Sontalak

[Alunova]

Originally Posted by Treats [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Farm status with char proc, he will be a joke.

How does adding an additional ability make him farm status?

4 slot AoE dispell
+ 650 AoE with another single dispell (This is why some people thought it was proximity based)
+ 700 dmg single target proc
+Dragon Roar
+Dispell Self

= Stacked Dragon

[Treats]

Originally Posted by Alunova [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

How does adding an additional ability make him farm status?

4 slot AoE dispell
+ 650 AoE with another single dispell (This is why some people thought it was proximity based)
+ 700 dmg single target proc
+Dragon Roar
+Dispell Self

= Stacked Dragon

He should proc Targeted AE, not single target.

Sontalak was not a "keep the tank alive and you win" fight.

To defeat Sontalak you had to kill him before his Area Damage decimated your raid force.

Your entire raid force will be able to stay alive for one minute even if they are taking the full 650 damage from each AE and he only procs that shitty Char.

Trust me, he will be an absolute joke.

[Method]

Originally Posted by Treats [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

He should proc Targeted AE, not single target.

Sontalak was not a "keep the tank alive and you win" fight.

To defeat Sontalak you had to kill him before his Area Damage decimated your raid force.

Your entire raid force will be able to stay alive for one minute even if they are taking the full 650 damage from each AE and he only procs that shitty Char.

Trust me, he will be an absolute joke.

He should proc both char and his 650 dmg AE. When i tested sonta on live the only spells that had a cast message were:

[Wed Dec 31 11:01:53 2014] Sontalak begins to cast a spell. <Beholder Dispel>
[Wed Dec 31 11:01:48 2014] Sontalak begins to cast a spell. <Dragon Roar>
[Wed Dec 31 11:01:56 2014] Sontalak begins to cast a spell. <Annul Self>

No cast message:
[Wed Dec 31 11:02:12 2014] You resist the Molten Breath spell!
[Wed Dec 31 11:02:15 2014] You resist the Char spell!

[Treats]

Originally Posted by Method [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

He should proc both char and his 650 dmg AE. When i tested sonta on live the only spells that had a cast message were:

[Wed Dec 31 11:01:53 2014] Sontalak begins to cast a spell. <Beholder Dispel>
[Wed Dec 31 11:01:48 2014] Sontalak begins to cast a spell. <Dragon Roar>
[Wed Dec 31 11:01:56 2014] Sontalak begins to cast a spell. <Annul Self>

No cast message:
[Wed Dec 31 11:02:12 2014] You resist the Molten Breath spell!
[Wed Dec 31 11:02:15 2014] You resist the Char spell!

Sontalak was changed a bunch before Planes of Power.

He was toned down and made easier multiple times.

Theres a reason why hardly anyone killed him in the Velious era and it wasn't because of a Char proc.

[Method]

Found some more info today on Sontalak on the safehouse forums from 2001-02

We tested the updated version of sontalak and he is working much better then the old version was, char is procing correctly and often like it should but something is still missing. Only issue i found was his Molten breath AE proc has a 12 second reuse timer. Where it shouldn't have a reuse timer at all. It can proc twice in one second just like char or you can go half the fight and get very lucky without it procing once.

Source:http://web.archive.org/web/200305091...art=21&stop=40

Fast heals in the early seconds of the battles really piss off Sontalak and with his triple 650ish hits and his 700 dd proc, 650 ae proc, and dispell. A cleric/healer who gets aggro fast won't live more then a couple seconds.

Only thing that kills people is his 700 dd proc and his 650 proc AE. Which both go often very often. Although, if you have a brave Shaman, you could try chain crippling him to keep his proc rate as low as possible. His 2 Procs are exactly like Venril Sathir's proc. They won't go off if he's not actually hitting you.

And a newer post about Sontalak being a badass

Sont is one of those unique mobs that remains nearly as tough as he was through several expansions, and is one of the few where the difference between life and death is often dependant on luck rather than skill (his proc luck to be specific).

[Treats]

I could have swore both of Sontalak's procs were AE's but maybe Molten Breath was just so frequent it seemed like it.

Proc chance probably needs to be increased if it's still at 5%

Flurry 25% and Atk Delay 1500ms from Torven's data

[Skydash]

EQlizer - Sontalak

Max Melee: 425 damage
AE Fire 650 max dmg
AE Dispel

Here is another blip from Everlore: On: 5/5/2001 12:18:53 AM

"Okay, this guy is by no means easy, we tried him tonight, about 73 level 55 - 60's (mostly 60)
and he just shredded through all of us, he hits for about 600 as well as a proc on every hit that seems to be a lure based
fire spell for 650 dmg, sorta like conflaguration. Either way, he is level 74, he hits hard, and as with all dragons
ae dispells. We got him down to 40% health before we all were dead. oh well we will try again

Edy on Ayonae Ro"