Seeing the improvements in soloing from your LJ convinced me to give FFXI another shot. Is DNC the only job that can really benefit from having a BST subjob for soloing, or can any do well with it as long as you have sufficient Charm gear?
All jobs can benefit from /BST now. I have been using it as sub to SCH for example. I macro in CHR+ with my charm macro and it helps a lot. The thing about DNC is that it has a lot of healing potential while with other jobs you might still have to rest and change pets as you won't be able to take as many hits. But you can do very well soloing with /BST on any job especially at lower levels. Be smart about the items you carry, get instant-reraise and warp scrolls free with your signet points as well as xp-ring. Bring cheap emergency HP potions and use cheapest regen drinks like milk at very low levels. Make your own food from the things you kill (for example, rabbit = hare meat, dried m. cheap from store and a fire crystal makes that into grilled hare which is a 3-4hr food great for low levels, +30%atk)
I had a question with the areas you used, to lvl up DNC. In your post about what general area/mobs you used, you mentioned Mid Delkfutt's Tower. What lvl were you? and what mobs did you go for? BST Type Gobs/Gigas/Bats/etc?
I'm currently a lvl 26 MNK on the server Fenrir, love the guide so far, and plan to use it for my DNC too (which is 15 atm. I just want to be able to plow through my subs as quickly as possible, with as little help as possible (using PL's)
Well I forget exactly, (I think something like 30 to 34?) you can tell a bit from some of the pictures (one of me leveling up to 33 on a goblin there), but I was going for any EM and T monsters of any job, usually goblins and gigas. I don't bother with trying to target BST pets with a strong job because it's kinda slow to wait on repops and it can still be dangerous (plus it almost feels cheap).
I would charm bats (easier to charm than many other pet types), either the single or the triplet ones, if possible DC ones, and then chain through T and EM gigas or BST of any type, trying not to get links (although with /BST those can be handled too). That's without using any PLing and it was very fast and efficient xp and pretty fun.
Yeah, I took a look at you dinging on one, and I just kind of tried to gauge it - as for lvl'ing mnk, should I just use /dnc for now? You've really opened my eyes to this job, and it looks like a lot of fun - I can't wait to get this to 75!
Rajin, 4 year Alexander MNK so i'm watching the /dnc solo chain and i can't figure out what headpiece you're wearing? i assume those are hq feet, unless you're just wearing them for enhanced dodge and avoided changing gear.
Feet are af1+ which has an extra +10 evasion and DEX+5 on top of the enhance dodge. The head is flawless ribbon, I was testing it for the amnesia duration (and I also got a few intimidate to fire off from the killer effect).
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The thing about DNC is that it has a lot of healing potential while with other jobs you might still have to rest and change pets as you won't be able to take as many hits. But you can do very well soloing with /BST on any job especially at lower levels.
Be smart about the items you carry, get instant-reraise and warp scrolls free with your signet points as well as xp-ring. Bring cheap emergency HP potions and use cheapest regen drinks like milk at very low levels. Make your own food from the things you kill (for example, rabbit = hare meat, dried m. cheap from store and a fire crystal makes that into grilled hare which is a 3-4hr food great for low levels, +30%atk)
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I'm currently a lvl 26 MNK on the server Fenrir, love the guide so far, and plan to use it for my DNC too (which is 15 atm. I just want to be able to plow through my subs as quickly as possible, with as little help as possible (using PL's)
Appreciate the time for the response~
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I don't bother with trying to target BST pets with a strong job because it's kinda slow to wait on repops and it can still be dangerous (plus it almost feels cheap).
I would charm bats (easier to charm than many other pet types), either the single or the triplet ones, if possible DC ones, and then chain through T and EM gigas or BST of any type, trying not to get links (although with /BST those can be handled too). That's without using any PLing and it was very fast and efficient xp and pretty fun.
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so i'm watching the /dnc solo chain and i can't figure out what headpiece you're wearing? i assume those are hq feet, unless you're just wearing them for enhanced dodge and avoided changing gear.
just trying to sort out your melee gear ^^
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