I only chose this as it is the closest fit.

I'm not 100% sure I can solo all of the base game WBs in their present state. Also, I've found some DLC WBs to be easier than some base game WBs.

For me it all depends on how much ranged vs Melee fighting has to be done. For me the more close range adds the better, to keep things going.

Darkstorne wrote: »

I think it's because of the challenge. It's a fantastic way to put your build and skill to the test in a way the rest of the game rarely ever does.

Well, fair point, but I think there are 160 world bosses altogether. For build testing, I'd just make use of one or two that I can remember were rather hard. Or I just solo a dungeon instead.

Syldras wrote: »

Darkstorne wrote: »

I think it's because of the challenge. It's a fantastic way to put your build and skill to the test in a way the rest of the game rarely ever does.

Well, fair point, but I think there are 160 world bosses altogether. For build testing, I'd just make use of one or two that I can remember were rather hard. Or I just solo a dungeon instead.

Since the various WBs use different mechanics, you might want to vary which WBs you test builds with depending on the type of build-- melee vs. ranged damage, for instance, or tank vs. DD vs. healer. I can't really help with which WBs would be good for which types of builds, as that will probably be largely a personal choice.

LunaFlora wrote: »

i can solo most worldbosses, but some like the Goblin War Chief in Blackwood, the Abandoned Dolmen in Wrothgar, and the martial arts cat in Southern Elsweyr are nearly impossible

Yeah, all those you mentioned are impossible for me, although I've heard there's a trick to handling the martial arts cat.

Not a WB, but I was running around Blackwood early this morning, soloed the minotaur WB, then decided to run into one of those Oblivion portals. I managed to complete it solo, for the first time ever!

I believe that soloing a World Bosses isn't intended originally and remains a challenge for strong players needing more challenges.

Personally, am part of those who don't even do World Bosses, unless arriving on a site with a big enough group that they can join.

Syldras wrote: »

I'm astonished how many of you know that they can solo all bosses. Have you tried that, really? Each single one? I normally just kill them once (unless needed for a daily quest, event or weekly endeavor - then I might return to a wb location), sometimes I was alone, but in new dlc areas, there were most often other people around too. So I just can't tell if it would have worked out alone. Some seemed easier, some (in dlc locations - most base game wbs seem easy) not so much.

I had a phase where I started to clean up leftover spots on the map, had soloed quite a few DLC world bosses, and at that time specifically started to go through all the base-game world bosses to kill them on my own.
I don't remember if I managed to get all of them without any other players showing up at some point (probably not), but I'm confident that I can do it. After you've brought down the boss to like 75% without getting too close to dying, nothing really changes for the remaining percent.

gameswithaspoon wrote: »

My Trial Tank can solo WBs eventually.

My Trials Tank wouldn't die, but I'd have arthritis before I killed the WB...

I solo all of the content I can, and WBs are usually pretty enjoyable and very soloable; I tend to hop around the zones and do all of the WB dailies if I have time. But THEN you get ones like B'Korgan and Walks-Like-Thunder, which can be a headache even with a group of uncoordinated people due to shielding; they often end up taking ages. Of all of the WBs besides those two, the others that come to mind are Wuyuvus and Unmaker, since they both have a pinning move that needs interrupted, which you can't do alone, or a really spongy build, which then takes forever to kill. Though I have heard you can just stay close to Unmaker to prevent it, but I haven't tried that tactic yet.

Those are the only 4 WBs that I can think of that are just not worth soloing for me, as sometimes I just wanna get my dailies done and leave with the sometimes limited freetime I can squeeze in.

I can do all the base game world bosses - some take a little more time than others of course.

There are some DLC world bosses that I wouldn't even attempt to solo as some of the mechanics etc make them too difficult (maybe not even possible??)

I'm not the greatest ever DPS - more of an experienced, OK all-rounder. I do remember when I solo'd my first World Boss - it was a rush!

SeaGtGruff wrote: »

Varana wrote: »

Syldras wrote: »

I'm astonished how many of you know that they can solo all bosses. Have you tried that, really? Each single one? I normally just kill them once (unless needed for a daily quest, event or weekly endeavor - then I might return to a wb location), sometimes I was alone, but in new dlc areas, there were most often other people around too. So I just can't tell if it would have worked out alone. Some seemed easier, some (in dlc locations - most base game wbs seem easy) not so much.

I had a phase where I started to clean up leftover spots on the map, had soloed quite a few DLC world bosses, and at that time specifically started to go through all the base-game world bosses to kill them on my own.
I don't remember if I managed to get all of them without any other players showing up at some point (probably not), but I'm confident that I can do it. After you've brought down the boss to like 75% without getting too close to dying, nothing really changes for the remaining percent.

