Quick question about strat on last boss Cliffside Fractal

[Shadamehr.1284]

New to fractals, had done this before, last time we were here we were told to hit the boss ignore the adds. Adds were for charging up the hammer.

This time we were doing a run before to help a player get the item from the final boss chest for Nevermore.

We get to the final boss, one player runs in for the shackle in the center so I assume the fight had started, I hit the boss at range then get this ...

"Bruh" and "Great way to f*ck up guy"

I don't want to repeat the same mistake again so can someone tell me what I did wrong ? Should I have waited ?

 

Edit: Thanks for the replies guys, they've been very helpful !

Edited December 16, 2022 by Shadamehr.1284
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[Linken.6345]

No idea sounds like they wanted to line of sight the mobs behind the seal.

Cant say I have ever seen that before I just run in and kill them while hitting the boss.

[vinterberg.2783]

The group needs to stack very close to the boss, so he doesn't teleport to the player furthest away and do a nasty attack, maybe that was the concern? If everybody runs in at the same time, stack on boss and dodge out of the field that teleports any players inside it to the cages it's a very easy boss 😊

[Silent.6137]

1 hour ago, Shadamehr.1284 said:

We get to the final boss, one player runs in for the shackle in the center so I assume the fight had started, I hit the boss at range then get this ...

"Bruh" and "Great way to f*ck up guy"

I don't want to repeat the same mistake again so can someone tell me what I did wrong ? Should I have waited ?

Should I have waited ?

Yes. But understandable if you're fairly new to Fractals and assume the fights has already started. This applies to all Fractals. Often you see someone starts running ahead before the rest were ready and only succeeded in getting downed. Next person trailing will likely be downed as well as all attacks will be focused on it. And so on. Should always make sure all or most are ready and try to travel in groups. Some may be slow in loading onto the map.

A good example will be the Aquatic Fractal with the Luminous Plant path. Very easy to get through to the boss but many teams fail or have to keep repeating the run because everyone's all spread out. Stay and swim together. Take your time getting from one plant to another. Kill all Jellyfishes. Rez your team mates and move to another and another plant. It will be very fast run since you have support and will have all 5 at the sub-champ instead of waiting for 2 or 3 that made it there to slow kill before the rest can revive to the next checkpoint.

In the case of Cliffside, the fight does not start until you start attacking. Always wait until everyone runs to the boss. But the person that ran ahead to the shackle should have waited as well. Just move ahead a little until the rest join that person and then all run to the boss. As I said, understandable when you see someone rushed ahead so it is not your fault.

More often than not, what makes a good team is the ability of the team mates to stay very close together and support each other. When you see someone ranging and/or moving all over the map, that person will be outside the range and not receiving any boons provided. That person will usually be the first one downed.

 

 

Edited December 15, 2022 by Silent.6137