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We are looking for energetic Restaurant Area Manager to be responsible for meeting all restaurant's revenue, profitability and company realistic goals. You will ensure efficient restaurant operation and maintain right production, productivity, quality & customer service standards.
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· Organize & supervise team during shifts
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Ofcom is planning 5G wireless services in the UK
Ofcom has announced that it is planning 5G services, that will ensure that the United Kingdom can meet the mobile data growth expected by 2030, even though it did not hold the auctions for 4G.
Ofcom has forecasted that in the United Kingdom the demand for mobile data in 2030 could be eighty times higher than it is now.
The company has also underlined that the UK spectrum holdings must prepare themselves to face the challenge.
Ofcom has plans to use a 700MHz band for the services.
This spectrum is used for digital television services, but Ofcom states that its data usage services will not require another switch as the spectrum could be used with the existing one.
In the coming months Ofcom will hold the largest UK auction of mobile spectrum for 4G, but that may not be sufficient to meet future data demands, which is why the company is already working to go beyond 4G.
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More than 400 PMSA students worked to raise over $3,000 for a national educational fund-raising program, Jump Rope for Heart.
Jump Rope for Heart is sponsored by the American Heart Association and the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (AAHPERD). The program engages students in jumping rope while raising funds to support lifesaving heart and stroke research.
"We wanted to do something to introduce the kids to giving back to their community," said PMSA instructor Marilyn Pickers. "We used this not only as a community outreach project, but also as an educational opportunity."
During the campaign students learned about the circulatory system, the parts and function of the heart, nutrition, the risk factors for heart disease, and childhood obesity.
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Students asked friends and family for donations and receive thank-you gifts based on the dollars they raise. PMSA students also literally jumped rope for the cause.


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Mamdani, M. and Bangser, M. (2004) Poor People's Experiences of Health Services in Tanzania. Elsevier Inc. ISBN 9987-8986-3-7
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Tanzania faces serious challenges to improving the health and well-being of its people. The Ministry of Health and its partners in government, the donor community and civil society have responded with concerted action, in many cases achieving significant gains. Services for prevention of mother-to child transmission of HIV are being expanded, a new protocol for malaria treatment is being implemented and evaluated, hundreds of service providers are now trained in life-saving skills for childbirth, and all districts have been oriented to the programme of integrated management of childhood illnesses (IMCI). These are but a few of the successes in recent years (MoH 2004a). These achievements are particularly notable given serious funding limitations in the health sector. The allocation to health has increased only slowly over recent years, from 7.5 percent in fiscal year (FY) 2000 to 8.7 percent in FY03, which is low in relation to projections in the Poverty Reduction Strategy (PRS) and to the Abuja commitment of 15 percent. Again, despite the PRS commitments, the absolute budgetary increase year-to-year has declined from a high of 41.12 percent in FY02 down to a 5.68 percent increase in FY04 (MoH 2004b). The FY05 budget ceilings indicate that the health sector will actually have fewer resources in real terms than in FY04. However, the low level of funding does not categorically preclude improvement of health services and ultimately health outcomes. "Differentiated" allocation of government funds, including in the health sector, can better prioritise the needs of the poor. The continuing disparities in health outcomes between the poorest and the richest Tanzanians and those in rural versus urban areas need to be addressed, along with the barriers to service experienced by the poor due to distance, formal and informal health charges, and other obstacles reported in this review (R&AWG 2003). The new resource allocation formula that utilizes equity criteria to distribute funds across districts, and the increasing proportion of funds for preventive services, are both positive developments in reaching the poor. Nonetheless, additional actions are needed to mobilize meaningful change for Tanzanians living in poverty. To move beyond policies and guidelines. To make tough decisions about how to bring the poor into the mainstream of health services, to focus differentiated attention to their well-being, and to bring critical human and financial resources to bear in one of the most crucial areas of Tanzania's development: the health of its people. This literature review examines key findings on poor people's experiences of health services and includes a particular focus on the barriers to access among the very poor due to cost sharing, an issue of special interest in the current era of "pro-poor" development. The review highlights seven key issues for reflection – and action: Access: Health services are often not accessed by the very poor, and by women in particular. Key obstacles are health care charges, long distances to facilities, inadequate and unaffordable transport systems, poor quality of care, and poor governance and accountability mechanisms. There have been improvements in availability of drugs which is a positive development, but some continuing deficiencies and particularly the cost of drugs still make them unavailable to many poor people. The shortage of skilled providers, while a serious concern to all actors in the sector including government, continues to persist. Discrimination against clients who are not able to pay and poor referral systems all result in low quality of care. Health care charges: Revenue generated by cost sharing has not necessarily impacted positively on quality of health care. User fees are not the only charges; other costs include transport costs, other "unofficial" costs including bribes, payments for drugs and supplies, and time spent away from productive activities which is particularly critical for people living in poverty. Health care charges have placed an impossible financial burden on the poorest households; many fail to access primary care when they need it most and many more fail to obtain the necessary referral for more skilled care. People do not always know what they are supposed to pay, and which payment demands are legitimate or illegitimate. Official charges are not necessarily affordable. "Unofficial" charges are still in place, and exemption and waivers have not been effectively implemented. The quality of care in public facilities has not necessarily improved even with the additional funds generated from user fees. The Community Health Fund may have improved the quality and range of services in those places where the CHF is in place. However, the scheme is not necessarily benefiting the very poor in a more equitable way. Many report they are not able to afford the joining fees and therefore pay for treatment on a case-by-case basis, which can ultimately be more expensive. more expensive. Participation and decision-making: Community participation is very limited in regards to determining health care priorities, deciding where funds should be allocated, and monitoring expenditures. This is a problem across priority sectors, not only in health. It is due in part to a general lack of knowledge about rights and recent reforms. More importantly though, reliable mechanisms are not in place for discussing issues of concern at the village level and then raising these concerns to the district level for action. Governance and accountability: Health consumers express dissatisfaction with critical governance issues such as abuses of power, financial mismanagement and corruption. While there exist some cases of health users and authorities working together, systems are generally not in place to ensure that services respond to the priority needs of beneficiaries. Adequate management systems have not been instituted to ensure appropriate collection of fees and allocation of these locally-generated resources. Government has recently begun to publish information on priority sector allocations for each district; this is an important development in enabling people to monitor public funds earmarked for critical services. Because this information is not disaggregated below the district level, however, it is not possible to monitor expenditures at the village or facility level. Exemptions and waivers: Exemptions, and in particular waivers, are not systematically implemented and are not effective as a means of protecting vulnerable social groups and the poorest of the poor. Even if official fees are exempted or waived, the poor and vulnerable still end up having to pay for drugs, transport, small charges (e.g. cards, materials), and bribes. The exemption scheme is poorly implemented partly because accountability mechanisms are not in place, and because health service providers are not following procedures that are often unclear to them to begin with. But an equally important factor is the low uptake and lack of insistence on free services by the poor, primarily because they are not aware of their rights. A lack of clear criteria and policy guidelines for identifying people who are eligible for waivers has resulted in ad hoc decisions, without clear records or follow-up. How poor people cope: Many poor households have fallen deeper into poverty as they end up using their limited and critical assets to pay for treatment. They use meagre savings (if they have any) and sell their crops, animals, land and their labour. Those who can, borrow money or take a loan, or bond their assets. They are often forced to reduce their food intake and to take their children out of school in order to pay for treatment. These strategies to pay for care drive poor people deeper into poverty and increase their vulnerability significantly. Health care seeking behaviour and choice of providers: Typically, poor people's incomes are sufficient for subsistence only. They are frequently forced to resort to self-treatment, seek ineffective alternatives, or report much too late for care, often with fatal consequences. Many resort to traditional healers. If people can afford treatment at all, government facilities are normally the only option, especially in rural areas, as they may be close by and possibly less expensive. The overall feeling, however, is that if money can be found it is best to spend it at mission facilities which are generally known for staff commitment and availability of drugs and tests, but perhaps most importantly, for their willingness to defer payment and start treatment if necessary. The way forward The health sector is seriously under-funded despite the fact that it is a priority sector in the Poverty Reduction Strategy, and despite the fact that a healthy population is a basic ingredient of economic growth. Lack of funds, however, is not the only cause of the weak health system. Underskilled and de-motivated personnel, deficiencies in quality of care, weak and confusing management systems, lack of information provided to health consumers, and lack of access by the very poor to treatment characterize much of the current situation. These factors, and more, have resulted in a health care system that requires not only massive investments of funds but also a renewed commitment funds but also a renewed commitment and vision among all actors – government, policymakers, donors, non-governmental organizations, faith based organizations, health workers themselves and others – to generate fundamental change. This call for change is a particular imperative for Tanzanians living in poverty, for whom treatment is becoming increasingly unavailable, and for whom expensive private care is simply not an option. The dilemma, then, is how to make quality care available to all – including the poor – in an environment of limited and insufficient financial resources and severely constrained human and material resources. A number of questions have been raised in this report that merit immediate consideration: What mechanisms can be instituted to minimize the exclusion of poor and vulnerable persons from health services while recognizing the very real financial requirements of the sector? What are the main priorities for improved quality of care for the poor? Affordable services? Available essential drugs? Well-equipped facilities? A motivated team of skilled health workers? How can existing cost structures be revised in order to increase poor people's access to quality health care? How can an effective mechanism of waivers and exemptions be instituted and enforced? How can problems of access to health facilities be addressed, including distance and affordable transport? How can the referral system be improved so it functions effectively even in rural areas? How can ordinary people get access to adequate and understandable information about allocations and expenditures at the local level? How can people be included in monitoring of health services and ensuring services are
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Marlon Brando Considers His Sex Appeal, in Glorious Black and White
by Rachel Dilworth
I never met a dame yet didn't know if she was good-lookin' or not without bein' told.—Stanley Kowalski in Tennessee Williams's A Streetcar Named Desire
God, it feels like sun inside my skin:
sure and sharp as a fast shot of gin
or the bust-up charge tight-cocked in a colt
revolver or rodeo horse loaded to go.
