A few questions

[Rellek]

i've been wondering these for a while

1.what determins(sp?) a summons power?

2.How fast does your mana decrease while you have your summon out?

3. Are there any support summons?

4.How many summons are allowed to be used currently?(how many that are useable and obtainable)

5.whats your favorite summon? :p

[Valerathon]

1. I'm not 100% sure. Charisma seems to go up alot according to this (amazing) stat calculator

http://ccwf.cc.utexas.edu/~nhart/Status_calculator.htm

but I'm not sure what else is really significant. I know this is the class with the most MP, so I think INT might go up alot more than other classes, too, but I'm not sure if it effects the summon's power directly.

2. I don't know, but I'm pretty sure I heard that it's different for each summon. For example, maybe: 1MP/sec. for Carbunkle, 3MP/sec for, oh, I dunno, Ifrit maybe.

3. I would guess that Carbuncle is mainly support, but I think they all have the ability to attack (I've seen Carbunkle kicking some serious butt). Also, I understand they gain different abilities as the summoner levels up.

4. Um... we know about... lemme see... Carbuncle, Shiva, Garuda, Ifrit, Ramuh, Titan, Leviathan... am I missing one?

5. Alexander is my favorite summon (although he's not in this game... yet, it seems), thanks for asking. In FFXI... I'd say... Leviathan.

[SlizenDize]

I want to add a question if that is acceptable :)

If one of your dear summons have died can you just summon a new one or are you kinda screwed if you lose your summon?

[Crow]

I'm pretty sure you can just summon a new one...

Anyway, I have a question too :biggrin: . If you've already used a summon's support abilities and you want the summon to attack, do most summons serve as physical attackers(like another warrior), or a magical attacker(like having another black mage in the party)? Also, do they do pretty nice damage? Thanks for the info, probably dumb questions :sweat: ...

[Vir]

Originally posted by Crow
I'm pretty sure you can just summon a new one...

Anyway, I have a question too :biggrin: . If you've already used a summon's support abilities and you want the summon to attack, do most summons serve as physical attackers(like another warrior), or a magical attacker(like having another black mage in the party)? Also, do they do pretty nice damage? Thanks for the info, probably dumb questions :sweat: ...

If you hunt around you can find some videos showing summons in action. They function a lot like standard pets in other mmorpgs and they do have a basic melee attack.

[SAIJAN ProDG]

does anyone know or have any links to these videos? and i plan to be a summoner as primary and white mage as secondary as i want heal magic to restore mp etc, but i also want power, what do you suggest? i want the strongest summons if possible :biggrin:

[vissione]

Originally posted by SAIJAN ProDG
does anyone know or have any links to these videos? and i plan to be a summoner as primary and white mage as secondary as i want heal magic to restore mp etc, but i also want power, what do you suggest? i want the strongest summons if possible :biggrin:

You're gonna need me to get those summons. I'm gonna be the summoners' best friend. :cool:

Anyway, there's some summon videos at Sharky's website. You need to sign up though... it's worth it for a bit of summon video goodness. :thumbsup:

http://www.ff11.org/index.php

[SAIJAN ProDG]

Originally posted by vissione


You're gonna need me to get those summons. I'm gonna be the summoners' best friend. :cool:

Anyway, there's some summon videos at Sharky's website. You need to sign up though... it's worth it for a bit of summon video goodness. :thumbsup:

http://www.ff11.org/index.php

hehe :p will you be able to get summons on your own or do you HAVE to play as a team?

[vissione]

Originally posted by SAIJAN ProDG


hehe :p will you be able to get summons on your own or do you HAVE to play as a team?

You have to fight the summon before you get it, hence you need a strong fighter like me to kick the monster's arse. Dark Knights are exceptional fighters against magical beings. You'll want a DRK like me and a BLK casting magic that's effective against the summon's element.

Don't worry, I won't charge you, the experience it yields is good enough for me. I'll do it for any summoner that wants to complete it's journey. :thumbsup:

[SAIJAN ProDG]

so does that mean you would get more points if you did it alone? cos i know ill need to level up the fast and hard way :thumbsup:

[vissione]

Originally posted by SAIJAN ProDG
so does that mean you would get more points if you did it alone? cos i know ill need to level up the fast and hard way :thumbsup:

You can't beat a summon alone. It's impossible... especially when most aspiring summoners are White Mages. How on earth can a White Mage go up against Ifrit?

