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Is the final boss of Direfrost keep working as intended?
humpalicous
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Ran the pledge yesterday with a group, we breezed through Direfrost with 2 dd's, 1 healer and 1 tank (me) until the final boss.
Since I'm the tank it's my job to hold aggro and make sure that she at the very least uses her ranged attacks on me and me alone, since her channel and aoe ability is random and ignores taunt mechanics.
But when I taunted her, expecting her to at least light attack me, she completely ignored me and just went after my teammates. What's the point of having a tank for that fight then, if she just ignores taunts?
Is this working as intended? We cleared her, no problem, but took a hell of a lot longer and was more stressful than intended on my teammates considering that they had to take more damage than usual.
If this is intended then there's no need for a tank in that dungeon and I'll just slot more dot's next time. Just curious!
Since I'm the tank it's my job to hold aggro and make sure that she at the very least uses her ranged attacks on me and me alone, since her channel and aoe ability is random and ignores taunt mechanics.
But when I taunted her, expecting her to at least light attack me, she completely ignored me and just went after my teammates. What's the point of having a tank for that fight then, if she just ignores taunts?
Is this working as intended? We cleared her, no problem, but took a hell of a lot longer and was more stressful than intended on my teammates considering that they had to take more damage than usual.
If this is intended then there's no need for a tank in that dungeon and I'll just slot more dot's next time. Just curious!
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Asardes✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭✭The ray is random and doesn't depend on aggro. You can just change to DD and burn her faster.Beta tester since February 2014, played ESO-TU October 2015 - August 2022, currently on an extended break
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Peekachu99✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭I believe that there is one attack that she does when taunted, but it's easily missed and most of her moves and targets are otherwise random.
It's best to have a dps set on the back bar, anyway (ice staff), to help out with fights like these.2 -
humpalicous✭✭✭The ray is random and doesn't depend on aggro. You can just change to DD and burn her faster.
I know the ray is random, was referring to her light attacks. I would like to see them hit the tank instead of a healer or a DD.Peekachu99 wrote: »I believe that there is one attack that she does when taunted, but it's easily missed and most of her moves and targets are otherwise random.
It's best to have a dps set on the back bar, anyway (ice staff), to help out with fights like these.
Yeah, I noticed that. Unfortunately I only had tank gear/skills slotted and we cleared her so didn't have a chance to switch things up
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Olupajmibanan✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭Just stand around her, one on 3rd hour, one on 6th hour, one on 9th hour and the last one on 12th hour.
She will attack randomly but will never hit more than one player this way.0 -
DRXHarbinger✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭It's very very long winded to solo. Even the heal it does its stupidly op if you break it instantly. But no this boss is largely untauntable. Heal target is random too.PC Master Race
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DRXHarbinger✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭But can be solod with stamina only with the bow knock back attack on the plates.difficult though.PC Master Race
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Jciampi✭✭✭Yeah you cannot taunt her but you can at least taunt and keep the frost atronarchs at bay while your team dishes out damage on the boss.0 -
DRXHarbinger✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭bro no one is trying for HoF because of the changes
I can count on my finger the # or people who care for going for that
More like you dont even know who is going for it, and I ain't your bro and no one cares for you trolling or giving someone a beat down when they ask a legit question. Give it a rest and take it elsewhere. End of.PC Master Race
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code65536✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭✭✭humpalicous wrote: »LOL I'll beat that with my eyes closed, bro
I bet you I will solo it on vet. How can so many noobs not beat it?
Good Lord...
I didn't say it was hard, on the contrary it's an easy boss. I just asked if it was working as intended with her ignoring every taunt you throw at her.
And no, you can't solo it, there's a mechanic that requires at least 2 people standing on pressure plates. Have you even run this dungeon before?
lol dude I have no death on every dungeon
I've beaten vMA more times you can count
I play a *** nightblade in pvp
I just find it so laughable anyone would complain about this boss. lol
LOL.- If your reading comprehension was as good as your boasting ability, then you would've realized that the OP was talking about the tank mechanics on the boss. Specifically, how tanks are worthless in this fight because the boss completely ignores all aggro for all of her attacks, even her basic light attacks.