'Fess up, honey, what you wouldn't give
for the fat smugness of my tongue shoved in a cheek,
my rib-wide hands, my everything so thick—
lips, eyebrows, belt, cheekbones, and meaty
arms, and that drowsy sadness sweetly dense,
sadness mixed with sex and insolence
and the lazy stickiness of dusk
in Stanley's New Orleans, or on the waterfront.
Do I shame you baby, with my jacked-up ego
that taunts I know I am enough for you
as I champ my gum and lick my gaze along a girl
with all the time in the world?
Poor kid, you hate the dime-store cig that swoons
between my heavy fingers like you will soon,
but how could you—wave-eyed, petal-limbed, and green—
have hope of staying safe beyond the screen?
God, baby, this is it: like sun, like gin,
like all the seedy spots you've never been—
take a hit. You're all junked up on dream
and nothing's quite so good, or quite so mean
believe me, sweetie. We all need that shove
down off the pedestal by want, or love.
My skinny T-shirt ripens with a slab of sweat.
"You love me . . . I want to hear you say it."
Rachel Dilworth's first manuscript, The Wild Rose Asylum: Poems of the Magdalen Laundries of Ireland, was chosen by Rita Dove as the winner of the 2008 Akron Poetry Prize. It will be published by University of Akron Press in 2009. Her poems are forthcoming in American Literary Review, Chautauqua, and Southern Indiana Review, and have appeared in TriQuarterly, Spoon River Poetry Review, Perihelion, CutThroat, and elsewhere. She has received, among other awards, a Fulbright Fellowship to Ireland, Yale's Clapp Fellowship for poetry, commendation in the UK National Poetry Competition, and a Bread Loaf "Waiter" Scholarship. The last line of this poem is taken from the motion picture On the Waterfront. (10/2008)


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Third-party candidates line up for spot on La. ballot
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Third-party candidates line up for spot on La. ballot
Obama, Romney to have company in voting booths
BATON ROUGE, La. —
President Barack Obama and former Gov. Mitt Romney may be among the most well-known people in the nation right now, but their names will appear on the Louisiana ballot alongside some candidates you may have never heard of.
The Louisiana Secretary of State reports 11 people have registered as presidential candidates in the state. They include those nominated by some long-established "third parties," and others representing more obscure political groups.
The list, as of Monday, includes:
- Jill Stein - Green Party
- Virgil Goode - Constitution Party
- Gary Johnson - Libertarian Party
- Ross Anderson - Justice Party
- Jack Fellure - Prohibition Party
- Jerry White - Socialist Equality Party
- James Harris - Socialist Workers Party
- Sheila Tittle - We The People Party
- Peta Lindsay - Socialism and Liberation Party
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The stones are considered as a non-living thing, and hence people think that there is no effect they can have. However, the Vedic Astrology which is an important branch of astrology in Hinduism holds a different opinion. As per the ancient Hindu books, the human body is made of five elements of nature, and hence each of these elements has some effects in one or other form on one's body as well as the mind. This very much applies to the precious and semi-precious gemstones and hence according to the planetary situation in one's horoscope, there are different stones one can wear and get some unbelievable benefits.
The Moonga Stone:
The Moonga is much famous as coral also. It is a stone with white or red color and usually found in the sea. There are white as well as red Moonga, but effects of both of these stones are different. The Red coral usually used to represent the Mars, and hence in case one has to face the malefic effects of the Mars due to its wrong position in the horoscope, one can wear the stone and improve the situation. The white moonga is a stone that can be asked to worn in a specific situation only. Hence an expert in this field is the best judge to advise one if he needs to wear a moonga gemstone and of which color. Usually, the wearer needs to have the stone with the weight of 5.25 ratti and wear it in the ring in the middle finger. One needs to worship the stone before wearing the same to get the expected benefits from it. This stone is available in thelocal market as well as online stores where one can purchase it with the certificate of originality.
The Neelam Stone:
Among all the precious and semi-preciousgemstones, the Neelam is the most attractive one. It is also called as blue sapphire as it is of blue color. This stone represents the planet Saturn which is also known for its effects on the mind and body of the person. In case one has to suffer from the malefic effect of Lord Shani, the wearing of this stone can prove much beneficial. However, without the advice of an expert, one must not wear this stone in any form as it can create negative effects also. It is the stone much known for its faster results, and hence it is always better to consult an expert and ask him about wearing this stone.
The Neelam stone is much in demand, and hence there are many sellers who sell substandard stones on the name of original one. Hence if one really wants to have the desired results from the stone, one needs to buy the same from a trustworthy supplier. There are sellers who sell these stones in the traditional market as well as in the online stores. In thecase of buying from an unknown seller, one needs to ask for the stone with the certificate of originality as it can prove helpful to the users.


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The human body is stunningly beautiful all on its own. When used as a canvas there is beauty, and a novel kind of curious interest; a suit that is not a suit; a costume that is curiously "form fitting". And the things that can be done with our most precious appendage are . . . well . . . intriguing. A cock can become the head of a dragon, a snake, the trunk of an elephant, or any number of other things. The only limits are in the imagination of the artist. Seeing as the human form, a living sculpture, is God's greatest masterpiece, it is wonderful to see it used to display the talents of human artists. After all, our creativity is merely an expression of His. The Bible says that no matter what we do, or how well we do it, we have no reason or cause to boast.
For who regards you as superior? What do you have that you did not receive? And if you did receive it, why do you boast as if you had not received it? 1 Corinthians 4:7 (NASB)
But the fact that our creativity comes from our creator means that the things we do naturally give glory to Him. We glorify God in our bodies, and in what we do with these bodies we have been given. These works of art, from painted pecs to painted penis sing the Master's praise.
For you have been bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body. 1 Corinthians 6:20 (NASB)
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Urban Ladder draws up Rs 130 crore house expansion plan for 2018
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Furniture etailers move on to newer revenue channels from discounting
FY17 is reflective of these efforts as both Urban Ladder and Pepperfry have managed to trim losses while growing revenues weeding out unnecessary capital exercises.
Urban Ladder raises $12mn from Kalaari, Saif Partners and others
In combination with the USD 15 million raised in January 2017, these funds will be used towards Urban Ladder s omni-channel expansion, the company said in a statement.
IKEA's first India store will come up by mid-2018
The furniture retailer has invested Rs 1,000 crore in 2 years — nearly 10% of the rs 10,500-crore committed by it for opening 25 stores by 2025.
Step up for Urban Ladder as revenues climb 22%
The company, which started out as a marketplace in 2012, recently transitioned into a furniture brand by procuring a single-brand retail trade licence.
In 45 days, we decided to say no to 75% of business: Ashish Goel, CEO, Urban Ladder
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Startups tweak training models to develop retail consultants
While the Big Billion Day online sales see thousands of customers making purchases, some companies are expanding their offline models to provide differential customer service.
Online players open shops, offline stores go online, so who is winning the battle of Indian furnishings?
Pepperfry which claims leadership in the digital space, got started on its offline journey in October 2014 and recently opened its 23rd store.
