bst

hurray for level sync, anniversary rings, and bst burn pts!

The last few days have been great for bst, as conditions have allowed us to get surv (syncee) from 54-59! Sim dinged 75 yesterday on bst, congrats to him! I am at 64, meaning I only have 2 levels left until Maat's cap! That should only be one or two more bst burn parties for me!

Surv's last week as a substitute teacher is this week, so she is excited to be done with her classroom of ill-mannered, sniveling dirt children. She was able to land a summer job, so she will be in training for that on the next two saturdays. Because Nyzul Isle is on Saturdays, we will push this back to Sunday for two weeks, and just farm boss floors- as hellslayer (UK) will not be on.

I was able to destroy Maat on RDM on Sunday (I took a 18 damage Stone III), meaning BST and DRK are my only two Maat fights remaining. Oddly enough, Surv has the same two fights left as well.

After Maat's cap: Sim, Surv, and myself will probably apply to TwilightNocturne.

friday 12.5.08

Tonight, would be a good time to do ZM4 for sim. We can try to farm a lantern if you guys want to, but word on the street is that we only need one (thanks hoss). I'm thinking a setup similar to our ENM configuration should work, only surv will have to sub blm for ele seal sleep. The THF is immune to sleep, so melee should zerg it down real fast (only has 4700 hp). Perfect Dodge will probably slow us down, so hopefully the BLM and SMN won't wake up too soon. Everyone's Rancor might cause us some trouble, but if this fight can be Duo'd, I don't see too much to worry about.

I'm also looking to better outline our bst camps, as the last two times we've partied- exp has been terrible. Also, this will probably help me remember where to go.

54-57 (maybe 58): Garlaige Citadel: Bats/Beetles v. Bombs/Pots

57-59 (maybe 60): Quicksand Caves: Lizards v. Anticans

59-61 (maybe 62): Uleguerand Range: Rabbits/Tigers v. Tigers/Snolls/Buffalos

59: Attowha Chasm: Scorpions v. Flies

60-63ish: Boyahda Tree: Fungars/Rabbits/Crabs v. everything. (everything links though, so bring RR)

62-66: Cape Terrigan: Lizards/Rabbits v. Goblins/Cockatrice

62-64: Ifrit's cauldron: Bats/bees/opo opo v. bombs

So yeah. I plan on ditching bst when everyone is 66. Only 12 more levels to go! Hopefully we can get that within another month.

Surv and I will be gone Saturday, but we can ENM/BST on Sunday. Saturday may be a good time to do ZM5 for Sim (I recall it being cake). We can BST/ZM thoughout next week, then hopefully get Sim sky access by next week (then start farming triggers).

update 12.4.08

The [S] areas have been great for exp. Unfortunately, the great exp passed as quickly as it had came. We targeted djinns in east ronfaure [S] and Batallia Downs [S] for several levels, getting us to level 53. Subbing black mage for elemental nukes fed the bombs massive amounts of tp, and we were able to incite a number of self-destructs (a few of which one-shotted us- hurray for reraise).

After djinns stopped providing decent exp, we decided to try our luck in the crawlers nest. Exp would have been good, had we been able to kill higher tier beetles, but there was a party there. We chained Ts for a bit, and then moved to the basement in Garlaige Citadel. Too early. It was difficult to find EM bats. We ended up getting ~4k exp/hr, and got tired after about 90 mins of failure. I suspect once we hit 54 all the bats would check EM, and we can start throwing them at bombs.

In other news, Surv and I decided to ditch bastok (albiet temporarily) and head to sandy. I do not suspect we will stay there very long. We hit rank 5 with ease, and are planning to hit up 5-1 and 5-2 soon. Looking ahead, there shouldnt have too much trouble with the missions themselves. Its not that I don't like San d'Oria, I just miss having all the outposts and 190k conquest points. Sucks not being able to recharge your Emperor Band.

wings of the goddess

Over the weekend, we took BST from 43 to 49, camping at the Yhoater Jungle Telepoint (even killing the random Marlboro, just cause we could), and then partying with Myce (PLD) and Thom (RDM). We moved to Gustav Tunnel for Goblin Beastmaster pets, and the exp was decent.

Presently at 49, we have found Gustav Tunnel to be overcamped, Garlaige Citadel too high for higher tier bats and beetles, or bombs for that matter, so we have been looking for a new camp. Guides online suggest Battallia Downs [S], or East Ronfaure [S] for Djinn type mobs, but there is one problem: Survive and I havnt really explored the Wings of the Goddess expansion yet. So monday night, we decided to run to Southern San d'Oria [S], and set up our alliegence. Suprisingly enough, I found the first few quests, while standard timesinks, actually provided an entertaining storyline. I also participated in a few campaign battles, which were actually fun, and provide a fair amount of Allied Notes.

