So I healed Sohm Al as an AST (part 2)

[Ashquar]

For those who have no idea what the title is on about, I healed (or tried to) Sohm Al as an AST last week. It went badly, and resulted in me being kicked from the dungeon 5 minutes into the run.
So I came here to explain the situation and ask if there was anyone who could give some poor rookie AST some advice. And boy did I get some!
Anyway I took the advice that was given to me, gritted my teeth and ran it again. And what a difference! So far have run it a total of three times and then moved onto the Aery dungeon, which I managed as well.
So just wanted to say a big THANK YOUfor those people who responded and gave advice and offered tips and suggestions!!

[Yumi_umi]

Thats great to hear
Just make sure ur ready for the Vault.
Its technically the aurum vale of 3.0 imo. It'll be a nightmare for healers if their party members suck.

[LycorisSelunis]

Thats great to hear
Just make sure ur ready for the Vault.
Its technically the aurum vale of 3.0 imo. It'll be a nightmare for healers if their party members suck.

Really and truly!!!! the last boss was a nightmare the first time I went in. we wiped 9 times and timed out (hadn't wiped on other bosses at all) but it was very late and my tank and I were tired. we called it a night and went in the next day and knocked it out the first time. You really cannot cover the mistakes of others in there, they have to be on point too.

[RavenTwospirit]

Really and truly!!!! the last boss was a nightmare the first time I went in. we wiped 9 times and timed out (hadn't wiped on other bosses at all) but it was very late and my tank and I were tired. we called it a night and went in the next day and knocked it out the first time. You really cannot cover the mistakes of others in there, they have to be on point too.

I agree! The whole instance can be a nightmare if you don't have everyone pulling their weight. Some of the trash pulls are so large and hard-hitting that I am glad I have Sacred Soil (even / especially if there is a Summoner in the group to use Shadowflare to slow the hits down).

I think the final boss is a DPS check as well as a tank/healer check. I had a run where one of the DPS disconnected, and the other kept getting killed to the point that I didn't have the time/mana to swiftcast-rez him. The tank and I got the boss to around 10%, but eventually the AOE damage took its tole. After we replaced the disconnected DPS, everything went ever-so-much more smoothly!