Guide to Frost-Covered City (Frost)

Great post - thanks so much!

Very nice guide.

Going to send a lot of archers here as im real fed up with to many of them saying STA does not affect xp as they only do it at start of boss, They just cant seem to grasp that xp is worked out on how much total hp you take from boss (lower max hp at start + lower hp taken from boss = lower xp at end)

A level 10 STA takes 16% of bosses max hp, so a x12 hyper turns into a x10 hyper (16%x12=192%) so for the sake of killing the boss 20 or so seconds quicker you lose the equivalent of two bosses exp.

for everytime blades or sins have tangling mire and use it
i always get tons of lag
(i.e. exp room mob pull. bb is up. tangling mire used. when lag is away i get the mission and then right when i get it the last head dies
and everytime we do a pull to the boss i ask nicely for the ones with it to not use it on the boss till after the pull
90% of the time and its the sin who has it they will say ok and not use it
10% of the time they say ok and still use it then they leave the squad and pk the cleric (me)
100% of the times when its the blade they say ok and then they dont use it
i just want to live during the slash boss and thats when i ask them not to use it 1 boss and they get pissy at me for asking nicely


7th boss is ok to aoe but only when clone mob is dead and thats when the blademaster should dg

Haven't read the whole thread, but the last bit about tangling mire brings up another point that I'd like to make.

Tangling mire on Oceania Master (7th boss) makes it quite difficult to see the Raging Thunder (hand) suicide mobs if they spawn while the animation is running. This could lead to a squad wipe if the timing is bad.

PSY>ARCH
We heal

Lelouchvi - Sanctuary wrote: »

No one cares since the cleric does the main healing.
Other than that small fact, archers>psy

The psychic's heal is nice to have when the cleric gets the bubble.

You should consider adding some info about interrupting on certain bosses. It might be less of an issue when you're higher leveled, but it really help reducing the over all damage on certain bosses. Not to mention this should be an everyday thing for barbs, but sadly there's really few who doesn't know their class properly enough.

I would make a more insightful post about it when I've actually done the whole thing, taken a few notes and figure out when Dreadindra cast purge.

Thunderclaw have nothing special to interrupt

Diabolic Shocktrooper, pretty much the same

Cyclotra Syren, worth interrupting when you see the quote *insert right quote here*

Dreadindra, I have only a vague idea how to interrupt this boss to avoid his purges, so everytime there's a cirlce under or turning another squad member (might be hard to notice if you're all stacking), interrupt it if possible. Also as an additional note, a bishop will be spawned when he says "Let it all fade away". (I'm specculating that the purge is being channeled when he says "Let it all fade away", but it's a bit hard to tell since squad members get purged at random moment, clarification would be appreciated

Asoteric Runewolf, DO NOT INTERRUPT THIS BOSS AT ALL (unless experienced), if you by some random chance interrupt his casting when he does the Slash AoE, it will go off early, killing all melee for sure. When you're comfortable with doing the boss you can run to the boss immediately after the slash, and interrupt his cast. You can also interrupt one of his more nasty skills that have random aggro, and he will start casting it when you can see him say *insert quote about something something frost*, but not recommended since he can be casting his AoE slash right after and a bad intterupt will make the slash go off immediately.

Messenger of Fear, now this is my favourite boss in whole FC, his AoE is interruptable but the sleep is unavoidable. You should save your interrupt for canceling the AoE, he will start casting it when he says *insert quote here*. Not that if you interrupt immediately after his qoute, you might interrupt too early, it is REALLY annoying.

Oceania Master, another fun boss when it come to interrupting, it's hard to interrupt him (it?) due to his short channeling time, but it's doable. He start casting when saying *qoute about despair*, but it is a bit random if you get it right.

Now since I haven't done a full FC run yet this is all the information I can supply with

Additional notes about interrupting as a barb:
Alacrity is used for interrupting channeling (duuuurrr, adding this for barb who use this at random)
Alacrity will not go off in the middle of a normal attack, it will go off after, so even if you react at time you might not hit in time.
Even if the cleric doesn't mention anything about you interrupting THEY DO APPRECIATE IT and not every cleric have been playing for years and know every class by heart
Making interrupting to a game makes FC more fun, try to do a clean kill where you interrupt every single cast.

I'll try to update this post a bit later, and hope this helps

first of all tyvm for this wonderful guide , it helped alot (: b:chuckle
ok i dont want to sound like a jerk or offensive
but you totally under-rated the psychics in your guide

why would you prefer a veno , archer or wizz than a psy??

