10-20-2007, 04:58 PM | #1 (permalink) | | Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Texas, USA Posts: 5 Style: Light - Version 6 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0x in 0 Posts Gil: 1,075 Bank: 0 Total Gil: 1,075 Donate | DRK Solo BCNM? Can your Average DRK solo a BCNM? (lol) "Kill One, Scare a Hundred. Kill a Hundred, Conquer a Thousand. " - (Unknown) "To remind that all humans make mistakes, and that all leaders are but human. " - Leto Atreides II | | ::Quote Selected:: | | 10-20-2007, 10:16 PM | #2 (permalink) | | Digital Wizard Super Moderator Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Florida, USA Posts: 5,982 Style: Light - Version 6 My Mood: Thanks: 69 Thanked 456x in 299 Posts Gil: 1,941 Bank: 71,695 Total Gil: 73,636 Donate | Re: DRK Solo BCNM? Mmm.... everyone can theoretically solo Treasures and Tribulations.
Aside from that... probably not.
Icemage | | ::Quote Selected:: | | 10-21-2007, 01:01 AM | #3 (permalink) | | Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Texas Posts: 776 Style: Light - Version 6 Thanks: 11 Thanked 126x in 92 Posts Gil: 529 Bank: 1,955 Total Gil: 2,484 Donate | Re: DRK Solo BCNM? I can't think of any BCNMs off hand that I've heard of drk soloing, though I havn't heard of drks soloing most anything. Not to say it couldn't be done, but I wouldn't want to risk seals attempting to find a soloable one.
Most BCNMs I see solo can't be done by your 'average' player either. Most times when you see BLMs or RDMs solo vids of BCNMs you'll see most of them have a white box on every armor slot, plenty of meds, or some rare or hard to obtain item. Not to say it's all required, but to solo things like that you need a lot of patience and skill, and people that have those qualities most likely take the time to obtain better gear to make it easier. | | ::Quote Selected:: | | 10-21-2007, 09:20 AM | #4 (permalink) | | Digital Wizard Super Moderator Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Florida, USA Posts: 5,982 Style: Light - Version 6 My Mood: Thanks: 69 Thanked 456x in 299 Posts Gil: 1,941 Bank: 71,695 Total Gil: 73,636 Donate | Re: DRK Solo BCNM? Strong solo jobs are the ones that can do BCNMs solo. That is, BST, SMN, BLM, and RDM. BLU is strong enough on its own to perhaps pull one or two off as well, though that remains to be seen.
DRK is one of the worst solo jobs as the job trades off too much defensive power in exchange for offensive power, and as such I cannot imagine it doing well in any solo environment, let along the pressure cooker of a BCNM.
Icemage | | ::Quote Selected:: | | 10-21-2007, 09:53 AM | #5 (permalink) | | Heir to Odin Oracle of Knowledge Join Date: May 2006 Location: None of your damn business Posts: 3,392 Style: Light - Version 5 My Mood: Thanks: 690 Thanked 311x in 211 Posts Gil: 85,710 Bank: 0 Total Gil: 85,710 Donate | Re: DRK Solo BCNM? You forgot PUP :D | | ::Quote Selected:: | | 01-11-2008, 01:18 AM | #6 (permalink) | | Brain of Knowledge Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 1,208 Style: Dark - Version 5 My Mood: Thanks: 30 Thanked 51x in 37 Posts Gil: 3,919 Bank: 8,116 Total Gil: 12,035 Donate | Re: DRK Solo BCNM? Talking about soloing a BC. We fought Tenzen(PM7-5) the other day for a friend of mine. A linkshell member along, a greatly equipped Drk75 with Kraken Club. After a few Bard and White Mage buffs and using 2-hour ability, he fought Tenzen down to 40% HP by himself.
As Dark Knight you can be very strong if you try to be. At that level of efficiency it's not very difficult to imagine a Drk to solo certain BC's.
Another friend of mine, a rather average but wisely equipped Dark Knight, is also very well able to solo a lot of monsters himself, by making good use of his spells such as Drain II. 
