Campaign discussion

[sekaran]

I started going as RDM/NIN.. but I've changed to MNK/NIN and do pretty well. Just gotta make sure I keep reraise on.. but I'm tanking pretty much everything I fight using evasion gear (SH+1, Gaiters, Ethereal; I really should look into getting some other gear as well). I've had strings of mobs I tank without taking a hit.

[shieldsofwindurst]

Sorry if this was asked, but since the last update, has anyone noticed that defending battles seem much shorter? I just did about 6 battles, 2 were over before I showed up, 2 were only on for about 100-200xp worth, and 2 were actually worth doing. Kinda wondering if they nerfed defending battles when you're dominating campaign so that you can't actually effectively xp off it (something SE would do).
Players: WE LOVE CAMPAIGN, CASUAL XP IS AWESOME!
SE: Dammit, we can't let that happen.

[BRP]

Have Star ranked players been given access to higher cost temp items?

[Alipay]

Have Star ranked players been given access to higher cost temp items?

Yep, I got 45-note items on the list now: X-potion+3, Super ether+3 and catholicon.

[Max™]

Me and a Pld/Nin duoed Hundredfist down to 75%.

We intercepted him on the way back to the fort with about 10 people around us.

We start fighting, he does a Wrath of Gu'Dha, and then we realise it's just us two fighting.

First 100 Fists, Pld pops Invincible, because I had gotten hate and was counting Third Eyes and praying, then it was a simple enough matter of beating him down, til the second 100 Fists >.>.

[Kaylia]

but it's kind of frustrating to see the WHM and PLD feeding enemy TP that eventually wears me down and kills me

Here's my mindset:

As a mage I have to kraken everything. I help heal the person it's on if there are few people there (3/4 or less on that mob), but that is the only way for a blm to get points that doesn't involve sleepgaing everything (and then losing AN because you die). Trying to win is great but if I'm not getting points then I won't want to go at all.

You lose AN when you die? I always go blm/whm and manage to cap xp, and get around 80-100% notes while being useful. I will generaly spam sleepga, and thundaga if possible before they wake up. If you position yourself correctly, you should always be able to resleep them before dying. Most mobs have hard time interrupting you too (dunno if its only true when you have signet).

[Kkel]

Any other DRG's notice that because their Wyvern's don't get the Campaign Sword icon they're considered non-combatants and can't be hit by AoE?

It's pretty fantastic.

[Xanthe]

Any other DRG's notice that because their Wyvern's don't get the Campaign Sword icon they're considered non-combatants and can't be hit by AoE?

It's pretty fantastic.

Yes, it's cheating and I love it.

[blister1]

I'll still raise people when I get the chance though. It would be nice if we got more points for raising people.

More xp from raising would be overkill. I usually go on my lowbie Whm for raise spam and walk away with 700+ everytime doing nothing, but raising, dying, and tossing out a few cures.

[Spoony Bob]

Am I the only one that missed the memo for /targetopp? Such a godsend during campaigns with a ton of NPC fighters since F8 catches them most of the time instead of mobs.

[miokomioko]

Any other DRG's notice that because their Wyvern's don't get the Campaign Sword icon they're considered non-combatants and can't be hit by AoE?

It's pretty fantastic.

Yes, it's cheating and I love it.

Sure helps me solo campaign on PUP since it applies to all player pets as far as I know.

[Lordwafik]

I'll still raise people when I get the chance though. It would be nice if we got more points for raising people.

More xp from raising would be overkill. I usually go on my lowbie Whm for raise spam and walk away with 700+ everytime doing nothing, but raising, dying, and tossing out a few cures.

I've been going on my SCH/NIN to any Yags / Orcs I can find, /nin to help myself from the AOE, and I just spend my time raising people. Gotta love the SCH JA's , I can do a semi chainspell raise and beat anyone else who's trying to do the same as I am on non sch jobs ;p

[Meepein]

I've been finding myself tanking on DRK74/SAM37 a lot (man, can I ever ding 75 on this damn job?) It is not that hard to hold hate, really, since Drain/Drain II/Absorb TP/Aspir all are pretty much unresisted in Campaign. I can Drain for like 200+, Drain II for like 300+, and Absorb TP for about 80. I swear, in Campaign I live by my Drain timers, on normal mobs they are never resisted at all. At that point, I just spam the hell out of WS's. Yeah, I have a tendancy to die a little more than some, but hell, tanking on a job that should never tank is funny to me.

[Septimus]

Am I the only one that missed the memo for /targetopp? Such a godsend during campaigns with a ton of NPC fighters since F8 catches them most of the time instead of mobs.

Awesome.

[Xanthe]

Am I the only one that missed the memo for /targetopp? Such a godsend during campaigns with a ton of NPC fighters since F8 catches them most of the time instead of mobs.

Awesome.

What does /targetopp target specifically? The closest target that you're allowed to /attack?

[Spoony Bob]

Am I the only one that missed the memo for /targetopp? Such a godsend during campaigns with a ton of NPC fighters since F8 catches them most of the time instead of mobs.

Awesome.

What does /targetopp target specifically? The closest target that you're allowed to /attack?

In game description says it targets the nearest member of the opposing force during campaign, so I assume it will even skip over normal mobs in favor of campaign mobs.

Seriously though, was anything in the patch notes about the command? I didn't find it until I was typing out /target commands and using the auto translator to complete them.

[Xanthe]

[quote=Spoony Bob]

Am I the only one that missed the memo for /targetopp? Such a godsend during campaigns with a ton of NPC fighters since F8 catches them most of the time instead of mobs.

Awesome.

What does /targetopp target specifically? The closest target that you're allowed to /attack?

In game description says it targets the nearest member of the opposing force during campaign, so I assume it will even skip over normal mobs in favor of campaign mobs.

Seriously though, was anything in the patch notes about the command? I didn't find it until I was typing out /target commands and using the auto translator to complete them.[/quote:1phywxap]
I've never seen any documentation regarding that command in 3.5 years of playing. It's [welcome] news to me.

[Septimus]

[quote=Spoony Bob]

Am I the only one that missed the memo for /targetopp? Such a godsend during campaigns with a ton of NPC fighters since F8 catches them most of the time instead of mobs.

Awesome.

What does /targetopp target specifically? The closest target that you're allowed to /attack?

In game description says it targets the nearest member of the opposing force during campaign, so I assume it will even skip over normal mobs in favor of campaign mobs.

Seriously though, was anything in the patch notes about the command? I didn't find it until I was typing out /target commands and using the auto translator to complete them.[/quote:2c814l6a]

I thought that they put it in with Ballista. I completely forgot that it existed though.

[Kyreth]

Am I the only one that missed the memo for /targetopp? Such a godsend during campaigns with a ton of NPC fighters since F8 catches them most of the time instead of mobs.

News to me, and I'll be spreading the good word. Thanks muchly!

[guiriguiri]

Apologies if this has already been mentioned.

I learned in one of today's Passhow campaigns that regular Quads will link with Campaign Quads even if you have Allied Tags before engaging/aggroing a single mob.

This probably holds for all other beastman types.