Awful TT1-3... Suggestions please?

Lolite - Heavens Tear
Lolite - Heavens Tear Posts: 215 Arc User
edited October 2009 in Venomancer
So I was doing my TT1-3 run today, and something really... really went wrong... ><;; The snake in TT1-3 hard mode was usually hitting my herc for about 500 to 1.3k but out of blue, it hit my herc for 2.5k then followed a 2.4k b:sad

I buffed my herc every 10min so there is no way that herc's buffs wore off.

My poor herc died 2 times because of this unusual damage before maintaince and my friend and I did not finish our run :(

I have never seen the snake hit so hard before >_< Is it because Wood is hitting today? Or did I do something wrong? :( Should I wait for my lvl79 Glaive of Divinity before I try TT1-3 again? I've done TT1-3 before and this never happened -sigh-

Any suggestions are appreciated.
Moved to WoW b:bye
Post edited by Lolite - Heavens Tear on

Comments

  • Brael - Dreamweaver
    Brael - Dreamweaver Posts: 1,430 Arc User
    edited October 2009
    It sounds like the nuke hit you. It doesn't hit all that hard but does occasionally do a nuke, if you weren't healing anticipating that nuke, that could kill the herc.
  • Megabyte_ - Heavens Tear
    Megabyte_ - Heavens Tear Posts: 30 Arc User
    edited October 2009
    I have noticed that some bosses have a different close damage than far damage (hard to explain properly). Usually the close damage is much lesser than the far damage, and occasionally our pets manage to attack at a range that lets the bosses do the higher damage (even if the boss isn't doing a ranged skill).
    I first noticed this on Fushma when I would do my own BH runs solo... sometimes Fushma would do so much damage I would have to pretty much heal constantly, while other times I could get 2-3 attacks in between healing the pet. When I finally realized what was happening, I tried repositioning the pet (called it to me, then sent it back to the boss right away) and that fixed the problem. Sometimes took a couple tries, but always took care of that higher damage.
    Can't say for sure if you are experiencing the same thing, but thought I would toss this out there...
  • Brael - Dreamweaver
    Brael - Dreamweaver Posts: 1,430 Arc User
    edited October 2009
    Archers do half damage under a range of 5. Melee range is 3.5 I believe, but perhaps there's something with hit boxes that lets something hit from outside of 5, so it would do full damage. Vipenalt isn't an archer though. This is also why when you pull aggro off an archer in pve, you're better off running under the mob than running away (unless you're already at max range and can holy path), by running away you take full, running towards it you take half which will give you a little longer to lose aggro.
  • Mivi - Lost City
    Mivi - Lost City Posts: 112 Arc User
    edited October 2009
    vipenalts deal magick damange
    but he does'nt have any visible channeling
    motions, only a big green geyser when hit
    badlucky u maybe got 2 full power magickattack from him
  • Lolite - Heavens Tear
    Lolite - Heavens Tear Posts: 215 Arc User
    edited October 2009
    So it is bad luck then b:sad I even tried to use windraged incense every time Herc's hp was less than 2k (at lvl77 he has 3.55k hp) but still... the snake killed him twice lol

    Do you think it is necessary to ask my friend to interrupt his nuke channeling? Not sure if archers have skills like that though lol
    Moved to WoW b:bye
  • Brael - Dreamweaver
    Brael - Dreamweaver Posts: 1,430 Arc User
    edited October 2009
    How often were you healing? You shouldn't really be having any problems with Vipenalt.
  • tweakz
    tweakz Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited October 2009
    Isn't it Vipenault that has the Kiss of Death as in "Enjoy my kiss of death"?
    Be kind: Help the GMs to depopulate the servers.
  • Sevas - Heavens Tear
    Sevas - Heavens Tear Posts: 1,132 Arc User
    edited October 2009
    Yes, snake spawns the hands in the two chambers it's in. It was suggested that the devs made TT harder to make Lunar easier.
  • Lolite - Heavens Tear
    Lolite - Heavens Tear Posts: 215 Arc User
    edited October 2009
    Brael - Dreamweaver wrote: »
    How often were you healing? You shouldn't really be having any problems with Vipenalt.

    I spammed healing and I have -21% chan :( My guild is 50 vit rest into mag... and I have tanked the snake in TT1-3 before without any problems... Just that night -sigh- It killed my herc 3 times ><;;;

    My friend was saying that wood was hitting harder that night and the snake is wood.. Could that be the reason?
    Moved to WoW b:bye
  • david12345
    david12345 Posts: 161 Arc User
    edited October 2009
    I have noticed on some particluar runs the bosses seem to do a lot more damage then usual. And I mean not just the one off crit they sometimes do, but multiple crits in succession (this especially applies to SB and his damn fireballs).

    The snake is a bit of a problem because it will spit high damage poison (which is already a weak point for herc) then very quickly follow up with a bite. This can easily take off 3.5k+ HP of herc in a matter of seconds, and if you're unlucky with your pet heal, may very well kill the herc.

    Regardless its a very rare occurance, and once you're past lvl 87 your herc can survive 2 snake crits with quite some hp remaining.
  • Lolite - Heavens Tear
    Lolite - Heavens Tear Posts: 215 Arc User
    edited October 2009
    I think I will skip the snake now :( Killed my herc again 2 times last night -sigh-

    Will an eldergoth marksman be able to tank the snake lol... I assume the snake will only do magic attack in range right?

    b:cryb:cryb:cry
    Moved to WoW b:bye
  • Sevas - Heavens Tear
    Sevas - Heavens Tear Posts: 1,132 Arc User
    edited October 2009
    One more time... IT HAS BEEN SUGGESTED TT has been made harder in order to make Lunar Glade runs easier and thus, more possible for players in that level range.
  • Lolite - Heavens Tear
    Lolite - Heavens Tear Posts: 215 Arc User
    edited October 2009
    Sevas - Heavens Tear wrote: »
    One more time... IT HAS BEEN SUGGESTED TT has been made harder in order to make Lunar Glade runs easier and thus, more possible for players in that level range.

    The snake was easy until last weekb:sad
    Moved to WoW b:bye
  • Kotecek - Lost City
    Kotecek - Lost City Posts: 193 Arc User
    edited October 2009
    Maybe mobs and bosses have crits too? Rare but are.. My pets had crits too .. I think I saw some in past b:lipcurl but don't remember for sure now @.@'
    My chars: 97 barb, 87 cleric, 91 veno, 80 archer, 74 Blademaster, 34 Psychic, 30 Assasin, 20 Wizard, 44 Seeker, 20 Mistyc.

    ^ I have SO many personalities to play them all! b:cute

    And YAY for my Phoenix!(on THIS veno ^^) b:victory
  • Sevas - Heavens Tear
    Sevas - Heavens Tear Posts: 1,132 Arc User
    edited October 2009
    I think bosses crit because by my level I should be able to solo tank TT1-3 Drummer but my herc bit the dust when the boss did over 3k in one hit followed by another hit over 1k. b:cry It was devastating. We had it at just slightly above half HP.

Categories