2012-09-18, 12:48 PM
Marksman Bryan Wrote:False, false, and incorrect.
Phantoms can solo, yes, but duoing sounds way more feasible to the not-as-informed-player.
The only time Carlos was attacking and I wasn't was right after we buffed - otherwise I was attacking nonstop with him. Geting too close to Cygnus does not cause aggro on me. I can attack on top of Empress (taking touch damage) without causing aggro to mess up.
Mercedes' don't have a difficult time getting past the minions if you are halfway competent (which is a stretch nowadays for a lot of people).
On a side not, I am astonished at the amount of threads (basil) asking for tips on "how to PB/cyg as a phantom/mercedes" when there are SO MANY guides/threads/videos that explain every aspect in detail and would take one google search to find.
Also, CrazyForDex was talking about my post where I was unlucky with respawns/seal/stun and died seven times. Not me duoing with Carlos.
Were you using the knockback lock or just attacking during animations and crash? I didn't think it was possible for two people to do enough damage to her with the DR spam. If you were KB locking, were you attacking while Carlos was using Mille?
In any case I've looked for guides/explanations on how to Empress and really didn't find very much. The only "guide" on basil is junk and really only gives a few helpful things like Oz glitch and some basic timings. I was better off looking up info on MapleArchive for the most part.

