KS99 (Hills are Alive) - Saturday, May 10th @ 5pm

[Ikonic]

It's time to try another KS99. This time we will be doing KS99 (The Hills Are Alive) on Saturday, May 10th @ 5pm CST. Gather in Waughroon Shrine (off Palborough Mines).

Additional Info.: Wiki

Most likely we will use this strategy unless someone has a better one:

Working Job Combinations

PLD/WAR - 1 or 2, if 1 beware of flood or waterga IV only hitting 1 tank.

BLM - as many as you can, recommended 6+, Ice spells only!

SAM or /SAM - 2 melee that can meditate preferred

RDM - 1 for each alliance

WHM - 1 for the tanks

BRD or COR - for BLM parties

Without a BLM army

Strategy: Starting Positions - Everyone stands in the centre of the BC, while the tanks kite the Turtle around.

Turtle out of shell- Melee should meditate and build TP as needed but do not hit anymore when at 100+ TP. When MP and TP is ready, set a time for all the BLM to use Blizzard IV, this will almost always make turtle hide in his shell. If he does not hide in just rest for more MP and wait for next timed nuke.

Turtle in shell- After the timed Blizzard IV that made the turtle go in, the SAM or /SAM will do a Distortion or Darkness SC that the BLM MB with Blizzaga III or Freeze II. This should pop the turtle out of his shell. If after MB and turtle is still in, BLM must keep using Ice nuke to make him come out at all cost. If any BLM is still casting while it popped out needs to cancel cast immediately, if over damaged he has a chance to go back in shell.

Just repeat these 2 steps and the win should not be difficult. The idea is to get him outside the shell as much as possible so he can't regen and never to have him go in the shell without TP and MP ready.

No random damage-No one is to deal DOT, hit, nuke or anything on the turtle without everyone knowing. If a /SAM needs TP it is best to wait till BLM have MP in case his damage will make the turtle hide in shell prematurely.

PLD - needs to keep hate and try to make the turtle face away from the center right before the timed nuke so when it enters his shell he will not frontal AoE the mages or will he silence the blm.

RDM - needs to silence the turtle right when he enters the shell. If all 3 RDM cast at least 1 will land even without ES it's not hard to land. Casting when he is out of shell is useless as it is dispelled when he enters the shell. And keep gravity on and bind randomly but not on mages.

SC Melee- the starter must make sure when he starts the turtle has entered the shell (it does not always enter shell after the timed nuke, its kinda random) and make sure the mages are not silenced before he uses his TP. They can continue to melee after the MB if it does not come out but must stop once it is out.

BLM - must watch the head to know when to cancel nukes.

Please reply if you plan to attend, if you are bringing an orb, and what jobs you have available to bring.

Members:
Ikonic - MNK, BLM (orb)

[Crumb]

No orb, prob be bringing blm.

Also not noted in the strategy, it will do a little stutter step before it goes into shell, looking for that will help rdms cast silence quicker.

[Schwilly]

I can bring an orb to this. PLD

[Eotfofyl]

Got my first stack of seals but saturdays are so hectic for me now if i go ill be late.... wish i could help out more but RL is really kicking my ass lately ><;

[Mnementh]

I will not be able to attend this. Bachelor Party on the 10th.

[Raizo]

I'll be there with an orb, BLM.

[Nejie]

I should be able to come and can bring an orb, SAM

[merlin]

I can come and bring an orb, WHM or DRG, your call :)

[Hungai]

I can bring an Orb if we need it, i just don't want to spend a stack unless i know we can use it.

[Stilgar]

I think I can be there with an orb.

[Ikonic]

We did this with 14 people today. Our main problem was lack of BLM. With only 3 BLM we could not get the mob to come back out of its shell fast enough and it was able to regen fully or almost fully. We also needed some RDMs with better enfeebling so they could stick silence when it went into its shell.

Otherwise this was a really easy KSNM and kiting takes nothing at all as slow as the mob moves (especially so with gravity).

Next time we need to have a minimum of 5 BLMs and 2-3 RDMs with good enfeebling skill/gear. Also, all casters should have 1-2 stacks of echo drops.

I gave 2 points for this event and a bonus of 2 points to those who were gathered at Waughroon Shrine within 10 minutes of start time.