What dungeons can't be soloed bc of mechanics?

CrashTest · May 19

I've found 2 so far, but what are the other dungeons?

- Direfrost Keep (plates)
- Imperial City Prison (levers)

RicAlmighty · May 19

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Tommy_The_Gun · May 19

- Fungal Grotto II
- Wayrest Sewers II

In those dungeons there are bosses that perma-stun you and you need other player to free you. Most likely "Slippery" CP passive does not work or might have too short cooldown to work.

spartaxoxo · May 19

Wayrest Sewers 2
Moon Hunter Keep
Direfrost Keep
Imperial City Prison

I think these can might be able to solo in specific ways but in general I wouldn't call them soloable in the traditional sense of just use whatever solo build you like. I'm not sure if the ways listed on various sites in past still work in there either.

Fungal Grotto 2
Blackheart Haven
Cradle of Shadows
Ruins of Mazzatun
Fang Lair
Crypt of Hearts 2

Maybe some others I'm forgetting

CrashTest · May 19

Tommy_The_Gun wrote: »

- Fungal Grotto II
- Wayrest Sewers II

In those dungeons there are bosses that perma-stun you and you need other player to free you. Most likely "Slippery" CP passive does not work or might have too short cooldown to work.

I can solo those. It just requires an obscene amount of DPS to burn before you die. Sometimes, it takes me a few tries bc I timed my dots and hots wrong or laid them wrong, but it's entirely possible to solo those.

Hapexamendios · May 19

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Moon Hunter Keep [/quote]

I've soloed Moon Hunter on normal

spartaxoxo · May 19

Hapexamendios wrote: »

I've soloed Moon Hunter on normal

How did you bypass the pin on the third boss?

AcadianPaladin · May 19

I can solo Direfrost Keep, but it requires a long range attack and a gap closure to use the tunnel and bypass the plates.

CrashTest · May 19

spartaxoxo wrote: »

Moon Hunter Keep
Blackheart Haven
Cradle of Shadows
Crypt of Hearts 2

Blackheart Haven can be soloed. I did it on hard mode once when it was pledge just to see if it was possible. I took me forever bc you get turned into a bloody skeleton every 5s, but it's possible.

CoH2 can be solo burned with enough dps.

What's the holdup in MHK and CoS? I haven't been there in awhile, so I can't recall any levers or anything that requires more than 1 player.

spartaxoxo · May 19

CrashTest wrote: »

spartaxoxo wrote: »

Moon Hunter Keep
Blackheart Haven
Cradle of Shadows
Crypt of Hearts 2

Blackheart Haven can be soloed. I did it on hard mode once when it was pledge just to see if it was possible. I took me forever bc you get turned into a bloody skeleton every 5s, but it's possible.

CoH2 can be solo burned with enough dps.

What's the holdup in MHK and CoS? I haven't been there in awhile, so I can't recall any levers or anything that requires more than 1 player.

Pin Mechanics

The last group are soloable with right builds rather than hard blocked.

Hapexamendios · May 19

spartaxoxo wrote: »

Hapexamendios wrote: »

I've soloed Moon Hunter on normal

How did you bypass the pin on the third boss?

Been a while since I've done it. Was either the Psijic ult or high defense. Used a heavy attack sorc in Sergeant and Alessian.

Edir: I'm pretty sure there are some videos on YouTube showing it done.

spartaxoxo · May 19

Hapexamendios wrote: »

spartaxoxo wrote: »

Hapexamendios wrote: »

I've soloed Moon Hunter on normal

How did you bypass the pin on the third boss?

Been a while since I've done it. Was either the Psijic ult or high defense. Used a heavy attack sorc in Sergeant and Alessian.

Thanks. I'll have to try it again! Kind of excited for that now. 🙂

Dragonnord · May 19

spartaxoxo wrote: »

Wayrest Sewers 2
Moon Hunter Keep
Direfrost Keep
Imperial City Prison
Fungal Grotto 2
Blackheart Haven
Cradle of Shadows
Ruins of Mazzatun
Fang Lair
Crypt of Hearts 2

In normal version, I have soloed ALL those dungeons but Wayrest Sewers 2 and Imperial City Prison.

spartaxoxo · May 19

Dragonnord wrote: »

spartaxoxo wrote: »

Wayrest Sewers 2
Moon Hunter Keep
Direfrost Keep
Imperial City Prison
Fungal Grotto 2
Blackheart Haven
Cradle of Shadows
Ruins of Mazzatun
Fang Lair
Crypt of Hearts 2

In normal version, I have soloed ALL those dungeons but Wayrest Sewers 2 and Imperial City Prison.

