Wildlands Expansion - Pit Trials and Fossils

This page details the Pit Trials system and Fossil Collections introduced with the Wildlands Expansion (May 19, 2024), accessed via the new Archeology Desk.

Archeology Desk

• Players can craft Archeology Desks using Carpentry (Utility category).
• Used to participate in Pit Trials and manage Fossil Collections.
• Must be Locked Down inside a house to be used.
• Double-click to open the Archeology Desk Menu.

Archeology Desk Menu

Provides access to:

• Participate in #Pit Trials
• Claim #Spoils (Loot from previous trials)
• View #My Stats (Recent/Best runs)
• View #Rankings (Server-wide best runs)
• Manage and construct #Fossil Collections

Pit Trials

Pit Trials are a time-based, competitive arena where 1-5 players battle waves of increasingly difficult monsters.

Survival Gear

• Required to start a Pit Trial (10 per start).
• Encountered as somewhat Rare Loot from most systems.
• Can be stored in Resource Stockpiles.

Pit Trial Types and Difficulty Scaling

• Choose Trial Type via Left/Right arrows: 1 Player, 3 Player, or 5 Player.
• Trial Type determines per-wave difficulty scaling:

One Player Pit Trial

• Creature Damage Dealt: +5% Per Wave
• Creature Aggro Range: +2 Per Wave
• Min Creature DifficultyValue: +5 Per Wave
• Max Creature DifficultyValue: +10 Per Wave
• Total Creature DifficultyValue: +125 Per Wave

Three Player Pit Trial

• Creature Damage Dealt: +10% Per Wave
• Creature Aggro Range: +2 Per Wave
• Min Creature DifficultyValue: +10 Per Wave
• Max Creature DifficultyValue: +20 Per Wave
• Total Creature DifficultyValue: +250 Per Wave

Five Player Pit Trial

• Creature Damage Dealt: +15% Per Wave
• Creature Aggro Range: +3 Per Wave
• Min Creature DifficultyValue: +15 Per Wave
• Max Creature DifficultyValue: +30 Per Wave
• Total Creature DifficultyValue: +500 Per Wave

Starting a Pit Trial

• Click "Start Pit Trial" on the "Pit Trial" page of the Archeology Desk Menu.
• Requires 10 Survival Gear in backpack (consumed).
• Cannot start if another trial from the same Desk is in progress.
• Initiator is automatically added. Additional players (up to Trial Type limit) can join if in the initiator's Party.
• Cannot enter if already part of another active Pit Trial.

Entering Pit Trials

• Participants click "Enter Pit Trial".
• Entry is immediate, but waves start after a 30-second countdown (prep time).

Pit Trial Hotbar

• Appears automatically on entry. Tracks Wave, Time Remaining, Team Gold Earned, Creatures Remaining.
• Relaunch with [PitTrialHotbar, [PitTrialsHotbar, or [PitHotbar.

Pit Trial Basics

• Instanced event in one of 8 random themed Arenas.
• Duration: 30 minutes.
• Mountless.
• No restrictions on Items, Skills, Templates, Followers.
• All standard PvM bonuses (Codexes, Mastery Chains, etc.) apply.

Waves

• Creatures spawn in waves. Kill all creatures in a wave to start the next.
• Difficulty and numbers increase each wave, scaled by Trial Type.
• Creatures Remaining count (Hotbar) includes minions spawned mid-wave.

Team Gold Earned

• Creatures drop no corpse loot.
• Their Raw Gold Value is added to the Team Gold Earned score.
• Gold-increasing bonuses (Fortune Aspect, etc.) do not apply.
• Tracked on the Hotbar.

Pit Trial Creature Mechanics

• Considered Netherzone Region for Slayers, Redline XP, etc.
• Creatures do not spawn as Paragons.
• Cannot be Tamed.
• Stealthed/Hidden enemies reveal if they haven't attacked player/follower within 10 seconds.

Pit Trial Resolution

• Ends after 30 minutes. Remaining creatures deleted.
• Public Moongate to Towns appears.
• 2 minutes for corpse looting, then players ejected to last Moongate destination. Remaining items deleted.

Spoils

• Upon completion, Spoils (Loot Items) generated based on Team Gold Earned, randomly assigned to team members.
• Always includes at least one Fossil Part and one Mastery Chain Link.
• Claim via "Spoils" page of any Archeology Desk.
• Unclaimed Spoils deleted after 7 Days.

My Stats

• View stats for Most Recent Run and Best runs (Week/Season/Lifetime) under "My Stats" page.
• "Best" run determined by Team Gold Earned score.

Rankings

• Compare personal Best Runs (Week/Season/Lifetime) against server rankings on "Rankings" page.
• Rankings based on Team Gold Earned (expect ties among teammates).
• Click Detail Orb button for full summary of a player's Best Run.

Fossil Collections

Players can collect Fossil Parts from Pit Trial Spoils and assemble them into decorative Fossil Collection addons using the Archeology Desk.

Fossil Parts

• Found as Spoils from Pit Trials.
• Added to Archeology Desk for storage and assembly.

Fossil Page

• Manage Fossil Parts and assemble Collections on the "Fossils" page.
• 10 different Fossil Collections available (navigate via Left/Right buttons).
• Each collection requires a specific set of Fossil Parts.

Add Fossils

• Click "Add Fossils" to store all Fossil Parts from backpack into the Desk.
• "X Stored" indicates quantity held.
• Click Small Orb next to a part to retrieve it to backpack.

Assembling Fossil Collections

• If at least 1 of every required Fossil Part is stored, "Assemble Collection" button appears green.
• Clicking consumes 1 of each required part and creates the Fossil Collection Addon Deed in backpack.
• Place the addon deed in a house.

Achievements [To Be Coded]

• Achievements for Pit Trial participation and Fossil Collection assembly are planned.