Monocular Biclops... why? This thing is so broken!

[FranSeara]

Shadowflare + Enkindle is my best friend.

[MaethusXion]

First time I fought this I got surprised by the adds. Pretty sure I killed them all but died due to the actual boss, thank god my homepoint was the same zone so I actually kept that map, then I went back and killed the Clops.

PLD solo I always take Alex maps as Sword Oath & Stoneskin at the start, for the Biclops I keep Fight or Flight & Circle of Scorn for the adds, throwing everything else at the boss. When the first set of adds pop I run over, FoF/CoS them, and tap a Mercy Stroke on one if it survives, then just go back to spamming the Biclops til FoF runs out(usually right after I CoS the 2nd set of adds). Toss in a Stoneskin & Bloodbath as needed(Bloodbath usually during 2nd adds just before CoS), and if really low pop Hallowed Ground>Convalescence>Curespam>Stoneskin just before HG is out

This map boss is laughable if you've got a melee & BRD/BLM/SMN duo, melee take the boss & ranged take the adds, and its easy as hell if you're bringing multiple friends who're all working on Nexus Light with you.

[Blindheart]

Maps do not have to be done with class you want Alex for... So if you have troubles killing bosses with one class, just pick another. I have been able to solo(no friends or chocobo) all of the mobs with WAR. While I haven't tried it I see no reason why it can't be done as SMN with pet and choco out. can swap to DPS pet for adds as the cyclops is far to busy casting AOEs to really need a tank. Bane on adds with shadow flare should get most while pet deal with the rest. Choco will either be healing or stuck on boss depending on setup. Sounds pretty easy... And that's not even counting cross class skills.

[Lucke]

I can do this map solo as a 109~ PLD, but it gets a little iffy. I use my bird, just cause. The one I really hate is the one that spawns 6-8 bombs then run at you and explode.

[Donjo]

I can do this map solo as a 109~ PLD, but it gets a little iffy. I use my bird, just cause. The one I really hate is the one that spawns 6-8 bombs then run at you and explode.

Those bombs only explode if you kill the golem before the bombs. Just go kill them right when they spawn and there's nothing to worry about.

[Lucke]

Those bombs only explode if you kill the golem before the bombs. Just go kill them right when they spawn and there's nothing to worry about.

They seem to home in on your after 30 or so seconds. If they all hit you, it's over since each bomb does like, 1k dmg. As a PLD, I can't kill all of them before they explode my face. I can maybe take out 2-3 of them though. With a bird, they can absorb some bombs, but they'll die after each wave.

[Myrhn]

WHM- Holy x2 all adds dead

[Chihaya]

Never had a problem with the golems/bomb one either - just attack them as soon as they spawn. BLM - fire2/flare, SCH - dot/bane, as for PLD, never had issues dpsing them down before they explode though I do save circle of scorn. Sword Oath - usually in STR accessories though I don't see the problem even with VIT accessories seeing how fast they die

[Aurelinaus]

Sch? worse off lol no? leading the pack more like only other job I that I had solo'ing with no choco is WAR.

CS Shadow flare, and a couple Miasma IIs to speed things along and they are dead.

Only job I think would have a problem with this particular map would be PLD or MNK (and pretty sure I could be proven wrong) since they would have to go through targets one by one but nothing that can't be fixed with heals from a choco.

Just because they didn't make it brain-dead face-roll easy doesn't make it bad design.

Edit: You CAN run out of range to drop aggro and switch jobs.

[FranSeara]

Sch? worse off lol no? leading the pack more like only other job I that I had solo'ing with no choco is WAR.

CS Shadow flare, and a couple Miasma IIs to speed things along and they are dead.

Only job I think would have a problem with this particular map would be PLD or MNK (and pretty sure I could be proven wrong) since they would have to go through targets one by one but nothing that can't be fixed with heals from a choco.

Just because they didn't make it brain-dead face-roll easy doesn't make it bad design.

Edit: You CAN run out of range to drop aggro and switch jobs.

Tip: Which will reset the Boss and cause you to run out of time and fail the map.