US based decor brand Mela Artisans comes to India
US based decor brand Mela Artisans, founded by Indian origin Navroze Mehta, is making its way to the Indian market through the e-commerce route.
E-tailers now have designs on your home
Several ventures are aggregating interior designers online and giving them technology tools. It's proving to be a boon for the designers, and equally for customers buying or redoing their houses
How Myntra, Paytm and other startups are driving gender diversity agenda
Myntra and Paytm and other new-age companies like Urban Ladder, Go-Jek, Jugnoo and ShopClues are also putting in place various initiatives to close the gender diversity gap.
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Urban Ladder gets govt nod for single brand retail in India
According to the company, the licence will give Urban Ladder more flexibility with its designs and product sourcing. It will also help in tightening its supply chain and maintaining healthy inventory.
Former Croma CEO Ajit Joshi joins Urban Ladder as COO
Before Croma, Joshi also led operations and institutional sales business for Shopper's Stop as vice president operations.
Urban Ladder plans $10 mn investment to push offline stores
Urban Ladder plans to open about 15 physical stores in India
Flipkart planning offline cart to sell foreign brands
Flipkart is in advanced talks with Giordano for a licensing deal to sell the Hong Kong-based apparel and accessory retailer's products both offline and online in India.
Pepperfry and Urban Ladder's 'offline' idea to ward off global brands
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The onscreen would-be couple of Bent will introduce itself on the season premiere later tonight on NBC, but actors Amanda Peet and David Walton are very frank when discussing what to expect of the other.
"Amanda Peet plays Alex," explained David Walton to The Hollywood Reporter. "She's a recently divorced mother, her ex-husband's in jail, she's got a 10-year-old kid and she decides, you know, I want a fresh start -- I'm gonna move to Venice, California. So she buys this kinda rundown house, and she needs someone to fix it up."
Peet's character is also dating a surgeon on the show. "I'm sort of in that 'once bitten, twice shy' sort of space where I don't want to take a lot of risks. I'm trying to keep everything together," Peet added. "And then David Walton walks in my door and I hire him to be my contractor."
So who is Walton's character, Pete, exactly? "He's a motorcycle-riding, pot-smoking, womanizing bad boy." said Peet, in all honesty.
"On a superficial level, there is just zero compatibility here," she explained of the show. "But there is a lot of sizzle, and so it falls into that category of romantic comedies, where we -- at least for my part -- I can't stand that I'm attracted to him! I'm just fighting it, and fighting it, and fighting it, and fighting with him and trying to push it away."
Not only will we meet Pete and Alex tonight, but Bent's ensemble cast also includes Jeffrey Tambor of Arrested Development, J.B. Smoove of Curb Your Enthusiasm and, surprisingly, Deadwood's Pasha D. Lychnikoff.
"Oh my God, where do we start? First you have this Russian," Walton said of the ensemble cast. "They've cast this guy, Pasha, who truly has never not played a villain. And now, he's playing a plumber, like a lighthearted plumber."
Tune in tonight for the premiere of Bent at 9 p.m. EST on NBC.
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Summer Art
Simple Sun Catchers
Clear contact paper Small pieces of tissue paper
I used this with very young preschoolers (16-24 mos.) and they turned out terrific projects.
Cut contact paper into rectangles about 5″ by 10″. Peel back the protective covering only half way. Have kids place the tissue paper pieces all over the exposed side. Remove the remaining protective covering and fold over the tissue paper. These can even be trimmed to different shapes. We made sun shapes. We simply cellophane taped our sun catchers to the windows. Beautiful and easy.
July is National Blueberry Month! I had my kids look at blueberries and taste them. Then, I added a little water and heated them up in the microwave. (1 min) Then I mashed them up in front of the kids. Lastly, we used the mashed up blueberry juice as paint. They painted a white sheet of paper and I cut them into circles…Our Own Blueberry Bunch!
Sunflower Handprint Materials: Green, Yellow, Brown paint White paper 12×18 Paint brushes
Paint the child's fingers yellow and the palm brown. Make handprints at the top of the page in a circle until the fingers wrap around the brown and it looks like a flower. I let the child use the green to make the stem and leaves and grass.
Every summer, my senior preschool group and I take a city bus to the GoodWill to buy lots of flat sheets. We take them back to the center and build a "fort-making kit", including all of the stuff needed to make a wonderful outdoor summer tent – wide masking tape, safe scissors and string. The children have a fabulous time and hone, over and over again, problem solving a aco-operative building skills! In the process, we also learn a bit about recycling fabric!
Shadow Tracing! We have a great time having the children pose as we (or another child) traces their shadows on the sidewalk or cement wall, with chalk. Then, with colored chalk, the kid get to color them in outfits to fit the pose, or what they are wearing that day. Kids love these self portraits That decorate our sidewalk in front of our center. (The highlight of this activity is when "they" get to trace and color their caregivers!!!)
Take an old sheet or large sheet of paper and tape it to the fence. Then give the kids paint brushes and let them flick the paint onto the sheet. The kids LOVE it!! But, a couple of hints…for those little arms to flick the paint forward, they have to first snap the paintbrush back, so don't stand behind them(I ruined a brand new shirt this way!)! Also, have the kids in a bathing suit or long paint shirt with their shoes and socks off. Less parent complaints this way!


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Maelstrom Arena Guide
Welcome to our Maelstrom Arena Guide for Normal and Veteran mode.
Table of Contents
- One – Vale of the Surreal
- Two Seht's Balcony
- Three Drome of Toxic Shock
- Four Seht's Flywheel
- Five – Rink of Frozen Blood
- Six – Spiral Shadow
- Seven – Vault of Umbrage
- Eight
- Nine
Maelstrom Arena Basics
Why Play Maelstrom?
Maelstrom Arena is the solo version of DSA, the four player based arena combat. This will allow players to test their own skill to determine who is really the best player, or for players that love solo content and want to play with a challenge while having fun. Also there will be weekly rankings where players have chance of getting gold rewards if they are the top 100 score of their class. Yup, your class, so essentially 400 people will be receiving gold rewards. Sounds like a good reason to run The Maelstrom Arena. Plus, the last stage is also the only way you can get Veteran Maelstrom Arena staffs.
Where to go?
The Maelstrom Arena is in the northeastern part of Wrothgar.
There are two modes to Maelstrom Arena, normal and veteran mode. Maelstrom Arena is located in the North-East corner of Wrothgar. Upon entering you will have a path leading to a house where you will need to talk to Fa-Nuit-Hen to start the quest for the Maelstrom Arena. Beside her is the merchant, Tutor Riparius, which will sell you various food, drinks and potions of standard rating. Just like DSA there are multiple rounds which will have waves of enemies in each round and at the end being the boss fight. After completing around a chest and the merchant will appear to give you your rewards and allow you to repair before the next round. Finally at the 9th round will be the final boss fight.
- Sigil of Haste
- Sigil of Power
- Sigil of Healing
- Sigil of Defense
General Change to Veteran Mode
Veteran Maelstrom Arena is extremely tough to complete, even the first few arenas. It will force players too alter champion points and abilities to adapt to each arena and sustain is very much needed. In general bosses and mobs hit much harder, it can be fairly easy to kill they player if not prepared. Bosses and mobs will also have more health. Furthermore when a round is completed a player's stats will not be restored to full.
- The Maelstrom Arena is completely going to rely on a players ability to sustain their resources. Engine guardian is going to be a must have for every class because it is the best sustain set in the game. Magicka users should think about running a restoration staff to use its heavy attack to restore magicka and stamina classes should use possibly more sustain sets. Also if sustain is still a problem think about switching over to the thief or atronach mundus stone which gives stamina and magicka recovery which will be your friend in this. Don't forget you only need to sustain for a round because after each round your stats will be restored to full.
- Unlike how players can attack enemies before they come out of their portals in Dragonstar Arena you can't damage enemies in their portals in Maelstrom Prison. Although attacking the portal before they come out will allow the player to get damage on the enemy right when they come out.
- Don't be afraid to use you an ultimate against mini-bosses and bosses. Your ultimate will regen fairly quickly if you are using abilities that procs ultimate or you are light attack weaving or just add a few light weaves into your rotation.
