By Diabolos.Sovereign 2010-03-25 17:30:47
first time I tried the thing we went with 4 players... PLD, RDM, SAM, DRG. We lost at 17%, being overwhelmed by the adds.
Went again the next night with 6 players, PLD, RDM, WHM, SAM, MNK, THF. Never came close to losing, as we all just beat up Alex himself and ignored his adds. Super easy fight, no deaths, and no two hours used.
The basic idea is to defeat Alexander before you're overwhelmed by the adds, so you could pretty much load up on the heavy melee and guarantee your win. Any heavy two hour abilities will go further to ensuring your win, so SAMs and MNKs come at a premium. Couldnt say how Alex reacts to reacts to Souleater/Blood Weapon zergs, but it'd be interesting to try.