Quote Originally Posted by Demacia View Post
It took me three tries to beat Maat. Funny thing is both times I lost when I was all pumped up and focused, third try I logged on early saturday morning still half asleep like "Fuck it, let's just do this" and ended up winning. Beating CoP's airship battle pre-nerf after the 12th try? That was some shit I wanted to celebrate over.
Ha! Very similar scenario for me. I got him on the 3rd attempt, and it was kind of a "throw away" attempt.

The first two times, I'd done my homework, checked out different strategies, got the different items I knew I'd need, etc... and lost. Horribly.

The third time was a freebie. I was helping someone else get their testimony - it was down in Monastic Cavern, if I recall - and a DRG Test. dropped... Since I was the only one in the group playing DRG who needed it, I got it.

So, just for kicks, I went in and gave it a shot. Was not nearly as prepared, and was much more "lax" about it. I didn't break any time records (especially with the current one when I did it being something like 48 seconds), but I beat the old geezer. I still have the screenshot of the combat log from it heheh.

It was pretty awesome. Great feeling to beat that guy, and have the way to 75 wide open from then on.