World Bosses ?

Castagere

I find it hard to get people to want to tackle them. I asked in chat and the reason given is the RNG is just not worth it. And they have a point because most of the drops are crap. Even bosses right near dolmens are just ignored. Should ZOS maybe look into this i wonder.

Mojmir

Some of the world bosses are easy enough to take down,but yes the rewards have never been as good as farming group dungeons or chests.

qsnoopyjr

According to this thread, https://forums.elderscrollsonline.com/en/discussion/321160/dolmens-difficultly-level#latest

Dolmen's are WAYYYYYYYYYYYYYY too easy.

Are you trying to say World Bosses are tough?
Is it like 1 or 2 World Bosses that's a challenge?
Or like all of them are rough are tough?

Should a World Boss be tougher than a Gate of Oblivion? I mean, you can tell when the gates of Oblivion are active, but a World Boss... Thats a mystery. Maybe they're suppose to be like in the Elder Scrolls Game, like the 1 tough guy in the middle of nowhere, which makes sense why they are a big challenge. I mean Gaenor? And those guys in orcish armor?? Heck those daedric shrine worshiperers in glass and orcish armor are World Bosses to me.

Lynx7386

I used to be able to Solo almost all of the world bosses, before one Tamriel. Now they completely destroy me solo.

AdamBourke

I miss when I could solo them - Went to try and take down Nindaeril's Perch the other day - Bavura the Blizzard is deadly - she can leap at you from far away and do a lot of damage. I died after two hits. Resurrected, and approached again, prepared this time. It took me nearly twice as long to die...

Wont be getting that amulet anytime soon.

However - they were always meant to be group events - and the fact that you actually need a group to do them is not a bad thing, i think. I had a great experience of people working together to take down the pretty terrifying Titan at Unfinished Dolmen in Orsinium, and again at Nyzinchaleft Falls. Decided to take it with me and just one other person. We were being slaughtered - until a group of three jumped over the top of the falls and landed in our battle - we rallied and managed to clear the dwemer constructs until the boss arrived. Actually, the boss isn't that hard itself - it's the legions of constructs that really pose the challenge there...

Shimmer

I fight em for the achievements

sumisu1

Most of them are still soloable, except for maybe bosses with one-shot mechanics or loads of adds.

qsnoopyjr

Very wierd,

some claim they can solo almost all of them.

Others claim, they get completely destroyed.

I wonder what the people who claim they can kill nearly all of them does that the people who get destroyed by majority of them does not.

sumisu1

Templar sweeps while standing in rune goes a long way.

Wrecking_Blow_Spam

qsnoopyjr wrote: »

Very wierd,

some claim they can solo almost all of them.

Others claim, they get completely destroyed.

I wonder what the people who claim they can kill nearly all of them does that the people who get destroyed by majority of them does not.

Not to sound elitist but have a build which can damage and self heal (like in VMA).
That's pretty much it.

qsnoopyjr

Wrecking_Blow_Spam wrote: »

qsnoopyjr wrote: »

Very wierd,

some claim they can solo almost all of them.

Others claim, they get completely destroyed.

I wonder what the people who claim they can kill nearly all of them does that the people who get destroyed by majority of them does not.

Not to sound elitist but have a build which can damage and self heal (like in VMA).
That's pretty much it.

True, thats how you do most WB, the problem usually is, the magic casters, and 2 or more WBs. That usually out DPS your DPS and self heals.

SaRuZ

If you can clear vMA without dying, you can solo practically all world bosses. If not then just ask for help in zone chat. I always gallop to the rescue for anyone needing assistance on a world boss. It's exciting.

max_only

When it's one creature I can solo it. when it's like 3 magic casters, or a trio that work like a tank/healer/dps then I get into trouble.

Iike I soloed Bone Grappler but couldn't solo Dugan's Knoll.

Because I have insane sustain without potions, but horrible dps, I can outlast most bosses on my tank.

I tried Windshriek Strand and neither me or the boss would lose health for over 20 min (timed by food buff)

So if the boss is a dps race, forget it. But if it's just a matter of time I can take them.

As far as not finding a group, all I can recommend is patience. I can go days without and then all of a sudden someone wants to make a group to do all the bosses to get them over with.

Seraphayel

Lynx7386 wrote: »

I used to be able to Solo almost all of the world bosses, before one Tamriel. Now they completely destroy me solo.

They're immun to CC nowadays (at least I could slow or sleep them before, useful when there were 2 or more and you wanted to kill one after another) and they're HP pool is massive. I don't know why they buffed them so hard that nobody wants to kill them anymore...

Jeremy

Castagere wrote: »

I find it hard to get people to want to tackle them. I asked in chat and the reason given is the RNG is just not worth it. And they have a point because most of the drops are crap. Even bosses right near dolmens are just ignored. Should ZOS maybe look into this i wonder.

I usually make an effort to do any nearby world bosses while I am questing. It makes things a little more interesting since these are pretty much the only challenge left on the landscape in this game, at least PvE-wise that is.. And rarely do I ever get to complete a fight alone when I do it. Almost always others jump in to give me a hand.

So what you describe has not been my experience. It seems to me there is a healthy appetite to fight world bosses on this game.

MasterSpatula

Seraphayel wrote: »

Lynx7386 wrote: »

I used to be able to Solo almost all of the world bosses, before one Tamriel. Now they completely destroy me solo.

They're immun to CC nowadays (at least I could slow or sleep them before, useful when there were 2 or more and you wanted to kill one after another) and they're HP pool is massive. I don't know why they buffed them so hard that nobody wants to kill them anymore...

Their intent was to buff them so hard they would be fun again. It's ZOS, though, The phrase "has a tendency to overcorrect" was practically invented for them.

Jeremy

Seraphayel wrote: »

Lynx7386 wrote: »

I used to be able to Solo almost all of the world bosses, before one Tamriel. Now they completely destroy me solo.

They're immun to CC nowadays (at least I could slow or sleep them before, useful when there were 2 or more and you wanted to kill one after another) and they're HP pool is massive. I don't know why they buffed them so hard that nobody wants to kill them anymore...

If you think world bosses are bad, just wait until you try Veteran Maelstrom Arena. Most world bosses are cake compared to that.

Stannum

Ok all WBs can be soloed with good sustain tank build (but it can take some time). Leveling or content run is easier to do in DPS build (which usually is almost impossible to solo WB), so you'll need a group (or tank) to do them.
Some locations are farmed for WBs (when there are usefull sets drops). When there's nothing really usefull you can wait too long for WB company.

As for WB sets farm it makes sence when you need 1-2 parts left and they are weapon/torso/legs when you need more items you should farm chests first.

May be if there were daily WB quests (like in Wrothgar) in every location that would be easier to find group.

greylox

Just go pet sorc and solo them all.

kyle.wilson

I think that world bosses are ignored because people can't beat them in 25-30 sec like dolmans.
But, most of the bosses are able to be solo'd if attacked correctly. The only ones I have issues with, are the ones that double and triple cc you. Because the issue with cc immunity never seems to get fixed.

Auros

Btw: I am mostly 1 shot while world bosses (the ones with the skull) ultimate and I could not get out of the red circle ... Light armor 12k + 5k Immovable on ... well I am not blocking maybe this is it? But ... res-sing few times while trying to heal others ... not fun experience. I am new to the game I admit, but played at launch few months and was not that bad.

Edit: yeah, I am lvl 36