Mis-adventure of a not-so-great solo'er

[Darien Fawkes]

Re: Mis-adventure of a not-so-great solo'er

As a 51 rdm / 25 whm im about crazy enough to solo any NM if i have a chance of victory and a rare drop. lol i got pwned by the Valkrum emperor at 21 lizzy and 8, and the dragon in windy for the second mission twice at 23 lol. Am i crazy i think so. But there still remains a dream of one day getting lucky and winning. Will it happen? Probably not but there is still that dream. LOL. By the way nice story

[hongman]

Re: Mis-adventure of a not-so-great solo'er

When can RDM's solo better? Right now Im at 39, and I have a hard time with certain EP's, let alone DC+.

Or am I just doing it all wrong?

[Lambeaus]

Re: Mis-adventure of a not-so-great solo'er

Man, I could use more macros as well. I made a little spreadsheet for my BLM/WHM so I could get organized with all the spells. At around level 30 I had to start, it was taking foreven to find my spells.

This is what it will look like when/if I hit 75 (approximately )

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...I/untitled.gif

[Raydeus]

Re: Mis-adventure of a not-so-great solo'er

When can RDM's solo better? Right now Im at 39, and I have a hard time with certain EP's, let alone DC+.

Or am I just doing it all wrong?

If I had to pick a moment when RDM becomes good at soloing that would be lvl 60 when you get your Chapeau.

RDM starts getting their solo tools after lvl 40 and all the way to 60 you get more and more stuff to work with.

In a solo battle there are many spells that have to be on you at all times, some you will use or not depending on the type of mob or if you are just Sleep/Nuking so it's very situational.

-Phalanx
-Stoneskin
-Spikes (Ice work the best)
-Aquaveil
-Haste
-Enspell
-Barspells (Bar-element and Bar-status)
-Regen
-Refresh

Just to mention the ones I can think of right now. And then there are sub related spells and abilities like Utsusemi and others.

If you want to solo VT and up effectively you gotta keep track of all these spells at all times, also gotta be aware of what debuffs you have on the mob and what needs to be recast, and of course how much mp you have and how long till you can Convert again.

Only experience will teach you how to use spells in the most effective way acording to your playstyle, but one thing about RDM soloing that will always remain true is that you can't get distracted because one spell you miss can sometimes mean death.

[hongman]

Re: Mis-adventure of a not-so-great solo'er

Ill start a seperate thread later for this, I have/need some details after soloing some gobs in Kazza