The Aurum Vale

[BloodRubyXII]

it's not even that bad, it's just the level bracket it's in is extremely stupid.

[Janise]

All - seriously when are we going to stop feeding this troll? About the last six posts have followed the same pattern - post something vaguely innocuous, spend the next three pages making increasingly provocative statements, step back open popcorn and watch the fun. Just ignore the blithering idiot right from the get go.

[TheDukeofSpook]

It's just top 3 ugliest dungeons of all time imo.

[BluexBird]

This dungeon is only hard if the tank pulls more than they can handle at the start. They have to be aware that some of the monsters are moving around and might get too close and start attacking.

Other than that, the healer just needs to know that AoE heals are a thing, and DPS have to mind their distance on the second boss. Easyyy!

[Kakiko]

I tanked Aurum Vale yesterday for the first time, with my sister who plays WHM and it was also her first time. It wasn't too bad. Healer died once on the ogre boss because she stood too close to him. Other than that and one of the DPS pulling a few times (on purpose) it was relatively painless. Other DPS wanted to 100% clear but I pretty much vetoed that because first-time healer and first-time tank don't really need that and the XP isn't really worth it.

It's not a difficult dungeon, it's just (as someone else said) restrictive in terms of visibility and very, very narrow in a lot of parts. It's not even a very long dungeon (Toto-Rak is WAY longer and can be confusing if you don't keep your map open).

[Cakekizyy]

Not doing full clear when requested is a scumbag move in my book.

[Settiesama]

Not doing full clear when requested is a scumbag move in my book.

Depends. If the majority of the party wants the full clear then sure, but if it's 3/4 say in terms of wanting a speed, then it's a scumbag move to go full clear.

[Cakekizyy]

Depends. If the majority of the party wants the full clear then sure, but if it's 3/4 say in terms of wanting a speed, then it's a scumbag move to go full clear.

Doing full clear doesn't make it that much longer, but not doing might mean another 30+ queue for dps.

[MoroMurasaki]

Doing full clear doesn't make it that much longer, but not doing might mean another 30+ queue for dps.

Why? Is there ever anything locked behind a full clear of AV that I'm unaware of? Just because you miss a bit of exp doesn't mean 3 other people should waste their time (likely their view of their situatuon if they wanted a speed run) with no real benefit.

[savageink]

Why? Is there ever anything locked behind a full clear of AV that I'm unaware of? Just because you miss a bit of exp doesn't mean 3 other people should waste their time (likely their view of their situatuon if they wanted a speed run) with no real benefit.

No idea if full clear gives anything, but i think there is a minion chest in there somewhere that gets missed a lot.