Actually, I've gotten bosses down to lower than 25% health left and then suddenly gotten killed by an add or a mechanic that I didn't anticipate or react to quickly enough.

Edit: Also, some bosses have mechanics that they don't begin to use until their health has gone down to a certain percent. For example, the Egg Mine WB in Vvardenfell doesn't start to spray acid (or electricity, or whatever it is) in a cone until toward the end of the fight.

That's exceedingly rare (if it happens at all) for base-game bosses, though.

Natakiro wrote: »

I solo all of the content I can, and WBs are usually pretty enjoyable and very soloable; I tend to hop around the zones and do all of the WB dailies if I have time. But THEN you get ones like B'Korgan and Walks-Like-Thunder, which can be a headache even with a group of uncoordinated people due to shielding; they often end up taking ages. Of all of the WBs besides those two, the others that come to mind are Wuyuvus and Unmaker, since they both have a pinning move that needs interrupted, which you can't do alone, or a really spongy build, which then takes forever to kill. Though I have heard you can just stay close to Unmaker to prevent it, but I haven't tried that tactic yet.

Those are the only 4 WBs that I can think of that are just not worth soloing for me, as sometimes I just wanna get my dailies done and leave with the sometimes limited freetime I can squeeze in.

Someone posted a tip about Wuyuvus a year or two ago-- use the ultimate from the Psijic Order skill line. When he grabs you, quickly fire off the ultimate and you'll break free. Then you just need to make sure you generate enough ultimate so you'll be able to use it again the next time he grabs you. I even use this technique when I'm helping other players fight Wuyuvus, since I've run into plenty of new players who don't understand about needing to bash him to interrupt him when he grabs me.

Varana wrote: »

SeaGtGruff wrote: »

Varana wrote: »

Syldras wrote: »

I'm astonished how many of you know that they can solo all bosses. Have you tried that, really? Each single one? I normally just kill them once (unless needed for a daily quest, event or weekly endeavor - then I might return to a wb location), sometimes I was alone, but in new dlc areas, there were most often other people around too. So I just can't tell if it would have worked out alone. Some seemed easier, some (in dlc locations - most base game wbs seem easy) not so much.

I had a phase where I started to clean up leftover spots on the map, had soloed quite a few DLC world bosses, and at that time specifically started to go through all the base-game world bosses to kill them on my own.
I don't remember if I managed to get all of them without any other players showing up at some point (probably not), but I'm confident that I can do it. After you've brought down the boss to like 75% without getting too close to dying, nothing really changes for the remaining percent.

Actually, I've gotten bosses down to lower than 25% health left and then suddenly gotten killed by an add or a mechanic that I didn't anticipate or react to quickly enough.

Edit: Also, some bosses have mechanics that they don't begin to use until their health has gone down to a certain percent. For example, the Egg Mine WB in Vvardenfell doesn't start to spray acid (or electricity, or whatever it is) in a cone until toward the end of the fight.

That's exceedingly rare (if it happens at all) for base-game bosses, though.

That might be true, but my main point is that you're making an assumption which might not be true-- that just because you've gotten the boss down to 75% health by yourself before someone else showed up and joined in, that doesn't necessarily mean you'd have been able to kill it on your own.

Maybe you would have, but you can't be certain unless you actually do it. And every fight is different. I've soloed specific WBs with great ease on my alt main (that is, my main on my alt server), yet when I tried to solo those bosses again at future times I ended up getting my butt kicked and died repeatedly before finally managing to kill them-- no changes in my build or skills or food, just changes in my mood, or changes in my internet reliability, or changes in the amount of server lag, etc. (My main on my main server is more capable and isn't prone to nearly as many fluctuations from one fight to the next for any given WB.)

The comment about bosses that change tactics at different points in the fight was just an addendum, not my main point.

I play healer so generally I can sustain myself for a long time.
Only issue is if I'm on my own, because I am healer spec'd, I don't do much dmg myself. So it can take me ages to whittle the health down.
Having one of these allies with me does help a little bit as it gives me a little extra dmg and they can take the agro, and I can keep them healed up. But this is still slow.

I tend to have 2 different front bars that I swap out depending on if I'm doing healing only (group dungs) or if I'm doing PvE and/or need more dmg. My back bar remains my essential healing bar.

Sometimes I know I'm capable of doing a boss but it will take me forever on my own so I ask in chat if anyone is free to help.

Base Game WBs are very easy generally, I have no issue with those. But the DLC ones can hit harder and have more varied attacks.

The bosses I struggle with the most are ones that heal themselves. Because again, I'm no spec'd for dmg, so I can't counteract the healing.