I have been leveling BLU more since Taber'quoan, and I am now up to level 53. I am, at this moment, in the Sanctuary of Zi'Tah doing the 3rd page of the Fields of Valor, and am one page from leveling.
Once I hit 54, I will be heading to Whitegate to purchase the BLU AF pants that are equippable at level 54. I know they aren't great, but I plan on wearing full AF while I level (though I may wear my Scorpion Harness instead, I haven't decided). Besides, I am sick of wearing the dirty diaper Republic Subligar.
Since my DNC is not yet leveled to 37, I was approaching a point where BLU/DNC was going to be gimped because of a low dancer sub, so I leveled Dancer a bit today, going from 27 to 31. It seems like a big leap, but easy fields of valor and a nice party make that happen pretty quickly.
One last note, I tried to solo the final BLU AF boss, Nepionic Soulflayer, as RDM/BLU for Head Butt since that's the only form of stun to which he is not immune. He kicked my ass. I will need Darkcow for it, I think, but even then, I'm not sure if we can duo him. He's rough. These are times I wish I were Summoner. He's a joke with a summoner soloing.
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
Sunday, March 14, 2010
Bastok - Rank 7; NMs!
Darkcow and I had a sloppy night on Saturday night. We made our first attempts at duoing the Mission 5-1 fight, vs. Taber'quoan. We had one reraise earring between us, which allowed for 6 fights.
We ultimately realized that we needed more MP drinks if we were to be successful.
So, tonight (Sunday @ 9CDT), he and I made our way, again, to Fei'Yin and fought Taber'quoan. Our first match didn't go that well, and then our second we timed out at 2% health! It was awful, haha. We thought we won, but there was no cutscene. But we had our strategy down.
After we got the two mages down, Darkcow would focus on Taber'quoan and I would MELEE down the incoming warriors and Head Butt/Bludgeon Taber'quoan inbetween, rather than waste MP on battle dance, meanwhile helping keep Darkcow (and myself) alive with Curing/Divine Waltz.
We won on our third attempt of the night in 12min 25sec.
We did not celebrate long, and quickly made our way to Castle Zvahl to fight the Shadow Lord to get Rank 6. We made quick work of him, duoing as RDM/BLU (me) and WHM/BLM.
Darkcow was hopped up on energy drinks and I never sleep, so we decided to aim for Rank 7. The first fight was very simple. Darkcow Teleport-Altep'd us to the desert, and I sneak-spawned the two sphinxes, and we only fought the Eastern Sphinx. The Western Sphinx had despawned by the time we defeated the other, and we received our key item from the ???.
Bastok Mission 6-2 was a little more difficult, and more time-consuming, but it was still easier than anything we ever had to do in Windurst. We traveled t'Norg, talked to our old friend Gilgamesh, then we took our 30,000gil adaman ore and sneak-spawned Magma, a NM bomb. He hit like a truck, but we outlasted him, especially after he spammed berserk instead of self-destruct. We made quick work of him, defeating him in 4 minutes.
We returned to Bastok after turning in the frag rock to Gilgamesh, and now Darkcow and I are one rank closer to never having to see Bastok again, at least unless we have to do some silly side-quest there at some point in the upcoming expansions.
As for other adventures, my BLU is now 51, closing in on 52 so that I can wear the AF boots that I got from doing the BLU AF2 quest, defeating an Immortal Flan in Navukgo Execution Chamber.
Also, after losing to Taber'quoan on Saturday night, Darkcow and I went up to Upper Delkfutt Tower as THF/NIN and WHM/BLM and farmed Jotunns up there for gil, Gigas socks, Gigas necklaces, and the rare/ex items used to spawn NMs Alkyoneus and Pallas. In due time we managed to get both items, and we duo'd both of them. They both dropped socks, but not their heavily-sought bracers.
On the bright side, I often HQ the desynth of the socks.
Gigas socks + 1 lightning crystal =
(NQ) 2 wool thread
(HQ1) 4 wool thread
(HQ2) 6 wool thread
(HQ3) 8 wool thread
We gathered 2.5 stacks of wool thread out there, which sums to 28,000gil alongside the gil dropped by the gigas (~150gil per kill).
