FFXIV 2.0 Random Speculation/Question Thread XII: End Of An Era - ASK YOUR QUESTIONS HERE!

[GavinBandura]

Ok I might be being stupid here, but mass Imperial forces just popped in Coerthas. Does this happen a lot? Ruined my logging!

[Gokulo]

Seems to be the current live event.

[GavinBandura]

Rather annoying

[ChibiKawaiiMei]

Ok I might be being stupid here, but mass Imperial forces just popped in Coerthas. Does this happen a lot? Ruined my logging!

First time I've seen them, came to say the same thing.. Iron Lake, went to turn in a leve, music change + imperials clogging up my mining points! Do they do anything or drop anything?

[Gokulo]

They drop:

http://www.bilderupload.de/bild.php/...corneQV4QO.png
and
http://www.bilderupload.de/bild.php/...mphat7FG2Y.png

[Jamison]

Is there a pattern or time they (can) spwan?

[Kurokikaze]

Is Sargatanas down or something? Keep getting an error when I try to log in.

[Gokulo]

Btw. with that, will the servers in our profiles be updated someday?

[Kurokikaze]

Probably after 2.0.

[shepardG]

ummmm... gokulo serious on those head pieces? and does anyone have any more info on these guys showing up?

[Gokulo]

Well, that what everyone on OF is saying, multiple confirmations so yeah, it's true. I'm not playing the game now to confirm myself.

[Katagai]

My LS and I killed the group of NMs (the ones without the magitek) and got nothing . They seem to be level 60+ and hit like a truck.

EDIT: Ran into the Magitek Vanguard H-1

Spoiler: show

http://screenshot.xfire.com/s/125358478-4.jpg

[shepardG]

have killed about 7 H-1's and nothing dropped from them, HOWEVER, have seen 3 tricornes and 1 hat drop FROM the Elite adds around the H-1.

I got my tricorne ^^
Our main WHM got the hat ^^
Hat fell around broken water
3 Tricornes fell around Dragonhead (not sure if random or not)

[miokomioko]

It appears both of the hats are the same drop rate from the same mobs. We've seen nothing but hats (no tricornes at all) at Dragonhead.

Elites have a low drop rate.
Imperial Centurion seems to have a much higher drop rate.
No one around here has seen anything drop from the Vanguard.

Tactic-wise, I recommend a PLD tanking the Vanguard off to the side, maybe another PLD off to the side tanking as many Elites as they can, WARs helping with Imperial adds and tanking an Elite when they can. Everyone else focus on killing one Elite at a time.

Be prepared for stupid fucking claim war if someone else shows up.

[Grey Jorildyn]

You can just find a leash point and bring a bunch of BLMs to nuke it down, like many do for the L63 one in Castrum Novum. Pick one/AoE them all, whatever gets 'em killed.

Edit: These things are at Crimson Bark as well, where no one bothers to travel. If you are looking to avoid the claim war, go there. Easy pickings.

[miokomioko]

You can just find a leash point and bring a bunch of BLMs to nuke it down

There's a number of ranged attackers in the group that will most likely kill whatever BLM they are all focused on. Not to mention they have very high movement speed, so even if you do get them to return, they often run the fuck away way too fast to cast anything on them.

Not saying it's not a viable strategy, it's just not that simple.

[Grey Jorildyn]

true that. kill signifiers first!

[shepardG]

yeah they have retard move speed

however, H-1's remind me of XI's iron goleums from abyssea, Most TP type moves invovle him stoping movement to use, so if he use it, decent chance if your kiting he'll miss you

[Ratatapa]

For Twin Adder last GC promotion quest ( a cure to common pox)

Do you just need to kill the NM or the 4 adds too?

If you need to kill the adds, what is the best strat?

Was thinking like PLD WHM X2 BLM BRD and DD

Like PLD holding NM + 2 goblin (1 WHM checking the PLD) 2nd WHM + rest killin 2 goblin and etc

[miokomioko]

Only have to kill the main NM, but the adds usually die in the process anyhow. I pretty much mooched it off someone who was already duoing it (WAR + WHM) with ease. Steel Cyclone spam.