Ifrit Extreme Mode

[Hiroishime]

Lol this strat has been around forever in JP server at least, but it's not replicated because its not that easy to replicate due to it requires precise timing to LoS Ifrit, sprinting helps.

[Niiro]

What are you gonna rep the healer with? Surely not a third tank. I am just pointing out how easy it already is to wipe yourself in the last nail phase by taking Ifrit's hp too low. Adding 6th dps means you'll have to take it easy a bit going into the final nails.

Don't need to do it with solo healer though (which I do agree is a moot setup in Ifrit EX, as is solo tank). But a SCH able to dodge wind can just stay inside and Succor all the time instead of having to hang out on the edge.

Yea...I wouldn't dream of bringing another DPS to Ifrit, he can get uncomfortably low in PUGs during the final nail phase.

It would just be nice to not have to care about winds and it would make melees less of a liability.

[Fondue]

Lol this strat has been around forever in JP server at least, but it's not replicated because its not that easy to replicate due to it requires precise timing to LoS Ifrit, sprinting helps.

what makes him stand still to cast sometimes and rotate with me trying to LoS others? do you have to wait until the cast starts to run or run as soon as he starts spinning? obviously this is not necessary but I'm just wondering why he spins sometimes

[Seravi Edalborez]

Haven't tried to cancel him out (haven't even done Ifrit EX in a couple weeks) but I'm 90% certain the moment his cast bar shows up and target line goes to the healer, he is facing that healer.

[Hiroishime]

Haven't tried to cancel him out (haven't even done Ifrit EX in a couple weeks) but I'm 90% certain the moment his cast bar shows up and target line goes to the healer, he is facing that healer.

^this, if ifrit spins following the healer, it just means you are too slow in cancelling.

[Seravi Edalborez]

You know this actually gets me thinking... can you LoS the initial casting of Allagan Rot? It would be pretty pointless but kind of neat to test.

[Elcura]

You know this actually gets me thinking... can you LoS the initial casting of Allagan Rot? It would be pretty pointless but kind of neat to test.

It would probably just cast it again, like if you die while rot is being applied. Could be wrong, might be hazy.

[Rocl]

If no one has Rot it'll always cast it again in my experience (either current rotting person dies, or dies while it's being applied etc)

I guess best case scenario if you could keep cancelling the cast he'll be stuck doing only that but between the ease of dealing with rot, the enrage method and the fact 2.2 drops in like 2 weeks fuck it

[Niiro]

You'd have to keep everyone essentially right next to him to dodge it anyway, which isn't exactly feasible.

Come to think of it is the initial rot target random or does it only target people high on the hate list? I can't recall offhand ever having it cast directly on me as SCH (I never have to pay attention to hate on SCH but I assume I'm close to the bottom of the list) but fighting it once a week that could just be by chance.

[Hiroishime]

Its pretty random iirc, i definitely has seen it target healers first

[Deadgye]

Definitely random, I've seen it cast on everyone.

[gaogaostegosaurus]

Kind of a few posts old now, but all the OMGEXPLOIT in that single healer reddit thread makes me want to stab someone. Why do people seriously think that shit?

[Obsidian]

Must think it's an exploit to LoS Planetcracker behind a pillar on that huge golem in Amdapor Keep too then. And Canker, and Void Thunder III, and Void Fire...

Fucking people.

[Ratatapa]

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[dejet]

Shit should not be changed because its not easy to do for just any healer. I can however understand that it was not planned to work like this and just so happens to.

[Seravi Edalborez]

SE could always just give Ifrit the behavior of Haukke Hard's final boss where she rotates when casting if they really hate it. Mobs with "spell" autoattacks (ahriman, elementals) seem to do this now for those quick casts anyways. Can't seem to invincible circle dance around them since awhile back.

[Kaixin]

I used to be able to circle a dullahan with a controller and not get hit because his turning animation took so long. Wonder if that happens with any other mob.

[Fondue]

^this, if ifrit spins following the healer, it just means you are too slow in cancelling.

This is not correct lol I did more ifrit again yesterday and literally ran circles around him before and during howl casts to ensure I was not being 'too slow' and it would still rotate with me sometimes and not others