Shantotto Ascension

[Sho]

EDIT: Woop, maint didn't happen yet, but finally got kit made.

Kudos to SE for making a long and drawn out Mini-Expansion, lol.

[Break]

does anyone know the point of collecting the sap crystals? does it allow you to use magic or something? because im able to enter Battaru Royale just fine (altho im not going to yet).. and any more info on the FMF fight?

I think maybe it is to nerf Astral Flow dmg. Either that or just their magic dmg in general? Tier IV nukes hit me for 260dmg at most (pld/rdm)

[FTAJuicymama]

So we lost a 2nd time, and now we have come up with a solid conclusion:

Kill them like Ying/Yang. We focused on the black one and zerged it to 4% but after it was below 20% it started to rage. The rage got vicious under 10% and it tore through a Galka Aegis/Excal PLD with over 5000 HP in seconds. So the only viable option at this point is to kill them together or at least alternate so they are never more than 25% hp apart.

Anyways, good luck everyone else trying this. We came so close to being the first on our server to finish this, but alas, it was not meant to be tonight!

Edit: We didn't see the NM use Meteor at all, just some fancy AoE WS with additional effect Bad Breath ailments and some high level black magic.
Also, the NMs DO regen HP if left idle upon a wipe (not like the Alexander fight). And the Reraise w/o weakness is only for the FIRST reraise, it does not work for subsequent deaths.

Really? she used triple meteor on my pt very late and i will do the fight again at 4:30 est today

I will definiately try your kill both method

So so far only 3~4 parties has got to the last BC? it would be nice if we can gather as much info as posssible so we can get her kill

[Maguile]

So....I have my box crafted but forgot what type of potion Shantotto wants me to use. Any way to recheck it?

[Xanthe]

So....I have my box crafted but forgot what type of potion Shantotto wants me to use. Any way to recheck it?

Talk to any of the 3 NPCs that gave you the recipes and they'll mention the kit name.

[Kaslo]

So....I have my box crafted but forgot what type of potion Shantotto wants me to use. Any way to recheck it?

I think if you talk to the Orastery, Alchemist, or Tanner each will mention which one.

[Corrderio]

So can anyone give any info on the FMF fight? Will a good healer, sleeper, tank, and DDs be enough for it?

[Kiaru]

WHM RDM MNK BLU RNG PLD was setup I did with it, very easy. We didn't bother with sleepga, just had me run in and aggro and run around while the melee picked them off. Took maybe 10 minutes. I only bothered getting the dark sap, but I think others did get all 8 and the flows were weak.

[Sylvaria]

So....I have my box crafted but forgot what type of potion Shantotto wants me to use. Any way to recheck it?

1. east saru
2. goblin footprint
3. 1gil
4. rewatch CS
5.???
6. profit

pretty sure thats what he wanted to know

[Corrderio]

WHM RDM MNK BLU RNG PLD was setup I did with it, very easy. We didn't bother with sleepga, just had me run in and aggro and run around while the melee picked them off. Took maybe 10 minutes. I only bothered getting the dark sap, but I think others did get all 8 and the flows were weak.

Can you talk about their behavior? I'll assume since there are 8 they have piss poor defense/attack/HP however I'm curious if they cast any magic or anything.

[Corrderio]

So no dice yet on a victory?

Overall besides the last win, how do you guys feel about this expansion? Easier than the others?

So far it seems less fetch, and a little easier. (im at the gustav part.)

I considered it the worst of all 3. The fetch quest was annoying because of the synthing/possible breaks and the hexagon fragment farming wasn't too fun either unless you have a wide variety of jobs and were able to kill the mobs before they automatically despawn on you.

[finalwolf]

Can you talk about their behavior? I'll assume since there are 8 they have piss poor defense/attack/HP however I'm curious if they cast any magic or anything.

Fight is 8 tarutaru who's jobs are BLM with the ability to use astral flow.
each of the tarus are aligned to a certain element (Clone of Boulders = earth, etc)

collecting 8 saps has an effect on weakening the tarus to some degree.
They seem to be weak against the elemental weakness and strong to other elements.
I was able to re-sleep Fire, Light several times through the fight (as a rdm), I had a problem sleeping Lightning.

Each taru can cast their element enfeeble, tier3-4, AM1-2, aga2-3 spell.
as stated earlier: they have access to fomor's attacks: def-down, Grim Halo, tp-reset, whatever else.

The group I was with was PLD/war, whm, rdm, cor, bst, blm.
BLM used ES sleepga2, all slept except Clone of Shadows, kill that first. mobs woke up again, ES sleepga, that repeated again (cor had a successful random deal on es timer.)

I'd say kill Shadow - Wind - lightning for the first 3

I noticed they resist silence.
Bind stick, gravity sticks. some are easier to sleep then others.

[Max™]

Where's the quest to get my money back and uninstall this shit?

I'm loving the "You failed your synth. A vial of magicked blood was lost." consistency, really... even more so now that I know you need TWO of those, and TWO of the fucking gusgen stones...

Difficulty is one thing, random "HA HA, FUCK UR ITEMS DOOD" is gay/10.

[TacoTaru]

People in the "What's broken" thread reported crit failing on things and in numbers where there's no reason it should be happening. Anyone considered that since crafting is broken this is probably the reason for this being so bad?

[Drakath]

Someone just told me the M speed on the pants doesn't stack with M speed on boots (eg Hermes Sandals). Is this confirmed to be true? This will greatly help me decide which jobs to get it for..

[Johnblaze]

I thought this was generally accepted to happen. Movement Speed gear never stacks (Gear that says movement speed + that is)

[Aemora]

Where's the quest to get my money back and uninstall this shit?

I'm loving the "You failed your synth. A vial of magicked blood was lost." consistency, really... even more so now that I know you need TWO of those, and TWO of the fucking gusgen stones...

Difficulty is one thing, random "HA HA, FUCK UR ITEMS DOOD" is gay/10.

Idk what level synthing you are, but I HQ'd all my shit and I'm Lv60 everything (Wood/Cloth 80), and the people who are breaking seem to have little synthing experience at all... So it's fair to assume that the synths are not a Lv1 synth, and that you do need some minor skill to synth them relatively successfully...

Someone earlier reported getting a .2 from this being Lv6 Alchemy (if I remember correctly), so what level are you, synth wise?

[Sho]

Where's the quest to get my money back and uninstall this shit?

I'm loving the "You failed your synth. A vial of magicked blood was lost." consistency, really... even more so now that I know you need TWO of those, and TWO of the fucking gusgen stones...

Difficulty is one thing, random "HA HA, FUCK UR ITEMS DOOD" is gay/10.

If it makes you feel better, I HQ'd the final synth :O

Hoe check me, why don't cha.

[FTAJuicymama]

So no dice yet on a victory?

Overall besides the last win, how do you guys feel about this expansion? Easier than the others?

So far it seems less fetch, and a little easier. (im at the gustav part.)

i feel this expansion is way harder than the last 2

[Max™]

If it makes you feel better, I HQ'd the final synth :O

Hoe check me, why don't cha.

Hey Sho!

Spoiler: show

Just ho checkin.

I'm like 22 cloth, 20 smithing, 10 wood, 2 leather.

I liked farming, made my gil farming before everything was flooded/nerfed, and didn't enjoy crafting enough to really push farther.

It isn't much different for people with higher crafting skills though, from reading the "fuck, I've got 100+3 alch and crit broke the whole thing".

I'll try again if they did break crafting and fixed it with this maint, but this shit is retarded nonetheless.