Riverine Site #A01 (Can I Have It?)Follow

Ready to do this level 40 capped BCNM fight, possibly Wednesday. Who's interested? Current thoughts on party make-up:

nin
brd
blm
rdm *yes, no refresh, but convert* whm maybe too
rng
??? *insert the arguement for your job here

Also...anyone that has done this? A brief idea of where to go, and what to expect in the bcnm would be helpful

Thanks,

Buffylvr

riverne A01 is in misareaux coast, and to get to the bc you have to make your way through the area, jumping through teleport-type things called 'spacial displacements'. 2 of these need to be opened with EX items (giant scales) dropped by VT wyverns inside riverne#A01, so you have to farm these first. i've had varying luck getting these, but it isn't extremely rare. (notice: hippogryphs detect by true sight, so sneak/invis won't work. sneak behind them)

once at the bc, be prepared for maybe the hardest fight you've ever fought in this game. you'll be up against 3 very hard mobs that can't be slept, so keep in mind that you'll have to deal with 3 at a time.

the mobs CAN be bound, aspired(!) and silenced(important!).

i'd say they're about as tough as VT+ mobs each, so the ideal thing is obviously 3 pairs of people capable of duoing a VT mob. medicines are obviously good, but the time i actually won this, we were all out, and had to rely on a couple of 2-hrs too :P

the mobs change 'jobs' too, but they can be locked to one job for a certain amount of time by using an item called 'yellow liquid' on them. if they're not silenced when they turn into black mages, you may be in trouble.

oh, and bring bucketloads of reraisers, hi-reraisers or a person to stand outside the bc able to raise, because you will most likely fail a few times.. and having to farm scales and walk through riverne again just to have another go is a pain ;)

my thoughts on ideal pt makeup? nin nin nin rdm rdm rdm. slow but safe.

Edited, Tue Jan 11 04:48:20 2005 by Ske

ske gave a great run down on it.

my ideal party is probably nin nin nin whm whm rdm.

2 whm cause whm have haste at 40 and rdm doesnt, which really helps ninja tanks. a rdm is there in case a nin dies.. the rdm can kite / hold it for a while. also more reliable to land bind and enfeebles just in case.


sireaglestrike, thf has to have the hardest time in CoP BC's. I think you can get through them all as thf though (especially if you bring a ranger or two =P), just will take a little extra work and strategizing.

Rdm here, contact me if you need my services.