POTD floor 200 solo

[Alleo]

Well it seems that the floor 190 boss is soloable by a redmage because someone on the Japanese datacenter got to 194. Also the one that died in the video I linked tried it again and died at 4%. But it still seems that only one job will be able to do this thanks to having the combination of enough DPS and enough healing. So please still take a look at this SE, its not good balancing if only one job can even get the chance to get the title.

(Also DC will always be a problem)

Edit: I got a server dc (my internet was fine) exactly when boss 140 just needed one more hit...things like that really make me feel like not playing this game anymore..its just so frustrating..I think I will give up.

[Jandor]

Heh, this still isn't done. My own attempt failed at floor 141 of all places.

[Angelusdemonus]

Heh, this still isn't done. My own attempt failed at floor 141 of all places.

Bluntly speaking, it won't be accomplished. DDoS was definitely a big issue, but removing that factor, it's just impossible with the current job/item toolkits and the RNG on the last 20 floors. And I can say its impossible, because it's been pretty much a full year since solo was introduced and it's still not completed, lol.

Unless it's patched or adjusted, it will sit incomplete.

[Airget]

Nah, what stops some people from doing solo including myself is the fact 1 d/c erases all your progress. A lot of people don't care to spend hours doing something knowing that if they d/c the time they spent is now lost/wasted. And yes in this situation it is wasted time because what caused you to lose out on a run was a 1 second disconnect that you had no control over.

If there was more safety over ones save there would be solo runs at 200, but as it stands now the only ones who are attempting floor 200 are those who are either ok with losing their progress with a d/c or those ignorant to the fact you lose all your progress if you d/c.

[ServerCollaps]

what stops people is the fact that half of the 190+ enemies 1 shot you with unavoidable attacks and you would need an almost impossibl huge amount of luck to clear it (getting the right enemies, pomanders, no negative room effects, etc)

[Alistaire]

what stops people is the fact that half of the 190+ enemies 1 shot you with unavoidable attacks and you would need an almost impossibl huge amount of luck to clear it (getting the right enemies, pomanders, no negative room effects, etc)

I'm sure not actually getting anything from this achievement is a factor too. Even a mount would've been tons better than a title.

Out of curiosity though, do you have to start at floor 1 to get this? At this point they should probably consider allowing people to start at 101...there's literally no value in doing 51-100 and at this point it's just an unnecessary time-sink.

[Alleo]

I'm sure not actually getting anything from this achievement is a factor too. Even a mount would've been tons better than a title.

Out of curiosity though, do you have to start at floor 1 to get this? At this point they should probably consider allowing people to start at 101...there's literally no value in doing 51-100 and at this point it's just an unnecessary time-sink.

A mount would just be even more salt in the wounds because nobody would be able to get it right now. There are just too many points that will make you fail solo that its nearly impossible even if someone is playing perfectly. Random DCs and huge lags on the chaos datacenter (as an example), the RNG with pomanders, the timer that is probably running out on solo runs, the huge damage that those monsters do and much more...Someone needs to be able to run this from 1-200 (yes its from floor 1) without one single DC or lag (since lag could just kill you..) with a redmage (as the only job that is able to do that) which the right amount of pomanders (you wont survive some bosses without them), with the right amount of luck about monster spawns and enough time.

Thats just too much..

Also yes allowing at least solo players to start from 101 would help a bit but its probably not enough.

[Alistaire]

(yes its from floor 1)

That's absolute nonsense.

[Alleo]

That's absolute nonsense.

It is, especially since you need all the time from 1-50 x). And you need the luck of having no single DC on 200 floors..honestly I am not really sure if they ever thought this one through..

[LalaRu]

That's absolute nonsense.

If the achievement become more lenient and is fine if we will start from 51, I'll go thru 1-50 anyway, to get a full load of pomanders I know I will starve of, later.