I did something pretty amazing as a WAR today.

You all know Halatali HM right? Probably the most fun "Expert" dungeon to play so far. Well as a WAR, I obviously have an ego the size of an elephant and the spirit of one as well. When we got to the Gladiators section, I asked nicely if I could 1 versus 1 the MRD once we took out the two Archers, the Bard and BLM burned them down without touching the Marauder even a smidge, and once I was topped off after them, I had no heals or support.

Just a man on man brawl to the death as two axe-wielding beasts, the struggle was rough, my competitor was pushing me to use every ability I had. And just as Iron Tempest came up, the moment I had planned for, I Holmganged with Inner Beast and only lost 1.6K health or so(could not tell for sure, all I could see was what was right in front of me and nothing else)all the while popping all of my cooldowns and engaging him in fair combat.

Alas though, I was the champion and he fell valiantly, putting up a fight but only getting me to around 5K HP. And thus, I proved myself as a Warrior and shall return to my mountain village to tell the elders of my exploits.

The End

cool story needs more cowbell

Let me fall down on my knees right here right now, for I admire your brutal power. Your radiant strength speaks to me on a spiritual level! O' mighty one, how your axe shines determination to cut through your opponents like the crop on harvest. You are the butcher, and those who dare stand before you might as well consider themselves dead.

If I only had a voice of bards, I would sing to you all the golden words you deserve.
Someone write this man an ode!

There once was a warrior in Halatali
Who thought it'd be great to be a pally
He fought axe to axe
And got hurt to the max
And struck his foe down fatally.

The elders will be disappointed. Killed a brother warrior and bragged about it to strangers. Shameful display.

tbh, enemy warriors are pretty dumb in this game. They only know how to spam overpower..

I once shot a man in Reno....just to watch him die.

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Originally Posted by Kuwagami

tbh, enemy warriors are pretty dumb in this game. They only know how to spam overpower..

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The marauder in Halatali does use other skills though, like steel cyclone. Then again, all the champions in Halatali use more skills because they are designed to be more like the player in combat. Hopefully we see more of this in the future.

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Originally Posted by Velox

The marauder in Halatali does use other skills though, like steel cyclone.

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You mean "Iron Tempest". The NPC versions of the PC skills have tweaked names. The GLA one is "Spirits Without" (though, iirc, it's a buff, as opposed to an attack), and I believe the LNC ones is tweaked as well.

I'm kind of curious how exactly a MRD gets access to a 45 WAR skill and a GLA gets access to a 45 PLD skill, though.

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Originally Posted by Kitru

You mean "Iron Tempest". The NPC versions of the PC skills have tweaked names. The GLA one is "Spirits Without" (though, iirc, it's a buff, as opposed to an attack), and I believe the LNC ones is tweaked as well.

I'm kind of curious how exactly a MRD gets access to a 45 WAR skill and a GLA gets access to a 45 PLD skill, though.

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Spirits Without does damage in a small rectangle in front of the GLD, Doom Spike for the LNC enemy goes in four directions in wide AoEs. Inspirit is the ability the GLD uses that gives him haste, or Skill Speed and Spell Speed increase.

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Originally Posted by Instrumentality

The elders will be disappointed. Killed a brother warrior and bragged about it to strangers. Shameful display.

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But...But I fought him fairly! We both agreed to the fight! I would not slay a brother, simply knock him unconscious...

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Originally Posted by Velox

The marauder in Halatali does use other skills though, like steel cyclone. Then again, all the champions in Halatali use more skills because they are designed to be more like the player in combat. Hopefully we see more of this in the future.

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So does Curious Gorge. Though we kill him the same way we can solo halatali's warrior. Heck, Curious Gorge even have more warrior skills that we can just see and/or be killed by...
the only real problem about that steel cyclone is the holmgang which isn't that much an holmgang. pretty much a stun.

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Originally Posted by Kitru

I'm kind of curious how exactly a MRD gets access to a 45 WAR skill and a GLA gets access to a 45 PLD skill, though.

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the gladiator also has a CoS-like :p

well i killed the last boss of the stone vigil by myself, my whole party wiped and the boss had enough life left to push me to my limit and we both were pretty much one hit away from killing each other.... i guess i was faster....... ive actually killed 3 bosses like this but the last boss from the stone vigil was by far the most memorable.

A pld can't do that. Long live the warrior.