A problem on Pandemonium

[Taskmage]

Re: A problem on Pandemonium

It's pretty easy to solo mage jobs to 20 in North Gustaberg (S) now. Just get refresh sigil, throw on barstone and go to town nuking worms. The ones east of the cliff and south of the river are 10-12 while the ones west of the cliff are 18-22. There's a little stretch in the middle where you're slaughtering the lower level worms but not quite high enough for the higher ones. Just be choosy with your targets if you want to move down early. If you can't take it you can always run away.

My smn, wife's blm and friend's sch all got to 20 this way. Except for the gobs at the cliff tower there's no aggro in D-9 through J-9 where your targets are, so it's very safe and pretty easy if a little boring.

[Kiyajio]

Re: A problem on Pandemonium

Just remember what the Dunes was like ... those parties were rarely all that good. Lots of people think the certainty of avoiding that is worth the (possibly) lower XP. Of course, this means people will be learning in Qufim and the Jungle what they used to learn in the Dunes...

WEll yea but even people lvling their subs would just invite other experienced players and things would go smoothly.

Even so the noobies who would suck. Usually learned their jobs this way because people in windurst wanted to ignore the usefulness of PTing at lvl 6 in the canyons then at lvl 10 in the maze and then lvl 15 at the dunes. So they have to learn some way, and people learning in qufim and the jungle actually does not seem fun at all because by then people usually had it down. Now I feel like an old timer, but the lack of creativity from the side of the players is starting to worry me.

It's kinda why I loved the Dunes it was like a right of passage to say I survived it all in the dunes. Made the game fun to die constantly like that at a low level because the penalties for dying weren't as high especially once you reach lvl 25 where getting exp to lvl requires a lot more time.

But do you know of any good servers that still have the usually dunes setup? Because as of right now I don't know where to lvl my lvl 10 SCH. And I can't play my lvl 45 BRD until I can lvl my 13 WHM.
Returning to the game and find it has changed after 3 yrs, and finding out that there isn't much support is kinda disheartening.

What are players at low lvls exactly doing to lvl up? How are they soloing especially the support jobs if they are doing that instead?

[Nuriko]

Re: A problem on Pandemonium

Just remember what the Dunes was like ... those parties were rarely all that good. Lots of people think the certainty of avoiding that is worth the (possibly) lower XP. Of course, this means people will be learning in Qufim and the Jungle what they used to learn in the Dunes...

[Kiyajio]

Re: A problem on Pandemonium

A lot of people seem to keep solo'ing longer and try not to even bother with the dunes. I have noticed that in certain time areas that you are more likely to get a party invite than others (my playtime is when NA are starting to go to bed and when JP are starting to come home from work/school).

I notice if I get on earlier I'll get a party no problems, or if I get on later I get parties without problems, but inbetween I will be waiting a very long time.

That's odd to keep soloing because it takes longer to close that gap and get to lvl 20 with the job. Which it's time I don't have, and it becomes impossible for a support job to solo like that.

I find no problem finding a PT with my BRD. It's just with my jobs that are below lvl 20 I tend to have this problem. Because I don't see a lot of people on.

[Rostum]

Re: A problem on Pandemonium

A lot of people seem to keep solo'ing longer and try not to even bother with the dunes. I have noticed that in certain time areas that you are more likely to get a party invite than others (my playtime is when NA are starting to go to bed and when JP are starting to come home from work/school).

I notice if I get on earlier I'll get a party no problems, or if I get on later I get parties without problems, but inbetween I will be waiting a very long time.

[Kiyajio]

I have a problem. I am trying to lvl my scholar. It is now lvl 10 but I goto the dunes and everyday and night even on weekend nights.. There are barely like 20 to 50 people on, and most of them are lvl 40+. What I also noticed is that there is usually only 1 party active in the region, and 3 seeking. What I want to know is did the zones change. Do low levels goto a different zone to lvl or is it still the dunes and there aren't enough new players playing FFXI on pandemonium?

Me and my cousin need help, and I already have a lvl 45 Bard, but now I can't level my WHM subjob. I just recently returned to the game after quitting back in 2005.

Also if you could help me. Which servers have a high low level population?