#1 : Psys do have vicious aoes if compared with those of wizards or archers
#2 : Psys aoe does "aoe stuns , aoe freez , aoe decrease the mobs accuracy , aoe slow"
#3 : Psys don't need sparks for 8/10 of their aoes unlike other aoe classes
#4 : Don't underestimate a psychic's sage bubble of life that group heal + purify
(Very Useful in most bosses)
#5 : With my sage Psychic will (10 sec physical ammunition) i am able to pull half the exp
room and also aoe solo the frost mobs
#6 : With Sandtrap , torrent ,soulburn , red tide (Bleeding) then normal attacks psychics
are considered to cause damage as almost the same power of 3 DDers at the same
time

I've ran dozens of FCC runs and i can assure you that it would barely take around 45 min using the following squad in case all were exp'd

1 : Mystic
2 : Seeker
3 : BM (aps)
4 : Psychic
5 : Psychic
6 : Psychic

and btw i know sins are recommended but in my squad it takes less time than to let a sin solo the shades as the mobs disappear as soon as the 3 psys perform earth vector (stun aoe) and the seeker & BM aoes
No single deaths were recorded at any of my FCC runs with this squad

Note: this post just represent my opinion or point of view from where i am standing , it doesn't at all offend the thread author or any other classes at any means of way
Not sayin that you must run with psys in fccs
but just sayin that you cant under-rate their DD , AOE ,Buff & debuff power at any FCC run

First off... not a necro, just some added info for clerics...

Clerics... make sure you have HP and MP pots! When you are in RB or BB they will keep you from ticking the charm. Also bring along a rez scroll just in case. That way there isn't a long wait for you to return from town.

Good Genie skills for a cleric to have for FCC:

Holy Path (a must!)
Absolute Domain (during the big room mob pull can help if something goes wrong with the BM stun.)
Extreme Poison (for the mobs at the 2nd boss... they go down quick with this debuff)
Tangling Mire (for aoe pulls)
Bramble Rage (again for aoe pulls)
Phoenix Dance for when I'm in RB in the EXP room duing heads. Allows you to remain in RB and get the heads within reach (aoe skill)
Another skill I've used ( and it is underestimated imho) is Rainbow Blessing. You can use it on the barb when he is tanking. Will increase crit stirke % as well as other added buffs.

(some like TOP and Cloud Eruption but I use pots for HP and Chi so decide for yourself)

Clerics can debuff, purify, heal and DD if you know what you are doing. Just remember, job 1 is to heal and pure tank. #2, aoe heal for the squishys when needed #3... be ready to do the impossible if needed! If your squad dies (in hall of magic mobs), have the chi ready to tempest, razor feathers, siren's kiss, heal yourself... You can plume shell and aoe these mothers if you have too... then revive the squad. Which brings to a really important note... Clerics, don't run away at the first sign of trouble. Acting like a chicken with yer head cut off will get the squad wiped! Remain calm, heal, aoe if needed and be ready to do the impossible... (get the point yet?)

Most of all... clerics, TALK TO YOUR BARB! They know their limitations so find out where they want the BB. My FL is full of barbs I've met during FCC. Barbs and Clerics tend to add each other if you are both good.

FCC can be lots of fun for us clerics if you do your job, talk to your barb and are prepared.
b:bye

It's a very good guide, but Holeen also stuns (not sure if it's aoe or random). The cleric should watch out not to stand too close, otherwise he'll be kicked out of BB (had that happen to me a few times, so i know xD)

Very nice guide. Great for those new to FCC, as well as those still getting the hang of it.

I actually have one thing to add for the Oceania Master. When he's about to trigger his AOE, a blue fountain-like effect (best way to describe it) appears at his feet. It is hard to see, especially if skills are hitting at the same time. I always turn my camera so when it's there, part of it contrasts against a leg, making it easier to see. I watch for this more than the text as the timing is more reliable.

Also for the last mob pull in the heads room, I often use Alpha Male to grab aggro on the run once I have all the mobs following me. That way I can Invoke(turtle) within BB range, just in case lag chooses the worst time to bite me. Personal preference, probably not necessary I know, but I like to play it safe when I can without risk to others.

Alternately, I just did a run where a guy got mad at me for pulling all the mobs for the 6th mob pull just before the Messenger of Fear. He said something about they go into the boss (I think typos were in play here) and we would have gotten more experience. This is the first time anyone's said anything about NOT pulling those mobs, and your yourself say pull them. So I'm trying to figure out what this guy was talking about. Assuming it was anything at all accurate.