Dusk Wrote:I agree that Zakum, Papulatus, and Pianus, being big single target lards, are ranged friendly. Ranged classes are the best single target damage dealers and have the upper hand there, but that doesn't exactly make other classes unwanted. They can still survive and contribute to the boss run, just not quite as much.
Let's compare a Bowmaster to a Paladin at Zakum's bodies (using that convenient 1 target damage thread). To be fair to the Paladin, give him the best option - SI+SE+2h Sword. The Bowmaster can lose 250 AP out of DEX and still do more damage. That's an extra 5500 base HP, if you blood dump the points straight in.
If you can't survive 11k damage with that much extra hp, then it's not the boss that's the problem.
I believe min HP for 11k is ~6900 pre-HB, from a base of around 4300 at 18x+. You only need to use 120 AP to get enough HP. The more you can wash, the less you need directly in HP. 120 is not all that much in the grand scheme of things. My "mild" 30 int is enough to let me wash about 50 times by that level.
As for gear acc vs. gear hp - that's just how it is. When gear didn't add much acc, warriors added dex and wore str items. With gear that doesn't add hp, bowmen/thieves should add base hp. Or do the right thing, and don't stand where the boss can hit you.