KSNM Oper. Desert Storm w/ 6 SMN

[Neppy]

Has anyone heard or have done KSNM Operation Desert Storm with six level 75 Summoners before? I was thinking that with 6 Summoners each could solo a Platoon Scorpion much the same way I read it can be done with six Beastmasters http://wiki.ffxiclopedia.org/Operati...arm/Strategies
Thank you for any replies

[Shirai]

Re: KSNM Oper. Desert Storm w/ 6 SMN

A 75 summoner is very capable of soloing a scorpion in that BCNM.
I do this BCNM a lot with LS members and I'm almost always the first to kill one scorp with about a 3rd of my MP left to help out the slowest.
I am also able to melee with my staff for spirit takers.

6 Summoners should have no trouble at all killing them, however it is advisable to fight them as far away as possible from each other so that the scorpion's AoE's don't hit the other summoners.

[SharMarali]

Re: KSNM Oper. Desert Storm w/ 6 SMN

How long does it take you to kill one scorpion?

I'm curious, because if SMN pulling works, it seems feasible that the battle could be done with even fewer SMNs as long as the scorpions were pulled one at a time.

Depending entirely on how long it takes to solo one scorpion, it seems possible to me that this could be done with 3-4 SMNs.

Unless SMN pulling doesn't work here like it doesn't work in Dynamis. I don't know if it does, because I've never tried it in this BC.

[Jei]

Re: KSNM Oper. Desert Storm w/ 6 SMN

Most BC the mob will aggro the entire party regardless of where they stand as far as I know. Probably carby sacrification won't work here.

[Shirai]

Re: KSNM Oper. Desert Storm w/ 6 SMN

How long does it take you to kill one scorpion?

The time it takes to kill one scorp is about 2 minutes, if 2 predator claws land good then it only takes a few melee hits to finish the scorp off.
Which they should because they have a very low evasion.
Garuda should stay alive long enough to kill it off entirely as the scorps also have very low accuracy.

As far as I know their AoE's (TP attacks) are earth based so Garuda has a high resist rate.

The scorpions in the BCNM can be compared to High Easy prey.
As for the soloing question, Jei answered that very accurately.

[Icemage]

Re: KSNM Oper. Desert Storm w/ 6 SMN

Wild Rage is definitely an Earth-based attack, so yes, Garuda should take minimal damage from it. Death Scissions still hurts though (and those SMNs better get way far away once those Wild Rages start.. the more scorpions that die, the stronger their attacks get, and you really don't want to get hit by an 600+ damage Wild Rage if you can avoid it at all).


Icemage