Ninja Gear...

So. Now that my NIN is reaching the upper tier (60+) I decided that I would plan out gear for the job. This may be a long post, but I haven't decided yet. >_> And btw, it's all RA/EX stuff, because everything else is just a matter of farming. You may notice I skipped Body as I do not feel there are any difficult/good body pieces. AF1 and Hauby ftw.

Weapons:

Ah, the Senji. This is actually really easy, I just need to get an ODS together and it's a common drop. I have 2 orbs myself, and I'm sure Kets has some.



Lol yaokay. I don't mind doing assaults, it's just a matter of getting 6 people together each weel to spam missions. Plus, the however many IS it costs would make me level BRD ; ; However, it is the best off-hand weapon in the game, so I should get it eventually.



The only reason I really want this katana is because of the EVA (and kind of the ele damage). It sucks pretty much, but I've always wanted one (it used to be the best NIN katana, after all ^^;). However, it drops off of MG, who is easy but useless. At least with a Genbu pop I could try to get the other set and grab 2-3 people and kill the turtle. Sieryu is another story, though (see further down more on that >_>).



Head:

W. Turban obviously. That's easy/common enough I don't need a picture. Same goes with O. Hat. When I get like 65 I'll farm up a cluster and low-man it, he isn't very tough.


Ah, the first abjuration piece. This one is through Seiryu, so see Legs when I get there. However, bar-CNMs (Orc Helm) this is probably the best WS piece for Jin. (Ninja Edit: lol, get it? Voyager's Sallet is better and easy to get, just need more SMNs and a ToD. `_`)


CUUUUUTEEEE!!!!!! After Kets gets done with Nyzul I'll make him/2 box him do floor 100/farm lower floors for tokens and get me this beautiful head piece! ^^ W. Turban is probably better, but OMGCUTE



Hands:

Best daytime Jin piece. Since it's a +1 AF, I would need Sea. At this point, if I wanted to, I could probably get Sea in a few months. However, I feel that I don't really need it. This (and gorgets) are really the only thing I'd get out of it, except Rajas (which is amazing, but too much work for me >>;). Limbus would be pretty easy since a lot of it can be low manned, but it's just getting enough people. Actually, I just remembered Brutal is from Limbus. .... Maybe I do need Sea. >_>



These may or may not be good. I think they're better than O. Kote and would tie me over until N Tekko +1, but I would have to test. Relatively east to get compared to everything else on the list.


/dream. Honestly, I could farm Xarc NIN NM with like 4 people and a sack, but with a 10% drop rate that's like 5 mil gil. I can probably get Northlands access through Kets (him leeching my char for "raises" >_> <_<).

Legs: AKA The Holy Grail of Haste:

The basic delay down legs. I've been toying the idea around in my head, and SoTW could probably do low tier city runs just without the win. Simply romp around farming AF. We could possibly break even, but it's really just a matter of getting people together. Plus, the people who go to Dyna usually couldn't do it, so that leaves us with even less people lol. It would be something fun to do once, but I can sympathize with people who never want to do Dynamis. >_>




I put these two together because they both drop from Byakko. See Koga legs mainly. The pops are easy enough, and I believe it would be possible to take him down. However, huuuuge timesink, albeit for the best NIN legs in TP/WS (the Haidate, not Shura; Shura suck pretty much after you get Haidate).




The "I don't have Haidate" WS pants. Easy enough to get, and better on low EVA mobs than Shura. Byakko > though obviously.



Lol yaokay again. First off: Need Assault. Second off: Need a lot of luck. Third off: B haidate is probably easier and faster. Usu feet are great too, but same concept except #3.



Feet:



Best Nighttime Jin piece. Dynamis. =O

Long Overdue...

So! Quite a fun few weeks. First and foremost, Ninjar is awesome! I've managed to get it from I think like 40 since last post to 56! I really want Blade: Jin, but unfortunately I'm already feeling the hurt in my pocket. Luckily, I have someoneKetsthat I can abuse manta farming, it's just a matter of getting skins to drop. >_> Since I haven't gotten one yet, I did the Jaguar Mantle quest. It really made me want to do more quests, I'd forgetten how fun they are! ^^

In regards to quests/missions, I recently helped out with rank missions 5.1 and 5.2. The Archlich fight took about 2 minutes. MNK+MNK+DRK+BRD=Hundred Fistsx2+SV Minuet= horribly broken bones flying everywhere. Mission 5.2, was really funny. For the first form, me and Athoz (MNK) got him to 40%ish until he became melee-immune. This was like a minute into the fight, so we had to wait for ODF to come out of CS to nuke with me. Stupid Carste changed nations and couldn't help, so no real magic damage. Thanks a lot. >_>;
Second form was finished in about 30 seconds. Booooring.

