I'm having such difficulty with the level 70 SCH quest. So I've tried both Selene and Eos (not quite sure which is better to use), I have ilevel 252 currently and can't seem to find somewhere to increase it. I'm not sure what rotations are good to use for the final boss since I have to also keep the two NPCs and myself alive. I'm very frustrated. I've watched tons of videos on it but the people have gear that I don't (Ala Mhingan for example) Any ideas? I'm at my wits end with this quest.
The rotation I use pre-pull: is Aetherflow, Chain Stratagem
During the fight: Shadow Flare, Bane 2, Miasma, and spam Broil 2 with healing as needed usually Physic or Lustrate.
This quest is ridiculous and it feels impossible to do.
The Unsung Heros (Level 70 SCH)
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04-16-2018, 08:28 AMNaidiremThe Unsung Heros (Level 70 SCH)
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04-16-2018, 09:22 AMSquintina
For that quest it won't really matter whether your use Eos or Selene, but I did it with Selene.
Your gear is ...ok....for that quest. Would it be easier with higher? Yes,but not necessary.
If you want to get better gear, here are some options (feel free to mix and match):
- like dungeons? Run the highest level dungeon you can and pray RNGesus is on your side *not a recommended way
- got poetics? Get Augmented level 60 shire gear (ilvl 260-270) in Idyllshire. If you're at 252 right now, that's an upgrade. This is the gear I did mine in (a full set of augment shire is overall ilevel 269). If you don't have a lot, it's pretty easy to farm. Do MSQ roulette (yes there are CS but it's 400-500 poetics daily), join hunts, do frontline (50 poetics for about 13-20 mins), do POTD floors 50+. <= recommended method
- Got gil? Crafted 320 gear is an option, or crafted 350 gear if you're really rich
- Are you in a hunt LS and have tons of centurio seals? You can get the Ala Mhigan gear (310) in Rhalgr's Reach
Methods that I'm not sure if you're able to do because the NPCs might not be unlocked yet:
- Got creation? get some 330 gear at Rhalgr's Reach
- Edited out: I was going to recommend Eureka, but that requires beating SB, which in turn requires you to be ilvl 280. So clearly not recommendable. However once you beat SB I would totally recommend using this method to get to some pretty easy 350 gear.
Role actions you want to have: protect, lucid dreaming, cleric stance, largesse (for bigger heals when you need them), and swiftcast
Prepull: Have aetherflow up, use Selene's Fey wind, use Cleric stance.
Pull: Miasma -> Bio2 + Shadow Flare + Chain Strategem -> spam Broil 2 until dots need refresh or someone needs healing.
Always try to combined ogcds (shadow flare and chain strat) with an instant GCD like Bio2 or Ruin II, thus allowing you to use 2 skills in the same time as it would take to just case the Bio 2 or Ruin II by iself
If you have to dodge: use ruin ii, it's instant so you can dodge and attack at the same time.
Strategy:
stay close-ish to the boss so it's easier to dodge the conal aoe
Focus on healing the NPCs, keep them alive (50%+ to be safe) at all costs. This is more important than your dps, if they die, you lose. Keep yourself 65% plus if you're under ivl 300.
And most importantly...
Congratulations on your first 70 :) -
04-17-2018, 04:16 AMNaidirem
Update: So I got some better gear and tried the quest again...my gear is now 261. After trying it like 5 times, I've realized it's no longer fun. I'm near to tears. This quest is pure bullshit
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04-18-2018, 09:01 AMDhaid
I would 100% recommend going through dungeons for gear if this is giving you that much trouble. The level 65 dungeon gear is way better than shire.
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04-18-2018, 08:04 PMFrizze
I was going to try and offer some advice, so i looked up your character on the lodestone. You were wearing the 290 set, so im guessing you made it through after some frustration. Congrats!
Generic advice for anyone coming to this post in the future: When upgrading your equipment to make solo duties easier, the biggest change comes from upgrading a weapon(then shirt/pants, then gloves/boots/hat, then belt and jewelry). You can also meld a little materia for a small boost(use the materia retrieval system when you upgrade so you can keep the materia for future uses). Vitality on jewelry for extra hp, maybe a little piety for more mana, or a small boost at crit could all be useful. -
04-19-2018, 12:36 AMAvatre
This makes me realize that I still need to do my post-60 scholar quests...sadly it's the one class that I have no clue how to play(always leveled it up via leveling Summoner, and not even glancing at it). I think I know what I'm working on when I get home tonight. Hopefully I don't have too much trouble with it.
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04-19-2018, 05:07 AMSquintinaYou probably want to practice first (Eureka might be a good place to do some practice actually). The last quest isn't the only hard quest in the SB SCH job quests.Quote:
Originally Posted by Avatre
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04-19-2018, 10:06 AMAvatreIt may have been the gear I was using - ilvl is 317 for my SCH - or the way I'm constantly watching HP while still DPSing, but I thought the whole 60-70 quest series wasn't that bad. Certainly would have been harder for lower ilvl, but even not really knowing how to use a SCH I did it in one go....though I did almost run out of MP on the level 70 quest...need to learn how to better manage that....Quote:
Originally Posted by Squintina
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04-19-2018, 10:11 AMMhaeric
I personally loved all of the 70 solo boss fights. They were all designed really well to provide a challenge rather than just being a faceroll. It was one of the things I was most impressed with in SB. Sure, I may have died a few times in a couple, but I found it fun and wished I had more.
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04-19-2018, 11:48 AMSquintinaYeah that's a huge ilvl gap, plus it is harder for a newer player than one who already has other jobs. Or maybe you're just naturally good lolQuote:
Originally Posted by Avatre
Either way, grats now you have your Fey Union (a skill that gets a lot of flack in forums, but I've seen it show up fairly often in top player logs.)
And looks like the OP eventually did it.
So yays all around. -
04-19-2018, 11:07 PMAvatreI wouldn't say I'm just naturally good...more like lucky.Quote:
Originally Posted by Squintina
I didn't even use any of the fairy skills(too many damn buttons to use on a controller, even with all forms of the cross-hotbar enabled). I probably would be able to do them with more practice(I do have my ARR and HW relics to finish off...so there is that way of practicing with vict- I mean friends >.>), but for now I'm just glad that I was able to get it all done, and enjoy the story from that(was only half expecting that final scene to go that way xD) -
04-20-2018, 02:10 AMSquintinahttps://supernova-squirrel.herokuapp.com/Quote:
Originally Posted by Avatre
Personally I found that the best way to set up controller for any job is to look at how other people did theirs and pick your favorite things from them :D
Click on Browse Kits
Click on the scholar icon
Look at people's setups
I have mine in there too, just look for Squintina. My old and new versions (V1 and V2) are both there.
I find this set up extremely comfortable and use a similar one for AST as well (which I also have there), easily getting 95%+ on my Active stat in fflogs