So far the best class for the Maelstrom Arena seems to be the magicka and stamina templar for a few reasons. Magicka templar has puncturing sweeps which will heal the player for an amount depending on the amount of mobs hit. And both classes have repentence, which will heal the player and will restore stamina depending on how many dead bodies are around, and then purifying ritual which will cleanse the player in The Vault of Umbrage. A close second for a class will have to be the stamina sorcerer because of crit surge and steel tornado. Steel tornado on stamina sorcerer is already powerful enough and crits often so the sorcerer will be seeing a ton of heals. Coming up next will be the magicka dragonknight because the sustain on it is crazy because of the battle roar passive and dragonknight has reflect which will reflect four ranged attacks for four seconds. Finally the stamina nightblade, the reason why the nightblade is last is because it is glass canon of eso, but if the player uses rally and vigor along with relentless focus which will give more stamina recovery.
There are nine arenas (stages) to the Maelstrom Arena. The Vale of Surreal, Seht's Balcony, The Drome of Toxic Shock, Seht's Flywheel, The Rink of Frozen Blood, The Spiral Shadows, The Vault of Umbrage, the Igneous Cavern and finally the Theater of Despair. Each arena is unique from one another which makes this solo type of Dragonstar Arena one of the best pieces of content lately.
Normal Maelstrom Arena Video
One – Vale of the Sureal
- Seducer Darkfire
- Seducer Knight
- Seducer Darkbow
- Clanfear
- Scamp
- Daedroth (Mini-Boss)
- Bone Colossus (Mini -Boss)
- Flesh Atronach (Mini – Boss)
- Maxus the Many (Boss)
- This boss is extremely simple and fast to kill. There are two mechanics to this boss, she will do a single target attack that doesn't that much damage and then she'll teleport to a different spot in the room and will spawn two adds from her that you will have to kill. If you don't kill the adds then the boss will heal up a certain percentage based on how many adds there are.
- Round 1 – Simple mob spawns, about two at a time and at the end a Daedroth will spawn to finish the round.
- Round 2 – Exactly like the first round but the blue orb will spawn. At the end of the round a bone colossus will spawn, kill it to finish the round.
- Round 3 – Same as the second but at the end a flesh atronach will spawn.
- Boss Round – Just Maxus the Many will spawn, kill her to finish the arena.
Veteran Mode
The veteran mode changes to this arena just increase the health and damage of the boss and mobs. This arena goes from being quick to complete to a painfully hard fight. The blue orb that follows the player around will one shot the player if he/she is standing in it for two long.
Tips for Beating Veteran Mode
- Since this arena has a ton of magicka damage switch your champion points into the hardy passive, but leave some in elemental defender because some mobs will do fire damage.
- Healing Ward and Harness Magicka are you friend. Healing ward will give you the biggest shield and will also heal you if the shield isn't destroyed before its timer is up. Harness magicka is perfect for magicka sustain and making sure the boss doesn't kill you within a few shots. Harness Magicka would also be awesome for stamina classes.
- Finally having a sword and shield bar for magicka classes will help with reducing the amount of incoming magicka damage, although it is beatable with just Healing Ward and Harness Magicka.
Two – Seht's Balcony
- Clockwork Sentry
- Dwarven Spider
- Dwarven Sphere
- Dwarven Centurion
- Centurion Champion x3 (Boss)
- This boss fight as simple as the first fight but way more fun. During the boss round a single centurion champion will spawn to the north it will stay stationary and launch aoes that target your feet, the aoes don't do that much damage then after it's done with the attack the boss will tuck up and shield itself. Then in the east the second centurion champion will spawn and proceed to do the same action and then in the west a third centurion and will do the same exact thing. Now the rotation will come back to the first centurion in the north. Now this centurion will run to the player and cast a conal hot steam aoe, doesn't not much damage so don't really think about avoiding it but burning it down then the centurion champion will shield up. This mechanic will continue to the east and west centurion. Now back to the north the third rotation of mechanics will happen. The centurion will run to the player and do a low damage melee attack then shield where it is at. This will continue again in the cycle. The player should kill the centurion in about three cycles or before the fourth cycle mechanic happens.
This arena is probably one of the coolest looking arenas and has the most unique strategy. In the center of the arena there will be a hexagon shaped part of the floor with a dwarven pylon in the middle. That part of the floor will always be electrified. Standing in it doesn't do a ton of instantaneous damage but will hurt after a little bit of time and if you stand in it for too long then the pylon will send out a electric wave that pushes the player away. Outside of the center platform are three hexagonal rings that will have spinning blades traveling around them. Standing in the blades aoes only really does significant damage if you let if move throw you or you move with it, so if it does stay on top of you for long, no worries you can easily heal through it. Finally there is a third mechanic to the arena is two levers to the east and west of the arena and they are your friend. What they do is stops the spinning blades from moving, but they still spin and turns of the electrified centerpiece and now it will heal you. After a certain amount of time the levers effect will be done and the arena will continue to do what it was doing. Note: The levers will glow green when they are ready to be used again.
- Round 1 – Only dwarven spiders and clockwork sentries will spawn this round then at the end of the round a dwarven centurion will spawn, kill it and the remaining mobs to end the round.
- Round 2 – Exactly the same as the first round but dwarven spheres will spawn along with the others and the end of the round is the same.
- Round 3 – The third round is exactly the same as the second round.
- Boss Round – This round the three boss will spawn. First one to the north, second one to the east and the third one to the west.
Three – Drome of Toxic Shock
- Warrior Thrall
- Brute Thrall
- Summoner Thrall
- Lamia
- Lamia Curare
- Summons a Spectral Battlecaller (dies when Lamia Curare is dead).
- Lamia Domina
- Strangler
- Pulls the player to it. Depending on the player it might be a priority kill or not.
- Giant Snake
- Queen's Pet (Mini-Boss)
- This mini-boss works like your generic wamasu but it doesn't have it's directional charge.
- Queen's Champion (Mini-Boss)
- This mini-boss has an uppercut ability so make sure you block it if you don't want to get lifted.
- Queen's Adviser (Mini-Boss)
- This mini-boss is the weakest of the bunch and only has a pull.
- Lamia Queen (Boss)
- Again, this boss is really simple mechanics-wise. When she appears she will run to the player and always attack in melee range. She has a conal scream that will stun any player in it then she has a sorcerer overload type attack but it doesn't deal nearly as much damage a real sorcerer would deal. During the fight queen will spawn various adds that aren't a priority to kill so focus the queen down and when she dies all the adds will disappear.
Round 1 – During the first round a various set of mobs will spawn, too many to count. At the end of the round the Queen's Pet will spawn, kill it and the remaining mobs to finish the round.
- Round 2 – Works exactly like the first round but at the end the Queen's Champion will appear to challenge the player..
- Round 3 – Works exactly like the first two rounds but at the end the Queen's Adviser will spawn.
- Boss Round – The boss will appear to the west by the door to her platform and various mobs will spawn throughout the fight.
Four – Seht's Flywheel
- Scavenger Fire Ravager
- Scavenger Fire Mage
- Scavenger Healer
- Scavenger Overcharger
- Clockwork Sentry
- The clockwork sentries work differently than they do in Seht's Balcony. In this the clockwork sentries will go stationary and look like the they are charging themselves up in a box. When they are done they will be shielded and will start to attack the player. The shields are weak so once they are down they are practically one shot targets.
- Dwarven Spider
- Dwarven Sphere
- The dwarven speheres act like the spheres in Seht's Flywheel but the will shoot a ricochet wave of electricity. It deals moderate damage.
- Achelir (Mini-Boss)
- Has a single target inferno staff attack and casts eruption on the player.
- Aihrima (Mini-Boss)
- Has a single target lightning staff and casts liquid lightning on the player.
- Kothheid (Mini-Boss)
- This mini boss has three different abilities, a chains that pulls the player to him, an uppercut and a fire aoe that stays at his feet.
- The Control Guardian (Boss)
- This boss is almost exactly like the Engine Guardian in veteran Darkshade Caverns which makes this boss really fun. This boss will spawn to the north and will walk in a counterclockwise path around the arena. When the boss is moving it will shoot lightning bolts at the player that do decent damage and will also have a green poison at his feet. Obviously avoid the green circle and the lightning can be dps'd through if you have any sort of heals like a hot, healing ward or some types of damaging attacks. After a while the boss will stop and will start casting fire at its feet. Make sure you don't stand in the fire and continue to do damage. This is also the optimal time to drop any sort of ultimate like meteor or a stationary ultimate on it as it will yield the most damage.
- Round 1 – All basic mobs will spawn besides the dwarven sphere and at the end of the round Achelir will spawn, kill him to continue and the remaining mobs to move on.
- Round 2 – Exactly like the first round just add the dwarven spheres and have Aihrima as the mini-boss at the end.
- Round 3 – The same as round two but Kothheid is the mini-boss.