Then, we mosied over to Giddeus for the 2-3 fight. I ran in a little early (oops), but BLU horribly pwns that fight. Yawn. When he reached 20%, he used AoE Curse which brought me to like 60HP/40MP max. Ewwww. Two Bludgeons later, no more dragon.

After that, Carste and Athoz helped me out with The Prince and the Hopper quest. If you haven't done that quest yet, that Taru is creepy! ; ; Anyways, you have to go to Mamook and kill a frog NM. Ath killed it in like a minute and I just tanked the babies. Carste, in his BLM awesomeness, got his AMII resisted. Great job.
So, I got my awesome Chanoix Gorget, which is nice for my DRG when it hits 70. O wait.

Back to NIN! I feel bad because I don't really use ele tools (we have a THF), but other than the occasional canceling of Protect instead of Copy Image and the more than occasional forgetting how many shadows I have, I am decent. My most recent static was on Colibri 54-56, so unfortunatly my accuracy was like 33% lol >_> Hopefully, it will be better soon!

I'm sorry for the lack of photos. I really don't feel like uploading them from PS, so I may add them later. Speaking of which, Congrats Soul and Drim on the marriage! And Zer, I'm sorry I can't walk in a straight line. `_` (pictures stop me apparently).

Bies~

OmgChristmas

I'll have a new post after New Years. Just busy. ;)

Borrredddd

I had a lot planned this weekend (well, more packed than usual) but unfortunately, the dreaded internet connection needed to play this game struck again. At least it wasn't me this time, though lol.

Saturday was casual, but oh so unlucky. We farmed Codices, and in like 3 hours we got one codex -_-. However, I did get a THF subligar...(/toss)

Sunday, two static members couldn't get on so we scrapped for this week. I didn't mind though, my NIN needs a few more pieces of gear and I had some stuff to finish up IRL.

Hopefully, next week will be more eventful. =O

Pupleflash Brukdok

A.K.A The RDM AF1 mob.

Before I start, I have a funny story. I've spent a lot on Amer lately. Also, in the past week, I think I've had like 3 or 4 tells saying "Amerie?" Well, apparantly that's the name of some elitist snob who sells HNM items (ffxiah ftw) who I am obviously not. Anyways, I first responded "No." but later didn't resopond at all. It's odd, because he stared at me in Qufim while he was waiting for dynamis while I was soloing. Also, I've never, EVER gotten these tells before. I have no idea anything about this person (lolirony at earlier statement) but I think they may be a server swap since I've never gotten these before? Whatever.

Back on topic, why is this blog titled Purpleflash Brukdok? Well, it's because I soloed him (as 44RDM/BLM)! This (according to wiki) makes me ten levels lower than the last reported solo by RDM. Of course, lolwiki, but I promptly updated it when I defeated him. Anyways, I've recoreded my strategy here. I'll put the warning now; this will be ALL text as I didn't take any good pics. >_>

Purpleflash (PB) spawns in Davoi near the PLD quest well. This means he is ~20 seconds away from the river! An interesting fact to know about orcs is that they detect by scent, which water erases. This allows you to pull an orc to the river and essentially lose hate! This is the basis of my ENTIRE strategy.

PB is a BLM type, which means that he (obviously) casts spells upon claiming and periodically after. This is his major weakness; when you tag him, he will pause, giving you enough time to run away! But on to that later.

To pull him, do the normal RDM stuff. Phalanx/BLINK(you'll see why I highlighted that later)/SS/P2/S2 etc. Aquaveil/Spikes aren't really needed, or protect really. Anyways, when you get a clear shot of PB, pull away! Immediately begin to run back towards the river. Stand so that you can see the top of the "cliff" and wait until you see him and his adds running towards you (or if he begins casting), and run! Eventually, you will notice that all of the orcs will STOP. Wait until they despawn, and tag PB with Bio II.

Now, onto the heart of soloing. This is done through:

• exploiting the ability to lose hate in water
• allowing PB to take damage from DoTs while unclaimed
• using fast cast to get out of range from his spells
• using Blink/Regen to prevent/negate fast casting DoTs

Keep in mind: from the first Bio II onward, IMMEDIATELY BEGIN RUNNING SLIGHTLY AFTER YOU REACH 55% SPELL COMPLETION! Because of Fast Cast, YOUR SPELL WILL STILL GO OFF WHILE AT THE SAME TIME GIVING YOU A SLIGHT DISTANCE ADVANTAGE! This allows you to escape his most dangerous spells, Thundaga/Stonega II/Waterga II. ALWAYS TRY TO KEEP UP BLINK! You CANNOT outrun Bio II/Poison II, and if these stick they will force you to use Regen. Poison II deals 4d/tick, and Bio II is 5d/tick. Make sure you do not get hit by both of these! They will drain your HP and in turn your MP. Keep up refresh and shell, but DO NOT worry about SS. Always keep your HP above 350 in case you get hit by a -ga II by accident.

