Curse

Zeek Aran · May 11, 2007, 03:00 AM // 03:00

Me and a guildy who consider ourselves very experienced in PVE cannot kill that bastard. Once we got everyone around him at the cost of about 45% DP, but 8vs1 still was no match. Yes, we started from ToA. PLEEEEEEEASE help if you can.

EDIT: Balanced team: tank, nuker, prot + healer, two mes, one SS

Protective spirit helps me, the tank, stay alive, but it still takes all the effort of both monks just to keep ME alive let alone the rest of the group. After I have complete aggro and am getting raped, party runs up and gets targeted, or I die and they get targeted.

I'm sorry, but I don't think an eight second lasting spell will help much.

EDIT: Caleb, thanks.

About to try again with SV necro and Broadhead ranger, three nukers, and I'm tanking again. I don't think our monks are too perfect for this, neither me nor my guildy have had much bonding experience.

Narcism · May 11, 2007, 03:02 AM // 03:02

Bring Protective Spirit.

Bryant Again · May 11, 2007, 03:03 AM // 03:03

Spirit Bond is handy (occasionally).

Neo Nugget · May 11, 2007, 03:16 AM // 03:16

doesn't he strip enchants?

Bryant Again · May 11, 2007, 03:19 AM // 03:19

Desecrate Enchantments is what he uses. I dunno if he strips in hard mode.

masteroflife · May 11, 2007, 03:28 AM // 03:28

get 2 choking gas on him..... he won't be able to do shit.

2 doesn't work? go 3

Zinger314 · May 11, 2007, 03:30 AM // 03:30

Quote:

Originally Posted by masteroflife

get 2 choking gas on him..... he won't be able to do shit.

2 doesn't work? go 3

If you have that much shutdown, how exactly do you whittle down his 5600+ HP and ungodly armor?

lightblade · May 11, 2007, 03:34 AM // 03:34

It's easy if it doesn't strip enchantments.

Now...does it?

fenix · May 11, 2007, 03:35 AM // 03:35

You can't beat 1 boss? It isn't too hard.

1x W/X tank
1x Broadhead Arrow Ranger
1x Dom Mesmer
2x Fire Ele
1x SS Necro
2x Monks

The SS can be replaced with some defense if you have bad monks...

tenshi_strife · May 11, 2007, 03:54 AM // 03:54

easy big ass nukes, but im an ele thats always my answer lol

fenix · May 11, 2007, 03:58 AM // 03:58

lmao, I know an even funnier build:

W/X - tanking, 0 dmg (has to be VERY good at aggroing)
E/Mo - SF Ele
E/Mo - SF Ele
E/Mo - SF Ele
E/Mo - SF Ele
E/Mo - SF Ele
Monk
Monk

GAME OVER. Just aggro, and explode stuff.

countesscorpula · May 11, 2007, 04:33 AM // 04:33

I know it's a factions skill, bt maybe "Shelter" would help? Gives everyone the same effects of Prot Spirit.

martialis · May 11, 2007, 04:59 AM // 04:59

1 Rt/R ritual lord
3 E/Me or other nukers (meteor shower, mark of rodgort, SF, barrage, not SS)
1 runner
2 monks
2 degen and interrupt

Except for the rit, no enchants on anyone, not even fire attunement.

Crusheer · May 11, 2007, 05:23 AM // 05:23

Spinal Shivers?

Xenex Xclame · May 11, 2007, 05:28 AM // 05:28

Have you people suggesting builds ever even went against Rotscale?
Common, even in normal mode?

Enchantments is one of the last things you want to bring against rotscale, he will simply eat you alive because you have em.

Shelter dies way too fast and takes way too long to recharge.

Before even nuking you have to get thru Rotscales army which use ( almost ) ever lasting Inciendary Arrows,so good luck getting those nukes off with 6 eles.

I would dump the mesmers, what were they running?Shutdown? don't think its worth it, I think the normal rotscale group should work with some adjustments,but i really don't know, i tried it too a few days ago , just for fun, we simply got owned :|

fenix · May 11, 2007, 05:36 AM // 05:36

Well if you got owned, maybe you should try one of the builds that have been suggested, rather than saying they won't work. Obviously your build didn't either.

This is PvE we're talking about...it isn't rocket science. You just need 1 guy to take the aggro, and then kill everything. Very basic stuff.

zwei2stein · May 11, 2007, 05:38 AM // 05:38

Prot spirit >> Rotscale.

and RT lord with Shelter + Shadowsong + Dissonance goes long way to shuting his insane damage down.

X89 · May 11, 2007, 05:41 AM // 05:41

Some how we cleared the area.

Uh i think it was zb monk, sod monk, signet smite/hex monk, fire, mm, balthazar dervish, curses of some kind, I believe a broadhead arrow, oh and prot spirit.

Image gives a better idea, names left in with permission, blah blah blah.

bungusmaximus · May 11, 2007, 05:51 AM // 05:51

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zinger314

If you have that much shutdown, how exactly do you whittle down his 5600+ HP and ungodly armor?

Barbs+choking gas+flurry i guess?

Vilaptca · May 11, 2007, 05:51 AM // 05:51

Quote:

Originally Posted by fenix

Exactly. Unless your team are stupid, or really really bad, PvE is simple.

Then prove it. Back up your build. Don't toss around insults like that if you can't do it yourself.

Lets see the screenshots.