- Boss Round – The Control Guardian will spawn to the north and throughout the fight various dwarven constructs will spawn. Once the boss is dead the dwarven constructs will disappear.
Five – Rink of Frozen Blood
- Huntsman Frostbiter
- Huntsman Chillbane
- Huntsman Heartfinder
- Deathless Wolf
- Troll Breaker (100% Priority)
- These trolls will break the ice platforms so it is imperative that they die first. You can either stun them with abilities or bash them to stop them from breaking the ice.
- Ogre
- Frost Atronach
- Leimenid
- Special Leimenid Oracle
- Angirgoth (Mini-Boss)
- This boss seems to use most abilities from the dual wield skill line but he doesn't deal much damage.
- Ogre Elder (Mini -Boss)
- Vigi
- Aki
- Bur (Mini-Boss)
- Nothing special besides the fact that he summons Auroral Guardians
- Matriarch Runa (Boss)
- Matriarch Runa has a few attack will deal the most damage so far in the Maelstrom Arena. When she spawns she will fight the player in melee range. She has a fear type attack where she causes the player to run away from the boss, make sure you have the stamina to cc break this so you don't get trapped in the water. She also has an aoe stomp that will lift the player, make sure you don't eat this cause it does a fair amount of damage. Finally her last attack is she will go to the center of the ice platform you are on and smash it into oblivion, if the you are nearby or on the platform you will get knocked back and get hit for a good amount of damage so make sure you don't eat it. Besides those mechanics the boss goes down fairly fast.
Six – Spiral Shadows
- Spiderlings
- Do not kill the spiderlings, no penalty but warded pillars will force them to dig away.
- Webspinner
- Priority kill, puts webs on the pillars.
- Venomous Horvar
- The horvars will not aggro to the player until attacked. Light attack the horvar and pull it to a pylon, kill it to remove them web.
- Spiderkith Beserker
- Spiderkith Enercater
- Spiderkith Weffi
- Dire Wasp
- Giant Scorpion
- Flesh Atronach
- Void Lurcher
- Xivilai Toxicoli (Mini-Boss)
- Spiderkith Captain (Mini-Boss)
- Champion of Atrocity (Boss)
- This boss's mechanics are simple. She has a directional lightning aoe like all spider daedra do. Then she has a lightning wave that will go out at some points. Both attacks do moderate damage. At random points of the fight the boss will become empowered and will do extra damage, not a lot more but it is noticeable. This boss is also the tankiest boss so far.
Seven – Vault of Umbrage
- Feral Argonian
- Argonian Vemonshot
- This mob works exactly like archers found in Craglorn. They have a conal attack like bombard and a charged up shot that will do massive damage if not interrupted.
- Argonian Beserker
- Argonian Venomcaller
- Venomcallers only spawn in the NE, NW, SW, and SE corners of the map. When they spawn they are priority target.
- Argonian Minders
- Have a channeled shield that if the boss is in will gain a shield.
- Swamp Troll (Mini-Boss)
- The swamp troll is very much like other trolls found around Tamriel. They have a frontal cleave that does decent damage and an aoe smash that does a little less damage but stuns the player. The trolls will also
- Wamasu (Mini-Boss)
- The wamasu will charge up a electricity wave that will shoot two aoes in six directions from the center and it will also charge up a channeled conal attack that does moderate damage.
- Argonian Behemoth (Boss)
- This argonian has literally taken steroids his entire life waiting for this encounter with you. The fight against this boss has to also be one of the funniest and one of the most deadly. The boss will spawn in the NE corner of the map. The boss will always fight the player in melee range. The most used attack is a frontal cleave there the boss will stomp on the ground and will send out three ricochet waves that do decent damage and stun the player. The stun isn't long so don't worry about cc breaking it will just waste stamina. The boss will also have a single target attack that will stagger the player but not for long so again don't waste the stamina cc breaking. Finally the boss will go all crazy, the boss turns red and starts bashing its chest. This attack doesn't do damage but if it is channeled long enough then the boss will one shot the player. Ouch. This is why it is suggest that magicka classes conserve stamina because if you can't bash, you are very much dead. As long as you conserve stamina this boss is a cake walk.
Eight – Igneous Cistern
- Shalk
- Dremora Caitiff
- Attacks the player with uppercut.
- Dremora Kyngald
- Channels a fire attack against the player that deals progressively more damage. If you are a vampire, I would suggest killing them first.
- Dremora Gandrakyn
- Heals other mobs for a decent amount.
- Infernal Destroyer (Mini-Boss)
- When an infernal destroy spawns it will be warded by a pylon. To remove the ward destroy the pylon that is up and then the boss is able to be killed. The boss has a basic melee attack and a frontal aoe like ricochet wave but it is made of lava.
- Flameknight (Mini-Boss)
- The flameknight is literally a want to be dragonknight. It will drop a dragonknight banner, chain the player to her and will try and uppercut the player.
- Valkyn Tephra (Boss)
- Besides the first arena boss, this boss has to be the second easiest boss. When the boss spawns all three sets of rocks will construct a pylon, three in total. Destroy each pylon and then the boss will be stunned for a bit, this is burn time. Save an ultimate for this part of the fight because you can get the boss down fast. When she is done the pylons will reconstruct and continue to ward the boss. Destroy the pylons again to damage the boss and continue this process until she is dead. Now for attacks, before the first set of pylons are down the boss will cast a low damage fireball at the player. During the second set of pylons she will do the single target attack and then chains the player. During the third set of pylons she will do an attack like the ash titan where she sends out a fire wave that is easily avoided. It is easy to burn this boss within two sets of pylons.
- Round 1 – This round will spawn all the types of dremora mobs and fire atronachs and will end with a infernal destroyer and a random pylon.
- Round 2 – This round will start with shalks and dremora and will end with another infernal destroyer and another random pylon.
- Round 3 – This round is exactly like the second round.
- Round 4 – This round is similar to the third round but ends with the flameknight and a random pylon.
- Boss Round – The boss will spawn in the center of the arena and will follow the player around when the player destroys the pylons. During this fight Dremora Kyngalds will spawn. They aren't really a priority because they will disappear when the boss is dead.
Nine – Theater of Despair
- Dremora Kyngald
- Basic dremora fire caster and really easy to kill.
- Dremora Beldakyn
- Basic dremora sword and shield, doesn't deal heavy damage thus it isn't a priority.
- Dremora Gandrakyn
- Basic dremora healer, doesn't heal for a significant amount so not much of a priority.
- Dremora Kynlurker
- Basic nightblade like dremora. It will ambush you and stun you if block isn't up and also cast soul tether that will stun you.
- Dremora Narkynaz (Priority)
- This mob will walk to the center of the map and try to summon a very hard to kill bone colossus so make sure the Dremora Narkynaz doesn't finish the ritual.
- Xivilai Ravager
- Just like the Xivilai Ravagers in City of Ash they will tuck their arms and head into their chest to cast a large aoe that knocks you back, make sure you dodge roll to get out of it.
- Crematorial Guard
- The Crematorial Guards are tanky daedroth that fight like the Crematorial Guards in White Gold Tower. What will happen is they will cast a channeled fire cleave in front of them and can move while casting. The cleave does not do a significant amount of damage.
- Ogrim
- These Ogrim fight very much like Ogrims around Tamriel and Oblivion, but before they do their chest pounding health regen they will actually stun you and knock you back, so cc break and interrupt.
- Ash Titan
- This fight is exactly like the Ash Titan in City of Ash which provide a quick and easy put nostalgic fight. What will happen is boss will attack you from the center of the room and you will want to burn it down until it smashes the ground, if you are in melee range it will knock you back, then spew fire in a circle out from it will little gaps to avoid getting hit. After that continue to beat on the boss until it is dead.
- Voriak Solkyn (Boss)
- This fight is very simple in normal mode. The boss will spawn during the fifth round in the center of the map. The boss only has a few attacks, a general single target attack, a large fire aoe that will spawn at his feet that should be avoided, then after a certain amount of time the boss will port to a different part of the room and then cast a channeled attack that works very much like Nerien'eth in Crypt of Hearts, the good thing is the boss is interruptable. The boss will also charge up an attack that will be casted at the player and will knock them back exactly like Nerien'eth, block it to avoid getting knock backed. About 50% the boss will stop attacking and spawn little teleports across the room and clanfear and then will ascend to the second level of the map. Kill the clanfear and get to the portals and port up to the second level, from there will be three crystals that must be destroyed, use gap closers or anything to destroy them as quick as possible because the boss will cast aoes at your feet and try to knock you off the platform down to the first level. If you get knocked off before the crystal are destroyed, you will have to kill another clanfear before being able to go back up. Once all the crystals are destroyed you will be knocked back down to the first level and will proceed with the same mechanics of the first part of the fight. Be careful because the boss will ascend up to the top yet again so make sure you nuke the boss down fast after he drops down the first time.
