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I Cannot Defeat Ancano!? PLEASE HELP!

PostPosted: Tue Jun 05, 2012 3:23 pm
by Bambi
I am at the end of the "Eye Of Magnus" quest. I have the staff and I know that I am supposes to close the Eye and attack Ancano when his barrier drops. I have watched video's of this being done... It is not working for me at all!? When I entered the hall where he was using the Eye Of Magnus, he stopped immediately and began attacking me. I have tried leaving and entering doors, going away and completing other quests, etc but no matter what, I cannot drain/close the eye so I can attack him. The Staff is fully charged etc, etc. Is this a common bug? Please tell me how I can get around this!!!! Thank you.

I Cannot Defeat Ancano!? PLEASE HELP!

PostPosted: Tue Jun 05, 2012 3:36 pm
by victoria johnstone
Spoiler
Use the Staff of Magnus on the Orb until it closes, then take out a sword and chop his head off.

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PostPosted: Tue Jun 05, 2012 5:46 am
by Adrian Morales
Spoiler
Use the Staff of Magnus on the Orb until it closes, then take out a sword and chop his head off.
Did you even read my post?? That is not working. The Staff will not work on the eye. The cut scene at the start where Ancano say's "let's rumble." didn't happen. He just attacked me straight away.

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PostPosted: Tue Jun 05, 2012 2:37 am
by James Smart
What platform are you? You have a save to reload, right?

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PostPosted: Tue Jun 05, 2012 3:18 pm
by Roanne Bardsley
I'm on PS3. I have tried reloading from earlier and same thing happened?? It is missing out the cut-scene and going straight to the battle but nothing works? Is this common?

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PostPosted: Tue Jun 05, 2012 6:07 pm
by ZzZz
Did you even read my post?? That is not working. The Staff will not work on the eye. The cut scene at the start where Ancano say's "let's rumble." didn't happen. He just attacked me straight away.

Yes I read your post, this is the technique I used and what everyone who played the game used, what's with the attitude? I feel for you that you are failing this mission, but that is the way to do it!

http://www.uesp.net/wiki/Skyrim:The_Eye_of_Magnus

Spoiler
Seeing as you're on PS3, you're SOL:
You may get to the Hall of Elements only to have Tolfdir run in and bypass the cutscene, making the staff useless. If this happens, you cannot harm Ancano in any way. This may be a scripting error caused by obtaining 2 staffs from the quest before. Tolfdir may also fail to follow you into the Hall of Elements, which prevents the completion of the cutscene and the start of the fight. If this happens go through one of the side doors near the entrance, then come back in. If playing on PC, you can get rid of the additional staff by typing "player.removeitem 00035369 1" in the console.

Have you tried any of the common bug fixes?

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PostPosted: Tue Jun 05, 2012 11:05 am
by Mistress trades Melissa
Can you not summon up anything to take his attention away from you so that you can focus on the eye.

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PostPosted: Tue Jun 05, 2012 10:34 am
by natalie mccormick
Can you not summon up anything to take his attention away from you so that you can focus on the eye.
.... The Staff is not working on the eye....

~Cutscene doesn't load at the start.
~I have the Staff of Magnus (fully charged) but it has no affect on the eye at all.
~I have some other Mages with me who are attacking him too, but they can do no damage.
~The eye is actually closed to begin with so I can't use the staff on it, but Ancano is still protected by his barrier.
~I have reloaded an earlier save and the same thing happened.
~I have left the room, re-entered, left and completed other quests, came back and the same problem exists.

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PostPosted: Tue Jun 05, 2012 6:55 am
by Ryan Lutz
.... The Staff is not working on the eye....

~Cutscene doesn't load at the start.
~I have the Staff of Magnus (fully charged) but it has no affect on the eye at all.
~I have some other Mages with me who are attacking him too, but they can do no damage.
~The eye is actually closed to begin with so I can't use the staff on it, but Ancano is still protected by his barrier.
~I have reloaded an earlier save and the same thing happened.
~I have left the room, re-entered, left and completed other quests, came back and the same problem exists.

