Anyone enter darkhold yet?

**Waraji** · 2011-07-23 21:08

Made these "cute" little maps for those curious how to further optimize their first floor run.

1st Floor

Spoiler: show

2nd Floor

Spoiler: show

If anyone's got any further input do share.

*edit* we have not checked for chests at the room Directly North of the Ogre room after the fight.

**Waraji** · 2011-07-23 21:15

Gratz. Gotta give up that secret strategy now! ;D /pm

**blindSharingan** · 2011-07-24 00:24

Have you guys ever gotten gear from the 2nd chest on the 1st floor? We always get dark matter :-/

**Grey Jorildyn** · 2011-07-24 00:27

We've gotten Bladedancer's Jackboots three times in the 2nd chest on 1st floor.

**Calemero** · 2011-07-24 00:30

1st chest: Warlock's Pattens
2nd chest: Bladedancer's Jackboots
3rd chest: Revolutionist's Bliaud
4th chest (Deepvoid Slave): Solid Scale Mail
5th chest: Alpine War Jacket
6th chest (Batraal): Claret/Lone Knight Set

think this is 100% accurate. At least 99% accurate for our LS.

**OWS_Tonx** · 2011-07-24 00:34

On the first boss, how are y'all beating him? We're making it to him in 40min or so, but get stomped everytime the ghost things come in. Even running away a couple members die from getting hit with grave reel

**Calemero** · 2011-07-24 00:35

Originally Posted by OWS_Tonx

On the first boss, how are y'all beating him? We're making it to him in 40min or so, but get stomped everytime the ghost things come in. Even running away a couple members die from getting hit with grave reel

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mwOMq...layer_embedded

**Kaiyoko** · 2011-07-24 00:52

Originally Posted by Calemero

think this is 100% accurate. At least 99% accurate for our LS.

This is the same for us, just can't 100% last box, almost got the last boss down though.

**OWS_Tonx** · 2011-07-24 01:08

So just moving between up there and down is all? We just need to perfect timing then I guess.

**Grey Jorildyn** · 2011-07-24 01:15

Using Sentinel between transitions is good too. Firespit is a pain in the ass. I've been hit with it twice trying to stay with him and inching him up that ramp. Leads to wipe most times.

**Calemero** · 2011-07-24 01:20

Originally Posted by Grey Jorildyn

Using Sentinel between transitions is good too. Firespit is a pain in the ass. I've been hit with it twice trying to stay with him and inching him up that ramp. Leads to wipe most times.

being too far away from the ogre is the death of many good attempts. when you're transitioning you need to "walk" him up and down to each tanking area.

**Calemero** · 2011-07-24 01:30

Batraal is on farm status as of 2:30AM EST. Getting everyone their achievements. Golden chest is 100% loot drop for him and so far we've gotten x2 Claret Coif.

**OWS_Tonx** · 2011-07-24 01:43

Appreciate the tips. Might try again tomorrow if I can get the manpower. If anything to farm the first 3 chest.

**Krelian** · 2011-07-24 01:46

Originally Posted by Calemero

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mwOMq...layer_embedded

This takes me back about 8 years to the first video I saw of sky in XI with Ondori and Twentytwo on ranger against genbu; that video which basically got us into XI end game. So here we are and there Twentytwo is again in a bg video ! ! (Edit: and on ranger!!!)

**Corrderio** · 2011-07-24 02:11

So how often would you guys say the Ogre uses weaponskills? I'm trying a run tomorrow and thinking of trying to cripple it's TP gain with Moonrise/Twisting Vice/etc. since my Archer is my lowest class right now.

**euph** · 2011-07-24 02:14

the ogre uses weaponskills like any regular monster pre-50% (51%-100%). Once you get it below 50% it starts to buff itself and switches from mostly auto-attacks to mostly TP moves. Towards the end of the fight you are looking at back-to-back-to-back-to-back TP moves.

**Corrderio** · 2011-07-24 02:14

Well that's going to suck then.

**Calemero** · 2011-07-24 02:15

Originally Posted by Corrderio

So how often would you guys say the Ogre uses weaponskills? I'm trying a run tomorrow and thinking of trying to cripple it's TP gain with Moonrise/Twisting Vice/etc. since my Archer is my lowest class right now.

if you have a tank with emulate/decoy ect ect then the TP moves don't even make a dent, what you have to worry about is the ranged attack (Firespit) so staying as close as possible to him the entire fight is key.

**Corrderio** · 2011-07-24 02:20

Well since you've done it you'd be the best to ask for it. But if you were a melee DD, what would you say they'd have to do to survive?

**Calemero** · 2011-07-24 02:25

Originally Posted by Corrderio

Well since you've done it you'd be the best to ask for it. But if you were a melee DD, what would you say they'd have to do to survive?

Unless you have the keyboard skills of OGSMC on cocaine, then you likely won't survive as melee DD on ogre; which is why we run with THM/CON/ARC/GLA. For Batraal, melee DD is OK but ARC/THM still out damages everything.

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