POTD is not easy solo

I am an Arcanist. Usually monsters on the very first floor kill me very easily. There is usually a Level 3 Ziz or a level 4 antelope very close to where you start. I stand no chance against these at level 1. Any advice to surviving long enough to get a foothold on making it through.

...Don't go in solo? Queues for PotD tend to be rather quick, so there's barely ever any wait.

Alternatively, grab your SMN job crystal, that should give you some pretty hearty boosts in your power.

Thanks for the advice. It did seem like it was not meant for solo runs from my experience in there. So people do queue up to run groups through that content even though the journey is kind of repetitive. You could spend hours in there . How long do these groups last.

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Thanks for the advice. It did seem like it was not meant for solo runs from my experience in there. So people do queue up to run groups through that content even though the journey is kind of repetitive. You could spend hours in there . How long do these groups last.

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Only until the end lf that set of floors. Each set is 10 floors, with there being a boss at the last floor.

In order to queue up, when you set up a new save file, make sure you select "matched party" instead of "fixed party". That'll put you with other players.

OK thank you for the helpful info...

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Originally Posted by ArcanoJones

I am an Arcanist. Usually monsters on the very first floor kill me very easily. There is usually a Level 3 Ziz or a level 4 antelope very close to where you start. I stand no chance against these at level 1. Any advice to surviving long enough to get a foothold on making it through.

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Press ruin?.........

Ruin....That 1 spell does not put out enough firepower to come close to equaling the damage that those monsters do to you ( % wise per attack comparing your health to theres ). Plus they are aggressive and seem to be faster than you are. So you cannot run around and expect to find a place to get a spell off. You will get hit long before it happens.You don't have any summons yet. All you have is the ruin spell. So a toe to toe fight with either is certain death.

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Originally Posted by ArcanoJones

Ruin....That 1 spell does not put out enough firepower to come close to equaling the damage that those monsters do to you ( % wise per attack comparing your health to theres ). Plus they are aggressive and seem to be faster than you are. So you cannot run around and expect to find a place to get a spell off. You will get hit long before it happens.You don't have any summons yet. All you have is he ruin spell. So a toe to toe fight with either is certain death.

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It's really not? We all did it as L1 jobs...not to mention that you kill 2-3 of them and level up.


I'm sorry, but if you're wiping to the first floor then you have no chance on the second!...

I mean its very simple. The only thing you can do is hit the spell button everytime it cools down. You have no other abilities till you get at least 1 level. Either its enough damage or its not. There are also level 1 elementals and level 2 mouses in the first level. You probably got a lucky setup with no Level 3 Ziz or Level 4 Antelopes near by. I have not in about 7-8 tries. All the monsters are aggressive. There are no passive ones.

Don't target the level 3's. Target the level 1's and level 2's and you'll level up extremely quickly.

Thanks ..I'll give it a few more tries.. I just have been unlucky with the floor setup..Like 4 times there was a Level 3 Ziz the closest monster and I could not get by it without it aggroing on me. Its all random. I just need a setup that has level 1 and 2s close by that I can get some levels on.

I've soloed it on Arcanist before, it's actually one of the easiest solo jobs. Level 2's should die in like 3 Ruins. Additionally, you should have a Role Skill in your actions menu called Break. Cast that on mobs as you pull them, it inflicts them with Weight, slowing their movement speed. This allows you to cast Ruin on them several time before they reach you.

Break..okay I will look for that. I was under the impression I got Ruin and nothing else till level 2 . SO I did not even look.

IF you max out your lights before going solo should be way easier for you. ( while there is a cap it still is to your advantage to have everything maxed out light wise. ) Spend time learning how traps work, know your items, and keep in mind your surroundings. Know your enemies patterns and don't fight in open rooms if you can avoid it specially later on. Also I would take a break for a bit PotD unstable do to new jobs leveling. It's awful if your going for achievement and get disconnected.

ok thanks ManuelBravo..and thanks everybody for the advice. I think I am better prepared now. Sorry for being such a newbie.

Good luck it's fun but can be a headache at first ^^, also if you cleared up to floor 100 with a party you can see what to expect battle wise.

I agree with Manuel, because what every other poster forgot to mention, is that maxing out your weapon can/will make a difference. PotD was and is soloable, however keep in mind that changes made to certain jobs, will need you to adjust and prepare more, than you would have done prior to that.

For example, prior to SB, you could summon titan/garuda/ifrit and put a sustain on it, and don't have to worry about a thing. Besides maybe watching your rotation and aggro/hate management. Now that's different but still possible to do, and easier when actually knowing the fights/floors or the general system behind potd, before attempting it.

If you're planning on just doing it till level 50 solo, make sure that you max that weapon at 30/30. That was before they introduced the higher floors the max and didn't cause any problems, however with the introduction of the newer floors, you now can and should, if you're still having problems, get that weapon/armor up to 99/99. GL