- Nobody said that the boss was too hard or asked for people to whip out their e-peens. But since you did mention it, I would like to see you solo this boss. Spoiler alert: it's actually quite difficult. I know from personal experience. Even if you hit break free the instant you see the beam, the heal starts instantly and the break takes long enough to happen that she heals up for a very significant amount of health. And you lose quite a bit of DPS with having to self-sustain, and coupled with how broken the heal is, you'll find that the boss is a very long slog to solo.
- And to answer the OP's question, no, I don't know if it's intended or not. It certainly makes no sense and many people have reported it as something that seems to be broken. I always gear-swap my tank to DPS for this boss because there is literally no reason to have a tank on a boss that ignores all aggro. And that simply doesn't seem right.
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✭Here's my proposal:
Make him harder. Make him dash twice as often. And make his attacks do more damage, so my OP sorc with some (not all) points into bastion can't just damage shield through everything and even solo the fight.0 -
Slack✭✭✭✭✭leepalmer95 wrote: »
L33t??!! The *** are you about
I am sure he would get ANY job or girlfriend with that achievement.
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✭✭^ I can imagine this guy being one of those scrubs if you ignore him in game he follows you around spamming impulse or bashing at you and relentless duel invites.PC Master Race
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✭Last boss doesn't get taunted. Well,it does- but skills don't. #Mechanics
That boss can be quite challenging if people don't know how to cc-break :^Ignorance is the greatest weapon of tyranny.
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Marcd23✭✭✭I ran this about 5 times yesterday and all was running as expected when I was in there... which was nice as I've avoided this a few times because it was bugged in the past.0 -
Tryxus✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭✭✭Managed to get me the Deathless and Assassin achievements yesterday on my Warden Healer
Anyways, the Break Free can be a little wonky as there is no indication whether or not you've successfully done so, and even a tiny bit of lag can def screw someone over when caught in the beam.
Working as intended though. Just prepare for the worst when fighting that boss
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HatchetHaro✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭She cannot be taunted. Always better to just switch to a dps build.
To be honest, Direfrost Keep is one of those dungeons that is easy enough to "tank" as a dps with a ranged taunt, even in vet. All that is required is a decent healer and a basic grasp of not-standing-in-stupid.0 -
Saturn✭✭✭✭✭
✭Yeah it's intended, but I do really hate mechanics like that though as it makes the tank pointless, and not all tanks have a viable dps setup handy.2 -
AhPook_Is_Here✭✭✭✭✭
✭humpalicous wrote: »Ran the pledge yesterday with a group, we breezed through Direfrost with 2 dd's, 1 healer and 1 tank (me) until the final boss.
Since I'm the tank it's my job to hold aggro and make sure that she at the very least uses her ranged attacks on me and me alone, since her channel and aoe ability is random and ignores taunt mechanics.
But when I taunted her, expecting her to at least light attack me, she completely ignored me and just went after my teammates. What's the point of having a tank for that fight then, if she just ignores taunts?
Is this working as intended? We cleared her, no problem, but took a hell of a lot longer and was more stressful than intended on my teammates considering that they had to take more damage than usual.
If this is intended then there's no need for a tank in that dungeon and I'll just slot more dot's next time. Just curious!
She is taunt immune, you can just go DD on the last boss. She doesn't hit hard, the only real mechanic is her channel that you have to interrupt if you don't want to kill her health bar like 5 times. the only person who can interrupt the channel i think is the target, might be wrong about that as it's been months since i played but that's how i last remember it. if you don't have a dd build you can swap to, tank the adds, they can still hit hard though their attacks are easy to avoid, just taunt them and stack them on the boss.“Whatever.”
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Solariken✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭✭In 4 man content, tanks should really be filling 2 roles simultaneously - healtank or tankDPS. There is 0 reason to use a full tank loadout in 4 man content.
Also as a bonus tip, if someone can keep Major and/or Minor Defile on that boss it goes much faster.0 -
paulsimonps✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭In 4 man content, tanks should really be filling 2 roles simultaneously - healtank or tankDPS. There is 0 reason to use a full tank loadout in 4 man content.
Also as a bonus tip, if someone can keep Major and/or Minor Defile on that boss it goes much faster.
But there should be a reason for a full tank.1
