CoP5-3

[Vigilia]

5-3 is frigging huge so going to put it into it's own thread.

Next stop on the Clanuk-Cop-Chocobo:

5-3: Monday 17/07/2006 1900 GMT @ start of Attohwa Chasm for the lvl 50 BCNM Boneyard Gully fight. Bring meds, mp drinks and all that stuff.

Preparation: get the following CS's:

5-3:
- CS: Bastok Metalworks/Cid/(H-8)

5-3 Ulmia path:
- CS: South San d'Oria/Hinaree/(B-6)
- CS: Port San' d'Oria/zone in
- CS: North San d'Oria/Chasalvige/(L-6)

- CS: Windurst Waters/Kerutoto/(J-8) (click 3 times)
- CS: Windurst Walls/Yoran-Oran/(E-9)

Info: http://promathia.runtimerepairs.com/index.html

Mithran trackers strat: Feyla NIN, Minagi PLD, JB WHM, Vig/Sorran/Sinoc BLM. Bring juices for refresh and reraise items. Hi pots are never a bad idea.
Zone in, run to where the mithras are. Take the DRK Shikaree out with a timed triple freeze, ES+sleepga the rest when they aggro. Feyla voke the DRG Shikaree (one in adaman armour and has lance duh), Minagi voke the BST (one in assault jerkin, looks like Burgs). They'll probably resist sleep after the first cast so then just Min/Fey solo tank your shikarees while BLMs nuke them, DRG first since it can cure others. Then take out the BST last. BST is a /NIN so -ga spells ftw, DRG is a /WHM so it can use blink as well, pay attention. They don't have a lot of HP but they hit hard and skillchain together on whoever has highest hate so run the f00k away when you see SC go off. Their weaponskills can be stunned as well though. Keep their 2 pets asleep, when shikarees die we win anyway. If things go rough it's possible to just wipe and RR to finish off the last one olde~ Divine Might style.

Me/Scudley/Ritter's static beat Snoll tzar today so we're tentatively planning Tenzen's path for Thursday July 20th, 6pm GMT start:

http://www.illuminaire-asura.com/forum/index.php?topic=3975.0

It's possible to do it with an alliance since all fights are open air, if all of you guys could make it it would be awesome. Once you are on 5-3 you can do the paths in whatever order you wish, just make sure you get all the necessary start cutscenes. So hopefully see you next Thursday.

 

[Minagi]

Nice one Vig, I should be able to make it next Thursday so count me in, fingers crossed that everyone can make it.

 

[Vigilia]

Oh yeah btw, Snoll Tzar was a bish but I'm certain we can do it with our rdm-rdm-blm-blm-whm-pld setup as well. I totalled up the damage numbers with our static, each of the BLMs did about 2000-2400 damage, I did 1700 with chainspell+fire II before running out of MP, pretty sure Feyla can get out 1 or 2 nukes more. Scuds did about 750 with melee hits and an icarus wingged WS, so basically in our setup JB will need to nuke Banish/ga II for about 1k damage to make up the difference. Just a question of cycling fire/aga II as fast as you can and RDMs going nuts with a chainspell fire II while managing the salt usage. Damage is first priority btw even for JB, Minagi won't have time except to spam flash/defender/shield bash, invincible, use salt, try cure himself (if it does specials they count as magic damage and go through invincible) and then wait on the bomb to die.

 

[Jediboy]

Snoll Tzar lv60 or 50 fight?

 

[Ritter]

Snoll is 60 JB and a right git !

 

[Minagi]

Really sorry about this guys but I don't think I'm going to be able to make it tonight, going to be really busy in work for a few days and tonight is almost certainly going to be a late one.

 

[Feyla]

Okies Min ul hun, i know how you feel, i'm very busy atm too myself. Move it too next week guys or what?

 

[Vigilia]

knp, got BLM to 51 so ready to help out whenever.
You guys still up for Tenzen's path on Thursday though?

 

[Feyla]

Do we need to have done this first. Or can we do any of the three in out of turn?

 

[Minagi]

Nah it's cool Fey, the different threads of 5-3 can be done in parallel, sort of like the old magicite missions, as long as everyone gets those initial cutscenes then we're fine for the Thursday run.

Fingers crossed I should still be ok to make it for Thursday.

