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Woops. Forgot I also run Decent SE and a Boss 30. So yeah, if you're not running those 2 factors, you will get almost twice if not 1.5x the run time. But considering how he does have Boss 30, I think with a 28k range, you can stretch for about 30 minutes. It's not that it's hard, it's that it's kind of annoying when Zak Cancels WATK and stuns you with the falling pillars. Other than that, all you need is the player stats and effects that you have (Boss 30, TT30, etc etc), 30+ Holy Waters, 150 Mana Pots, and 4+ sets of stars with Shadow Claw 30. NEVER pop an HP pot EXCEPT when you get 1/1'd. Because with Shifter, you'll be dodging A LOT, and you'll be hit with something like 1-1.5k damage (depending on WDef)

i have boss 30, and i intend to use a gizer or apple and i should have mw 20 by then, bello seems to have run out of affordable mw 20's
i'm at about 28k clean range atm. i'll try the solo sometime in the near future and let you guys know.

[quote=iProxD]Pre-Ascenion a 20k~ would do. Now it's up to about 30k. However, you [b]MIGHT[/b] be able to stretch it with a 25k range with a MW19/20 + TT30 + Boss 30 + Decent SE + Energizer/Stew. Also it's about your timing and luck. If Zak decides to drop a Cancel Weapon attack the second you get into it's Body, then that'll prolong it or if you're stunned, etc etc. There are factors that ticks the timer off so I'd say +/- 7 minutes to make up for that rather than +/- 5.[/quote]

Heh, I'm confident that 20k range (post-Jump) is enough within 50 minutes (with only MW 19/20, TT 30 & Energizer).

TS has 30k range, so like AColdWorld, without 30% boss though, I'd say you'll finish within 30-35 minutes.

Pre-Ascenion a 20k~ would do. Now it's up to about 30k. However, you [b]MIGHT[/b] be able to stretch it with a 25k range with a MW19/20 + TT30 + Boss 30 + Decent SE + Energizer/Stew. Also it's about your timing and luck. If Zak decides to drop a Cancel Weapon attack the second you get into it's Body, then that'll prolong it or if you're stunned, etc etc. There are factors that ticks the timer off so I'd say +/- 7 minutes to make up for that rather than +/- 5.

@nietsrevlis: yeah, czak has been a pain in the ass since they fixed auto-aggro...

@denisewong: i'll try it when my range gets that high...

@biggunz: because a) my range isn't that high yet and b) i don't want to waste apples to find out i can't finish it.

Hmm... with a 30k clean range and an apple, I think you'll be able to finish in 30 minutes. Go try it out and tell me because I'm not exactly sure either. But I do know with 30k clean range, that's enough to solo .
And at above, yes, czak is a pain, dispelling and getting seduced every minute isn't fun at all </3

so, is anyone going to tell me what solo time i'll have at about 30k clean range?
with Decent SE. and gizer/apple?

[quote=doop26]^^LIES! plus, im thinking on a pre-acension stage [/quote]

Pre-Jump, with 20k range & max TT, you'd still take about 40-45+ min depending on 1/1, cancel w.atk, stun, seal, lag.

It really doesn't matter if it's pre-Jump or not. [b]Auto-aggro glitch[/b] (post-Chaos, pre-Jump when the boss doesn't fight back) only worked if 2 or more people were constantly attacking a boss. You wouldn't have 2 people if you were soloing. I also had a lower range pre-Jump and I barely finished in time (1 min to spare), but I didn't summon right away. If I did, I might've had at least 6-8+ min to spare.

It's why I mainly duo Zak unless I really have to solo.

@DeniseWong: so it should take me about 30 minutes with a 25k range?

Those values aren't true anymore, maybe they were before ascension. Now zakum actually fights back, so it does take longer and the constant def. up doesn't help speed things up either.
I take 5 - 10 minutes to solo zakum and my range with MW30 is over 70k.
So, from there, you can assume the range you'll need to solo zakum.
Also, as a note, 20k range for sure isn't enough to solo zakum within 15 - 20 mins. I tried with such a range before ascension and it took over 20 minutes.

Oh and it takes me 15 - 20 minutes to solo zak with Lucky 7 (I tried because after Balrog PQ, I forgot to switch my keys as I took off Triple Throw and didnt even realize till after 2 Zak runs)

50k is 10 minutes