As a DRK, what would I need to solo the Praetorium?

[Soldowner]

Guys seriously, OP asked about tips to solo old content as a DRK. Not who's better or why, neither to do hard content :S

Thank you. You understand me. This mostly stems from my wish to two-man those low-level dungeons and up with my kid brother. For the higher level ones, I need to be able to clear them solo so I know that even if he messes up, he'll still get the clears. Same deal for my girlfriend too. She wants to play, but doesn't want to play with other people for fear of looking silly if she messes up. Since I can't assure her that won't happen, since clearly it will in a community like this, I told her I'd two-man pre-Heavensward content with her.

[SpookyGhost]

You can definitely solo Castrum/Prae, as well as any of the story dungeons in the 2.X series. I'd recommend queueing for the Steps of Faith + Crysalis + Primals (you'll also need to complete Ifrit/Garuda/Titan HM to start the final 2.X quests), or alternatively see if anyone from your FC is willing to help undersize them. The more people you have the easier it'll be.

[Valkyrie-Amber]

Im sure a drk could solo that at il 180 easy and war il 160 maybe 150, course pld is 190ish cause dps.

[SpookyGhost]

The biggest, most annoying problem in Prae is Nero.

Here's a clip of me messing up a bunch, but will generally give you an idea of what is annoying about Nero: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NvjTFAkJd2w

If you'd prefer to skip that video, I can summarize it by saying that the hands can't be killed in 1 GCD, spawn generally out of range, and if they get close to you they will push you to near the other side of the arena. Eventually the hands start spawning so frequently that you have no choice but to accept that you're going to get ping ponged across the arena until Nero dies. There are points where you can kill multiple hands at once as you're flying across, but you generally just have to accept your fate.

However, with as little as One Extra Person this fight becomes significantly easier, simply by having that person deal with the hands. None of the other bosses are problematic, Ultima can be slightly annoying but is generally easy.

[Carstien]

Thank you. You understand me. This mostly stems from my wish to two-man those low-level dungeons and up with my kid brother. For the higher level ones, I need to be able to clear them solo so I know that even if he messes up, he'll still get the clears. Same deal for my girlfriend too. She wants to play, but doesn't want to play with other people for fear of looking silly if she messes up. Since I can't assure her that won't happen, since clearly it will in a community like this, I told her I'd two-man pre-Heavensward content with her.

Tell your girlfriend that you can turn chat off. People will always be dicks I'm afraid, but turning the party, shout and say off should prevent her from seeing any harassment that could demoralise her.

After that, practice with her. If she cares enough to not want to look bad then she has the potential to diligently learn her role until she is generally good at it.

[Jim_Berry]

"Hey guys how do i do this/that/the other on DRK/PLD?"

"Lol just use WAR instead xD"

Probably not the best PR policy for a job that like half the community wants nerfed.

As a NIN, I don't want WAR nerfed because people may stop using it, which will result in me needing to spam Dancing Edge

[Jim_Berry]

I'm a black mage.

I just want to see the world burn.

I'm a NIN.

I just want to see the world bleed.

[Greven]

Souleater or Abyssal Drain on big packs are your first means to heal if you don't have an healer, prioritise them. Things like Max or X Potion or Ether can be useful

[JoelStrife]

I'm a NIN.

I just want to see the world bleed.

I'm a drk and want to see the world bur... wait, that's not right! Hmm