 

[Vigilia]

Yeah, what Minagi said. You can be anywhere on the three paths, here's the brief to Tenzen's path:
http://promathia.runtimerepairs.com/Missions/5-3Tenzen.html

Get the cutscene in LaTheine < make sure you get the one with Tenzen and not Carbuncle starting you off on the avatar battle thingy
Sort out cap 50 gear and be ready to hit Pso'Xja, run around an hour or so clicking on stone doors and killing Gargoyles. < This is what we're hoping to get done on Thursday at least, see how long it takes. Rest *can* be soloed/done with a small group whenever.
Cutscenes in Ru'Lude > Upper Jeuno > Ru'Lude
2xCutscene in Batallia Downs
NM in Lower Delkfutt, uncapped, pushover to 75s lol
Running around in the 60 cap area in Pso'Xja with sneak/invis for more cutscenes < Can be done with a group and you can kill your way through. Otherwise sneak/invis and do it yourself.
Final Cutscene at Cid in Bastok

Also, when you get a chance try get the start cutscenes done for Louverance's path, they're kind of all over the place (Tavnazia, Windy, Porno island, then back to Windy etc.) so save yourself a lot of travelling in one day and do them as you happen to be near the locations. And Manaclipper's a git, you may need to wait up to half an hour on it to take the right route.
http://promathia.runtimerepairs.com/Missions/5-3Louv.html

 

[Vigilia]

Oh yeah, we'll have almost 2 full parties for Tenzen's path so here's the setup I was thinking:
NIN-Scud
RDM-Vig and Feyla
BLM or SAM- Vocian and Sephris
WHM-Jediboy and Grit
PLD-Minagi
BLM-Sinoc
THF or BLM- Sorran (whichever works)
WAR- Ritter

 

[Feyla]

Just to check the only cut scene i need is the one in LaTheine? I'm short on time and sleep, and have lots to get ready for tomorrow's trip, i still have to mule as well.

I will check back later to see if there is a post.

Thanks Fey

 

[Vigilia]

Yeah, as long as you've seen the end of 5-2 Cutscene in metalworks with Cid (after promy-Vazhl, cutscene where all Tenzen, Ulmia and Louverance meet up and Cid tells you to go after them) and then started Tenzen's path with the cutscene in LaTheine you're good to go. Just make sure you get the cutscene with both Tenzen (the samurai guy) and Carbuncle and not the one with just Carbuncle that starts the big avatar battle quest. Keep clicking the ??? till you get the right one.

And don't worry about gear too much, with the peeps we got we should be able to rip through mobs anyway. Just make sure you have a reraise earring and prism powders/silent oils (casting magic isn't always possible in Pso'Xja) as first priority.

 

[Minagi]

Okidoky, had the morning off work today and managed to get all the cutscenes for Ulmia's & Tenzen's Path.

One slight problem Vig, I just noticed that you're starting at 6pm GMT tonight... unfortunately I don't leave work until then. I won't need to stay any later though so I can be home, ready and in Beaucedine by 6:30pm, would that be too late?

 

[Ritter]

Should be fine dude i think vocian wont be there till 6.30 anyhow

 

[Minagi]

Cool, I'll make sure to get back as soon as I possibly can.

Oh btw, if there are any other Bastokan's here, make sure you go get the Sarutabaruta Outpost before the tally on Sunday!!

 

[Vigilia]

Thanks all for coming tonight, for those soloing Tenzen's path's last part I made a quick map. It's really easy to do and not get aggro but the walls disorient you easily. They're one-way walls that look like open doors from the other side. But when you go through what looks like an open door the camera often flips to the front/side of you and you think you ended up elsewhere than you started because the wall behind you suddenly is closed. It's really easy to be disorientated, but just follow the compass and follow the rooms around in a loop with sneak/invis always on and you're ok. There are several empty rooms/stairways along the way so it's easy to keep them up.

Just run around the loop, and get to the room with the drophole (if you go one room to far you end up back at start and need to go around again). Drop down and immediately go one room south, then one room west and you should be able to see the doorway north to you to the lift. Ride lift down and click gate for CS. Be warned there are goblins, elementals and diremites at the bottom. It's safe to drop invis for the CS but be careful when riding the lift, the goblin roams the bottom area opposite to the door.

 

[Sinoc]

Next stop on the Clanuk-Cop-Chocobo:

5-3: Monday 24/07/2006 1900 GMT @ start of Attohwa Chasm for the lvl 50 BCNM Boneyard Gully fight. Bring meds, mp drinks and all that stuff.

Preparation: get the following CS's:

5-3:
- CS: Bastok Metalworks/Cid/(H-8)

5-3 Ulmia path:
- CS: South San d'Oria/Hinaree/(B-6)
- CS: Port San' d'Oria/zone in
- CS: North San d'Oria/Chasalvige/(L-6)

- CS: Windurst Waters/Kerutoto/(J-8) (click 3 times)
- CS: Windurst Walls/Yoran-Oran/(E-9)

Info: http://promathia.runtimerepairs.com/index.html

 

[Jediboy]

Maintenance tomorrow I think