rattlesnake hunting

[linkz4461(x)]

ive been trying to hunt a rattlesnake for awhile. the only place is desert goliath s2 right? ive been using my lvl 140 male cast 20 ff spamming 40 majarra and is there anyway to speed it up. ive done around 18 runs and still no rattlsnake.. my equips are 36% lightning serafi senba sps, stun resist, sori mind, paradi and 28% earth mugunruk

[beatrixkiddo]

Go Fortegunner, get Killer Shot, and gogogo. How long are your runs taking? I took around 20 minutes solo as Fortegunner Lv130/20 CAST, and that's SLOW for Fortegunner.

[linkz4461(x)]

takes 26-35 mins :/ the boss is a bitch for me. my forteguunner is lvl 77 now and she has killer shot. I guess ill lvl her up then try hunting with her =P

[Hrith]

A good Fortegunner run takes 12~15 minutes.

Get Killer Shot Lv21+ and a high grind Kyujibahoh or Mizurakihoh.
A powerful rifle with Grav Shot.
A good shotgun with Barada Diga.
A good crossbow (Aikasoki) with Yak Zagenga.
A grenade launcher with Boma Diga (optional).
A spear, preferably a Gatranata, with at least 30% earth.

Use Killer Shot on four-legged robots.
Flying bug robots succumb fast to Killer Shot, but since they are not resistant to bullets, they will die even faster from Barada Diga.
Use Yak Zagenga on cast NPCs. Since they are neutral, Yak Zagenga is the highest damage you can do to them, especially if you've lost some HP.
For Grinna Bete C, Barada Diga works wonder, but it's risky, so using Boma Diga may be wiser.

The time it'll take to kill the boss is highly based on luck, since Magas Maggahna can warp anywhere in the huge arena, or simply become impervious to any attack.
Your spear with Dus Majarra is your best damage for the first part of the boss, since the body resists bullets.
Once the lower body is destroyed, grab that rifle with Grav Shot and aim for the core (the part with the spinning blade), it's the only part not resistant to bullets. This part is easier as Fortegunner, since the range of the rifle means you do not have to run after the boss so much.

Don't attempt to solo this as a Fortegunner until you're Lv100~110/20 with Lv31+ PAs, though, or it'll still take a while.

[dc534]

I do it as a GT, this way I can cast diga on the robot at the end. Belive it or not the run still takes me 18-24 minutes on average.

[Turb0]

That way I did it was Killer shot all robots, zagenga all the people things, and majarra/beast/SUV grinna betes. For the boss, majarra until his base falls off and then use a ground rifle to shoot his chest area.

[beatrixkiddo]

I KS the humanoids since my shotties are kind of low (25 Diga is my highest iirc), it works fairly well on them.
My Zagenga is 30 so I suppose I could use it, but I don't like to use crossbows much since I'm trying to prepare for masters.

[Hrith]

That way I did it was Killer shot all robotsBugs die faster from Barada Diga. Even if you do not have it, they still die faster from Yak Zagenga.

majarra/beast/SUV grinna betes.Barada Diga is over twice as powerful as Dus Majarra on Grinna Bete, and less risky ;x

[beatrixkiddo]

Oh, so you're Poot Smat :(

I always think your name is supposed to be offensive D:

[linkz4461(x)]

I can help you out after mag hunting it link. *poot smat here* i've got KS and some cards for the boss.

oh thanks lol that would help a lot:D

[Tetsaru]

When I do runs there (IF I ever go to that damned mission again), I usually take 4 Mizurakihohs with Killer Shot along with Cosmo Charges and a Bullet/Save, a shotgun with ground element (to silence the blue guys that can heal/buff themselves) or ice/lightning element (to keep the other cast types from attacking), and my grenade launcher with Boma Duranga for the Grinna Betes. Finally, I take another rifle with Grav Shot to take out Magas Magahnna with. I don't use Yak Zagenga because I don't like running around with my health near-death, especially in this mission; and I don't carry spears on me as a FG period - Magas moves around too much to be trying to hit him with a spear anyway, but that's just me. I just shoot him in his shoulders where he's vulnerable until he dies. =P

So far, I've found my Shigga Baret and a Sleep/Resist there, but I had to trade for my Rattlesnake. I can't stand doing that mission for more than a few runs. I'm still awaiting the day where we FG's can go somewhere else to hunt for our best guns, if we ever get any... -_-

[Golto]

You can wait 9 months for us to get the Shred the Darkness event and hunt it then.

[darkante]

You can wait 9 months for us to get the Shred the Darkness event and hunt it then.

Nice..*forgets about the game for 9 months but then suddenly gets back in* Ahh yes, that went fast! >.>

[MysticGoten]

I should hit lvl 140 tonight, after I level up some jobs I plan to go Rattlesnake hunting with my level 130 FG friend.

I'll post the results here, I figure the 3* luck should give us lots.

[darkante]

I figure the 3* luck should give us lots.
The boss drops are already 100 %, so no it won´t help you anymore then 0 luck.

