rank 34 mission problem.

[Kensaki]

Was trying to help a ls mate get to Mor Dhona. Surprise suddenly there are drakes an hellbenders ranging from rank 76 to 81. We try to suicide and res past them but we give up in frustration. Mind telling us whats the idea? Some joke?

[Royal]

I just did this yesterday and man what a pain. This link does show the path of least resistance.

http://ffxiv.zam.com/en/quest.html?ffxivquest=110016

Vultures I was able to take a few hits from. Everything else I think once shot me. I started off taking my own path and it ended very badly. You will still have some opposition on this path but it is manageable. Not a very well designed quest at all.

FYI. When you plant the crystals, it will take about 5 minutes to turn into a deaspected crystal. I placed all five of them and still had to wait 2-3 minutes. (just so you don't wait at each one at a time)

[VydarrTyr]

Suddenly? This quest has always been a really difficult run. I did it months before patch 1.18, and it took me literally hours just to run to Mor Dhona. And yes, it's going to be even more difficult if you try to do it at physical rank 29.

You're going to have to be really, really patient with this one. Pull mobs away from where you want to run, which will leave holes for you to run through after you Return. Wait for mobs to move before running past. Equip the Archer ability Quickstride. Figure out which mobs aggro to movement, which aggro to sound, which aggro to sight, etc. Avoid, avoid, avoid.

I thought this was the most difficult main storyline mission. And it was difficult because it was so hard just to get where you needed to go to do the quest. And keep in mind that you don't need to do it right at level 34. You can wait until you're higher in level before doing the quest. But keep after it and you'll get it done.

[MariyaShidou]

I thought the name already said something about how dangerous the route would be. Mor D(or)hona. One does not simply walk into Mor D(or)hona!

[RatedKh]

I went to Mor Dhona within days of starting playing FFXIV last year, so I just teleported to the closest Camp (the southern one) and got done with it.

However, I do have some advise for those going to Mor Dhona for the first time, and can't deal with the lv80 mobs on the narrow paths from the Black Shroud, take the long way through Coerthas, it's easier to avoid high level mobs using that way.

I do agree that the quest needs some tweaking if people are meant to reach Mor Dhonas by the Black Shroud.

[Uki]

I suggest you to chose Coerthas route, that's the one i did yesterday,Black Shroud one is now 98% impossible to go.It took HOURS to get to Mor'Dona,but in the end i got the Camp teleport and i had no problem with the mobs in there.

[Perrin_Aybarra]

there is a way through the black shroud that is not infested with efts or raptors. You just have to figure it out and be careful.

The link provided by Royal shows the way there, you just need to be careful of the vulture and vulture trap plants but you can survive 2-3 hits from them and they will leave you alone if you keep running.

Good luck!

Edit: make sure you set your homepoint to the crimson bark crystal in case. And also, while you are in mor Dhana, you should go get teleport at the brittlebark (name?) camp there. The way to it is not overcrowded with deadly monsters.

[Catapult]

With 1.19, I wonder if we will get a Coerle Step-compatible route?

[Uriko]

I'm upto this quest as well, and finding it really hard to get past the Lv70+ monsters. Might have to try the route through Coerthas, because Crimson Bark route is really tough now. Kind of stupid that this is a R34 quest; what R34s can take hits from R70+ monsters? It's ridiculous.

Edit: Done the quest now; definitely take the Coerthas route. It takes forever to reach Mor Dhona, but it's (a bit) safer. You still have to dodge numerous R50+ stags and 70+ wyrmhounds but because it's a more open space it's a bit easier. Don't be tempted to go for Camp Revenant's Toll either, unless you want to dodge Lv90+ Basilisks. Managed to get Camp Brittlebark after a lot of dodging stuff but I'd still say Coerthas is a bit easier to run from. As my first time in Mor Dhona though, the music is awesome.

[zerrith]

I think the worst part about this quest is the sylphs were offering to teleport you (I think) and your companion opens their cake hole and says "No thanks." I did this last night and died 4 times running through Black Shroud. It is pretty ridiculous that a rank 34 quest has you running through such dangerous territory.