Average item level calculation needs fixing, as does lv50 gear progression

[therpgfanatic]

I think your requirements for Hard mode Primals are too high though. Full Darklight and Garuda weapon was overkill for Titan HM even when it came out. As long as you have the HP to survive stomps and a decent weapon, you're fine.

I remember tanking Titan HM for my relic weapon in darklight with a GC weapon. It was by no means easy, and after all my cooldowns were popped, I had to time those Flashes perfectly to dodge Mountain Buster or we'd wipe. So there's no way you can convince me full Darklight was "overkill".

A tank can't have the HP to survive Titan's Mountain Buster + Bombs exploding near them while they are decked out in AF armour and some pre-lv 50 rings. Even with my own tank's gear (i93) I tend to have trouble if the bombs spawn in a weird pattern so that two are on top of me. Which I've noticed is happening more often than it used to .

Oh, and the DPS sure can't clear the heart phase either if they are in AF gear.

The biggest thing about Titan HM's difficulty is that you have to be 100% on the ball and if you have even the tiniest bit of latency he's going to knock you off the edge. He can also entrap one of your healers in a Gaol, which can result in a severely undergeared tank instantly getting KOed. But while you're dodging all that crap you also have to be clearing the DPS checks, which is why you need decent gear.

Even with 40% boost from Echo, by the time you get to that point you'll have 10 minutes on the clock and it's not enough time to beat Titan anyway.

But yeah the gear progression in this game makes no sense at all. By the time you are *actually* geared for a dungeon none of the loot it useful to you. I still don't understand why they got rid of Philosophy tomes.