Pirate Jones - Page 11

Padrich · 04-01-2008, 07:00 PM

have to say even tho this fight was incredibly and retardly hard. I enjoyed it. And honestly. Getting even your fabled epic shouldn't be as easy as some are. When it comes down to it, we really had quite an easy quest line and pirate jones was the only thing really standing in our way between us and charm's way. They should leave the fight the way it has been otherwise any and all noob swash gunna be running around with it.

I knew plenty of people in EQ1 that were unable to even get half way throught their epic quest until after veeshan Xpack came out and then even some of those people could not do it until after Shadow's of Luclin...

In short. This isn't wow... This is Everquest 2

Thundolfe · 04-01-2008, 09:46 PM

Anyone run through this on the test server? I'm infinitely curious as to what they changed about him.

Padrich · 04-02-2008, 02:55 AM

probably making him as easy as the fucking domnius that are also a joke.
/sarcasm off

Dujek · 04-09-2008, 03:03 PM

It is as usual, as soon as an encounter is a little bit harder . . . (SOE)

sig1043 · 04-20-2008, 06:27 PM

Well, it doesn't seem SOE changed the encounter much. The most I could tell that was different is the pet bird seems to appear less often and the adds were reduced to lvl 83.

All I can say is that Jones' aoe is what made the encounter so difficult. If you don't have an AoE blocker, you are in for a very difficult fight (and one Swashy's AoE protect isn't gonna cut it).

If you are having problems, try whittling away the adds and keeping the instance alive. I didn't have the ideal group for it, but with a lot of perseverance, and some really great guildies, we did it....barely, only the paladin and the warden were left standing at the end.

Temptation`VV · 04-21-2008, 10:40 AM

In response to the quote above me..

I have now ran this instance not jsut once but twice since GU44, I have honestly got to say this Encounter is a total joke now..

Fury Swash Swash Illy Warlock.. <-- yes 5 people..

That was my grp setup both times. We were able to kill jones and his adds without wiping. I would not have even dreamed of walking in there with this setup b4 the nerf. can we say suicide but hell now..

/out

sig1043 · 04-21-2008, 01:14 PM

To the post above: Sounds like a pretty ideal group to me, especially with the changes; great dps, two aoe protects, massive aoe damage and a boatload of single and aoe stuns, mezzing optional.

The only things that made the encounter truly difficult, pre GU44, was the killer AoE, a pet bird that will knock your socks off, and adds that were a pain in the ass to mez. Yet all over these boards you get people bitching about this very thing, SOE making an encounter hard via enemy levels. SOE changes it and now you get people like the above saying its a "joke" because they know how to handle the encounter and have the proper group setup to do so...

Just in case you haven't noticed, everything in every game ever made is a "joke" if you have the proper group setup, coordination, and know-how; that and people are gonna bitch no matter what...

Temptation`VV · 04-21-2008, 02:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sig1043

To the post above: Sounds like a pretty ideal group to me, especially with the changes; great dps, two aoe protects, massive aoe damage and a boatload of single and aoe stuns, mezzing optional.

The only things that made the encounter truly difficult, pre GU44, was the killer AoE, a pet bird that will knock your socks off, and adds that were a pain in the ass to mez. Yet all over these boards you get people bitching about this very thing, SOE making an encounter hard via enemy levels. SOE changes it and now you get people like the above saying its a "joke" because they know how to handle the encounter and have the proper group setup to do so...

Just in case you haven't noticed, everything in every game ever made is a "joke" if you have the proper group setup, coordination, and know-how; that and people are gonna bitch no matter what...

Pardon... I got my update pre GU44, secondly only one of us had an AOE avoid, and our Illy was boxxed for Rapidity and Illy arm.. (My Illy).
Proper Grp setup. I honestly think this encounter could be done with any grp setup. pre GU44, this encounter was a pain in the ass no matter the grp setup. I died countless times with just about every fucking grp setup i could think up. Did i get it done yes, was it easy no, did i enjoy the victory yes, why because it was a challenge. The way this encounter is now it is not a challenge. We did not even have a proper tank, in reference to calling it a joke, yes this encounter was nerfed to the point to call it a joke.

Padrich · 05-02-2008, 05:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Temptation`VV

Pardon... I got my update pre GU44, secondly only one of us had an AOE avoid, and our Illy was boxxed for Rapidity and Illy arm.. (My Illy).
Proper Grp setup. I honestly think this encounter could be done with any grp setup. pre GU44, this encounter was a pain in the ass no matter the grp setup. I died countless times with just about every fucking grp setup i could think up. Did i get it done yes, was it easy no, did i enjoy the victory yes, why because it was a challenge. The way this encounter is now it is not a challenge. We did not even have a proper tank, in reference to calling it a joke, yes this encounter was nerfed to the point to call it a joke.

Oh god this is the best thing yet i've read about this getting changed and so true...

Pre GU44 even with the most complete group setup you could get.... you were still in for a treat by getting on that damn boat.... /sigh Soe sucks.

serum321 · 05-02-2008, 07:37 PM

Comparitively to before it is a joke, but now it is more in line with other fabled epics' final fight.