And last, but not least, I did get the Spellcaster's Ecu from Mucoid Mass in Ranguemont Pass. I went 1/2 on that 25% drop.
Longest post I've had in a while, eh?
We ultimately realized that we needed more MP drinks if we were to be successful.
So, tonight (Sunday @ 9CDT), he and I made our way, again, to Fei'Yin and fought Taber'quoan. Our first match didn't go that well, and then our second we timed out at 2% health! It was awful, haha. We thought we won, but there was no cutscene. But we had our strategy down.
After we got the two mages down, Darkcow would focus on Taber'quoan and I would MELEE down the incoming warriors and Head Butt/Bludgeon Taber'quoan inbetween, rather than waste MP on battle dance, meanwhile helping keep Darkcow (and myself) alive with Curing/Divine Waltz.
We won on our third attempt of the night in 12min 25sec.
We did not celebrate long, and quickly made our way to Castle Zvahl to fight the Shadow Lord to get Rank 6. We made quick work of him, duoing as RDM/BLU (me) and WHM/BLM.
Darkcow was hopped up on energy drinks and I never sleep, so we decided to aim for Rank 7. The first fight was very simple. Darkcow Teleport-Altep'd us to the desert, and I sneak-spawned the two sphinxes, and we only fought the Eastern Sphinx. The Western Sphinx had despawned by the time we defeated the other, and we received our key item from the ???.
Bastok Mission 6-2 was a little more difficult, and more time-consuming, but it was still easier than anything we ever had to do in Windurst. We traveled t'Norg, talked to our old friend Gilgamesh, then we took our 30,000gil adaman ore and sneak-spawned Magma, a NM bomb. He hit like a truck, but we outlasted him, especially after he spammed berserk instead of self-destruct. We made quick work of him, defeating him in 4 minutes.
We returned to Bastok after turning in the frag rock to Gilgamesh, and now Darkcow and I are one rank closer to never having to see Bastok again, at least unless we have to do some silly side-quest there at some point in the upcoming expansions.
As for other adventures, my BLU is now 51, closing in on 52 so that I can wear the AF boots that I got from doing the BLU AF2 quest, defeating an Immortal Flan in Navukgo Execution Chamber.
Also, after losing to Taber'quoan on Saturday night, Darkcow and I went up to Upper Delkfutt Tower as THF/NIN and WHM/BLM and farmed Jotunns up there for gil, Gigas socks, Gigas necklaces, and the rare/ex items used to spawn NMs Alkyoneus and Pallas. In due time we managed to get both items, and we duo'd both of them. They both dropped socks, but not their heavily-sought bracers.
On the bright side, I often HQ the desynth of the socks.
Gigas socks + 1 lightning crystal =
(NQ) 2 wool thread
(HQ1) 4 wool thread
(HQ2) 6 wool thread
(HQ3) 8 wool thread
We gathered 2.5 stacks of wool thread out there, which sums to 28,000gil alongside the gil dropped by the gigas (~150gil per kill).
And last, but not least, I did get the Spellcaster's Ecu from Mucoid Mass in Ranguemont Pass. I went 1/2 on that 25% drop.
Longest post I've had in a while, eh?
Friday, March 12, 2010
BLU and NM hunting
Having FFXI on XBOX360 has gotten me to play it a whole lot more than I used to. I got my Blue Mage to 50 yesterday, finally, so Darkcow and I are ready to duo Archlich Taber'quoan. We have scheduled to attempt that on Sunday, and then, after we win, we will do the Shadow Lord, and perhaps aim to hit more ranks that day.
I camped Yal-un Eke in Lufaise Meadows for a little while against a pretty obvious gilseller (Ciic on Cerberus), who has been monopolizing the NM for apparently months for the 150,000 gil drop (10% rate of drop on a pretty frequent spawn window).
