I am working up the courage to try and do the roof with a tamer. Has anyone been able to do it and has tips?
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Is it possible to solo the roof as a tamer?
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OK thanks. Guess I will just try for fun and see how it goes!
What type of pet do you use when going solo?
Thanks Draza. I have a AI/Cgiv CU with similar stats but only 700 hit points. Pretty survivable especially with consume. Working on a Triton I was going to try on roof but will try the CU also.
Yes, it is solo-able. Although Juonar's attack combo can kill you at any moment.
When I used to do solo runs, I would exit the encounter and restart until Juonar was the first boss,
so that way I would not invest 45 mins to get killed at the very end.
I used a disco-ai cu sidhe and a high-sdi suit (for WoD to finish off Bane.)
Now that I think about it, it still bugs me that the encounter ends the moment you die
(with no chance to use virtue, item, or spell for self-resurrection).
When I used to do solo runs, I would exit the encounter and restart until Juonar was the first boss,
so that way I would not invest 45 mins to get killed at the very end.
I used a disco-ai cu sidhe and a high-sdi suit (for WoD to finish off Bane.)
Now that I think about it, it still bugs me that the encounter ends the moment you die
(with no chance to use virtue, item, or spell for self-resurrection).
It is very possible though you will need to have suitable gears set up to make it less frustrating fight.
Some tips to consider:
For Juonar:
1. Let it be first boss to reduce frustration
2. Learn to run when things are bad, it's better for the pet to die than you (Especially true if you are discord'ed as you won't be able to mount your pet)
3. I tend to mount my pet and run whenever Juonar pop adds, divide and conquer
4. You will need good enough gears to withstand his combos
5. Orange petals are a must on him, nothing worse than a poison tick that make him chase you till you die
6. Honors work well with him if you don't mind farming it later, though you will still want to divide and conquer his adds.
For Virtuebane:
1. Start with Orange petals, he loves to use Poison at the start of the fight as you aggro him or him chasing you...
2. Use command all stay to prevent his "Invisible > Pet chase you > Him Aoe Stun > Dead" Combo
3. He hit hard, so either stay far away from him to have enough time to cast Invis or have good gears to withstand his blows
4. He actually tend to be more dangerous than Juonar due to his hard hits, with right combo he did end my run in seconds...
For Anon:
Meh
For Samurai-Lord(what's his name?....)
Meh
My set up:
Disco-Tamer with 120 Lesser Hiryu-Chiv AI
PS: Once you get used to Juonar and good gears, he is actually pretty alright, Virtuebane got on my toes when he is the last boss.
Some tips to consider:
For Juonar:
1. Let it be first boss to reduce frustration
2. Learn to run when things are bad, it's better for the pet to die than you (Especially true if you are discord'ed as you won't be able to mount your pet)
3. I tend to mount my pet and run whenever Juonar pop adds, divide and conquer
4. You will need good enough gears to withstand his combos
5. Orange petals are a must on him, nothing worse than a poison tick that make him chase you till you die
6. Honors work well with him if you don't mind farming it later, though you will still want to divide and conquer his adds.
For Virtuebane:
1. Start with Orange petals, he loves to use Poison at the start of the fight as you aggro him or him chasing you...
2. Use command all stay to prevent his "Invisible > Pet chase you > Him Aoe Stun > Dead" Combo
3. He hit hard, so either stay far away from him to have enough time to cast Invis or have good gears to withstand his blows
4. He actually tend to be more dangerous than Juonar due to his hard hits, with right combo he did end my run in seconds...
For Anon:
Meh
For Samurai-Lord(what's his name?....)
Meh
My set up:
Disco-Tamer with 120 Lesser Hiryu-Chiv AI
PS: Once you get used to Juonar and good gears, he is actually pretty alright, Virtuebane got on my toes when he is the last boss.
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Thanks for the tips Kir!
He has tendency to cast Invisible mid-fight, so if you do not have All stay command on, the pet will run back to you.
In which case 2 scenario might happen,
1. You are far away from Virtuebane and as the pet approaching you with him chasing your pet, he use the Aoe Stun move and will probably kill you in next few hits
2. You are beside him, he uses Invisible > Pet loses target > before you have time to sic the pet on him again> He uses Aoe stun > As you run, your pet still following you with him chasing etc
Not so sure about GD, never uses them ever since I returned....
Note: even if it's true I'm not sure if it's worth using GD given that they are not the strongest/suitable pets for the fight... especially with the bosses changing target sporadically, I would rather bring a hard hitter when solo.
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Had no issues with pets running back while fighting him thankfully. I did have an issue with them wandering off when Anon turned Earth Elemental form due to him staying in that form so long. Took the 'All Stay' advise from above and it was very helpful then.
Not sure what pet temps people are using but I used WW/Goo Triton. Worked very well, especially when the mobs spawned but did take a while, WOD sped it up though. Took along a rez account, parked it in the corner just in case. Having that second acct parked in the corner can save some frustration. Especially if you do not tackle Juonar first.
My thoughts on the GD... I don't think it would hold up too well in there honestly. When the mobs spawn to help the boss you need something with area damage and whirlwind imo to knock them down quicker.
Definitely a much more challenging fight with the changes... it was almost something you could do afk with pets before those. I personally like it better now.
I used to do te roof with a GD back before the pet revamp. You can do it but it takes much longer. Back then the bosses were bugged though and pets (no matter which pet) didn't cause them to summon side spawn. This is probably the origin of the "GDs don't cause spawn" - myth.