Just a little tip on Strategy.
We just completed it with ease using a couple RDM\NINs and a NIN\WAR by kiting DoT'ing it. It switched to Mage Frame around 80% and THF, DRK and BLU Melee'd. Whenever someone took hate they ran to a corner. Magic Mortar hit THF For 450 when he was relatively far away. Maybe damage is based on how far away you are when it uses it? Anyhow, we had 9 people total, extremely easy.Kallo Landis 18:54, 11 June 2008 (UTC)
You guys need to add to the droprate denominator of every drop when you kill it, not just the earring or certain drops. Tahngarthortalk-contribs 06:37, 12 June 2008 (UTC)
Interesting thing we noticed. Our RDM's got Mortar'd 3x for 100-300 damage. RNG got Mortar'd at about 15' for 1600, BLU got mortar'd at point blank for 380. Our theory is maybe INT defends against it? Quesela 02:01, 13 June 2008 (UTC)
I just did this fight with PLD SAM DRG RDM WHM BRD THF - Once Ob was down to under 15% or so, he one-shotted each and everyone of them with Magic Mortar. Except for me, the BRD, who had started kiting him just because everyone was dead, wanted to see how long I could last. He bounced 2 Magic Mortars off me at about 295 or so damage. This is versus one-shotting a well geared PLD, and everyone else in the pt. It would seem range plays some aspect of it to me, unless I got real lucky --Stabby 02:24, 13 June 2008 (UTC)
It takes two maneuvers to force the change and it does not work with PUP as your subjob. Also Light triggers Melee frame.
I did this as NIN THF PUP BLM SMN SCH twice. First fight: PUP turned Ob into Sharpshot right from the get-go. I had no trouble landing spells (my Helix did almost 200) but the NIN died very, very quickly. The BLM and I kited it while nuking, and the BLM died but I lived to finish it. Second fight: the PUP Overloaded before changing Ob and we had to fight Harlequin. I have no idea what happened, but it either heavily resisted or nullified my spells, resulting in a Helix for 17, a Tier IV for less than 400, and another Helix that didn't even log. We managed to change it to Sharpshot, though, and the NIN died once again, so the THF tanked (and subesequently died) for almost all of the remainder of the fight. Just thought I'd share my experience. That being said:
How did a 75RDM/NIN solo Ob with the Sharpshot frame? Was there a PUP with them who did nothing but use Maneuvers to change it? Malumultimus 18:47, 28 June 2008 (UTC)
Yes, you can even use a level 1 PUP to use a couple maneuvers to change it into sharpshot. The fight is pretty easy once it's changed. It's technically not a "solo", since you need someone else to change it, but whatever. --Nateypoo 12:41, 29 June 2008 (UTC)
A good strategy? Bring 8 DD's and a couple white mages and just kill it before it one shots all your DD's with TP moves. - Jerynh 11:00 EST July 20 2008