SKC BCNMs: Very Hard = Impossible?

[MiriOhki]

Is the Very Hard mode on the new BCNMs set for future proofing, or just flat out buggy? Just attempted a Divine Punishers fight, and we got wiped in one minute due to the fact that nobody could ever hit. My Monk with high accuracy, sushi and the iLevel 115 H2H was missing 90 percent of the time. Was this intentional?

[dasva]

You can hit decently if you bring acc buffs and higher ilvl items similar to how hard it was to hit bosses in delve before ilvl update

[Babekeke]

You really need ilvl 119 weapons for all melees for the very hard fights. A selection of feint/brd/cor/geo is going to help substantially too. Also a lot of people are just using blanket 5/5 skirmish gear, most of which offers very little in the way of acc.

[saevel]

Yeah Very Hard = Delve 119 gear needed. The other two modes can be done with lower level gear.

[Demon6324236]

As I said before, I think the levels for them are somewhat close to.

VE=99
E=106
N=109
H=113
VH=119

The most common levels, 3~6 level gaps between them.

[Babekeke]

Tried Kindred Spirits [very easy] on solo,Me; DNC/whm, barblizzara, pro/shell, HP/atk food, lvl 115 & 106 WKR daggers, lvl 115 WKR hat and legs, Dark rings x2 [total PDT-12 & MDT-11].

It is not possible to solo the items for reforged body, because of the mobs damage output.

This to me is brilliant.

You explain your gear, which obviously isn't 'THE best', then a flat out statement that it isn't soloable. I think I'll wait til Byrth or someone tries it with lvl 119 weapons/gear, lol.

[Babekeke]

Yes I explained my gear. That is normal procedure in bcnm strategy run-throughs. My gear isn't the best. In capitals either. Because I'm not a sneering gear snob. Unlike some people. My gear is good working gear, and I play my job well. But 2013 FFXI doesn't care about that anymore. You have to have the right iLvl number under your equipment, which makes you instantly uber and means you can sneer at other players who don't have the extended-playtime or powerful LS to obtain that gear. FFXI used to be about being able to play the game with average-good gear if you had some skills, but now the only thing that matters is (as you so eloquently say) "your gear is not THE best." This is why so many ppl are quitting the game.
However as none of the linkshells I'm on are doing these bcnms, or those LS are empty because people have quit FFXI after iLvl arrived, I attempted to solo and failed. I have already abandoned the reforged process and gone back to Campaign and partying with my friends and my Fellow, etc. as it was more fun than this iLvl snobby gear-wheel circus.

Congratulations on completely missing the point.

I wasn't being snobby about how bad your gear is, I was simply saying that you can't try and state how a fight is impossible, just because you can't do it. Especially since you are using the 2nd best and ~4/5th best daggers I think. Also, using 5/5 Iuitl gear and getting some better augments on them to increase your -PDT will help immensely.

Also, I doubt that /whm is going to be the best option. Maybe /RUN, especially since you'll have fan dance up the whole time, so won't be affected by the samba/rune conflict.

Also, to your point about me being a gear snob: I play BRD a bit. It's not my favourite, but we didn't have any other BRD in the LS, so I chose to make a Daurdabla. It's only 90, but it has been enough to get me into delve PUGs a bit. I killed the shark once and tojil twice is all, but that was enough to get me the 119 dagger. I only play 2-3 evenings a week, and my LS is by no means uber.