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[quote=Klytta]Ahhh, I taught him so well. ~ Best way to Empress is a 2-Man party because she lacks the ability to random DR. Its strictly time-able. Now for being a DB and trying to V2 you need to understand that you have a prime time to use Asura with other buffs to get the most damage in on her/V2. You don't want to use it and be stuck hitting shinsoo. As for V2... The warrior DRs at 60-70% HP, the best way to know is if you use the LOWEST size maple window resolution and you count 6 buffs from the right. It will happen between the 5th and 6th buff. Best way to V2 is to simply have fc up, asura ready... get them into a mob, crash, and asura all of them at once. Its going to be difficult depending on how many asuras you take to kill them all. For myself 1 is usually enough, if the warrior doesn't die I'd suggest attacking the mage until you can repeat the Crash+Asura combo. I honestly don't remember the warrior DR times anymore. But it use to be like 18 seconds long at the most... and to count I think I use to remove 10 seconds from the clock till next DR. So 15:35 he DRs means 14:25 is next DR. Also if you're a DB and you plan to boss DR using bosses know how and when to use Chains of hell. And for the record 1mil+ range & 250% boss is enough for a DB to solo. But the lack of being able to Pot at times and annoying waiting for DR to be gone makes you go "Eh, I'll just take this nerd @DragoSteal with me."[/quote]

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[quote=DragoSteal]I do weekly full empress.
Its a DB and Phantom party.
DB- 1.2m range 250%ish boss
Phantom-800k range 100% boss- crash and vol d ame.

I'm guessing if you wanted to solo V2 by yourself it would be maybe 1.2-1.6m range and ATLEAST 200% boss. Because crash and vol d ame save ALOT of time.

Just friendly reminder for timing dr: if she drs at 30 then add 2 seconds and subtract 20 seconds. (add 2 for extra time to stop before dr) so next dr would be 12

EDIT: Might want a bishop mule or decent hb item. Potion lock blocks potion pot now so hp is a key factor for DBs post unleashed for empress. Disable familiars, pet's auto hp and use a RESISTANCE potion.[/quote]

Ahhh, I taught him so well. ~ Best way to Empress is a 2-Man party because she lacks the ability to random DR. Its strictly time-able. Now for being a DB and trying to V2 you need to understand that you have a prime time to use Asura with other buffs to get the most damage in on her/V2. You don't want to use it and be stuck hitting shinsoo. As for V2... The warrior DRs at 60-70% HP, the best way to know is if you use the LOWEST size maple window resolution and you count 6 buffs from the right. It will happen between the 5th and 6th buff. Best way to V2 is to simply have fc up, asura ready... get them into a mob, crash, and asura all of them at once. Its going to be difficult depending on how many asuras you take to kill them all. For myself 1 is usually enough, if the warrior doesn't die I'd suggest attacking the mage until you can repeat the Crash+Asura combo. I honestly don't remember the warrior DR times anymore. But it use to be like 18 seconds long at the most... and to count I think I use to remove 10 seconds from the clock till next DR. So 15:35 he DRs means 14:25 is next DR. Also if you're a DB and you plan to boss DR using bosses know how and when to use Chains of hell. And for the record 1mil+ range & 250% boss is enough for a DB to solo. But the lack of being able to Pot at times and annoying waiting for DR to be gone makes you go "Eh, I'll just take this nerd @DragoSteal with me."

[quote=ProHealer]Does Empress' DR timer change when in a party as opposed to soloing?[/quote]
Oh! tysm for bringing this up! Empress Dr timer only changes if the most aggressive person in party changes 2-3 times before next dr. (the list in top left) If the range difference is great enough between party members the the Dr timer will be the same. So if you see the "most aggressive" list change to another person the weaker attacker should know to attack slower and not let it happen again before the next dr.

[quote=DragoSteal]@crayolamix: NP! If solo'ing V2 seems unrealistic for you then i recommend the following options to atleast get a party to finish V2 or even full empress.

All options are other members you should add INCLUDING YOU.

