Skirmish: Findings and Information

[NynJa]

I tried 3boxing a ceizak 1-1-1, and I got through 35-38 of 50 mobs, WAR THF WHM (didnt have delve weapons at the time). I dont think Delve weapons would have pushed me over though since you spend a LOT of time running around.

[Lah]

Yeah the running is the problem, I won't be able to 3box in time

[Delain]

I am not sure whether or not this is known, but figured I would let yall know anyway. We were in Rala skirmish the other day, and could not manage to figure out why the final area on our T4 body was not open. We had killed all but the last two NMs for the secondary objective, but none of the closed off areas were opening. We found an accession we had missed and tagged it just to get the bayld before using our key to end the annoyance, and immediately after using the accession our "hearts skipped a beat" meaning one of the areas had opened. So, apparently you cant ignore the accessions if they are up. You HAVE to get them if you want all the walls to open.

Also, the map on Rala page shows two crab NMs in the west area. We could not figure out how to get to them the last couple times. Does anyone know how to get them? They were the two missing NMs on our T5 body run, and we ran out of time before we could figure out how to get to them

[Keyoku]

I don't know if this was known yet, but just going off of the Rala [U] maps on BG, my group figured out which area is unlock by using a t4 body. Looking at the map for a t3 run, the only extra rooms we got unlocked were the rooms way NW, giving access to both Sludgeslither Slimes. The southern barriers for us was the same as on a t3 run. Thanks for those amazing maps, Slycer!

[Lordesequiel]

With current prices of body parts, Tri boxing skirmish and just clicking the Noetic Ascensions will get you 5k + Bayld per person for what? 150k? Thats a better Gil to Bayld rate than any of the coalition assignments.

[Lah]

It's 100k a I-I-I set here yeah.

[Lah]

Ok nevermind this.... I forgot walls aren't down when you enter so you can only access the FIRST Ascension, which mine unluckily was not at. Also, the worm in the room to the east true sight/sound and it spawned the whole room which killed my BRD and I forgot to RR

erm even the bats are true sight/sound. Basically this will only work if the Ascension is at the position closest to the start, or you kill mobs to open rooms.

[Lordesequiel]

If you use all Number 1 body parts there are no walls? You can leave 2 players at the start and just run in your self sneak and invis'd up?

[Lah]

No, it did not work at all. I ran west first (after checking the closest) and there was a wall preventing me from reaching that one, then I went east and this is what happened, I cannot explain it AT ALL using the map on BG Wiki.
http://i1187.photobucket.com/albums/...ps908c5044.jpg
It doesn't make any sense where this position is, I ran down the path to where the Ascension should be and it's where I am standing, and there is no way to reach it if I continued west. I am able to target it in the wall and if you look at my position, I am facing south and the distance away this is. I cannot explain it.

[Lah]

It is targetted in front of me, facing directly south

I am standing at the east X (ascension location) here

http://wiki.bluegartr.com/images/4/4b/CirdasIMarkup.jpg


So I could reach the middle and right location for certain, but not the left (west one). However it seems my ascension is in a random wall not even accessible.

[Jem]

Looks like it is in the room below where the X is. The one just slightly east of where the clot is.

It's entirely possible that those maps do not have all the possible Noetic locations on since Skirmish was outdated so quickly so not all data was gathered.

[Lah]

Oh God I feel fail if that's true XD I did run down that way on accident and didn't see anything though. Hopefully someone else can confirm other locations, it does look to be about 35 yalms away though...

I'm gonna go again, sets are only 60k here (10k head, 10k body 40k legs)

Found it at the right location this time, all good :D

went again and it was at none of the locations, also all 3 times the wall which should lead to the west location, past the bats, is BLOCKED. I didn't kill mobs to open it cus I had to leave to do something but I'll have to try that next.

[Slycer]

That wall opens when you kill stuff. Try clearing the bat room, I've seen it open more than once after clearing that room (there will be a zone message and you'll see the wall collapse with a puff of smoke). It may be more than just the bat room since we typically went east first, then west, but it definitely involves killing stuff.

[Lah]

Yeah I thought that too, will try killing just bats next time and report back

2 things:
killing the bat room only does unlock wall which leads to the west location
that room IS a possible noetic acension location also

[Yeager]

I have a few new augmented toys to list! Please feel free to add these to BG wiki and ffxiclopedia.

Kannakiri (Katana) - DMG +2, DEX +9 (NQ Stone)
Leisilonu (Dagger) - DMG +4, STR +6, DEX +2 (+1 Stone)
Bocluamni (Bow) - DMG +11, AGI +8 (+1 Stone)
Crobaci (Great Sword) - DMG +1, STR +6 (NQ Stone)
Faizzeer (Axe) - DMG +14 (+2 Stone)
Uffrat (SMN Staff) - DMG +6, Avatar: MAB +23 (+1 Stone)

[Sechs]

Faizzeer:
+13 Damage (+2 stone)
+17 Damage (+2 stone)

Crobaci:
+5 Damage, STR+6, DEX+5 (NQ stone)
And another one which I can't remember, done with +1

[noodles355]

Qatsunoci Dmg+7 (MQ) Dmg+18 (+2)

[solkanar]

Posting what I got last week because I noticed it was higher than what bgwiki listed:

Kannakiri (Katana) - DMG +16, STR +2 (+1 Stone)

[Sechs]

I'm not really particularly happy about their changes.
They're not addressing the useless status of obsidian fragments, nor the wrong ratio for exchange (9999 for one +2? Lolwut?).
Stones will become exchangeable and that's good, if you got gil, but realistically they should have just made the drop rates less retarded and make so you could transform a certain number of NQ stones into HQ and a certain number of HQ into +2.

Also, did I get it wrong that stones will be used only for old Skirmish content and the new gear/weapons will use a new system?
If that's so, considering previous augments will be lost when you upgrade those weapons, I wonder how really worth will be to farm/buy/sell Ghastly Stones?

[vagus]

Uffrat (Staff for Smn)- DMG:+1 MND+1 Avatar : Magic Attack Bns. +1 (NQ Stone) <- Best augment ever. Lol.