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The Domo Door and Attuning
This is the Domo (Bat) Door. What this door is, is a shortcut. But you can't use this shortcut until after you complete your quest. First you speak with Alister about finding her, once you do.. Speak with him again and he gets you to kill 100 of her minions. You don't have to BEAT Kamila to get the quest, you just have to speak with her.
After you speak with Kamila, you will be attuned to the "energy" of the door, and that will allow you to by-pass ALL the Yellow Maze Rooms, and skip directly to Green Maze. This allows for a quick trip to Kamila and EB runs.
"But People tell me they only want Tuna people, what does that mean?"
Being Tuna doesn't mean they're calling them a fish; You will hear people say "Tuna Run!" or "I'm Tuna" all the time, and this is just a slang for being Attuned to this Domo Door.
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If you want to be attuned, there are manypeople around who can help you out with that! The higher your CL is, the more likely, and easier it will be to get into a Tuna Crew! Most crew would like you to be at least 11.5, but some are flexible.
Tuna crews are long.. as you have to go though Yellows, and Greens.. So make sure if you want to be tuna, you have a couple hours to dedicate to it!
Teddy's Express Tuna Train is a great way to take the uncertainty of finding a crew out of the picture. She does runs every single week! How awesome is that?
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Learning To Tank -
My Version.
Seeing as this is how I tank, I realize that not everyone will tank this way. I choose this because I taught myself how to tank YM.. didn't really get much help from anyone other than the occasional tip.. so, please take it with a grain of salt and don't rag on me for it.
Rings:
This is what I generally use when I tank YM.
How I choose to run things:
I generally tell crew to enter when they see MY health go down. Whoever has adrenaline chooses what is to be attacked. I like when everyone attacks one thing.. it makes rooms go by faster.. But I don't really care if people choose to split up as long as the whole crew isn't trying to solo.
How I tank exactly:
This is the set I use. I know it might look kind of different than a lot of other tanks, but whatever. It's mine and I like it.
I left two empty slots, because depending on the crew, I either take ONE buff, TWO Buffs, or a Buff and another passive like
or
. I don't always use the same attack ring.. Here I have
pictured but that's because I already had it equipped.. but you always need to bring at least one. Usually one that has good range. Other rings I've brought in my tank set include:
.
Other other rings that I've seen people use that are good:
So, sometimes it can look like these:
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When I begin tanking here's what I do. Keeping in mind the crew is outside waiting for for my health to drop before entering.
1. Enter room, and run into an area where I can aggro the MOST enemies as possible. Attack ONCE, Use Diagnose ONCE.
2. Make sure I'm not standing by the door where crew will enter.
3. Position myself so that crew won't get hit with AoE. IF crew is being hit with AoE, either
____A. Reposition or
____B. Tell them to move and watch their health.
4.
Stand around and look like I'm doing nothing. Constantly heal self. Only use diagnose when I REALLY need it, same with Chargers. Spam R4 Bandage to build up a buffer or heals. User R4 Bandage even if you don't need it. Watch crews health, give them the occasional blow with Wish and give words of encouragement.
But WAIT! -- A Wild Night Fright Appears!
Aw s**t guys, I accidentally aggro'd the NF. Just gimmie a second while I reposition..
To reposition a Night Fright or Big Dog, just run around. Do your best to stay half a screen away from them. Eventually, they will stop (almost like a lag spike freeze) and reset. This just means that it zips back to where it originally stood in the room. But, be careful! You HAVE it's aggro now.. Pick a place in the room that's far away from it, and just keep healing yourself. If you do this right, healing yourself while the reset of the enemies will help build up your aggro for when it comes time to actually attack it. If you've built up enough, your crew should have no problem attacking it and once everything else is dead (which is when they should be attacking a NF or BD..) you shouldn't have to do anything.. but do keep in mind that aggro does break, so you should have R4 rage ready to Blow your crew should it break.
Other things to keep in mind.
- Super Chargers are great, and can sometimes save your butt in a tight situation. Investing in some the first time you choose to tank (or until you can handle not using them) is a smart idea. This is the same thing with Ghi Amps. Amps will help make your healing rings more effective.
- If you're new at aggro, assign a back up (BU) healer. Tell them you ONLY want them to heal you if you drop below a certain health number.
I generally tell my crews not to heal me unless they see me drop below 800health. It does come in handy.
Remember, your crews aren't mind readers.. unless they're used to crewing with you, as an aggro, you take partial ownership to the crew, even if you're not leading it. You need to tell them what you can and can't do, and what you expect them as crew members to do. You're all in this together,
and need to act like a team.
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Kiting Green Maze
Learned February 3rd/4th 2013.
