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Interesting mechanics that people usually don't know/follow
zvavi
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It is supposed to be a fun thread (for me it was a bit nostalgic to run vFL with low dmg dds today in my pug)
So, I will start, vFL, if you don't kill revivlifiers fast enough they enrage all adds.
Edited by zvavi on August 15, 2020 11:49PM So, I will start, vFL, if you don't kill revivlifiers fast enough they enrage all adds.
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VaranisArano✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭✭✭The lever mechanics for the Engine Guardian's poison phase in Darkshade 2. It's just easier to stack on the healer.
Though when I'm PUGing it, the Planar Inhibitor from WGT usually requires a reminder that "Hey, someone needs to hit the pinion before the tank dies, please."Edited by VaranisArano on August 16, 2020 1:29AM4 -
Raisin✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭I only recently found out that you can take the BC2 Daedroth to the fire trap and let it take damage from that (Seemed a bit tricky to do properly, but did a lot of damage). So there's that.
Also most of the mechanics on poor Rakkhat! Many people never get to see Lunar Phase unless they're going for the achievement.1 -
MoonlightShadow✭✭✭VaranisArano wrote: »The lever mechanics for the Engine Guardian's poison phase in Darkshade 2. It's just easier to stack on the healer.
Though when I'm PUGing it, the Planar Inhibitor from WGT usually requires a reminder that "Hey, someone needs to hit the pinion before the tank dies, please."
LoL. Even on vet, I beg people not to touch it while I am tanking. My tank can handle it with just an occasional heal from the healer. Knowing the mechanics and when to pop shields, and when running the boss in a circle is a great strategy comes in handy. So PLEASE do no touch it!4 -
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✭✭✭✭✭I only recently found out that you can take the BC2 Daedroth to the fire trap and let it take damage from that (Seemed a bit tricky to do properly, but did a lot of damage). So there's that.
This one is new to me! Here have a fun fact instead, vDoM last boss, during his spinny attack, if you move along the edges of the aoe (just outside of it) you can keep boss in place while taking no damage! (Tank mechanics)Edited by zvavi on August 16, 2020 4:04AM0 -
Ardan147✭✭✭✭First boss in Vaults of Madness, where it seems players always end up killing one of their own hapless party members when it does that thing where it redirects all damage to one player.This creature called a songbird. What a devious creation! This winged nuisance erodes sanity with its incessant chirping. What a brilliant form of torture!9
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universal_wrath✭✭✭✭✭I only recently found out that you can take the BC2 Daedroth to the fire trap and let it take damage from that (Seemed a bit tricky to do properly, but did a lot of damage). So there's that.
This one is new to me! Here have a fun fact instead, vDoM last boss, during his spinny attack, if you move along the edges of the aoe (just outside of it) you can keep boss in place while taking no damage! (Tank mechanics)
Last boss, second phase of DoM, you can actually avoid damage from jesus beam if you move a great distance from the boss.0 -
universal_wrath✭✭✭✭✭SCP last boss, you can avoid the damage from fire breath if you hide behind the broken pillar.2
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zvavi✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭✭✭universal_wrath wrote: »I only recently found out that you can take the BC2 Daedroth to the fire trap and let it take damage from that (Seemed a bit tricky to do properly, but did a lot of damage). So there's that.
This one is new to me! Here have a fun fact instead, vDoM last boss, during his spinny attack, if you move along the edges of the aoe (just outside of it) you can keep boss in place while taking no damage! (Tank mechanics)
Last boss, second phase of DoM, you can actually avoid damage from jesus beam if you move a great distance from the boss.
No pulling the boss all over the place! How would dds damage him?0 -
VaranisArano✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭✭✭First boss in Vaults of Madness, where it seems players always end up killing one of their own hapless party members when it does that thing where it redirects all damage to one player.
Unless my friends and I going for No Death achievements, we just kill our party member because its quicker that way...of course, its a lot funnier when we're all in voice comms.
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✭✭✭✭✭universal_wrath wrote: »SCP last boss, you can avoid the damage from fire breath if you hide behind the broken pillar.
If you time right jumping on the broken pillar u can stop the boss from the beam fire.0 -
universal_wrath✭✭✭✭✭universal_wrath wrote: »I only recently found out that you can take the BC2 Daedroth to the fire trap and let it take damage from that (Seemed a bit tricky to do properly, but did a lot of damage). So there's that.
This one is new to me! Here have a fun fact instead, vDoM last boss, during his spinny attack, if you move along the edges of the aoe (just outside of it) you can keep boss in place while taking no damage! (Tank mechanics)
Last boss, second phase of DoM, you can actually avoid damage from jesus beam if you move a great distance from the boss.