They patched Direfrost keep.

I noted some are soloable with the right builds but not in the traditional sense of any solo build will work. Stuff like needing the Psijic Ult to bypass a pin.

Dragonnord · May 20

spartaxoxo wrote: »

Dragonnord wrote: »

spartaxoxo wrote: »

Wayrest Sewers 2
Moon Hunter Keep
Direfrost Keep
Imperial City Prison
Fungal Grotto 2
Blackheart Haven
Cradle of Shadows
Ruins of Mazzatun
Fang Lair
Crypt of Hearts 2

In normal version, I have soloed ALL those dungeons but Wayrest Sewers 2 and Imperial City Prison.

They patched Direfrost keep.

I noted some are soloable with the right builds but not in the traditional sense of any solo build will work. Stuff like needing the Psijic Ult to bypass a pin.

What you mean in the traditional sense if the Psijic Ulti was created for exactly that purpose: prevent/break crowd control on you and go back in time.

So using the Ultimate in the exact way it is intended to work is considered something irregular? For me it's been something very common for 6 years now (since Psijic Order was released).

Tenthirty2 · May 20

CrashTest wrote: »

spartaxoxo wrote: »

Moon Hunter Keep
Blackheart Haven
Cradle of Shadows
Crypt of Hearts 2

Blackheart Haven can be soloed. I did it on hard mode once when it was pledge just to see if it was possible. I took me forever bc you get turned into a bloody skeleton every 5s, but it's possible.

...

Also did it on vet as werewolf. IIRC I waited to change just as Blackheart begins casting the skeleton morph on you.

freespirit · May 20

RicAlmighty wrote: »

Veteran Fungal Grotto II can be tricky because the one Spider boss pulls you into the portal and when you come out they are healed back to 100%

Fungal Grotto 2 can be solo-ed with a companion

If you have enough damage the portal is no issue especially if you stand on the other side away from it, however Gamyne Bandu and his "Torture Session" can be a problem but on normal I have survived it!

However I suspect veteran would be much harder!

spartaxoxo · May 20

Dragonnord wrote: »

spartaxoxo wrote: »

Dragonnord wrote: »

spartaxoxo wrote: »

Wayrest Sewers 2
Moon Hunter Keep
Direfrost Keep
Imperial City Prison
Fungal Grotto 2
Blackheart Haven
Cradle of Shadows
Ruins of Mazzatun
Fang Lair
Crypt of Hearts 2

In normal version, I have soloed ALL those dungeons but Wayrest Sewers 2 and Imperial City Prison.

They patched Direfrost keep.

I noted some are soloable with the right builds but not in the traditional sense of any solo build will work. Stuff like needing the Psijic Ult to bypass a pin.

What you mean in the traditional sense if the Psijic Ulti was created for exactly that purpose: prevent/break crowd control on you and go back in time.

So using the Ultimate in the exact way it is intended to work is considered something irregular? For me it's been something very common for 6 years now (since Psijic Order was released).

Not everyone has Summerset and their solo build may work for some dungeons, but not all of them. I think it's worth noting which ones are easily soloable using any solo build, which you may want to Google because you may need specific skills/setups, and which aren't possible to solo at all.

ESO_player123 · May 20

I do not know about Veteran versions, but I did both normal WS2 and FG2 on a sorc with a companion.

AuroranGoldenEagle · May 20

Wayrest II I was able to do solo by hanging back on the stairs and attacking from afar. I was running a HA Oakensorc with Sharp though, which probably helped.

Djennku · May 20

AuroranGoldenEagle wrote: »

Wayrest II I was able to do solo by hanging back on the stairs and attacking from afar. I was running a HA Oakensorc with Sharp though, which probably helped.

You had a companion, which means you weren't solo.

Hapexamendios · May 20

Djennku wrote: »

AuroranGoldenEagle wrote: »

Wayrest II I was able to do solo by hanging back on the stairs and attacking from afar. I was running a HA Oakensorc with Sharp though, which probably helped.

You had a companion, which means you weren't solo.

I'd still consider it solo in spite of what the IA may say. No different from the bear ult or sorc pets as far as I'm concerned.

vsrs_au · May 20

AuroranGoldenEagle wrote: »

Wayrest II I was able to do solo by hanging back on the stairs and attacking from afar. I was running a HA Oakensorc with Sharp though, which probably helped.

