TL : enigma3555
PR : freak_guy
Episode 18: The Unconventional Strategy of the Kaiser’s Party
“The Kaiser’s party is very famous. We’re known as the strongest party that has defeated all the impregnable bosses and dungeons,” the reporter mentioned during an interview with Demlok before his downfall.
“And what’s your secret? What kind of strategies do you usually employ? What do you usually do?”
Do-hyun calmly answered questions ranging from trivial updates to big questions.
“I just play normally. It’s like chatting in front of a bonfire and then when you find a new dungeon, you try it.”
“The secret? Just… everyone doing their part well?”
Isn’t that role something ordinary people can’t do? Do-hyun had to tilt his head at the reporter’s answer, but perhaps because Kaiser’s image was so strong, people seemed to ignore it without any problems.
On the contrary, there were fans who liked the little things they were up to, saying they were more humane.
So, towards the end of the interview.
“Oh, I can’t not ask this again.”
The reporter who made eye contact opened his mouth as if he was genuinely curious.
“Usually, the basic composition of a party is one tank, two dealers, and one supporter such as a healer.”
“yes.”
Do-hyun also nodded his head.
It was the most basic and textbook structure.
Of course, it varies slightly depending on the personality of the party.
Taking out the supporter and adding more dealers, making it only a melee dealer or a ranged dealer, or strengthening the tank by adding two supports… There are many different parties, but there is one immutable law that never changes.
“But what’s really strange is that the Kaiser’s party doesn’t have a tank. I understand that they are all made up of dealers… Isn’t it a raid?”
It was the existence of a tank.
Although there may be a one-man tank team, there is no party without a tank.
No, it couldn’t exist.
“It doesn’t make sense to raid without telling the story… Some fans are even saying that it is a bamboo meta. Isn’t this a meta that kills people before they die?”
Because if you don’t do the Ilgito, the raid itself won’t be successful.
Aggro management, boss marking, pattern breaking.
Tanks played the most essential role in raids.
No matter how well the dealer deals and dodges well, if it doesn’t work out, it’s a big deal.
This was a law and common sense that no matter how good one was, one could not do anything about it.
“So the number of people who followed the Kaiser Party has increased and they are all complaining that they are trolling.”
As the reporter said with a low laugh, Kaiser’s party was the object of admiration and the father of trolls.
A troll manufacturing machine that made numerous trollers.
However, they are also the strongest party that defeats the boss in an amazing way.
“Why is that possible?”
“It’s a tank… It’s important.”
“Yes.”
The reason is finally revealed.
At that historic moment, even he, a veteran reporter, waved his hands nervously.
“What kind of method is this?”
Since Suman is the Kaiser who created Meta, has he created something groundbreaking?
Many gamers, including reporters, were focused on the interview and waited for Do-hyun’s answer.
Seconds that seemed like eons passed and the moment Do-hyun opened his mouth, he said, “That’s why I do it.”
“…Yes?”
“A tanker.”
“…?”
The reporter was dumbfounded.
Kaiser is armed with all skill trees and items related to dealing.
A dealer who has no rivals in PvP and deals the most precise damage in raids.
He who is said to be the pinnacle of dealers, is he a tank?
However, Do-hyun did not lie.
“If it’s a tank that Deals with the boss… I am the one doing it.”
If the tank was to break the pattern, capture aggro, and withstand the boss’s attacks, it was Dohyun’s job to fully carry out those tasks.
Breaks all patterns with simple attacks, naturally attracts aggro, and avoiding all of the boss’s attacks.
Therefore, Kaiser’s role was that of a tanker.
“…”
In the face of that absurd claim, the reporter was unable to say anything, as if he were dumb.
Many rebuttals rose to the top of his throat, but he couldn’t get them out.
If it’s not a tank that does all that, then what else?
He was just a tank that was good at dealing damage.
…Put a little too much.
* * *
Wow!
‘…Does this make sense?’
Chief Bang Bang was also feeling the absurdity the reporter must have felt.
That too in practice.
Sigh!
Big!
“Wow… I broke the pattern again.”
“Wow. How on earth do you quit without a bash?”
“It’s a legend that no one has ever done. It gives me goosebumps even thinking about it now.”
The principle of breaking the boss’s pattern was simple.
All bosses take a specific motion before the pattern is activated, and if you break that motion at that time, the pattern is broken.
This is quite a riveting story! What inspired you to write it?
Although the motion was interrupted and could not be activated, it is processed as activated.
That was the reason for tanks to have at least two or three hard CCs in their skillset.
Because there is no position that can fulfill that role as well as the tanker, who stands at the forefront and is stronger than anyone else.
That was common sense and basic.
‘… … ‘That’s a dealer?’
But now that common sense is breaking down.
Cut all patterns exquisitely and attack unilaterally, but when aggro appears, dodge the attack and deal damage again.
Then, when you see the pattern again, you break it and repeat.
‘I can’t believe they were able to break the pattern like that… … .’
I can’t believe it even after seeing it.
What is the reason for tanks to be full of hard CC?
In order to forcefully break a pattern, you have to make the boss unable to perform the pattern at the correct timing, which is impossible unless you use CC.
But breaking the pattern with such a simple stab?
Since this is a pattern using a great sword, it makes sense in principle if you don’t allow the person to use the great sword… … Seeing it implemented in practice was just absurd.
‘… … ‘Do we really need tanks?’
Wasn’t the tank the most important position in God’Ose since ancient times?
