Goodbye solo spots for mid blms, blus, schs etc...?

[sahearniitth]

Some sea mobs have exp bonus is prob how he got 100 on em and dc.

[Howard Roark]

got 70 off an ep biddybug in jugner

[fussel]

meaning, including WoG where there are goblins.

For the record, PRE-UPDATE, the Goblin's Beetle in Sauromugue [S] could take 4x ancient magic from a lvl 58 BLM before it dropped dead already, so they were at ~ 3-4k HP.

[Tsukasaz]

I forgot about this and was helping someone with something, since someone posted stats of Goblin's beetle in Sauromugue [S] pre-update, I'll just go there.

I'll update this in a few minutes when I find the damn things.

EDIT: Thunder III as RDM75/BLM37 did 799 damage. Took it down to like 20% or something. Killed it with a Thunder II. Dropped a seal so probably EP, I didn't bother checking.

AKA: They definitely like people soloing on bst pets.

[ClarkSammich]

I killed a Goblin's Ladybug in Ronfaure [S] earlier, seems to be at ~600 hp, whereas they used to have 2.5k or so.
Also tried to solo one as 47MNK and got my ass handed to me. Bring sushi, srsly.

[Brill Weave]

Fighting EP Lesser Colibri's I was getting a steady 70-78xp per kill at level 75. They used to give low to mid 50's.

[miokomioko]

I got 50 exp from EP goblin in Saruta[S]

I'm guessing low end EP= 50 high end EP = 70 low end DC = 80 high end DC = 100

Maybe?

[Ayr]

Anyone tried the lowest lvl EPs? I know the mobs behind the... Mithril (?) door, where you farm some Haku Eyes are so low EP that you normally got like 5 or 10 exp. I wonder what they give now? If I have time I might go check it out for shits and giggles.

[Tsukasaz]

Bump again because I need to ask if anyone knows a good place to solo on pets from 69~ on. The only feasable place I've seen through both wikis would be Castle Oztroja [S] on Yagudo's Elementals (70-79) but that seems like a death trap. <_<

Thanks

(P.S.: I know that you can kill the wyverns near Greater Colibri camp but don't the repop timers on those suck?)

[Wizerd]

Bump again because I need to ask if anyone knows a good place to solo on pets from 69~ on. The only feasable place I've seen through both wikis would be Castle Oztroja [S] on Yagudo's Elementals (70-79) but that seems like a death trap. <_<

Thanks

(P.S.: I know that you can kill the wyverns near Greater Colibri camp but don't the repop timers on those suck?)

Yeah, the repop timer is basically the Call Wyvern JA timer. If you're not worried about chains you can kill the two > aggro the DRGs and zone > zone back out and their timers will be refreshed when they repop. Can kill 2 every 4min or so this way. Not optimal.

[Tsukasaz]

Well, I'm going to go scout out possible camp locations in Oztroja [S] tomorrow. I'll post if I find any camps with no/minimal aggro etc.

[Kvenh]

If you were looking for 69> camps for blm you should really try out Om'hpemde in sea, I went 67->72 with those, the only downside is that you won't be getting any seals.

blm/rdm I was chaining them for #5 with some difficulty, #4 was pretty normal (I think they were Ts?). With accurate timing you can get two nukes in one mouth opening. I always went Tier4 > Bind > Gravity > Tier4 as mouth opened > Tier4 which took them out. If I remember correctly they open their mouths 30sec after your first nuke has landed so wait about 23-24 seconds and then toss in the next one to get double damage. Theres also some nice bushes which you can use for kiting should that be necessary.

[Tsukasaz]

I'm SCH69, no Tier IVs yet. So that is probably out, lol.

[Tsukasaz]

Well, there is a Yagudo's Elemental right outside Oztroja entrance, but that might be for around 67~

Inside: I don't have time to sit at each of these and watch the exact movements of every mob for 10-15 minutes, but I can get an idea of where might be a somewhat safe place. Also, I'm scouting on RDM75 instead of SCH69 because of buffer, so some camps might be for lower levels while others are for higher levels. Once you get to 72+ I think everyone does puddings/wamouracampa though...