No pulling the boss all over the place! How would dds damage him?
This is incase of tank dies and boss tries to kill DDs/healer.
Another mechanic is, there are 3 spots on the edge of the map in second phase, 1 for tank, 1 for healer and 1 for DDs, if you stand correctly on these spots, the aururans will not be able to reach you.0 -
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✭✭✭✭✭universal_wrath wrote: »universal_wrath wrote: »I only recently found out that you can take the BC2 Daedroth to the fire trap and let it take damage from that (Seemed a bit tricky to do properly, but did a lot of damage). So there's that.
This one is new to me! Here have a fun fact instead, vDoM last boss, during his spinny attack, if you move along the edges of the aoe (just outside of it) you can keep boss in place while taking no damage! (Tank mechanics)
Last boss, second phase of DoM, you can actually avoid damage from jesus beam if you move a great distance from the boss.
No pulling the boss all over the place! How would dds damage him?
This is incase of tank dies and boss tries to kill DDs/healer.
Another mechanic is, there are 3 spots on the edge of the map in second phase, 1 for tank, 1 for healer and 1 for DDs, if you stand correctly on these spots, the aururans will not be able to reach you.
There are spots like that all over the map, one of them let's tank toll back into stone the heavy attacks. It is very comfy.0 -
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✭✭✭✭First boss in Vaults of Madness, where it seems players always end up killing one of their own hapless party members when it does that thing where it redirects all damage to one player.
Well darn, I never realized what the heck was happening...thanks!Tenesi Faryon of Telvanni - Dunmer Sorceress who deliberately sought sacrifice into Cold Harbor to rescue her beloved.
Hisa Ni Caemaire - Altmer Sorceress, member of the Order Draconis and Adept of the House of Dibella.
Broken Branch Toothmaul - goblin (for my goblin characters, I use either orsimer or bosmer templates) Templar, member of the Order Draconis and persistently unskilled pickpocket
Mol gro Durga - Orsimer Socerer/Battlemage who died the first time when the Nibenay Valley chapterhouse of the Order Draconis was destroyed, then went back to Cold Harbor to rescue his second/partner who was still captive. He overestimated his resistance to the hopelessness of Oblivion, about to give up, and looked up to see the golden glow of atherius surrounding a beautiful young woman who extended her hand to him and said "I can help you". He carried Fianna Kingsley out of Cold Harbor on his shoulder. He carried Alvard Stower under one arm. He also irritated the Prophet who had intended the portal for only Mol and Lyris.***Order Draconis - well c'mon there has to be some explanation for all those dragon tattoos.
House of Dibella - If you have ever seen or read "Memoirs of a Geisha" that's just the beginning...
Nibenay Valley Chapterhouse - Where now stands only desolate ground and a dolmen there once was a thriving community supporting one of the major chapterhouses of the Order Draconis1 -
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✭✭✭✭✭On a night my regular dungeon group was only 3 the GF paired us with a high CP pug that did not know how to interrupt. Understand this was a melee stamina DPS player that specifically stated they did not have an interrupt.
/facepalm
Back in the day, there were fights that if one did not interrupt the fight was more challenging. Heck, NPC healers used to be strong healers.0 -
IonicKai✭✭✭✭newtinmpls wrote: »
Fun fact if you do enough damage fast enough you can kill the ghost before it does this mechanic but if your DPS is anywhere near that and you miss the check someone gonna die 😂. Real talk though this is the #1 thing that stops no deaths in this dungeon followed closely by people jumping to far on the second water drop down.0 -
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✭✭✭✭✭I only recently found out that you can take the BC2 Daedroth to the fire trap and let it take damage from that (Seemed a bit tricky to do properly, but did a lot of damage). So there's that.
Also most of the mechanics on poor Rakkhat! Many people never get to see Lunar Phase unless they're going for the achievement.
Ahh Lunar Phase, Kids these days have no idea what they are missing with their pad 2 nukes.
I usually run 4 man stuff with pretty high DPS, which means you just don't see a lot of mechanics. First time I leveled undaunted on a tank via groupfinder a few years back, I realized how poor my understanding of specific boss mechanics actually was in this game.
I remember the first time I tanked Blackheart, there is one of the mini bosses that needs to be interrupted or she will one shot people. Thought I was doing great, keeping it taunted and standing perfeclty still. Then I realize my whole group was dead.
I had a similar experience first time I tanked Selenes Web, only that time, i was the one on the floor. That bear hurts! Apparently he did not get the memo that Bears are supposed to stick together.
