"Team Splitting Heirs" (Part-1)

Chapter 1: The Gold Rush Sunday: .............It's 10:00 AM EST here and the weekly Signet/Sanction/Sigel Tallies have just finished, so I take a peek. Hey Sandy[S] has all 6 of it's Areas under control and La Vuale[S]. /em poops in his pants. I immediately send out /tells to the Team: Mav, Ravax, Izman, Qtipus, Kaylea... (and me). "TEAM SPLITTING HEIRS...... ASSEMBLE" (...in Marvel Comics Avengers style) ...we tentively decide to schedule some runs for Monday. ..............It's now like 1:00 EST here and in the AH there are 16 Cuch Mantles. Dam! Aparently everyone is trying to sell the Old ones for 5 Million before the New ones Drop the Price. There's only one problem. They are Undercutting like Hell. The same thing goes for the Witch Sash. Monday: ..............It's now 7:00 AM here and there are 138 People in La Vaule[S] probably spamming their Mouse trying to get into the Splitting Heirs BC. I check the AH and already the Cuch Mantle has dropped from 5 Mil to 2.9 Mil. 1 person even went as far and Undercut'd it by 1 Mil! ..............I also checked the Witch Sash and it too went from 2.5 Mil to 1.5 Mil. WTF....it hasn't even been 24 hours! ..............It's a good thing this BC is hard as hell because most people can't win it without utilizing 4 Kraken Club DRKs (not all people....some just do it because it's easier). The best Strategy here may be to hold out and wait till Prices shoot back up after a few weeks go bye. ..............On top of that...We will also be a little rusty, seeing that it's been over freak'n 8 Months since the BC has even been available. ..............Oh well time to shift into gear and head to work. Lets see how this all plays out when I get home tonight.

Maximizing your DRK's TP-Build

Maximizing your DRK's TP-Build: ................To maximizing your TP-Build you should be aiming to meet all three of the following factors. 1) Acc Cap ...............The ACC Cap is not really a certain set amount quantity of ACC. What The ACC Cap really is... is the games calculation of your ACC Versus a Mobs Evasion. ACC Caps @ 95%. This means if you reach the CAP you will always miss 5 Swings out of every 100 at best. ................If you read one of my last posts, I talked a little about my DRK's ACC. Here is the actual total amounts of Melee'ng ACC I utilize. I really wish you could actually see an ACC Stat in your Equipment Menu. Oh well... /grumble. TP-Build w/Adaman Hauberk: Scythe Skill(297).... +287 ACC +80DEX............... +60ACC +46ACC............... +46 ACC (Total ACC = 393) WS-Build w/Ares's Cuirass: Scythe Skill(297).... +287 ACC +90DEX............... +67 ACC +10ACC............... +10 ACC +32WSACC............. +32 ACC (Total ACC = 396) 2) Haste Gear Cap The Haste Gear Cap amount is just a little more then Haste+25. You probably won't reach this Cap on DRK without the Relic Scythe, so stack as much Haste as you can get your grubby little hands on. My personal DRK's TP-Build utilizes Haste+19 in Gear. 3) X-Hit Your goal here is to try and reach 100TP in the least amount of Swings possible with out sacraficing any Haste or ACC Cap gear. ...and that's it. Anything after that would be stricktly Damage Modifiers so load up with what you can of stuff like Attack, Double Attack, STR, Crit, ect... Congrats: ....Congrats to Ravax for finally finishing his Black Belt! ....Congrats to Synnre for finishing his Black Belt! ....Congrats to Mav on completing his Skadi Head/Hands which completes his set 5/5 Skadi! ....Congrats to Kreoss for finally netting Ares's Legs on Run #30. ....Congrats to Eohuo for finally getting his RDM Relic Hat. Einherjar: ...................I finally went and had the LOL-E-Legs made. BCNM's: ....................Yesterday I used a Comet Orb for the Solo "Trials And Tribulations" BCNM and won! It even Drop'd a Minstral Ring which quickly went on the AH for like 600K.... but no ones buying ;( That's it for today..... see ya all next time when we talk "Team Splitting Heirs" ! ~BAM