I meant that for me... a class that's really good against magical enemies.. would benefit from invites from aspiring summoners. So... to benefit both me and the summoners I will travel with them all over looking for the next summon to get. Summoners, Dark Knights, and Black Mages to me will be friends a lot because of the benefits they get from each other.

This is a game of cooperation... :thumbsup:

[SAIJAN ProDG]

Originally posted by vissione


You can't beat a summon alone. It's impossible... especially when most aspiring summoners are White Mages. How on earth can a White Mage go up against Ifrit?

I meant that for me... a class that's really good against magical enemies.. would benefit from invites from aspiring summoners. So... to benefit both me and the summoners I will travel with them all over looking for the next summon to get. Summoners, Dark Knights, and Black Mages to me will be friends a lot because of the benefits they get from each other.

This is a game of cooperation... :thumbsup:

i see :p then i guess ill have to get more characters to help me, is there a restriction to how many players you can create and play with? cos lets say i get the PC and PS2 version then i can play side by side with someone else right? or dont they allow the "mixing" .

Guess it cant be helped so ill have to join up with someone, im tempted to become a summoner/black mage now :biggrin:

[vissione]

Originally posted by SAIJAN ProDG


i see :p then i guess ill have to get more characters to help me, is there a restriction to how many players you can create and play with? cos lets say i get the PC and PS2 version then i can play side by side with someone else right? or dont they allow the "mixing" .

Guess it cant be helped so ill have to join up with someone, im tempted to become a summoner/black mage now :biggrin:

Yes if you have a brother or friend that'll pay for the extra monthly fee of $10... yes you can play with him. The game is cross-platform and cross-continental... so yes you can "mix."

As far as parties go, 6 people can group to fight a summon. DRKs like me are a must. :thumbsup: How can you turn down a tall sexy looking elf in black armor? ;)

[SAIJAN ProDG]

lol, i guess youd be able to help me then :p

whats the maximum level you can get in FFXI is it Lv99? if so only a few people reach that level right? and whats the best way to level up fast for a summoner/black mage (maybe white mage) ti get experience points, and it doesnt matter about the difficulty of it

[vissione]

On the level cap... there's a cap of 65 right now... but no one knows up to where it'll go.

As far as fast leveling for a summoner, I don't have the game so I can't really give you any details.

One thing you SHOULD know is don't play the game as a leveling race... play it at a pace where you can appreciate it.

For example, you could play a job and totally ignore quests and adventure and get to lvl 30 in a week... or you could get really immersed in the game. What point does getting to lvl 30 serve if you're not advancing anywhere else? Being strong is a virtue, but you can't forget there is a story and a point to everything you do... I kinda think it's best to "Feel the Fantasy" instead of just racing for levels. You won't get anything out of it either...

Now that is out of the way, by the time you can even BE a summoner you'll no longer be a newbie. You'll be a lvl 30 blackmage or whitemage... so you'll know what to do when the time comes. :handsdown

[SAIJAN ProDG]

thanks for the info and i know a lot more now, just studying the different types of mages and which would be the best for me :biggrin:

[Crow]

Sorry, but I'm still curious if most summons do pretty nice damage compared to the rest of the party... And are most summons more fit to attack physically or magically?

[SAIJAN ProDG]

Originally posted by Crow
Sorry, but I'm still curious if most summons do pretty nice damage compared to the rest of the party... And are most summons more fit to attack physically or magically?

also id like to add to this and also ask about the visuals, to ME the summons are one of the best features and one of the things (Along with the storyline ;) ) that i most look forward to, so can i expect some amazing intros for the summons? or is it like Neverwinter nights where they just come and follow you around?

[vissione]

Originally posted by Crow
Sorry, but I'm still curious if most summons do pretty nice damage compared to the rest of the party... And are most summons more fit to attack physically or magically?

It all depends on how strong you are. Summons are elemental beings so therefore their magic use is fairly straightfoward. Not all monsters you're gonna fight against are weak against your summon's magical attacks anyway... so for the most part I think you'll be trying to use it as a second warrior.

As you train your summon it'll be able to attack using special abilities... so as you gain better abilities you'll be able to change the way you play with your summon.

Summons won't be like in the single player games where they're extremely powerful and whatnot... they're just pets.

There's no real "intro" just an animation... didn't you download the videos I told you to go get? You can see a tarutaru summoning Garuda and Carbuncle... not once does it use any magic just beat on the monster.

[SAIJAN ProDG]

got it now but the forums wouldnt let me in at the time cos it needed more time to register or something but its all ok now :thumbsup: and thanks again :biggrin: