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

[Luvbunny]

Personally I think SE should tweak the fight a little in the near future because after the rush for 99 there's gonna be mules and new players who will be struggling to find people to help them and not all of them will have had the privilege of spending months in Aby/WoE to get any decent gear to see them through not just the BCNM but the item farming from IT+ mobs. Being slaughtered in one hit from a TP move is also way too extreme, who do they think we're fighting Chuck Norris? I'd expect to be brought down to red HP and needing a major cure or have a chance at swigging several hi-potions before I drop dead, but a one-hit kill? That's just an overkill.

I am fine with farming more items say, 6 different items for a solo type bcnm - but yeah this BCNM is a bit retarded, it is fine now when everyone needs it, once the rush is gone, there is absolutely no reasons for anyone to go back and do it. So for any new players, returning players or mules, there is very little options, maybe paying other people to go with you, or hope your LS mates will go with you. The taru also has some sort of additional damage that pretty much kill everyone in 2-3 hits even without his WS one shot everyone and their pets. Unless you farm the tails, or using tried and true methods (as of right now, monk, smn, whm, beast, pld are the jobs that most people shout for) then you are out of luck. Imagine in 6 months when the rush is gone, and everyone have done this, yeah, good luck for those poor souls.

[Greatguardian]

Is that any worse than pre-nerf Mission 5-1 or basically any pre-nerf CoP? =/

It's amazing anyone got those done at all after the first-week rush when Zilart and CoP were released.

[Meyi]

Is that any worse than pre-nerf Mission 5-1 or basically any pre-nerf CoP? =/

It's amazing anyone got those done at all after the first-week rush when Zilart and CoP were released.

I can't lie, that wasn't fun at all. We had to go in with an alliance of 18 people, and the teleporter disappeared after a few seconds (about 5?) of being open. If you didn't hurry the hell up and get on, then there was no way you could continue on upwards with your party. And that meant the entire alliance would have to go back down and struggle with another MR to get everyone up. Took hours, especially with all the fake MRs everywhere.

[Greatguardian]

I meant nation mission 5-1 but all the promies were epicly terrible too

[Crawlerbasher]

What do the 2 weekness item do to the fight?

[Siiri]

I won with 4 mnks , whm and smn. We won in 2 minutes and 19 seconds. We all have black belts,full tantra +2, emp weapon , etc. However, I don't see this as being the "lets make this hard" that all the people supposedly want. Its just another gimmick zerg fight. So yeah, just another gimmick zerg fight/pet burn with the farming thrown in, although the drop was easy.

[Mirabelle]

Is that any worse than pre-nerf Mission 5-1 or basically any pre-nerf CoP? =/

It's amazing anyone got those done at all after the first-week rush when Zilart and CoP were released.

game wasn't so top heavy back then so it was easier to find groups doing these things over the years. Any player currently on a break or new player is going to be hard pressed to find folks to help out.

And I imagine elitist folks would never know what its like to come in late to these things since they immediately get them done before anyone else.

[Greatguardian]

Wrong on multiple counts but okay.

[Karbuncle]

I'm sad I'm so late to this thread... But i don't care

This fight isn't that hard, Just gotta know how to play the game like... If you think haste is optional, You're going to lose.

Worst comes to worst?

SMN, WHM, BRD, 3x DD

Perfect Defense zerg it, Have the SMN Throw up Enfire from Ifrit as well

[Alhanelem]

As I recall, b efore the update, people were ASKING FOR a battle for the final LB. What's the point in having one if it's going to be really easy? So they make it hard, and sure enough, people complain that it's too hard.