Seekers of Adoulin and 3/27/2013 Update .DAT Mining Discussion

[ronin sparthos]

Has anyone seen Skirmish statue pieces drop off monsters? I've been sticking to the weak Ts but I haven't done enough fights to know and there are plenty of ITs running about.

One individual says they got a Rala I from HELM, another person says one was in a Soul Pyre but these have been heads only.

[Byrthnoth]

I've seen someone running around with Faithful Legs I and have seen reports of people getting them from Reives. Whatever it is, the drop rate must be shit because I played all weekend and didn't get any.

[Ophannus]

Too many mobs have annoying multi-status TP moves. I think like 3 Umbril TP moves add Paralyze. Luckily SE did say that they capped ailment duration at 30-60 seconds for all mobs in Adoulin with a couple special exceptions.

[ronin sparthos]

This is pretty bad news then. Once we unlock Head/Body Gear and weapons and everyone blows their Bayld on it, I wonder how long it will be before people just stop doing coalition assignments and just stick to Reives for Bayld since the Naakual KI's require us to use our Baylds.

I think like Besieged the success of the entire coalition effort will come down to an individual/set of individuals who goad their server into making choices. The system is complex enough that most people will just faceroll whatever seems to be the right answer which is detrimental towards such goals as unlocking Naakuals, upgrading coalitions, unlocking perks etc etc.

So basically, use a mule and start barking orders in Adoulin. Perhaps I'll take my own advice once I fully understand what goes where.

[Fwahm]

A friend of mine got a Skirmish piece from killing a Craklaw in a Foret de Hennetiel Reive. I was there, so he wasn't making it up; it just appeared in the treasure pool

[Rocl]

The next mission, should the prerequisites every become apparent, will start at Brenton:

Spoiler: show

What timing, ≺Player Name≻!≺Prompt≻

You've been invited to dine with the members of Adoulin's cabinet!≺Prompt≻

I'm gonna feed off this accomplishment of yours vicariously for weeks!≺Prompt≻

As real as the dickens, though, I couldn't be happier for you, ≺Player Name≻. Take this as a token of my appreciation.≺Prompt≻

Once your bison stops buckin', put on your best bib and tucker and get yourself over to Adoulin Castle.≺Prompt≻

By the way, scuttlebutt around the barnyard is that you've performed some truly courageous feats, ≺Player Name≻...≺Prompt≻

Such as felling ≺Multiple Choice (Parameter 0)≻[Colkhab, the Matriarch Naakual/Tchakka, the Riptide Naakual/Achuka, the Firebrand Naakual], who watches over ≺Multiple Choice (Parameter 0)≻[the Ceizak Battlegrounds/Foret de Hennetiel/the Morimar Basalt Fields]!≺Prompt≻

I can hardly believe there was a time when I had to teach you the ropes! It seems like we just met yesterday, yet you've already defeated ≺Numeric Parameter 1≻ Naakual≺Singular/Plural Choice (Parameter 1)≻[/s]!
While we Adoulinians sit quaking in our chaps, you're out whooping 'em good!≺Prompt≻

Maybe this is all in a day's work for you adventurers? I guess you've been lassoing Vana'diel's wildest afore the first bison drive.≺Prompt≻

Travelers've told many a tall tale about your exploits. I guess they weren't so tall after all...≺Prompt≻

Come to think of it, ≺Player Name≻, have you ever heard of the Naakuals?≺Prompt≻

They're the ranchers of the continent's frontier, and more temperamental than a bull in heat.≺Prompt≻

Rumors abound that the Naakuals keep thwarting the pioneers' best efforts thanks to some puppeteer or whatnot, but I've yet to see any proof in that pudding.≺Prompt≻

Either way, it seems their trails and ours are bound to cross.≺Prompt≻

You might as well learn 'em a thing or two while you're moseying about the jungle.≺Prompt≻

Tell 'em to pony up and get in line like the rest of the herd so you pioneers can lead Ulbuka to greatness!≺Prompt≻

Naakuals
≺Selection Dialog≻Start of the event.
Haven't beat any.
The Matriarch Naakual.
The Riptide Naakual.
The Ligneous Naakual.
The Firebrand Naakual.
The Booming Naakual.
The Flashfrost Naakual.≺Prompt≻

[Spira]

hence my belief that mission progress involves 'kill a naakual'.
you get perma key items from clearing them, so its possible you need at least one.

at this point, it seems like colonization % is what it takes to draw Naakuals out of hiding.

but for now the NPC in Eastern Adoulin is still not saying anything.. and im not so sure if its fame based at all

[Ophannus]

Starting to worry that Naks aren't badass HNMs that can be claimed+killed by a LS but rather something more like Beastmen Generals in Campaign, in that almost anyone can engage them if they have the right credentials. After a Naakaul is killed in a Rieve, everyone participating probably gets their own lootpool like VW/WoE which may/may not contain gear. The item you use to pop them costs Balyd so maybe they can be equated to Voidstones-that you buy. You can engage in the Rieve if you have it, otherwise you're ineligible to attack it. They probably respawn every few hours or so when unlocked but you can only engage if you have the appropriate KI/quest standing etc.

