Quote:Abbot wasn't mentioned as an especially hard DR to break
I just mentioned this because it pains me to see people enter abbot with slashing weapons. It isn't like it is new people, but experienced people who should know better.
Quote: but 75+% of the populace did not for years. I'd wager at least 50 still don't.
Then they should get them instead of skating by on the coattails of others. Guilds help with this. I have given out and have received DR breakers. I wouldn't with a pug, but anything for a guildy.
The longest shroud I have done is 4 rounds, including when it first came out. Well, that is a lie now that I think about. Back when monks were first released, chakra and devorien were the only good monks on argo and we bumped into each other a couple times while leveling(seen in pugs anyways, as cakes monk was utter shit- if you are reading this cake, yeah, you wasted your time leveling that fucking worthless piece of shit up). Devorien was mine, our builds were very similar, as was inspire (think that was his forum name - him and chakra both posted a build on monks). Devorien and a rogue two manned part 4 from 70% (maybe 60% and my mind is trying to boast a bit more then it should) and it took us 3~5 (extra) rounds as the group wiped except us two on round 1. We were awesome, this is when meteor swarm was fully evadeable. He was repeater build and I forgot his name, lost the pic when my HD crashed awhile back as well. If he is here, maybe he will hop in on this and share a pic.
You don't need arti spells to get DR breakers. You said mostly, which means not entirely. Which means, you should of got them. I never said beating the raids without them was hard, it was just easier, and better on your guildies if you did have them. Everyone should have dr beaters, no exception. Newb in the guild that doesn't have one? Give him one, even two if he dual wields. Unless he is a rogue, then fuck him. That is my policy.
Anyways, point being, I don't what server you play on, I am sure you have said before, but dr breakers are everywhere. All I ever did was loot run the shit out of stuff and I always kept boss beaters when I found them, Like I said, I am hoarder. I also had several old unholy weapons, sad they were lost in my ragequit
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That being said, back in the day, breaking the 15 dr was more important then anything else since we didn't have lit 2's. Shame on you for not doing so, SHAME.