"Taking a stand" quest

[moahrs]

I finally got through the instance thanks to some help from a commenter on a YouTube video!

Therefore, I wanted to post this here since it may help others as it did myself. Also, I'd like to say that advice like 'One key gives us heals, one does damage, and one does AoEs', again is NOT helpful. Most of us know that, but which one does what, and some buttons are more helpful than others as many will notice below in the explanation that a kind-hearted individual gave.

Anyways, onto what I hope will help people. First off, once again I'd like to say this is from a person on YouTube who was kind enough in the comments to explain the mechanics and how they worked best.

1. Before you even start, press the green button. it increases your max HP by 20% and restores it. Use this IMMEDIATELY and EVERY time it comes up, keep an eye out for it.
2. Spam only Tail of the Bra'ax, over and over again because this combo helps raises your HP. If you are too far away from him to do Tail of the Bra'ax, like running away to dodge an AOE, throw in some Beak of the Lautena, it does ranged damage.
3. When he raises his arms and has red flames around him, use Run of Rnoneek to jump him. It is the purple button with the three charges, also get behind him. Make sure to keep using Tail of the Bra'ax to get the combo and keep restoring HP.
4. When all the orbs start to light up, and you see a green one, run toward it, this little area will always be a safe Zone.
5, Dodge all the fire attacks by running around and using your AOE.
6. When he brings up the clones, he is the one with raised hands and on fire. Get behind him and keep spamming Tail of the Bra'ax.
7. Use your limit break EVERY time it comes up and do it IMMEDIATELY. Do this and spam spam spam Tail and use Laweteena pulse, your green button, EVERY time it's available. This is very important!
8. When the pillars come up out of the ground. Run to the one he created first, pay attention to the order they pop up, and run to the next two to decrease the damage taken.
9. When his thugs come in switch to the Turali Judgment instead of Tail. Just spam this over and over and over again. Make sure to use the heal button whenever it comes up.
10. After this is over, there is a timed event, and you will need to spam quickly the O button when it comes up.

Thank you so much... you tips worked like a charm... thank you very much...

[tabon]

As a guy who always plays a mage in all RPGs, I won't lie, I found it very difficult to pass this boss. I must have died over 15 times, but I managed to master it and became a good melee player (for a while at least). I didn't enjoy the process at all! But I enjoyed the new challenge of overcoming a difficult boss with a melee player. (I don't want to experience it again; I love my healer!) Good luck to all my fellow mage players, you got this! It won't be easy though

[Ironeko]

what am I reading lmao

you got 3 abilities, just press 3 buttons and don't stand in the glowing orange AoEs holy

[RexMundiMx]

i hate this quest

[Dragonlancer]

I tried this quest umpteen times. Your character's heals are too low, the boss hits too hard. It drags out too long. It is not the least bit enjoyable for me. Very Easy mode does not function as such. Looks like this MSQ will not be finished until this is fixed. That's okay. I don't need everything and am content with what I get done. If they don't want to change it, so be it. I have moved on. Why frustrate myself?

[Minali]

I tried this quest umpteen times. Your character's heals are too low, the boss hits too hard. It drags out too long. It is not the least bit enjoyable for me. Very Easy mode does not function as such. Looks like this MSQ will not be finished until this is fixed. That's okay. I don't need everything and am content with what I get done. If they don't want to change it, so be it. I have moved on. Why frustrate myself?

Many other people who were in your situation have reported they managed to clear it on "Easy" after struggling a lot with "Very Easy". I would recommend you to do the same. There has also been great advice for how to solve the mechanics in here.

Btw, has any of the people who cleared it on "Easy" but didn't manage it on "Very Easy" written a bug report by now? (I couldn't find one in the forum, but given there is a report option in game, this doesn't have to mean anything. Also, I'm bad at skim reading at times.) I know it's a hassle and needlessly complicated, but reports made from a third party are never taken seriously, so this is a thing only you personally can do. And this really sounds like the "Very Easy" mode is bugged.

[NightHour]

I printed this comment and pinned it to my wall. Nearly spit my drink out. I completed it on Normal first try. EZ fight. Folks here just need to get better at the game and stop standing in bad.

And you wonder why the healers are going on strike....

Implying the "healer temper tantrum" I mean strike.. is even having an impact...


Having no issues finding healers for content, nor is anyone else.

[LibitIncarne]

Implying the "healer temper tantrum" I mean strike.. is even having an impact...


Having no issues finding healers for content, nor is anyone else.

The average skill level of the healers available has dropped, so it is doing something.

[Aesmer]

As somebody that was born a quadraplegic with cerebral palsy and is confined to a wheelchair can I just say that I think the most egregious part of this whole quest is actually the name of the quest itself??

Jokes aside - My heart does go out to people suffering from a genuine health issue that are struggling with this such as the stroke survivor from the start of the thread, but it really does grind my gears to see people with no disabilities or physical impairments use us disabled people as scapegoats because they're incapable of beating an instanced quest on very easy.

I did it on my first try and I have maybe a whole three fingers that I can actually move to a limited degree, so please don't invoke people like me just because you're incapable of clearing it, it's extremely patronizing. I for one am BEGGING them to make more duties like 'In from the cold' and I don't want Square thinking that they need to dumb down the game even more because of people like me ty.

[Mlem]

This is an actual shame because it's a pretty important part of the story but for anyone having trouble with it, it absolutely ruins it.