September Version Update Preview: Part Two (09/03/2008)

[Aksannyi]

Re: September Version Update Preview: Part Two (09/03/2008)

Will be nice to actually get a good chunk of XP while farming shit like coffer keys. All of the mobs are EP and so I'd always end up getting like 1k from farming keys anyway, but it will be really nice to be able to hook my buffer up at the same time as getting the other shit done. Win-win, if you ask me.

[Malacite]

Re: September Version Update Preview: Part Two (09/03/2008)

SMN can solo pretty well in the lower levels actually if you use a pole and not a mage staff. The only hard part is keeping hate off yourself and your MP.

[Kirsten]

Re: September Version Update Preview: Part Two (09/03/2008)

Finally a slightly more incentives to solo or duo ( we both loves to duo together : bf and I ). Less exposure to "evil" Party leaders who kicked people out simply because you are not "bestly" equipped or not hitting heavy enough ( too weak ) etc. Hello !!! these are our first jobs to lv. 75. Honestly those Rank 10 people sometimes are impatient and not supportive I swear. Don't get me wrong I have met a few lovely Rank 10's out there ( but it is a separate threat altogether ).


Anyhow, my BIG queries are : will SE actually makes Exp. Chain bonuses for these EP, DC easier to reach or will SE only boost the experiences gain ? Hmmm. That's Interesting. We'll just have to wait and see.

[Feenicks]

Re: September Version Update Preview: Part Two (09/03/2008)

I highly, highly doubt that XP chains will be applied to anything less than an Even Match. This is because it would make it way too easy to have an infinite chain.

[Balfree]

Re: September Version Update Preview: Part Two (09/03/2008)

lol chain #10 in seconds after -ga'ing a buncha bunnies.

[Vyuru]

Re: September Version Update Preview: Part Two (09/03/2008)

What level are we talking, here? I'd say at basically any level, WHM solos better than a non-self-healing melee (this changed with the advent of dancer). But in particular, look at 20 and under. In those levels, get the highest damage HAMMERâ„¢ you can find, a shield, eat meat jerky, and go to town.

Maybe I do need a hammer and jerky

[Ziero]

Re: September Version Update Preview: Part Two (09/03/2008)

Just out of curiosity, if you haven't leveled dnc, what are you soloing with as war? /Blu?

<_< /nin

It used to work ok, before 70 =(

Sounds like Ziero's soloing as war/nin. While I agree with Ziero's point, I think it's been largely alleviated by the advent of DNC. I believe a THF/NIN may continue to perform better than a THF/DNC still (someone tell me -- I wouldn't know) due to their very high evasion making shadows more of a safety net than a requirement to not lose massive amounts of exp. Meanwhile, /dnc caters very well to Retaliation and 10-20% double attack.

Pretty much this. With thf, I just take very little dmg from anything EM or lower, unless it's a mage and it casts a -ga spell. But meleeing mobs, especially in campaign, have nothing but whiff fests against an Eva pumped thf. Hell I remember one time helping a Dnc friend farm her testimoney, she was 70, I was 72. And if (when) things linked, I would end up holding off two because she wouldn't survive as well as me. The combination of sleep bolts and supa-evasion made it easier for me to hold off two mobs then it was for her to do the same.

But War...war can't evade for squat. Can't take a hit either. Which as far as I'm concerned sucks. I've never been one to shy away from taking hits as War, but this damn job just can't take em at higher lvls like it could in lower ones. Ni helps...but I would prefer to avoid /Nin when possible. But on that same token, I don't wanna dance...

Anyhow, my BIG queries are : will SE actually makes Exp. Chain bonuses for these EP, DC easier to reach or will SE only boost the experiences gain ? Hmmm. That's Interesting. We'll just have to wait and see.

Ep and Dc never had exp chains at all, so no I don't think they'll be easier to reach.

Maybe I do need a hammer and jerky

Hammer is an awesomely fun weapon, shame it's Whm only. Sometimes it's just more fun to bash something's skull with a nice metal mallet.

[Malacite]

Re: September Version Update Preview: Part Two (09/03/2008)

lolWAR solo -. -


Go go C- rated evasion.... and getting killed by EP Colibri.

[Lmnop]

Re: September Version Update Preview: Part Two (09/03/2008)

Bunnies are the hardest thing I've soloed yet. >_>

One thing I love about soloing /dnc -- finally free of worry from most status effects. It really lifts the <cliche> off of some of the more irritating mob types like Malboro.

[Yellow Mage]

Re: September Version Update Preview: Part Two (09/03/2008)

Maybe I do need a hammer and jerky

THAT'S WHAT SHE SAID!

/caps

[TheGrandMom]

Re: September Version Update Preview: Part Two (09/03/2008)

THAT'S WHAT SHE SAID!

/caps