soloing to 20, that painful?

[jacobdet]

I'm another comeback kid. It's been a year for me and I'm reading up on all I've missed.

It seems like there's a lot to learn, but my question is would it be that hard to solo to level 20 as an elvaan MNK?

I just remember hating the dunes and I really don't want to start out as a war and level to 18 to get my sub. So would it be that painful?
-JD

[nazlfrag]

Re: soloing to 20, that painful?

WIthout a subjob, it would take quite a while. With the new jobs in the expansion and influx of 360 players, it should be easy finding a party. If you do want to go solo, buy some decent defence food and selbina milk for hp regen, and keep your gear up to date. You will still find it difficult on your first job, it's much easier with a subjob.

[mIze]

Re: soloing to 20, that painful?

I'm currently soloing through my teens as Mnk/Whm, and I can tell you that the advantages of having a melee subjob are nil. With Mnk/War, I get 2 more STR and a few more hitpoints, that's it. Obviously you don't have /whm, but I'm pointing out that you will not be severely gimped without a melee SJ.

Also, have you checked out the Return Home to Vana'deil program? I recovered my characters after two years with it, I'm very happy.

http://www.playonline.com/ff11us/cam...wcb/index.html

It ends on May 31st, so you've still got plenty of time to apply. You'll need your registration code from FFXI and your original POL ID/password. If you've lost those, you can use Type A recovery and supplement the application with personal information to verify your identity. Good luck~

[Taruking]

Re: soloing to 20, that painful?

u can solo to 20 but u will have to go to the dunes from 18-20 just to get ur sub-job quest soo either way a lvl 30 mnk without a sub-job=usless

[Lunaryn]

Re: soloing to 20, that painful?

Well, dunes or Buburimu Peninsula, since there are two subjob quests. You'll obviously need help with the mobs that drop the quest items, unless you want to solo to 30+...

The method that is often best, if you can find mobs of the right level at the right density, is to go after low-to-mid EPs in large numbers, making up for low per-battle xp numbers with low downtime between battles. However, downtime will be a big factor if you don't have WHM sub. Having several stacks of Selbina Milk may help, I made decent use of it when I was levelling THF subless. It's always available in Selbina, and also in whatever nation controls Zulkheim (Region Map > Conquest). Potions, on the other hand, are more trouble than they're worth in my experience. Do bring some Antidotes, though, as Plaguebreath and the like can be devastating. (If you want you can skill Alchemy a little making these in San d'Oria, at least when Sandy controls Derfland.)

[kuu]

Re: soloing to 20, that painful?

Solo to 20 is pretty easy with an NPC.

Of course you would need to have play with your npc buddy for a while to get all the nice stuffs like tatics pearl and 20+ kill before despawn.

If you're going to a marathon though, then pt is only way to go...it's pretty hazardous and boring without backup.

From a fresh start though, that's pretty impossible, or just excessively long. No real gil for food or eq, and no sj, no npc, not much cp for xp rings, etc.

[kenshin-san]

Re: soloing to 20, that painful?

Soloing will get boring fast, so I suggest you just tough it out and try to find a decent party in the dunes. If you really try, you can get out of there in a day.

[Murphie]

Re: soloing to 20, that painful?

I try and solo all of my jobs as far as I possibly can (to 20 generally) just because so many people insist on going to the dunes, and while there take a generally half-assed attitude towards everything (I can't count the number of parties I've been in with Rank 10's who are like "lol, it's the doons" and they wear barely any armor, and don't bother to pay attention) that quite frankly it's just more enjoyable for me to solo as much as possible. But it's not for everyone.

Really, provided you use your EXP ring as often as possible, and fight mobs that are DC-EP, you shouldn't have any problems. WHM might be slow going, but even that's not impossible. Just make sure to gear up, eat food, and use every advantage that you can.

I generally carry some milk or aulaits for HP regen if I can't cure, a few medicines (antitotes, echo drops, etc) if I think I might need them, and when possible, ranged weaponry. On my WAR and THF especially, the status bolts used with crossbows are invaluable. But even with jobs that can't use those, it's possible to solo at least to 20 provided you learn what you can take on quickly with minimal resting, and you just keep at it.