[leblancdiaz]

Man I'm level 140, 20 Fortegunner and still have trouble doing this boss alone. It seems no one wants to do this level because its very tedious. The level it self is no problem I can kill everything with no repercussions what so ever.

Right know I got a 26% Dark Stormline, A Bullet Save, 4 blackbull's with Killer Shot in them level 30+. A 32% Earth Muktrand 4/10 and a 0/9 Gur Asted with Dark Shot in there.

The problem is I'm fighting this boss for about 20 - 30 minutes can get to the second form but I run out of scape dolls or mates and have to redo.

The npcs next to your loli bot are completely useless when it comes fighting this boss. I can never find a group wanting to hunt for a rattlesnake or shigga baret or an orpad / guard because people hate the level. My one friend who's a Newman Fortetecher refuses to do the level because he doesn't like the enemies or the boss or the level itself.

I must have done about 10 runs all failing except for one that was out of pure luck and on that run no boards dropped. Or is it just me having bad luck?

[darkante]

Man I'm level 140, 20 Fortegunner and still have trouble doing this boss alone. It seems no one wants to do this level because its very tedious. The level it self is no problem I can kill everything with no repercussions what so ever.

Right know I got a 26% Dark Stormline, A Bullet Save, 4 blackbull's with Killer Shot in them level 30+. A 32% Earth Muktrand 4/10 and a 0/9 Gur Asted with Dark Shot in there.

The problem is I'm fighting this boss for about 20 - 30 minutes can get to the second form but I run out of scape dolls or mates and have to redo.

The npcs next to your loli bot are completely useless when it comes fighting this boss. I can never find a group wanting to hunt for a rattlesnake or shigga baret or an orpad / guard because people hate the level. My one friend who's a Newman Fortetecher refuses to do the level because he doesn't like the enemies or the boss or the level itself.

I must have done about 10 runs all failing except for one that was out of pure luck and on that run no boards dropped. Or is it just me having bad luck?

Get up a properly leveled Ground Rifle Shot (31-40), and he is pie.

[beatrixkiddo]

Not sure how you're failing at this... I didn't even use lightning armor when I solo'd him until I decided to try out Phantom Line+Phantom combo with a lightning Phantom Line. What attacks of his are you having problems with?

[leblancdiaz]

Get up a properly leveled Ground Rifle Shot (31-40), and he is pie.

Will start working on that.

Not sure how you're failing at this... I didn't even use lightning armor when I solo'd him until I decided to try out Phantom Line+Phantom combo with a lightning Phantom Line. What attacks of his are you having problems with?

The attacks aren't my biggest problem usually when I do this boss I don't play with sound it's I'm not surviving long enough to kill the boss. If I had one other person there it would be simple

[Tetsaru]

The attacks aren't my biggest problem usually when I do this boss I don't play with sound it's I'm not surviving long enough to kill the boss. If I had one other person there it would be simple

Well, you can always go back to the lobby without canceling the mission to stock up on Trimates and stuff if you need to.

I'd use a good electric element armor instead of that dark Storm Line, if you've got one. Also, using a Burn/Resist during the mission will help keep the bots from burning you when they explode, which in turn may keep you from having to heal yourself. If you come across the blue cast guys in the second block, use a Sleep/Resist to keep them from putting you to sleep and getting cheap shots on you. Finally, a Stun/Resist can help in some situations both in the level and against the boss, but I've done fine without one.

Other than that, keep in mind that Magas Maggahna's sword arms have RIDICULOUS range, so never stay too close to him. I find myself running just as much as I do shooting when I go up against this guy; just watch him closely for clues as to which attack he's using next, and be prepared to switch in and out of FPV quickly.

And leveling up your bullets always helps. ^_^;

[leblancdiaz]

Alright took the advice equipped Grav shot in the rifle, switched out first person view, stayed 50m back, shot on weak spots (shoulders, center with the swords spinning) and my runs are starting to improve but still no board drops T_T

Side note: Did another run took me about an hour and some to do got my grav shot on my rifle to level 8, killed boss, 2 boards drop one a rattlesnake and the other a rabol asted. Wewt hopefully it doesn't fail in the pm I will seriously make a screen shot if it did.

[Dark Emerald EXE]

Question....
I have my KS to 25.
I've notice that level 21 and 31 have lvl 4 incapicitation. Does it make a difference if i get it to 31?

Someone told me the SE occurs more often at 31 then 21 but im not sure if its true or not

[beatrixkiddo]

No, from 21-40 KS is the same in terms of the effect.

[darkante]

Alright took the advice equipped Grav shot in the rifle, switched out first person view, stayed 50m back, shot on weak spots (shoulders, center with the swords spinning) and my runs are starting to improve but still no board drops T_T

Side note: Did another run took me about an hour and some to do got my grav shot on my rifle to level 8, killed boss, 2 boards drop one a rattlesnake and the other a rabol asted. Wewt hopefully it doesn't fail in the pm I will seriously make a screen shot if it did.