I think you are doomed unless you are on pc, if you are on pc you can use console commands to skip the quest

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PostPosted: Tue Jun 05, 2012 11:49 am
by Alexandra Louise Taylor
.... The Staff is not working on the eye....

~Cutscene doesn't load at the start.
~I have the Staff of Magnus (fully charged) but it has no affect on the eye at all.
~I have some other Mages with me who are attacking him too, but they can do no damage.
~The eye is actually closed to begin with so I can't use the staff on it, but Ancano is still protected by his barrier.
~I have reloaded an earlier save and the same thing happened.
~I have left the room, re-entered, left and completed other quests, came back and the same problem exists.

Looks like you're f'd then!

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PostPosted: Tue Jun 05, 2012 8:16 am
by Batricia Alele
Yes I read your post, this is the technique I used and what everyone who played the game used, what's with the attitude? I feel for you that you are failing this mission, but that is the way to do it!


Spoiler
Seeing as you're on PS3, you're SOL:
You may get to the Hall of Elements only to have Tolfdir run in and bypass the cutscene, making the staff useless. If this happens, you cannot harm Ancano in any way. This may be a scripting error caused by obtaining 2 staffs from the quest before. Tolfdir may also fail to follow you into the Hall of Elements, which prevents the completion of the cutscene and the start of the fight. If this happens go through one of the side doors near the entrance, then come back in. If playing on PC, you can get rid of the additional staff by typing "player.removeitem 00035369 1" in the console.

Have you tried any of the common bug fixes?
Sorry, didn't mean to have an attitude but I think you misunderstood my post. As I said, I know how to defeat him, it just wont work. It is clearly a bug. I have tried leaving the room but it does not work at all. I wouldn't mind but is a main story line quest so as it stands, the game is ruined for me.

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PostPosted: Tue Jun 05, 2012 1:23 pm
by Tom Flanagan
Please do not post Spoilers in General.

People come to General to learn about the game without learning about what happens in the game. If they want to know about what happens, that is what the Cheats, Hints and Spoilers section is for.

Do not use or ask about quest details or location specific details related to quests/puzzles/NPCs in your posts in this section. General is for discussing gameplay and mechanics. General topics about the the game include but are not limited to: races, items and their use, magic, enchanting, skills, perks, character builds, Skyrim specific Lore, criticism, praise, funny random things that happen, places from an esthetic standpoint and and other general topics.

Use the Spoilers Section if you have to post quest details or other spoilers or a thread about the same. Location specific details are also spoilers, this includes unique item/NPC locations and puzzles. The Spoilers section is also for exploits with character builds.

I will move this now.

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PostPosted: Tue Jun 05, 2012 9:54 am
by Loane
Which patch version are you on? i remember the college was quite buggy on a few of them. also you might try the bug help forumhttp://www.gamesas.com/forum/182-playstation-3/ if you have tried there and it didn't help i apologize for sending you in circles.

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PostPosted: Tue Jun 05, 2012 8:12 am
by Adam Baumgartner
Please do not post Spoilers in General.

People come to General to learn about the game without learning about what happens in the game. If they want to know about what happens, that is what the Cheats, Hints and Spoilers section is for.

Do not use or ask about quest details or location specific details related to quests/puzzles/NPCs in your posts in this section. General is for discussing gameplay and mechanics. General topics about the the game include but are not limited to: races, items and their use, magic, enchanting, skills, perks, character builds, Skyrim specific Lore, criticism, praise, funny random things that happen, places from an esthetic standpoint and and other general topics.

Use the Spoilers Section if you have to post quest details or other spoilers or a thread about the same. Location specific details are also spoilers, this includes unique item/NPC locations and puzzles. The Spoilers section is also for exploits with character builds.