If you have a dealer like that, he can act as a tank and deal better damage than most dealers, but is there any value in having a tank?
For the first time, I feel skeptical about the tanker position.
‘no. There’s nothing wrong with tanks.’
If there was any fault, it was with Kaiser, who pulled off such a ridiculous act.
I’ve been talking about how I’ve been able to endure it for so long, like a fish out of water, since I quit using the blender.
At first, Kaiser took care of him for a while because he was confused when he saw that the blender was disconnected, but now he has somehow become a sub-tank.
Should we call this Jugaekjeondo? … .
Kwa-duk-sud!
“oh my god.”
“and… … Look at how he only picks the vital points and stabs them. Would you like to give me a nickname for you, bro? “You pierce the gap between your eyebrows.”
It felt really strange to see him doing better than me at diary writing.
-HP: [6,231 / 20,000]
Vitality has already been reduced by 30%.
After being attacked, the pace of the assault actually quickened.
Playing a sub-tank was far more effective than taking the lead role, hence the battle felt like a showdown between main characters.
‘The average clear time was 1 hour and 10 minutes, right?’
Has it been about 25 minutes now?
I wondered if it was possible to demonstrate such speed in less than 30 minutes.
It was an impressive feat, but we had to stop admiring it for now.
‘Phase 2 is coming soon.’
When the Variant Goblin Warrior’s health drops below 20%, Phase 2 begins.
And from this second phase onwards, it was the real deal.
Unlike the current situation where I only use physical enhancement among the attributes, I will start using the remaining two attributes.
The patterns are vicious enough to make blenders seem cute in comparison.
That’s why newbies were so shocked by the Variant Goblin Warrior and why it gained a reputation as a beginner killer.
-HP: [4,103 / 20,000]
‘It’s almost time.’
Do-hyun was well aware of this fact.
Because I reviewed the strategy before starting the game.
And then, the next moment.
[The health of the Variant Goblin Warrior has fallen below 20%.]
[The Variant Goblin Warrior displays its traits.]
[The trait ‘Warrior’ appears.]
[All abilities of the Variant Goblin Warrior increase and it enters a ‘wild’ state.]
[The characteristic ‘variant’ appears.]
[If physical damage is inflicted four or more times in a row, a debuff is applied to the entire party. If you inflict magic damage three or more times in a row, all damage is returned.]
“It’s coming.”
“It’s already Phase 2…” … “I don’t think it’s even been 25 minutes, but the attack speed and form are insane.”
As Phase 2 began, there was silence at the message that appeared.
Variant traits.
Unlike other consistent traits, each boss is given a different ability.
Among them, the trait given to the Variant Goblin Warrior was the rule.
Also known as 007 bread.
Ability to force mixing of different properties once every three times.
While this may sound easy, it’s not easy to remember it all when you’re in the middle of a boss battle.
Also, if two party members accidentally attack at the same time during the third attack, hell will break loose.
It’s nearly impossible for newbies without job skills to attack a boss with ‘Berserk’ activated while dealing with all sorts of debuffs.
‘Even if it’s a magic attack, if you hit it three times in a row, you’re annihilated.’
Also, confusingly, magic attacks start from three times.
It is a pattern that even a well-coordinated party is bound to make a mistake at least once, and if it was their first attempt, they were guaranteed to be wiped out.
“A vicious pattern that clearly shows why it’s a party dungeon.
“From now on, this is the main game.”
“Let’s take turns attacking as we all know. It doesn’t matter if it takes a long time, so stay as calm as possible.”
“Yep. Okay.”
“Then I’ll tell you the order again. Number 1 is me, number 2 is Kaiser, number 3 is Migan, and number 4 is Yubin.”
Everyone nodded at Chief Shield’s words.
It was the same for Do-hyun.
As he said, the speed battle was not important in Phase 2.
Even if it took a while, they planned to calmly take their time and attack the boss.
Until a message appeared in Do-hyun’s view.
[The boss’s physical ability increases and users’ attack and movement speed decreases by 4% due to the ‘Brightness’ effect of the warrior attribute.]
[The trait ‘Hero’ prevents mental contamination.]
[Ignores the wide effect.]
[Immune to mutation effects.]
“…Hmm?”
Do-hyun’s eyes naturally turned to the mutant Goblin Warrior.
‘Now that I think about it, the hero trait was immunity to status ailments, right?’
There were too many other characteristics, and there was no situation in which the hero characteristics could be used, so I forgot about them for a while.
Even so, I never thought it would remove the boss’ debuff.
‘This makes a difference.’
Four consecutive attacks debuffs the entire party?
It was a skill that had become useless.
No, to be exact, it only applied to Do-hyun.
“It’s a violent situation, so stay as calm as possible. know? Don’t panic and make a mistake; just think of avoiding it at all costs.”
“Of course.”
“Kaiser, you have no disagreement, right?”
Because it seemed like the same message as Do-hyun did not appear to them.
The only thing that can be sane here is that you are alone.
Seeing their eyes naturally focused on him, Do-hyun gave a short answer.
“Please wait a moment.”
“… Yes?”
“This is the fastest.”
“What is that… Huh?”
“Brother Kaiser!?”
The group, who were at a loss for words, cried out in confusion at the sudden comment.
Suddenly, Do-hyun lunged at the boss.
Was he alone immune to debuffs?
‘That’s enough.’
Despite Berserk and everything else, it was enough to handle the boss alone from the start.