Recently, and this made me feel like I had just installed the game, I was doing some VMA thrassian runs. I kept getting wrecked on the ice rounds with all the ranged adds. Normally I just shield and eat the damage, but that wasnt cutting it with the debuffs. I realized I just needed to dodge roll one time and you basically take no damage for two seconds. Of course, been dodge rolling for years, but it just didnt click how powerful of a mitigation tool it actually can be in a situation like that.Edited by Oreyn_Bearclaw on August 20, 2020 8:27PM2 -
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✭✭When the last boss in Wayrest Sewers 1 does her leap/ambush, the damage you take goes up the farther you are from her. If you stay in melee range it's basically insignificant.
I probably ran Wayrest Sewers 50 times before someone pointed it out (because someone in our group kept getting one-shotted). Prior to that I just made sure to eat pure HP food for that fight (you can also block).3 -
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✭First boss in Vaults of Madness, where it seems players always end up killing one of their own hapless party members when it does that thing where it redirects all damage to one player.
few people know that you can roll dodge the damage reflected-PC EU- / battlegrounds on my youtube0 -
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✭✭First boss, Darkshade 1: if everyone fights him entirely from range, he will never move.
Last boss, Tempest Island: you want to stack on her. Otherwise, she will gap close and destroy whoever is furthest away. Avoid the giant aoe then move back in.2 -
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✭✭UntilValhalla13 wrote: »Last boss, Tempest Island: you want to stack on her. Otherwise, she will gap close and destroy whoever is furthest away. Avoid the giant aoe then move back in.
In my experience, almost everyone that can complete vet Tempest Island does that mechanic properly.2 -
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✭✭✭✭UntilValhalla13 wrote: »First boss, Darkshade 1: if everyone fights him entirely from range, he will never move.
What? The first boss is that little Head Shepherd Neloren who used to be tough a long time ago when she had two buddies to heal her, but now she is a walk in the park.
Do you mean Foreman Llothan?UntilValhalla13 wrote: »Last boss, Tempest Island: you want to stack on her. Otherwise, she will gap close and destroy whoever is furthest away. Avoid the giant aoe then move back in.
Oh man...took our group quite a while to figure that one out.
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Edited by newtinmpls on August 21, 2020 6:45AMTenesi Faryon of Telvanni - Dunmer Sorceress who deliberately sought sacrifice into Cold Harbor to rescue her beloved.
Hisa Ni Caemaire - Altmer Sorceress, member of the Order Draconis and Adept of the House of Dibella.
Broken Branch Toothmaul - goblin (for my goblin characters, I use either orsimer or bosmer templates) Templar, member of the Order Draconis and persistently unskilled pickpocket
Mol gro Durga - Orsimer Socerer/Battlemage who died the first time when the Nibenay Valley chapterhouse of the Order Draconis was destroyed, then went back to Cold Harbor to rescue his second/partner who was still captive. He overestimated his resistance to the hopelessness of Oblivion, about to give up, and looked up to see the golden glow of atherius surrounding a beautiful young woman who extended her hand to him and said "I can help you". He carried Fianna Kingsley out of Cold Harbor on his shoulder. He carried Alvard Stower under one arm. He also irritated the Prophet who had intended the portal for only Mol and Lyris.***Order Draconis - well c'mon there has to be some explanation for all those dragon tattoos.
House of Dibella - If you have ever seen or read "Memoirs of a Geisha" that's just the beginning...
Nibenay Valley Chapterhouse - Where now stands only desolate ground and a dolmen there once was a thriving community supporting one of the major chapterhouses of the Order Draconis0 -
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✭FG2, after second to last boss you can just port to FG2 dungeon from map menu to skip all that way to start ("port to player" trick doesn't work)0 -
zvavi✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭✭✭FG2, after second to last boss you can just port to FG2 dungeon from map menu to skip all that way to start ("port to player" trick doesn't work)
They fixed it? Aaaa what a shame...
Here have another piece of information, during LoM last boss you can make Maarselok jump on non pads pretty consistently by standing under his right wing (left from your side) and then the second wing to bring him back to his original place. it is very calm and safe for tank to do it that way, so much that dds can join him there, since the dragon can't charge backwards.0 -
Vevvev✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭✭✭First boss in Vaults of Madness, where it seems players always end up killing one of their own hapless party members when it does that thing where it redirects all damage to one player.
I.... I actually didn't know this but it finally explains why my tank suddenly evaporated during that one vet run even while blocking.PC NA - Ceyanna Ashton - Breton Vampire MagDK1 -
Sergykid✭✭✭✭✭
✭First boss in Vaults of Madness, where it seems players always end up killing one of their own hapless party members when it does that thing where it redirects all damage to one player.
I.... I actually didn't know this but it finally explains why my tank suddenly evaporated during that one vet run even while blocking.
you have to roll dodge, already said above-PC EU- / battlegrounds on my youtube0
