Torp Shaman solo challenges?

[greenspectre]

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

https://youtu.be/igpbLuNe0ls this is a video showing me pull Bravatar to shoreline. The spot I am killing Bravatar at is safe from roaming trash.

https://youtu.be/uEgFcImQ9XU This is the other safe spot I normally pull to, which never has issues with roamimg trash.

The Bravatar video shows you how to solo pull across the zone, and it will work the same for Ayillish. As Danth points out, since you have a druid friend it should be much easier with harmony support. Just don't let the dragon fall too far behind or it will leash back and de-agro you.

Edit: I call out those two specific safe spots because not all of the shoreline is safe. There are some areas where roamers path very close to the shoreline, and can agro you. I have had that happen.

Thanks for these. We pulled to the same outcropping you killed Bravatar on this morning. Druid died twice during the pull, but sticking a snare made the difference, as I was able to Root/Camp adds and Ayillish stayed put till we got her solo.

What followed was then a 30-minute battle of attrition but we got her.

Question RE: Ayillish- does she ALWAYS top slot dispel? I kept my SoW clicky on, and occasionally refreshed bracer Ultravision but eventually she wore me down to just POTG despite me having started with 14 buffs. Druid used RotG clicky and DS glove clicky to keep me buffed to protect Torpor.

[Danth]

No, the standard West Wastes dragons can and do strip buff slots past the first. It isn't totally random like some cancel magic effects, however. If you can protect (through click effects or cheap rapid-cast buffs) about the first four slots you'll only very rarely lose anything beyond--and even then the major cause will be due buff order glitching out.

In the past on P1999 they used to remove top slot only. It was changed some years ago, but older guides might not have been updated, leading to possible confusion.

Danth

[DeathsSilkyMist]

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

Thanks for these. We pulled to the same outcropping you killed Bravatar on this morning. Druid died twice during the pull, but sticking a snare made the difference, as I was able to Root/Camp adds and Ayillish stayed put till we got her solo.

What followed was then a 30-minute battle of attrition but we got her.

Question RE: Ayillish- does she ALWAYS top slot dispel? I kept my SoW clicky on, and occasionally refreshed bracer Ultravision but eventually she wore me down to just POTG despite me having started with 14 buffs. Druid used RotG clicky and DS glove clicky to keep me buffed to protect Torpor.

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Danth is correct, dispel was changed some years ago, so dispel no longer always targets the first slot. Slots 1-4 are the most common buff slots dispelled, so that is where you want to keep your junk buffs. However, I have noticed some dispels do go after slot 5 and 6 more often (Chardok casters seem to be able to do this more frequently from my experience).

The problem is some mobs dispel A LOT, so they can quickly strip you of all your buffs if you aren't quickly re-applying junk buffs. I do distinctly remember Ayillish doing the same to me when I have fought her in the canyon. If she procs her AoE a lot you may have trouble keeping up your junk buffs. It is possible her dispel is a bit more powerful than the 4+ Dragons as well. It wouldn't surprise me.

[greenspectre]

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

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Danth is correct, dispel was changed some years ago, so dispel no longer always targets the first slot. Slots 1-4 are the most common buff slots dispelled, so that is where you want to keep your junk buffs. However, I have noticed some dispels do go after slot 5 and 6 more often (Chardok casters seem to be able to do this more frequently from my experience).

The problem is some mobs dispel A LOT, so they can quickly strip you of all your buffs if you aren't quickly re-applying junk buffs. I do distinctly remember Ayillish doing the same to me when I have fought her in the canyon. If she procs her AoE a lot you may have trouble keeping up your junk buffs. It is possible her dispel is a bit more powerful than the 4+ Dragons as well. It wouldn't surprise me.

This seems to hold true, as I duo'ed her with a bard yesterday, and even with the bard songs occupying stripped slots I still ended the fight with my buff bar looking like swiss cheese. On the bright side, I got the Talisman for my 46 monk so if I do this again, it's just for fun or to help a guildie [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]