2011-10-31, 04:15 AM
DrRusty Wrote:Also, I finally did some cerberus runs on here and it's 10x easier being a merc in cerberus than being a sharpshooter. Being able to dash out of his abilities is a godsend. My sharpshooter doesn't have a way to close or open a gap quickly so I'm kind of screwed if I get stuck in a bad position during one of his attacks.
You have to attack far/mid range on SS to take cerberus down. The only time I go close to him is during his lightning rain attack (provided I'm not really far from him). You'd only get screwed if you use an attack and he decides to blizzard/firewall/etc at the same time. The only time that would happen is during your arrow rain, and you should only be using that when it is absolutely safe (During fireball or when he's stunned is a great time)
There are times I just kite him for 20 seconds while I wait for an opening to attack. I might not do the most damage to cerberus as the rest of my party because a lot of randoms just go up and spam attacks, but they usually end up dying 3 times (hell mode) at the last 1-2 bars and I have to solo/duo the rest. I think the most I've died on my SS during hell is twice and that was in a really bad party. If you alt/main any frail chars like sorc/archers, you get really good at dodging, and that is so beneficial when you play as a tankier character as you practically never die.