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[thistlechaser]

A rather unproductive day on FFXI. We started out trying to get Diabolos for Draque, but we failed pretty badly. (It was our CoP static, so we had won this fight before, but he just kicked our asses pretty soundly this time.) Luckily we got a R3 outside of the BC, so the XP loss wasn't too bad.

Then I spent the next three hours seeking an XP party, but of course didn't get one. 9.9 Day three of no invites. On the "plus" side (ha ha ha), the DRK 71 whose name is D-something (thus he appears above me on the invite list) got yet another party tonight and has leveled to 72. Eventually he'll be far enough ahead that I'll be able to get one. His stats are way lower than mine (I'm talking 40 lower att and 20 lower acc than me -- we both display them in our search comment), he's lower rank... but he's way higher on the search list than me, so he's gotten four parties (that I've seen, so maybe more) while I've still gotten zero.

Then I went to XP my NPC/farm gigas socks. He's nearly to level 39, but didn't ding tonight. For some reason I can't get the next quest in the series (the one after the "feed your NPC the most expensive food in the game!" quest), I need to check a guide to make sure I'm not missing a step or something.

Just two screenshots tonight:

We died so quickly we forgot to fall down! Check out our HP, we're all at 0, but I'm mid-swing and Aurian hadn't fallen yet. :P I really feel bad about the battle (and rather "loldrk"), I just couldn't hit him. I still had only 80% TP when Aurian had 300%. And, unsurprisingly, my absorb spells were all resisted. He still had about 40% to 50% of his life when we died.

The only highlight of the night was this:


*DROOL* *DROOL* *DROOL* 1,700+ damage! From a WS! From a scythe WS! At ichiban_'s suggestion I tried getting it up to 300% TP (I had only tested it at 100% before) and SAing onto a mob. (Tigers outside of Jeuno were my test subjects. Poor kitties!) I got up to 300% four times, and did 1,700+ each time! *boggle* No Last Resort, no Souleater, no food, no absorb-STR used, just SA and WS. This might be something we want to do in the CoP Snoll BC. I can put my opo-opo necklace on and sleep to 300%. Then we'll just have to hope I don't miss. :P

Comments

[jehryn.livejournal.com]

This might be something we want to do in the CoP Snoll BC. I can put my opo-opo necklace on and sleep to 300%. Then we'll just have to hope I don't miss. :P

Isn't Snoll Tzar 60 cap? And Spiral Hell is the quested WS? And you couldn't miss if you did SA? lol

[zubis.livejournal.com]

Yes, to all three.

Spiral Hell requires a skill cap of what, 240? You won't have that in a capped fight.

[thistle-chaser.livejournal.com]

(250) Crap. I hadn't realized the Snoll thing was capped. Sucky.

[loneguardian.livejournal.com]

I still had only 80% TP when Aurian had 300%

To your credit, that was only after I 2houred. I jumped from 130%TP to 300%TP. Apparently I get all the TP that Kagero had, plus his stats, and added damage to my jumps (High Jump did over 200 damage, holycrap @_@). So don't feel too bad, I couldn't hit him either. Next time we try, I highly suggest taking sushi into the fight and screwing the dark resist armor/food, it didn't seem to help much.

Also, for myself, I'm not going to be doing much of anything when it's my turn to stun, I always stun a halfsecond too late and Nightmare goes off. >_< So I'll basically just watch your TP reports and ask Chipo to take over stun duty when it's our turn to do the WSness + my 2hour to weaken defense in general. (And higher TP = more WS damage too. o.o/)

[thistle-chaser.livejournal.com]

To your credit, that was only after I 2houred. I jumped from 130%TP to 300%TP.

Ah! Heh, it had seemed like you went from 130% to 300% sort of fast!

And yes, I think sushi for sure. I wonder what the time limit of the BC is? Maybe we can sleep to 100% TP, too...

Also, for myself, I'm not going to be doing much of anything when it's my turn to stun

That's how I try to handle it, too.

Oh well, hopefully next time we'll get it!

[taperkat.livejournal.com]

The NPC quest, the next one I believe, comes by talking to your NPC at Ru'Lude. Just keep talking then they'll babble something about Promathia.

http://ffxi.allakhazam.com/forum.html?forum=10;mid=1129365960246647860;num=97

[thistle-chaser.livejournal.com]

Ah, thanks! I had only been talking to him at the point in North Sandy.

[jehryn.livejournal.com]

Yeah, that's why I was asking those questions, didn't think you'd have Spiral Hell for that mission