2009-04-29, 04:01 PM
BF used to be really easy as a BM. We could Puppet hold it (Puppet, attack attack, Puppet, attack attack, etc) or lure it over to a wall and pin it quite easily. However, now that BF has been changed big time, it's quite difficult to solo as a BM (or any ranged class for that matter). His hitbox was raised, so now it's impossible to jump over him (which was very helpful in luring). His missing hitboxes weren't fixed, so many of our arrows go right through him. And for some reason, whatever they did, BF is now WAY more aggressive. Puppet holding doesn't work because he destroys it almost instantly every time and gains ground on you constantly. It's horrific.
To review:
Impossible to jump over = leaves little option for escape besides CC/log off/go in portal; harder to get over to wall
Way more aggressive = destroys Puppet easily, gains ground very fast
Hitboxes still missing = gains ground very fast, hurts our DPM, can't use traditional pin methods
BF is now one insanely anti-ranged boss. Warriors that can survive his touch damage are the ones that own him now. The only map I can kill BF now is the Twisted Paths. Forgotten Path and Evil Dead are VERY dangerous, if not impossible without death. Twisted Paths work good because they're long and have many Jr Wraiths which work good if you desperately need to switch sides with BF.
On Twisted Paths, I use my old Puppet method. The only difference is I constantly have to lose ground and switch sides when BF gets me to the wall. Just back and forth until he's dead. Keep Puppet up as good as you can and attack whenever you can.
I assume the wall pin method still works, it's just that it's much harder to get him there as a ranged class now. I haven't done it since his horrible changes. Can any other ranged confirm it still works?
To review:
Impossible to jump over = leaves little option for escape besides CC/log off/go in portal; harder to get over to wall
Way more aggressive = destroys Puppet easily, gains ground very fast
Hitboxes still missing = gains ground very fast, hurts our DPM, can't use traditional pin methods
BF is now one insanely anti-ranged boss. Warriors that can survive his touch damage are the ones that own him now. The only map I can kill BF now is the Twisted Paths. Forgotten Path and Evil Dead are VERY dangerous, if not impossible without death. Twisted Paths work good because they're long and have many Jr Wraiths which work good if you desperately need to switch sides with BF.
On Twisted Paths, I use my old Puppet method. The only difference is I constantly have to lose ground and switch sides when BF gets me to the wall. Just back and forth until he's dead. Keep Puppet up as good as you can and attack whenever you can.
I assume the wall pin method still works, it's just that it's much harder to get him there as a ranged class now. I haven't done it since his horrible changes. Can any other ranged confirm it still works?