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Bard 71 (leveling  ) | | ::Quote Selected:: | | 01-11-2008, 03:14 AM | #7 (permalink) | | Digital Wizard Super Moderator Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Florida, USA Posts: 5,982 Style: Light - Version 6 My Mood: Thanks: 69 Thanked 456x in 299 Posts Gil: 1,941 Bank: 71,695 Total Gil: 73,636 Donate | Re: DRK Solo BCNM? Originally Posted by Kittyneko | | Talking about soloing a BC. We fought Tenzen(PM7-5) the other day for a friend of mine. A linkshell member along, a greatly equipped Drk75 with Kraken Club. After a few Bard and White Mage buffs and using 2-hour ability, he fought Tenzen down to 40% HP by himself. | Kraken Club DRKs are a wonder to behold... until Blood Weapon 2 hour ability wears off, at which point they die horribly if they haven't killed whatever they're fighting. This strategy is insufficient for 99% of BCNMs even if you have the necessary gears to pull it off. In fact, I can't think of any BCNMs where it would work offhand, but there probably is one somewhere. | Quote: | As Dark Knight you can be very strong if you try to be. At that level of efficiency it's not very difficult to imagine a Drk to solo certain BC's.
Another friend of mine, a rather average but wisely equipped Dark Knight, is also very well able to solo a lot of monsters himself, by making good use of his spells such as Drain II. | Regular monsters, yes. With Utsusemi off of a /NIN subjob, probably even more so. But in a BCNM... solo? Not a prayer IMO.
Icemage | | ::Quote Selected:: | | 01-11-2008, 09:13 AM | #8 (permalink) | | Keeper of Knowledge Join Date: May 2006 Location: Al'Taieu Posts: 2,456 Style: Light - Version 6 My Mood: Thanks: 444 Thanked 415x in 285 Posts Gil: 16,323 Bank: 9,212 Total Gil: 25,535 Donate | Re: DRK Solo BCNM? Kitty who is this Kclub DRK you speak of? And why haven't I been introduced? XD We've been trying to get our Dynamis shell holder a Kclub for a long time. And by we, I mean other people because I'm saving my seals, but meh.
And I had forgotten Treasures and Tribulations. DRKs just aren't needed in many BCNMs. I had this issue with my ex, he was always wanting to do BCNM but he didn't have a job that was useful. Aksannyi <3 Cerealkiller, THF who stole my heart. 
Don't we all want such a loving relationship? | | ::Quote Selected:: | | 01-11-2008, 10:10 AM | #9 (permalink) | | Senior Veteran Oracle of Knowledge Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 4,492 Style: Light - Version 6 Thanks: 106 Thanked 1,341x in 815 Posts Gil: 3,028 Bank: 129,431 Total Gil: 132,459 Donate | Re: DRK Solo BCNM? Originally Posted by Aksannyi | | And I had forgotten Treasures and Tribulations. | It's probably for the best. | | ::Quote Selected:: | | 01-11-2008, 10:20 AM | #10 (permalink) | | Altanaの戦士 Keeper of Knowledge Join Date: May 2006 Location: Fenrir Server Posts: 2,666 Style: Light - Version 6 Thanks: 123 Thanked 292x in 185 Posts Gil: 503 Bank: 55,692 Total Gil: 56,194 Donate | Re: DRK Solo BCNM? DRK/NIN can easily solo Rank Mission 2-3 BC fight. Does that count?  Sanctuary of Zi'tah! "In this world, the one who has the most fun is the winner!" C.B. | | ::Quote Selected:: | | 01-11-2008, 01:27 PM | #11 (permalink) | | Pink Mage Brain of Knowledge Join Date: May 2006 Location: Bastok/Illinois Posts: 1,561 Style: Light - Version 6 Thanks: 147 Thanked 175x in 114 Posts Gil: 11,144 Bank: 61,939 Total Gil: 73,083 Donate | Re: DRK Solo BCNM? You can solo Pulling the Strings, but that's technically not a BCNM... It's an ENM and the reward isn't worth the amount of gil you'll put into it. | | ::Quote Selected:: | | | Thread Tools | | | | Display Modes | Linear Mode | Posting Rules | You may not post new threads You may not post replies You may not post attachments You may not edit your posts HTML code is Off | | | All times are GMT -8. The time now is 07:50 PM. | | |