Solo Boss Battle?

[Edward Edgemenace]

Can someone please link the main "Solo boss battle" thread?

[grenadier]

i am not close to finshing the black pearl and one time i found a game and teleported to the black pearl how did i did that i dont know do u know how to find a game

[Jack I]

Sometimes, since you can play the Black Pearl Boss Battle with a crew, people who have finished it will simply click on nearby players and invite them to join their crew. Then if you are in their crew and they start the "Treasure Map" as it's called, anyone in the crew will be teleported to the battle whether they are finished with the quest or not. (However, it won't automatically finish your quest, you still have to work for it.)

[POTCO fan]

it is possible to solo BB...
there is anorher thread like this and...
the person who made that thread thought it was impossible...
but somebody showed pics that he soloed it....
so it is possible but it could have been that those pics were old brfore update
NOTE:the person i am talking about DID NOT USE the glitch

[Captain Seaford]

I think I noticed something.
With more crew members on the BB, the more damage.
The less crew members, the less damage.
Is it just me or is this actually true?

[Molly Ironbones]

It is quite possible to sail bb solo, I have sailed it myself successfully and know of at least one other person that has as well.

[icemage]

The thing is... they go easier on you when its only 1 person... I was in a like 13 group crew and they went hard... Only had like 30% hp left when we finished thanks to us Partners In Crime members and friends from other guilds

[Angel Daggerfury]

Originally Posted by Captain Seaford

I think I noticed something.
With more crew members on the BB, the more damage.
The less crew members, the less damage.
Is it just me or is this actually true?

Not sure, I think the end result is that if you have a big crew, they must have really good cannoning skills, coz the best bb I ever sailed was pretty much with an almost full crew. But all of them had at least fury or really good thunder from what I remember. And it's pretty important to have everyone shooting at weak spots of the ships instead of just firing cannon to hit any part of the ship.
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Originally Posted by icemage

The thing is... they go easier on you when its only 1 person... I was in a like 13 group crew and they went hard... Only had like 30% hp left when we finished thanks to us Partners In Crime members and friends from other guilds

LOL talking about this one? screenshot_2008-10-12_17-32-48.jpg We were yellow already right after the 4 lil frigs before destroying the drawbridges, I'd say we had about 40% hull left. Then I had to run from the 2nd to front cannons all the way to the end of the ship when Andy decided to let me steer after the ships had sunk, so I think we took a lil bit more damage from not moving the Pearl fast enough to dodge cannons.

I'd say we did good, coz I've been in a bb before where the 4 lil frigs made the Pearl go into the redzone already ROFL, not sure how the lil frigs could've done so much damage, but just remember thinking it was weird.

[Eureka_Jack]

I have 3 characters that can all take the ship, the first 4 ships and the first set of bridges and I will have 80% or more of ship health left.

I can take the first and second set of bridges downstream and still have a GREEN health line on ship. Just barely GREEN.

It is the 4th set of bridges driving me nuts.

Does anyone have any good ideas on how to take the 4th and final set of bridges solo?

I have tried putting ship on left and right side of river to no avail;

I have gone straight through 3rd bridge and turned left and right to no avail;

If I go up the middle and turn left and whale on left side with Fury I can sometimes get the left side but never the right side guns?

***** Here Is How I Do It *****
1. have plenty of tonic on hand
2. pull lvl 15+ Staff with 5 skill points on Wither before you start battle
3. Start Boss battle and pull staff and start whaling away with Staff and slowly turn left
4. When your life line is short RED hit T and run and JUMP up the front stairs and turn and use Staff again and agin.

5. When heading to first 4 ships RUN & Jump to front left gun position and get front left first then back left and then RUN & Jump back to back right side of the ship and get gun by steering wheel and shoot back ship first and then front ship

6. Any good ammo works for the ships with very little difference. Even finely tuned Steel Shot works fine. It should take you no more than 7 shots or salos of shots to sink each ship.

7. As you sink 4th ship switch ammo to Fury or Thunder (I have these 2) and run to steering wheel and turn ship 90 degrees to the right do not raise the sails and just before you run to guns click on Take Cover (I have 5 skill points here)

8. Always shoot left to right so shoot the left and middle bridge guns and then run back to steering wheel and turn Take Cover back on again.

9. Going through the first gate(s) I usually use the left gate under full sail and turn right with Come About. Drop your sail and click on Take Cover and gun should still be on Good Ammo so open up on the LEFT side first!!! Now here is the only gimme you will get the RIGHT side is NOT shooting at you!! Use Steel shot and save the really good stuff. Remember to switch back to Thunder or Fury after steel.

10. 3rd set of bridges (2nd downstream) use full sail and as you pass through turn LEFT and HIT the shore. The screen may be a bit jumpy. Your view may be ONLY the back of the Black Pearl. Turn on Take Cover and grab a Gun and shoot left and then right.

This is as far as I can get, but I can get here with a GREEN health line on my ships hull. Barely green. I am NOT an expert on the 4th set of bridges (waaaahhhhh).

Now if you can get a ship past here with even a tiny red line of health left YOU CAN WIN THE BATTLE. To win you will outrun the Goliath and DO NOT TRY and FIGHT. Goliath will not be in your radar (compass) so don't stop to look around. To win start sailing towards the mouth of the river ie start of the ocean. A cut scene will come in and as soon as it is over and you are sailing hit Take Cover and then hit RAM Speed (I have 5 skill points on each) and as soon as RAM Speed is over hit Full Sail (I have 5 skill points here also) now when Full Sail is over turn 90 degrees left and look at the Goliath. Enough looking now grab the wheel again and take off into the Caribbean and you have won without fighting the Goliath. Do not get brave and go back and try and fight Goliath unless you have a ton of health. Remember you are all by yourself!!

have fun and good luck.

Eureka Jack,
Big Jack,
Admiral Jack

[Emily Cannonsteel]

Originally Posted by Elizabeth Love Heart

I can and did finish the soldiers alone. In fact using my doll many of them are yellow to me now (I level 36 with Mastered doll. I used Life drain a few times getting them and I think one tonic)

I can and did finish the 4 ships with most of my ship health in tact. I have 175 fire cannons and used moer than half of them to do it.


Its the bridges that get me. I cant steer worth beans yet to avoid their fire at me and you cant shoot lightning and steer at the same time either.

Last night with a crew of three we made it to through the second bridge before we sank. Everyone tells me they made it muh harder so when someone says they did it alone. Ask them if it was recent? Even my friends who have finished it multiple times cant pass it right now very easy.

How do you get to do it more than once? when I got mine, a friend of a friend, said he'd done it before, and wanted to drive, he drove through the mountain, a few shots at goliath, and it was over, I was so dissappointed, and I haven't been able to go again, I would like to see what it is that I worked so hard to get to..lol

[Elizabeth Love Heart]

Originally Posted by Emily Cannonsteel

How do you get to do it more than once? when I got mine, a friend of a friend, said he'd done it before, and wanted to drive, he drove through the mountain, a few shots at goliath, and it was over, I was so dissappointed, and I haven't been able to go again, I would like to see what it is that I worked so hard to get to..lol

I do it with lots of different friends and My second solo attempt was a freind and me and he died before he got one soldier. So I contiuned to see how far I could get. Now I think we can do over anyway with new update. Im going to practice until I master alone. Currently I can get to the third set of bridges with out dieing. Im now level 40 too.

[Jack I]

Originally Posted by Emily Cannonsteel

How do you get to do it more than once? when I got mine, a friend of a friend, said he'd done it before, and wanted to drive, he drove through the mountain, a few shots at goliath, and it was over, I was so dissappointed, and I haven't been able to go again, I would like to see what it is that I worked so hard to get to..lol

With the latest update, you can use the following steps to play the Black Pearl over again. (This only works, however, if you have already completed the boss battle quest.)

Step 1: Get a crew together. (Unsure you can solo with a repeat, since the max # of players you can set it for is 2.)
Step 2: Open your sea chest and go to lookouts. (L will open Lookouts)
Step 3: Go to Treasure maps.
Step 4: Find "Recover The Black Pearl!"

Step 4 1/2: (optional) Click the button beside the boss battle, and select min/max # of players.

Step 5: Click Recover the Black Pearl, and wait to be teleported to the treasure map.

[wmah]

I'm going to add to this one as I just did a replay with me and myself on the two computers.
So in a way I did it solo and with a two man crew.
lined up cannon on one as I steer into position and hitting take cover. then shoot cannon on one using control key as I move two to cannon and line up. Worked pretty good. I'd say in the end I was somewhere from 5 to 10 % left on hull. I did not get that critical message on the hull.

At the end I did use the steer to right and outrun the ship and sink from a distance. I will be trying this more just to make sure it wasn't dumb luck on my end.

What a day a free bandana and captured the pearl and turkey for me.

[RoseRaidgrin]

Ok...You can do the boss battle solo? It won't even let me get on to do the battle without a crew! And I'm a little surprised that I even got there because I'm a level 27. So i'm wondering if I should just keep leveling up so that I will be stronger

[Basil Dreadflint]

One of my fully mastered pirates has the BB ready to go, but I don't want to complete it for zero rep.

I have taken him out solo a total of 11 times. ( If I'm bored, it's something fun to do.) My rule has been, if he makes it past the last (fourth) bridge, with at least high red health, it's a win. Then I let the Goliath sink me, so that I don't finish the BB.

Out of 11 attempts, I have 'won' the BB 6 times. 5 times, I have sunk at the last bridge. Here is how I do it.

Board the Pearl. Staff at the ready, wither, wither, wither. Tonic when your health is low in the red. Wither, wither, wither. If health gets to the red again, quick switch to doll and life drain. Back to staff and wither until the Navy soldiers are gone.

Now, go to the aft starboard cannon, the captains gun, and load Fury. Take the wheel and start moving straight toward the bridges. Don't sail all the way to them. Stay back as far as possible to get the ships to come to you. When the cutscene is over and the ships are on their way in, go to the aft starboard cannon. Sink the rear ship first, then the front ship. The two ships on port side will not fire at you while you do this. Use Fury on the first ship, then switch to Thunder for the second.

Move to the port side DECK gun and use iron shot to sink the two ships there. Don't try to use the Captains gun here, it can't hit the front ship. They will not fire back, cause you are solo.
When the fourth ships sinks, reload Fury before you go back to the wheel.

Turn the ship to the left, hit take cover, count to three, hit open fire, then fire one broadside. Run to the rear star cannon and take out the LEFT bridge first. Then the RIGHT bridge. Save the center for last, it doesn't have cannons. When the first bridge is gone, reload Thunder.

Back to the wheel, wait til all your skills have recharged. Sail through the RIGHT side gap, turn hard left and repeat the above for the second bridge set. Take cover and open fire before going to the cannon. Left bridge first, then right. From bridge to bridge, alternate between Fury and Thunder. Try to keep at least a few of each for the Goliath. Usually, by now, I'm still pretty well in the green health wise.

Wait for everything to recharge, and repeat the entire thing on the third bridge set. Again, LEFT bridge first. If one of the bridges doesn't fire back at you, (Sometimes this happens) make sure to switch to iron shot, don't waste your high power shot on a bridge that isn't shooting back at you.

Now, the last bridge set is the hard one. After the third bridge, I am usually in the yellow health, hopefully high in the yellow. (Only once did I get past ALL the bridges and still be in the green.) For the last bridge set, I do the same thing as the previous ones, but I shoot the RIGHT hillside first. It seems to be the one that does the most damage, so destroy it first. Don't forget to use your take cover and open fire before going to the cannon.

If you get the last bridge down and don't sink, technically it's a win. If you have yellow or high red health, you can run in the front of Goliath and slug it out from a distance. If you have very low red health, come out of the river, turn hard right, use ramming speed and full sail, and run far out into the ocean, and you will out run the Goliath till they give up. Either way, you win. I don't do either of these, because I want my BB to still be there, so I let the Goliath sink me.

One caution, When you sink the four ships, if the wheel won't let you grab it, back away and try again. I have noticed that sometimes you don't get the green circle. If you don't get ahold of the wheel fast, just let the bridges sink you. You won't have a chance anyway. No sense wasting time.