PotD floor 200 solo clears

[Melichoir]

I dont get why RDMs are able to clear floors more easily than Paladins. Is the Range benefit and kiting that useful at higher floors where a PLD cant tank the damage effectively?

[Nariel]

I dont get why RDMs are able to clear floors more easily than Paladins. Is the Range benefit and kiting that useful at higher floors where a PLD cant tank the damage effectively?

Damage output I think. As good as a PLD can be, a RDM is just so far stronger. PLD wil resist better, but the RDM will kill it that much faster and time is really a problem in this mess of a challenge.

[Mirhd]

I dont get why RDMs are able to clear floors more easily than Paladins. Is the Range benefit and kiting that useful at higher floors where a PLD cant tank the damage effectively?

I'd imagine a PLD's durability doesn't mean much when the floor 180 boss is spamming meteors at your face. RDM has fast sustain and damage.

Anyway, I never bothered going past floor 100 because of the ridiculous RNG nature of it, but it is rather silly that only RDM seems capable of finishing it somewhat consistently.

[Barraind]

I dont get why RDMs are able to clear floors more easily than Paladins. Is the Range benefit and kiting that useful at higher floors where a PLD cant tank the damage effectively?

Theres points where the lack of damage output or sustained heal potential mean more than being almost there.

Paladin with level 80 abilities scaling down to 60 would probably be able to meet those checks, but the lack of a real range option would hurt it massively in places where Red Mage has 0 downsides. RM can output a massive burst before a mob can reach them, and theres things you absolutely do not want getting more than one chance to hit you, regardless of mitigation.