Round 1 – At the start of this round basic mobs will spawn until around the end of the round which a Crematorial Guard will spawn and after that and the remaining mobs are killed the round will move into round two.
- Round 2 – This round is very much like the first round but more Crematorial Guards will spawn, one about half way and one at the end.
- Round 3 – This round you'll have a few new spawns, Ogrims, Dremora Narkynaz and a Xivilai Ravager. The Dremora Narkynaz will start spawning from the edges of the arena and will move to the center, make sure you kill them before they get to complete their summon. Use an ultimate to help get the mobs down since you will have more tankier mobs.
- Round 4 – This round you'll have the same summons minus the Xivilai Ravager. Again use an ultimate to help get the tankier mobs down and continue to kill the Dremora Narkynaz as soon as it spawns.
- Round 5 – This is a fun round because you will get to face the Ash Titan and a few other mobs that will spawn during this round. Clean up the Ash Titan and the Dremora Narkynaz first then the rest to finish up the round.
- Boss Round – During the boss round you will get all the spawns besides the Xivilai Ravager. It's safe to ignore the mobs besides the Dremora Narkynaz and focus on the boss. Unless you have troubles with resources and keeping yourself healed then kill the rest of the mobs.
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Hmh, okay, everyone is excited about the new stuff, but why not finish the guides you started 2 month ago? Specter and Harvester are still unfinished.
We are working as hard as when can on updating old content, but with a pts drop like Orisinium, we have to work on it as well.
SO does this represent a viable Daedra leveling location? XP/CXP from the fights plus a large XP/CXP for completing the level?
You talk about 'funrounds'… They aren't even close to be fun in vet-mode, especially not the Ashtitan.
wow, thanks for this Deltia. I wanted to find all the "puzzles" on my own but I really didn't understood what to do on the 6th stage. thanks a lot for the explanation it helped me a lot.
see ya xp
Will The alliance war skill "purge" work to take off the Dots as well? I saw only the ritual and the green circles listed as options. Thanks again for all.
For a stam dk who has 4.4k wep dmg, is it best for me to increase my Stan recovery which is 1200 currently or shall I drop my dps for higher Stam recovery?
My main DD is an imperial stam dk and I would drop the dps a little to gain the stam recovery.
I have 3.9k Weapon damage fully self buffed and honestly my dps is still quite high 36k my goal is 40k which i will reach eventually, I have friends doing 40k with the exact same build or very close too( i am an average player though not a hardcore player)
This is what I run: 5 peice vicious ophidian (weapon dmg jewlery enchants) + 2 vilidreths + 5 peice NMG (Night Mothers Gaze) and it is pretty good even though NMG is mostly group orientated. hundings is still good in place of NMG though perhaps better even havent tried it personally.
I also have 100 in mooncalf and 16 in tenacity and 71 in warlord so the sustain overall is pretty strong most of the time. 5th peice of VO even procs off killing the crystals on the last boss.
With all that I completed my first score run of vMA with 271k score, sure its a low score compared to most but my deaths were my own fault.
Hope some of that helps.
should note one thing, with you have 1200 already(im assuming redguard), Im not sure you need anymore stam recovery if you go with what I suggested because I only have around 800-900 stam recovery and still did vMA just fine. So alternatively you could just not go for more stam recovery and keep the weapon damage.
Hi there is a mistake in the guide. 4th arena boss, the green field isnt a poison field it is a immunity zone for the lightning bolts.
This is correct.
Also on the first one the adds go like this:
1, 2, 3-3, 3-3, etc its good to pick up the power sigil at the start and defence sigil for the reflects towards the end.
The second one isnt too hard on nonvet, but on vet you will need to kite the hammer attacks and remember to follow a blade around. The centurions will shield themselves every time they drop about 25% health and the shield lasts about 30 seconds. The sigil of haste and healing is really great here and defense is recommended for when all the bosses are up.
The fifth one is recommended to be run with a gap closer (toppling charge ftw) or BE if your a sorc. Also don't be afraid to start slow, the boss only destroys the platforms at 70%, and 30% health, I think. The sigils are really annoyingly placed, But do pick up the defense and healing sigil after the second platform is destroyed so you can focus the boss down also grab the power sigil around when the first one is down and make sure you kill the Nereid things as priority 1.
I cant really assist on the rest in veteran mode, but here are some further tips:
#6 you can kill the ticks anywhere and just throw the remains to de-web a stone.
#7 is still my least favorite, you must focus down the melee adds asap, because their CC will ruin you. Also the venom cant be purged with skills anymore. This only worked in the pts.
HOWEVER, Zlater is a kewl guy and can help you deal with the venom:
The venom gets worse over time and lasts for about 25-28seconds. when it hits 0 you insta die, I've only somehow tanked it once, that was with a 80k damage shield and 15k in health, so don't even bother. The way debuffs work is when you get hit with it it gets reset, so it means if you run at the explosion the debuff will reset and give you more time. Cleansing it at the circles with only 10sec or less left is the best method. Use an addon to track the debuff time remaining!!!
The bubbles that the menders throw up also shield you, you need to be in one while the boss is throwing a hissy, so you don't die.
#9 The part I always struggle with is when I'm up top, the boss will knock you off the platform if you are standing close to the edge. But you can just block this.
There is also an aoe knockdown that hits super hard, this can be avoided by just following the crystal walls that move around the center of the platform before he casts it. The kyngalds summon bony dudes, so its important to kill them when you see them 😀
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your video is normal mode. your guide is normal mode. when you are not able fo finish veteran mode you shouldnt write guides. this guide is more than useless. every brainless idiot can finish normal mode. l2p sucker and write useful guides. ty who cares normal mode? people who play normal mdoe should stfu imo instead of making websites. saw how sypher bashed you pvp. gz. play more write less.
What a pathetic reply. If you don't like the guide or don't need it, just piss off. This guide is very helpful to a lot of people. And if you think you are Mr. fantastic . . . with such a rotten attitude to leave such a reply tells me you are rotten to the bone as well. Get some anger management or get help, pathetic looser.
LOL, what a loser and troll in one! Get a job or get out more. Also, from your writing skills i'd say you are either a teenager that likes to troll around or a pathetic loser with the biggest achievement in life being the vet levels in ESO!
Deltia, you rock and don't ever leave ESO 😉
All the best to you and your family!
you got issues dude.
although ive compared some of deltia builds to my own before i must agree with you. Its obvious this video was meant to mislead viewers into believing it was vet mode. Especially your comment on 4th lvl boss ,1,where u had no clue what the green area under the boss is for and second,the comment you make saying if dps is high you can nuke boss and kill before he even goes to fire phase making impression that your super powerful(try that on vet) i somehow doubt you uploaded the wrong video,it was because your real vet run took hours and had loads of deaths as of time of this video,im sure now you can do it quickly,but why mislead people that look up to you? I also have to say that i saw your guide where u did vet arena with magicka sorc and if your just now figuring out that high elf pve sorc doesnt need thermatauge then its either definitly not your main char or your mind is just everywhere. Its cool you make videos and i know the majority of newer players can learn loads but because of shady trickery like this and other moments where your info wasnt correct the more top echelon players should probably look elsewhere. Or maybe just stick to giving advice on your main char or things your absolutely sure of.
Atothek your are a sad little man who has nothing better to do then slate people for doing what they love while they help others. GET A LIFE! And a better user name.
Some of us haven't gotten to doing any of the Maelstrom Arena and appreciate any info there is for both Normal and Veteran modes. I for one like to research things like this before doing it to see if I can even try to handle it. That way I don't waste my time and gold trying to do something that I can't handle.
Keep up the good work Deltia. I appreciate all the work you do for us. Your video's and guides have really helped me out since I started playing ESO a couple months ago. I watched several of your beginners guide videos before I even made my first character so I would know which race would work best for which class. And I continue to watch your videos all the time. I like how detailed you are. Keep up the good work.
Thanks for the guide! Seeing as I lack Atothek's skill I need all the help I can get
what setup would you guys and girls recommend for a stam nightblade?
In the 7th stage you can acctualy use the shield guys for protection too if you can't/don't get bunt in on boss
stage 5- final boss. the green isn't poison. it's a safe area
Hey thanks for the guide. Question, how do I set normal or veteran mode?
