It's Been A Long While, How Have You Been?

Yeah time for another major blog update >_>".

Alot has changed since I last posted, we are now Lv90 and new area and so much stuff has been added into this game.

In the next few days I'll try to update all my job info to the lastest so stay tuned (if anyone even reads my blog anyway :D)

Doubletaru Trouble

You know its bad when there are suddenly two doctor Shantotto, worst if they are bend on taking over the world.

With that said, I recently completed my final BC for this mission for my pants for my Rdm idle set.

Like the other two add-on Missions, this one is just as annoying as the other two. The final fight though was abit more fun as you get to fight two Shantotto. If you think the odds were stacked against us, you were right, but we had some help, sixteen Hexes to collect to get buffs for the fight to even things out with the twin dominitrixes.

We went with a full TP burn setup and just went all out on one shantotto while the brd kited the other. We didn't get much trouble other than one member's death.

The final CS for the mission is by far the best and LOL CS I have ever seen in the game. A must see for anyone wanting a good laugh and good old Shantotto never fails to make you LOL.

I would watch it over again, but Den of Rancor is one annoying place to get to...

Into Darkness ( Part 3 )

Today I decided to get the last part of my Drk AF quest done as my Drk is 60. I farmed up the item needed in Beadeaux which is needed to pop the three NM, yes you read correct, three NMs for the quest.

I was contemplating between going Pld/Dnc, Rdm/Blu or Rdm/Dnc for this part. I ened up deciding on Rdm/Dnc cause I would put the TP to better use with waltzes as oppose to using MP to cure myself.

So geared up, I made my way to Middle Delkfutt's Tower and got ready for the fight. It was against two skeleton and a weapon NM.

Decided to take out the Blm skeleton first then the other skeleton and finally the weapon. I ended up having to recast stoneskin alot but the fight gets easier once I've killed the Blm skeleton, since there is only two left. I then took down the other skeleton without much trouble, then the weapon NM.

Was a rather fun fight though.

Into Darkness ( Part Two )

Now that my Drk is pass Lv 50, its time to complete my second of three quest.

This was a rather straightforward quest, I just have to go to Ordelle's Cave to kill three NMs.

First one was a weapon, which I had to trade a darksteel ingot to pop, I had actually forgot to read up on the part about the darksteel ingot and had to go back to town to get it. It dropped an axe, which I needed to pop the second NM.

The second one was another weapon, this one dropped a sword when killed.

Third and lastly was a ghost, not much there otehr than it has ice-spike which I couldn't dispel.

They weren;t much of a kick although I took some damage when they managed to take down my stoneskin but nothing serious.

After killing all three NMs, I zoned out of the cave, got my cutscene and my AF feet.

Into Darkness ( Part One )

Nothing much has happen lately worth posting about, so I went to do my Drk AF quest to spice things up. First up is the Lv 40 weapon.

Another one of those go here talk to this guy and go there and talk to another guy and go way over there and kill some NM.

So I went over to Giddeus to fight the NM when I bumbed into "an old friend", a NM that drops Monster Signa (staff), who apperently was up and UNCLAIMED. Poked it a few time and he went down, not staff though...

Went on to kill the quest NM with ease and returned back and got my Raven Scythe, which I tossed on the spot cause it sucks. Hehehe.

Rikku's Law 101

Have you ever wondered why in Vana'diel do you spent hours (if not days) farming coffer keys while other people seem to get it to drop on their first few kills?

Well, I have discovered a couple of theories from all my time adventuring around the great lands of Vana'diel, and most if not all of those theories are extremely accurate (at least to me).

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Chapter One : Items

The item you want will not drop (at least not without hours and hours of camping) when you want it to drop.

The said item, when dropped will usually drop off the next monster that you kill (which would be after hours of farming).

On the other hand, stuff that you were NOT camping for (this includes junk) will always usually drop very fast.

When farming (coffer keys/ quest items), the said item will not drop even after hours of camping, but when you have finally given up and decided to kill the last monster before leaving, the chances for said item to drop is extremely high (either that or the following monster AFTER the one you killed would drop it).

Chapter Two : Monsters (Including NMs)

The chances of finding a random NM up, unclaimed, is extremely high when you are either not prepared (wrong sub-job or lack of gears), or when you are on some low leveled job incapable of killing said NM.

Lottery pop NMs you are camping would either not pop or in the even it does pop, will not drop the item that you are seeking (unless it is a 100% drop).

When camping 21-24 hr repop NMs, when you have the luck (or lack of ) of getting the TOD and there is no one else camping, the chances for a server maintenance the next days is morderately high.

When a 21-24 hr NM(HNM)'s window is going to be open within your time zone after weeks of being stuff in the other end of the time zone, the chances of a server maintenance to reset all TODs is high.

When camping NM and there are other people also camping the same NM, the chance for it to pop BEHIND you (resulting in a lost claim) is greatly increased.

When pulling monsters (in EXP PT) the chances for the monter to link with other monsters increases the more you don't want it to link.

When pulling monsters (in EXP PT) the chances of a monster poping near the camp (which would result in linking/ aggroing) is very high.

When trying to sneak your way pass sight based monsters, the chance for it to turn around and see you as you walk pass increases the lower your level is compared to the monster, and in the event you do not aggro it, the chance increases for each other PT memeber atempting to do the same.

Chapter 3 : Travels

When taking airships/boat the chances of it leaving just as you reach the door is greatly increased when you are in a rush.

When you require a specific teleport, you would be unable to get it even after shouting for a long time (this includes Retraces). The chance increases the greater you are in a rush.

When you are rushing off to somewhere, the chances of finding unclaimed NMs is high. (see Chapter 2)

When adventuring off in the far (and deserted) corners of Vana'diel, the chance of forgetting an Instant Warp scroll (or any form of warp) is very high. This applies to jobs incapbale of teleporting/warping.

You would more likely run into Besiedged while walking towards the Chocobo Stables in Al'Zahbi to grab a chocobo then you would when you actually want Besiedged to skillup.(see Chapter 4)

Chapter 4 : Combat

While fighting in massive battlefields (Campaign/Besiedged), the chances of dying right after you re-raise from some random unseen AOE is very high.

The chance of having you buff removed in one second after spending the last 5mins buffing up is high.

After fighting in a long Besiedged/Campaign, the chance to D/C is proportional to the amount of EXP you would have earned if you didn't D/C.

Just when you think this is going to be a nice long campaign battle, it ends just as you get your allied tag.

The chance of the enemy using a deadly TP move at the moment you have no shadows up (which would result in your death or that the next hit would kill you) is high.

The chance of the enemy using AOE to wipe your shadows just after you have casted it, is also as high.

You would usually get killed not long after your re-raise wears.

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There is actually more, but this post is already long enough, I'll save it for the next time. Hehe.

Rikku's Back !

Thats right, I've dusted up my old blog after years of neglact.

Alot of things have changed in the lands of vana'diel. During this span of time, new lands were found and even time paradox discovered.

Well, thats enough of the world ! Rikku has grown as well. My current list of Jobs are (in order of getting it to 75)

Warrior
Ranger
Ninja
Summoner
Corsair
Black Mage
Red Mage
Paladin
Thief

Yeah, thats alot of jobs and my moghouse is being stuffed to the ceiling at the moment with all my gears (and junk).

Well, I'll try to post some glamor shots of my jobs when I find that Soultrapper 2000 I have somewhere in that pile of junk in my moghouse. Now... if only I remembered where my moogle put the key to the door......