FFXI New NMs 11/9/09

[Tearshang]

It was hitting me on pld for 100-400. In response to Rocl.

[Rocl]

It should also be noted that in order to hold it for 30-45 minutes as a trio straight tanking, both me and Tear (RDM & PLD, respectively) had to 2HR. Son of a bitch does not fuck around

If possible, I would definitely kite, and probably use good ole RDM/NIN or BLM/NIN for it

[Kazeryushin]

I haven't been able to find a lot of information on this NM but just fought it recently and have this to add

Vasiliceratops
Pop: Grauberg [s] I-12, Lotto on Wivre in I-12 or I-13
Hits for about 300-600 could get lucky and one shot you
Tends to do Batterhorn from what I could see
Has fast movement speed but with Grauberg terrian its not much of an issue unless you are running a straight line
Has eternal double attack

my suggestion for this one is either have someone with movement speed kite it while nuking or run it to the south zone and zone nuke just make sure shadows are up hits like a freight train

[dexprozius]

Looking for more information on Burlibix Brawnback.... I've killed the 2 Blastmasters in the corner by the tree for over 2 hours and nothing. Any ideas as to his window? Anyone have multiple kills and wish to share? Would a blu75 be able to solo nin sub?

[N3AND3RTHAL]

It's a lottery, so like any other lotto he'll pop when he wants to. I can't see a Blu soloing it unless you disseverment and kite it somehow. He won't miss you very often, and while Frag Bomb is easy to Head Butt, he'll hit you with it eventually when you are trying to put up shadows. Get a thief or dancer friend to tank and Head Butt it to victory. We've killed it a few times like that easily and no drop still of course.

[chiyio]

I'm done hunting these new NM's, if anyone wants to hunt down the ones needing drop confirmation or taken off POIDH status, go nuts. If SE patches up the how horrid the drop rates are, I may retake the reigns on that mission. I just went over my drop rates, and I'm at about 10% overall. I've killed 96 new NM's, and seen 9 drops, and only 4 of them actually have use to me (aptants TBD, x-Trapts, Backoo (seems like the body has value), and Spurrur Beret for whatever reason). The drops I did want just dont drop or take forever to drop.

[Yoky]

I am starting to wonder how much effect TH has on these new NMs cause after reading your horror stories, i've had solid luck with no TH.

1/1 on Cass. Earring
1/2 Virtuoso Belt
1/2 Headlong Belt
1/3 Poppet Katars
1/3 Birdbanes

This being said, i do have one that is my bane...

0/5 on Boompadu, stupid surge subligar

[Gekii]

1/1 on Cass. Earring

anger.

[Lain_Iwakura]

1/1 on Cass. Earring

same

[Zellgadiss]

Regarding Mahishasura:

A couple friends and I were farming Marid Hides and also trying to pop this NM. We popped him within a few hours of being out there, about 2 and a half hours later he popped again. It most certainly is NOT a 12+hr spawn.

edit:

1/2 just got to drop. Was fighting while making this post. My current theory is that it's kind of like Tremor Ram, Steelfleece, etc. It shares a spawn with the Grand Marids in that area. We killed the Grands when we first got there, about an hour or so later, no Grands respawned but he did. Killed more and about an hour or so in, Grand Marids, killed those and kept killing, and about an hour later, NM.

[Suteru]

that link seems to just come back to this thread?

It was a post in this thread. Must've been deleted? It was around page 23 at 40 posts per page.

If anyone has a better link to put in the OP, tell me and I'll change it.

[Loire]

Not sure if this was still on POIDH status but dorp from Graoully

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http://img514.imageshack.us/img514/8...1128022910.jpg

[Kaslo]

Not sure if this was still on POIDH status but dorp from Graoully

Spoiler: show

http://img514.imageshack.us/img514/8...1128022910.jpg

Have you tested hidden effects?

[Loire]

Just about to, most in LS are asleep so gogo tri boxing

[Loire]

Different, 4 vit with only 4 people in party

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http://img689.imageshack.us/img689/8...1128025255.jpg

EDIT: So gathered up 6 people in whitegate and the +vit dropped down to +2
annnnnnd no matter how many people I had in party it was only +2 in whitegate.
Now we are back to port windy and getting +0


Ok, another weird thing, I guess it checks whenever you do an action or have an action performed on you to how many are in party to do its update on the + stat gain.

[chiyio]

Are all these people standing next to you, or in MH?

[Loire]

Right beside me at this point, finally have 6 people in party and getting +8 vit after I perform an action or have an action performed by someone in the party on me in the same zone. Not in any Mog House at all.

So what can happen is if you drop from a full party, the +stat still remains until you do an action, any magic, ability.

[miokomioko]

Sounds like just a visual glitch. There is a similar one (fixed?) with Automatons getting phantom STAT+# that would vanish/appear after different actions were taken (maneuvers/etc).

[Loire]

Fair enough then, so practical application for this sword is equipping it for rampart stoneskin when TP gain does not matter when in a full party of six. Until someone can go out and put some other real fight testing behind it for any other hidden stat.

[Rocl]

Suddenly my interest in Graoully has dropped off completely unless it somehow provides different stats for different jobs