Which is the dungeon with the most awesome, sheer BAMFery in ARR? (yes, I’m new-ish)

So I just did most of “The Parting Glass” segment of the story. I know my WoL can talk because I’ve seen her do so many times before, so I am not very happy right now. (I AM pretty happy with Raubahn, and I was fond of him already.) Which dungeon(s) from 2.0 should I run to best feel my character is tough and cool again? Right now I’m just farming fleece...

The ARR duties that make me feel cool and powerful are Quarn (hard) and Aurum Vale.

ARR? Last dungeon in main story. Last trial before HW is great too..for one time (it comes so often in roulette you will get used to it).

Im fan of The Lost City of Amdapor myself but the last boss can cause trouble to un-prepared. Satasha (hard) is pretty funny continuation of the story, not really BAMF levels tho.

Halatali Hard is intresting too I'd say. Depends what you like.


Edit: If you have friends at high levels, ask them to do Coils raids with you! (UNSYNCED)! The story is amazing and will effect some of future dialogue on cutscenes. The "starting coils" are bit odd (like theres one thats literally "jumping puzzle") but the further you go, the better it gets on story.

Pharos Siruis (the Blue quest in Aleport in La Noscea) is a hot contender of being one of my top 5 favorite dungeons in the game Aurum Vale and Qarn being very high up there as well. A itch that wouldn’t be satisfied until The Burn in the 70s and so far nothing in the 80s has as much girth

In ARR? Outside of the story(agree about keeper and steps) id point you to the Amdapor dungeons(Lost City and Keep hard), and id point you to the Urths Font trial(the Odin fight). The Coils do have amazing story and some great fights, but doing them unsynched with a handful of lvl 80 friends doesnt really lead to the BAMF feeling(the 80s guys are, youre just along for the ride). Doing them at level would achieve that feeling, but those instances are HARD at level and synced.

Tam-Tara (Hard).

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Originally Posted by ItMe

The ARR duties that make me feel cool and powerful are Quarn (hard) and Aurum Vale.

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The first (and only) time I did Aurum Vale, there was this EPIC tank... I guess I ought to run it again and see about being the most epic DPS I can be.

I did unlock Qarn on hard mode, because I remember looking at the brothers’ eyes and thinking they looked like future dual-boss characters. I need to actually get in there. Thank you!

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ARR? Last dungeon in main story. Last trial before HW is great too..for one time (it comes so often in roulette you will get used to it).

Im fan of The Lost City of Amdapor myself but the last boss can cause trouble to un-prepared. Satasha (hard) is pretty funny continuation of the story, not really BAMF levels tho.

Halatali Hard is intresting too I'd say. Depends what you like.


Edit: If you have friends at high levels, ask them to do Coils raids with you! (UNSYNCED)! The story is amazing and will effect some of future dialogue on cutscenes. The "starting coils" are bit odd (like theres one thats literally "jumping puzzle") but the further you go, the better it gets on story.

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Are you referring to... I’ll call it the SoF? I love me some SoF, and I have done that one again already with a smile on my face.

I’m glad somebody else thought Sastasha Hard was funny. I have a morbid sense of humor and I know I laughed.

All those dungeons you listed were indeed awesome to experience... well, I can’t speak to Binding Coils, because I’ve been putting those off, but I ought to stop procrastinating. Thanks for the answers!

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Pharos Siruis (the Blue quest in Aleport in La Noscea) is a hot contender of being one of my top 5 favorite dungeons in the game Aurum Vale and Qarn being very high up there as well. A itch that wouldn’t be satisfied until The Burn in the 70s and so far nothing in the 80s has as much girth

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I have fond memories of Pharos Sirius because we ALMOST got to the top and then our tank died and the trash came after me. I was more tickled than upset. I’ll go see if I can make it all the way through without needing a revive one day.

(A dungeon just called “The Burn” sounds like a crazy good time, but I will refrain from spoiling myself till I get there.)

Thank you!

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In ARR? Outside of the story(agree about keeper and steps) id point you to the Amdapor dungeons(Lost City and Keep hard), and id point you to the Urths Font trial(the Odin fight). The Coils do have amazing story and some great fights, but doing them unsynched with a handful of lvl 80 friends doesnt really lead to the BAMF feeling(the 80s guys are, youre just along for the ride). Doing them at level would achieve that feeling, but those instances are HARD at level and synced.

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Amdapor Keep was fun and I’ll be happy to give it a try on Hard. Lost City of Amdapor had an atmosphere that made me feel like I really was the first person to enter in ages... and then that last boss fight happened. Yes to those, and thanks for the recommendations! (Odin makes me nervous, but I will give him a try too.)

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Tam-Tara (Hard).

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Duly noted, and thank you! I will go and give those poor souls what they need...

Qarn (Normal) is one of my favorites due the (albeit simple) puzzle-locked treasures. It's not that great when no sprouts are in the party though. I also like Haukke Manor for a similar reason.

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The first (and only) time I did Aurum Vale, there was this EPIC tank... I guess I ought to run it again and see about being the most epic DPS I can be.

I did unlock Qarn on hard mode, because I remember looking at the brothers’ eyes and thinking they looked like future dual-boss characters. I need to actually get in there. Thank you!

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Fun fact OP, in 1.0 there was an achievement for never eating one of the DoT removing fruits.
It makes for a fun run. The achievement is no long in the game, but I'd recommend giving it a shot ;)

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Fun fact OP, in 1.0 there was an achievement for never eating one of the DoT removing fruits.
It makes for a fun run. The achievement is no long in the game, but I'd recommend giving it a shot ;)

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Jesus Christ

Wanderer's Palace Hard Mode always made me feel good. You go in and take out a buncha Mamool Ja mercenaries that have taken the place by force to use as a base.

^ And that post boss cutscene yo :D

(Spoilers? Don't know how to tag them on mobile)
https://youtu.be/xCjasnB5vCA

I just saw these last few posts, but I did beat Wanderer’s Palace on Hard and YES, that post boss cutscene was so good. Made our 7-8 wipes totally worth it.

Jeez, 7~8 wipes o.o; musta been a new healer in there!

I know most players absolutely despise it now, but from a pure thematic and story view, personally I feel the Praetorium is actually very well done. It's clear SE were trying to capture the traditional grand "final dungeon" vibe from previous FF games (especially FFVI) and thematically they succeeded. However, MMOs require an entirelly different paradigm and hence the many lengthy cutscenes and lots of lore-heavy dialogue just grated on players who wanted it to be over already, not helped by players early on using it as an easy source of tomestones (that was later removed), and made worse with roulettes in an attempt to help new players actually fill parties in Duty Finder. And containing the 'final battle' within it, made matters worse (a lesson SE learned and from then on 'final dungeons' for successive patches/expansions always were seperated from the 'final battle' which became a seperate trial unlocked seperately after completing the dungeon).

But thematically, I'll still love Praetorium, for it's visuals, lore. funny little details (like your party members actually making little gestures to each other in the background during cutscenes!), and the music. Goddess, the music. Penitus, Bite of the Black Wolf, The Maker's Ruin, Thunderer, Ultima.... each track just enhances the experience. Throughout ARR Soken showed his remarkable talent and the tracks in Praetorium underlined that. :)