06-06-2007, 09:31 AM | #16 (permalink) | | Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Read my blog Posts: 979 Style: Light - Version 6 Thanks: 0 Thanked 92x in 64 Posts Gil: 4,285 Bank: 0 Total Gil: 4,285 Donate | Re: Long freaking Besieged! Likely, SE wants players to go into the strongholds and kill the NMs. They are probably tied to the Beastmen Forces, likely, less NMs would appear. Read my blog. ffxibrp.livejournal.com Currently: Entry #32, August 31/07.
Entry 32: Death to Castro | | ::Quote Selected:: | | 06-06-2007, 09:03 PM | #17 (permalink) | | Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 908 Style: Light - Version 6 My Mood: Thanks: 6 Thanked 39x in 26 Posts Gil: 5,558 Bank: 20,840 Total Gil: 26,399 Donate | Re: Long freaking Besieged! Last night we had L8 Mamool Ja and L8 Undead Swarm at pretty much the same time. We got the message saying that the Mamool Ja are going through Wajoam Woods, then two minutes later the same one saying that the Undead Swarm was advancing. Tons and tons of people stayed up really late for it, started about 3am. About ten minutes in, the Trolls were preparing and were at about 105. I stayed up until about 3:45 then went to bed but left my character logged in.
I got up at 9am, checked my computer and the Trolls were just beginning to advance and they had only just finished the Undead Swarm attack. These L8 attacks are designed to be lost unless there's 700 people in Al Zahbi. I have never, ever seen so many monsters coming so fast, or so many corpses lying around the place. There's going to be a point where people will lose interest or the attacks start at bad time and the Astral Candescence will be lost. You simply cannot defend against L8 without solid commitment. | | ::Quote Selected:: | | 06-06-2007, 09:08 PM | #18 (permalink) | | Pyro-Medic Super Moderator Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 1,265 Style: Light - Version 6 My Mood: Thanks: 168 Thanked 90x in 56 Posts Gil: 12,723 Bank: 23,677 Total Gil: 36,399 Donate | Re: Long freaking Besieged! I really think that they need to place beseiged in prime time, whether it's NA, EU or JP prime time. I dunno with so many people playing you'd think that they have enough defenders when they attack.
Oh Remora lost the Astral Candescence 6/5/07. Sometime in the evening of NA time. Damn those sexy undead!!! | | ::Quote Selected:: | | 06-07-2007, 05:37 AM | #19 (permalink) | | FFXIWiki'er FFXIWiki Team Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 1,572 Style: Light - Version 6 My Mood: Thanks: 102 Thanked 39x in 30 Posts Gil: 18,877 Bank: 0 Total Gil: 18,877 Donate | Re: Long freaking Besieged! Yeah, aftet the maint we had L8 on all 3....I only stayed for 3/4 of the first one...it lasted for freaking ever.
All 5 generals went down in the 1st attack, I know they retreated but I can see us haivng defended the AC for another 2 full on lvl 8's.
I havent logged back in since so I dont know the situation on Bahamut.... 
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bautier.wordpress.com - My new and 1st blog! (No longer updated, some useful info there though :D) | | ::Quote Selected:: | | 06-07-2007, 06:33 AM | #20 (permalink) | | Maybe a lion? Administrator Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 4,844 Style: Light - Version 6 Thanks: 221 Thanked 646x in 331 Posts Gil: 3,753 Bank: 53,487 Total Gil: 57,240 Donate | Re: Long freaking Besieged! If you can defend the generals, L8 doesn't seem to last much longer than L7 to me. If the generals go down, it's going to last for-freaking-ever regardless. | | ::Quote Selected:: | | 06-07-2007, 06:29 PM | #21 (permalink) | | Dr. Tran Brain of Knowledge Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Los Angeles, Ca. Posts: 1,512 Style: Dark - Version 6 My Mood: Thanks: 35 Thanked 102x in 84 Posts Gil: 5,146 Bank: 30,559 Total Gil: 35,705 Donate | Re: Long freaking Besieged! Originally Posted by Taskmage | | If you can defend the generals, L8 doesn't seem to last much longer than L7 to me. If the generals go down, it's going to last for-freaking-ever regardless. | Why though? If they generals go down, shouldn't it be easier for the Beastmen to take the AC? | | ::Quote Selected:: | | 06-07-2007, 06:31 PM | #22 (permalink) | | Maybe a lion? Administrator Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 4,844 Style: Light - Version 6 Thanks: 221 Thanked 646x in 331 Posts Gil: 3,753 Bank: 53,487 Total Gil: 57,240 Donate | Re: Long freaking Besieged! Originally Posted by Eohmer | | Why though? If they generals go down, shouldn't it be easier for the Beastmen to take the AC? | Well yes, but it takes longer to win. When the beastmen kill the generals they get a time extension. At least, that's what I've been given to understand. | | ::Quote Selected:: | | 06-07-2007, 06:32 PM | #23 (permalink) | | Dr. Tran Brain of Knowledge Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Los Angeles, Ca. Posts: 1,512 Style: Dark - Version 6 My Mood: Thanks: 35 Thanked 102x in 84 Posts Gil: 5,146 Bank: 30,559 Total Gil: 35,705 Donate | Re: Long freaking Besieged! Originally Posted by Taskmage | | When the beastmen kill the generals they get a time extension. | I didn't know that.Thanks. | | ::Quote Selected:: | | 06-07-2007, 06:37 PM | #24 (permalink) | | Maybe a lion? Administrator Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 4,844 Style: Light - Version 6 Thanks: 221 Thanked 646x in 331 Posts Gil: 3,753 Bank: 53,487 Total Gil: 57,240 Donate | Re: Long freaking Besieged! Rather, I should have said when they kill a general they get a TE, and the minimum time for besieged goes up, regardless of force strength. I don't know if anyone's taken the time to nail down the exact mechanics for it, but it seems like besieged ends either whenever the beastmen force drops below a certain strength and a minimum time span has elapsed, that time being based on the level of the attack and extended by some amount based on the number of generals that are absent. | | ::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 04:01 PM. | | |