Thread: Second Anniversary patch recap

Originally Posted by Kitty

!Trigger Attack!
Condition: After 2 Turns, and if HP is 50% or lower.
Gives Catastrophe an Undispellable Water ATK Up (1 Time)

Recommended Strategy: Defeat the Calamity first, to stop the constant application of DMG Cuts. When the Water ATK Up buff is given to Catastrophe, apply all defensive measures for her next attack!

Something that I've been wondering about on this trigger is when people join in after the whole 50% hp thing is done, do they still eat a buffed boss attack? I've noticed something like that before, and wasn't sure if that's cause it applies separately to everyone at least once in the battle even if the add is dead.

Originally Posted by VeryVoodoo

Something that I've been wondering about on this trigger is when people join in after the whole 50% hp thing is done, do they still eat a buffed boss attack? I've noticed something like that before, and wasn't sure if that's cause it applies separately to everyone at least once in the battle even if the add is dead.

You mean this, right?

Originally Posted by Kitty

3. AOE EXTREME DMG + Clears all debuffs on self [When Water ATK Up is applied (1 Time)]

Yes. It's the first action of the boss for each player who joins the raid once the add is below 50%. Hope you have Raiko to reduce the whammo.

I also forgot to say to Kitty that we already have a pinned thread about Rags, all but Dark is in there.

I don't know whether I am right or wrong, but as far as I remember boss' trigger is on getting (or having for that matter) Water ATK up, not on add getting sub 50% HP. So yes, everyone who'll join raid when boss have Ele buff will have to face huge nuke to face first thing in the raid.
The question is, whether skipping ele buff entirely (killing add before it can apply it) will also skip trigger. I guess there are poeple who would be able to answer that, but that's not me.

Originally Posted by Gludateton

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The question is, whether skipping ele buff entirely (killing add before it can apply it) will also skip trigger.--

Yes it will. You can ignore the add if you're crazy, or you can Paralyze it and kill it before it applies the buff. Either way keeps her from using that Trigger.

How realistic is actually doing that? ... uh... well. That I wouldn't know.

Originally Posted by Slashley

Yes it will. You can ignore the add if you're crazy, or you can Paralyze it and kill it before it applies the buff. Either way keeps her from using that Trigger.

How realistic is actually doing that? ... uh... well. That I wouldn't know.

You can also FB it to death at BT, add doesn't use ele up in first turn.

Originally Posted by Gludateton

You can also FB it to death at BT, add doesn't use ele up in first turn.

Oh damn, I didn't notice that. Yeah, 12m won't be a problem with a couple of friends.

Or will it? How big is the damage cut, that will be applied after the first burst? Neither guide states it here...

Originally Posted by Slashley

I also forgot to say to Kitty that we already have a pinned thread about Rags, all but Dark is in there.

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Originally Posted by Gludateton

You can also FB it to death at BT, add doesn't use ele up in first turn.

Hmm, maybe even outside of burst hours you could still employ a similar strat I guess, though you'd need at least one space-whale who can burst ~15m on the water add to pull it off.

Get the add down to near half, but don't get it to half yet. Meanwhile the space-whale should be building up full burst, use the main boss to build the burst if you don't have it yet. Everyone else shouldn't be attacking the add in that case keeping it above half, but saving dmg abilities or something. Then when ready, nuke add with dmg abilities and have the strongest whale try and nuke it with their FB after to hopefully kill it. Of course, all this requires coordination, something which we seem to severely lack in this game.

Originally Posted by Gludateton

The question is, whether skipping ele buff entirely (killing add before it can apply it) will also skip trigger. I guess there are poeple who would be able to answer that, but that's not me.

You can, ive seen that happen in a raid already (iirc it was nonsensei's raid), snake blew up cause it was our BT and it was either paralyzed or charm proc, probably the former cause main boss didnt get the buff at all, or it died after all of us bursted, idk but she never got it.

I only just now realized that they removed R and SR fodder from Gem Gacha. While not really a problem for veterans (hello flooded from Gift box from every UE), that has got to suck for new players.