Moogle Kupo'detat

[GuntarHolyFlame]

I think it's more a culture thing, but half of our alliance was JP, and they were usually the last ones to join. I didn't want to force them, but when 12+ other people are taking every mob in the zone, it seemed that most of the loners were able to put aside their cultural issues and just bite the bullet. Obviously millage will vary.

I actually walked in and asked for a party invite in /say and a friendly group of JPs immediately invited me. They were, of course, surprised when I greeted them in Japanese, but they invited me with no such expectation. We all had 3-4 orbs within 20 minutes and were out of there.

[Zelduh]

It might be that skillchains do 3x more damage. That picture that shows 11k darkness is exactly 3x the damage of Gekko that closed the skillchain.

Perhaps it's magic damage since the Darkness Skillchain is magic damage.

[Carraway]

Same here, except mine was dropped from a Priest or Theo. I forget. No wonder Giddeus was packing last night. Every damn corner I saw a player...

Each of the rare/ex items drops from any mob in the zone that's level 11 or higher. Makes sense with the patch note about the level 10 requirement to participate in ACP/AMK.

[Purrloin]

It should be illegal for a taru WHM with a light staff to solo the cardian fight in Horototo Ruins. Literally has taken over an hour, and the fight is still going on and most of the cardians are STILL alive. Not to mention people don't want to team up to get the key items, people enjoy cockblocking and wasting everyone's time.

We just had our SMN use Judgement Bolt.

[Syrala]

For the final battle, can people not on current mission, and without addon purchased enter the BC?

[Fredjan]

For the final battle, can people not on current mission, and without addon purchased enter the BC?

They could do that with ACP, I heavily doubt it's any different here.

[Zelduh]

We just had our SMN use Judgement Bolt.

You can't attack the mobs someone else is fighting. I meant there was a slow JP WHM trying to solo it, preventing others from being able to complete it. The fight itself is ridiculously easy.

[Purrloin]

You can't attack the mobs someone else is fighting. I meant there was a slow JP WHM trying to solo it, preventing others from being able to complete it. The fight itself is ridiculously easy.

Apparently not for slow JP WHM trying to solo.

[Squah]

Maybe interesting note, but INT/MND seems to have a huge impact on damage received by his bombs... When both of our SAMs got nailed with Flare, he went over to me (i was nuking on SCH) so I stood in the corner (like faust fight, knockback sucks) in INT gear with stoneskin stuff on as well (kirin pole, errant body etc...) and with Phalanx/Shell IV, i was taking between 0-15 dmg per hit, often times taking only 2 damage. For comparison, our SAMs were taking 80-100 with bombs, upwards of 140 when totally unbuffed.

[Rocl]

That would make sense with Shell2 and Phalanx on BLM he never broke 20dmg

[Sofo]

For the final battle, can people not on current mission, and without addon purchased enter the BC?

100% can help even if you haven't started MKE. I have bought it, but due to work and such hadn't had chance to get started.

Helped twice on the last BC, was good fun, too bad quite spoilery!

[Syrala]

Just finished this fight... 1/2 (losing is a pain)

First try: BLM BLM RDM BRD MNK BLU

We had the BLM+BLM+RDM kire nuke first two forms, bard/blm sleep the BLM helpers and the mnk and blu killed em pretty quick. This went well until 3rd form at 50%, when it summoned and used the aoe stun/dmg move at the same time. Instant wipe.

The bard had to go so we got a ranger (shouted for an hour for a bard but it seems hardly anyone needs the fight this soon). We weren't sure if hate erases when he summons and cures himself, so we had one BLM and the RNG damage the first two forms, which worked well until the taru ranger got 1 shotted by the AOE stun move. The RNG was double weakened for 50% of the fight, so DD was lacking on the 2nd form.

This time, since the one BLM had 0 hate from Kupo, as soon as it 50% we were ready for the third form. However, it didnt use its TP move at the same time this time, so we slept and killed the BLM helpers first. This left us w/ 4min for the final boss, and as soon as it tp'd it killed the ranger and blm. We ended up winning in an epic fashion. With 1 min left it used its AOE again and killed all but me and a BLM. I had 12hp and 44 mp left, so my dying spell was refresh on the BLM right before it killed me. The BLM kited for 20s, got AOE stunned with it at 3%, woke up, and bound it. Ran away, and did freeze2 to kill it with 5 secs left. I was screaming at my monitor during that minute, lol.

Anyways, got my int+6/m.acc+2/FC+2 cap, and a cool mantle.

http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/a...edm/mantle.png

Advice for others: BLM outperforms ranger by a TON. We made it to form 3 with 20mins left on the first run, and when we used RNG/BLM to kill first two forms, we got to third form much much later. BLMs can also sleepga, stoneskin, cure, bind, and gravity.

Question for everyone.. Is hate erased beween forms? Fight would have been much easier with the second BLM nuking first two forms... but we didnt wanna risk our sleeper getting drawn in and stunned on final form 50%.

[Rocl]

Question for everyone.. Is hate erased beween forms? Fight would have been much easier with the second BLM nuking first two forms... but we didnt wanna risk our sleeper getting drawn in and stunned on final form 50%.

I am pretty certain hate is erased each time he is cured. He resumes the fight w/ no hate on anyone outside of whoever was closest to the throne, and that's only aggro hate or whatever you want to call it

[Davricle]

So what are most PLD putting on their Champion's Galea? I am assuming Haste +3% Snapshot, and Magic damage taken -2% Enmity+4

Am I overlooking something better?

[Deimos]

So what are most PLD putting on their Champion's Galea? I am assuming Haste +3% Snapshot, and Magic damage taken -2% Enmity+4

Am I overlooking something better?

What would you use that headpiece for? Seems like a bad hybrid between a Turban and an Iron Ram Sallet.

The only good PLD option I came up with was:

• VIT+4, Shield Skill+5
• Enhances "Fast Cast" effect (+3%), "Blood Pact" ability delay-3

Especially with the Counter+3 naturally on the helm, that makes it the best ichi-casting piece in the game.

[Davricle]

Okay cool, thanks. And yea, the bad hybrid was what I was going for. If I couldn't find something better I would make a BLM or MNK hat.

[Korremar]

What would you use that headpiece for? Seems like a bad hybrid between a Turban and an Iron Ram Sallet.

The only good PLD option I came up with was:

• VIT+4, Shield Skill+5
• Enhances "Fast Cast" effect (+3%), "Blood Pact" ability delay-3

Especially with the Counter+3 naturally on the helm, that makes it the best ichi-casting piece in the game.

In my opinion, you're better off putting the FC+3% and one of the FC+2% augments on it, macroing it in for Ichi, then switching back to Koenig/Kaiser Schaller. Gives you more Fast Cast, and the same shield skill.

[Yvonne]

I ended up using:

+10 Acc. +5 Atk./ Haste +3 (Snapshot +3)

Been playing around with it, works well for an idle Atonement build. The accuracy creates a synergy with the Counter ability too.

[Asdrabael]

enmity +4 and cure potency +3%.

Best cure-swap head you can make after you break 40 enmity on cures.

[Rionel]

God, hunting for Quicksand Caves Coffer Keys. Need 3 of them...

Anyone got a good idea where a good coffer key spot is? ; ; Sand Lizards or something?