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Post Patch Testing for AK and WP - Rahal - 09-12-2013
Okay I have been testing out Amdapor Keep and basically the sky's not fallen. You don't have to fight every trash pack, just the ones in your path. basically how the game was intended. You can still put in some pretty fast runs but it is more 40 mins then 20 mins. I'm still fairly sure that a fully geared group having WP and AK on farm status can cut that down to 35 mins easily.
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Basically what it means is that the trash packs you see off to the side as you go through AK are entirely skippable and optional. if you want the crafting mats or relic mats then feel free to kill them. However, you can't just Sac Pull to skip everything anymore, you need to clear the gates.
What it also means is that you can do legitimate (meaning an actual fast run) Speed Runs now, so having a fast time means something if you are into that sort of thing.
Also best farming setup seems to be PLD, DRG, BLM, WHM. It gives you enough AoE to make mincemeat of the trash packs and you will have access to both the Melee and Caster Limit Breaks. A BLM is required for a legitimate Speedrun of Wanderer's Palace because it makes the adds on the Second boss trivial, and is good for the final boss for if you somehow lose control of the adds. If you are doing AK exclusively then the BLM can be switched to a MNK or second DRG.