2012-02-22, 07:42 PM
Flonne Wrote:LF> tips on how to dodge Manticore's aerial ground slam. I tried to look up vids but the only one is a guy that gets hit by it every time.
Yeah, that round is a [censored]. Thankfully my usual group is pretty good (I've cleared the whole thing 4 times out of my 8 attempts thus far).
Two important tips:
1: Watch the sky. Specifically watch for a Manticore jumping up, or a name tag of one at the very top of your screen (meaning there is one above your field of vision). When you see the Manticore lower its arms, that is when you have to jump to avoid the attack.
2: Take out the smaller Manticores first. They have less health, and you have to kill all of the Manticores anyways. Get everyone to focus on one at a time, if possible. The less Manticores there are on the field, the less damage everyone will take.
As for the Gerrant fight (dunno if anyone else here has gotten that far), it's an exercise in dodging. What I've noticed is that you want to stay behind him as much as possible, or failing that, stay close to him or his side. You don't want to be directly in front of him when you attack him, or else he'll counterattack with a quick sword beam.
He is most vulnerable when he uses his Dragon Flap skill, which is the one where he summons that wind followed by explosions further back. If you're directly in front of him when he tries to use it, tumble to his side or behind him. I can do it consistently even as a Priest.
(And if you happen to have any Priests in your party, tell them not to use Lightning Relic against Gerrant. Waste of MP, low damage, and he's likely to parry everything/randomly counter sword beam someone in the face.)
EDIT: I thought you guys were talking about Mezz. Evading the ground slam in Manticore Nest is... Eh. >_>