1. Funded phantom. Stolen skills would be iron body,heal,crossover chains,crash. Atleast 1m range 200% boss? NEEDS TO KNOW WHEN TO CRASH! (2-3sec before dr)
2. Funded bishop. RED have buffed bishops alot and with a decent bishop full empress is a breeze with 1 other funded person. 1m range 200% boss
3. 1 other funded class (1m range 200% boss) and a mule pally to crash and bind. (saves LOOOOTS of time)

So basically i would suggest cubing for boss damage on your katara and dagger since it is a big factor in empress. 1st step would be getting at least top 10 dojo.
So whatever party you chose should basically be at least 1 person with 1m range 200%boss + and a person that has either bind, crash, dr removal, etc.
If your'e looking for a 3person + party then just add up the numbers so the entire party has atleast 2m range 300% boss? and at least ONE binder/crasher/dr remover[/quote]

Does Empress' DR timer change when in a party as opposed to soloing?

@crayolamix: NP! If solo'ing V2 seems unrealistic for you then i recommend the following options to atleast get a party to finish V2 or even full empress.

All options are other members you should add INCLUDING YOU.

1. Funded phantom. Stolen skills would be iron body,heal,crossover chains,crash. Atleast 1m range 200% boss? NEEDS TO KNOW WHEN TO CRASH! (2-3sec before dr)
2. Funded bishop. RED have buffed bishops alot and with a decent bishop full empress is a breeze with 1 other funded person. 1m range 200% boss
3. 1 other funded class (1m range 200% boss) and a mule pally to crash and bind. (saves LOOOOTS of time)

So basically i would suggest cubing for boss damage on your katara and dagger since it is a big factor in empress. 1st step would be getting at least top 10 dojo.
So whatever party you chose should basically be at least 1 person with 1m range 200%boss + and a person that has either bind, crash, dr removal, etc.
If your'e looking for a 3person + party then just add up the numbers so the entire party has atleast 2m range 300% boss? and at least ONE binder/crasher/dr remover

EDIT: i just noticed I've been giving the numbers and ranges for full empress runs. T_T
For v2 solo i suggest 800k and 150% boss on a db with an unfunded crash/binder. Maybe a bishops for healing.
So for v2 the entire party is recommended to have 1m-1.5m range and 150% boss to have enough time for drops etc.

[quote=DragoSteal]I do weekly full empress.
Its a DB and Phantom party.
DB- 1.2m range 250%ish boss
Phantom-800k range 100% boss- crash and vol d ame.

I'm guessing if you wanted to solo V2 by yourself it would be maybe 1.2-1.6m range and ATLEAST 200% boss. Because crash and vol d ame save ALOT of time.

Just friendly reminder for timing dr: if she drs at 30 then add 2 seconds and subtract 20 seconds. (add 2 for extra time to stop before dr) so next dr would be 12

EDIT: Might want a bishop mule or decent hb item. Potion lock blocks potion pot now so hp is a key factor for DBs post unleashed for empress. Disable familiars, pet's auto hp and use a RESISTANCE potion.[/quote]

Thanks for all the advice! That DR timing will come in handy, and for the range it looks like I'll need to keep upgrading for now. Thanks again!

I do weekly full empress.
Its a DB and Phantom party.
DB- 1.2m range 250%ish boss
Phantom-800k range 100% boss- crash and vol d ame.

I'm guessing if you wanted to solo V2 by yourself it would be maybe 1.2-1.6m range and ATLEAST 200% boss. Because crash and vol d ame save ALOT of time.

Just friendly reminder for timing dr: if she drs at 30 then add 2 seconds and subtract 20 seconds. (add 2 for extra time to stop before dr) so next dr would be 12

EDIT: Might want a bishop mule or decent hb item. Potion lock blocks potion pot now so hp is a key factor for DBs post unleashed for empress. Disable familiars, pet's auto hp and use a RESISTANCE potion.

Hmm, thanks for the advice. I guess it would be hard for a DB to solo atm since we don't have any bind skills. Looking for more opinions on the range needed

I'm not completely sure a dual blade would be able to solo now.
I went on a run with a supposedly godly DrK (dunno the range), a paladin that was a bind/crash mule, and HeavyRocks (Dual Blade, I believe his range is just shy of 500k), and we barely defeated her in time-mostly because she healed once we got her health down to an inch or so.

Sooo if that helps you at all, I'd guess you need more than 800k.