No, not the really big one in Altepa.
At any rate, this past Thursday, Beyond took on ye olde wyrm king Bahamut for the first time in a couple months. This was my first time doing Bv2 (having cleared Bv1 during our last Bv2 sortie in September) and it was a lot of fun. Unfortunately, he didn't put out any masks, but we came away with 2 scythes and 2 staves as well as some nice money drops.
As for scorpions, a few of us did some ODS runs last night to try and get Viewpoint (Snk) a Senjuinrikio for his up-and-coming NIN. No serket rings, but at least we got what we came for and came away with a couple of damascus ingots.
Due to the Thanksgiving holiday, it doesn't look like Beyond will have much going on this coming week outside of the usual einherjar and limbus. So what ever shall I do on those evenings!? Merit like a fiend most likely. I think I'll work toward pushing out DRG merits.
Speaking of DRG, I do believe I'm finally getting close to Drakesbane. After obtaining said WS, I'm debating whether or not to sell off my SAM gear and put it toward a Zahak's mail. Yes, I know, WAR and SAM are the "chosen ones" so to speak. But hey DRG is a lot more fun and you get a cool dragon that can heal you or your party members when their HP gets below a certain point! SAM has a big expensive meat cleaver and um... dancing?
Now, I'm supposedly first in line for the first Hofud that Odin coughs up. However, it's still up in the air as to who gets the first fork. A couple names came up, but they're almost never on DRG and/or have a relic in the works for another job. Given the option, I'd gladly trade off said sword to be able to get my hands on that kick-ass polearm. Not sure I'd call that equitable though. The v-fork is the third best polearm out there. However outside of a handful of situations, the hofud is just a trophy.
I know my DRG is less than "fork-worthy" in its current state, but it should be closer to that after our next couple of Odin fights. After finishing Nyzul, I intend to push out as many 80s as possible until that body drops.
Sunday, November 22, 2009
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
Update time again!
So yesterday we were graced with the first part of the November version update which brought us a host of new items as well as a number of new notorious monsters.
A number of things caught my eye, mainly this.
Concordia
[Sword] All Races
DMG:46 Delay:268
LV 75 WAR PLD DRK SAM BLU
Interesting that SAM is on the list of jobs that can use it. Even more so is that it has the highest damage of any BLU weapon, and second highest delay. Swords of this type have been historically earmarked for WAR/PLD/DRK. Still, why is SAM on this thing? I know that before the 2-handed weapon update some SAMs used swords to do spirits within on HNM's... or something like that. I wasn't around for any of that, but I digress. At any rate, these "aern weapons" as people have been calling them are wielded by five fomor NM's in the past. It's been reported over on BG that the one pictured above is used by the Elvaan. One of the drops is a chipped scimitar, which is a 1DMG, 236 delay sword that happens to have the exact same job distribution.
Is the chipped scimitar a base of sorts? Are these "sealed" weapons similar to the mythic weapons when first obtained? The cogs of speculation turn once more, and with greater fervor!
A number of things caught my eye, mainly this.
Concordia
[Sword] All Races
DMG:46 Delay:268
LV 75 WAR PLD DRK SAM BLU
Interesting that SAM is on the list of jobs that can use it. Even more so is that it has the highest damage of any BLU weapon, and second highest delay. Swords of this type have been historically earmarked for WAR/PLD/DRK. Still, why is SAM on this thing? I know that before the 2-handed weapon update some SAMs used swords to do spirits within on HNM's... or something like that. I wasn't around for any of that, but I digress. At any rate, these "aern weapons" as people have been calling them are wielded by five fomor NM's in the past. It's been reported over on BG that the one pictured above is used by the Elvaan. One of the drops is a chipped scimitar, which is a 1DMG, 236 delay sword that happens to have the exact same job distribution.
Is the chipped scimitar a base of sorts? Are these "sealed" weapons similar to the mythic weapons when first obtained? The cogs of speculation turn once more, and with greater fervor!
Saturday, October 31, 2009
Well, we beat Odin last night
...but we got the worst loot pool conceivable!! H.Body, D.Feet, and P.Legs. Got the dead sexy title at least.
Monday, October 26, 2009
Real progress!
As of yesterday, I am 1/5 of the way through the hellhole that is Nyzul Isle. I'll be cracking off my first Expiacion/Drakesbane/Atonement soon enough! I still need a windslicer for SAM and a death sickle for DRK at some point though that'll be a while.
