Curse

Zero Red · May 16, 2006, 02:29 AM // 02:29

How can bosses in Cantha do insane damage with their magic? Lian, Dragon's Petal, located right outside of The Marketplace will use Dragon Stomp on my assassin who has 70 armor and do 208 damage. That takes 45 earth magic, or some serious armor penetration (80%ish), and no, Dragon's Stomp does not have armor penetration and is not a special skill. In fact, its somewhat weak. Has anyone else been having problems with this.

By the way, if this was answered in another thread please tell me which one it was in.

jciardha · May 16, 2006, 02:34 AM // 02:34

Bosses now do double damage and attack/cast twice as fast as ordinary mobs, if I recall correctly. But, since they spam skills like crazy, a couple of mesmer Diversions will make them drop like a proverbial sack of potatoes.

Zero Red · May 16, 2006, 02:37 AM // 02:37

Well thanks for clearing that problem up, but I think double damage is a little extreme since bosses can easily two shot people. Its hard to deal with them using henchies only.

Ira Blinks · May 16, 2006, 02:39 AM // 02:39

it feels more like tripple or even more... unless there is some sick AL formula comes into place

jciardha · May 16, 2006, 02:39 AM // 02:39

/shrug

I go it alone with henchies all the time against various bosses. Solo-henched Tahnnaki Temple and got a Master's rating on it; solo-henched Boreas Seabed, Expert award. But then, I'm not a front-line fighter either.

0siris · May 16, 2006, 05:40 AM // 05:40

I had a real fun time tonight capping Vengeful was Khanhei from Bazzr Dustwing. His channeled strike kills in one hit most of the time, so unless you bring something like Shelter - good luck. He also uses Ancestors Rage which hits everyone adjacent to him for about 250-300. Tough cookie

jackie · May 16, 2006, 05:43 AM // 05:43

Ele bosses with air skills are über.
One lighting orb --->*zap* ~300dmg ;P

Chicken Ftw · May 16, 2006, 05:58 AM // 05:58

There's a kappa ele boss somewhere that made life suck for my warrior. Turtle shell = hardly any dmg from attacks, insane dmg from his... plus, iirc, he rust'd me, which made my heal sig useless. -40 armor for 6 seconds ftw! Took almost fifteen minutes to kill him, he wiped out henches left and right. <.<

jackie · May 16, 2006, 08:37 AM // 08:37

That kappa boss might be the one in middle of Undercity, the one with hex shield drop. Yeah I had some problems with lvl 14 ritualist down there too ^_^...

samifly · May 16, 2006, 08:42 AM // 08:42

Its double attributes, not double damage i think, which sometimes means triple damage. And I like that the bosses are actually, bossy, rather than things to be ignored. And a mesmer can take them down just as quick now, as they used to.

Effendi Westland · May 16, 2006, 09:36 AM // 09:36

That would explain the complaints I read in some other thread about thirsty river. Must be fun in THK also :P

Sha Noran · May 16, 2006, 09:53 AM // 09:53

Boss Orison=Infuse Health. GG Anet.

Demo Something · May 16, 2006, 09:54 AM // 09:54

Quote:

Originally Posted by jackie

Ele bosses with air skills are über.
One lighting orb --->*zap* ~300dmg ;P

how about a 700 damage fireball?
(i had 60 AL)

Lint · May 16, 2006, 11:13 AM // 11:13

Dealing with certain type of bosses with a warrior is pritty easy.

Enjoy my warrior build. Its usable for ALL warriors, Assasin, and rangers...

I can beat him on my warrior.

W/Me

Sig Of Midnight
Ripstoe
Diversion
Spirit Of Failure
Sprint
Empythy
Sig Of Cap

Healing Sig

Enjoy~

I just soloed Sskia, Dragon Birth and got this

Opeth · May 16, 2006, 11:31 AM // 11:31

i found a ele boss with fire magic, that killed all my human party...i had a lvl20 monk with 60 armor, and i took 360dmg from a single fireball x'D

zakaria · May 16, 2006, 11:36 AM // 11:36

Even simple mobs they are little bit difficult to kill, if you noticed that jade brotherhood knights spamming cyclone axe and triple chop like their energy is 100,also all ele mobs seems they doesn't get effected by exhaustion from spamming also

Avarre · May 16, 2006, 11:38 AM // 11:38

It's double damage, no more.

A level 28 enemy can deal a 180 meteor/fireball (evidenced by Terrorweb Dryders). Hence Opeth's 360 fireball

Imho, the worst are the bosses with aftershock and that earth aoe kd-if-attacking... the aftershock deals over 500 damage to AL60

Opeth · May 16, 2006, 11:45 AM // 11:45

360 is triple....i know fireballs normally can deal 120, 360 is 3x more :x

Mister Muhkuh · May 16, 2006, 11:54 AM // 11:54

i was at the elementalist boss in ferndale...

with my assassin(nightstalker armor, while attacking => 85AL)...
he used teinais heat and i got 95 damage a second....

no chance to get away, he killed the whole party only with that skill(except one who got killed by a fireball before -.-)

The undead Mesmer · May 16, 2006, 11:59 AM // 11:59

The dredge assassin boss managed to assassinate a few party members in 1 hit each >.<