Lewandowsky wrote: »I seem to be totally incapable. I've tried with PUG groups and failed, no surprise there really, but with group finder of varied levels and all-VR16 from alliance areas equally. I've run with guildmates, all VR16. I've vowed I will never run it again probably 5x, tried about 20. One thing that makes it more painful is I do have impenetrable Valkyn Skoria shoulders, and I actually prefer PVP. Could be quite useful. If, that is, I ever even complete the run and have the 1/30 shot at the helm.
Of course I have noticed the common feature in all my failures is, well, me. Overall, if I measure my dps selectively and in well formed tight groups I can get 30k dps, but in sustained boss fights 10-13k is more consistent. Which I thought was respectable - I know some people can get 30k sustained like particularly sorcs, but I thought that was the exception. In the groups no has ever really been like "Hey dude you're the problem," the feeling ends up being about equally sometimes tank gets blamed sometimes dps rarely heals.
I'm VR16. My setup is sharpened 2H with surprise attack, rally, ambush, executioner, and bone shield. Also sharpened bow with poison injection, resolving vigor, acid spray, camo hunter, and snipe. Ultimate when I try this is typically ice comet. For stat points 12 in health and 52 in stamina. With stam/health food buff weapon damage is 2752, weapon critical 53.8%, max stam 33722 (regen 801), health 18180 (214). I am a vamp, and have a legendary VR16 flame resist enchant on 1 jewelry. Gear is 3 piece agility jewelry robust, and armor is all legendary, 5 piece Hundings and 3 piece Night Mother's. Heavy chest and light belt because I have all the undaunted enchants. Armor is all infused with stamina enchants. On weapons I have diseased enchants.
What is it going to take? 300k in gold for a total gear rebuild that someone particularly recommends for a sneaky type NB dps preference? And then I'll probably have to just abandon all the gear anyway because I prefer gank-style PVP? Is it hopeless and I need to go make a sorc which will be about ready when the game eventually dies? I need direction.
ROTFL. With tank, healer, and 2x DPS, we can easily kill him before the third platform breaks. Usually before the second platform breaks. With 3 sorcs and a tank, which for some reason you seem to think is required, it'll be overkill: he's dead before the first platform breaks.DRXHarbinger wrote: »if you're in groups using a tank, a healer and just 2 DPS COA can end up taking too long and you'll wipe everytime.
Where? I've watched shunchan's video of him soloing vCoA, but he's a magblade, not a stamblade. I honestly do not believe it's even possible for a stamblade to solo vCoA.Valera Progib wrote: »check youtube, there is a video of a stamina NB soloing V16 City of Ash.
Shader_Shibes wrote: »Out of curiosity, how many cp's and where in particular do you have problems in vCoA?
redspecter23 wrote: »I think if you can help us by explaining where the problem is, that would help.
Are you dying too much?
Which boss fight is causing the trouble?
Is overall group damage too low?
Shader_Shibes wrote: »Your skill set up could do with some changes though. Ideally you want DW/Bow. DW bar should be something like this:
Surprise Attack
Steel Tornado (change to rending slashes on single target)
Killers Blade
Camo/Evil Hunter
Quick Cloak/Rearming Trap (kinda a flex spot, Rearming for single target, quick cloak when in AoE spamming Steel Tornado).
Ulti - Flawless Dawnbreaker
Bow bar:
Poison Injection
Scorched Earth
Razor Caltrops if you have, but only use if no one else in group uses it.
Siphoning Attacks
Relentless Focus
Ulti - Ice comet/Veil
NA PC serverDRXHarbinger wrote: »[quote="Lewandowsky;250060"
If console XB EU I can run you through it no probs
Can anyone else offer an opinion on this? For the style I would prefer to play, ignoring vCOA, if I like to mostly solo play PVP and like 1v1, where burst damage needs to be huge, and sometime run with a zerg where I can get some DOTs running (caltrops, acid spray, poison injection, ice comet), would running Skoria and giving up 2 pieces night mother's even be worth my time, to get me some extra anti-zerg effectiveness?ryanborror wrote: »I don't think Skoria will be useful for your build.
