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@Vasteel
Not sure, will have to keep an eye out for it next time.
I think it'd be good at least do it once to cripple his palm attacks.
@Neith
Haven't tried as melee yet. Quite frankly, I'm afraid to.
I think there's a higher chance of falling off the platform in lag, too.
If I had to guess, I'd say maybe Speed Rain?
Are you using lock on? That may help reduce the chance of falling off.
@Ce'Nedra
Good suggestion, thanks.
TaigaUC and Rien, thanks for the input. I'll try my luck as melee to try to report something useful here.
Thanks too.
I noticed several things this time:
- The palms can be attacked from behind Magatsu. On XH they have maybe... 1.5 million HP?
- There are actually two palms on both sides, ie. he has an arm hanging off his arm. Armception!
- The hand that uses burst attacks seems to be the inner one, ie. closer to Magatsu's body (more difficult to attack from behind?)
- The BGM needs to change when he is far away from walls, because his glowing hovering light attack will do huge damage to the walls if he's near them.
- Barriers with (X) don't seem to work if you're too close. I was standing behind one for a while, and still died despite being behind a barrier.
- When charging for the huge white explosion, there is a small window where he stops charging red orbs and prepares to fire. This might help with dodge timing.
- It's possible to get juggled by multiple lightning strikes if you're hit in mid-jump.
- The super flying face bomb numbers don't increase, they're just random. Seems to be either 4, 6 and maybe 8.
Tell me your success with all of the following:Quote:
Originally Posted by Neith
Cruel Throw
Nova Strike
Stun Concide
Over End
Sacrifice Bite
They appear to be tied to the large shoulder faces (the ones that have platforms), with 8 spawning if both are unbroken, while only 4/6 if both/one is broken.Quote:
Originally Posted by TaigaUC
I've just been throwing Volg Raptor combos at him. It seems like you're more likely to fall if you're hugging him rather than standing on the edge of a platform, but that might be my imagination.Quote:
Originally Posted by Neith
I've been throwing Volg+Slide+Zenith at him, but if it's really getting too annoying volg+slide end+speed rain or double speed rain should work fine without messing with the platforming too much.
Also, just as a reminder: you can Just Guard everything Magatsu throws at you, including the ET Tsunami and the tsunami at the end of his final phase laser festival. I've been finding it far more reliable than hiding behind walls because they can be awfully glitchy at times.
Interesting, thanks.Quote:
Originally Posted by Atmius
Nice, thanks for that info.Quote:
Originally Posted by Yayate
Will add this stuff to the main post later.
What is your subclass?Quote:
Originally Posted by Neith
Hunter weapon PAs that work really well on this boss are Ignite Parrying and Volg Raptor combos using Bandersnatch or Slide End.
I would recommend fighter or bouncer subclass and use twin daggers or dual blades. Either of these weapon types rapes Magatsu.
It would be a good idea now to have lass-specific guides, I reckon.
I have played this emergency as FO/TE, TE/FI, HU/FI, BO/FI and RA/HU, all of which performed rather well, with twin daggers and dual blades at the top of everything I have tried.
My input:
- FO/TE - nothing specific to say, spam Grants, Ragrants or Ilgrants.
- TE/FI - damage is okay, but not stellar and harder to deal than other classes. Remember to use Shifta and Zanverse, especially when the boss is stunned.
- HU/FI (or FI/HU, I guess) - Twin daggers all the way. Once you have blessing Lv1, you can jump and use Symphonic Drive to attack the belly without climbimg on a rooftop first. Use Symphonic Drive to aim, then use Fightercopter (Twin Dagger Spin Move) to get close to your target and spam two powerful PAs into one another to trigger TAJAB; I recommend Wild Rhapsody + Shoot Polka for DPS or Wild Rhapsody + Orchestra for longer combos (the latter does not take your character higher in the air). FI/HU has the clear advantage of having Limit Break, and it's rather easy not to get hit against Magatsu; I was only playing HU/FI because it's not capped.
- BO/FI (or BO/HU, I guess) - One of the easiest classes to play in there. It's absurdly easy to stay in the air and follow Magatsu as bouncer. Double jump with boots, and damage will of course come from dual blades PAs and Photon Blade Fever. You can safely use Kestrel Rampage if you use it in mid-air, beware though that Magatsu can raise the platforms (by moving around), making you land on the platform and fall to the ground if you are not careful. The hitboxes for the faces (with or without mask) are very generous, do not hesitate to take them from, above.
- RA/HU - inb4 WB slave. Notify the MPA you are using WB or that it is on cooldown (リキャスト). Glory Rain is king there, once you are on WB cooldown, go for broke on that PA.
The platforms sure are iffy. I used Nemesis while standing on a shoulder, and stayed on the platform.
Next run, I tried the same thing and he kept walking away, leaving me in mid-air.
Keep in mind it needs more testing. It was to chaotic for me to get a clear view if I grabbed all the aggro before they flied up or if I managed to aggro the ones at the top of the wall and they came down. I wonder if there is a vertical limit to warcry or if you can grab one at top of the wall while being on the ground. At any rate it should help make it easier. Next time I'll play him again I'll try to get more testing done but anyone feel free to check it out.Quote:
Originally Posted by TaigaUC