I'm looking forward to exploring these relatively new areas on BST, and perhaps gain a few levels in the process.

bst update

This week has been quite productive in terms of BST. Our group consisted of Simkiel, Survive, and myself. (Hoss being EST, doing Limbus et al.) We started off around level 32, and we are now at 38. I find the exp bands to be invaluable for BST. Having saved the 2008 Anniversary Ring for BST exclusively, it has made leveling in slower zones more efficient and enjoyable.

A quick rundown of the zones we visited:

32-34: Gusgen Mines: Camped in the basement. We charmed Fungars and Flies, using them against Bombs and Flies. Exp slowed down a lot once we dinged 33, but our exp bands carried us to 34.

34-36: Bibiki Bay: Camped on the deck/beach area. Charmed Dhamels, Rarabs, and Efts, fighting Efts and Ravens. Exp dropped considerably at 36, so we moved on.

36-37: Sea Serpent Grotto: This place was awesome. We camped near the unmarked door on the way to Norg. Used Leeches and Bats v. Ghasts. Just chucked pets at mobs until they died- no meleeing alongside pets. Very easy with 3 people. Only had one death when Surv's leech decided to uncharm while she was running through a group of 3 or 4 leeches. Probably could have stayed here until 38, but exp slowed down too much, especially when we could have been in...

37-41: Yuhtunga Jungle: Camped in the SE corner of the map, near the Yhoater Jungle zone line. Pets included crawlers and bees v. gobs. We had to use a bunch of jug pets, due to the lack of charmable mobs in the area. Regardless, exp was awesome. We haven't quite exhausted this zone yet, and I anticipate being able to stay here until 39 or maybe even 40. I anticipate finishing this zone tonight.

Edit: This zone worked all the way until we dinged 41, then exp dropped, as gobs fell to the T-VT range.

Sim and I were able to grab our AF weapons pretty quickly. Surv still needs to get hers, as she was getting tired, and was sort of distracted by Sbrightblade fearlessly hitting on her. She got in a few funny insults, and he eventually shutup.

Future zones look to be either Yhoater Jungle or Attowha Chasm.

Saturday 11.15

Saturday was... well, interesting. Simkiel has been working on the Chains of Promathia expansion, and his static needed a bit of help with Mission 4-3. Surv, Hoss, and I went out to Sacrarium to give him a hand. Sim's LS, inappropriately named 'ProfoundWisdom', was clearly unorganized. The leader clearly did not know how many people would be needed on this run, which jobs would be advantageous, etc- and this was their second attempt at this mission. Very frustrating- I blacklisted the leader, as her /wrists emo attitude was clearly unrestrained.

After clearing several Fomor rooms with no professor pop, we moved camps. Unfortunately one of the members was afk and decided to aggro half the zone. Needless to say he KO'd in a lovely spot, and upon raising him, we wiped trying to save him from his blood aggro.

3 hours later, our LS left the CoP party, without even fighting the NM.

0/1.

We took a break, then decided to do an ENM run as NIN RDM SAM SAM (Sheep in Antlion's Clothing). We attempted to enter, and Sim was unable to do so. Not to waste our chance at a Hagun, Surv, Hoss, and I attempted to trio it, and were unsuccessful in the attempt.

0/2.

We took an even longer break, as Sim was pretty frustrated. Came back and decided to do something we knew we could do- get Sim Bastok rank 8. We did 2 missions, and completed it with ease. We were also able to snag Hoss his SAM AF helm while we were there.

1/3.

We then hopped on BST for a short time, and 4-manned in Eastern Altepa Desert. Sim, Surv, and I all got a level, and Hoss (who is lvl 66) got a buffer. We had a few deaths, but most of it was learning the zone, and having all our pets die at around the same time. Compared to earlier events, I consider this a win.

2/4.

bst burn

Sunday evening, our small ls all geared up on beastmaster and proceeded to own several zones. Armies of jug-pet crabs washed over the terrain in Lower Delkfutt's Tower, Rolanberry Fields, and Yuhtunga Jungle. Simkiel and Survive went from level 24-27, Circa from 38-40, and Hoss joined in to get some exp on his 65 bst. Experimenting with subjobs was interesting as well: BST/WHM x2, BST/DNC, and BST/COR 4-man worked suprisingly well. We only had a couple deaths from external aggro, but everything went fairly smoothly. I think I got some decent screenshots, which I may post later.