key 3 = 3 small/1 large chest) AND IF YOU HAVE DONE EVERYTHING RIGHT, YOU MIGHT GET ONE OF THESE Once you’ve gone through the instances a few times, you find your rhythm, although it might take a bit more time when you have more than one other person in the team – especially traversing the descending staircase, which you will do several times during the course of the instance. What you see are empty rooms, but I assure you that you will be greeted by plenty of company as you travel the twisting and turning path to the end. You’ll even encounter ninja spawns in some instances, and it definitely keeps you on your toes. Some rooms not shown look quite disheveled, as if a fight might have taken place, but you’ll most likely see that in Syer’s video, which will be posted as soon as he has completed it. We’ve done the instances several times now, and each time is just as fun as the last, but the fact that we add a bit of theatrics into the mix could have something to do with it as well. We just know that we really enjoy ourselves, and would highly recommend having the experience if you haven’t already.
