Suggestion for The Lost City of Amdapor (Diabolos fight)

[Gemina]

I did this dungeon for the first time looking forward to the door mechanic that can now be completely ignored. Far lesser bosses have insta-kill mechanics, and the doors are far too cool. Let Ominous Ruin insta-kill the party, or introduce an extreme mode that does.

[Mirch]

thing is they nerfed lots of contents, if u like instawipe mechanics the second coil of bahamut savage on entry ilvl gear, not undersized, it really exciting X)

[Nyghtmarerobu]

I did this dungeon for the first time looking forward to the door mechanic that can now be completely ignored. Far lesser bosses have insta-kill mechanics, and the doors are far too cool. Let Ominous Ruin insta-kill the party, or introduce an extreme mode that does.

Its called being overgeared. After doing it the way you described for a very long time, I'm okay with it as it is now. Lets the boss be a breeze, because you don't have to tell new people how to do it, and muck it up, which happened A LOT. Either way, It should be left alone, changing it will give cause for people to just bail on it at the start, like many other dungeouns...

[Gemina]

Its called being overgeared. After doing it the way you described for a very long time, I'm okay with it as it is now. Lets the boss be a breeze, because you don't have to tell new people how to do it, and muck it up, which happened A LOT. Either way, It should be left alone, changing it will give cause for people to just bail on it at the start, like many other dungeouns...

IOW, make an iconic boss faceroll so players using roulette can get in and out asap because they can't be bothered teaching people new mechanics?

Now I do get that if it was that way, people would bounce at the start. I also get that the content is old, and many players have run it quite a bit, but it leaves players like me who really do want to learn left with an empty feeling. A mechanic other than 'kill adds and we live' totally wasted because why? The devs can't confide in a player's ability to learn, or they can't confide in other players to have the patience to teach them? Just sad either way.

[Culfinrandir]

Almost every server will have either a FC or linkshell with people dedicated to doing content "as intended" by using minimum level sync or even going in with gear that you'd likely have at the time. See if you can find one on your server & run content "as intended", it's fun.

[Gemina]

Almost every server will have either a FC or linkshell with people dedicated to doing content "as intended" by using minimum level sync or even going in with gear that you'd likely have at the time. See if you can find one on your server & run content "as intended", it's fun.

That is a great idea. I do have an FC, but it is comprised of mostly hardcore crafters, so I might want to seek out a LS with similar interests. I've tried to get people to run content with me at min iLv, and no one is down. "Good luck" is the most common response.

Ah well, there is still plenty of content for me to experience during of which I will continue to seek out these "as intended' groups. Thanks for the suggestion!

[Culfinrandir]

That is a great idea. I do have an FC, but it is comprised of mostly hardcore crafters, so I might want to seek out a LS with similar interests. I've tried to get people to run content with me at min iLv, and no one is down. "Good luck" is the most common response.

Ah well, there is still plenty of content for me to experience during of which I will continue to seek out these "as intended' groups. Thanks for the suggestion!

Good luck with finding a group for a linkshell, if there isn't one that set one up. You'd be surprised how many people are willing to do things like run Castrum properly if they know there's the WT &/or tome bonuses.

[Mirch]

my FC does run coils with minimum ilvl setting up, which isnt really minimum ilvl but some sort of average between the entry ilvl and the sync cap ilvl, i guess?
and hell yes it is a lot more fun and daaaaaamn challenging of course, wiping happens often, unless there is a group of propropropropropropropropropropropropropro peeps lol