Quote Originally Posted by Chione View Post
I have problems soloing certain r40 leves now that were nowhere near as difficult before.

Since the changes to leves, all of the defend-this-spot type of leves have become broken, or at least so it feels. The waves spawn way too closely to each other, and sometimes there is no pause at all between them. The bomb and ahriman one is particularly impossible now, as a wave of 2 bombs and a wave of 3 ahriman always spawn at the same time.

I dunno many who could survive that alone - I sure can't. And if you happen to be of a rank multiple 5, its game over.

Also, these mobs will not return to their territory either if you try to run (in hopes of being able to pick them off after they settle) they will chase you to the end of the Eorzea it seems. This I know from experience, having been chased from where they spawned nearly all the way back to the camp before they finally did me in.

This was me at GLA43 doing the leve at 1 star. Other leves are much more challenging now due to the hike in mp costs, but the most of the defense leves with boss types are nigh impossible now. And the ones that are defense till the time run out are extremely difficult as well.

The cliff yarzon one for example, if you don't destroy them fast enough you will end up with 5 or 6 on you (and sometimes they aren't grouped at all for some reason, so you lose sp if you try to aoe them to death). Very difficult odds for a solo player with the mp costs what they are.
I just soloed one of the bomb + ahriman leves (at Bald Knoll) last night as a 36 PUG - I did die a couple of times and I did have to zone to move the mobs away from the yarzons, but I was able to complete the leve. I do not have any mage classes leveled, so no cure - just my own healing wind and bloodbath equipped. I did not have trouble getting them to stop following me however. I wonder if you ran into a glitch? I found it a challenge due to my rank, but not impossible.