PLD/RDM solo Operation Desert Swarm

[Tekki]

ive got some drops to post, of course i get shit

[Tekki]

big pics are big, so ima just link

http://www.arista-linkshell.com/tekki/T ... is/SoloBC/

[Meriandle]

big pics are big, so ima just link

http://www.arista-linkshell.com/tekki/T ... is/SoloBC/

HoT with a capital T. Very impressive Tekki.

[Minions]

Who will be the first without excalibur to do it!

prolly not me, rdm subs only 20 and enhancing isn't capped yet ;x

[Tekki]

I really want to see someone w/o Excalibur do this. Although its probably possible, you'd have to be REALLY fucking good. I hate to say its impossible w/o it but your going to have to deal similar damage over time.

Without the sword you lose the ability to deal a great amount of damage and KoR Spam (Massive Regen). I can imagine a Justice Sword, more meds, and some luck can make up for it.

[Neosutra]

I really want to see someone w/o Excalibur do this. Although its probably possible, you'd have to be REALLY fucking good. I hate to say its impossible w/o it but your going to have to deal similar damage over time.

Without the sword you lose the ability to deal a great amount of damage and KoR Spam (Massive Regen). I can imagine a Justice Sword, more meds, and some luck can make up for it.

I will be trying with Just aegis and joytoy or justice when i get the last of my silvers.

Couple things. Ares would have made the fight easier for you, and I have that so that is a bonus. I need to find a way to get my hp to stay up top for parade gorget... I can either use a regen gorget instead, or something else more innovation. I will give it some thought. The damage difference in joy with enspell and excal with additional effect wont be ZOMG that horrific. Miyuu's additional effect added up to just under 4k. I could easily ge that with enspells alone, and match vorpal damage and even have better TP gain.

My only concern atm is keeping HP up. Have to find a way to get about 4800 hp over the course of the fight. You apparently used 2 hour and chivalry, so I assume I will need that too. I need to research what Regen/Refresh items i have available.

Plan:

Sentinel at start, mayyyybe invincible to keep damage mitigation at the max till I lower the number of scorps.

Use a regen enchantment or anotehr neck peice maybe, or just stick with parade gorget.

Use the solo ENM pld refresh ranged thing to keep mp up, and just spam cures to make up for the 4800 difference that excal gave through the fight.

I also might be able to use other back peices. Shadow mantle is kinda worthless here due to low damage hits and 0 damage shield blocks. These are lower lvl mobs so I think Boxers mantle wont really effect your shield block rate (already at cap). I could potentially use an enchantment belt... or another belt that would help more. I will check out the options.

But basically, the spots where I can make up for the excal regen: Ranged, maybe neck, back, maybe belt. I think I will stick with AF+1 feet and kaiser head.

It will take me 10 cures to make up for the excal regen. So thats about 800 mp more I need to get for the fight.

Estimate a 20 minute fight w/o excal.

[Tricen]

Bring vile elixir(and +1) and you should be fine.

[Neosutra]

Bring vile elixir(and +1) and you should be fine.

Ya, 800 mp is nothing. But I dont remember, does the ENM ranged refresh item and Yag drinks stack?

[Zarath]

Don't forget about Au'lauts as well, would probably help out quite a bit in trying to get the right regen gear combination.

[Dolmen]

big pics are big, so ima just link

http://www.arista-linkshell.com/tekki/T ... is/SoloBC/

I wondered why the site's bandwidth usage went up 10x! We need to get you to start compressing.

[Glizdus]

You find a post on the wrong thread.

yeah, sorry

[Ibelin]

Wonder if it can be done w/o either relics? :X

[Budonez]

Wonder if it can be done w/o either relics? :X

I think it could be, but Aegis just really helps out a lot with shield blocking, and getting off cures.

[Tekki]

and the whole taking 0 dmg thing

[Highlulu]

i did it today without excal, didn't finish the bc due to mp problems, twas a friends orb though and so he just helped out with some mp and i still got the win, i accidently let a couple scorps get far enough to my side where i wasn't blocking for a while, but i did need yag drinks (i brought 3, should have brought 5) and another au'lait cause that wore off halfway through. i tried to keep stoneskin up but wasn't worth the effort.

only 2 sets of gear really used, tank:

joy
aegis
rosen
koenig head
shield torque (changing to parade)
buckler earring
suppa (not sure what else to do here tbh)
koenig body,
homam hands
dring
jelly ring
shadow mantle (changing to boxers)
warwolf belt
homam pants (ice pants to turn them on, but only brought 1 pair, bringing 2 next time)
af1 +1 boots.

ws:

ohat
soil
suppa
brutal
hauby
heca hands
flame ring x2
valor legs
foragers mantle
heca boots
warwolf

the friend has 4 more orbs so hopefully a no excal soro in a couple days ^^.

edit: rosen was worthless so before next fight i'm getting more stones for justice, and i ran out of mp due to healing myself with 1 scorp at 50% and the other at 90% (go go ice spikes)

[Therin]

Get an Arco bow for this, it might be the one situation where it's useful.

[Dak Rey]

Tried this just now and lost pretty miserably, no relics. A pretty lame gear set up actually, but here it is anyway <.<;;

Joytoy
Koenig Shield
Parade Gorget
Buckler Earring
Fowling Earring
Vermillion Cloak
Adaman Gauntlets
Hercules' Ring
Rajas Ring
Boxer's mantle
Life belt
Gallant breeches
Gallant leggings

No WS gear swap (I do have a WS set, thats pretty lame too, and I didn't take it with me)

First attempt, couldn't keep them in front, got raped not being able to cast a thing.
Reraise and ran further back which kept them in front, got 2½ down before I died again. Used Invincible and a Vile +1.
Reraised again, but didn't manage to kill another before time ran out.

I might try this again but I'll have to organise my gear better, take a WS set (My vorpals were doing only 400-450), also, what food would be best? I was eating Tav Tacos.

Edit: I didn't have any Ice Spikes, no Trousers or Ice Shield on AH before I went.

[Tricen]

Well then you weren't really prepared lol.

[Highlulu]

Get an Arco bow for this, it might be the one situation where it's useful.

i don't own one atm, and it's kinda a big pricetag for something like this... might try to borrow one before my next attempt

[Kensaki]

The regen is the hidden effect of KOTR.