New or Returning Players Discussion 2: SoA Homeless Veterans Edition

[arus2001]

Hurting for a better sword not eminent saber. Been soloing Fenrir VE as I get 45 merits, but it hasn't put out. Nevermind the fight getting dicey about halfway through when my trust tank decides enmity is for cowards. Can never seem to find people for Achuka and I still need a Cokhlab kill for its KI, too. Guessing Nibiru sword is also out of reach. Just... blargh.

[Gokulo]

Did you use your Red Mog Pell yet? Can always trade it for Mellidopt Wings and get Skirmish sword.

[fantasticdan]

Drops from E battlefields are incredibly rare, and from VE they essentially don't exist. You can probably solo achuka in sparks gear + trusts.

[Khelek]

So I returned and found that at some point I threw out my adoulin mission neck. can't find any info on how to get a new one. is there a way?

[Lordesequiel]

Nope, your going to have to do a one time restore on the item >.>

[IssacFrost]

Okay so I took a long break. I'm in Jeuno. Questing for The way to Aht. Beginner. First four items on the list I can get from Dunes. But the last two are from Buburimu Peninsula. Any idea how to get there on foot from Jeuno or Bastok? Whichever is closest?

[arus2001]

Just wait for the boat in Selbina?

[arus2001]

Also, Yorcia Skirmish for dummies? Figure I should try to pick up some Taeon pieces now, then I guess whichever stones are important to what piece. Wound up getting a Mimesis for a 119 sword and Achuka put out for an augmented off-hand.

[IssacFrost]

Also, Yorcia Skirmish for dummies? Figure I should try to pick up some Taeon pieces now, then I guess whichever stones are important to what piece. Wound up getting a Mimesis for a 119 sword and Achuka put out for an augmented off-hand.

Thanks man. Much appreciated. Let me see if I manage to get BLU this week.

[Kyreth]

Minimal mode, you can easily solo a 1-1-1. Bring lots of obsidian (copper vouchers are 1:1000, which also happens to be the max you can burn on a single level).

Stupid easy to duet, doable even solo if you do. Ars Monstrum at beginning summons Valiant monsters for Puissance, which you get from obsidian (there's an option in the book to convert it over) or killing monsters.

Butterfly swarms are weak to piercing, non-aggro.
Big butterflies (Flutterini) also weak to piercing, but aggro.
Elementals are non-aggro, dual-type, function as normal.
Lorissa (Fomor), very aggro, uses nasty club WS skills, can certainly kill a DD or spellcaster. Best dragged back to the start point where your Valiant monsters can kill her instead.
"Pinkies" (pink Acuex), aggro, tougher than the other regular monsters, drops bonus loot immediately into treasure pool. Like Lorissa will generally pop once per run, if that.

Valiant monsters defend your starting point (Entezoon), attack the enemy with varying levels of speed and power (Colibri are fast, fragile attackers, Crabs slower and better protected), "boss" monsters cost lots of Puissance but buff every other Valiant (ex. Byakko boosts all your monster's attack). If they reduce the enemy Stronghold to 1 HP, you just tap it with a player for at least 1 damage to clear a level- a "living carin" will form where it dies to teleport you onwards. With enough Puissance, you can "Amend" the book (Ars Monstrum) to summon more costly but more powerful monsters (for example, it'll also give you Admantoise instead of just crabs to summon- but Crabs are 160 Puissance, Admantoise 300). Strongholds will also level up over time, calling bigger monsters as they go. All "Malicious" monsters will normally ignore players unless attacked but WILL AGGRO PETS/SUMMONS/AUTOMATONS. If it happens, run back to some defender Valiants and let them pull it off you. The pet is almost certainly hosed. Clearing at least one carin gives you a "fenestral key" temp item that will prematurely end the run but give you all the loot earned to date- use it if things are going bad at your starting point or if time is running out. Each level cleared will add an item to to general pool (usually armor pieces) and a player-specific coffer at the end, and you can also occasionally get boosts to those as well.

Scattered around are Noetics- glowy spots. Use em to get random buffs (if it duplicated a previously given buff, instead "Nothing Happens..." will occur and it's used up) or small amounts of Puissance.

