black mage farming help

[blazeofglory]

currently i am a level 21 blm/10 whm leveling in qufim island. i have +12 to int atm between all of my equips. However between levels29 and 36 my equips are going to vastly change and i expect this to be a relatively costly process.

Hand: (forgot the wand name e.e) +1 +5 int + 5 mnd
Ammo: Morion Thalum? (or is it phantom >_<) +1 int
head: seers crown +1 +3 int
neck:black silk neckerchief: int +1
earing:morion earing X 2 (i believe these are around lvl 30ish, cant remember) +2 int
gloves: seers gloves+1 +2 int + 2 mnd
rings: loyalty ringX2(again forgot the name, damn school) +6 int
back: black mantle +1 +3 int
waist: friars rope(not sure if there is anything better yet)
legs: seers slacks +1 int
feet: RSE hume male boots +3 int

believe the + to int will come out to be around 28 which would be haut :thumbsup:

right now i have the black silk neckerchief and the friars rope thats it >_<. i have about 250k on me and i know it will be rather costly to get all of these things but i want to be a good blm for my partys. so my question is how do blms farm and where do we farm? thanks any help! :)

[neighbortaru]

BLMs can -ga farm critters, but imho it's a unpleasant process. If you can find 2 other BLMs with 30 beastman seals, you might try your luck on the crawler BCM30. Very easy with 3 BLMs and there are very nice drops.

[AtraposBLM]

Originally posted by neighbortaru
BLMs can -ga farm critters, but imho it's a unpleasant process. If you can find 2 other BLMs with 30 beastman seals, you might try your luck on the crawler BCM30. Very easy with 3 BLMs and there are very nice drops.

Where is the crawler BC30 and what sort of preparation do you need for it?

[neighbortaru]

Balga's Dais. 3 person fight, Creeping Doom. Take turns nuking, sleep, aspir and take turns nuking again. Apple Pie had a video of it with him and 2 blm's.

[tdh]

Lv.30 level cap. I tried this once, shortly after it was added, and my group had our butts handed to us. Went as PLD, MNK, RDM I think it was. Even with using 2hrs we weren't even close. The damn thing SPAMs Cure III on itself. So 3 BLMs may be a good way to really light it up. Just eat Steamed Crab, keep it bound, and spam your highest Blizzard spells.

I was told you needed a good RNG. Sharpshoot, Barrage, and Eagle Eye Shot to finish it off. Just have the PLD use their 2hr to keep hate.

I was the RDM, with at least MND+15, if not more, and it resisted Silence at ever turn.

But the items dropped there can sell for very well. BLMs could probably do one with out using their 2hrs.

[Sanim]

I've been doing that BCNM for a long time.. Really easy and "good" drops:

# Ashigaru Earring
# Bast Parchment
# Beater's Earring
# Elm Log
# Esquire's Earring
# Genin Earring
# Healer's Earring
# Hi-Ether
# Hi-Potion
# Iron Ore
# Killer Earring
# Magician's Earring
# Mercenary's Earring
# Onyx
# Onyx Earring
# Pilferer's Earring
# Scroll: Erase
# Scroll: Magic Finale
# Scroll: Utsusemi: Ni
# Silk Thread
# Singer's Earring
# Trimmer's Earring
# Warlock's Earring
# Wizard's Earring
# Wrestler's Earring
# Wyvern Earring

http://ffxi.allakhazam.com/db/quests.html?fquest=378

Well, I usually do it with 2 blm and a drk. He tanks the crawler while we aspir/nuke/aspir/nuke and heal him. Quite easy.. :thumbsup: But bad luck with drops ; ;

PD: Now with full seer gear is really easy :o