Wamasu

AlexDougherty

I attack them more often than not, but sometimes I avoid them (about 30% of the ones I see). Skyrim taught me to kill them, so mostly I mindless kill them.

Nestor

If you had Wamasu in Skyrim it was from a mod. They had Trolls though.

Not even the Giants were the same as they move slow enough, the Wamasu are kind of quick on their feet.

AlexDougherty

Nestor wrote: »

If you had Wamasu in Skyrim it was from a mod. They had Trolls though.

Not even the Giants were the same as they move slow enough, the Wamasu are kind of quick on their feet.

No the Wamasu was in Skyrim, It might have been in the Dragonborn DLC but I fought it in the Skyrim game. And I used no mods, I was going to use the lightsaber mod, but never got round to it.

kewl

I try to throw a saddle on them. Wamasu mount plz ZOS!

Elf_Boy

Despair9 wrote: »

Game needs such elite creatures, it makes some sense of danger.
Though wamasu is probably the weakest of them anyway..

Trolls on the other hand take just forever to die, especially when you are playing S & B Templar like me with nearly inexistant dps..I avoid them unless I really need to kill them, takes me about 90 secs >.<

Though I'm still soloing 95% of world bosses and they are so much harder, especially when you are up against 2! (Whenever there are 3, it's pretty much impossible for me).

Fire clench makes trolls cake.

Nestor

Mentioned in Morrowind, seen in ESO for the first time

http://elderscrolls.wikia.com/wiki/Wamasu

http://www.gamebreaker.tv/mmorpg/first-look-at-the-wamasu-in-elder-scrolls-online/

Shunravi

kewl wrote: »

I try to throw a saddle on them. Wamasu mount plz ZOS!

A rubber saddle I hope....

You know what I'd like to see? A khajiit riding a Senche-Rhat vs an argonian riding a Wamasu in a joust...

Surfinginhawaii

I attack them especially if I'm a higher level then they are because I remember when they use to kick my butt and I have to get my revenge .

Rosveen

starkerealm wrote: »

Shunravi wrote: »

starkerealm wrote: »

Shunravi wrote: »

ExiledKhallisi wrote: »

They have EASILY blocked/avoidable attacks. I beat them even before the massive nerf to vr enemies

Same.

The key to any of these 'hard' fights is positioning. Avoid aoe. Stay on your toes. And for enemies like harvesters, pop the bubbles.

After that, it's really just burning down hp.

Yeah, the problem with Harvesters is that popping the bubbles is frenetically tedious. In a group it works pretty well, but solo it's just putting you at the mercy of the auto targeting system and hoping for the best.

I just throw an aoe. Pops them easy enough.

B
Yeah, I'm a Nightblade... I don't have a good AoE...

Assuming you don't have any AoE weapon attacks (but why?), Veil of Blades works well. Drain Power morphs probably would too, but I never had an occasion to use them on a harvester.

stefan.gustavsonb16_ESO

starkerealm wrote: »

Yeah, I'm a Nightblade... I don't have a good AoE...

Not in your class skills, but there are AoE effects in weapon skill trees. Bow's Volley and Dual Wield's Whirlwind are unlocked fairly early on, and provide range and melee AoE, respectively. And of course there is the infamous Destruction Staff Impulse, even if it takes a while to unlock, and Mage's Guild Fire Rune.

Harvester orbs can be difficult to take down with melee attacks, but they are reasonably easy targets with ranged attacks even without AoE unless you are fighting in a tight space. If you are, try to take the fight to a more open area so you have more time to target them before they close in on the Harvester.

On topic, Wamasu are slow to turn and slow to attack, and with a ranged weapon you can circle them and take them down without even taking a single point of damage. Takes forever if you only use basic attacks, but it is not all that hard as long as you take care not to accidentally pull more mobs while circling.

Shunravi

Rosveen wrote: »

starkerealm wrote: »

Shunravi wrote: »

starkerealm wrote: »

Shunravi wrote: »

ExiledKhallisi wrote: »

They have EASILY blocked/avoidable attacks. I beat them even before the massive nerf to vr enemies

Same.

The key to any of these 'hard' fights is positioning. Avoid aoe. Stay on your toes. And for enemies like harvesters, pop the bubbles.

After that, it's really just burning down hp.

Yeah, the problem with Harvesters is that popping the bubbles is frenetically tedious. In a group it works pretty well, but solo it's just putting you at the mercy of the auto targeting system and hoping for the best.

I just throw an aoe. Pops them easy enough.

B
Yeah, I'm a Nightblade... I don't have a good AoE...

Assuming you don't have any AoE weapon attacks (but why?), Veil of Blades works well.

Heck, path works well. It also has the added bonus of more movement speed to avoid the harvesters abilities. With path, I never had any trouble with harvesters, no matter what weapon I use.

eventide03b14a_ESO

I don't think they are any tougher than dwemar constructs or gargoyles. They are not worth fighting though they take too long to kill and they don't drop anything worthwhile.

Enemy-of-Coldharbour

My fire mage has never had a problem with these (dodge is your friend). Same with harvesters (AOE is your friend).

Pseudolo

Shunravi wrote: »

Positioning

This. Attack from afar, and when it closes in keep running around it. Avoid tail whips and such. That's how I do it. They are tough but not too much for a prepared player.

