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how to beat hard bosses (IE Lair of the mad dragon)
koranes
Member, Neverwinter Beta Users Posts: 1 Arc User
For this we will refer to the infamous Lair of the mad dragon. in this fight the boss has mad amounts of HP and tons of adds the add and the boss attacks hit super hard. SO how do we beat this type of encounter? well its easy we follow a few simple rules.
1) turn on your in-game voice or have everyone on a TS or vent. 1 person needs to be caller. ONLY THE CALLER IS ALLOWED TO TALK DURING THE ENCOUNTER!! the exception is the healer when he needs help. only the caller and the healer need a mic everyone else just needs ears.
2) set up any player rotations and cc assignments. THIS IS CRITICAL!! knowing who will rotate when ( if applicable ) and who will cc what.
3) Keep in range of the healer and tank at all times.
4) Kite large adds to your tank for him to taunt. Kill little adds during retreat phases or as ordered by the caller.
5) patience!!! this is a big one don't expect to 1 shot every boss. some bosses like the dragon are meant to be hard skill checks. learn from your fail and don't repeat it.
6) STAY OUT OF BAD STUFF I can't stress this enough avoid as much bad stuff as you can. a dead player does the group no good.
follow these simple rules and you can beat any encounter. Remember a easy encounter is fun to beat; but, a challenging encounter is rewarding to beat.
GOOD LUCK AND BATTLE ON FRIENDS!
7) ** by steampunky ** If your companion goes down: Get it up. It being downed doesn't help you in any way. And the DPS loss of picking up a healer or Striker pet is minimal compared to the survivability or dps gain of having another character throwing off heals/dps.
1) turn on your in-game voice or have everyone on a TS or vent. 1 person needs to be caller. ONLY THE CALLER IS ALLOWED TO TALK DURING THE ENCOUNTER!! the exception is the healer when he needs help. only the caller and the healer need a mic everyone else just needs ears.
2) set up any player rotations and cc assignments. THIS IS CRITICAL!! knowing who will rotate when ( if applicable ) and who will cc what.
3) Keep in range of the healer and tank at all times.
4) Kite large adds to your tank for him to taunt. Kill little adds during retreat phases or as ordered by the caller.
5) patience!!! this is a big one don't expect to 1 shot every boss. some bosses like the dragon are meant to be hard skill checks. learn from your fail and don't repeat it.
6) STAY OUT OF BAD STUFF I can't stress this enough avoid as much bad stuff as you can. a dead player does the group no good.
follow these simple rules and you can beat any encounter. Remember a easy encounter is fun to beat; but, a challenging encounter is rewarding to beat.
GOOD LUCK AND BATTLE ON FRIENDS!
7) ** by steampunky ** If your companion goes down: Get it up. It being downed doesn't help you in any way. And the DPS loss of picking up a healer or Striker pet is minimal compared to the survivability or dps gain of having another character throwing off heals/dps.
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If your companion goes down: Get it up. It being downed doesn't help you in any way. And the DPS loss of picking up a healer or Striker pet is minimal compared to the survivability or dps gain of having another character throwing off heals/dps.
-Rachel-
you dont want your tank tanking the adds. your never going to 'kite' magi anywhere. just set 2 of your dps on peel/ ADD killing duty and have the tank on the boss at all times. in the brief times there are no adds unload on the boss
self explanatory its an easy fight
Hence why I rarely do dungeons/raids. People of this nature make games seem like a job... and the 8 hours a day I spend in my office are quite enough to have to come home to deal with armchair warriors in an online game holding some delusion of grandeur about their "31337 raiding skillz lulz newbz".
Hence why I rarely do dungeons/raids. People of this nature make games seem like a job... and the 8 hours a day I spend in my office are quite enough to have to come home to deal with armchair warriors in an online game holding some delusion of grandeur about their "31337 raiding skillz lulz newbz".
sadly many have forgotten or just don't know these basic rules because the atypical mmo is a smash face on target get lootz kind of system, where games like this that take strategy and skill are a rare breed today.
In addition to that, the OP nailed it right on. I'm actually not joking here. If you remember it is a game and have fun while planning and doing your strategy and working with your team, your stress level goes down. I have found that lower stress levels REALLY help clear the mind and actually help with strategy and mind focus.
[SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]
I said screw that daily, I'll wait until I have a guild group before attempting that again...
Then someone asked in Zone chat for a cleric, they needed a good healer and had the rest of the group. I got into this group with a good tank, and dps who understood that if there is an add up you kill it instead of the boss, period.
We one shot it.
These bosses don't require life scrolls, they dont require people using mics They don't require dps bringing adds to the tank (Although that can help.)
It requires two things, Good play and smart people. If you think about the fight then what to do is obvious... Of course if you are bad then please support the game and buy more life scrolls, after a few deaths you will have downed the boss and supported this game ^_^
Generally.
Edit: Oh right, and stay out of the red stuff.
" was the fool who drowned where the wise man dare not row "
Moral is, kill the adds, everyone trying to be damage meter toppers and leaving the healer to kite everything.. I got so sick of this I just do Defense, the top feats and off-tank while throwing some seals around.
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I like the groups where we're all like, why do we need a caller?
to each there own; however, you are refusing to use a very helpful tool for no clear logical reason.
It's not that useful to be honest. Also I can think of several logical reasons to not use it. First off, a good solid group doesn't need it. If you're in a PUG where you may actually benefit, chances are you'll find the whole process of getting the entire group into voice a pain, and then you have to deal with people with no voice com etiquette. Personally, I just prefer to listen to my music and group with people who know how to play. Voice com has never been an issue.
True. It's odd, though, actually. Every time I have been in a guild or group that coordinates on Teamspeak and/or in chat and goes in like it is a mission, we end up getting wiped and getting stressed. Then i end up in the group where we are on Teamspeak making vulgar jokes at each other and laughing so hard we can barely breathe and we end up killing the boss before we even know what just happened.
[SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]
Like any tool it is only as usfull as the human on the other end. even a good group can make use of VC. remember VC is a tool that is equal to the quality of the human using it. so as said, to each there own, but there is always two sides to a coin.
I agree, coordinateing a fight is important but remembering to have a good laugh is just as important. raid moral is half the fight.
Lol, I agree, it's bad enough we have to worry about gear score on knightmare modes. Man now I got to change the way I play PnP to. Can't run a dungeon until I inspect your gear!
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