need tips for beating dimmagolus solo

[Tokagero]

as the title says =]
i usually solo as a fighgunner, acrofighter or fortegunner
can anyone give me tips on any of those classes as to what weapons to use and what to do against him? it usually takes me like 10 minutes to beat him >_<

[Anduril]

I know that Fortegunner is your best bet. Just shoot his wings with a rifle when he's flying so he crashes, then let him have it with grenades. Other than that, just avoid his attacks as best as possible.

[Tokagero]

so no super fast way to beating him?
It will always take like 10 minutes or so?

[Gen2000]

1. Raise lightining bullets. Shoot him out of the air. As a lv.110 character you should be able to absorb the weak wind attacks and continue shooting the wings. Only thing you really need to avoid is the pod trap and cow tosses. Trying to dodge every single attack he does is what can make this battle longer than needed.

2. When he falls on his face use a 38% or higher lightining spear with Majarra (does better damage than Grenade since his main body is bullet resistance), Knuckles with Ikk Hikk, or Double Saber with Spiral Dance or Absolute Dance (I dunno, haven't used Figh on him yet, maybe Ikk Hikk still does the most damage even as a Figh).

3. Repeat until he dies.

Usually takes me 3-5min as a Fortegunner and Acrofighter. Depends how annoying Dimma likes to be....coward sometimes shifts position in the air every other sec resulting in pointless chasing.


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[Golto]

With me using lvl 32 or 33 twin lightning bullets as a FtG I'd say 3 minutes unless Dimma plays too much keep away and throwing objects a lot. Averaging just under 600 damage per hit with lightning twin bullets he can go down fast.

[Tokagero]

thanks for the tips so far guys =]
bad thing is that i barely have anything that's lightning or barely any lightning PA's XD guess it's time to start getting em up o.o

[Mewnie]

Patience, and a cast iron codpiece, for when you're thiiiiisssss close to punching yourself in the dick after chasing him for a half hour.



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[DonRoyale]

Use an earth armor, Twin Plasma on his wings until he falls, then Boma Duranga until he rises, Trimate, rinse and repeat until dead. :>

[Neith]

Of those classes, Fortegunner is probably your best bet for Dimmagolus.

Twin Handguns are better DPS than a Rifle, so a high leveled Twin Plasma on his wings is a good idea (not putting Rifle w/ Plasma Shot down, I just think Twins are better here).

Once he falls, switch to Grenades and use Boma Inga or Boma Duranga on him. Duranga/Inga if you want the safety of range. Dus Majarra otherwise (I forgot Dimma's body is bullet resistant).

With an Acrofighter or Fighgunner, Twin Plasma on his wings until he falls then:
With aF: Cross Hurricane with Lightning Twin Sabers
With Figh: Not terrible experienced with Figh, but Dus Majarra is a safe bet. Maybe one of the Double Saber PA's. I hate Figh though, so I can't help much more with that.

Your best bet for killing him fast is likely with Fortegunner though.



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[biggabertha]

Shame you aren't a Fortefighter, I just took him down in two Just Attacked Anga Jabrogas at Lv. 26 on A and I'm only a Human Protranser.

Everyone else's recommendation's are also really good and I agree with FOrtegunner being the one who can bring him down the fastest, use a Rifle if you don't like to move around a lot, Twin Handguns if you can run all the into range and not let him fly away before you go insane with some kind of melee weapon PA.

[Hrith]

Fortegunner:
You'll be faster using rifles if he moves a lot, because the range of handguns is quite poor.

Don't use grenades on the body, they take half damage, just use Gravity Strike, Hikai Shuha-zan or Dus Majarra with a good % lightning weapon


Fighgunner:
Twin Plasma on the wings and Tornado Dance on the body.
You may not have enough time to finish a combo of the other longer PAs, so Tornado Dance is the best DPS here.

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[SolomonGrundy]

One thing no one mentioned: If you break his wings when he is on the ground, Dimma will 'heal' more quickly - so, try and get a feel for WHEN his wings will break. if he lands on the ground, don't shoot the wings unless you feel confident that they won't break while he is down.

Also, understand that whichever PA you use, you don't have much time - so if there a significant damaging move in your PA, skip the Just Attack until you are at the MOST damaging move.

[Seira7]

As an AF I use lightning cards lvl 30 to dodge everything he throws my way while I keep shooting, not sure if this is the best advice but I prefer mobility when fighting him (plus its easier to level those bullets up than twinnies, Im lazy http://www.pso-world.com/images/phpbb/icons/smiles/icon_razz.gif)