Enter The Scythe

............Since the begining of FFXI time there has been this nonsensical never ending great DRK debate. Always posing the same question... "What is the best DRK Scythe?" 1) Death Scythe+1 2) Tred. Scythe ...but then .....out of seamingly no where .......just when this shit was complicated enough .........SE throws in 4 more comparable Scythes 3) Perdu Scythe 4) Molines Scythe 5) Vendetta Scythe 6) Lyth Scythe (seamingly no where = more like a 3-4 year span...) lol ....But alas, do not fray my friend. For I have found,the one and only, true Scythe. "Enter the Augmented Scythe" .................That's right. I said Augmented Scythe. You see all the other Scythes, the Tred Scythe, the Perdu Scythe, the Molines Scythe, and even the Vendetta Scythe can not be Augmented. The Lyft Scythe can be Augmented using a Crucible but it's specific Augmentations are almost too specific to be actually worth anything. The Dwemor Scythe simple sucks.. don't waste your time with it! That leaves only 1 true EndGame candidate. The Death Scythe! .................Somewhere On my Server there is a player walking around with DMG+2 and ACC+3 Augmentations on their Death Scythe. That's a 99 Damage freak'n Weapon with 3 extra Accuracy. Just imagine that on a Death Scythe+1. Thus for the past 6 months I have been trying to create a similar one. Here's an idea of what I am aiming for: A) DMG+2, STR+5 B) DMG+2, ACC+5 C) DMG+2, Crit.Hit Rate+3 D) DMG+2, Delay-3% E) DMG+2, (anything good LOL) ................... after 30+ tries....and alot of sad pandas......here's a list of my LOL best results: 1) Delay-3%, Resist Pioson+2 2) HP+25, MP-25, STR+1, Resist Stun+1 3) Water+7, Crit.Hit Rate+3 4) DMG+1, STR-1, DEX+1, AGI-1 5) HP+23, Crit.Hit Rate+2 6) HP+24, STR+1, Emnity+1 ................The best part of this Augmentation is the actual cost. You can buy a Death Scythe for dirt cheap in the AH, roughly 30K on my Server and sell it for almost 7K to a NPC if the Augmentation sucks. That means it's SPAM-AGA time! ................Anyway I hope this helps other DRK's working on a similar goal and finally quels that age old DRK Forum Madness. ................and for as for those non believers......last nights latest results where.. DMG+2 LTG+7 DRK+7 ..... FTW! See ya Online bitches! ~BAM

Clink Clink

CAMPAIGNE: ..............SO! My Allied Note Gear Collection is almost complete. Spending a total of 525 Allied Notes thus far: Iron Ram Head Iron Ram Body Iron Ram Hands Iron Ram Legs Iron Ram Feet Storm's Report Sonia's Plectrum Bull Necklace Patrons Ring Rose Grip Crimson Belt I picked up that Crimson Belt last night. That leaves only the Cougar Pendant (which is 45,000 points) to work on. Any new Allied Notes after that will be strictly for ANNM's onry. .........I actually still need two Non-Allied Note Campaigne Gears to complete my Campaigne Build. I seen them in the AH: 1) Grenadier Belt ATK+3, STR+3, DEX+3, AGI+3 (in Campaigne STR+8, DEX+8, AGI+*) 2) Viator Cape HP+15, MP+15 (in Campaigne HP+15, HP+5%, MP+15, MP+5%, HP while Resting+2, MP while Resting+2) .........I hope SE adds other Events to where you can utilize these Campaigne Gears beyond just Campaigne. Otherwise why create a Campaigne Build when you don't need to do Campaigne anymore. Good thing some of the Gears are atleast usefull outside Campaigne. SALVAGE: ..............Finally I got the USU 35-Head Drop (I already had the 25pc and 15pc) and I need like 3 Million Gil to complete it. I also got the Skadi 35 and 15-Head Drops via Free Lot (no one wanted it and I already had the 25pc). This means I will need another 3 Million Gil. /em slaps his own face. Hmmmmmmmm.... actually....that one gets to wait untill RNG is 75. DYNAMIS: ..............Last week I completed my 1st Relic Gear+1. It was... LOL SAM Feet. I also managed to snag a LOL WAR Head-1 in which I will try and complete this week. My goal is to have all of my 4 75's fully Relic+1'd. Hey don't laugh! I am a completionist. You never know when they may come in handy.....ummmmm... yeah ENMs: ..............Finally another Hagun Drop. Unfortunetly Hagun sales have recently slowed with prices droping rapidly on the server. I am such a poor broke ass DRK. EINHERJAR: ..............Another Odin Run and.... Wait for it... WOOOOOT Adaman Hauberk in da house! Dam! I had to spend 220 points to get it.... which effectively took me from 1st to almost dead last in points. .../cry mah points! Anyway I already have a Ares's Cuirass so why would I want a Adaman Hauberk? ...............Well first off....the Adaman Hauberk will be in my DRK/SAM TP Macro Build where I was a little short on ACC. The Ares's Cuirass will now strictly become my WS Macro Build piece because the ACC there is already bolstered by an additional +32 WS ACC. Here take a look: TP-Build w/Adaman Hauberk: Merits/Gear Skill.... +21 ACC +15DEX............... +11 ACC +46ACC............... +46 ACC (Total additional ACC = 78) WS-Build w/Ares's Cuirass: Merits/Gear Skill.... +21 ACC +25DEX............... +18 ACC +10ACC............... +10 ACC +32WSACC............. +32 ACC (Total additional ACC = 81) ...............Of coarse there will be times when mobs have either crazy Evasion or too high of a Level Correction.Then of coarse I will need to WS in the Adaman Hauberk. This also means I can shelf my Homam Body that I was using for my DRK's Super Max ACC Build and sell my WAR's regular Hauberk. ................In addition to the E. Body Abj. I also picked up a P.Hands Abj.! This puts me at 3/5 on that Set. Again I will need even more Gil. Like another additional 8 Million to to get those made. Thus I say to Jamast.... "HA!" ......because he Lot'd the last Free Lot P.ABj. Hands when he couldn't even use them..... Picture Time: .......and that's it for today folks. As always ...see ya Online! ~BAM

