All this talk of solo

[eticket109]

Re: All this talk of solo

I try to solo any of my new jobs til 15 or 20 depending on how offensive the job can be.

[Shinoe]

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Viper Bite is level 33, before that you can't get VB because of Dagger skill caps (this is going off of my memory before my 1 year break, but i remember getting VB @ 33 and damage being great).

THF: Keep Hand-To-Hand and Daggers and Swords maxed. Sword's isn't really that important, but here's my reasoning. You get Combo and whatnot at early levels with H2H. You also get Fast Blade., and both Combo+Fast blade do awesome damage when paired with sneak attack. You'll do more overall damage with H2H though, but still, it's good to have leveled (especially /nin later, with a dagger/sword combo with a sword that has DEX or STR). Start adding Sneak Attack + Shadowstitch in you're 20's when you get it. I remember Shadowstitch not doing a great load of damage, but it also adds a "bind" effect for a short period of time, which can save your mages if you have TP for it. the bind effect is based solely off of TP (the more TP the greater chance of Bind), but still...i remember using SA+ShadowStitch once in Qufim when a Giant spawned on top of us while fighting Pugils....i kept it busy with /nin and after we got our exp from the mob, the warrior voked the giant, i SA/SS, and we ran away while it threw rocks at us. lol.

On soloing, when i was in the jungle around 30 or so, i would exit Kazham and start killing goblins. It's great if you have your crossbow skills leveled because you can lower their defense, drain HP (although not much), but most importantly you can sleep them when they get close ^^. If you have loads of cash, you can solo the Goblin Furriers near the Outpost around 33. A great thing to do, since they're Tough/Decent challenge then, is to pop shots off at them while having evasion gear + utusemi up. At around 60% health and below, they'll draw knives and come in to melee. Keep your evasion gear on and keep firing Sleep Bolts at them until one sticks. Then swap your Damage gear (STR, Dex, etc), and pop SA+Viper Bite while they're sleeping. It does great to solo these guys. About 4-5 SA+VB and you have a good 300 EXP on your hands with the band. It'll take about 2-4 minutes per kill, but it's better than nothing Either that, or go kill EP's for a while, both work but at least you get decent drops of goblin gear.

Soloing mandies kind of blows with THF/NIN because of how fast they attack, and no matter how much evasion you have they'll still hit you more often than not. Goblins, Pugils (qufim/Korr. Tunnel),

[Tideas]

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how far is the dunes from Saratabaru?

[bikkebakke]

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From Saruta you go to Mhaura and take the ship to Selbina which is in Valkurm.

[Shinoe]

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From Saruta you go to Mhaura and take the ship to Selbina which is in Valkurm.

Actually, it's
Windurst -> East Sarutabaruta -> Tahrongi Canyon -> Buburimu Penninsula -> Mhaura.

The entrance to Buburimu Peninsula is at J-8 (Center and Right side of map). Mhaura is at I-8/I-8 in Buburimu Peninsula.

The boat from Mhaura to Selbina takes about 10 minutes (if i remember right, longer than an Airship ride), and if you're of low level, i would stay near the Cabin and not go outside, especially if the boat is empty and/or it's raining. There are random spawn mobs on the boat, ranging from Crabs, to Pugils, to Sea Monks (giant Octupii). Mobs that get fished up by people fishing off of the boat are auto-claimed when they spawn i believe, so i wouldn't worry about that. Also, i believe there's a Ghost Ship that will spawn on certain days, but as to which ones i'm not sure. I remember it happening 4 years ago when i was a 15 THF and i got pwned in the face all hardcore like.

[hongman]

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OOoo I reember thr Pirate attack on my first boat ride to Mhuara

I was afk and it wasnt until i got back that I realised I as surrounded by skeletons - needless to say I got slaughtered.

Luckily when I got to shore a WHM raised me

Havent seen the since, although I regularly see the Sea Monk and once saw the Sea Horror.

[Likibiki]

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If you're lucky, someone might go upstairs and kill everything in sight for you

Nothing better than soloing the Sea Horror in front of some newbies as they stand in awe at Fenrir's 1200 Eclipse Bites... after a crappy day at work it's a nice ego boost!

[Kurb]

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Yes i too love killing mobs on /anon while noobs stare in awe......then they're told i'm farming and ask for a PL

[LadyKiKi]

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With the use of the Empress Band and my limited playtime is how I got through levels 1-75 solo on DRG.

When fighting Sea Horror, at one time some WHM dumped a Cure IV on me (he was 62) just after I Super Jumped to avoid 100 Fists. He died shortly. Another time I went to help a NIN on his AF to fight the Ghost on the boat, Sea Horror popped as well as the ghost. I took Sea Horror on and disbanded (incase he draws hate), while he soloed the ghost.

[Kurb]

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When it's the case that my whm cannot start or get a party which is every night so far for 2/3 nights.....i need to solo exp.... but even <easy prey> mobs almost kill me all that for 25 EXP

[LadyKiKi]

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Depending on your level for BST, it's possible to WHM/BST to 75. What level is your BST, and WHM for that matter? For the record, it is apparent that it is easier to charm monsters if your BST level is high. No proof, but it has been expressed widely.

[Kurb]

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BST=0 LOL thanks for the tip though

[Shinoe]

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Lol, i was on the boat last night because i OP warped from bastok->Valkurm, caught the boat to Mhaura on my way to camp an NM on that side of the world for the MP+ ring. I was /anon on the ship (because i was afk and really wasn't looking for parties). Some level 15 warrior taru with no sub was asking me for regen, protect IV, shel IV, etc and a small PL while he fought crabs on the ship. I'm a 28SMN/14WHM.....in the Trader's/Baron's Saio set (the red caster set that everyone seems to have). Apparently, he thought i was a RDM in RDM AF gear. Lawl!

[eticket109]

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lol, Pro IV would have lasted maybe 20 seconds on him anyway

[Shinoe]

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Lol yea. I got Prot IV and shell IV before my 3rd Ifrit fight (the one that i finally WON on, lol...only avatar to take 3 tries). I got it before i went in, and it wore off as soon as i got out. The fight took 3 minutes and 15 seconds. Short duration = {No Thanks}.