Levels start with no map. 100 Puissance or randomly from Noetics (v. rarely). Occasionally, you will start a level teleported randomly around it- whoever's closest to the book should take it over, drop some obsidian, and get Valiants started out until the usual bookie can get there and swap. (putting someone who's too undergeared to fight well but can buff/heal on book isn't a bad idea if you want to gear them up)

Treasure and monster mix varies by the eudaemon item used to make the KI. Blade is melee-favorable (lots of butterflies), for example and treasure tends towards -slit augment stones (melee augments). #levels and difficulty is the body piece- a I torso is 15 minutes and three levels. Rarely, a big butterfly will fly by in a CS to start a level- this is a "boss fight" level with a "Stronghold" called Balamor's A**** that'll spit out monsters much, much more hardcore- but beat it for immediate bonus drops and the run becomes "infinite"- no limit on levels, though a 3-3-3 gets berzerk by the point you hit 7 floors or so and outright insane by 8-9. Don't run out of time or have your starting point defeated, and it'll tell you if you've cleared the full run if you don't get a Balamor's level.

[Insanecyclone]

Can you use trusts in dynamis or is that strictly only you and others? Cause I doubt as a fresh 99 sparks sam can handle it solo.

[Mertron]

no trusts, but if you can proc/heal yourself (/dnc) yes you can handle it solo in sparks

[Insanecyclone]

Alright, cool. Trying to get an idea of what I can and can't exactly do now at 99 solo w/ sparks. Working on getting sky and sea along with unlocking other things.

[arus2001]

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Derped my first run since I summoned colibri too early and they got eaten by the enemy. Then I realized there were other mobs just off the enemy camp to kill to replenish currency. If I knew that sooner, I might've won. x.x

Otherwise managed some Taeon Gloves so far before AH dried up. Augment luck was meh, but at least have 23 ATK and 5 STR to show for it.

[Mertron]

Not sure when you last played but you might want to peek at some of the dynamis pages on the wiki, it's very different from ye olde days

[dasva]

Can you use trusts in dynamis or is that strictly only you and others? Cause I doubt as a fresh 99 sparks sam can handle it solo.

Dynamis was actually semi easy solable content before ilvl. Pretty much any pre ilvl stuff can easily be done with sparks now outside of weird mobs with unfair moves that somehow still hit like doom/death. But yeah the "hard" about dynamis isn't survival (unless you fighting bosses) it's about proccing and kill speed

[Insanecyclone]

Dynamis was actually semi easy solable content before ilvl. Pretty much any pre ilvl stuff can easily be done with sparks now outside of weird mobs with unfair moves that somehow still hit like doom/death. But yeah the "hard" about dynamis isn't survival (unless you fighting bosses) it's about proccing and kill speed

Yeah that's the main thing I'm worried about is the time limit and dumb shit abilities. Been years since I've done dynamis so I'll dump 50k to attempt one.

edit: well yeah they changed up everything now days...my old ways of thinking about this game are shot up now

[Not Kuno]

Dynamis was actually semi easy solable content before ilvl. Pretty much any pre ilvl stuff can easily be done with sparks now outside of weird mobs with unfair moves that somehow still hit like doom/death. But yeah the "hard" about dynamis isn't survival (unless you fighting bosses) it's about proccing and kill speed

Yup. You'll have no issues soloing with a 99 job and even sparks gear. However doom/death/charm is going to be an issue solo, as is really really shitty pop locations and links (Jeuno, etc).

[Kyreth]

Derped my first run since I summoned colibri too early and they got eaten by the enemy. Then I realized there were other mobs just off the enemy camp to kill to replenish currency. If I knew that sooner, I might've won. x.x

Otherwise managed some Taeon Gloves so far before AH dried up. Augment luck was meh, but at least have 23 ATK and 5 STR to show for it.

One other note: The guy that makes your KI also sells head/body/legs I for obsidian.

So all you need is the eudaemon part and enough obsidian will give you a 1-1-1-(whatever) and you can go practice.

[Not Kuno]

Easiest way to get coins (of birth)? Completely gone from bazaars and I dont remember much about WoE. Are there certain zones that have a higher drop rate of that kind of coin? Does going on thf help?