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Tinbone
Feb Member 2023

Tinbone

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Armoured phantoms are so difficult that I think my account is nerfed. I'm doing everything I can to kill them and I am getting nowhere. I want to quit playing because of it. I hate to have to reset my slayer assignment so bad that I think I must quit until this is fixed. Battling them is absolutely ridiculous. I am not enjoying the game and I regret the money I spent on membership and the time I wasted over the years just to end up here complaining over and over to no avail.
Tis I, Tinbone who speaketh nigh unto thee.

11-May-2023 21:23:16

Webmaster453
Aug Member 2021

Webmaster453

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Cryptbloom and the rest being high accuracy and dps. I have full cryptbloom but I prefer spellcaster gloves for the defense down.

You should just block them though. The drops aren't really worth it to have an extra Cryptbloom with Undead Slayer.

11-May-2023 23:33:55

Tinbone
Feb Member 2023

Tinbone

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In total my worn armor during the latest attempt is worth 1,417,540,249 gp. This includes the Augmented elite tectonic robe top and bottoms. Undead Slayer on an augmented seismic wand, augmented merciless kite shield, etc. My point is, if that is not good enough, then we have a problem.
Tis I, Tinbone who speaketh nigh unto thee.

11-May-2023 23:58:55

Roddy Piper
Jan Member 2011

Roddy Piper

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They are almost like a parody. Weak vs crush, but not the Terrasaur Maul. Weak vs Inquisitor Staff but not magic.

They hit melee but there is a magic attack with just enough warning to switch prayers if you already have your finger on the button.

This attack reduces your food healing by 40%.

Then a blob appears and if you have your camera angled just the right way you might find it. This requires a stun attack to stop the healing.

The monsters are relentless. You can't get even one second to take a break. If you are not far enough in the room the nearby ghosts have radar lock.

The cave is tiny, and designed to force you onto paths you would never take. For no visual reason, just like all the new graphics.

Then after capturing a soul, I placed one in my slayer dungeon. Here the secret is revealed. They are weak vs all melee, scourge whip tears through them like butter and you kill them before they do anything. Might as well be a greater demon or something.

12-May-2023 00:27:19

Tinbone
Feb Member 2023

Tinbone

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I have already tried melee with crush using The Chaotic Maul. I have already tried 2h magic staff and non-power armor. I watch videos of content creators breezing through and I'm telling you something is bad wrong with the whole picture. My account is max nerfed is what it looks like to me. The game is no longer fun and not entertaining.
Tis I, Tinbone who speaketh nigh unto thee.

12-May-2023 10:25:30

Roddy Piper
Jan Member 2011

Roddy Piper

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The best way to deal with them in the dungeon is using magic and animate dead, but you can barely even hit them. Gotta stack all the buffs you can find, then get in a spot where you can deal with the phantoms 1 at a time. Have a stun available on your bar to stop the healing orb. Try to only heal when the food reduction buff expires.

I doubt the Chaotic Maul has enough power to drop them before the healing orb shows up. For melee it's not even about crush, they are weak to anything. Dual wield Scourge whip seems to be ideal because the increasing bleed helps to KO the monster if the orb does appear. I tried the armored spikes but they are not worth using. The battle is too short.

12-May-2023 13:18:27

Tinbone
Feb Member 2023

Tinbone

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I still have not played the game again. It looks like I quit. I seen double xp weekend and I said nope. I asked the team to fix the Master Farmer Outfit herb auto clean nightmare a few years ago, and again more recently... nothing. I asked the team to fix these unreasonable difficult Armoured Phantoms to no avail. I am not putting up with this nonsense. I wish I would have never played this game. I can think of many more things that I could be using my money on besides wasting it on a game that I don't enjoy.
Tis I, Tinbone who speaketh nigh unto thee.

22-May-2023 10:28:07

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