Why does Ravax's MNK Pants Keep Falling Down?

Purple Belt: ..............Last Friday night I went out to the B.Glacier to do a few Moogle Mini-Expansion Missions. A bunch of friends still need that last BC fight so I'll snag a Key when I help them for the Red Tenshendo Shop Treasure Chest. Anyway since I was already in the area I decided to check and see if Nue the Tiger NM was up. /em defeats Nue. /obtains a Nue Fang. Awesome! Not only does that make me 1 of 2 on the Nues Fang Drop but it also puts me at 2/3 of the Items for the Brown Belt Quest. .....but wait a minute. I still need to finish the Purple Belt Quest which means....... I can't even Flag the Brown Belt Quest. I'm still missing one of those dam NM Ram Horns. So... off to Craig of Holla I go....... ...and guess what I see. A big fat NM Ram called BloodTear looking at me. (hey that rymed .... very cheesy) Here's my Chat Log when I saw him: Jess>> Hey Mav is the NM Ram BloodTear Solable by a DRK/SAM /em gets Drawn in by Bloodtear. Jess>> Nevermind just got Drawn In. Mav>> Yea, should have no problem it's a Level-55 NM. /em defeats BloodTear Ram. /em obtains a Lumbering Horn. /em obtains a Ram /em obtains a Ram /em obtains a Ram /em obtains a Viking Shield. Bonus! A 90K Gil Shield Drop'd! So...... off to Bastok I go to complete the Purple Belt Quest. /em obtains a Purplebelt. Brown Belt: ................Now that the Purple Belt Quest was completed I can now try and get the 3rd Item for the Brown Belt Quest. It drops from the Dreaded Marbolger NM, with it's 21 -> 24 Hour Pop. Wha..? Twenty One to Twenty Four Hours? OH NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOEZ! I hate Camping NM's! So.... Sunday morning I forced myself out of bed: 1) 5:30 AM I head out to Ordelles Cave and there's a RDM who is /Anon Camping it's Spawn. 2) 12:15 I head out to do Dynamis-Xcarbard. 3) 6:45 I head back to Ordelles Cave and a Level-70 WHM joins the Camping fun. 4) 8:15 the RDM that's been there all day decides to Warp out but not before I scan him/her. No "Marbolgers Bain" Title... maybe it still hasn't Pop'd? 5) 8:18 I send a /Tell to the RDM "Notorious Monster" "Marboro" "Death"? 6) 8:19 I get a /Tell back "NM @ 10min~3:00". 7) 8:29 ~BAM it Pops! I do a quick stare down with the WHM like in the The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly... and then.... 2 Spells are fired off. The WHM casts Dia. The DRK (me) casts Stun. ( ..../cough 9% FastCast Gear and the Fastest Stun Button Finger on the Server) ~BAM!!!!! /em defeats Marbolger. /em obtains a Marbolger Tenticle. TOD 8:30 So.......... Off to Lower Juno I go. /em obtains a BrownBelt. BlackBelt: ...............Next stop.... the Black Belt Zone. MAV>> LOL RAV, Full Usu, no BB MNK ...............No seriuosly I'm not Level'n MNK to 75 but atleast I can Flag the Quest in case I ever change my mind. Besides the MoogleBall Event is here and if I had won the Big Gil Pot I would have totaly hooked up my friend Rav with a Adamantiose Egg! Rav>> STFU ...............On a side note I passed the TOD to my friends EternalPain and his wife Lilkathy who ended up getting the Marbolger Drop too. ................Well, that's it for today's Post and as always.... Look here for tommorrows Blog Post about my new Shiny! see you Online! ~BAM