Rare Boss Hunting Strategy

[vPharaohv]

Okay so I'm 6 Nero's in my hunt for the Demolition Comet and I have a few questions:

1. How should I approach the runs?
-Should I run straight for the boss or should I kill monsters before heading for boss?
-Once I'm in the boss should I kill Nero last and open his crystal last?

2. What's the best way to get a team together?
-Obviously it's much more time efficient to do boss runs with a team, plus the more people the more bosses which means higher chances of rare one. But I find it is very difficult to get a team together to do boss runs, most people just want to grind in the multi-area's.
-I'm in ship 2 so which block is the best for getting a team for this?
-Are people more likely to join with titles and descriptions?
-I have seen parties that are locked with the password in the description to make sure people read, this seems like a good idea, but then it limits any non-english player from joining. Is that worth it since they rarely join anyway?

3. About how many Nero's did it take anyone here who has dem com to get it?
-I'm just wondering about how long I'll have to do this to get it.

Thanks in advance!

[Lostbob117]

Usually if you're in a good team you can find boss rush parties with them. Normally I don't open crystals untill we're done and then go around opening them together. Also yes running straight for boss with four people is a good idea for 3gwanas

[NoiseHERO]

I just run straight to the boss. If you know what you're looking for, then the only reason to dilly dally on the way is if you're hunting rockbears and maybe guwanada if mission rank controls their drops too? (Not sure)

I'm assuming rare bosses have better droprates on rares than normal bosses and rares. or that's usually the case with rare mons and spawns. (even if the drop is still really rare) And sakai & co were confident rare bosses would automatically mean 10 stars didn't need a drop nerf, so I'm guessing that'd be why.

Only 10* rare I've gotten was avenger(10* rifle) from rare quartz. which isn't very interesting looking and I'd be surprised to find out it's not a common drop.

[vPharaohv]

then the only reason to dilly dally on the way is if you're hunting rockbears and maybe guwanada if mission rank controls their drops too? (Not sure)

I am hunting rare gwanna, so can someone confirm if rank controls drops?

[gravityvx]

I am hunting rare gwanna, so can someone confirm if rank controls drops?

Rank is how large your meseta circle will be. Does not effect drop rate but the amount of stuff the boss can drop, technically giving it a higher chance I guess.

[vPharaohv]

So about how many monsters/CO's does it take for an S-rank?

[Raymee]

For Rockbear, the enemies that spawn in the boss area are good enough.
For Gwanada Nero, the tentacles count as a kill too.

[GoldenFalcon]

When I was doing the Trick of Treat quest on Very Hard earlier, Guwana Nero spawned in the last room of Area 2

I took like 10 minutes killing him, which means tons and tons of tentacle kills. But, since I only killed like 5 enemies on the way there, he dropped 3 meseta things and a Vita Breaker.

[Alenoir]

Always kill enough to S rank, since the boss will drop more item, which all have a chance to be a rare.

[GoldenFalcon]

Always kill enough to S rank, since the boss will drop more item, which all have a chance to be a rare.

I'd like to speculate that getting enough kills to S rank doesn't change anything
I believe it is the extra kills after getting enough for S rank (and things like tentacles seem to not count towards it)