Nestor

Surfinginhawaii wrote: »

I attack them especially if I'm a higher level then they are because I remember when they use to kick my butt and I have to get my revenge .

That is always fun. Of course you have to follow it up with a verbal "Your not so tough now, are you punk?"

kenpachi480

Bs poll. 1 i attack it everytime. other 3 is AVOID

what about. 5 I attack only when i have to. but i kill them solo

Nestor

kenpachi480 wrote: »

Bs poll. 1 i attack it everytime. other 3 is AVOID

what about. 5 I attack only when i have to. but i kill them solo

I guess the joke was lost somewhere.....

Garetth

My Vet DW NB killed the boss wamasu in Shadowfen solo. His name is Hannehkhablah blah. Just got to circle strife like poster above said.

As for trolls, I go out of my way to kill them with my bow. Poison arrow and the knockback when he gets close. Kill them and never even get hit.

kewl

Shunravi wrote: »

kewl wrote: »

I try to throw a saddle on them. Wamasu mount plz ZOS!

A rubber saddle I hope....

You know what I'd like to see? A khajiit riding a Senche-Rhat vs an argonian riding a Wamasu in a joust...

OMFG YES!

kijima

The wamasu boss (whatever he was called) was easy enough, can't see why they are all that hard. They've got plenty of health, and they hit hard but you just stay out of their way, hit from range and done.

Lunerdog

My NB's dance about behind them, takes a while but they both got tons of Stam.

My Sorcs kite and heal, takes a while but they both got tons of Magicka.

My DK drops a Standard and dual axe slaps them in the mush, doesn't take long as he's got tons of everything

starkerealm

Nestor wrote: »

Strangely, my Dark Knight has no problem with them, my Sorcerer gets squished. Especially in the caves where there is limited room to move around. My Night Blade can handle them, since I went to DW on him.

I would just rather fight anything else but these, even Trolls. I like fighting Trolls, and Ogres for that matter.

Yeah, that... wait... o.o

Nestor wrote: »

my Dark Knight

Waitamoment! You're BATMAN! O.O

starkerealm

Rosveen wrote: »

starkerealm wrote: »

Shunravi wrote: »

starkerealm wrote: »

Shunravi wrote: »

ExiledKhallisi wrote: »

They have EASILY blocked/avoidable attacks. I beat them even before the massive nerf to vr enemies

Same.

The key to any of these 'hard' fights is positioning. Avoid aoe. Stay on your toes. And for enemies like harvesters, pop the bubbles.

After that, it's really just burning down hp.

Yeah, the problem with Harvesters is that popping the bubbles is frenetically tedious. In a group it works pretty well, but solo it's just putting you at the mercy of the auto targeting system and hoping for the best.

I just throw an aoe. Pops them easy enough.

B
Yeah, I'm a Nightblade... I don't have a good AoE...

Assuming you don't have any AoE weapon attacks (but why?), Veil of Blades works well. Drain Power morphs probably would too, but I never had an occasion to use them on a harvester.

I actually use Carve these days, and I rarely get in a situation where I can't either pop the bubbles by spamming devour soul on them or with any bow attacks.

When I was having serious problems, and around level 33 (for Halls of Torment) I actually didn't have any good AoEs that I could buy, and didn't have the magicka to spam ranged attacks.

Nestor

starkerealm wrote: »

Nestor wrote: »

Strangely, my Dark Knight has no problem with them, my Sorcerer gets squished. Especially in the caves where there is limited room to move around. My Night Blade can handle them, since I went to DW on him.

I would just rather fight anything else but these, even Trolls. I like fighting Trolls, and Ogres for that matter.

Yeah, that... wait... o.o

Nestor wrote: »

my Dark Knight

Waitamoment! You're BATMAN! O.O

I meant Dragon Knight lol.

I was just having a conversation with someone at work is hard core into the Batman games like Arkham Asylum and the like. He is always trying to get me to play those. So, that's where my mind was at.....

Gythral

Elf_Boy wrote: »

You poll does not include my choice.

If it is in my way I kill it. If it is a few steps to the left or right and I mean just a few, I go around.

...

I expect a melee character might have more problems -- then again there are mobs my dual wield guys eat for breakfast that have given my sorc trouble.

If it's in my way... is gets removed, otherwise to hell with it, too little reason to waste the time...

Nestor

I am bringing my thread back up as I have had a chance to face these things in the leveling zones. My prior two characters did not get to play with Wamasu's until VR levels.

I have to say that they are much easier (still a challenge) in the leveling instances than in the VR instances.

Lynx7386

I love fighting wamasu, it's all about positioning. Their attacks are really easy to avoid.

TheShadowScout

I never ever had any troubles with Wamasu. Not with any of my characters, be it the melee stamina nightblade or the glass cannon sorceror. Sure, its a lengthy fight, but... all too easy if you avoid their attacks, and move around a bit.

Now, storm atronarchs... those are a entirely different story... if you aren't overlevel, I found them nearly unbeatable one-on-one... especially at close range, they just hit to hard, move too fast, and are too tough. Good thing they are mostly rare...

TequilaFire

Evil hunter, crushing shock, critical surge and flame destro staff did the trick
for me when farming storm atronachs for the monster hunter award at that village in Reaper's March I believe it was.