And the epic saga of RDM solo continues...

[Protey]

Pandemonium Warden: http://youtu.be/QH1FI0gJSiI

Arch Dyna Tav Boss (Umbra): http://youtu.be/4n7iBKpSyug
Arch Dyna Tav Boss (Somnus): http://youtu.be/QWO3lG2XCfM

SoA Mission Battles
o 2-7-1 Behind the Sluices: http://youtu.be/ZG3FNBDVwKw
o 3-6-3 Stonewalled: http://youtu.be/4VurbltQnek
o 4-3 The Gates: http://youtu.be/O9u1jDNSujw
o 4-6 Balamor's Ruse: http://youtu.be/rDRFJf-zMmU
o 5-2 Yggdrasil Beckons: http://youtu.be/lowdrKasO9g
o 5-3-2 Watery Grave: http://youtu.be/v6q8q2il0Ew
o 5-4 Reckoning: http://youtu.be/8VG4UiIfo04
o 5-4-1 Abomination: http://youtu.be/ojZTvkDNWsg

Quest - Mistress of Ceremonies: http://youtu.be/ScRYhdYTfWk

Sorry there isn't any great music to go with it. I don't want SE to remove the video because of their stipulations regarding videos.


RDM rules! :cool:

[Demonjustin]

Very nicely done! :D

[Deifact]

Nice! It's a shame its in first person though, it's hard to see what is happening!

[Demonjustin]

I didn't watch the full thing and it's impossible to see really so I'll ask... How'd ya deal with discoid and Astral Flow? Just TP on gears/WS on chariot for Discoid and capped MDT set for AF? I'm interested in doing this myself since I want to Afterglow my Murgleis once/if I finish it.

[Protey]

to avoid discoid and charm, I TP until one WS. after that WS the chariot is between 30 and 50%. At that point I switch to the adds to TP on and just WS on the chariot. That way the chariot never does a TP move.

Astral Flow... have a great MDB/MDT/negate/absorb set.

you probably saw at the end i tried to use tinctures (the one that lowers magic damage taken). i learned the hard way right there and then that they can only be used in adoulin areas.

[Protey]

Nice! It's a shame its in first person though, it's hard to see what is happening!

sorry, i play in 1st person. don't know how people can stand to play in 3rd, lol.

[Demonjustin]

Cool, I look forward to doing this myself if I ever get around to it. :D

Also, stupid question but, if I were to /BLM would I be able to sleep the avatars like in Dyna to avoid Astral Flow if I did it fast enough or no?

[Protey]

good question, never tried it. there is quite a delay between summoning and when they astral flow. so if they are sleepable you definitely will have enough time.

[Demonjustin]

If so then /BLM would make that fight fairly easy it seems. Nuking I'd assume you could do enough DMG without feeding much of any TP, the DMG amount would feed back MP if using Seidr, and overall you could just sleepga the adds/avatars provided it lands/prevents AF. If it doesn't work then it'd be better to just melee obviously but if it does then that fight would be made a walk in the park! XD

[Protey]

nuking would take too long. you'd be limited to low tier nukes as you need to conserve your mp for curing. you can't sleep the adds as they are Dvergrs. Below 25% they go crazy. if you take too long their nukes and aspirs along with all their TP move spam would wipe you out. which is why i did the method where i could drop him from 25% to 0 almost instantly.

[Demonjustin]

Ah, I didn't even think about Aspir. That makes sense. :D

[Protey]

added a new link to the OP of Arch Dyna Tav boss solo

[Protey]

added Arch Dyna Tav boss Somnus to OP as well.

The other two Arch Dyna Tav bosses are more luck based for a RDM to kill due to one using Daydream (if not resisted, he will depop) and both casting Death. A pet job like SMN could deal with them though.

[Protey]

Added SoA Mission battles to OP. Was doing them to get Orvail Rings for mules, and to see if they could be solo'd of course!

Half of the battles were easy. The others I had quite some difficulty. There were two types:

1. The battles where I had to keep the gimpy NPCs alive. Had to spam Cure 4s on them and so went through a ton of meds. Why can't everyone be as tough as RDM? (though Arciela is RDM, she needs a PDT set, lol)

2. Teodor fight. His normal attacks are TP moves (goes through shadows, but doesn't wipe) and do ensilence and endispel - the bane of RDM! Almost ran out of time on this one. 20/20 hindsight I should have probably gone /RUN with Lux and Pflug to try and prevent dispels.

[Protey]

added the Dullahan fight in the quest Mistress of Ceremonies to OP.

[Protey]

thank you for the nice complement. Soloing things is one of the few challenges left in this game and so that is why I do it. I miss the challenges of years past (those epic CoP battles!).

[Leonardus]

Protey, your videos were extremely helpful in showing what to expect on the mission fights. I'm not a RDM, but hey, you helped a BST get through. Close enough, right?

[Protey]

Protey, your videos were extremely helpful in showing what to expect on the mission fights. I'm not a RDM, but hey, you helped a BST get through. Close enough, right?

yep, not only do they show what to expect, they also show what is possible.