Story Fight: The Heretics Among Us

[Theremita]

I got to this fight at level 40, tried it what must have been about 10 times but either I died or the NPCs died and the duty failed.

I tried different strategies, read about it on here and other forums and even levelled to 41 thinking the extra stats might make a difference but I tried it a few more times today and there was no change.

I thought it might be my gear. My average gear level says 34 but there's nothing else I can buy that is any better than what I have now.

I don't claim to be the best at these types of games, this is my first one, but am I missing something!?

[ninthfantasy]

I struggled with this a lot... I can't remember it exactly, but what helped me was sleeping the mobs. Really helps!

[Theremita]

I struggled with this a lot... I can't remember it exactly, but what helped me was sleeping the mobs. Really helps!

I've tried that, sleeping some of the first 3 so the NPC doesn't lose as much HP. And then later when the dragon is following me everywhere I try and steer it from the NPC that loves to stand in the AOE while sleeping the 2 that turn up then

[Theremita]

Anyone any ideas/tips?

[Renala]

Unlock Physic from arcanist and toss them a few years?

[Mazi]

I might be completly off here but if it is the fight that I think it is you are spose to get the wyvern to body slam the enemy npc to make him die faster. Once again this is only if you are doing the thing I am thinking of and I am not a complete idiot xP

[Theremita]

I've just joined the Arcanist guild and got Physick, tried healing the archer and other guy before the guy turned into a dragon so we'd have more of a chance. I ran around so the dragon would follow me and take the heat of the NPCs but because I can't move and cast a spell at the same time I couldn't heal myself and died

It's the first I've heard anyone mention that Mazi but I'll give it a go!

[charlemagne]

Can't say I remember this fight too well but from what I do remember keeping the archer alive is a huge help. Use whatever debuffs and DoTs you can on the dragon and kite him around the npc's.

[eagledorf]

I think this fight is just really really poorly balanced for the level. You want to try to keep the NPCs alive by killing the early mobs fast to maximize your DPS and keeping the dragon and add facing away from the healer (and stay away yourself if possible since it does that ground AOE). Otherwise you just have to try to stay alive. I remember it seemed to depend a lot on luck for me when I finally cleared the battle.

The other thing is that the healer helps, but you must watch your own and the tank character's HP because he will do absolutely nothing for long periods of time when he's needed for no reason that I can comprehend. Also the tank is absolutely useless against the dragon. Good luck.

[Theremita]

It's difficult to stop and heal when the dragon is following only me, either I die first or the NPCs do and the duty fails, it's so frustrating

http://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodest...acter/2391794/

Am I wearing good gear, is there anything better I could buy to help me? I only recently got the weapon, and the cowl I got from a dungeon it's similar to one I was wearing before and it seems like it's quite powered like nothing else I saw came close to it in stats so I've been wearing it for a while now.