Random Question Thread XVII: Toy Surprise Inside!

[Galattea]

So just trio'd Glavoid NIN BLM RDM, any other tips for this fight? I tried this earlier on thf rdm blm, didnt go as well, hate reset is kind of a bitch. NIN/drk rdm/whm and blm setup went smoother.

Also, I think thief gets evasion bonus at 90? Seems to hit me less on thf than ninja. Thanks.

Any chance this could be done without the BLM ?

[ccf]

Any chance this could be done without the BLM ?

Hmm might run in problems with gorge and disgorge, that's pretty much where we have a stun be it a /drk or /blm on the rdm I guess. I guess you could try nin/drk or nin/dnc?

If you can stun them, glavoid is pretty harmless, provided you know when to turn.

[drwaffles]

Any chance this could be done without the BLM ?

You'd need to get lucky. You'll need to either Stun or /Migawari Disgorge until its first Gorge, because for some reason its Disgorges are super-powered until after Gorge has been used once. After it's successfully used Gorge (it's quite easy to trigger-happily Stun it in anticipation of Disgorge, I've accidentally done it a few times) the RDM will need to stand in range in order to avoid the NIN getting one-shotted by subsequent un-Stunned and un-Migawari'd Disgorges. Then it's simply a case of keeping up with the healing which, from my experience, is a pain in the ass with only Cure IV at your disposal, especially when you've got Slowga, debuffs, Purgation, hate reset on sub-40% BWs and so on to deal with as well. Admittedly I only have experience duo'ing Glavoid with a WAR/NIN, but in our case the only way we could win comfortably was with me on WHM/BLM instead of RDM.

[Dodge]

I know Kegsay has compiled a nice list of pinning locations for Konschtat/LaTheine, but is there another source out there that has compiled pinning spots of the other Abyssea zones? I've seen sporadic posts for things like Vunkerl near #00 and one in Altepa near #04, but if there's something out there with everything in one place, it'd be a great help. I've tried the search function, but it's few and far between finding results...

[Eldelphia]

Did anyone answer this allready? I would want to know that too but im not solo i could duo magex2 or melee+mage any tips which mobs best etc ?
btw im to stupid to double quote lol

In the new zones, I often get time extensions when soloing as BLM. In the older zones I'd think it's easier to start mage/melee and then go mage/mage. Anyone who can nuke can take out the ephemeral murex in the scars zones. Then 5-6 VNM for pearl I guess. You basically want to cap out azure and pearl lights around 30 each. Avoid any ruby or amber kills until you've done so unless I guess you want amber for chest/feet farming.

[Heslon]

what´s a good/fast way to skill up melee weapons skill200+? I heard something about hitting a wall in castle S?

[Fereydoon]

Zvahl Fortilaces in Castle Z in the past. Stand at the bottom of the steps near the water just in range to hit the thing and go afk. It'll cap you til 75. Bring a really low damage weapon though, they only have ~5k HP.

[mcb]

Did anyone answer this allready? I would want to know that too but im not solo i could duo magex2 or melee+mage any tips which mobs best etc ?
btw im to stupid to double quote lol

i've duo blu mnk a few times for several hours (this was before the update to te). after the update i'd assume any 2 jobs that can cover azure/pearl kills can get as much te as they want.

[mcb]

can i get a quick rundown of how people do shinryu? i've hear whm mnk war and rdm sam as groups. did a fight last night with 5 and hate at the start seemed really bad (rdm healer x2) before we proc > brew. is there a trick or better way to start the fight before you brew kill?

[Katoke]

You'd need to get lucky. You'll need to either Stun or /Migawari Disgorge until its first Gorge, because for some reason its Disgorges are super-powered until after Gorge has been used once. After it's successfully used Gorge (it's quite easy to trigger-happily Stun it in anticipation of Disgorge, I've accidentally done it a few times) the RDM will need to stand in range in order to avoid the NIN getting one-shotted by subsequent un-Stunned and un-Migawari'd Disgorges. Then it's simply a case of keeping up with the healing which, from my experience, is a pain in the ass with only Cure IV at your disposal, especially when you've got Slowga, debuffs, Purgation, hate reset on sub-40% BWs and so on to deal with as well. Admittedly I only have experience duo'ing Glavoid with a WAR/NIN, but in our case the only way we could win comfortably was with me on WHM/BLM instead of RDM.

I was nin/drk stunning ga's, the blm was stunning disgorge. I think if you main hand a sword and save tp for flatblade, nin/drk and rdm can duo, just takes a little while really. Fight took about 30 minutes with the 3 of us, was pretty annoying, also lessen your chance at shells with no thief.

[Massimo]

It builds stun resistance. Abusing it is not a good idea.

[cdgreg]

Assuming I'm 3/3 on abyssite of Kismet does that mean I only need 10 pearl and azure kills to cap?

[Fluid]

I'm just getting in to Abyssea VNM's, so forgive me if this is a dumb question.

What sort of success should I be having in converting clear abyssite to colorful? I'm about 0/20 so far soloing Meanderer and I'm trying to figure out if I'm just unlucky, doing something dumb, or if this is typical and I should just keep going. I've proc'd red !! a couple of times, but no success there either.

[Massimo]

I'm just getting in to Abyssea VNM's, so forgive me if this is a dumb question.

What sort of success should I be having in converting clear abyssite to colorful? I'm about 0/20 so far soloing Meanderer and I'm trying to figure out if I'm just unlucky, doing something dumb, or if this is typical and I should just keep going. I've proc'd red !! a couple of times, but no success there either.

5% seems reasonable for T1>T2 change, in my experience. You can do nothing to improve the turn rate though, just kill 'til it happens.

[Fluid]

5% seems reasonable for T1>T2 change, in my experience. You can do nothing to improve the turn rate though, just kill 'til it happens.

Cool, glad to know I wasn't missing something. Thanks for the quick reply <3

[Rikura]

What are the easiest improvements to work towards if one were to come back to the game now if they haven't played since mid-2009?

Of course getting to level 90 would be the priority. Had pretty good gear at 75, but seems it'is no longer as good. Full Usu MNK, Amano SAM, and Homam THF, but are there any pieces I should quickly buy/get? Too overwhelmed by all the different items that I don't even know what to think about first, especially weapons. First things to work on while getting to 90???

Eventual goals would be helpful too. Keep in mind I will probably have the ability to 2-3box an assortment of mage types. Biggest obstacle is try to grasp all this new stuff...

[LidenbokValour]

What's Almace like for BLU?

[Not Kuno]

15 minutes.

basic stuff, really. earth carol 2 and barstonra on the monk, blm watch the nukes, they'll rip hate fairly easy if they're well geared. Bring a ton of echo drops.

Can I do thf+brd 2box on Ulhuawhatever? Got that Earth Wyrm atma (+100 resist) if it'll help.

[Katoke]

It builds stun resistance. Abusing it is not a good idea.

Fought it for 30 minutes and only saw 1 resist from my stun (NIN/DRK) and we stunned it a decent amount over the course of 30 minutes.

[Not Kuno]

Lusca is a giant gimp, I duoed it NIN/anything anything/whm with just minikin. throw haste and cures, the highest damage it seems capable of is 500 in a single shot. Have the BLU sub nin, equip magic damage and physical spells and you're good to go.

This guy fucked me up pretty fast. >_> No idea what you are talking about.