The Bomb Craze

[Atma]

Could somoene please explain the fascination with bomb mobs to me? Is it just a fast way for smn to solo? And what do you do, just throw avatars at it till it self destructs?

[Stromgarde]

Re: The Bomb Craze

Not a summoner myself, but yes, your assertions appear to be correct. I've often wandered past them in Ifrit's and Uleguerand.

[LadyPeorth]

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Basically, you send Carbuncle to his doom vs a Bomb. The Bomb self destructs, Carbuncle utters a curse onto you, and you get EXP. Depending on how fast the bombs blow their tops, you can easily EXP chain with yourself (assuming they all detonate on first WS). It's solo-able, fairly safe, and not too taxing on the brain...plus you don't hafta main heal

[Atma]

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What level is this possible?

[galkaBST]

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Coming from a bst (you guys stole it! ), I can assure you that you can do this at any level really, as long as you can keep a pet out forever. MP drinks, whatever. This works on Bombs and goblins, covers a wide range of levels Good luck with it-

[Shirai]

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What level is this possible?

You can start soloing pretty early in your career.
If you have Carbuncle mitts his perpetution is reduced by half at level 20.
There's more then bombs and snolls that self destruct, you could try goblins as well in hopes they drop the bomb instead of tossing it on buncle.
Or worms but they don't self destruct and they do take a while to kill, it is however very safe.
Get cooking to level 10 and bring a few stacks of Saruta oranges and Water Crystals to make your own Orange Juices and you're set to go.

Recommended to start soloing on bombs is level 51 when you get your light staff.
In combination with Carbuncle mitts Carby will be free to use.
Next to that you can take the bombs in places where they are always there.
Garlaige Citadel, Ifrit's Cauldron and Uleguerand Range.
On Killing Ifrit there's a great guide on how and where you can solo them safely.
http://killingifrit.com/forums.php?m=posts&q=28803
This has helped me greatly on my solo career.

As for soloing it does need practice and it doesn't come without risk.
the most places you solo are filled with other monsters that will agro you so you'll have to find places that have the space for you to run far enough to resummon carbuncle safely.
When I started soloing I died a lot finding the right camps, but in the end it was more then worth it when I got the hang of soloing.
Start with Bombs that con as Tough and move on to Very tough or even Incredibly tough when you get the hang of it.

Coming from a bst (you guys stole it! ), I can assure you that you can do this at any level really, as long as you can keep a pet out forever. MP drinks, whatever. This works on Bombs and goblins, covers a wide range of levels Good luck with it-

Guilty as charged my friend, guilty as charged.
However you beastmasters have been a great inspiration to our soloing careers.

It's solo-able, fairly safe, and not too taxing on the brain...plus you don't hafta main heal

Healing is not the main reason why I solo, sometimes I do not get invited to parties for an entire week while I do want to get experience points.
Soloing is a good way to get experience points, when I'm lucky and the explode quick I get just as much per hour as I would get in a normal exp party.
But yes, healing has a little bit to do with why I solo since most people don't have the slightest clue on what a summoner can do more for a party then just playing main healer.
Next to that, I miss too many good spells I have as my whm to really save lives and conserve MP.
Even with keeping Carbuncle out during fights I use more MP healing on summoner per chain then I would on White mage.

[Aunika]

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Coming from a bst (you guys stole it! ), I can assure you that you can do this at any level really, as long as you can keep a pet out forever. MP drinks, whatever. This works on Bombs and goblins, covers a wide range of levels Good luck with it-

Gun, is that you?

[Hamlet]

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Interesting idea. Could I do this as rdm/smn? With refresh, I can keep carbunkle out indefinately, but would he die too fast from being subbed carbie? If he wouldn't die terribly fast, I could probably get a recast off with blink/stoneskin/phalanx. I wouldn't depend on this for xp or anything, but it might be fun to try.

[Shirai]

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Interesting idea. Could I do this as rdm/smn? With refresh, I can keep carbunkle out indefinately, but would he die too fast from being subbed carbie? If he wouldn't die terribly fast, I could probably get a recast off with blink/stoneskin/phalanx. I wouldn't depend on this for xp or anything, but it might be fun to try.

Hehe, no (un)fortunately
an avatar from a summoner subjob has the same strength as the subjob, meaning it will die in 1/2 maybe 3 hits.
too fast to run to a safe place.
If it were to be as strong, summoner would definately be overpowered on a subjob.

[Kornera]

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I do a lot of soloing with bombs as a summoner. Started about level 51 when i could have my light staff and when to Ifrit's Cauldron at the enterence to kite them there. At a higher level i got my carby mitts which i felt safer to go to uleg. range for snolls. After i got to about in the low to mid 60s i went further up the mountain to solo and start summoner partys. When i got close to the 70s, i than went up the the top of the mountain at the lake to solo, duo, trio, no matter how big the party is, its a great place to party for summoner's. Pain in the *** to get up there, but worth it in the end. as a 70-71 summoner right now, i gain 300 xp per kill, and most of the time i get up to chain #2 which gives my 375 xp.

[Sethe]

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I did the entire of 51-61 solo in Ulegurand range.

My best was chain #5, 550 exp.

[galkaBST]

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Gun, is that you?

Lmao, that's the best sig ever Aunika. Yep, it's me, I came over when Alla sold out so I hang around here now XD

[Aunika]

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thanks. I had someone else make it for me.

Leveling Summoner now also. Now I need one that has BST and SMN on it.

[Omniblast]

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Seperate Chains, I think I could have hit 600 if I used the other exp band. I took an an hour per day soloing, did 3-4k each day for about a week. I couldn't get a exp party. T_T.




This was at level 62 -> 63

[Kazuki]

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Best I got with band was Chain 4, duo, 630. I got chain 5 for over 400 without band. WOuld have loved to see that with band. >_<