If you are subless, I would probably suggest trying to solo to at least 15 before heading to the dunes. That way you can avoid some of the scarier parties that camp near the Konschtat zone, and get in just as you will start fighting mobs that drop the subjob items you'll need.^^

[Rising Tornado]

Re: soloing to 20, that painful?

I solo'd to 15 when I first began (on two characters, actually. MNK both times).
I think that if you are the right kind of person, with a sense of patience and adventure, it can be a rather enjoyable experience.

It is quite possible, and it isn't nearly as difficult as it would be for some jobs. Soloing to 18-20 is perfectly feasible, if you are willing to put a few weeks into it.
Who knows? Maybe it could be much quicker. I enjoyed taking my time and learning my limits (well, trying to learn them... it seems I really haven't, in the long run, based on how often I still get msyelf killed) and building my sense of character in the proccess.

I say: If you are already thinking about doing it, and have the perspective of a former player (rather than a new player who really hasn't got a feel for what the gameplay can be like) then you're probably suited to doing it, and should go for it.

If you land on Lakshmi, I'll be glad to lend a helping hand in getting started.

[Freyr]

Re: soloing to 20, that painful?

The best place i've found to level solo from 7-25 would be Ghelsba Outpost and then Fort Ghelsba. Just be a freight train thru easies.

SubJob:Whm
Food: Meat Jerky from Boncort
Drink: MPRefresh Drinks

Consider the time you solo a time to also raise your cooking skill. Buy stacks of items from the npc vendors and enough crystals to make 24 drinks then go level and when ever you need mp make two or three use one and destroy stuff as your mp ticks back. Just keep poping them when they can heal back your mp without waste. 1MP=3.75HP

You will almost never need to rest while leveling and you'll easy make enough off drops and crystals of the mobs to pay for all your item you use and then some.

Orange Juice - Cooking 10cap
Apple Juice - Cooking 20cap
Pineapple Juice - Cooking 30cap
Melon Juice - Cooking 40cap
Grape Juice - Cooking 50cap

Hey ten glad to see you here ^.^

[Rising Tornado]

Re: soloing to 20, that painful?

So many people with my face! I think I'm developing a complex O.o;;

(Nice to see you too!)

[Lunaryn]

Re: soloing to 20, that painful?

Another thing that is overlooked is small parties. The game is balanced in a way that is very hard on soloing, but while a competent 6-member party going after ITs may be the most efficient approach, there's some diminishing returns effects, and fighting with fewer than 6 members is not so crippling as many often imagine.

Even duoing does a lot to get past the limitations on what one character can do all at once in a very significant way. Kamiel started duoing his PLD/RDM with Kumei's DRK/RNG last night, and while some of our success was attributable to Deathbringer (incredible lv 5 GSword), we were managing to get chain #2 on Ts and pulling in xp in the 100-150 range fighting sheep and crabs in La Theine (Kumei even managed to open Distortion and MB it w/ Water). We got nearly two levels, probably in less time than it would have likely taken to find/organize a dunes party, gather together, and do some decent xp grinding for a comparable leveling stretch.

[Ice Agent]

Re: soloing to 20, that painful?

im new to ffxi... so wat r the dunes... not only that... why the hell are the sheeps always killing me? yea i know im such a noob... can some one message me

[MadCrom]

Re: soloing to 20, that painful?

im new to ffxi... so wat r the dunes... not only that... why the hell are the sheeps always killing me? yea i know im such a noob... can some one message me

The dunnes are the pretty much in the middle of Sandy and Bastok. Its a giant desert where most players get their first good chance to learn how the mechanics of a EXP Party works.

As for the sheep what lvl are you?

~~~Snoogins~~~

[Ice Agent]

Re: soloing to 20, that painful?

The dunnes are the pretty much in the middle of Sandy and Bastok. Its a giant desert where most players get their first good chance to learn how the mechanics of a EXP Party works.

As for the sheep what lvl are you?

~~~Snoogins~~~

im on level six about to go onto 7 wat lvl are they on that they are a pain in the ass... by the way what other weapons in Sandoria can i get for my monk