Hammer Fiona solo Weeping Queen

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Cucurbita wrote on 2011-05-27 22:02

[video=youtube;vz8Cgt7MsuM]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vz8Cgt7MsuM[/video]

Thats some srsly epic gear.
Shirayuki wrote on 2011-05-27 22:44

Most bosses are ezpz with a smart Fiona player :(

/douchebag who says not impressed
Aryiane wrote on 2011-05-27 23:07

sometimes i really wish i had started with fiona instead of evie :/
TLCBonaparte wrote on 2011-05-28 23:36

I start with Fiona caz when I start playing Evie was not out yet :(
Cucurbita wrote on 2011-05-28 23:46

I started with Fiona because Fiona is my love.
Invertex wrote on 2011-05-28 23:55

Quote from Cucurbita;457442:
[video=youtube;vz8Cgt7MsuM]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vz8Cgt7MsuM[/video]

Thats some srsly epic gear.

Gear actually looks fairly average. Seems to be a normal Shining Will set (maybe a fused Swift/BH mix), Jirkal Shield, and Black Hammer. In all honesty, Hammer is probably better for this solo as the majority of your damage is going to be with Shield Charge (notice how few smashes actually land), and it's easier to get higher Attack with a Hammer. Seems Restoration is better for solos then I though, where sitting in HS = free HP.

The major problem with Weeping Queen is the fact that while she's underground, you can't effictively damage her. Of course this is mostly negated by gaining SP by sitting in HS for the majority of the time (as seen in the video).

Also, seems like there is some luck involved. There seems to be an oddly high ammount of time in which the boss was above ground (may be related to soloing, not sure), as well as the fact that the boss only spawned minions about 5 times (in this part anyways, didn't feel like watching the full 50 minutes). Fiona has absolutely horrible mob control skills, and the part around 8:30 shows how much trouble those Soldier Spiders give you.

The strategy itself seems to be a basic HS until you get 4 bars, Shield Charge, HS for 2 more bars (and some more), Shield Repair, repeat. The most impressive part of the run for me is how the person dodges certain attacks that most people (like myself) would HS during.
Skye wrote on 2011-05-29 01:57

When I had to do this mission for a quest, I was lucky enough to party with an Evie who pretty much soloed the thing while I ran around, trying to stay alive, and the couple others were dead. c:
TheSpoon wrote on 2011-05-31 13:44

Quote from Invertex;458506:
Gear actually looks fairly average. Seems to be a normal Shining Will set (maybe a fused Swift/BH mix), Jirkal Shield, and Black Hammer. In all honesty, Hammer is probably better for this solo as the majority of your damage is going to be with Shield Charge (notice how few smashes actually land), and it's easier to get higher Attack with a Hammer. Seems Restoration is better for solos then I though, where sitting in HS = free HP.

The major problem with Weeping Queen is the fact that while she's underground, you can't effictively damage her. Of course this is mostly negated by gaining SP by sitting in HS for the majority of the time (as seen in the video).

Also, seems like there is some luck involved. There seems to be an oddly high ammount of time in which the boss was above ground (may be related to soloing, not sure), as well as the fact that the boss only spawned minions about 5 times (in this part anyways, didn't feel like watching the full 50 minutes). Fiona has absolutely horrible mob control skills, and the part around 8:30 shows how much trouble those Soldier Spiders give you.

The strategy itself seems to be a basic HS until you get 4 bars, Shield Charge, HS for 2 more bars (and some more), Shield Repair, repeat. The most impressive part of the run for me is how the person dodges certain attacks that most people (like myself) would HS during.

I know Iohanna in game. For those who are interested, it is indeed a standard Shining Will set with the usual enchantments. This is one of the earlier solos recorded. Ioh's currently on a recording haitus due to RL obligations, but I have no doubt that he is capable of doing a run in under half the original time.