ROTFL. With tank, healer, and 2x DPS, we can easily kill him before the third platform breaks. Usually before the second platform breaks. With 3 sorcs and a tank, which for some reason you seem to think is required, it'll be overkill: he's dead before the first platform breaks.DRXHarbinger wrote: »if you're in groups using a tank, a healer and just 2 DPS COA can end up taking too long and you'll wipe everytime.
If you have two DPS that can each pull a sustained 15K+ single-target DPS on a boss fight, you should be fine and shouldn't be an issue killing him in three platforms. Going beyond that--higher DPS or three overloading sorcs--is overkill and unnecessary.
Where? I've watched shunchan's video of him soloing vCoA, but he's a magblade, not a stamblade. I honestly do not believe it's even possible for a stamblade to solo vCoA.Valera Progib wrote: »check youtube, there is a video of a stamina NB soloing V16 City of Ash.
Valera Progib wrote: »Where? I've watched shunchan's video of him soloing vCoA, but he's a magblade, not a stamblade. I honestly do not believe it's even possible for a stamblade to solo vCoA.Valera Progib wrote: »check youtube, there is a video of a stamina NB soloing V16 City of Ash.
https://youtube.com/watch?v=MsvFD4C2Hyw
I am at work, can't see it, but I think it is stam NB
Valera Progib wrote: »Where? I've watched shunchan's video of him soloing vCoA, but he's a magblade, not a stamblade. I honestly do not believe it's even possible for a stamblade to solo vCoA.Valera Progib wrote: »check youtube, there is a video of a stamina NB soloing V16 City of Ash.
https://youtube.com/watch?v=MsvFD4C2Hyw
I am at work, can't see it, but I think it is stam NB
Shader_Shibes wrote: »Your skill set up could do with some changes though. Ideally you want DW/Bow. DW bar should be something like this:
Surprise Attack
Steel Tornado (change to rending slashes on single target)
Killers Blade
Camo/Evil Hunter
Quick Cloak/Rearming Trap (kinda a flex spot, Rearming for single target, quick cloak when in AoE spamming Steel Tornado).
Ulti - Flawless Dawnbreaker
Bow bar:
Poison Injection
Scorched Earth
Razor Caltrops if you have, but only use if no one else in group uses it.
Siphoning Attacks
Relentless Focus
Ulti - Ice comet/Veil
Shader_Shibes wrote: »Best set up is high crit, dual daggers, all medium armour, all precise and Thief or Shadow mundus.
Mostly ash titan and fire maw.ryanborror wrote: »@Lewandowsky Is there a particular part of the dungeon that you have trouble with?
@Lewandowsky If you're still looking for help let me know. I sent you a message with details on how to contact me in-game. My guild will help you get your clear.
Every time I've tried that approach it hasn't worked. Most often because it seems to be super inconsistent about when he will and won't reset, and sometimes for other reasons. Each time I've been in a group where we were trying that, we went through multiple failed attempts before just going out and fighting him in the middle of the room. That's always been successful in the groups I've done the dungeon in, although it has usually taken a few attempts.Fire Maw is a pain in the ass when there is not enough DPS especially as the healer or you have a Vamp running around (Sorcs excluded)
Stand on the pillar and the tank tanks him at the edge by the gate opening and heal thru the ground and pound and you are done. Everyone else hits him with AOE. There is no reason to have multiple wipes when you can just do that.
Seems to be. I've found in this fight that Harness Magicka can really do a great job of keeping you alive through lava and stuff.VSkoria from what I have seen is pretty much a DPS check - even if someone goes down from a one hit from the spells ( I did last time I ran it) you should still be able to get him/her by the 3rd pillar with enough DPS.
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