Hey Deltia, big fan, quick question. What build or set-up would you use for vet maelstrom with a DK?
Hi guy ,
I see , you have a mechanical PET restores you , health , stamina and magicka.
What name is this pet?
what do for got?
As always, what seems really difficult .. is.. until you find a Deltia guide for it.
Thanks a lot. Made my day in Maelstrom a whole lot easier to deal with.
What sets should I run for my magicka DK High elf?
Hey Deltia,
Do you know how long the power-up sigils/buffs last in Vet Maelstrom? Do they last the duration of the round or only a certain amount of time? If you grab multiple to they stack on top of one another, or does one cancel out the other? Thanks
Hello, can you get maelstrom weapons from normal mode?
I didn't really understand in the video if you can get maelstrom weapons from normal maelstrom arena or only from vet maelstrom arena
Where exactly do maelstrom weapons drop?
Do i have a chance to get a maelstrom weapon out of every loot box in the veteran arena?
Or do they only drop in the round 9 box?
I couldn't find any information on this anywhere else
Stage 8. The volatile explosion debuff is NOT cleansed by templar's purifying ritual. I've tried it like 20 times right now. Or it's a bug. But the only way to cleanse it was to run to a green pool.
Ive been having a lot of problems in Arena 3. I keep getting slowed and cant move around to avoid damage. What is slowing me and how do i avoid this?
Im a magic sorc btw
Look around for snake like enemies on corners of the map they're causing u to slow and they're easy one shots
Hey Deltia,
Check this out, I completed maelstrom (veteran) on my vr2 dragonknight, and I got a weapon! Restoration staff. So the weapons are not vr16 only.
Obviously at this point vet ranks are no more… but how the hell do you have 455 cp at vet 2?!?!
Just found the arena with my vet.rank 3 archer nightblade. Finished first 3 arenas easy enough, but the fourth was a bit harder.. I died about 5 times on round 3 🙁
Can i continue from that point later or do i need to start from the beginning if i quit now? Dont have the time to complete this ever if i cant.
Your tips seems solid, thanks
Do the vet maelstrom weapons only drop from the leaderboard or are they from the chest at the end also.? I'm about to hit my champion point cap and I am planing on getting back at vet maelstrom. Running my Templar and magika Dk
Ive been stuck on round 9 for the past 2 months. I can be fine with my shields up, and then instantly die without a chance. This is fucking horse shit.
Just about to try Vet Maelstrom to farm for Destro Staff. Ive been thru non Vet 10 plus times, not much of a challenge.
I am a V16 Mag Sorc (High Elf VAMP) with Julianos, will power, and Kenas (for PVE build). Honestly, could you beat this dungeon with this char and build (resto/destro)?? Cause if you couldn't I am not going to waste my time trying lol! Thanks for all you do, you've made ESO a much better game for me!
The last boss on Rink of Frozen Blood is a woman, not a guy. L2Gender
Hello, what's up deltia, i'm always enjoying your content, i wanted to ask you a question, i have a dark elf magicka dk with 350 cp, is that enough for veteran mode ? I'm running 5 julianos , 2 engine and 3 willpower with spell damage.
Hey Deltia I got 2 questions.
What is the optimal build skillwise as a Magicka Templar for Maelstrom Arena, and second question is when should I try doing the veteran version?
I am at 63 CP with some mixed CP 10 and 40 crafted Twilights Embrace and Magnus sets and I'm at round 8 with 4 deaths going in blind. Thanks bud
What's currently the easiest class to run Vet Maelstrom on?
Im having trouble with the rink of froze blood, any pointers
Hey delta ty for the guide it help out ALOT the only thing I had trouble with is the 7th round I don't know how to stop the one shots some poison dam was hitting me for 45k looked random. I did bet it but felt like luck.
Whats the best class/setup for completing maelstrom the fastest?
Would the battery build you madr be viable to do this? Perhaps switching out to puncturing sweeps for dps since the crit rate it pretty high on its own? Or do you recommend just respecing to something else?
Hello, I'm working to improve a high elf sorc, 330 CP. 3 willpower jewerly + spell dam. enchants on it, 5 Julianos + magika enchants, Torug's Pact head and sholders and dual wielding Torug's swords on 1st bar, and a Torug's staff at the second. The plan is to change Torug's for Molag Kena, and willpower jewelry for elegant jewerly + elegant swords.
Skill-wise, my dual wielding bar is:
Liquid Lightning
Boudless Storms
Bound Aegis
Hardened Ward
Cristal Shards
My staff bar is:
Crushing Shock
Inner Light
Boud Aegis
Harness Magicka
Cristal Shards
What can I change on those bars to make them more effective dealing with large mobs, since when I'm not in dungeons, I'm solo most of the time?
I keep getting one-shotted by final boss/ Behemoth, round 7. I'm a magic healer/ high elf and not sure how to get rid of the poison because cleansing ritual isn't working.
Never mind. I completed it. This guide helped so much.
Hey Deltia, quick question. Can I beat vet with my current build? I'm a wood elf stam warden. I have 250 cp. I followed your build guide for a stam warden dps, but I have different gear. 5 sprigan, 5 defilier, and my two swords are night mother. I'm trying to get the bow from this arena. However, I keep getting my a** beat on the ninth round. And tips?
I forgot to mention, but I'm doing this on normal. I'm trying to get a feel for the fights
Deltia, just want to say you rock. Your advice just helps and helps. Anyways, my thing is that once I got what you say about sustainability in vMA, this thing's a breeze.
I'm CP 285, Stam DK Vampire using your Brutal Butcher build. Hundings and Spriggans ( no monster set yet). Agility daggers with Decisive for Ultimate gen and Absorb health enchants. The healing bat swarm ulti on front bar, health glyphs on chest, legs, head. 6 cp health, rest stamina, and it all just WORKS. Every hit basically heals. Most hits generate ultimates. Weave light to finish off gaining an ultimate. Heavy attack to sustain stamina. Oh and I use obsidian shard (Magicka ) oddly enough. It's heals and helps save stamina. I'm imperial. I unno Deltia it just works.
Back bar is bow, where I buff up with molten armaments, beast trap, poison arrow, endless hail. Ultimate is that standard morph the one doesn't move. Mostly I drop the batswarm and spin to win, steel tornado. Dot em with venomous claw. It just works. I don't get how folks think this would be hard with Stam DK. I stay stage 4 vamp the whole time and it just works. (75 elemental defender). Just works. Lol
I think a lot of people shy away from DPS because the group content requires help or teamwork and tanks and healers aren't nuking bosses or adds; so, mentally they aren't kill crazy trying to burn down bosses. I think folks shy away from that role because they are scared of messing up. I think they over think it. In solo games you kill stuff and save the world. vMA is solo. Don't get it where the DPS with the highest single target DPS in ESO with the easiest rotation and tons of sustainable resources couldn't breeze through this lol.
Ps. I spam that flurry morph that heals. Just heals and heals. After that it's just the mechanics which you touch upon. Thanks for that. Did i say YOU ROCK? well, you do! 🙂
Your written guide states that the stage 4 boss has a poison circle which should be avoided.
But your Vid guide states that this is a safe zone.
I presume this is in reference to engine guardian and does not apply to Controller guardian


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"God does not just want us to obey when He leads, He also demands us to enquire the more"
We should not always take pride in hearing the Lord but rather joy in enquiring the more from the Lord. Now this is wisdom, when the Lord said to do a thing without a full detail, never believe you know it, or take a step as though you understand it but rather be patient, then ask the Lord. It's one of the early mistake we make at every given word the Lord said to us but we often forget one thing, this we will know as we read on. We quickly make some moves thinking it's the Lord but rather we need to wait and allow Him. For such God does not tell all in full detail, for example Abraham, leave your father's house to a place I'll show you. For such word as this was not in full detail
Genesis 12:1 Now the LORD had said unto Abram, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father's house, unto a land that I will shew thee:
Here, we see that the Lord did not state in full where he want Abraham to move to, but by faith he just moved because scriptures said immediately he obeyed.
Hebrews 11:8 By faith Abraham, when he was called to go out into a place which he should after receive for an inheritance, OBEYED; and he went out, not knowing whither he went.
Genesis 12:4 So Abram departed, as the LORD had spoken unto him; and Lot went with him: and Abram was seventy and five years old when he departed out of Haran.
So Abraham departed at the word of the Lord not knowing whither he went and this type of journey is not the type you ask people for direction, because they were not the ones who said to move out from your father's place in the first place. Your total dependence on God is needed.
