So Diabolos (The Boss)

[Vallug]

OK so I have already posted awhile back how much I loved his battle..however part of me is still sad he is not getting his own patch and trials..I mean I would love gear themed around him and everything. Oh well..still I love seeing his special in game.

[Razzle]

I really enjoy that whole dungeon tbh. Not sure why, I guess cause it's not so full with trash so you don't fall asleep between bosses (stone vigil)... And the bosses are pretty fun... Love the music too

I want Temple of Qarn hard mode

[LadyVal]

I like that dungeon too, it is visually very unique, and I love the whole Dream Spire (or whatever the name is) area, kind of the dark mechanics behind why the city is so ruined.

I'm fairly bummed that they did the same thing with Siren. Such cool summons from FF8 turned into just plain ol' bosses. Who knows though, they might get additional encounters later.

[Kiroh]

I like that dungeon too, it is visually very unique, and I love the whole Dream Spire (or whatever the name is) area, kind of the dark mechanics behind why the city is so ruined.

I'm fairly bummed that they did the same thing with Siren. Such cool summons from FF8 turned into just plain ol' bosses. Who knows though, they might get additional encounters later.

Actually that spire was used (and built) by the white mages of Amdapor as a prison for Diabolos. Diabolos himself was summoned by Amdapor's enemies in an attempt to destroy the city, but the white mages sealed him away instead.

(A bit more of the lore for fun and because I love it)

Amdapor is actually in it's current state because of the 6th Umbral catastrophe that ushered in the end of the 5th astral era. The War of the Magi forced such great and grand use of the land's aether that it bled it dry, this served to both drain the land around the city of Amdapor entirely of it's earth elemental aspect (as explained by E-Sumi-Yan) as well as enrage the elementals. They summoned forth the elemental of nihility, Oha-Sok, whose sorrow at seeing the twelveswood drained of it's aether caused rain to pour endlessly until nearly the entirety of Eorzea was covered in it's flood waters. When the waters retreated, the survivors fled underground to escape the elementals' wrath, forming the subterranean nation of Gelmorra, precursor to the modern day Gridania, as well as the nation of Belah'dia which flourished in Thanalan during the 6th Astral Era.

[LadyVal]

Actually that spire was used (and built) by the white mages of Amdapor as a prison for Diabolos. Diabolos himself was summoned by Amdapor's enemies in an attempt to destroy the city, but the white mages sealed him away instead.

Ah I see, I guess I never got that. Learning all kinds of lore tonight haha. I figured he brought all of the fungus and bugs, it makes more sense if he was a sealed weapon used against Ampadoor though since his powers revolve around gravity, and not bugs or pestilence.

[lololink]

Actually that spire was used (and built) by the white mages of Amdapor as a prison for Diabolos. Diabolos himself was summoned by Amdapor's enemies in an attempt to destroy the city, but the white mages sealed him away instead.

If i remember correctly it's the mages of Amdapor that summoned him and then the survivors decided to never use that magic again and trapped Diabolos in the city.

Ask E-Sumi-Yan he will tell you the story.

[HakuroDK]

The first two-thirds of the dungeon freak me out a bit, 'cause it'd probably be my worst nightmare if I were to experience it in real life. All of the fungus and oversized insects... it's frightening as hell to me, though I can understand why a lot of folks find it to be aesthetically pleasing.

The last bit, inside the tower, is more interesting to me, because it's more of a Dark Castle kind of feel.

I think one of my only gripes about Diabolos is that, as a Tank, it's almost impossible for me to both do my job and get the doors at the same time, and whenever I ask who wants to get the doors (in which I say, truthfully, that anyone who gets the doors will get my commendation for the run), almost no one ever volunteers for, like, a full minute. Either because they don't know how the doors work, or they're too lazy to get the doors, or they don't want to get yelled at if they fail the doors in any way.

Hell, I'd be more than happy to get the doors if I could reasonably do so while tanking. But I kinda can't. So I have to rely on other folks to do it, but they don't want to for whichever reason. Though I can't say the current climate of players where failure justifies harassment helps in any way (not that I practice that, I actually think it's kinda disgusting to harass people just for failure, especially if they have a good reason for it, because all it does is hurt that player. Not once has harassment ever helped anyone.)

[lololink]

Hell, I'd be more than happy to get the doors if I could reasonably do so while tanking. But I kinda can't. So I have to rely on other folks to do it, but they don't want to for whichever reason.

Ask the DD not to damages the boss before you marked the door, pull the boss, flash/Overpower, mark the door. and go back to normal, if DD don't listen then let them die and provoke the boss when you are done with the doors, once you have aggro there is no problem to move and open the doors.( you can open one at the beginning and only open the second during his Dark Messenger )

[HakuroDK]

Ask the DD not to damages the boss before you marked the door, pull the boss, flash/Overpower, mark the door. and go back to normal, if DD don't listen then let them die and provoke the boss when you are done with the doors, once you have aggro there is no problem to move and open the doors.( you can open one at the beginning and only open the second during his Dark Messenger )

That just doesn't seem reasonable to me, though. It'd be infinitely easier to get the DD to do it, especially the ranged DD. Opening the first door could easily get interrupted by just about anything, and that'd be insanely annoying. "Opening-" *interrupted* "Opening-" *interrupted* "Opening-" *interrupted* "Opening-" *interrupted* "Opening-" *interrupted* "Opening-" *interrupted*

Not my idea of a good time.

[Pyreflye]

I would absolutely love to see a Minstrel's Ballad for Diabolos, Siren and Odin.