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Jimjam
02-14-2017, 07:05 AM
Sontalak.

Allegedly a dragon, but skull-faced and with an unscaled segmented body I refuse to believe that.

A cruel and vindictive creature, whose life is nothing but suffering inflicted on himself and others.


There has been an underlying change to the deep magic of Norrath. The veil has been removed from some of creatures creation, making them far less intimidating than they previously were.

With these facts in mind, do any brave adventurers once again deem Sontalak worthy of the Draconic Enforced Euthenasia Mandate, for the good of all on Norrath?

I hate this ugly Veeshan fether and would love to see its demise.

For Zek!

Jimjam Dog
-Avatar of Rolfron Zek

kotton05
02-14-2017, 07:57 AM
No. It wasn't the fear it's the aoe that hits whole raid not just the tank that's a bug? Correct me if I'm wrong.

arsenalpow
02-14-2017, 08:50 AM
No. It wasn't the fear it's the aoe that hits whole raid not just the tank that's a bug? Correct me if I'm wrong.

From my experience it was a culmination of all the stupid AEs that wiped folks. If the fear is now more manageable it just becomes a burn fight which is way more viable.

Swish
02-14-2017, 09:18 AM
Get better resist gear, scrubs.

Or just solo it on Phinny or something for 20 AAs.

Rygar
02-14-2017, 09:43 AM
I thought I heard he proc's Char like every other hit or something crazy. As for that AoE, I have heard of rogues stocking up 2 bags of wort pots to DPS that fight.

arsenalpow
02-14-2017, 09:46 AM
I thought I heard he proc's Char like every other hit or something crazy. As for that AoE, I have heard of rogues stocking up 2 bags of wort pots to DPS that fight.

But that's compounded by the fear. You can heal through that with all kinds of coordination and clickies, but not when you're feared.

Skew
02-14-2017, 09:57 AM
Need those instant-clicky junk buffers and to bury GRM and the good buffs way down low. Thats the trick to Sont. Like most EQ bosses , its 90% prep , 10% hitting auto attack.
Sont just requires a bit more prep than most mobs (a bit like Zlandi - who if prepped correctly is a total bitch)

Kodim
02-14-2017, 10:00 AM
Sontalak just requires everyone to turn auto attack off if he flips, which no one does because they're warm bodies who don't listen.

Necrostoner
02-14-2017, 10:02 AM
Need those instant-clicky junk buffers and to bury GRM and the good buffs way down low. Thats the trick to Sont. Like most EQ bosses , its 90% prep , 10% hitting auto attack.
Sont just requires a bit more prep than most mobs (a bit like Zlandi - who if prepped correctly is a total bitch)

Yeah...no one kills him because they dont feel like stacking junk buffs. How fucking brilliant are you? U shud gew shchtart da new besst riad giuld own serfer for reazies!

Afterall, you can just autoattack sont down with instant cast junk buffs so you must be better than the rest of us.

icedwards
02-14-2017, 10:06 AM
His loot table is still just a ST key. Guilds will attempt him to gauge how tough he is but if it's a zerg encounter that relies heavily on reapers/soulfires/wort pots I doubt it'll be a contested weekly kill.

Skew
02-14-2017, 10:25 AM
Yeah...no one kills him because they dont feel like stacking junk buffs. How fucking brilliant are you? U shud gew shchtart da new besst riad giuld own serfer for reazies!

Afterall, you can just autoattack sont down with instant cast junk buffs so you must be better than the rest of us.

Sound upset mate.

GinnasP99
02-14-2017, 12:30 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9OKGjKLVN5E

indiscriminate_hater
02-14-2017, 12:40 PM
His loot table is still just a ST key. Guilds will attempt him to gauge how tough he is but if it's a zerg encounter that relies heavily on reapers/soulfires/wort pots I doubt it'll be a contested weekly kill.

that BP is no joke... maybe still not worth the effort, though

Erati
02-14-2017, 12:43 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9OKGjKLVN5E

this is what I would have posted, TY

Fifield
02-14-2017, 12:49 PM
His loot table is still just a ST key. Guilds will attempt him to gauge how tough he is but if it's a zerg encounter that relies heavily on reapers/soulfires/wort pots I doubt it'll be a contested weekly kill.


