Kawarriorking Posted August 21, 2018 Share Posted August 21, 2018 I am looking for advice from someone who has defeated the Manticore recently with Argentavis (most info I find is 1-2 years old). I was wondering if the Argy is still a viable choice and if so what stats I should aim for when looking to solo the boss. Can they be used on Gamma, Beta and Alpha? Do you fight with 20ea x Argent or do you use a mix? I have a few boss level Argy, Vulture and am working on wyvern. Any info you can provide would be helpful, thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weiss Posted August 21, 2018 Share Posted August 21, 2018 Regarding wyvern, we go for 15k hp and rest in dmg. I don't remember where, but a few weeks ago someone on this forum complained about manticore moving too fast now for argies to catch up. Never tried it myself. I would recommend a yuty no matter what you do, not only for buff/resistance, but also for reducing torpor inflicted by the manticore on your boss dinos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thamic Posted August 21, 2018 Share Posted August 21, 2018 Gamma is possible. 19 and a yuti. The problem is the argies bugging and constantly trying to land instead of fighting. Takes forever. I have 1200 melee argies and sometimes it takes 18 minutes to down manticore. Before this bug could do gamma in 3 minutes. I haven't tried in a month or 2 so if bug is resolved then gamma and beta is easy with argies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Volunteer Moderator invincibleqc Posted August 22, 2018 Volunteer Moderator Share Posted August 22, 2018 Last time I tried alpha with a Yuty and 19 Argies that had 10k hp, 1.4k% melee and 100-124 armor saddles, I lost the fight due to running out of time. Used to kill it in few minutes without trouble before v279.275 but the following change made them headless chickens: Quote - Improved Flyer AI so that they no longer do circles into the air when attacking each other Would no longer recommend them for the Manticore; Wyverns are the way to go if you are solo, and Quetzals with miniguns are very effective if you have few tribemates participating in the fight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kawarriorking Posted August 22, 2018 Author Share Posted August 22, 2018 Thanks for the info guys. I was worried because I keep hearing about the manticore not landing when you use Rex. Sounds like it is bugged all over. Guess wyvern are the best bet, I will keep working on my wyverns....thanks again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eanaya Posted September 6, 2018 Share Posted September 6, 2018 Wyverns are very bugged too. They also land all the time and often stop using the special attack. Whistling to attack "this" target used to fix the latter, but not anymore, you have to either shoot Manticore repeatedly or ride a Wyvern yourself and attack it with. Having the flock on follow also seemed to make them land less when I tried on SP (but not sure if that is also the case on a server, haven't confirmed yet). Funny how IMPROVING flyer AI makes them completely useless in the only case where you fully have to rely on it *facepalm* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KANIER Posted September 12, 2018 Share Posted September 12, 2018 Hello, I am a new forum member but an old ARK player. I defeated hard manticore about 60-70 times and I have never been killed yet. I can tell you, it is best to use 19 rex + jute on the mantire. Rex is enough with 30 k hp and the rest DMG + good saddle mc. You can force the manticore to land, but you must know how ... The biggest mistake that players do and what I observed was chasing her .... this is a mistake! because when she has agro and wants to land it, there is no place next to your rex and it flies away again. The best strategy is to set up all the rex in the center of the arena and wait until the manticore just goes out. Sometimes you have to chase jute, but you can quickly leave and give her a place to land. I hope it will help you. My record on hard manticore is 6 minutes of fight good luck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flamron Posted September 12, 2018 Share Posted September 12, 2018 51 minutes ago, KANIER said: Hello, I am a new forum member but an old ARK player. I defeated hard manticore about 60-70 times and I have never been killed yet. I can tell you, it is best to use 19 rex + jute on the mantire. Rex is enough with 30 k hp and the rest DMG + good saddle mc. You can force the manticore to land, but you must know how ... The biggest mistake that players do and what I observed was chasing her .... this is a mistake! because when she has agro and wants to land it, there is no place next to your rex and it flies away again. The best strategy is to set up all the rex in the center of the arena and wait until the manticore just goes out. Sometimes you have to chase jute, but you can quickly leave and give her a place to land. I hope it will help you. My record on hard manticore is 6 minutes of fight good luck We set up in the center and don’t move the rexes. That’s the best strategy, but it’s still a crapshoot as to whether manticore will completely glitch out and never land. It’s so broken it’s ridiculous. Typical Wildcard though... They’ll continue to ignore this stupid bug for 1-2 years and then act like heroes when they fix it. So sick of watching 1000 melee rexes die to a timer. We can beat aloha manticore with 18m HP 1000 melee and prim saddles. What we can’t beat is the timer when manticore refuses to land... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheels Posted September 12, 2018 Share Posted September 12, 2018 Similar experiences with rexes, tried the standing in centre method and waiting patiently for them to land. However you just sometimes get the AI refusing to find a location. Even if it does land, be prepared for it to fly again before your rexes have even reached manticore. Lost a few sets of rexes myself. Now just given up bothering to do it at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flamron Posted September 13, 2018 Share Posted September 13, 2018 I’m curious if multiple riders with light pets on their shoulders would help. They seem to aggro manticore nicely. And if a person is able to survive the barrage of shots they’ll take, it might. Maybe take in 5 high dura gas masks and good flak. