08-01-2006, 11:44 AM | #1 (permalink) | | Brain of Knowledge Join Date: May 2006 Location: Colorado Posts: 1,558 Style: Light - Version 6 My Mood: Thanks: 162 Thanked 102x in 65 Posts Gil: 6,368 Bank: 41,089 Total Gil: 47,457 Donate | How to effectively solo/play DD NIN to 37? I don't mind tanking. I don't mind throwing Gil away. So I shouldn't mind Blink Tanking. But... something about it irks me to death. I struggled to take NIN to 16 and just can't put up with it anymore. Is there a way to effectively solo NIN to 37 or take the DD route?  | Originally Posted by Ellipses | | Really, it's just like pretty much every question about this game that begins with "Why." The answer is "Because." | | Originally Posted by MCLV | | A subjob is like sex, you shouldn't have it untill your 18 but if you don't have it after 21 everyone laughs at you. | | | ::Quote Selected:: | | 08-01-2006, 11:47 AM | #2 (permalink) | | Pink Mage Brain of Knowledge Join Date: May 2006 Location: Bastok/Illinois Posts: 1,574 Style: Light - Version 6 Thanks: 151 Thanked 179x in 117 Posts Gil: 12,966 Bank: 71,148 Total Gil: 84,114 Donate | Re: How to effectively solo/play DD NIN to 37? Sub PUP for cross-voke. ^^
I only did this for a couple of levels, but as long as your puppet isn't getting wiped before you can re-up your Utsusemi and pull hate back, you should be fine--of course, only PUP can equip oils, so you can't heal it... after some point the divergence between your sub level and main level will cause the puppet to become too weak to assist, and I've only done NIN to 20. | | ::Quote Selected:: | | 08-01-2006, 11:47 AM | #3 (permalink) | | Can't You Read? Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 392 Style: Light - Version 6 My Mood: Thanks: 2 Thanked 18x in 14 Posts Gil: 2,286 Bank: 3,378 Total Gil: 5,664 Donate | Re: How to effectively solo/play DD NIN to 37? How do you DD?
Step 1: Level Thf and cap Marksmanship and Throwing.
Step 2: Buy Shuriken and Guns and Bullets.
Step 3: Gear for Str/Agi/R.Acc/R.Attk.
Step 4: Hold hate - regardless of who's the damned tank.
Shuriken and Guns do a lot of damage if you're a Ninja. ^^ Plus, Gun Ninja rule. | | ::Quote Selected:: | | 08-01-2006, 12:01 PM | #4 (permalink) | | Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 149 Style: Light - Version 6 Thanks: 0 Thanked 3x in 3 Posts Gil: 2,180 Bank: 0 Total Gil: 2,180 Donate | Re: How to effectively solo/play DD NIN to 37? problem with DDing NIN at any lvl is that no one will invite you... so thats just that. Sure you can make your own parties, but alot of people are just turned off to the idea.
But if you enjoy soloing, as i do, find some slow-swinging Decent-Even Match mobs, ninja evasion get be pretty nice against these. | | ::Quote Selected:: | | 08-04-2006, 09:01 AM | #5 (permalink) | | Junior Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 51 Style: Light - Version 6 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0x in 0 Posts Gil: 469 Bank: 0 Total Gil: 469 Donate | Re: How to effectively solo/play DD NIN to 37? NIN really isn't a great solo tank until you get ni at 37. However, 2 ninjas or a nin and a warrior tanking can work very well at lower levels. I'd suggest you find a friend who wants to level war or nin and try to level with them. 75MNK | 75 SAM | 75 NIN | 75 BLU | 75 THF | 75 WAR | | ::Quote Selected:: | | 08-04-2006, 09:15 AM | #6 (permalink) | | Altanaの戦士 Keeper of Knowledge Join Date: May 2006 Location: Fenrir Server Posts: 2,697 Style: Light - Version 6 Thanks: 124 Thanked 296x in 189 Posts Gil: 599 Bank: 56,909 Total Gil: 57,508 Donate | Re: How to effectively solo/play DD NIN to 37? While soloing NIN sub (I've soloed most of my subs because is faster and more enjoyable than noob parties) I found the NIN/RDM combo to be what worked best for me.
