Wash # = hp for pb?

Problem is, not many people know about the pattern or how to dodge the beams.

I do, in fact, agree with you that you must avoid stuff whenever you can, because that's just common sense, and good bossing.

However...

Bossing in Maple is about having enough HP to constantly take damage, because that's just how it works. That's why you constantly hear people asking "How much HP do I need to survive ______ ?" People KNOW they're going to take damage. It's inevitable. Pap, Zak, Pianus, Ergoth, Scarlion Targa...doesn't matter. In all of the boss fights I've been in, dodging the bosses attacks isn't a sound method of survival. Going into PB with low HP and suggesting that surviving is easy if you know how to avoid his attacks is just plain silly. Dodging boss attacks has never been a sound tactic in Maple bosses, ever. You take damage, that's just how it goes. And when that damage is 17k+ in some instances, that's an OHKO for 90% of the maple community. Telling us to constantly avoid OHKO over the course of 2 hour long (or however long PB is) battle is just not logical, it's unrealistic. Scarlion is a prime example. Granted he's loads easier than Targa, the thing I have to be the most careful of is his touch damage, which isn't all that hard to avoid, considering I'm an archer. But, we usually take two rushers (sometimes one, lolololo Sha) and that keeps him pinned pretty well, for the most part. But the kicker is his reverse controls in third form. When he reverses our rushers, if they're not paying attention to their direction, we all die from being bowled over by Scarlion's 8k touch.
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But there is, in no way, any possibility of surviving PB solely on avoid his lethal strikes. At some point during that hour of swapping sides and massive damage dealing, there will be a hit, be it hard or soft, that you simply cannot avoid. Hell, after watching Villains' six-part run, the video maker had about 8 wheels of destiny for this very reason. Point in case, 95% of surviving a boss fight in Maple is making sure you have adequate HP to take a hit and still live, not your damage-dodging skills.

(Apologies for some repetitiveness, if there is any)