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thamic Posted September 13, 2018 Share Posted September 13, 2018 Try with less rexes. I upgraded my rexes and now use 10 instead of 14. Manticore lands more often and stays down longer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NightSlayer79 Posted September 14, 2018 Share Posted September 14, 2018 Good Info, thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarrcrow Posted September 20, 2018 Share Posted September 20, 2018 keep rexs to the side when manticore is flying to give it more room to land, if rexs are all over the place it wont land Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisoKnotty Posted September 22, 2018 Share Posted September 22, 2018 anyone got high lvl md argies? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weiss Posted September 22, 2018 Share Posted September 22, 2018 9 minutes ago, MisoKnotty said: anyone got high lvl md argies? Try the trading forums after leaving early bird status Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisoKnotty Posted September 22, 2018 Share Posted September 22, 2018 22 minutes ago, Weiss said: Try the trading forums after leaving early bird status yeah thats what im tryna do lol just tryna make some posts first lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fleurbrawl Posted September 22, 2018 Share Posted September 22, 2018 On 9/13/2018 at 2:25 AM, flamron said: I’m curious if multiple riders with light pets on their shoulders would help. They seem to aggro manticore nicely. And if a person is able to survive the barrage of shots they’ll take, it might. Maybe take in 5 high dura gas masks and good flak. Each light pet is one less attacking Dino Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flamron Posted September 23, 2018 Share Posted September 23, 2018 18 hours ago, Fleurbrawl said: Each light pet is one less attacking Dino Don’t need 19 rexes either Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisoKnotty Posted September 23, 2018 Share Posted September 23, 2018 yeah i have the 20k hp 702 md rexes atm and i dont think i need all 19 of them tbh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bymateovv Posted October 19, 2018 Share Posted October 19, 2018 hello Kawarriorking, I can ensure you that manticore can be defeat with Argentavis. Despite it takes a long time with a partner in the fight, if you do solo you can do it in only 10 mins (or less if you have luck). Me and my Co-lead have been doing Manticore fights only with argentavis and we only lost 1 fight (Alpha manticore). Even if is true that sometimes the argentavis lands but that happens the most if you are alone. If you are with a friend in the fight, this never happens because both are targeting the arges to manticore. Also, argentavis are easy to raise. For us, is the best option. Once again, even if the fight takes more as usual, I prefer that instead raise rexes and collect resourses for their expensives saddles. If you want, i can give you more information. Also feel free to join us in NA PVE Official Scorched Earth 370 to see how we do it. Do not hesitate to reply if you want more detailed info. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fube Posted October 20, 2018 Share Posted October 20, 2018 10 hours ago, bymateovv said: hello Kawarriorking, I can ensure you that manticore can be defeat with Argentavis. Despite it takes a long time with a partner in the fight, if you do solo you can do it in only 10 mins (or less if you have luck). Me and my Co-lead have been doing Manticore fights only with argentavis and we only lost 1 fight (Alpha manticore). Even if is true that sometimes the argentavis lands but that happens the most if you are alone. If you are with a friend in the fight, this never happens because both are targeting the arges to manticore. Also, argentavis are easy to raise. For us, is the best option. Once again, even if the fight takes more as usual, I prefer that instead raise rexes and collect resourses for their expensives saddles. If you want, i can give you more information. Also feel free to join us in NA PVE Official Scorched Earth 370 to see how we do it. Do not hesitate to reply if you want more detailed info. Do you mind show us your argent stats that have done alpha level? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrakenOverlord Posted October 20, 2018 Share Posted October 20, 2018 On 8/22/2018 at 3:05 AM, invincibleqc said: Quetzals with miniguns are very effective if you have few tribemates participating in the fight. you can take these in? What about bronto or paracer on maps that don't let flyers in the boss fights? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Volunteer Moderator invincibleqc Posted October 20, 2018 Volunteer Moderator Share Posted October 20, 2018 8 minutes ago, KrakenOverlord said: you can take these in? What about bronto or paracer on maps that don't let flyers in the boss fights? Brontos and Paracers cannot go into any arenas. They used to, tho. I remember bringing a paracer with a cooking pot on its back to summon the dodorex in the broodmother fight. ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dodomaster420 Posted December 7, 2018 Share Posted December 7, 2018 On 10/19/2018 at 8:33 AM, bymateovv said: hello Kawarriorking, I can ensure you that manticore can be defeat with Argentavis. Despite it takes a long time with a partner in the fight, if you do solo you can do it in only 10 mins (or less if you have luck). Me and my Co-lead have been doing Manticore fights only with argentavis and we only lost 1 fight (Alpha manticore). Even if is true that sometimes the argentavis lands but that happens the most if you are alone. If you are with a friend in the fight, this never happens because both are targeting the arges to manticore. Also, argentavis are easy to raise. For us, is the best option. Once again, even if the fight takes more as usual, I prefer that instead raise rexes and collect resourses for their expensives saddles. If you want, i can give you more information. Also feel free to join us in NA PVE Official Scorched Earth 370 to see how we do it. Do not hesitate to reply if you want more detailed info. What stats on the argys? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bymateovv Posted February 7, 2019 Share Posted February 7, 2019 On 12/7/2018 at 5:52 PM, dodomaster420 said: What stats on the argys? I'm very sorry about the delay of this answer. Real life issues. However, here the pic of our low level Argy with actual stats from our boss line (Can't find the base stats): Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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