Dynamis Tav
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onorok
O N O
I have been on two of the three or four Dynamis-Tavnazia runs. You are only permitted to take one full alliance in, and that is exactly what we entered with. I am pretty sure we took the best possible balance of jobs available.
You start with a very short amount of time, shorter than any of the other Dynamis-CoP zones; I think it is either 15 or 30 minutes. Getting the sub-job item and the first time extension was not too difficult.
The roadblock we ran in to on both runs I attended was the mega boss area; there
are four Diabolos NPCs that path in the first Tavnazia entrance area (where you would access Lufaise and Miseraux). Everyone in the alliance needs to get through that area with out getting aggro (sight aggro, I believe), but on both runs the first few people aggro two or more Diabolos, rendering the fight extremely difficult and we did not succeed in killing any of the mobs off.
Plus I think the only drop out of the two runs was a regular piece of AF, and then a DRK AF-1, I think either body or legs.
You start with a very short amount of time, shorter than any of the other Dynamis-CoP zones; I think it is either 15 or 30 minutes. Getting the sub-job item and the first time extension was not too difficult.
The roadblock we ran in to on both runs I attended was the mega boss area; there
are four Diabolos NPCs that path in the first Tavnazia entrance area (where you would access Lufaise and Miseraux). Everyone in the alliance needs to get through that area with out getting aggro (sight aggro, I believe), but on both runs the first few people aggro two or more Diabolos, rendering the fight extremely difficult and we did not succeed in killing any of the mobs off.
Plus I think the only drop out of the two runs was a regular piece of AF, and then a DRK AF-1, I think either body or legs.
Hey guys, I am curious what the disadvantages of doing Dynamis Tav is? How many people did you get the last time and if we can schedule a run soon. I am very curious to see what that Dynamis has to offer!
Thanks,
-Doran
Personally, I wouldn't mind trying for a clear again just to have cleared every run. However, I totally understand why we aren't doing the runs anymore.
Tavnazia has rather limited farming opportunities. Of the three runs that DX has done, we've had two pieces of DRK AF-1 drop, and that was it.
Attendance hasn't been an issue as the zone only holds 18. However that means only 18 are splitting the 1 mil to enter. Essentially that works out to 55,556 per person.
Nothing is netted from the clear other then storyline and its rather difficult to manage only popping one boss at the end.
So with all those factors combined, Garret decided to not actively pursue Tavnazia any further as it wasn't worth the investment.
There are a number of reasons I HATE Tavnazia.
1. Only 18 people - It is not that this zone is hard to fill up, it's that it screws over A LOT of people who may wish to attend. It is too much work to organize 2 runs at once, so essentially 15-20 people miss out on getting to go. In comparison the other CoP zones usually only screw 3-6 people out of coming.
2. $$$ - It is an incredibly expensive zone to do, for some people that really sucks
3. Farming Trouble - Doing the pulls in such a way as to make farming reasonable is next to impossible, you are going to end up having to do shitty sets of fight, where each set is going to be a mix of mobs that drop hydra gear, af2, af2+1, etc. I dislike this because I would like to be able to aim for certain farming goals, i.e. we can do Xarc for Xarc AF2, not be forced to fight all the different types.
4. Clear is worthless - There is no reason but storyline to clear, while that's all well & good if you want it, that makes it hard to reason to keep going because once some people have the clear there is almost no motivation to clear for others, and there are always going to be people who *WANT* the clear on any given run and you have to draw a line somewhere as to when not to do them. In addition the clear is a real real pain in the ass.
It's just a real headache to do and doesn't work out as very worthwhile in my opinion, I think people are much better rewarded for their time with DX in every other zone.
1. Only 18 people - It is not that this zone is hard to fill up, it's that it screws over A LOT of people who may wish to attend. It is too much work to organize 2 runs at once, so essentially 15-20 people miss out on getting to go. In comparison the other CoP zones usually only screw 3-6 people out of coming.
2. $$$ - It is an incredibly expensive zone to do, for some people that really sucks
3. Farming Trouble - Doing the pulls in such a way as to make farming reasonable is next to impossible, you are going to end up having to do shitty sets of fight, where each set is going to be a mix of mobs that drop hydra gear, af2, af2+1, etc. I dislike this because I would like to be able to aim for certain farming goals, i.e. we can do Xarc for Xarc AF2, not be forced to fight all the different types.
4. Clear is worthless - There is no reason but storyline to clear, while that's all well & good if you want it, that makes it hard to reason to keep going because once some people have the clear there is almost no motivation to clear for others, and there are always going to be people who *WANT* the clear on any given run and you have to draw a line somewhere as to when not to do them. In addition the clear is a real real pain in the ass.
It's just a real headache to do and doesn't work out as very worthwhile in my opinion, I think people are much better rewarded for their time with DX in every other zone.
Varda
Clothcraft Cat
I too wish we were doing Dyna-Tav and have lobbied in the past for doing runs, but I completely understand why we haven't been. The cost is comparatively high, the rewards have been pretty low, and a number of people are always left out.
As much as I would like to clear the zone and get some of the good hMP and af2-1 items, it comes down to just not being worth it overall. ;_; Better to spend the time in a different CoP Dynamis area.
As much as I would like to clear the zone and get some of the good hMP and af2-1 items, it comes down to just not being worth it overall. ;_; Better to spend the time in a different CoP Dynamis area.
onorok
O N O
Hmmm. Check Soraan's post here:
http://www.bluegartrls.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=25&t=20862&st=0&sk=t&sd=a&start=1260
They get two TE and skip boss, and just farm.
http://www.bluegartrls.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=25&t=20862&st=0&sk=t&sd=a&start=1260
They get two TE and skip boss, and just farm.