TT squad mode with herc

If you're going to do squad mode I recommend the high setting because you'll get more mats. Also on facing drum, you'll want some -% chan gear. Not only at drum, but it helps with other bosses too. I have near accidents with the snake in 1-3 if I got a little cocky about attacking-debuffing-healing. I do recommend healing in FF all the time. I don't know why, but the hp you heal back is higher then.

Depending on how much you want to do and how quickly... I think by L65 you should be able to handle some of the bosses in 1-2, but you'd likely need the help of a lot of -% chan gear. I didn't get my herc until my mid 80s and then didn't run TT without back up 'cause I wasn't sure what my herc could handle yet. At any rate, it is best to take a friend or two to speed up killing.

I am going to assume you are an Arcane build, so your magic will be pretty high. I think by L65 you should be able to handle most, if not all, of the 1-1 bosses. Drummer is tricky. I say try it standing at max heal range and just spam heal your first time and if the AoE doesn't kill you, great. It's even better if your herc doesn't drop. If that happens just run up the ramps and hope you don't get caught by the hands. In 1-2 I wager you could handle Chin, Aur, and Snake. Again if you have any problems you can make a break. Be sure you have 2 sparks handy to put up Hood, should buy you a couple seconds to run.

Drummer is on the bosses that likes to double hit, meaning he likes to hit you hard with magic then bop you on the head with his mallet. In 1-2 and 1-3 that lightning and backhand can take off 2.2k-5k hp total. Just depends on his mood and your luck to how hard he's gonna smack.

For soloing 1-3, if you want to face drummer you need about 5-6k hp, that can be buffed or not 'cause his aoe still bites you in the bum pretty hard. You're also going to need upwards of -30% channeling. I tried him in my mid 90s with less than that and he still kicked my butt.

I would recommend having your apothecary leveled up. I only leveled mine up for the Incense when I was attending rares, but I find its advantageous to have spark and defense pots when going into TT as well. I would keep a few of the windrage incense handy on you just because sometimes the bosses like to hit extra hard and it can scare the pee outta you to see a sliver of hp left on your pet. A sudden boost in your healing speed might make all the difference.

When you feel confident you can slip and attack in on a boss, you can do that. When I was soloing 3-1 I liked to heal in FF and stand close to the bosses to sneak in my Amp. I only recommend doing that at bosses you're confident you can get away with it at and if they don't aoe. Aoe bosses are nasty to time your heal, run in, amp, run out and heal again. So only when you're confident, or you can stand up and do Ironwood, that will help your pet and it hits the hardest of any of the caster skills.

Good luck to you man! TT 1-3 squad drummer hits so hard....it's ridiculous. >.< And everyone's always after those war drums.

I have yet to try out TT farming, and I have a herc >.< When I have more free time after finals are over, I guess I'd give it a try. I did have a question though, since this thread seems to be leaning towards the TT squad side. Is solo that much easier than squad? And how "crappy" is the drop rate? Because I don't know how exactly to define crappy with all these people saying you get nothing and then some that you get more than what you paid for to get in.

only drum hit hard? try soulbanisher too. btw, maybe its better around that lvl to duo those hard bosses with another veno healing like i did. those 2 bosses hit pet very hard but in duo was ok. another thing is, both venos need good defence and hp plus charm and pots or one of them will die for sure... or invite a cleric for BB

the only good thing about 2-1 is forshura armor (on a lower importance ape tooth) and that boss you cant solo it. 1-2 is still good since broken shards and skins are still needed mats, drum too

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the only good thing about 2-1 is forshura armor (on a lower importance ape tooth) and that boss you cant solo it. 1-2 is still good since broken shards and skins are still needed mats, drum too

I'm guessing 1-2 it is. I bet you'll have to be above 80 at least to do squad though huh >.< Or at least for guys like 007

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Dimmy is a LOT easier than I thought.

I solo'd TT1*3* dimmy at 79 (not by design, the cleric went afk and the tank snuffed it) - the snake is actually more difficult (though less dangerous, if that makes sense)

TT12 Dimmy I reckon you can do from mid 70s.

Drummer though... not so much. And drummer is where the cash is.

He's a PITA to tank AND he has that evil AOE. Drummer is not your friend.

Interesting. What level were you when you could first do that?

The double-tap he does often enough to really mess up my tanking him (I can reliably do him in 11 now, but 12 is slightly iffy and 13 is far too risky still)

On top of that his aoe means that I really want a squad. And if I've got a squad, then what the heck, we can do it properly.

I admit to having been too scare of soul to even try. When did he become possible for you?

Dunno about his aoe being frontal only - the important part is that it's a shorter range than your heal and attacks.

The snake is less dangerous because he's slow and you can easily run away from him if you manage to get your pet killed. He's difficult because when he's on low hitpoints he hits way harder than dimmy ever does. (And he double-taps sometimes, same as drummer.)

But if the herc falls down you can easily outrun him. Dimmy, if things go wrong (or when trying to lure him into position) may well hit you with that really quite evil aoe.

Yeah, the safest lure I've seen is:

Park your herc near the ledge, on the side the entrance door is.

Run through the teleporter.

Dimmy now heads for you. He meets your herc, who can start smacking him. Now heal your herc like crazy. Drop down if you like, but you don't actually need to until its time to loot.

Safest is if a BM or similar does it, since they have speed skills.



The other way I've done that works, is riskier.

Send in the herc to punch dimmy. Tell herc to 'follow me' whilst you heal like crazy.
Dimmy WILL aoe, so you need to keep backing off as the herc comes towards you.

When dimmy is where you want him, send herc back to the fight and keep healing.

Pretty nasty, but dragging does work.

Unsummon-the-pet luring works too, but it's even harder to get dimmy where you want without getting AOEd a couple of times.