Abyssea HNMs

[Byrthnoth]

This is a known issue with some monsters that have a static stance. If you search the boards you'll find accounts of the Wyrm KS99 turning to face as well. For some reason, it just doesn't work sometimes.

[ronin sparthos]

If that was directed to me as I stated it was east ronf in the past. We did three more following the depop of the first one. Not a single other one we had any problems with.

I want to say it was possibly a collision detection issue with a nearby tree but there was a fair amount of distance between it and the closest tree. Even odder is that with typical mob AI when you proceed to go to the rear of it while its casting it would typically never turn itself while casting the spell. This yil decided to spin like a top to follow me while casting Firaga III and Thundaga III before soul dosing me. Would not let me get to its tail side at all. Oh and it was a non-shadow yil.

I was asking cdgreg since he said he popped 3.

[Kegsay]

Have 2 pelts, will be making Vivid Strap and will get some testing on that fastcast soonish

Any news on this yet? I cannot find any sources anywhere on it.

[Rehn]

Any lowman strat on orcus? Trying for ring, but never attempted it before. Any chance for a RDM to solo it similar to krab?

[Darkmagi]

Gravital cannon would probably be the biggest problem if theres any amazing pin locations that make it possible(Solo). Otherwise mind if I ask what you want that ring for? 6vit is more or less exclusively to chakra or rampart and you can get 6vit rings really cheap now. +2 enmity just being a macro swap. Not worth the hassle for +1 inv imo.

[Rehn]

Well, I haven't seen a terra's ring on Ragnarok AH since update, so I wouldn't know if they would start out cheaply or not.

I have 2 orcus pops due to doing magian trials, so I figured if I can put them to use, why not eh.

[Chen]

check kaekos blog, pretty sure he showed a west sara S spot for pinning. not sure how good it is though. all rings should be under 1mil by now on servers, assuming people are interested in crafting them (can't see why any crafting ring matt in abyssea would be dififerent from another,i.e. vit v stR)

[Darkmagi]

I know 6 people (or less maybe) should be able to straight tank kill it. Heliodors are dirt cheap almost everywhere so I would try to just get vit 6 rings crafted. Only major cost is the shining ring.

[PEIPld]

Anyone have any good strats for Dawon?
Tried him the other day and had a tough time with it.
Honestly finding Yilbegan to be easier than him. Other T3s are a joke, obv.

[Marokko]

Non shadowed Krabkatoas can drop shells right? I am 0/4 on seeing any and am a little ticked XD

[Xera]

Non shadowed Krabkatoas can drop shells right? I am 0/4 on seeing any and am a little ticked XD

Yea they can.

[Shadida]

Non shadowed Krabkatoas can drop shells right? I am 0/4 on seeing any and am a little ticked XD

That sounds horrible, /comfort...

[xIndustrialxAngelx]

Ugh.... I have to get 9 more shells from Krabkatoa and had planned to solo them myself, that sounds awful...

[Lyltia]

Out of 70+ t3 kills, I only saw 0 trophies drop a few times, maybe 3-4.. most had some sort of TH, so I'd at least get a THF out for the kill if you're soloing. Double drops aren't too rare either, probably saw 10-12 of those.

[Rehn]

Bit of a necro, but I just went out and tried orcus with pld whm rdm smnx2 blm thf. Though it was kinda bad at times it wasn't too tough. Thought about attempting a terra's ring but I figured what the hell on trying a pop. Went 1/1 lol.

Orcus is a MNK, and he can attack up to 5(?) times per round, guard, counter, etc. Wiki is kinda misleading on this. He is similar to chary in that aspect, but his delay is much shorter of course. Thought I would be in trouble if he was basically a 0 delay mob or some crap; that would have killed my attempts to cure myself, but good thing that wasn't the case. Susceptible to stun, and I didn't see any resists from my BLM when he threw it out on gravitic horn repeatedly.

Gravitic horn seems to act like throat stab. I've seen it done 1400 when it went off first time, and another time I got hit for 1k when I had around 1100ish. So I don't think the move can ever kill you; just take you down to a set % with a huge hate reset.

Thought I should throw this out there if anyone wants to try this guy for fun.

[Marokko]

I popped all 4 of those Krabs in 1 day, since then I'm 3/3 so I guess it was just not my day XD. On another note, what is everybody's rate on getting shadow pops? I am 0/7 on seeing one.

[EvilAion]

Possible to kill Dawon with 2-4 people?
Was thinking that since it won't depop. You could Bio III/Poison II.
Then Teleport to Craig in that zone. Get on chocobo run away from Craig get off let him meet you then reapply Bio III/Poison II. Rinse and repeat?
Idk if he has any regen or anything but if not i think it could work. just take forever.

[Flic]

I think they depop after 2 hours, well, theres been reports of others doing so and dont see why this tier 3 be any different. I dont know if dots will be enough dmg to kill in that time. One thing going for you is it dosent seem to have that much hps overall but will have to diaga shadows b4 applying dots each time.

[Darkmagi]

Throw in some BLM/NIN or something and I don't see why it wouldn't work, assuming no one steals.