Before lvl 30 I used either RDM or WAR but after lvl 30 with Fast Cast, Nikkariaoe and Aquaveil I never got interrupted, also en-spell dmg and other things were really nice for NIN soloing.  | | ::Quote Selected:: | | 08-04-2006, 09:19 AM | #7 (permalink) | | The Prototype BST Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: UK Posts: 364 Style: Dark - Version 5 Thanks: 0 Thanked 71x in 40 Posts Gil: 16,233 Bank: 0 Total Gil: 16,233 Donate | Re: How to effectively solo/play DD NIN to 37? I go NIN/THF and mass chain Easy Preys. Total in like maybe +30 evasion (Trait, Emp Pin, HQ gear, capes, earrings) and shadows, you -rarely- get hit.
I've heard people doing NIN/BST very well too.  [LadyKiKi] - DRG 1-75 - Soloed (RDM Sub) @ 2006 ½
- BST 1-75 - Soloed (RDM&NIN Sub) @ 2007 ¼
- PLD 1-75 - Soloed (BST Sub) @ 2007 ¾
- RDM 1-75 - Soloed (BST Sub) @ 2008 ¼
- NIN 1-75 - Soloed (BST Sub) @ 2008 ¼
- THF 1-75 - Soloed (BST Sub) @ 2008 ½
Xtreme Precision Soloing [XPS] | | ::Quote Selected:: | | 08-04-2006, 09:23 AM | #8 (permalink) | | Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 149 Style: Light - Version 6 Thanks: 0 Thanked 3x in 3 Posts Gil: 2,180 Bank: 0 Total Gil: 2,180 Donate | Re: How to effectively solo/play DD NIN to 37? | Originally Posted by LadyKiKi | I go NIN/THF and mass chain Easy Preys. Total in like maybe +30 evasion (Trait, Emp Pin, HQ gear, capes, earrings) and shadows, you -rarely- get hit.
I've heard people doing NIN/BST very well too. | Yea nin/bst is supposed to be fun, i really want to lvl it sometime.
As far as soloing with a DD sub, nothing beats war sub past 50. No Katana WS seem to be effected enough by Sneak Attack to warrant subbing it. I've found Double Attack to be the most useful damage dealer in any situation. | | ::Quote Selected:: | | 08-04-2006, 10:34 AM | #9 (permalink) | | Brain of Knowledge Join Date: May 2006 Location: Colorado Posts: 1,558 Style: Light - Version 6 My Mood: Thanks: 162 Thanked 102x in 65 Posts Gil: 6,368 Bank: 41,089 Total Gil: 47,457 Donate | Re: How to effectively solo/play DD NIN to 37? I don't really want to take NIN past 37, and if I do It'll be to take the blink tanking route anyway. I like the shruiken/gun idea, and I leveled COR a little for fun so I have marksmanship up there. I like the NIN/BST idea, as charm sucess isn't effected by BST level, only CHR. BST. I don't even have PUP unlocked yet, to much trouble to get an automaton half my level. I also have RDM at 37 for subbing my BLM, so at 30 NIN I can switch to that also. THF and BST are both 18(what a coincidence!) so those should be fun to try to mess around with.  | Originally Posted by Ellipses | | Really, it's just like pretty much every question about this game that begins with "Why." The answer is "Because." | | Originally Posted by MCLV | | A subjob is like sex, you shouldn't have it untill your 18 but if you don't have it after 21 everyone laughs at you. | | | ::Quote Selected:: | | 08-04-2006, 10:54 AM | #10 (permalink) | | Senior Member Brain of Knowledge Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 1,286 Style: Light - Version 6 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2x in 2 Posts Gil: 12,006 Bank: 0 Total Gil: 12,006 Donate | Re: How to effectively solo/play DD NIN to 37? not that bad unless your in a hurry.
spare time, it's decent with xp ring, npc fellows(assuming you've put some time to raise bonding lvl)
and you have many subs to play with.
Oh yea, guns! gun's do major damage on em-ish | | ::Quote Selected:: | | | Thread Tools | | | | Display Modes | Linear Mode | Posting Rules | You may not post new threads You may not post replies You may not post attachments You may not edit your posts HTML code is Off | | | All times are GMT -8. The time now is 09:14 AM. | | |