I want to kill him with no reapers, soulfires or wort pots allowed. Only mallets to hold aggro on tanks.

Erati
02-14-2017, 12:50 PM
I want to kill him with no reapers, soulfires or wort pots allowed. Only mallets to hold aggro on tanks.

you are a glutton for punishment.

What about if only Paladins Soul Fired and only SKs used the Reaper

azeth
02-14-2017, 12:52 PM
The only payoff for slaying Sont is a shot at a Matchless BP (Rogue BIS, and not by a lot) and an ST key.

The downside is its gonna run you 100k in refilling your shit as a guild. Also you can only hope EVERYONE recharges, otherwise when the raid cycle pops up you have half your guild without worts.

oh not to mention that even with a designated trainer, its still simple to end up with adds while you're fighting him. So not only are you likely to fail to begin with, but its hyper expensive and has little payoff.

And when you fail, then what? Give it another shot? Okay buff up for 30-90 mins, sit on your hands and get ready to drop another huge lump of plat on recharging people.

Erati
02-14-2017, 12:56 PM
The only payoff for slaying Sont is a shot at a Matchless BP (Rogue BIS, and not by a lot) and an ST key.

The downside is its gonna run you 100k in refilling your shit as a guild. Also you can only hope EVERYONE recharges, otherwise when the raid cycle pops up you have half your guild without worts.

Happy Valentines day Azeth <3

I personally think Shadow BP is actually better than the Matchless. Matchless has better resists but Shadow has it beat everywhere else. Matchless does have those fashion points tho...

kotton05
02-14-2017, 01:00 PM
Can someone link the gif of forsaken wiping instantly due to him flipping and not the aoe fear?

Erati
02-14-2017, 01:11 PM
Can someone link the gif of forsaken wiping instantly due to him flipping and not the aoe fear?

that was FAT and Rewl has that gif on speed dial somewhere if he sees this post

kotton05
02-14-2017, 01:16 PM
It's literally the fastest wipe I've ever seen looks like everyone is clicking FD

Nommis
02-14-2017, 01:41 PM
Can someone link the gif of forsaken wiping instantly due to him flipping and not the aoe fear?

<3 Soju

http://i.imgur.com/1mpCn0O.gif

Necrostoner
02-14-2017, 02:06 PM
Sound upset mate.

Nah mate i'm just a sarcastic New Englander with a vicious sense of humor.

kotton05
02-14-2017, 02:09 PM
Pras rewl for the best gif

As y'all can see it isn't the fear as happy points out.

Nommis
02-14-2017, 04:45 PM
Pras rewl for the best gif

As y'all can see it isn't the fear as happy points out.

I can't take credit for this. I forgot the OP though.

Jimjam
02-22-2017, 03:32 PM
Nice gif! Did someone get him recently?

There is an empty place in the hallway that was always full of ugly in the past!

Detoxx
02-22-2017, 06:08 PM
His loot table is still just a ST key. Guilds will attempt him to gauge how tough he is but if it's a zerg encounter that relies heavily on reapers/soulfires/wort pots I doubt it'll be a contested weekly kill.

Killed with 60. Lowest number ever. Zerg not, skill yes.

Sancta
02-22-2017, 06:10 PM
Nice gif! Did someone get him recently?

There is an empty place in the hallway that was always full of ugly in the past!

Yea Aftermath killed him a few days ago, he is severely nerfed it seems like.

Biggest thing with Sont is his 4 slot dispel AE proc that hits the tank and anyone around the tank. So if he turns and 4 slot dispels the dps more than once then your raid is over, turning off attack when he turn is the way to go. Yea his fear and AoE can be painful too but lots of dragons have those and you can HB/Wort heal through it. It's the dispel that wipes raids.