While Shield Charge does quite a significant amount of damage, it does not constitute anywhere near the majority of damage in a Weeping Queen solo. It is entirely possible to land Stigmas and Butterflies with great consistency.

The Queen's AI is probably the most intricate out of all the bosses, but it's still extremely simple if you spend a few rounds in her company. As one would expect, her attack patterns are proximity based. When she burrows, if there are targets within close range, she'll do her pound/swipe move and burrow again. If targets are out of this range, she will either unburrow or make a beeline toward you with her claws. Her spawning spiderlings are seemingly random, but the chances are greatly increased when players are too far from her. However, a quick smash will cause her to stop almost immediately.

Although it may seem like a moment of panic during 8:30 in the video, the best method of dealing with the spider spawns as Fiona is to ignore them. It seems counterintuitive, but attacking the spawns is a waste of stamina when the Queen is vulnerable. She will kill them exponentially faster than you are capable of; which is exactly what happened shortly after.

Oh, and hello.
Invertex wrote on 2011-06-02 00:10

Quote from TheSpoon;461160:
I know Iohanna in game. For those who are interested, it is indeed a standard Shining Will set with the usual enchantments. This is one of the earlier solos recorded. Ioh's currently on a recording haitus due to RL obligations, but I have no doubt that he is capable of doing a run in under half the original time.

While Shield Charge does quite a significant amount of damage, it does not constitute anywhere near the majority of damage in a Weeping Queen solo. It is entirely possible to land Stigmas and Butterflies with great consistency.

The Queen's AI is probably the most intricate out of all the bosses, but it's still extremely simple if you spend a few rounds in her company. As one would expect, her attack patterns are proximity based. When she burrows, if there are targets within close range, she'll do her pound/swipe move and burrow again. If targets are out of this range, she will either unburrow or make a beeline toward you with her claws. Her spawning spiderlings are seemingly random, but the chances are greatly increased when players are too far from her. However, a quick smash will cause her to stop almost immediately.

Although it may seem like a moment of panic during 8:30 in the video, the best method of dealing with the spider spawns as Fiona is to ignore them. It seems counterintuitive, but attacking the spawns is a waste of stamina when the Queen is vulnerable. She will kill them exponentially faster than you are capable of; which is exactly what happened shortly after.

Oh, and hello.

I probably sounded a lot ruder in that comment then I intended, oh well.
I usually have a very hard time gauging damage without a health bar, so that's probably why I have a hard time judging damage. I usually find the spider spawns are just annoying as they chip away at your stamina, which can get bad quickly if you don't handle it properly. I've only ever ran Weeping Queen twice (most parties are just terrible), so my knowledge of the AI is pretty bad.

So I stand corrected. Wouldn't know much on the time thing though as I really don't keep up with high level solo play.
Lillylicious wrote on 2011-06-03 13:39

That is a good solo video from our Vindictus (I'm also glad he's using MH voices because I can't stand the english ones.) Afkalmighty also has a couple Weeping Queen solos that I find entertaining.
[video=youtube;-vopv60Fv0g]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-vopv60Fv0g&feature=channel_video_title[/video]
Nichibon wrote on 2011-06-03 20:36

Quote from Shirayuki;457475:
Most bosses are ezpz with a smart Fiona player :(

/douchebag who says not impressed

Sounds like you've never actually tried.

Fiona has all the right TOOLS for solo'ing...that doesn't make it easy...even for a good player. The reason there are so few fionas is because it turns out being harder to play than most people think....it's a very nit picky class.

Props to the video maker for the solo. Solo'ing with hammer is no joke.

Quote from Invertex;458506:
Gear actually looks fairly average. Seems to be a normal Shining Will set (maybe a fused Swift/BH mix), Jirkal Shield, and Black Hammer.

I know Iohanna from VHQ, and I can assure you, that gear is not average. She is ALWAYS striving to max out her potential...that shining will set is most likely full 3 or 4 star (better than BH/swift), and the hammer is definitely +10 (at least) Ornate Valor.