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    I haven't been able to find a good guide online for soloing. I'm currently a lvl 40 DRK/RDM. I'm currently in Batallia Downs, but everything I'm encountering is Very Easy, and a lot of stuff I'm having to skip because it's not worthwhile. Checking the FFXI Encyclopedia I haven't been able to find the next zone to switch to, everything I'm checking jumps to 50+. Anyone know where I should head next?
    My character's name is Cadar on Cerberus.

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  • #2
    Re: Soloing

    What I'm doing personally is going 40-45 on Sabertooth Tigers, then moving to Tundra Tigers in Beaucedine from 45-50+.

    For what it's worth, I'm also leveling with an NPC Fellow, if that means anything.

    ADD: Paralysis sucks, however, so if you decide to go that route, always be sure to keep up Barparalyze and, at level 42+, Barblizzard.
    Last edited by Yellow Mage; 06-27-2011, 09:40 PM.
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    • #3
      Re: Soloing

      Thanks. Once you said that I realized I was mostly just killing the Sabertooth Tigers in Batallia. Sounds like I'll be following your route
      My character's name is Cadar on Cerberus.

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      • #4
        Re: Soloing

        Thing I do is check the wiki pages for Field Manual and Ground Tome pages. There are many more spots but those give you a good place to choose. A starting point.
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        • #5
          Re: Soloing

          Originally posted by Neverslip View Post
          Thing I do is check the wiki pages for Field Manual and Ground Tome pages. There are many more spots but those give you a good place to choose. A starting point.
          Pretty much what I did when I came up with the Tigers.
          Originally posted by Armando
          No one at Square Enix has heard of Occam's Razor.
          Originally posted by Armando
          Nintendo always seems to have a legion of haters at the wings ready to jump in and prop up straw men about hardware and gimmicks and casuals.
          Originally posted by Taskmage
          GOD IS MIFFED AT AMERICA

          REPENT SINNERS OR AT LEAST GIVE A NONCOMMITTAL SHRUG

          GOD IS AMBIVALENT ABOUT FURRIES

          THE END IS COMING ONE OF THESE DAYS WHEN GOD GETS AROUND TO IT
          Originally posted by Taskmage
          However much I am actually smart, I got that way by confronting how stupid I am.
          Matthew 16:15

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          • #6
            Re: Soloing

            At 40 you can do pages 1 (very easily) and 2 (slightly less easy) in Eastern Altepa Desert.
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            • #7
              Re: Soloing

              Unless you are dead set on only soloing, GoV page 1 in the Crawlers Nest with a party/alliance will be much faster.

              If you are soloing, I would suggest considering getting DNC for a subjob.
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              • #8
                Re: Soloing

                Once you hit 40, get the heck away from Jeuno. Sure, you can do pages on those tigers, but the per-kill XP is weak, the distance you have to travel isn't worth the page bonus, and paralyze is not fun. (I've generally been doing FoV 27-39 or so on Berry Grubs myself in the past.)

                Yep, page 1 E.Altepa near the Kor. Tunnel zone line is better. At least the spiders are right there, and not halfway across the zone. I'd also take others' advice on GoV pages, since I haven't had a chance to do them 30-55 yet.
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                • #9
                  Re: Soloing

                  I've been doing 38-46 in Beaucedine. A couple things that haven't been mentioned about its suckiness: 1) paralyze from roar is even more potent during ice and double ice weather, which is near constant in the zone and 2) evil eyes have an extremely wide wandering range and can show up out of nowhere to screw you over if you're not careful about where you're fighting. On the bright side, tigers drop fangs very frequently here, which can be AHed for 7-10k a stack of traded in sets of 3 to a quest in Sandy for 2100g a pop, so it can be good money.

                  I think I'll be trying out Altepa later. So sick of seeing ice. Glad I saw this thread.
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                  • #10
                    Re: Soloing

                    Originally posted by Taskmage View Post
                    On the bright side, tigers drop fangs very frequently here, which can be AHed for 7-10k a stack of traded in sets of 3 to a quest in Sandy for 2100g a pop, so it can be good money.
                    Pretty much why I'm doing it. As a WHM I have Paralyna (which I've mostly only ever had to apply to my Fellow since she's currently 5 levels lower than my WHM is), and I'll just switch my NPC to Healer mode when I switch to PLD and (later) RDM.

                    Also, being that I live in Florida (and that I've done Chocobo Hot and Cold in Altepa a few too many times), I don't think I'll ever be as sick of seeing ice as I am of sand. >_>;
                    Originally posted by Armando
                    No one at Square Enix has heard of Occam's Razor.
                    Originally posted by Armando
                    Nintendo always seems to have a legion of haters at the wings ready to jump in and prop up straw men about hardware and gimmicks and casuals.
                    Originally posted by Taskmage
                    GOD IS MIFFED AT AMERICA

                    REPENT SINNERS OR AT LEAST GIVE A NONCOMMITTAL SHRUG

                    GOD IS AMBIVALENT ABOUT FURRIES

                    THE END IS COMING ONE OF THESE DAYS WHEN GOD GETS AROUND TO IT
                    Originally posted by Taskmage
                    However much I am actually smart, I got that way by confronting how stupid I am.
                    Matthew 16:15

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                    • #11
                      Re: Soloing

                      Just a couple of rules of thumb I have, it's better to kill fast for small chunks than to go for the bigger numbers.

                      I would say find a nice FoV or GoV tome with a minimum level near your target level - your easiest xp yielding enemy level ( at 40+ this should be 12/13 levels below you.).

                      Eat meat, use a 2-hander, and carry a few stacks of selbina milk or load up on some au laits if you have the cash, and chug the things like no tomorrow. Keep FoV/GoV regen/refresh up.

                      Look at the spawns and try to run a circuit between pages so that you can get a rhythm down while going through pages as fast as possible.

                      Now, all that said, your best bet is to have a location scouted out, be able to give directions, and recruit a few other people to level on easy prey with you. Modern xp is less about xp per kill and more about xp per page and how fast you can clear those pages. If you're slaughtering EP, you don't need much of a tank, and your healer should be focusing on damage output while keeping everyone in white hp range.
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