| Re: Is there a compelling purpose to the past, yet? Well, my advice to you would be to jump in again and try the battles now. One of the first things they addressed in WoTG patches was making it so pet damage added to the main character's total. Also, when they gave Scholar AE buffs, they also gave SMN the ability to stick an AE bloodpact on anyone with their tags up. This makes it pretty darn easy to get to your 30 other players/npcs buffed for that cap. I start every battle by taking an avatar into the biggest group of tagged NPCs/players I can find and earthen warding or shining ruby. Once I think I'm at 30, I stop doing this, use the bar spells to get myself up to 15 self buffs. Elemental Siphon to get mp back, and heal mp up while I wait on the mobs to reach us. As soon as I see them I stand back up, get out of the direct path to the fort if I'm in it, and summon carby. Straight melee from there, maybe use poison nails or meteorite if I feel like I can spare the mp. Odd shining ruby or two to make sure I didn't miscount my buffing totals, and I'm set. I'll usually try to do Retribution or Full Swing on staff to open/close skillchains with other players for that skillchain cap, and Spirit taker to keep my mp high and get to the WS cap. Also, try not to jump on a NM until the end, and make sure other players are on whatever you're targetting so you don't get to tank.
If I stick to that strategy, I'm rarely seeing less than 1,300 exp per battle. If I get less than that, I'm either not trying, or there's 4 squads of NPCs and 40 other players in the zone, like Fort Karugo-Narugo [s] last night. Most of the time I get higher... gotten 2k+ on a few battles. It's fun, it's fast paced, and it sure beats main healing. If you need summoning magic skillups, just go solo sea or sky for a quick 5k exp, usually you can get all 5 points you need in that time if you pick a good moonphase.
Doing OPs directly influences how well you do in campaign battles, resupplying temp items, garrisoning OPs, etc. Also easy notes... yeah, campaign is great now, you should get into it.  | Originally Posted by Igor | | You know, I'll never forget my old dad. When these things would happen to him... the things he'd say to me. | | Originally Posted by Dr. Frankenstein | | What did he say? | | Originally Posted by Igor | | What the hell are you doing the bathroom all day and night. Why don't you get out of there and give someone else a chance? | |