That last kill it seems he hardly procs the dispel anymore (although you still should turn off attack) and I was only feared once (with 255 MR) for maybe 3 seconds. Was able to use my entire mana bar on 1 Lure + 1 conc without zoning or getting a single buff dispelled, and he's a belly caster. Previously I was feared almost every single fear with 255 MR and his proc seemed to proc every other swing. Need less Worts than before, didn't use a single click, cleric HB'd the group fine, and I wasn't the only one. He's still anything but a zerg encounter though, right prep = he ded.


Skew is correct with EQ Raids being 90% prep 10% auto attack.

- Tenderli

Daldaen
02-22-2017, 06:12 PM
Killed with 60. Lowest number ever. Zerg not, skill yes.

We can talk about skill once the Vulak Ring is implemented here. Until then, nothing in P99 will take skill. Just Time socking and willingness to show up / click your clickies to victory.

Detoxx
02-22-2017, 06:27 PM
We can talk about skill once the Vulak Ring is implemented here. Until then, nothing in P99 will take skill. Just Time socking and willingness to show up / click your clickies to victory.

You cray. Tunare takes some skill at least!

RedXIII
02-22-2017, 07:46 PM
If you havent killed Vyemm 1.0 (yep, he got nerfed 2x after the first version cuz Red99 players kept QQ'ing endless) or Super Sontalak, you have no clue whats hard content in this box. Was fun. <Rampage> best.

Maner
02-22-2017, 08:04 PM
If you havent killed Vyemm 1.0 (yep, he got nerfed 2x after the first version cuz Red99 players kept QQ'ing endless) or Super Sontalak, you have no clue whats hard content in this box. Was fun. <Rampage> best.

Aftermath also killed super sont, in fact they are the only active guild currently around that did i believe

Zekayy
02-22-2017, 08:48 PM
Aftermath still the only guild activly killing sontalak while the other guilds are to chicken to do it app now at Aftermathguild.org

RedXIII
02-22-2017, 09:17 PM
Aftermath also killed super sont, in fact they are the only active guild currently around that did i believe

Aftermath wasnt even born friend when Super Sont was around. So, try to spin harder somewhere else.

Also that Dannyl video best. Good times.

Keep spinning folks, its what makes it fun to check these forums. When a guild try to brag about killing the 4th version of easy mode Sontalak ... shit must be going south.

Gratz on your ST key and Death Pact spell.

Lazie
02-22-2017, 09:34 PM
There was a strat that saved you like half the plat on Clickies. It consisted of having enough Rangers to Trade off Weaponshield dics until he died. The cost was largely just Mallet recharges on a few Rangers and it took a lot less Wort pots. Trouble is I think we only had enough Rangers on to do it like one time.

Erati
02-22-2017, 10:35 PM
#copperstratisreal

Lowako
02-22-2017, 10:55 PM
We can talk about skill once the Vulak Ring is implemented here. Until then, nothing in P99 will take skill. Just Time socking and willingness to show up / click your clickies to victory.

The hardest part of p99 raiding is finding the will to log in, followed closely by finding the will to stay awake.

So many p99 players shit on WoW for being "too easy" despite the fact the hardest content is fully cleared by a very small minority of the playerbase. We're playing a game where the hardest encounters involve clicking a healing potion and stepping out of line of sight twice a minute.

Swish
02-23-2017, 01:07 AM
We're playing a game where the hardest encounters involve clicking a healing potion and stepping out of line of sight twice a minute.

Makes you think doesn't it? The grind is where the game excels, that quest from 1-60, the epic that comes with it, and the fact that a lot of characters die when both of those are achieved :p

Cwall 146.0
02-23-2017, 02:38 AM
If you havent killed Vyemm 1.0 (yep, he got nerfed 2x after the first version cuz Red99 players kept QQ'ing endless) or Super Sontalak, you have no clue whats hard content in this box. Was fun. <Rampage> best.

vyemm 1.0 was the easiest version this server saw

vyemm 2.0 was a result of rogean being mad that velious was cleared in 1 day by both servers so he gave him triple the HP he was supposed to have along with a much higher attack speed and max hit

vyemm 3.0 is the current version after it was proven he was nothing like rogean changed him to be, but he's still harder than he's supposed to be

Dolalin
02-23-2017, 03:59 AM
There was a strat that saved you like half the plat on Clickies. It consisted of having enough Rangers to Trade off Weaponshield dics until he died. The cost was largely just Mallet recharges on a few Rangers and it took a lot less Wort pots. Trouble is I think we only had enough Rangers on to do it like one time.

