Any value to Random Boss Fights (non-Castle Boss)?

Are there any significant values to (non-Castle) Boss Kills?

Sure, they drop a lot more than a typical mob. But they're also usually a lot harder/slower to kill (unless you're abusing an Infinite/Automatic Scroll potion, anyway). And given the number of regular mobs you could have killed in the same time instead, I'm not convinced this is a win, even then, either XP-wise or drop-wise.

Further, I've not even noticed any Achievements (nor points) related to Boss Kills.

So, putting the above together, it seems like the "Random Boss Fights 20% Chance/Room" potion is mostly a "slow gains down" potion.

(Or alternatively, a "why are you slowing yourself? Stop slowing yourself!" potion.)

The rewards of a boss kill seem far less valuable than the time lost in killing them.

Am I mistaken about this? Is there some hidden benefit to Boss Kills that I'm overlooking? Is there any value to using that potion?

Posted Mar 19, 2016, 10:04 PM UTC

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--cheese--•10 yr. ago

Bosses always have the same level as your highest character, iirc, so their drops are more likely to be improvements? I've not run C2 in a while, but I'm pretty sure that most loot from regular mobs ends up being trash, and that upgrades tend to only come from chests and bosses.

edit: not sure if boss potion is worth it if you've got auto-looting of chests, though!

warframeworkOP•10 yr. ago

Eh. Stat boosts from looted gear seem to be only really helpful in the very early game.

I mean, they're always helpful, even late-game...but their overall significance, compared to level and ability upgrades, diminishes rather rapidly.

By level 10 or so, if you're smart about managing (retiring/unlocking) monster levels, you're leveling way faster than gear drops can keep up, regardless of quality.

However, that's only paying attention to the character stats or prestige/play-through progress, ignoring the Rare/Historic Items Found Achievements.

I suppose the additional boss fight drop-quality could be helpful for completionists working on those Achievements.

Anyway, thanks for the reply.

Dracunos•10 yr. ago

I always delete those potions early in the game.

But eventually my squad gets to the point that it mows down a boss seemingly just as fast as a regular mob (like seriously, when you get up in the 50s or 100s, watch how fast the big boss health bar disappears, especially with lots of chickens). At that point I use them, they seem just as good as the free chest potion at that point.