Medusa, Gulool ja ja, and gurfurlur the menacing

[mdkuser]

Hello.

I was wondering if anyone ever beat those new HNMs in TaU? Some info can be found here

http://ffxi.somepage.com/mobdb/3999

http://ffxi.somepage.com/mobdb/4018

http://ffxi.somepage.com/mobdb/3981

Please note that this information in not totally accurate. Here is info I
verified myself on my trips:

Gulool Ja Ja: (verified)

He is behind the mahogany door in F8 third map of Mamook

http://www.ffxi-atlas.com/nav/?act=show&id=mamook

It was LV0 besieged when i got there.

To open the door you need to trade the 3 keys of the zone to the door:
Mamook blackscale key, silverscale key and transcale key. blackscale key pops of exp mamool jas outside mamook, transcale off mamool jas inside, and silverscale drops off the sahagin like mamooljas (G7 first map).

I fought the NM but we were only 2 in pt. It has draw-in, pops 4 helpers at start: 2 mamool ja chamberlain (whm) and two mamoolja palatine (pld?). From the dmg I took those 4 look not stronger than exp mobs.

Nearby the throne where Gulool Ja Ja stands at start, there is a clickable mahogany door, which is the exit ( you can't exit from where you start). It exits to Jade Sepulture.


Medusa:

Pops at G5 third map in arrapago reefs

http://www.ffxi-atlas.com/nav/?act=show&id=arrapago-reef

behind the 3rd Tidal Gate (H5, 3rd map). This place does not show up on map. Since the end July update, this is the only targetable Tidal gate of
the zone. It displays a msg like "you see bones, claws and teeth " when you click it. You can see Medusa on widescan if you /rng. I did that during LV0 besieged.

I couldnt enter the door, but you certainly need all 3 keys of the zone like in Mamook. The Lamia fang key drops of skelettons and Merrows, Lamia bone key drops of Qutrubs. The Lamia claw key is listed in

http://ffxi.somepage.com/itemdb/8384,

but i didn't find what it drops off, any info appreciated ^^.

Gurfurlur the menacing:

It pops at K11 behind the Decorative bronze gate after the path in K9, 2nd map

http://www.ffxi-atlas.com/nav/?act=show&id=halvung

This is the halvung True sight zone. You first need to enter in D9 from Mount Zhayolm and follow your map. Note that you need 4 or 5 members in your pt to open the door at G5 ( my pt had 5), and 6 members for the door at J9.

I had the 3 keys of Halvung at one point. The Halvung brass key drops from DC Trolls inside Halvung and outside it seems, I had the Halvung bronze key but forgot what it drops off ( I think from mobs around L5 first map). I got the Halvung Shakudo key off the Goblin Millionnaire at I6 first map.

 

[Acutie]

all i know is they come if theyre up during level 5 beseiged, they wont show up ifthey are defeated first, they don't drop shit and defeating them lowers the growth rate among the beastmen. also, they're no push overs.

 

[Skaw]

all i know is they come if theyre up during level 5 beseiged, they wont show up ifthey are defeated first, they don't drop shit and defeating them lowers the growth rate among the beastmen. also, they're no push overs.

Yeah, they summon others to help them, if I recall correctly.

You're not going to be fighting them alone, and they're sort of as tough as they are in besieged, just given a reduction in strength considering you can only have 18 people beating on them instead of 750.

 

[mdkuser]

Those 3 NMs are up wether its lv5 besieged or not.

And no its not limited to 18 members, since its not a bc fight: unlimited, uncapped.

 

[Uzor]

Those 3 NMs are up wether its lv5 besieged or not.

And no its not limited to 18 members, since its not a bc fight: unlimited, uncapped.

I think he ment you can't have more then 18 people in an alliance ^^; Although you could cfh if they don't drop anything to kill them "quickly" :biggrin:

 

[mdkuser]

on next lv 5 besieged where the hnm pop, im gonna open the doors and see if they left soem kind of treasure there, while they are gonne fight alzabi.

However i need someone to tell me what drops Halvung bronez key and Lamia Claw key.

 

[Skaw]

Those 3 NMs are up wether its lv5 besieged or not.

And no its not limited to 18 members, since its not a bc fight: unlimited, uncapped.

Alliance restriction, genius.

In besieged you can have all 750 members wail on the NMs at once. Outside, only up to 18.

Best way to deal with them inside strongholds would be to throw all your damage in to the alliance, most support outside in another alliance. And another alliance to deal with other mobs that show up and swap in with main alliance members to use their TP on the big guys.. It's still a suicidal attack for no reward(and exp loss) though. The only thing it would do was prevent them from showing up in besieged. But if people left them alone and just killed off the regular mobs while a small party kites them, you'd have the same effect.

 

[Vilurum]

But if people left them alone and just killed off the regular mobs

Pipe dream much? Or has Besieged suddenly changed to include people capable of common sense?

 

[jamal]

Pipe dream much? Or has Besieged suddenly changed to include people capable of common sense?

After watching people shouting to melee the wamora's last night, and engaging the Bombs on top of others rather then pulling away...I'd say no, common sense is still lacking

 

[Mai Ikari]

So... wait...

If they give no drops, as in, -confirmed- no drops (which they seem to be, more than just Fire Crystal Timmy)... Couldn't we just CFH zerg them?

 

[BloodDragoon]

All you need for Medusa in Besieged is 1 person thats either a ninja or sub ninja to kite it. Joys of her being a RNG type mob and with the god awful amount of HP she has during the event you'll never have to worry about her trying to run up and melee you.

Kiting Gulool and Gurfurlur during besieged isnt as easy solo.

And yes people still lack common sense in besieged. I still find piles of corpses on the Undead Swarm attacks caused by 200+ noobs trying to melee a Draugar or Bhoot to death. -.-

Or they crowd around the bombs during a Troll attack.

Or they try to kill Mamool Ja mobs while a WHM type NM is nearby.

I wouldn't put it past SE to have added some extra tricks to those 3 NM's though if you fight them in their stronghold. I found some Troll NM in Halvung once that spammed Eagle Eye Shot. It kinda sucked.

 

[Skaw]

The best thing in Besieged is mages meleeing Draugers. I'll spell it out here and now. MALEDICTION DESTROYS MP POOLS. Back da fuk off them.

Also people who run from mobs when they pull hate in an event where no one subs warrior and has provoke, except Warriors. Who seem to forget about the ability after 30.