You can do this with Warrior and Furious disc too. On live we would have handoffs between both wars and rangers. Between about a dozen of both classes you've got enough time to burn him down.

(That is, if his proc still weren't broken on P99...)

Jimjam
02-23-2017, 05:49 AM
Killed with 60. Lowest number ever. Zerg not, skill yes.

Oh wow, good job Detoxx and gang! Did you feel the fear nerf helped your success, or was it something you had on the cards anyway?

Is this something that will become a more regular target for you, or was it more of a one off 'lets see how hard it is now, just for fun' thing?

Yea Aftermath killed him a few days ago, he is severely nerfed it seems like.

...

That last kill it seems he hardly procs the dispel anymore (although you still should turn off attack) and I was only feared once (with 255 MR) for maybe 3 seconds. Was able to use my entire mana bar on 1 Lure + 1 conc without zoning or getting a single buff dispelled, and he's a belly caster. Previously I was feared almost every single fear with 255 MR and his proc seemed to proc every other swing. Need less Worts than before, didn't use a single click, cleric HB'd the group fine, and I wasn't the only one. He's still anything but a zerg encounter though, right prep = he ded.


Was there a stealth change so mobs no longer proc on riposte? Procs shouldn't happen on ripostes... Or is turning off autoattack on flip more about allowing a tank to re-establish aggro more quickly?

Sancta
02-23-2017, 05:47 PM
Was there a stealth change so mobs no longer proc on riposte? Procs shouldn't happen on ripostes... Or is turning off autoattack on flip more about allowing a tank to re-establish aggro more quickly?

Procs happen on ripostes here

Zekayy
02-23-2017, 06:22 PM
Aftermath still the only guild activly killing sontalak while the other guilds are to chicken to do it app now at Aftermathguild.org

bump

skarlorn
02-24-2017, 02:52 PM
"We gathered great force in arms, over one hundred of the bravest souls who had survived the Ruins of Kunark, to challenge this Ancient One. Deceived as he was by my alliance with the Claws of Veeshan, I landed the first blow, square on his nose; it was of no consequence. The first word of magic he spoke stripped me utterly of my magical wards and with a single glance, he turned half our army insane with Fear.
Overwhelmed as I was by his terrifying spells, I watched helplessly as my comrades were struck down, one by one. By the time I regained control over my limbs, there were only a handful of us left. Those priests who survived turn tail and fled. Injured, half-crazed, it was only by the merit of my stamina that I managed to escape his wrath and flee into the Temple of Veeshan."
- The Journal of Filbus Furyfoot, Lord of the Misty Thicket

from sontalak wiki

be safe jimjam

Speedi
02-24-2017, 04:16 PM
Killed with 60. Lowest number ever. Zerg not, skill yes.

Rampage killed Sontalak with 58 prenerf, only death we had that fight was an app cleric named Valars.

Either way, nice kill and grats.

Maner
02-24-2017, 06:18 PM
Rampage killed Sontalak with 58 prenerf, only death we had that fight was an app cleric named Valars.

Either way, nice kill and grats.

Wasn't that the time you told taken not to show up?

Nommis
02-24-2017, 07:12 PM
8 reasons Tantor will change the way you think about everything - click more to find out! (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RiKVjS3gR88)

http://i.imgur.com/2tANx8e.jpg

meadtj
02-24-2017, 08:31 PM
vyemm 1.0 was the easiest version this server saw

vyemm 2.0 was a result of rogean being mad that velious was cleared in 1 day by both servers so he gave him triple the HP he was supposed to have along with a much higher attack speed and max hit

vyemm 3.0 is the current version after it was proven he was nothing like rogean changed him to be, but he's still harder than he's supposed to be

actually thats quite classic eq. Later in the timeline he is supposed to get yet another nerf that makes him killable.