AURUM HELL

[xRitzx]

The problem I have with Coincounter is that, up until that point, there is no fight in the game that requires you to watch the enemy's movements, and it remains one of the extremely few fights in the game in which you have to do this. You can't condition your players to watch for the red for 40+ levels and then throw them that curveball and expect them to instantly adapt. It's easy once you get a grasp on it, but if you're new to that dungeon, you will never know to expect this.

I agree with that. To make things even more difficult, swings are similar enough to the auto-attacks he does that you can easily mistake when a swing is coming your first try. I think SE really needs to work on future enemies that act like Coincounter.

I know Demon's Souls is a real-time game and very different from FF14 but if you compare the following videos, you will see enemies like Coincounter should really be polished more so the boss movement gives players more visual cues to know when to dodge.

Demon's Souls boss fight: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g-Qr_375ffQ

Coincounter boss fight: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6CrcxR7xv4o

[Thaliss]

Did it with PLD+SCH+MNK+SMN

3rd boss no wipe.

When Mistress is running to lay it's eggs SMN and SCH just put all DOTs on her and once eggs appeared BANE to spread DOTS then close in to launch MIASMA II. SMN used a Tri Disaster to hold those that didn't got destroyed and hatched.

Because bane can only spread to 3 targets you are not sure to destroy all. But the remaining are easy to take care of.

In the end getting the most of the team abilities is the key. Some content easier with some tools, just have to learn play differently.

[Nukocafe]

I'm guessing the OP is either Arcanist or Scholar and being a Scholar myself I feel your pain.
I tried to do this dungeon with War/Scholar/Bard/Dragoon and we just kept failing.
However when I switched to summoner and went with War/Sum/BLM/WHM we were able to clear it fine.
I think the issue is you need 2 DPS that can do enough damage to kill the morbol seedlings in the final room.
Also our White Mage helped out by Spamming Holy since as a summoner my burst AOE's are slow and crappy lol

Also since this dungeon pretty much hates the arcanist class, if you go as a summoner or scholar you have to constantly Rouse your pet so they don't die from the poison OR constantly heal them or have swiftcast available so you can raise them on the spot. Good luck!

[Crankysorc]

While I didn't have to do AV for my own relic since I unlocked the quest before it was changed, I do run it to help friends every so often. As SCH it's very annoying to do the first and last boss if the group isn't competent. The stacks never run off on your pet, so they constantly die in the dungeon and you don't have Lustrate unlocked to help makeup for heals while you wait for instant cast to come off cd to resummon.

[IgnatiusCrumwald]

Aurum Vale is just one of those places, like the swamp in Dark Souls, that no one wants to go to unless they have to.

[baopee]

I finished AV with PLD, WHM, SCH & DGN, it was PITA if the tank does not know what he is doing, if you can get a decent tank through DF, you should not ave problem with it, as for difficulty, I still think cutter's cry is harder.

[KaosuNoTenshi]

This is my Favorite Dungeon... First time I did as BRD with SMN+SCH+PLD and was really hard, we wipe many times... But I really enjoy the challenge...

I really hope SE make a Hard Version... :3

[Rhindas]

Cutter's first boss is harder than the others in my opinion. A tank that isn't good at large AoE tanking is going to kill his healer constantly there. Chimera is basically hokey pokey. But Cutter's Cry isn't outright discriminatory against any job like Aurum Vale has it out for Arcanists.

[Gradlein]

Aurum Vale is just one of those places, like the swamp in Dark Souls, that no one wants to go to unless they have to.

Hey! I love Blighttown! It makes for some awesome invasions.

[Nukocafe]

I still think cutter's cry is harder.

Did you perhaps mean Sunken Temple of Quarn....? I cleared Cutter's Cry in 1 try...Aurum Vale and Quarn took me several tries...(；・∀・)