Cannonball nearing completion

So last night I managed to pick up a triumph earring, and took another look at my current Cannonball setup.


That's without buffs, mind you.

Other than a few upgrades (flame ring #2, triumph earring #2, af2 legs, rutters), this puppy's almost done!

The next time I hit the 15k ampoule mark, I'll likely opt for kubira since a fortitude torque isn't the most realistic option right now unless I collect the 12 chips myself and get 17 others to beat down the jailer.

Now, if only Bastok weren't so goddamn stingy, I'd be 4/6 on the set. But we do have a Valkurm coming up on Tuesday, so there's a shot at head+1 and mirage mantle (loltowngear).

I'll look into an HQ wing sword or jagdplaute another time. I've yet to see either one pop up on the AH.

Here's to blasting sky gods and other big beasts even bigger new assholes!

Return of the Mog Bonanza

So, as promised, SE brings us the Mog Bonanza once again to commemorate the 7th anniversary of FFXI. Hard to believe it's been almost seven years since the game went live in Japan. That's longer than most marriages last these days.

The Rank 1 list looks virtually identical to last year's minus the HQ abjuration bodies (most of those are ass save Shura +1 and blurple-berk anyway). Wait, what the hell is Joyeuse doing in Rank 2!? Yeah I know it's a great weapon for those that can use it, but a slew of other options present themselves. I like how they just added coupons for the iceland AF2 pieces. Would've been cooler if those coupons could be traded in for their +1 counterparts. Yeah, I know, fat chance. Also, thank God they're offering more than just a lousy exp scroll for rank 5.

Here's what I'd see myself getting.

Rank 1: I'd take the money, though I'll be damned if I know how to spend close to 100 mil (which is what it may come out to, or even more with everyone and their mother buying marbles). Well, it would cover the cost of alexandrite for a Tizona, but then there's all the other legwork involved. I'd likely dump it into power leveling a craft. I'd likely just buy off all my desired non-rare/ex gear first THEN go from there.

Maybe a Morrigan's robe since I have zero inclination to set foot in a salvage zone given the horror stories I've heard about the microscopic drop rates down there.

Rank 2: My gut tells me homam corazza.

Rank 3: Homam cosciales or the cash if it's a substantial amount. I'm not about to contribute to the goddamn hauteclaire population. Come June, we'll see another swell of those in the next iteration of the "Gimp/confused/wtf" topic on BG.

Rank 4 & 5: Damned if I know. Probably a behemoth hide or khroma ore. I'll just hang onto it until the prices go back up again after the market becomes saturated like with behemoth hides last year.

Last year I only got maybe 3 or 4 exp scrolls if I remember right.

Potential future spells

If you've poked around in AltanaViewer, you would see that there are a number of unused spells in the "Blue Magic" section that have been there for a good while. A number of these are redundant considering what we have already, but let's take a look at a few of them.

Goblin Rush: Three-hit attack + knockback. Could be a mid-level upgrade from Bludgeon or something.

Final Sting: Bees love to use this when they get low on HP. Possible single-target version of Self-destruct.

Dream Flower: Used by those damn mandragoras while leveling in the jungles and during a part of Apollyon. Upgraded Sheep Song probably, not that it would need one.

TP Drainkiss: Like our MP Drainkiss, this comes from leeches. This one could potentially revolutionize how the job is played. However, don't expect this one to be cheap MP-wise, and it wouldn't surprise me if it weren't available until the 60s or 70s.

Aerial Wheel: Ranged stun move used by orcs. We get melee and magic-based stuns, so why not a ranged one too.?

Pandemic Nip: Used by the gnats in the past areas. Single-target damage plus transfers enfeebles to its target. This could be an incredible solo spell, especially against imps with that damn amnesia.

Airy Shield: A move used by those of the ahriman family. Makes caster immune to ranged attacks. For us, it would probably reduce damage by a decent amount, but not all the way to zero.

Magic Barrier: Another ahriman move. BLU version of Rampart would be my guess.

Bubble Armor: Sahagin move that applies shell. No telling what tier of shell that would be in comparison to the white magic spells.

Shell Guard: Defense boost move used by Quadavs. Upgrade to Cocoon, perhaps?

Everyone's Grudge: Staple Tonberry move featured in several of the past FF games. Since the damage from the attack is based on a person's tonberry hate, it wouldn't surprise me if this functioned similar to the Paladin WS Atonement, where enmity played a part in damage. With all these defensive spells, this could work as an interesting BLU tanking spell.

Mortal Ray: Doom? Not no way, not no how!

Now let's look at some possible job traits.

Demon Killer: Would mean not having to drop 400k+ on a sword just for killing imps (yes I know that price tag can't be helped).

Assassin: This would do wonders for BLU/THF, but it would be worthless on any other sub.

Triple Attack: HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! No. The refresh from AF2 body or Morrigan's robe would make this god-like for TP. Homam Corazza grants it to jobs that would not have this ability otherwise. However this trait would be viable for someone who's on a long waiting list in their limbus group and may not be seeing a homam body anytime soon, or someone that may not have sea yet.

Fast Cast: OK now this one sounds a bit more realistic than the last two. I know of a few blue mages who have been wanting this one for a good while.

Here's hoping that these don't all suck, but given SE's track record I'm not holding my breath.

You have PLD too?

Well the past couple days have certainly gone very nicely. For starters, we can now move into tier 3 of Einherjar starting Monday, and to top it off, I had enough amps to snag me a ritter gorget for heat breaths and also for use on PLD. Speaking of which, last night in Xarcabard, we had not one, but TWO surcoats drop. Oh, and we stomped a mud hole in Dynamis Lord's ass and walked it dry.



The funny part? Myself and the other person that got the first surcoat have never used our paladins for much of anything LS related. Even funnier is I get a tell this morning from someone that does dynamis with us saying "you have pld too?" and I was like "yeah it's my only other 75" and they were like "I thought you had brd and blu". My response: my brd is at level 1 and forever shall it stay. I'm sorry, but I just cannot see myself doing that. I'd rather fucking chug battery acid.

Fenrir Prime soloed by a BLU.

So it isn't just the RDM's having all the fun.

During my web surfing, I happened to come across this gem.

Exploring further into that page, it looks like he does Roc, Scitalis, Lord of Onzozo among others on BLU as well. I'm curious as to what kind of gear setup and merits this guy's using.