Nyzul Isle: ToaU HNM Issues - Cerberus really

[MarkM.]

A quick warning: Getting items won't "guarantee" a win everytime.

http://img384.imageshack.us/img384/6538/nyzul01nr9.png

The items are a godsend, and they will make the fights much eaiser, but every once in a while you get the shaft.

My group has had this happen before, needless to say, after that our whm now goes whm/blu when we do this. Granted Wild Carrot is like a gimp Cure III, but its better than no healing magic. If it happens a boss floor, you are pretty much fucked.

[Priphea]

- Sleepga: Sleep I, Sleep II and Gravity allows you to handle 3 adds, not counting the WHM's Repose and the BRD's lullabies
- Drain and Aspir: see conserve MP, not to mention that it's usually for shit numbers anyway
- Ele seal: nothing is really hard to enfeeble except the ToAU NMs, which we used the WHM/BLM's ES Slow on

Any RDM worth their salt has Slow II fully merited, which paired with Elegy is FANTASTIC.

WHM/BLM can then land ES Paralyze, and with RDM/BLM landing Slow II, it's loads easier.

I personally always went /BLM when I was RDM; frontline can buy Cleric's Drinks if na'ing is that serious a problem.

[Eticket]

We usually go with

NIN/WAR
THF/NIN
DRG/WAR (me)
BRD/BLM (I think he started going /BLM on 100 for ES+Elegy)
SMN/WHM
WHM/BLM

I always take as many items as I can for ToAU floors:
Fools, Fanatics, Body Boost, RR, Monarchs are a must. I try to grab Clerics, Shepards (loldrg) and a wing too.

So far I think we've lost one 100 but it's usually not an issue as long as the earlier floors go well.

As far as the OP, I agree with some of the job suggestions mentioned. Having a BRD and someone /WHM should help quite a bit.

[Osede]

A quick warning: Getting items won't "guarantee" a win everytime.

http://img384.imageshack.us/img384/6538/nyzul01nr9.png

The items are a godsend, and they will make the fights much eaiser, but every once in a while you get the shaft.

We got casting time penalty the other day, like 150% casting time for ichi and ni and shit, almost wiped, shit fucking sucked.

We got a No BRD Songs floor once where we had to avoid discovery by Archaic Gears /sadface ;;

You should know, DD should/must bring their boomerang/arrow/whatever that can be use for range, instead of equiping a bomb core and waiting the brd to pull all of the time.

My group got once got white magic lock while fighting the soulflayer boss. And the result is, its bio killing all of us lol. Thats the frist time i discovered that how strong is soulflayer's bio that can last for 1k+ dot damage

[Eticket]

Something odd I noticed last night on Cerberus was that Gates of Hades was registering as physical damage. I had a Fanatics Drink up and two GoH hit me for 0. I always thought it was magic damage.

[Wolfknight]

Something odd I noticed last night on Cerberus was that Gates of Hades was registering as physical damage. I had a Fanatics Drink up and two GoH hit me for 0. I always thought it was magic damage.

it is but SE was really weird in that fanatic drinks stops any tp move damage or effect regardless of the type(magic, breath, or otherwise).

[benny]

We usually go with

NIN/WAR
THF/NIN
DRG/WAR (me)
BRD/BLM (I think he started going /BLM on 100 for ES+Elegy)
SMN/WHM
WHM/BLM

I always take as many items as I can for ToAU floors:
Fools, Fanatics, Body Boost, RR, Monarchs are a must. I try to grab Clerics, Shepards (loldrg) and a wing too.

So far I think we've lost one 100 but it's usually not an issue as long as the earlier floors go well.

As far as the OP, I agree with some of the job suggestions mentioned. Having a BRD and someone /WHM should help quite a bit.

I still go /WHM, I use white magic on BRD a lot actually. I usually use one or two CHR Etudes and the magic acc drink for trying to Elegy, seems to give me about a 10% chance (enough to land at least 25% Elegy maybe 50-60% of the fights). As BRD all I've been taking is a body boost (which is a godsend) and the assassin's drink, but I'm also the discholder so I'm generally out of the zone by the time the proverbial shit hits the fan.

edit for clarity

[Valyana]

We got a No BRD Songs floor once where we had to avoid discovery by Archaic Gears /sadface ;;

You should know, DD should/must bring their boomerang/arrow/whatever that can be use for range, instead of equiping a bomb core and waiting the brd to pull all of the time.

Any self-respecting BRD should have a Mamool/Lamia/Trollbane chakram for /ra pulling. I pull with Elegy most of the time, but sometimes I'm waiting for recast, or want the extra range of ranged pulling or the fact that it still pulls even if the mob walks out of range during the toss animation. Or I'm in Salvage and got Ranged before Magic.

[Midnightjade]

We got a No BRD Songs floor once where we had to avoid discovery by Archaic Gears /sadface ;;

You should know, DD should/must bring their boomerang/arrow/whatever that can be use for range, instead of equiping a bomb core and waiting the brd to pull all of the time.

Any self-respecting BRD should have a Mamool/Lamia/Trollbane chakram for /ra pulling. I pull with Elegy most of the time, but sometimes I'm waiting for recast, or want the extra range of ranged pulling or the fact that it still pulls even if the mob walks out of range during the toss animation. Or I'm in Salvage and got Ranged before Magic.

We usually run Nyzul as a roaming party ie no designated puller, working in groups of 2 or so. If I need to pull something and Carnage is down, I just use Battlefield. I don't usually bring a ranged weapon to Nyzul since inventory is already at 60+/70 although I guess it would be an option.

Was actually asked to go BST last night, very fun and a nice change of pace. Anytime I get an excuse to use Lars is a fun evening.