So kiting or tanking Green Maze is actually a lot easier than one might think that it is. But before you just run off after reading this guide and say "I CAN TANK GRS!" please... please make sure you're competent enough to kite and tank in YM
FIRST so you at least know what you're in for in terms of actually doing well.
Tanking in Green Maze involves a lot of moving. Stopping can and most times will get you killed.. I suggest really knowing what your hotkeys are, and making sure you're comfortable using them. I changed mine last night after I wiped and from that point on, it worked really well.
Here's what I used:
I found it easier to move and run around by clicking with my mouse.. Which is why my arrow keys aren't listed.
So here are the rings I used:
Kite Set:
Backup (BU) Set:
Non Raging Buff, Non Raging Buff, Your Choice.(Passive, Attack, or Defib is good if your BUBU isn't carrying it)
For passives I would suggest Integrity or Fitness and Sugar Rush (so you can kite easily should your kite daze)
Backup Backup (BUBU) (If you have one) Set:
,
, Attack, Attack, Non Raging Buff, Non Raging Buff Your Choice (Usually another attack)
For passives I would suggest Integrity or Fitness, and whatever other passive you have. If you don't have, or want to carry another passive, substitute another Heal, or defib (comes in handy if you're doing a tuna run.)
Please note, that you don't always have to take that buff.. Its your choice! I took halo because it's a buff I don't usually take.
You can also swap out Quicksand to whoever is backing you up. I took it because I wanted to get used to using it.
Your Backup and Backup Backup play important roles. Your Backup (usually) doesn't have an attack, so they will be focused on healing you. Make sure you tell them when you want them to heal you! Like "Heal me anything below 1700" kind of thing. Make sure you do the same for your BUBU.. A BUBU can heal anywhere from 500-700 less than what the BU heals for. It depends on how comfortable your Kite, and your BU are with healing. Your BUBU is also responsible for healing the crew when needed.
Your BU should never amp. Because they are constantly healing your kite, if they amp they run a chance of fighting your Kite for aggro.
Everyone else in your crew needs to amp. Your crew should not carry meat unless they're in the Kite/BU/BUBU roles. Meat is a waste of space for everyone outside of those three roles.
When you're assigning buffs give your Kite, BU, and BUBU the non-raging buffs. Where they are almost always healing, they get rage really quickly and don't need a raging buff. So for example:
Kite: Kite Set + Keen.
BU: BU Set + Iron Halo.
BUBU: BUBU Set + Ghost Div.
DPS1: Pot Rock.
DPS2: Sphere Dense.
Adrener: Teflon Adrenaline.
You will notice I didn't place Coyote on this list. This is because one of your DPS, or Adrener can carry it. You should always ask if the person stuck with 3 buffs is comfortable with carrying 3 buffs. Sometimes the easiest person to put it on is the adrener. That way they technically have "2" buffs.. since adrenaline isn't a buff.
So basically what you do is:
If you're Entering a new room:
Enter room, with FULL rage wait for enemies to move to you, and cast R4 Turtle. Run around and R4 Bandage, R1 diagnose.
Try and run in the same pattern. It's easier for your crew rather than chasing you all over the room. If you carry quicksand, try and quicksand in the same place.. usually before you change direction. Don't cast it when you're right in the middle of the room, or you have to run through it.
If you're entering a Pre-aggro'd room:
Cast R4 Turtle BEFORE you enter. Things will come to you right away.. and sometimes that happens before you even see the room, so using turtle really helps avoid catastrophes.
A Pre-Aggro'd room is a room that someone (other than you) has entered into, probably through scouting.
An important thing (That is hard for me) is to TRUST YOUR BACKUPS. If you have good ones, they will not let you die.. and if you do die,
blame it on Sharaxpie your backup will take aggro until you recoup. It's that easy.
You need to
if you're going to tank. Your heals are more powerful that way.. and enemies can hit pretty hard. You don't have to use the deluxe, but amps are a must.
You only need to use
if your heart starts beating. Don't spam them! Using Superchargers will reduce the amount of aggro you actually have.. making it easier for someone to take it from you.
If you do happen to lose your aggro, what you have to do is heal (usually with R4 Diagnose or Bandage, whichever you have) on the person who has the aggro. You have to pay attention because that person will stop healing themselves, so YOU are keeping them alive until aggro transfers back to you.
Depending on what is in your room, you need to focus a bit more. NFs, BDs and Wolves move slow.. so you can easily get around them. Bats and Vampire move fast.. So you have to as well.
I was kiting last night until I had a few enemies left and then I just started tanking.
I chose to tank when there was no more than 4 things hitting me.. If there was a NF or a BD in the room.. I waited until there was 2 enemies + NF/BD.
If you're new to tanking, I suggest going with a crew that you know.. with a BU and a BUBU who have tanking experience. It really helps when you have a crew you know helping you, instead of telling you how much you suck.
More to come.