That's good news. I've wanted to get the scrying lead for the tool grooved wooden tray, for shipbuilder's woodworking station, for some time now, but the first (and only) time I tried to solo Wayrest 2, I couldn't get past that first boss. I'll give it another try.

katanagirl1 · May 20

AuroranGoldenEagle wrote: »

Wayrest II I was able to do solo by hanging back on the stairs and attacking from afar. I was running a HA Oakensorc with Sharp though, which probably helped.

I did on my arcanist with Bastian as tank. I just moved in briefly to drop fire rune and quickly back out before the freeze mechanic hit. It took about 5 minutes for the harvester to finally go down, though.

Djennku · May 20

Hapexamendios wrote: »

Djennku wrote: »

AuroranGoldenEagle wrote: »

Wayrest II I was able to do solo by hanging back on the stairs and attacking from afar. I was running a HA Oakensorc with Sharp though, which probably helped.

You had a companion, which means you weren't solo.

I'd still consider it solo in spite of what the IA may say. No different from the bear ult or sorc pets as far as I'm concerned.

Unfortunately, that's not the definition of solo. Companions might be game-controlled, but they count as a second "player" character. It may not be a human-controlled character, but as a fact, playing with companions is not solo play.

vsrs_au · May 20

Djennku wrote: »

Hapexamendios wrote: »

Djennku wrote: »

AuroranGoldenEagle wrote: »

Wayrest II I was able to do solo by hanging back on the stairs and attacking from afar. I was running a HA Oakensorc with Sharp though, which probably helped.

You had a companion, which means you weren't solo.

I'd still consider it solo in spite of what the IA may say. No different from the bear ult or sorc pets as far as I'm concerned.

Unfortunately, that's not the definition of solo. Companions might be game-controlled, but they count as a second "player" character. It may not be a human-controlled character, but as a fact, playing with companions is not solo play.

Whose definition of solo are you talking about, here?

benzenexz · May 20

spartaxoxo wrote: »

Dragonnord wrote: »

spartaxoxo wrote: »

Wayrest Sewers 2
Moon Hunter Keep
Direfrost Keep
Imperial City Prison
Fungal Grotto 2
Blackheart Haven
Cradle of Shadows
Ruins of Mazzatun
Fang Lair
Crypt of Hearts 2

In normal version, I have soloed ALL those dungeons but Wayrest Sewers 2 and Imperial City Prison.

They patched Direfrost keep.

Their patch is irrelevant, you can still aggro the troll by using ground aoe, then leap to him with a targeted gap closer.

Djennku · May 20

vsrs_au wrote: »

Djennku wrote: »

Hapexamendios wrote: »

Djennku wrote: »

AuroranGoldenEagle wrote: »

Wayrest II I was able to do solo by hanging back on the stairs and attacking from afar. I was running a HA Oakensorc with Sharp though, which probably helped.

You had a companion, which means you weren't solo.

I'd still consider it solo in spite of what the IA may say. No different from the bear ult or sorc pets as far as I'm concerned.

Unfortunately, that's not the definition of solo. Companions might be game-controlled, but they count as a second "player" character. It may not be a human-controlled character, but as a fact, playing with companions is not solo play.

Whose definition of solo are you talking about, here?

There's only one definition.

benzenexz · May 20

In normal mode the only dungeon I've not yet soloed are

WS II
BHH
CoH II
ICP

but I've heard of methods of soloing them
WS II you can dps fast burn or stand out of boss's range and let your companion do the work.
BHH I do think that I can solo it on a tank build, just never really bothered to do that.
CoH II tanky build for that razzumzzozzumpus or whatever its name or dps burn? and similarly for last boss.
ICP arcanist portal to get both levers in time, ans I'm gonna try that later on.

So all dungeon can be soloed in normal mode despite of mechanics.
Companions don't require the existance of other players sitting in front of their computer, so you can run them while soloing.

Alaztor91 · May 20

I think you can still use a gap closer on the Troll near the closed gate on Direfrost Keep, then aggro and kill the Draugr boss, die and then use the blue portal to continue.

For ICP levers you can do it with Arcanist Portal/NB Shade, Major Expedition and a bit of patience. Old Magnum Shot could be used to bypass the gate so maybe the new Scribing Bow skill will work too since it also moves your character.

AuroranGoldenEagle · May 20

Djennku wrote: »

AuroranGoldenEagle wrote: »

Wayrest II I was able to do solo by hanging back on the stairs and attacking from afar. I was running a HA Oakensorc with Sharp though, which probably helped.

You had a companion, which means you weren't solo.

Fair's fair.

I get where you're coming from, certainly. For me, it counts as a type of solo, as I'm not interacting or playing through with another human (I think of it like having Serana in Skyrim).

Let's agree to disagree.