I will move this now.
Thanks for the help

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PostPosted: Tue Jun 05, 2012 1:50 pm
by Ross Zombie
Which patch version are you on? i remember the college was quite buggy on a few of them. also you might try the bug help forumhttp://www.gamesas.com/forum/182-playstation-3/ if you have tried there and it didn't help i apologize for sending you in circles.
The latest patch, whatever that is? Yeah been everywhere, tried and asked everything. Not looking good. :(

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PostPosted: Tue Jun 05, 2012 3:39 pm
by Dominic Vaughan
The latest patch, whatever that is? Yeah been everywhere, tried and asked everything. Not looking good. :(
I'm sorry to hear that, i had to stop playing for a while while waiting for a patch on x-box so know the feeling :sad:

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PostPosted: Tue Jun 05, 2012 4:15 pm
by brian adkins
I'm sorry to hear that, i had to stop playing for a while while waiting for a patch on x-box so know the feeling :sad:
Argh. Ah well, back into the cupboard this game goes then. It's a pity too because I a total Cod & Fifa really devoted fan and can't see past these games, always comparing games to these. Skyrim is my first RPG that I have thought "WOW". It's ruined for now though unfortunately. :down:

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PostPosted: Tue Jun 05, 2012 2:51 am
by Assumptah George
Argh. Ah well, back into the cupboard this game goes then. It's a pity too because I a total Cod & Fifa really devoted fan and can't see past these games, always comparing games to these. Skyrim is my first RPG that I have thought "WOW". It's ruined for now though unfortunately. :down:

Your loss, I would start over. You're hardly an avid gamer if you let one bug, however big stop you. This game has far too much to offer to quit at this meagre hurdle. There is a workaround :)

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PostPosted: Tue Jun 05, 2012 4:42 pm
by brenden casey
Argh. Ah well, back into the cupboard this game goes then. It's a pity too because I a total Cod & Fifa really devoted fan and can't see past these games, always comparing games to these. Skyrim is my first RPG that I have thought "WOW". It's ruined for now though unfortunately. :down:
Here's a link from another post to a site listing some of the bugs, no idea if it'll help but it's all i can think of at the momenthttp://elderscrolls.wikia.com/wiki/The_Eye_of_Magnus It occurs to me i should probably mention that link has numerous spoilers before you click it.

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PostPosted: Tue Jun 05, 2012 2:55 am
by Chris Duncan
Thanks for your help Lev, really appreciate it. If I get it worked out, I will let you know!

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PostPosted: Tue Jun 05, 2012 10:32 am
by Alexandra Louise Taylor
Thanks for your help Lev, really appreciate it. If I get it worked out, I will let you know!
No problem hope it works out.

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PostPosted: Tue Jun 05, 2012 6:25 am
by Ashley Campos
We'll -when you do get it sorted out.... You can make it way easier to defeat him if you have the Sanguine Rose use it right before you get the Eye done..... Love that Dremora!!!

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PostPosted: Tue Jun 05, 2012 4:00 pm
by Lavender Brown
I don't know if this will help you... I couldn't harm him either (I'm on PS3), but the "magic anomalies" that come out did, so all I did in my game was wait for those anomalies to kill him for me. Took quite a while but at least it worked.

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PostPosted: Tue Jun 05, 2012 10:19 am
by Tiffany Holmes

From: http://www.uesp.net/wiki/Skyrim:The_Eye_of_Magnus

You may get to the Hall of Elements only to have Tolfdir run in and bypass the cutscene, making the staff useless. If this happens, you cannot harm Ancano in any way. This may be a scripting error caused by obtaining 2 staffs from the quest before. Tolfdir may also fail to follow you into the Hall of Elements, which prevents the completion of the cutscene and the start of the fight. If this happens go through one of the side doors near the entrance, then come back in. If playing on PC, you can get rid of the additional staff by typing "player.removeitem 00035369 1" in the console.

As you mentioned, you don't play on a PC, so you may be out of luck. :ermm:

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PostPosted: Tue Jun 05, 2012 5:54 am
by -__^
I'm sure starting over isn't what you wanted to hear, but if you choose to do that you can always use the Oghma Infinium to fast forward your character to where you were...after 'grinding' to 15 (set difficulty on Novice to expedite), of course. :confused: