Draklor Laboratory
Begin by heading west and then north repeatedly until you reach an elevator. Examine the North Lift Terminal and ride it to 67F. Proceed east to a fork and north at that point to reach C.D.B. A quick scene occurs here which nets you a Lab Access Card as well as a map.
The minimap no longer works, however that is of little consequence given the map you just found. Enter the west room (Rm 7704 East) and use the Save Crystal in here.
The Bulkhead Controls in the room just below this one will switch the doors in a manner similar to that of the mines you visited previously. Open the blue bulkheads and backtrack to the elevator. Ride the lift up to 68F.
Your goal now is to locate room 6803 on the east side of this floor. Press the button to open the red bulkheads. Now what you want to do is head north and then immediately west down the hall. Go south upon reaching the next hall and enter the first room, room 6804.
Press the Bulkhead Controls to open the red doors again, then head south, west, south, west and so on until you eventually find room 6811 down in the corner. Press the control button here to switch things around a third time.
Head east, north up the hall, then east again when you get the chance. This will lead you to another elevator that can be used to reach 70F. Use the Save Crystal before ascending the stairs to the boss.
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BOSS: Doctor Cid - HP: 72989 - LV: 40 Helm Rook - HP: 9859 Definitely the toughest boss you've faced in a long time, you're going to get your ass handed to you if not properly prepared. Fortunately, with the right strategy this guy can be fairly easily taken care of. Begin the battle with your inactive party. Let loose a chain of level three Quickenings on one of the Rooks, NOT on Dr. Cid since the Rooks protect him and it will do far less damage. This point is very important. You need to eliminate those Rooks first and quickly, a difficult task given their defense and HP. After launching this Quickening with your inactive party, switching your main members and begin attacking the Rooks individually while keeping your HP up. You might think that using powerful AoE Magick on all of them will help bring them down faster, but note that they cast Reflect on Doctor Cid, meaning this Magick is going to come right back at you. Keep your party healed and just keep attacking the Rooks. Don't even think about touching Doctor Cid until all four of them are down. By this time he will no doubt have Protect, Shell and Regen on himself making the fight just that much more difficult. Fortunately by this time he is also running low on offensive ideas. He attacks with a gun, so you can't block it, but guns have a slow attack speed and it's very easy to keep up with the damage being done. The exception of course is when he launches his giant explosion attack, but mystic armour and Cura always make for a great recovery combination. Set a dedicated healer and two dedicated damage dealers, and once the Rooks are down it is very unlikely you will have trouble with the rest of the battle. |
