2011-11-04, 02:03 AM
Moonlapse Wrote:Man, I am not good at this game. I tried Prayer's Retreat at level 22 and died 3 times during the dungeon. Anybody have any tips on playing his game better?
First, what class are you? You're a Priest, right? Priests are simple to play solo, but they do have to be a bit strategic sometimes.
Your relics can be used as a wall. Some larger bosses can actually be pinned against the wall by your relic (although you'd need a Superb Lightning Relic cooldown reduction plate for this to be especially effective). Don't go into melee range unless you have a Lightning Relic on the field nearby, as the lightning it shoots out interrupts a lot of enemy attacks.
Don't be afraid to use your basic attack when everything else is on cooldown. Priests may be a magic class and they look like a ranged/support class, but they are still capable of dishing out lots of pain in melee range. As a Level 32 Priest, I still use the Struck by Lightning (superarmor breaking) and Righteous Bolt (damage) skills. The wand's basic lightning can do quite a bit of damage too, after the initial lightning bounces up knocked down monsters to be comboed.
Save your Paralyze Bolt for whenever you see something about to launch a damaging attack. Not only does it pin the affected enemies to the spot, but it also interrupts their attacks. Very few monsters are immune to Paralyze Bolt. I think there are currently only three monsters in the game that resist it (the Manticore, Minotaur boss, and Cerberus).
As for your next skill (Grand Cross), while it is a slow moving wall of destruction, it is a slow moving wall of destruction. It's actually one of our more damaging attacks since anything caught in the middle is almost guaranteed to take damage least 3-4 more times. A very good mob clearing move when thrown at mobs coming at you from a single direction. Anything that tries to charge through it tends to be interrupted.
When it comes to the Manticore, though... Priests don't really have a way to take him out quickly. In fact, most classes don't. He's the hardest non-nest dungeon boss in the game thus far. The only advice I can give you is that when he flies, watch for him to lower his arms towards the ground. That is when you have to jump in order to avoid the shockwave.