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Intensity · 07-14-2005, 04:32 PM

I'm gonna be organizing a run for this as of tomorrow night and I just wanted some feedback from anyone that's pulled it off. From what I understand the Cluster mob can self-destruct 3 times. What I also know is that if the 3rd self-destruct goes off, suuposedly you lose whether you survive or not. Now, the recommended amount of people is 3 but if I understand right you can take more people in, you'll just get less exp, but won't affect the drops at all. Now, my setup for this is looking like SAM/DRK/BLM/BRD/SMN and a WHM or RDM if we can find one. So, ffxi.somepage.com says that you can stun the self-destruct so would this be a viable pt? I'm thinking sam saves TP for Hobaku -> Self-Destruct, DRK stays on Stun alert in case SAM doesn't have TP, BLM just continually nukes with Fire 2 and Firaga 2, maybe the odd other spell in there. BRD keeps SMN/BLM/WHM(or RDM) goin' with Ballad and SMN put Ifrit out there for scrap. Now my strategy is gonna be this. From what I know, the final self-destruct won't occur til somewhere towards the end of the things life. Would it make sense to have the SMN save 2 hour til the mob's @ a lil over 1/3 health and drop Inferno on it to wipe it out before the mob gets low enough to start tryin for that 3rd self-destruct? Any advice from anyone who's done this would be greatly appreciated. Oh yeah, and I'll be tanking as SAM

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Yossar · 07-14-2005, 04:41 PM

No, if you survive the self-destructs you win. I beat this with a WHM and 2 BLMs in a matter of a about one minute. It probably took me longer to cast Reraise on myself than it did to actually kill the mob. I'm not sure how one would do this without 2 BLMs or whatever, but I'm sure it can be done with some careful planning.

Intensity · 07-14-2005, 06:20 PM

So if you reraise before fight, everyone gets wiped out from 3 destructs, then reraise you win? I've seen conflicting reports of this on alla. A couple people have said the bomb destrructed the third time and they were sent to the cleared battlefield, but no armoury crate, even after raising themselves.

Oh well, gonna try it with this setup and make sure everyone has reraise then pray. lol

So, did you guys all survive the blast? Or did you re-raise then collect your loot?

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Yossar · 07-14-2005, 07:06 PM

If it's a complete wipe, I don't know. I've always one this one every time I've done it, but I've never had a complete wipe.

Intensity · 07-15-2005, 01:29 AM

Well, only one way to find out I suppose >.<

Zempten · 07-18-2005, 12:02 PM

Keep us informed ^^

Intensity · 07-18-2005, 12:28 PM

It's been rescheduled to this Friday I think but I'll post when we finish. I'm gonna be startin' a new thread on the PM 2-5 mission we completed last night tho. When the thread's started I'll re-post here with the link.