Aurum Vale, is it really that bad?

[Kosmos992k]

Well, it's not that hard really, but it has this reputation because it's almost a level 50 dungeon, but is not and so level sync really bites hard. People used to overgearing content at level 50 hate the place.

It's ironic though that in a game where people bemoan the lack of challenge and difficulty, that those same players are so intolerant of running AV - because it's difficult. It's difficult because they can't overgear it.

The mechanics are straight forward, and as long as everyone works as a team,, and does their role, there is no reason it should not be cleared 1st time. I hated it the 1st time I ran it, but now, it's a fun dungeon because it maintains it's difficulty.

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the worse low lvl dungeon is Cutters Cry (loooooooong and painfull...last boss is still a wipefest )

Cutters is not that hard, that last boss really isn't hard as long as you know it's AoEs. the 'hardest' fight in Cutters is probably the Princess if the WHM won't kite the adds (which somehow became *the* way to do it). But to be honest I've run CC through DF several times and tnaked the entire thing just fine without a kiting WHM, and without a wipe - much to the surprise of the other players. Like AV it simply requires that people pay attention and do their job.

If the WHM can't/won't kite the adds, or you have a Scholar, just kill the Marshal ants first when adds spawn, and ideally have the tank gather the adds to keep hate off the healer.