[Dotsudoku]

hence my belief that mission progress involves 'kill a naakual'.
you get perma key items from clearing them, so its possible you need at least one.

at this point, it seems like colonization % is what it takes to draw Naakuals out of hiding.

but for now the NPC in Eastern Adoulin is still not saying anything.. and im not so sure if its fame based at all

They're not in hiding per say. They're behind BC entrances that lead to lair rieves, which I'm assuming can be accessed as soon as such an assignment pops up in lists. Pretty much a carbon copy of Fiat Lux. Even if you approach one of them, the rieve never triggers

[TummieGaruda]

My understanding from the .DAT's is that the NPC from the Armathrwn Society (Dimmian sp?) has 3 separate dialogs which indicate some type of progress that is tied to whether he knows you or not. When you get the correct dialog he mentions that he can give you a KI that allows you to enter their lair and that the KI isn't cheap and requires Bayld. Seems to be a one time usage thing and there looks to be 3 different KI's for each Naakual to enter the battle:

Brier-Proof Net - Colkhab
Compass of Transference - Tchakka
Magma Mitigation Set - Achuka

The entrance to these fights are found off the map in some places and there is a ???. If you have the KI in your possession you will be able to warp to the battlefield and the KI is lost upon entry. Also the NPC gives you the habitual behavior barometers KI to record information on the Naakuals.

[Spira]

They're not in hiding per say. They're behind BC entrances that lead to lair rieves, which I'm assuming can be accessed as soon as such an assignment pops up in lists. Pretty much a carbon copy of Fiat Lux. Even if you approach one of them, the rieve never triggers

lol it was more of a figure of speech XD

All 3 Naakuals are behind ??? spots that require key items to pass through - the 3 key items are the ones that Tummie mention that require Bayld.

i'm not sure if the Naakual's lairs are battlefields or just enclosed areas, altho it seems more like the latter since they're always up (on widescan)
Or it could be a confrontation not unlike Colonization and Lair reives, but within a restricted enclosed area... (somewhat similar to Zeni NM tier 4 islets).

If its anything like the other 2 types of reives anyone could just get the KI, enter the Naakual lair and attack it, whether or not you're partied.
However, they did mention specifically that you can't just stay in the area and keep camping the Naakual for drops, because you lose the KI required to fight the Naakual once you successfully kill it once (or something to that extent. i think it was said during the JP stream).

Considering its a reive, its likely that anyone can do this as long as they can reach the area.

additionally, there are no coalition assignments relating to Naakuals in the dats at all.

[TheDangerousDave]

Can someone tl;dr what exactly there is to do in the expansion thus far that results in loot other than get bayld:buy gear for me please? Is there a lot more to do than WoTG at launch?

[Kohan]

Can someone tl;dr what exactly there is to do in the expansion thus far that results in loot other than get bayld:buy gear for me please? Is there a lot more to do than WoTG at launch?

Currently, the environment is more about exploration and questing than it is phat loot. Due to the nature of strengthening the coalitions in Adoulin, and the necessity of clearing reives to access places, that is what's being focused on. If you don't like those concepts, you don't need to hurry into it, and can wait until everyone else figures everything out.

[Kaisha]

Too many mobs have annoying multi-status TP moves. I think like 3 Umbril TP moves add Paralyze. Luckily SE did say that they capped ailment duration at 30-60 seconds for all mobs in Adoulin with a couple special exceptions.

Is a good thing SE made Umbril super god damn weak to Fire damage. BLM can two-shot the VT ones in Cirdas with ease. Pain in the ass to try to kill via traditional DD means.

Does anyone else know mob-family weaknesses in SoA content?

[Obsidian]

Is a good thing SE made Umbril super god damn weak to Fire damage. BLM can two-shot the VT ones in Cirdas with ease. Pain in the ass to try to kill via traditional DD means.

Does anyone else know mob-family weaknesses in SoA content?

Pretty sure they're just weak to magic in general. Enlight does double damage, Divine Emblem Holy II does ~2500, and Atonements to 1500. They do seem resistant to Sanguine Blade and Requiescat, though.

[Radec]

Is a good thing SE made Umbril super god damn weak to Fire damage. BLM can two-shot the VT ones in Cirdas with ease. Pain in the ass to try to kill via traditional DD means.

Does anyone else know mob-family weaknesses in SoA content?

Wow.... good to know, been doing thundaja/thunder5/thunder4/blizzaja on them and it burns mp extremely fast.

[TheDangerousDave]

Currently, the environment is more about exploration and questing than it is phat loot. Due to the nature of strengthening the coalitions in Adoulin, and the necessity of clearing reives to access places, that is what's being focused on. If you don't like those concepts, you don't need to hurry into it, and can wait until everyone else figures everything out.

Yeah, can I wait for everyone else to unlock areas etc then I'll have an easier time when I want to get into it?

[loveforxoxo]

Has anyone found an updated Altana Viewer for this last patch?

[Prothescar]

http://www.ffxiah.com/forum/topic/37...ate/1/#2282019


The H2H boost must be a typo. Every other weapon (besides crossbow) got a +1~4 boost, H2H got 15? Anyone on BG able to confirm that these adjustments are legit?

[Rocl]

looks legit so far.

h2h is not a typo.