Finished it with a friend, 2 man team and swore I would never do that one again, what a grind. And the sword made it possible and much easier to finish. Killed the Ogre with it and used the smash attack to take out the Sword dudes. So I went back to the tower relieved I did not have to do that again and a good friend came on and asked for help with it, he had tried to solo it. So back in we went. It was much easier the second time with a group of 3. Use jump a lot, as they don't shoot you. And the reward is a nice set of Gauntlets. And a Vanguard Commendation.