Anyways, your order of priorities whould be this:

1. DoTs - if they wear he will REGEN HP. This is a loong enough fight, you won't want this.
2. HP - keep it above 350!
3. Blink - make sure to not get hit by DoTs!
4. Refresh - this is important, but can always be used later!

So, since I've (kind of) covered the basics, what do you do now?

Lets go back to that post-despawn Bio II. Once you cast this, use the "moving magic" trick and run deeper into the river! You should notice after ~10 seconds, HE WILL STOP AND DE-AGGRO! You will then want to tag him and stick Shock on him, and repeat. Now, follow him from a safe distance, and re-apply DoTs as they wear. This is basically the ENTIRE FIGHT minus a few nukes when you have MP. Make sure you keep him in between the bridge and the start of the area you pulled him from, or you will run out of water! A quick Poison/T1 nuke will make him move a few paces back if needed.

At around 75% (for me, at least) he will use manafont. This was actually, um, odd. He stood there with his weapon drawn and moved like an inch every 5 seconds until it wore, after which he de-aggroed me. It was weird >___>

After about 1hr20m for me, he reached ~5%. At this point, BIND HIM AND USE CHAINSPELL/WATER II! Did I mention Bind/Gravity stick? Well, they do. He used a harmless Poison II, and I finished him off in two unresisted nukes. I didn't need it, but try to have Convert ready for this! There is always the chance ALL of your nukes are resisted.

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Well, that was fun! Now off to sleep. Z_z

No pictures! Yay

As the title says, I have no pictures lol. >_> I keep on forgetting to take them.

First off, I got my Smithy's Mitts! That makes me a l33t 50+1 smither xD. While we're talking about Amer, I am currently enrolled in a Saturday 30ish static, and I managed to get Amer from 41-44 in three hours through the use of quad banding! (Anni + Anni + Emp + Anni) Now she's an awesone 44RDM/20WHM...; ; (I'll work on the SJ when the static ends since I don't really want to level it).

Now on to Falk. I actually can spell his name now. >_> Sjoidjgo. If anyone wonders, his name (I guess) is pronounced "Sjoi - d - jgo". "Sjo" isn't a bad shortening, but I MUCH prefer everyone calls me Falk still lol. It's pretty sad though; every time I go to a delivery box and I send something to Falk, it won't let me. Then I'm like "oh yeah that's right". ;_;

This Saturday was very fun for me, as I mentioned earlier! In the morning I had Amer static with my super fun LS group, and then we proceeded to beat the crap out of Fomor and Tauri in Aquaducts. I got to go Blu! I had forgetten how fun that job was. =3 Anyways, we got a THF sub off the first or second spawn (it took me and Kets like 3 days 4 hours each to get it -_-) which was the only one we really wanted. We killed Eba, too with 6 or 7. It was fun, although (I know, I'm mean) she only Grim Halo'd once. ; ; It one shotted Drimer on WAR though. xP

After we got a few more codices, we headed off to Sacarium to pop Swift Belt mobs. We had to wait a while for everyone to gather, so in the extra time me (BRD, Zer (PLD), and Stand (COR) beat up some Fomors. All I have to say is; Wow, those fights took a looooong time. Anyway, after we got everyone together we popped 5 NMs, resulting in one Swift Belt which Soul got. I think I died like 4 times, but poor Soul (on SMN) got killed like every time a mob used Grim Halo. ;_; Next week we'll be doing the same thing and trying to get Stand, Drim, Skie, and Mail some Swifts.

I have this Friday and maybe Thursday off, so I really need to farm. I need to buy RSE legs for Amer and then gear out PLD for Sunday static now. Then, I need to gear out NIN, which should be fun . . .

Soo....

Yeah. I actually was joking in that last post, but now it actually seems true.

So anyway, Sjobgjo or whatever is Falk's new name. -_- I sent an e-main to SE and they said "Look at the Q&A" to which my response was "Idid like 20 times and it doesn't help". Sigh. I'm not going to try again though, it's just a game and I don't feel like stressing out over it.

On that note I lost my Sandy win and my AF2 hat when they rolled me back, but it sure is better than not having like the 500k worth of gear they actually sold.

Double sigh...

Anyways, I'm at least back, even if I'll be using Amer for a while just because I have her name. =O