Thursday, October 22, 2009
Dark knight revisited
After completing STR merits, I decided I was going to do something I'd wanted to do for a while - take DRK to 75. I've been exping on it in between events and KV camps and it's currently at 45. Yeah, I know... still a way to go. I need to ding into that abyss burgeonet that rotted to me in Xarcabard the other day.
As far as merits go, I still have yet to finish divvying up my combat merits and will likely hold off on that until I finish DRK. I must be crazy leveling this since my LS has 2 stage 4 scythes in the works, both of which looking to finish by year's end.
I can't say I'd NEVER get to use it, since I've been on SAM a number of times over the past couple months, even with an amano. Lately however, my PLD has been taken out for a spin for one or two events each week since getting those speedy pants. And yes, it still has zero merits put into it. Now I really, really, really hope I don't end up having to tank Odin next time we fight him. I may have been rebuilding my PLD in the past couple weeks, but I am nowhere near comfortable with that fight. If I do end up with such a burden, I'll be forced to rage-log that night.
As far as merits go, I still have yet to finish divvying up my combat merits and will likely hold off on that until I finish DRK. I must be crazy leveling this since my LS has 2 stage 4 scythes in the works, both of which looking to finish by year's end.
I can't say I'd NEVER get to use it, since I've been on SAM a number of times over the past couple months, even with an amano. Lately however, my PLD has been taken out for a spin for one or two events each week since getting those speedy pants. And yes, it still has zero merits put into it. Now I really, really, really hope I don't end up having to tank Odin next time we fight him. I may have been rebuilding my PLD in the past couple weeks, but I am nowhere near comfortable with that fight. If I do end up with such a burden, I'll be forced to rage-log that night.
Friday, October 9, 2009
Thursday, October 8, 2009
Ludicrous speed! GO!
So tonight Beyond went up for a jaunt in ye olde Tu'lia and we beat on a few sky gods.
Once we murdered them for their items and seals (Byakko was spared however), it was off to go a couple rounds with our old pal, Kirin in the bowels of Ru'Avitau. Do we TP burn it as per our usual encounters? No. We do it 2004/Fisher-Price sky shell-style and kite it. I hope this doesn't become the norm. So damn boring. >_> In those situations, I'd just grab my DS and look at the screen every so often.
After we won on the first, this happened.
And the second one....
Now to hold on to this for 6 months until I can snag an HQ. Yes, I went there.
So of course this means I won't have enough points for those homam cosciales when we fight Omega this Sunday. Considering how often we fight Kirin vs Omega, and the fact we haven't seen a pair of c.legs in a while (not since I've been in the shell), and the fact it benefits every job of mine except SAM, I think it's a worthy trade-off. I can still try and cash out what I have for the hands though. :P
So apparently we're lacking people with those speedy pants to serve as runners for those situations where we kite and it drives Vandyr nuts. So it looks like every so often I'll be called upon to do the "Behemoth relay" in future meetings with ol' Chlevnik. PLD for life eh? Not my damn fault if you like putting your alliance in grave danger. Hey, some people actually get their rocks off that way.
I guess this means I'll have to give a flying fuck about my PLD and merit the damn thing. On the subject of merits, I am now 4/5 on STR merits and need 6 more to finish it off. Maybe I'll do HP after that. We'll see.
Once we murdered them for their items and seals (Byakko was spared however), it was off to go a couple rounds with our old pal, Kirin in the bowels of Ru'Avitau. Do we TP burn it as per our usual encounters? No. We do it 2004/Fisher-Price sky shell-style and kite it. I hope this doesn't become the norm. So damn boring. >_> In those situations, I'd just grab my DS and look at the screen every so often.
After we won on the first, this happened.
And the second one....
Now to hold on to this for 6 months until I can snag an HQ. Yes, I went there.
So of course this means I won't have enough points for those homam cosciales when we fight Omega this Sunday. Considering how often we fight Kirin vs Omega, and the fact we haven't seen a pair of c.legs in a while (not since I've been in the shell), and the fact it benefits every job of mine except SAM, I think it's a worthy trade-off. I can still try and cash out what I have for the hands though. :P
So apparently we're lacking people with those speedy pants to serve as runners for those situations where we kite and it drives Vandyr nuts. So it looks like every so often I'll be called upon to do the "Behemoth relay" in future meetings with ol' Chlevnik. PLD for life eh? Not my damn fault if you like putting your alliance in grave danger. Hey, some people actually get their rocks off that way.
I guess this means I'll have to give a flying fuck about my PLD and merit the damn thing. On the subject of merits, I am now 4/5 on STR merits and need 6 more to finish it off. Maybe I'll do HP after that. We'll see.
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