Curse

Cold · Apr 27, 2007, 12:05 PM // 12:05

Have u tried Scourge Healing or health reducing hexes? Anything is possible with the right skillset

HawkofStorms · Apr 27, 2007, 01:49 PM // 13:49

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If they did this, then they would just add more monsters to missions and explorable areas in Ascalon to counter the fact that 8 people are now in the party. As it is, 4 man hm teams are pretty tough, and fairly limiting. You need a tank of some kind (or a MM who can keep a wall of minons up), a healer, some kind of aoe damage person (SS necro, Ele), and that leaves one utility spot open (interupt ranger, mesmer, etc). I'd be very impressed to see a paragon or sin vanquisher. Even so, with the right build, any profession could be squeezed into a 4 man team, you'd have have to *gasp* not use a cookiecutter build (ZOMG the blasphemy of it all).

I agree with Zinger that its pretty balanced EXCPET for Grawl Ulodytes.

Alan · Apr 27, 2007, 05:49 PM // 17:49

Anyway, some areas you can do alone, or with minimal support. (like Sunqua Vale or whole Shing Jea island)

KazeMitsui · Apr 27, 2007, 06:08 PM // 18:08

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l2play

Evilsod · Apr 27, 2007, 06:53 PM // 18:53

They need to pay close attention to some areas. The power boost has made a few areas just ridiculous (Dreadnought's Drift anyone?). Places like that are only vanquishable (or even doable) with a very limited scope of professions.

But tbh i see no problem with the 4/6man areas outside of the insane amount of hex spam, energy denial and skill shutdown that Mergoyles and Skales can do. I tried Twin Serpent Lake a few days ago... first mob, 4 PowerBlock/Spirit Shackles spamming Mergoyles and 4 Spiteful Spirit/Price of Failure spamming Skales (might've been some Deathly Swarm/Life Siphon spamming Skales too). That is just moronic for a 6man party to tackle.

Only place i have left to clear is Diessa Lowlands in Ascalon, but if i do i'll be starting from Yaks Bend i have a serious problem with degen with my team setup... Ash Walkers screw me over so badly.

Master Ketsu · Apr 27, 2007, 08:19 PM // 20:19

I did all the hard mode 4 man areas with four men....mission+bonus. Hard mode should be hard, and its plenty doable. Honestly they would be lame with 8 people. Way too easy

MithranArkanere · Apr 27, 2007, 08:55 PM // 20:55

The only way I found to be ffective in Diesa Lowlands was to go there from Yak's Bend

Otherwise, the groups of 6..8 Charr could make some fun of my party.