Abyssea Discussion II: Finally, a reason to be Windurstian..

[Kegsay]

Colibri/Birds/Frogs are all good target in Miseareaux.
Worms in Attohwa.
Puks in Vunkerl.

[Asmoranomar]

So, we had what I considered a fairly successful Abyssea run in Misareaux (approximately 7 hours). We were fighting Colibri and basically popping lights of every kind. Pretty certain we had capped Amber lights after the first hour or so (worked on azure and pearl first) as we got several huge chests....

But we only got a total of 1 AF3 feet (RNG) the entire run. We were getting tons of augmented gear, scrolls, and gay big box temp items, but AF3 feet were nowhere to be found. Is there some kind of trick or were we just EXTREMELY unlucky?

[Not Kuno]

Puks are terrible in Vunkerl. Oh god I don't want to go back there again. That whole zone is terrible for xp.

[Drakath]

Likely already mentioned, but do the new Abyssea zones provide better mobs for skilling up? I got BLM and WAR to 85 in Tahrongi but skillups effectively came to a screeching halt around 315.

[Myrrh_Quetz]

Has anyone notice the stat buffs from Crour increase and decrease? I had mine jump between 10~30 to each stat. Is it vary by day, moon phase or what?

[Not Kuno]

Has anyone notice the stat buffs from Crour increase and decrease? I had mine jump between 10~30 to each stat. Is it vary by day, moon phase or what?

The new zones have the thing with the cores. Depending on what is available, max hp/mp/stats go up and down. Lots of other stuff change with bastion status too.

[Myrrh_Quetz]

Ah, that makes sense.

[Fereydoon]

Colibri/Birds/Frogs are all good target in Miseareaux.
Worms in Attohwa.
Puks in Vunkerl.

Worms don't give azure, didn't see any today. :\ Had to switch to Eruca.

[Flic]

So, we had what I considered a fairly successful Abyssea run in Misareaux (approximately 7 hours). We were fighting Colibri and basically popping lights of every kind. Pretty certain we had capped Amber lights after the first hour or so (worked on azure and pearl first) as we got several huge chests....

But we only got a total of 1 AF3 feet (RNG) the entire run. We were getting tons of augmented gear, scrolls, and gay big box temp items, but AF3 feet were nowhere to be found. Is there some kind of trick or were we just EXTREMELY unlucky?

just random, we only xped for like 4 hours and ended up with 5-6 key items and 4 boots, but our xp was still shit lol.

[Gwynplaine]

Anyone figured out how to trigger these quests at Joachim?

Abyssea First Contact Client: Joachim
(Port Jeuno)
Summary:
At Joachim's behest, you must meet
with a mystery man whose identity
cannot yet be disclosed. Make your
way to the stone circle in the La
Theine Plateau at a time between
dusk and dawn.

Abyssea An Officer and a Pirate Client: Gilgamesh
(La Theine Plateau)
Summary:
The mystery man turned out to be an
old pirate called Gilgamesh, sent by
yet another mystery person to measure
your suitability. What could be this
"truth" of which he speaks?
Meanwhile, events beyond the grasp
of mortals are being set in motion...

Abyssea Heart of Madness Client: Joachim
(Port Jeuno)
Summary:
You are the ray of hope for the
people of Abyssea. Soldier on, if
you would cast your light upon the
truth which lies hidden within the
depths of madness.

Abyssea Tenuous Existence Client: Joachim
(Port Jeuno)
Summary:
Gilgamesh wishes to speak with you
again, most likely regarding some
grave matter. As before, make your
way to the stone circle in the La
Theine Plateau at a time between
dusk and dawn.

[Tsuko_Asura]

just random, we only xped for like 4 hours and ended up with 5-6 key items and 4 boots, but our xp was still shit lol.

Colibri don't produce ruby, which subsequently means little to no gold. Avoid them if you're just looking for EXP.

[Asmoranomar]

Colibri don't produce ruby, which subsequently means little to no gold. Avoid them if you're just looking for EXP.

>.>

Just make sure you pop a few red chests before you build any heavy lights. Alternately, if your really hurting, have someone who doesn't have built up lights do a few kill shots.
It's not hard, you just can't roll up in house and treat every mob the same.

[Zadimortis]

Has anyone been able to "kill an NM with its weakness" i.e. what SE included in the update notes? I'm assuming that means landing a killshot with a !! proc, but maybe that just means activating a weakness during the fight? I ask this because I've seen several testimonies throughout the new Abyssea threads of getting red !! procs but getting no key items as a result. (Or maybe the two subjects are completely unrelated?)

[Not Kuno]

Anyone figured out how to trigger these quests at Joachim?

Do the starting 3 quests. I got those quests.

[Gwynplaine]

Has anyone been able to "kill an NM with its weakness" i.e. what SE included in the update notes? I'm assuming that means landing a killshot with a !! proc, but maybe that just means activating a weakness during the fight? I ask this because I've seen several testimonies throughout the new Abyssea threads of getting red !! procs but getting no key items as a result. (Or maybe the two subjects are completely unrelated?)

Triggering a red weakness can happen on any NM but not all have any atma to drop which is why they didn't grant any. The patch notes made it pretty clear it should be using a weakness as a killing blow.

[fredjanx]

Birds/Frogs are all good target in Miseareaux.

Do these load ruby lights?

[Khiinroye]

Anyone figured out how to trigger these quests at Joachim?

Abyssea First Contact Client: Joachim
(Port Jeuno)
Summary:
At Joachim's behest, you must meet
with a mystery man whose identity
cannot yet be disclosed. Make your
way to the stone circle in the La
Theine Plateau at a time between
dusk and dawn.

Abyssea An Officer and a Pirate Client: Gilgamesh
(La Theine Plateau)
Summary:
The mystery man turned out to be an
old pirate called Gilgamesh, sent by
yet another mystery person to measure
your suitability. What could be this
"truth" of which he speaks?
Meanwhile, events beyond the grasp
of mortals are being set in motion...

Abyssea Heart of Madness Client: Joachim
(Port Jeuno)
Summary:
You are the ray of hope for the
people of Abyssea. Soldier on, if
you would cast your light upon the
truth which lies hidden within the
depths of madness.

Abyssea Tenuous Existence Client: Joachim
(Port Jeuno)
Summary:
Gilgamesh wishes to speak with you
again, most likely regarding some
grave matter. As before, make your
way to the stone circle in the La
Theine Plateau at a time between
dusk and dawn.

Joachim gave me First Contact when I talked to him, after the CS for Scars. I had killed the 3 quest bosses though, so it may be that you need to do that. An Officer and a Pirate is done by talking to the stone circle at night, then talking to Joachim again finishes it and starts Heart of Madness.

[Yugl]

Do these load ruby lights?

Birds do.

[NynJa]

So, I dont know if its coincidence, or what...but maybe its worth keeping an eye on.

30 minutes of gold pyxis lead to temp items, in all of em...some of us were getting agitated of course. Core 07 (Treasure core) was returned, and the next 5 gold yielded non-temp items. I hadnt checked if 07 was taken prior to the unlucky streak, because it didnt seem relevant, but I do know 07 is still active and we've yet to get temp items from gold.

[Khamsin]

Speaking of those quests, I just did First Contact and An Officer and a Pirate, and Joachim said something else when I talked to him after that, but no clear direction of where to go next. Anyone know what to do next?