Need something to do BESIDES grind!!!

[Murphie]

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I was teasing about the bias, of course, but I appreciate the link, regardless. I'd like to do one of these things one day.

[Lambeaus]

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Well I didn't write one so they can only be so good, and I had that one open in another tab when I checked Garrisons minimum level.

BTW there are also Expeditionary forces that have a minumum level of 20 capping at 30 but finding help for that can be a pain.

I also noticed something about Expenditionalry forces when chatting it up with the gate guard, but haven't been able to pursue it yet. Not something that can be done without an alliance, eh?

[eriatarka]

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Go NM hunting

[Taodyn]

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Very good suggestion. I spent hour upon hour hunting for Orcish Wallbreacher and Orcish Barricader in Ghelsba.

[Mhurron]

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I also noticed something about Expenditionalry forces when chatting it up with the gate guard, but haven't been able to pursue it yet. Not something that can be done without an alliance, eh?

Yes it can be. Depending on what your nations current placing is Conquest is you can do it with as few as 4 people (3rd Place), since the number of mobs you have to fight depends on how many members you have. A full alliance could make it harder actually. What makes it a pain is that everyone has to be from the same nation and peoples apparent allergy to level capped events.

I tried to start a EF LS, and a few people took pearls, but no one ever showed up.

[Taskmage]

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http://www.ffxionline.com/forums/par...son.guide.html

Here's the aforementioned other guide. Well get the job-specific guides up as soon as we figure out how to trick to forum code into letting us do that.

[ikkleste]

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at 20:

Garrison, our LS has just got into this and it's loads of fun and bags of loot. you can get your manquinn through this and and BCNM20

BCNM20. again bags of loot and can brak up the tedium a bit.

missions: doing them all up to 2-3 at 25 should keep you occupied for a while.

quests: the selbina clay quest in selbina is huge. it took me and a friend 3hrs near enough, thats with warp and teleport available to us. it'd take much longer with out those. maybe not worth doing all of just yet, but something to bear in mind.
but other quests can keep you occupied. aspir quest will need a few mages a well balenced party shoudl be able to get through at about level 25 without too much trouble, organisation would be the key.

Brenner? not sure if you can get this at 20 if you set up your own. there isn't a quest or a minimum rank like ballista i think, just talk to the dude in upper J. can make a great LS event.

Hunt NM. Maybe not the most profitable at your level but can get some useful Rare/ex gear and a lot of things that aren't over camped. You could split into groups and hold a competition for the first to bring back an uncamped drop like a Buburimu gorget or whatever, camp against each other, kinda of like camping the biggies but against your friends in healthy competition.

At 30:
things open up here.

Promivon capped at 30, takes a bit of organisation, but it sounds like you've got that down quite well. if you have a organised group these shoudn't be much a problem. Do ENM at the same time for monster gil drops.

More garrison

Balista and brenner.

More BCNM.

Advanced job quests. most dont require a group, but nin and Sam will need a party and probably dragoon.

[Cometgreen]

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Taskmage's link wouldn't work for me, but I assume you're all referring to this (pdf)? I assume Taodyn doesn't mind...

I still haven't participated in Garrison (or Ballista, for that matter); I had left the game before doing any of the fun stuff. Now I just need to get myself in a LS.

[Taodyn]

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There's a forum version located in the Party Etiquette and Tactics section.

Taskmage's link should have lead there.

And yeah, that's my guide and no, I don't mind you linking it.

[Taskmage]

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Oops. The L in html got chopped off. Works now.

[zagex]

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As my friend said, it's all about finding your own niche. He likes doing quests, and tries to get them all done. I don't really care that much about quests and I only do them if there's something I need as a reward from the quest, or Norg fame... Curse you, Norg fame... (maxed fame everywhere else)

But I like to craft a lot, and as long as I have the inventory space and/or AH space, I'm crafting. I've always found there's a lot of better ways to skillup (making money skilling up) than whatever guide out there says. You just have to dig around deep enough in the recipe lists. Though, not trying to say there aren't any rough spots... just that prices of items are time dependent and server dependent.

[Illuen]

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I know it isn't exactly what you were expecting, trying to avoid leveling, but have you ever thought of setting up a LS group party/mission event? My Linkshell, when we party, is about 1/20 actual partying, the rest talking and joking around, and assuring everyone that the Tarus will take over the world, and the battling takes second stage to the talking and it is just wonderful.

[Jei]

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I'm having a lot of fun crafting. Crafting is very addicting. You should try.

[avhmia]

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Taodyn's is excellenter.

QFT

And, yeah, garrison is a total blast at any level. Honestly, there's so much content in this game that I haven't even managed to get my main job to 75 yet-- there's just so much other stuff to do. Don't worry too much, you never have to grind endlessly unless you want to.

[Haggai]

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Do a Level 1 Alliance Bubbly Bernie fight. I saw a video of an LS doing this, it was hilarious! If you don't know, Bubbly Bernie is a forced popped NM crab in South Gustaberg behind the lighthouse. Bernie is level 9-10. Just trade a Quus (a fish) to a spot behind the lighthouse and Bernie will pop. See how long it takes for you to kill him.

I have a suggestion for your BLM/WHM at 30, start hunting elementals. I'm BLM and I find it loads of fun. He/she should be able to kill Tahrongi/Konschtat/La Thiene Elementals easy. I think I was killing them at WHM32, so BLM30 should be able to handle them. Have the WHM join the first time just in case you have trouble. Just bind and nuke, pretty easy. If it unbinds and recast on Bind isn't up, sleep it. Aspir is also your friend. The WHM can try too, Banish II works well.

Profitable NM camping:
Spiny Spipi in East Sarutabaruta - Mist Silk Cape
Jaggety-Eared Jack in West Ronfaure - Rabbit Charm
Spook (though not technically an NM) in King Ranperre's Tomb - 2 sometimes 3 pops / night - Traveler's Mantle
Stinging Sophie on the hill in North Gustaberg - Beestinger (dagger)

There's more, but thats all I can think of right now.