Genesis 12:5 And Abram took Sarai his wife, and Lot his brother's son, and all their substance that they had gathered, and the souls that they had gotten in Haran; and THEY WENT FORTH TO GO INTO THE land of Canaan; and into the land of Canaan they came.
12:6 And Abram passed through the land unto the place of Sichem, unto the plain of Moreh. And the Canaanite was then in the land.
Abraham kept moving from Haran to Cannan but he never stopped until the Lord appeared to him again
12:7 And the LORD APPEARED UNTO ABRAM, and said, Unto thy seed will I give this land: and there builded he an altar unto the LORD, who appeared unto him.
Then we saw that scripture said he kept on moving
Genesis 12:9 And Abram journeyed, going on still toward the south.
Specifically we need not to stop unless the Lord said to stop, we can enquire more of the Lord because He is the One in charge here.
Now let's see Samuel, the Lord said to him after He has rejected Saul, fill thine horn with oil, and go, I'll send thee to Jesse, for I have provided me a king among his sons.
1 Samuel 16:1 And the LORD said unto Samuel, How long wilt thou mourn for Saul, seeing I have rejected him from reigning over Israel? fill thine horn with oil, and go, I will send thee to Jesse the Bethlehemite: for I have provided me a king among his sons.
Now this is an instruction here and if you notice, the instruction was not detailed, like he was not told which of the sons of Jesse is to be anointed and so Samuel had fear that Saul is still alive and he will kill him if he hears such.
1 Samuel 16:2 And Samuel said, How can I go? if Saul hear it, he will kill me. And the LORD said, Take an heifer with thee, and say, I am come to sacrifice to the LORD.
16:3 And call Jesse to the sacrifice, and I will shew thee what thou shalt do: and thou shalt anoint unto me him whom I name unto thee.
The information in verse 3 are not in full detail, like after the sacrifice
- I'll show thee what thou shalt do
- Thou shalt anoint unto Me him whom I name unto thee(but what's his name?)
So we see that God did not give the full detail here, but it is wise to ask when we get there in cases like this, to say, "Lord, what's next?". We saw that he did as the Lord said
1 Samuel 16:4 And Samuel did that which the LORD spake, and came to Bethlehem. And the elders of the town trembled at his coming, and said, Comest thou peaceably?
16:5 And he said, Peaceably: I am come to sacrifice unto the LORD: sanctify yourselves, and come with me to the sacrifice. And he sanctified Jesse and his sons, and called them to the sacrifice.
But he didn't ask the Lord what's next as the Lord as said to tell him what to do, but rather he begin to look hence walking by sight
1 Samuel 16:6 And it came to pass, when they were come, that HE LOOKED on Eliab, and said, Surely the LORD's anointed is before him.
Now, what he should have done as they come was to look unto God by asking the Lord that which of them is He talking about and not to look on the sons of Jesse to know which of them the Lord was saying. This is always our problem, we feel to look is more honourable than to ask the Lord, whereas the same voice that lead you there is not silent and it will not keep mute, some times God just demand us to do three things: to wait, to hear and to obey. One thing we always ignore is the last command of the Lord as the Lord said to Abraham, to go to a land I'll show you and to Samuel I'll show you what to do… They are all God's last command in which in military you always obey the last command for which it is very important. Don't forget what He said last, demand to know more as you obey Him. Be blessed!


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EVENT DATE: Dec 26, 2012
This December I will be traveling to Ghana to participate in Community Water Solution's (CWS) winter Fellowship Program. I, along with 3 other wonderful CWS fellows, will be learning about the global water crisis and doing something about it. Under the guidance of CWS we will establish a water treatment business for a community that previously had very limited or no access to clean drinking water... all in just a few weeks!
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So… this organization you're telling me I should give my money to, what are they all about?
From the community water solutions website:
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Intriguing. Let's say I donate some money, is there any way for me to see the impact I will have made?
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Okay, I'm convinced Community Water Solutions is the real deal, but what's your deal? Why on earth do you want go to Ghana to be a CWS fellow?
There are just too many good reasons to list here! I believe the fellowship program is a great way to make a real and lasting difference in peoples' lives, while at the same time getting to experience people, places, and things I would never get the chance to otherwise! I don't know with any certainty what I would like to do with my life yet, but I want to be successful. To me, that means as long as I have done everything I could to leave the world a better place than I found it, I will consider my life a success. By participating in this fellowship I feel I am working towards this, and I would like to invite you to join me.
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In preparation for the release of Charlie Kaufman's latest movie, Anomalisa, I've been rewatching ALL THE FILMS (six films) written and directed by the critically acclaimed, eccentric screenwriter (and sometimes director). I saw most them in the theater as they came out, and felt okay about them—but this time, as I'm watching them, I'm noticing all this nuance I never saw before. Am I coming around to Charlie Kaufman? Am I just stoned? Of course I'm stoned. Weed is legal now.
You can read Part I, Part II, and Part III. As of today, Anomalisa is out, so this is the last day of me watching Charlie Kaufman movies stoned. Today's Kaufman is:
Only through writing this blog about Synecdoche, New York (2008) have I finally learned how to spell "synecdoche." When we're complaining about Portland, we're using a synecdoche. It's like when we say "Portland" to complain about hippies, or when we say "Bridgetown" to describe Portland. I think "Stumptown" is a metonymy? I'm sure I'm going to use these words again never.
Synecdoche began as a horror script: Spike Jonze and Kaufman brainstormed what they found to be truly terrifying in real life and came up with a story about theater director Caden Cotard (Philip Seymour Hoffman), ridiculed by his more famous wife Adele (Catherine Keener), dealing with various painful and grotesque physical ailments and losing his relationship with his daughter. Jonze was supposed to direct Synecdoche but got pulled away to do Where the Wild Things Are, so Synecdoche ended up being Charlie Kaufman's directorial debut.
Stoned impressions:
PHILIP SEYMOUR HOFFMAN, I MISS YOU SO MUCH. Earlier this year I watched The Hunger Games: Mockingjay—Part 2 and I thought about how it was likely the last movie Philip Seymour Hoffman made before his death in 2014. Critics tried to gloss over that and focus on A Most Wanted Man—his last starring feature—as his last film. I'm sorry, but let's be real. It was totally Hunger Games. His last role was a character named Plutarch Heavensbee and it's embarrassing and I'm fine with that. I valued Philip Seymour Hoffman not for his nobility but for his willingness to take sloppy, earnest characters and breathe soul into them. It's nice to revisit Synecdoche to see his face again.
Okay, I immediately regret watching this movie stoned. I feel like I'm missing a lot of important things, but I'm also unable to hold back that sinking feeling that accompanies conceptualizing the inevitable decline of existence. That's my toast and tea when I'm not stoned. Shit!
There's so much weird stuff happening in the background of this movie. I like to imagine that Kaufman scripts have always included details and other directors were like, "No, there's no way I'm going to commission this wallpaper and then pay someone to paint a photorealistic body into it."
He's dead, right? People keep saying stuff like: "Then you died." But they also tell him he abandoned his family when clearly his wife left him. The passage of time is suspicious. That also leads me to believe he's dead.
Hazel (Samantha Morton) buys a house that is on fire and it stays on fire for the entire film. I get that it's a metaphor. A synecdoche! It's also totally awesome!
Samantha Morton is so beautiful. The horrors of life and existence only end up making Samantha Morton more beautiful.
There's a man following Caden. Sammy Barnathan (Tom Noonan) looks a little like Larry David, and he's been following Caden for 20 years. All those times a guy was pressed up against a building in the background? You weren't imagining it.
So many of these scenes are like anyone's worst nightmare: abandonment, death, loss, longing, the pursuit of creating the same patterns over and over, being accused of things that in fact the accuser is guilty of (so frustrating!). I love this movie but—like any horror movie—it's hard to watch alone.
When I was done watching Synecdoche, New York I was still high and I felt like shit. My notes are: "I don't know how I'm going to write about this. I want to put down my notes and walk away." I decided to watch John Mulaney's stand up on Netflix because he and I share the same birthday and I feel that, due to our concurrent existences, his jokes hit me especially well.
As the John Mulaney special opened, I noticed its score was written by Jon Brion, who I remember from the I Heart Huckabees score. Then I remembered he scored Synecdoche, New York. He also scored Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. WHAT DOES IT ALL MEAN? Jon Brion writes a mean score. Hire him for all your existential dramas.
The Watching Charlie Kaufman Movies Stoned blog series has ended. Thank you for reading. Gather up your possessions and click over to see what Eric D. Snider has to say about Anomalisa. (He liked it! I'm also pretty sure he didn't watch it stoned.)