Anyone still care about Hydra?

[Ohemgee]

So who was disappointed that Hydra is probably the same size as Tiamat?

I was, I thought he was twice the size :\

[Vail]

So who was disappointed that Hydra is probably the same size as Tiamat?

I was, I thought he was twice the size :\

IDK if I wanna see the animations for spells on something that large (twice size of tiamat)

[Forsakengod]

Atleast it was an interesting fight to watch...for about 60%. Then relized how easy he is and there wouldn't be a funny wipe + mass deaths.

[Celeras]

Atleast it was an interesting fight to watch...for about 60%. Then relized how easy he is and there wouldn't be a funny wipe + mass deaths.

The encounter itself isnt a bad one. He is decently hard under 15%, albeit easier once you figure out to just TPburn him, but he can still kill people with Nerve Gas spam. Personally I would've liked to see the shields play more an effect to give the fight SOME strategy, instead of ending up just a TP zerg. I think thats the way SE intended to make the fight, they just failed at balancing it properly. I fought Hydra for about 7 hours before having to give up, because when we finally realized to just TP burn him, we were seriously lacking melee and couldnt keep heads down long enough to get him to/under 5% anymore. (lacking melee? wtf)

I enjoyed the fight, the problem is that hes fucking worthless. But who knows, maybe he'll end up dropping this: http://ffxi.somepage.com/itemdb/8747, and maybe the ??? will end up being Refresh and All magic skill +20. Maybe.

[JoOeetheplatypuS]

Atleast it was an interesting fight to watch...for about 60%. Then relized how easy he is and there wouldn't be a funny wipe + mass deaths.

The encounter itself isnt a bad one. He is decently hard under 15%, albeit easier once you figure out to just TPburn him, but he can still kill people with Nerve Gas spam. Personally I would've liked to see the shields play more an effect to give the fight SOME strategy, instead of ending up just a TP zerg. I think thats the way SE intended to make the fight, they just failed at balancing it properly. I fought Hydra for about 7 hours before having to give up, because when we finally realized to just TP burn him, we were seriously lacking melee and couldnt keep heads down long enough to get him to/under 5% anymore. (lacking melee? wtf)

I enjoyed the fight, the problem is that hes fucking worthless. But who knows, maybe he'll end up dropping this: http://ffxi.somepage.com/itemdb/8747, and maybe the ??? will end up being Refresh and All magic skill +20. Maybe.

That is officially the wierdest item in the update. I can't wait for tests.

[Ryko]

Ok I thought first kill was a fluke but this thing is just a fucking pushover.

[Mertron]

Damn you Ryko, by the time I was done submitting my bug report and running out to watch you guys fight it, it was dead already. I was gonna watch the fight to pass the time, now what am I supposed to do while I wait for my GM?

[Roranora]

Best use we've found from the Berserker's torque is that it -will- wake you if you're sleeping... so kill hydra so an engaged melee can wake up from a sleep, and get 1 tp in the process.

[masag0]

Best use we've found from the Berserker's torque is that it -will- wake you if you're sleeping... so kill hydra so an engaged melee can wake up from a sleep, and get 1 tp in the process.

hmm thats a great discovery, may be useful then

[Nermal]

Best use we've found from the Berserker's torque is that it -will- wake you if you're sleeping... so kill hydra so an engaged melee can wake up from a sleep, and get 1 tp in the process.

hmm thats a great discovery, may be useful then

Or keep your mages out of sleep AoE Distance, wear a Peacock Charm so you hit more and build faster TP, and curse about you wasted three hours plus on a HNM that is worth about as much as Bubbly Bernie.

[Don Katsu]

Best use we've found from the Berserker's torque is that it -will- wake you if you're sleeping... so kill hydra so an engaged melee can wake up from a sleep, and get 1 tp in the process.

Or you can wear an Opo Opo Necklace and get more TP from a free sleep!

It might actually be good for slept WHMs.

[Nermal]

Best use we've found from the Berserker's torque is that it -will- wake you if you're sleeping... so kill hydra so an engaged melee can wake up from a sleep, and get 1 tp in the process.

Or you can wear an Opo Opo Necklace and get more TP from a free sleep!

It might actually be good for slept WHMs.

Still have to deal with a mana drain from the 50 hp a tick that it removes for giving you that ohh so overpowered 1tp back.

[Kurp]

It might actually be good for slept WHMs.

Except for the whole not being able to equip it part.

[Don Katsu]

It might actually be good for slept WHMs

Except for the whole not being able to equip it part.

Yeah there's that too =\

[Krandor]

May be late but omfglol @ Ryko's Sig, nice work on the Erintribal in there.

[Don Katsu]

Hydra is the new jorm.

Jorm has better drops. His area is just more annoying to get to. The trip to Jorm alone is 45 minutes... 20 which is spent looking for a teleport because your WHMs already left and are at the top of the mountain to avoid casting sneak on tightwads who dont' buy silent oil.

Jorm needs to switch places with Fafhogg that would be interesting.

[Khamsin]

Has no one ever heard of macros?

/equip neck "Berserker's Torque"
/wait 1
/equip neck "Peacock Chram"

[Ryko]

That makes too much fucking sense, SE would never allow that!

and curse about you wasted three hours plus on a HNM

Uh... 30 minutes, including travel time.

[Corgan]

The trip to Jorm alone is 45 minutes... 20 which is spent looking for a teleport because your WHMs already left and are at the top of the mountain to avoid casting sneak on tightwads who dont' buy silent oil.

It's funny cause it's true >_>

[Nermal]

Has no one ever heard of macros?

/equip neck "Berserker's Torque"
/wait 1
/equip neck "Peacock Chram"

What good would this serve? You have to be equipped and engaged for the Torque to work. Not like you can sit outside the alliance and build tp. I mean I guess you could engage a mob outside, but you would still take 5 minutes to get 100TP, and it would still be draining 50 hp a tick, so a mage would have to heal your sorry bum for wearing it. Don't be cheap, Opo Opo Necklace sleeping pots are a much better way to get TP if you are outside the allliance.