SE really?! really 99 cap boss this hard?!?!

[SNK]

Smoked this fight with a PLD/WAR MNK/NIN BLU/NIN RDM/SCH WHM/BLM and NIN/DNC. Was pretty much cake once you realize that if you're dding and pulling hate off the PLD then you're gonna get raped.

[Raxiaz]

I love the ignorant responses in this thread about get better at your job, blah, blah, blah. The complaint isn't that it's hard it's that it is job-centric, for a limit break quest. I am sorry but the same people making the boys and men comment are the ones who would have leveled up WHM to beat WHM Maat rathern than original RDM Maat before nerf.

For the record I am 3/3 on the original RDM Maat for friends. I bet 99% of you would have been the WHM levelers.

I want a challenging BCNM, not a BCNM that forces me to level jobs I am not interested in.

EDIT: Got my Monk from 75 to 95 last night after 3 years of stagnation. Grabbed some Elshena and am on my way to skill-up H2H to cap. Then I will go ahead and PD MNK burn it and then come in here and talk about how easy it was and how much the rest of you suck.

I went 1/1 on RDM Maat on my Elvaan alternate. He's not that hard. Most people who have trouble with that battle probably don't have capped magic skills nor any experience with the kite/nuke strategy.

[Evandis]

Even Monk burn isn't guaranteed. Setup 4 Monks (2 99s a linkshell member and myself and 2 95s) SMN with PD and RDM (wife who needs). 0/2 on this setup...it seems his defense/attack power varies from BCNM to BCNM.

[Karbuncle]

Replace one of the Monks with a BRD, and You'll win pretty easily.

Have SMN use Ifrit's Enfire
BRD Soul Voice March or Minuet (if they're using Hundred Fists, Then Minuet)
SMN then uses PD > Everyone rape

The enfire really is the key, nearly doubles your damage because of his per hit cap.. My group was pretty meh, But we won by the skin of our teeth. Zerging is a bit difficult, But it doesn't even require MNKs.

WAR with Ridill/Joy/Axe/etc Would work, Even M.Sword
DRG or SAM with a Quint Spear
DRK with Bahamut's Zagnel

So even two handed jobs have the opportunity to be useful, Especially if you can get a BRD for Soul Voice March. MNK, THF, Etc work wonders cause they have all 1 handed weapons with high skill in them, So they don't need much maint.

I mean, the fight is a little rough, But i think everyone has a chance to win, Pretty much any jobs can work so long as they aren't DERPBROS. Even PLD/NIN can work in the Zerg, Dual Wield/etc. Use Vorpal Blade, Joyeuse Offhand.

[Ravenmore]

One problem with your strategy, the taru can and does often spam light skillchains, back to back with-in seconds on top of a third Asuran. All it took was for luck to go in the other direction for you and drop your tank and the fight goes from easy and controlled to a full wipe.

Take a blu we get a crap ton of stun spells, with the best lasting 6 secs.


Just to add I will be abusing the ever living hell out of the tails with the mana burn set up to catch those in my LS up that couldn't get it when we went the first time.

[Alhanelem]

Even if you dont use perfect defense for some reason, a summoner with Inferno Howl will DRASTICALLY increase your party's damage output due to the damage cap.

[Riggs]

I think the problem with fights like these is that it forces people to play jobs they may have leveled but not have the best gear for or skills.
Thf is my main, i have capped skills and good gear, i got lucky i got to go as thf and we kicked butt, however if i was told we already have a thf what else do you have and i had to go war or drk or bst then my damage would have been like half what my thf can pump out.

To sum up if you can't do this with your main job your prob not going to win

[Corres]

if you don't know about a 6-man-setup for a difficult fight then you obviously still need to learn a lot.
This Fight is a challenge, but not broken hard. Pick your jobs that you need and figure out a strategy.

[Whippet]

So much crying

[Unleashhell]

Even Monk burn isn't guaranteed. Setup 4 Monks (2 99s a linkshell member and myself and 2 95s) SMN with PD and RDM (wife who needs). 0/2 on this setup...it seems his defense/attack power varies from BCNM to BCNM.

I did it 3x MNK DNC SMN and WHM. WHM was hardly needed but needed the win regardless. A RDM can easily fill that spot.