I got bored with that and decided to get started on my Blue Mage artifact gear, which begins with the sword. That was a really simple mission, and now I have to wait until tomorrow to begin the quest for the Lv52 BLU AF shoes.
Now, I'm in Ranguemont Pass camping a couple NMs.
Hyakume, who drops this --
and Mucoid Mass, who drops this--
I'm mainly here for the Spellcaster's Ecu so that I can use it while I level my BLU while I sub DNC, since I may as well have some kind of shield. It's only worth 30,000gil, and I could just buy it, but I would rather farm around a bit and see.
I am currently 0/1 on both drops, farming on my 75THF with Thief's Knife, so TH3? Anyway, I will continue farming these (getting a lot of Mercury this way too, which is 7000gil a stack on my server), at least until Darkcow and I head to do the BLU AF shoes fight in Navukgo Execution Chamber.
I camped Yal-un Eke in Lufaise Meadows for a little while against a pretty obvious gilseller (Ciic on Cerberus), who has been monopolizing the NM for apparently months for the 150,000 gil drop (10% rate of drop on a pretty frequent spawn window).
I got bored with that and decided to get started on my Blue Mage artifact gear, which begins with the sword. That was a really simple mission, and now I have to wait until tomorrow to begin the quest for the Lv52 BLU AF shoes.
Now, I'm in Ranguemont Pass camping a couple NMs.
Hyakume, who drops this --
and Mucoid Mass, who drops this--
I'm mainly here for the Spellcaster's Ecu so that I can use it while I level my BLU while I sub DNC, since I may as well have some kind of shield. It's only worth 30,000gil, and I could just buy it, but I would rather farm around a bit and see.
I am currently 0/1 on both drops, farming on my 75THF with Thief's Knife, so TH3? Anyway, I will continue farming these (getting a lot of Mercury this way too, which is 7000gil a stack on my server), at least until Darkcow and I head to do the BLU AF shoes fight in Navukgo Execution Chamber.
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
Archlich Taber'quoan 50BLU/DNC Duo Strategy
Archlich Taber'quoan Strategy:
Set-up:
Blue Mage Spells:
- Bludgeon & Smite of Rage = Undead Killer
- Healing Breeze & Sheep Song = Auto-Regen
- Wild Carrot (for emergencies)
- Battle Dance = AoE Physical
- Cocoon = Defense Boost
- Blank Gaze = Ice Spikes Dispel
Items:
- Yagudo Drinks
- Lv50-appropriate meat
- Reraise Earring
- Regen Drinks (au Laits)
- Icarus Wing (1 each)
- Poison potions (2 each)
- Ether x 6 (emergencies)
1. Walk to the edge of aggro range and use all 5 items.
2. Cast Cocoon.
3. Darkcow runs in and fights Archlich Taber'quoan. (Save Head Butt for nasty spells. Otherwise, only use Bludgeon for MP conservation. Sleeping is always an option if you need to rest, assuming Eruntalo can manage to grab every warrior that runs in.)
4. Eruntalo goes in behind him and grabs both of the sorcerers, and drags them to the doorway, from where the warriors will run.
5. Eruntalo slowly fights down both sorcerers, and then joins Darkcow to finish off Taber'quoan.
Note: Use battle dance only when there are 3 warriors on you. Otherwise, it is a waste of MP.
Set-up:
Blue Mage Spells:
- Bludgeon & Smite of Rage = Undead Killer
- Healing Breeze & Sheep Song = Auto-Regen
- Wild Carrot (for emergencies)
- Battle Dance = AoE Physical
- Cocoon = Defense Boost
- Blank Gaze = Ice Spikes Dispel
Items:
- Yagudo Drinks
- Lv50-appropriate meat
- Reraise Earring
- Regen Drinks (au Laits)
- Icarus Wing (1 each)
- Poison potions (2 each)
- Ether x 6 (emergencies)
1. Walk to the edge of aggro range and use all 5 items.
2. Cast Cocoon.
3. Darkcow runs in and fights Archlich Taber'quoan. (Save Head Butt for nasty spells. Otherwise, only use Bludgeon for MP conservation. Sleeping is always an option if you need to rest, assuming Eruntalo can manage to grab every warrior that runs in.)