Be forewarned: The Yagudos all move REALLY fast, they only stop for a few seconds; I'd estimate 6-11 seconds, 11 being very generous. This whole zone is a death trap and if you try any of these camps I wish you the best of luck because I don't know if even I want to camp here anymore.

Quu Domi/Mee Deggi (present) looks like a no go. I'm not going downstairs because there are imps (gtfo).

1) 1F-Once you go in, hug the right wall and keep going until it turns into the big area in the middle, there is a yagudo prioress there. Probably should be able to pull the yagudo's elemental (might be a good idea to pull with silence instead of nukes since you all remember those tonberry levels) in that tunnel leading to the big area, there are no yagudo camping the other side. G-9 corner

Getting past the door to the upper levels is also a death trap, I had to chainspell because the yagudo moved too fast after they stopped before I could open the door. lol
I suggest reraise as soon as you enter the zone anyway..

2) 2F- The stairs at I-6/I-7 looks like it has potential. I went up the whole staircase (to the point where it turns) and there were only two yagudo located at the bottom (both were SMN!). So you have a safe resting/kill space towards the top. The yagudo can move up though. The catch is: there are also two SMN right after the turn. So you have 4 yagudo SMNs to play with. (Pulling might be a problem depending on how often the yagudo from the bottom walk to the top....)

3) 2F- Right above the last lolcamp, only the two yagudo on the top to play with, but they don't walk up all the way and there is a dead end on the top at least 70-80feet away from them. No other mobs. (H-6)

I tried checking above mee deggi place but laggy auto run made me fall down (woo), I'm not running back there but I saw two SMNs up there on opposite ends (pets check T to 75 iirc). Not too many mobs, shouldn't be too dangerous. Above Quu Domi has no SMNs, only Gnat Pellet droppers (for Vicious Mufflers).

Note: All pets check DC to 75RDM.

I'm not going past that door with the 4 handles, 3 VT yagudo guarding it and the 4 handles are still there.

As Ryphen says: "I have a feeling trying to pull anything in that zone isn't going to make it worth it." Happy hunting.

[Midnightjade]

I've been generally tooling around the last couple evenings as a lvl24-25 DRK/BST. I've been soloing in [S] areas, on non-aggro beast mobs (crabs, birds, bunnies).

Before the update, I was going for the EM vs T or DC vs EM battles, and that still works. However, it's now almost as fast, and much safer, to just Charm a DC crab and go mow down a flock of EP bunnies. I can time it so that the crab dies just before it decharms, and then I just Bloody Bolt the last bunny to death from far away (or wait until it gets closer, then use Sturmwind, hehe).

DRK/BST is actually pretty broken, only downside is no direct Cure spell. But since [S] areas tend to have Pixie cover, I just use those. When one isn't around, there are Bloody Bolts and Drain to take up the slack.

Very fun job combo at low levels.

[Bakthi]

I've been looking around for lower-level pet camps, and...I swear they did this on purpose just to taunt us. If I find a goblin with a beetle, there are 3 beetles mobbing him like a fan club. A goblin with a bee? The area looks like a budget Sci-Fi channel insect movie. I didn't see a ton of bunnies near the one in Saruta, but there are a couple of goblins nearby.

Okay...so the Goblin's Beetle is supposedly 61-63, while the regular ones are 44-47, and the other (potential) camps are similar. I still think it could be bothersome; you just know you're going to get interrupted/have a shadow stripped at a bad time/something by the weak adds. I guess you could try to keep killing them off between pulls, but that seems like a chore.

For higher-level stuff, supposedly Meriphitaud Mountains (S) has 71-73 Yagudo's Elementals...currently my BLM is 42, so I'm not really looking for those yet. Gigas's Tiger (71-75) in Vunkerl Inlet looks promising, though there are bombs and bugards around the one that I usually pass that could be troublesome. FFXIclopedia claims there are 6 of them around.