Titan (Extreme): the Speed Kill Challenge

[carraway]

Our set-up was: PLD MNK MNK BRD BRD BLM SMN WHM

We'll try it again soon and see how our times compare to yours.

We also want to try 1-tank, 1-healer Ifrit EX.

Nice. Yeah, we were discussing the potential benefit of having a second MNK instead of a DRG and whether the math would work out, especially if one of the MNKs does the flank/rear rotation and the other MNK does a heavy rear rotation.

For 1-tank/1-healer Ifrit, our main concern is just people blowing up eventually because if we push the fight as hard as possible, we end up skipping every set of Crimson Cyclones, so stacks never fall. The encounter feels somewhat "gated" to us, unfortunately, so it's a little less fun to push it, but I'm still interested in seeing what the ceiling is.

[bokchoykn]

Nice. Yeah, we were discussing the potential benefit of having a second MNK instead of a DRG and whether the math would work out, especially if one of the MNKs does the flank/rear rotation and the other MNK does a heavy rear rotation.

To be honest, we didn't really put any thought into our team composition. Both MNKs (myself included) were WAR mains. One of our BRD was a WHM main. Our SMN was WHM main. We just went with whatever we had.

If I had to remake the team comp though, it would probably be about the same, except maybe swapping the BLM for a DRG.

I think with two BRDs, it's best to have a DRG for Disembowl.

For 1-tank/1-healer Ifrit, our main concern is just people blowing up eventually because if we push the fight as hard as possible, we end up skipping every set of Crimson Cyclones, so stacks never fall. The encounter feels somewhat "gated" to us, unfortunately, so it's a little less fun to push it, but I'm still interested in seeing what the ceiling is.

Maybe the best way is to consciously try not skip the Crimson Cyclone. It adds to the kill time, but I think dropping Incinerate stacks is too important going into the final phase.

[carraway]

If I had to remake the team comp though, it would probably be about the same, except maybe swapping the BLM for a DRG.

I think with two BRDs, it's best to have a DRG for Disembowl.

Maybe the best way is to consciously try not skip the Crimson Cyclone. It adds to the kill time, but I think dropping Incinerate stacks is too important going into the final phase.

Going heavier melee on Titan is definitely an option. And yeah, for Ifrit, we would have to call DPS stops at certain points to force Crimson Cyclones (which is why we feel it's somewhat gated). We don't like stopping