4. Eruntalo goes in behind him and grabs both of the sorcerers, and drags them to the doorway, from where the warriors will run.
5. Eruntalo slowly fights down both sorcerers, and then joins Darkcow to finish off Taber'quoan.
Note: Use battle dance only when there are 3 warriors on you. Otherwise, it is a waste of MP.
Monday, March 8, 2010
Bastok - Rank 5; more BLU
Around leveling my Blue Mage (which is now level 45), Darkcow and I have managed to get Rank 5 Bastok as well. The magicite mission was easy, as you would expect for a pair of level 75 characters.
We are leveling our Blue Mages so that we can attempt at duoing the Archlich Taber'quoan fight, rather than asking for help. I probably mentioned this in the previous post.
Well, I've also been purchasing gear here and there to be at maximum potential for that fight. I really want this to go well because I have a good feeling that we can duo all the way to Rank 10. The only fight I see real issues is the Zeid fight at the end, once we beat Taber'quoan. But I also think the Zeid fight is doable. It's a hell of a lot easier than the Windurst Rank 10 fight. Good lord.
We are leveling our Blue Mages so that we can attempt at duoing the Archlich Taber'quoan fight, rather than asking for help. I probably mentioned this in the previous post.
Well, I've also been purchasing gear here and there to be at maximum potential for that fight. I really want this to go well because I have a good feeling that we can duo all the way to Rank 10. The only fight I see real issues is the Zeid fight at the end, once we beat Taber'quoan. But I also think the Zeid fight is doable. It's a hell of a lot easier than the Windurst Rank 10 fight. Good lord.
Wednesday, March 3, 2010
Bastok - Rank 4; BLU
Darkcow and I have done a little more work the past few days in terms of progress through the Bastok missions. We are now Rank 4, and once we do the fairly easy, but time-consuming Magicite mission, we will be Rank 5.
The first fight in Rank 5 for every nation is Archlich Taber'quoan, whom I despise, and have a very mean name for that I will not share on the internet.
Darkcow and I are leveling our Blue Mages to 50 to try to duo this LV50-capped fight. The strategy, I think, will be 2x BLU/NIN, we take down the 2 mini-boss adds, which causes Taber'quoan to summon a bunch of little adds, on which Darkcow and I will alternate casting Sheep Song.
This time, we need to remember to take reraise earrings, though. ;)
The first fight in Rank 5 for every nation is Archlich Taber'quoan, whom I despise, and have a very mean name for that I will not share on the internet.
Darkcow and I are leveling our Blue Mages to 50 to try to duo this LV50-capped fight. The strategy, I think, will be 2x BLU/NIN, we take down the 2 mini-boss adds, which causes Taber'quoan to summon a bunch of little adds, on which Darkcow and I will alternate casting Sheep Song.
This time, we need to remember to take reraise earrings, though. ;)
Sunday, February 28, 2010
Bastok (GROSS)
Today was a pretty action-packed day on FFXI'diel for Darkcow and me.
First, we FoV'd our BSTs synced at 46 (and eventually 47), and got his to 47 and mine to 51.
Then we moved on and decided to get our rank up a little bit in Bastok, since it's in third which makes changing to it cheaper than usual. We managed to get Rank 3 and also finished the first quest on the way to rank 4, as well as collected items for the Beaudeax magicite portion of mission 4-3.
Doesn't sound too action-packed, but that second part took up most of the day. I look forward to more fun times.
First, we FoV'd our BSTs synced at 46 (and eventually 47), and got his to 47 and mine to 51.
Then we moved on and decided to get our rank up a little bit in Bastok, since it's in third which makes changing to it cheaper than usual. We managed to get Rank 3 and also finished the first quest on the way to rank 4, as well as collected items for the Beaudeax magicite portion of mission 4-3.
Doesn't sound too action-packed, but that second part took up most of the day. I look forward to more fun times.
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