Archery Skilling

[Ka1'E1]

Currently I am a level 47 RDM and have been working on my Archery, which is currently at 59 after tonight. I just moved to the Maze of Shakrami (sp) tonight and got the last few levels off of Abyss Worms (27-30 my guide tells me)

Can I stay here until my skill caps at what it would be for a 30 rdm? (82 I think) or can I stay for a few more levels after that?

After that area, where is the next best place to level it high enough that I can start leveling it in pt?

FYI my rings are Horn Rings and I have level 40 scorp arrows and the latest bow with +acc

TIA
Azazael

[Drynavere]

Go to qufim island and do worms until about 75... best place ever... check this out:

[Ka1'E1]

wow, I didn't think that I would be able to stay there for that long.

Thanks ^^

[Gman]

Not sure if this contributes anything, but I did Yuhtunga Gob Smithies up to 92 before it stopped giving me skillups. I'm level 62 so they almost never hit me, and when they did, protect 3 and Phalanx made the damage 0. With Lightning bow and wooden arrows it was cheap, easy skilling. Think I'll try crawlers nest worker crawlers next, or maybe wasps.

As for worms, i'm not sure if there is a place, maybe the ones in bottom level of Gusgen, but they are probably the same level as the Shakrami ones.

Only other worms I know of are the ones in Kuftal and that is not safe because of the Air elementals and Robber crabs nearby. Any level 50'ish worms anywhere?

[Ka1'E1]

Actually try Attowah chasm, I found the worms there were Easy Prey High Defense to me at 47, so you should be able to get some levels there.

[Kilgraw]

Try the worms at West Altepa, just outside of Rabao, Gman. They are about the same level range as the worker crawlers in the CN.

[Gman]

Ah, forgot all about the West Altepa worms. Thanks a lot. Also, the new areas such Attowa, I forgot about that too. Think I'll be skilling bow soon ^^

[ForumWhore]

Level up RNG XD ... get it to 62, and it'll be capped for rdm75 :spin:

[Ka1'E1]

got to 100 outside of Jeuno on Weapons in Saurogm (tab). Ideas for where to next?

[Justarius]

Sadly, Sidewinder is still amazing inaccurate that it still misses on too weak and easy mobs. :mad:

[GASGUL]

I noted this on the Alk site,
http://ffxi.allakhazam.com/db/jobs.h...0449530&num=79
This is pretty far fetched guide for rng's to use as solo with later but, for an rdm its a nice skill up table to follow to lvl our archery with, we have the bar spells to make the majority of the worms casting null and void, not to mention our aggro avoidance in the case of kuftal,

I have not seen any data re the worms in Attowah chasm, other than conning EP, I dont remember how they conned, If I had a map of Xa id try these out, most EP will generally skill to 180 or so, excluding crabs and PLD type bstmn,

i am currently at 120 or so archery,
so im going to go mess up some Worms at West Altepa,

this could be a fun interlude, and a alternate <later on when i can actually hit EP mobs with bow> to WS off with my Separah of trials,

[Ka1'E1]

I did find out last night that Goblins in Beaducine Glacier were giving me skill, 2 shots .6 skill up, so I am going to try that then let everyone know how it goes for me.

[Xyphere]

/bump kick
Vital information =O

How about 100-175? Robbers?

[Prefect]

All worm family mobs & levels:

http://ffxi.somepage.com/mobdb/list.php?family=65

[truenoir]

Hmm...I got to 149 last night on Robber Crabs (ended up on them anyway). Skill was coming in pretty slow, it seemed to be good at first on any prey I chose, then slow down. First Anticans/Spiders outside Rabao, then Scorps and Beetles...then eventually Robber crabs.

Crabs still con EP Low Evasion, and as far as I know *should* skill weapons to around 200, and we cap archery at 210 at 75. But skill slowed down quite a bit...is that just because I'm less behind than I was (started the day at 102) you think, or do we have to use harder mobs to skill on for our lower capped skills? Or perhaps just a run of bad luck :sweat:

Anyway, I'm trying to skill Archery up to at least 175, but if I can skill it on the same mobs that people with A rated skills can skill to 200-210 on, then that makes it much easier for me to cap out the skill soloing.

For those of you that did get archery up for Sidewinder and all, what did you finish out skilling on?