Like most poeple, I too have experienced stress, agony and frustration with this BLOODY quest, where you go to use the knife and nothing happens. I tried everything like logging on/off, abadoning quest and starting it again, standing in different positions around the altar, using the knife from my inventory, standing in the "blue haze" around the altar and so on, but not one thing worked or happened.
Well, as of today (14/05/2008) after a weekly maintenance and a new patch download, I went back to do the quest, AGAIN, and did it first time, HOORAH!!! Some of the comments that I had read mentioned that it should work ok after the maintenance and so it has.
The following is what happened to me before maintenance, and what happened after:
1) For several days before 14/05/2008, I tried everything (as mentioned above). Once though, a message by Gazban came up saying something like "What the? what force is bringing me back to the altar" (or something like that). The night before, I tried again and still nothing happened. (Also, in the breaking news window, when logging on, in mentioned about the extended weekly maintenance)
2) Now on 14/05/2008, the first thing that I do is go on my PC and find that I have to download the new 2.4.2 patch, which I do. Once done, I logged on as normal.
3) Once in, I go back to the altar, use the knife (from my inventory, right clicking knife then left clicking on altar) on the altar and BAM, Gazban appears and says something like "You are making me angry. Now I will show you the true force of the stone of tides". After a few hits he turns into a water elemental, then I finish him off as you would normally. Then I loot him, get the stone of tides, back to booty bay, hand in quest, get robe, DONE. Finally!!!!!!!!
4) I was a 42 human warlock when I did this and had no problem beating him on my own, although I did pull a nearby murloc while I was fighting him, but still coped. I also want to mention something I noticed. When you are near the altar, facing north on the map, before the update there was 2 murlocs on the right hand side of the altar, both oracles. After the update, still 2 murlocs but 1 was a hunter and the other an oracle. I don't know if that matters, but I thought I should mention it.
Think thats everything. My advice is that if you have any problems, wait until after the weekly maintenance on Tuesday or Wednesday, then at the earliest opportunity, do the quest again and you should be fine. All the other tricks i tried did not work.
Good Luck!!!
Well, as of today (14/05/2008) after a weekly maintenance and a new patch download, I went back to do the quest, AGAIN, and did it first time, HOORAH!!! Some of the comments that I had read mentioned that it should work ok after the maintenance and so it has.
The following is what happened to me before maintenance, and what happened after:
1) For several days before 14/05/2008, I tried everything (as mentioned above). Once though, a message by Gazban came up saying something like "What the? what force is bringing me back to the altar" (or something like that). The night before, I tried again and still nothing happened. (Also, in the breaking news window, when logging on, in mentioned about the extended weekly maintenance)
2) Now on 14/05/2008, the first thing that I do is go on my PC and find that I have to download the new 2.4.2 patch, which I do. Once done, I logged on as normal.
3) Once in, I go back to the altar, use the knife (from my inventory, right clicking knife then left clicking on altar) on the altar and BAM, Gazban appears and says something like "You are making me angry. Now I will show you the true force of the stone of tides". After a few hits he turns into a water elemental, then I finish him off as you would normally. Then I loot him, get the stone of tides, back to booty bay, hand in quest, get robe, DONE. Finally!!!!!!!!
4) I was a 42 human warlock when I did this and had no problem beating him on my own, although I did pull a nearby murloc while I was fighting him, but still coped. I also want to mention something I noticed. When you are near the altar, facing north on the map, before the update there was 2 murlocs on the right hand side of the altar, both oracles. After the update, still 2 murlocs but 1 was a hunter and the other an oracle. I don't know if that matters, but I thought I should mention it.
Think thats everything. My advice is that if you have any problems, wait until after the weekly maintenance on Tuesday or Wednesday, then at the earliest opportunity, do the quest again and you should be fine. All the other tricks i tried did not work.
Good Luck!!!