Good for you. =)
I have done many unmentioned runs before MaG 1, until i got my Rattlesnake to drop when i runned with a friend, which gave me the board because we are good friends. D:
And it succeded.

[Dark Emerald EXE]

No, from 21-40 KS is the same in terms of the effect.
wat about the occurance of the SE like lets say there is a particular percentage(lets say 45% at 21) that it will kill. Is said percentage the same at 31?

[beatrixkiddo]

The % chance to kill is determined by the SE level. In the case of Killer Shot, SE level stays the same from 21-40.

[Dark Emerald EXE]

O so really i dont need to mess with anymore....you know unless i wanted all my bullets to 40....but if it doesnt make a difference that will be the last thing i do

[leblancdiaz]

yay did another successful run but no boards dropped my rattlesnake made, my grav shot is at level 11, and my rattlesnake has a 2/10 grind thats replacing one of my 2/10 blackbulls. Right know I'm going to test a level 38 fire shot on the boss and see what happens.

[beatrixkiddo]

If you can find a decent Lightning Phantom Line and decently grinded Phantom, you might try that for Magas. It's not like your SUV is all that useful in the fight anyway.

[leblancdiaz]

another successful run picked up an orpad / guard, no boards, grav shot level 15, the level 38 fire shot doesn't set the boss on fire :(, the paradai cataract can be useful if it's line up or walk up right to him then release and he doesn't warp it can take down to 10 - 15k that damage can lead to him dying or switching forms. If you manage to get 2 SUV blast on him then your doing excellent 3 is tricky but it depends on the weapon you use.

[Hrith]

O so really i dont need to mess with anymore....you know unless i wanted all my bullets to 40....but if it doesnt make a difference that will be the last thing i doHuge ATA boost. KS Lv40 will miss significantly less than KS Lv25.
Each miss that occurs is a major waste of PP, and one less chance to 1HKO a target.

[panzer_unit]

Huge ATA boost. KS Lv40 will miss significantly less than KS Lv25.
Each miss that occurs is a major waste of PP, and one less chance to 1HKO a target.

... especially useful for people who use a bunch of lower-rank +10 grind rifles for KS.

[BFGfreak]

Actually, I'm thinking the best combo you can have in that mission is a gunner and a techer. Remember, there isn't a single tech resistant enemy in that entire mission, and Giresta will help (ok, and buffs as well), not to mention that Megid, while doesn't instaKO as much as KS, hits multiple targets, which greatly helps those mobs. As for the boss, the techer spams Nosdiga and diga, then once he switches to his second form, the gunner goes wild.

[Neith]

Your spear with Dus Majarra is your best damage for the first part of the boss, since the body resists bullets.
Once the lower body is destroyed, grab that rifle with Grav Shot and aim for the core (the part with the spinning blade), it's the only part not resistant to bullets.

Actually, Magas' shoulder sections (the glowing parts) don't seem to be bullet resistant either, but the central core is MUCH easier to hit when he's moving.

I actually use almost the same tactics as you though for this. Barada Diga works wonders against the BUGs. Only difference is I don't really use Zagenga much (I know it's a good PA, but I dont like my HP being low), so I use either Twin Handguns or Shotgun against the Casts instead.

I currently run this in about 18-20 minutes, but my Killer Shot isn't at 21 yet. I'd been using a Machinegun on Magas' torso, but I think I might try the Spear instead and see if it's much faster.

Not that my Rattlesnake hunt last long- dropped first run :lol: I still run it sometimes for another board though, so I can get the Kubara version.

[Miyoko]

not to mention that Megid, while doesn't instaKO as much as KS, hits multiple targets, which greatly helps those mobs.

Actually, I find nosdiga to be MUCH better here than megid. My fT was two-shotting robots (well, 4 nosdiga snakes, around Lv30, kills one robot) left and right. I'm sure that, high enough level, tech, and / or better gear, you can one-shot robots with nosdiga, which would probably be considerably faster than trying to rely on megid. They don't line up that well, after all :(

But I agree that techer+gunner = best combo for Desert Goliath

[leblancdiaz]

So I've been hunting for a rattlesnake for a couple of days know and I joined some random pick up group late into the game, at the end of the run a rattlesnake board drops for me and I'm like sweet that was quick, then the people in the group asked nicely if I could drop the board for player X. A lot of things passed through my mind I could be a jack and leave which some people do when they find a board, I could have charged for the board itself because why two fortetechers would need it, I could have left and did the silent treatment, but that would have made me look bad. After a few minutes past I decide to say sure why not heres the board but if another one drops its mine type of thing. Next thing I know Player X replies gracefully and ends the run. So I stock up thinking that another run is going to go on and the other person that got the board magically says he / she got to go.

So in conclusion I may have been played like a card, but it's another run for me to do but on the same sense they were already there hunting the board itself and I thought it was fair for player X to receive the board. Or maybe it's because I'm to nice all the time, and people take advantage of it. Well you can't please everyone, nor a crowd. On the plus side i got my grav shot to level 17.