| | So my original thought for getting through 72 NIN was to take my Senju up to Sky on NIN/BST and have some tranquil solo XP while simultaneously burning off some WS points. After all, that's how I broke my Pick of Trials and XP'ed 72 BST/NIN.
I did try this.
It was slow as crap. Quite safe, mind you, but maybe 3-3.5k/hr and I think I totaled around 30 of 500 WS points before getting sick of it.
So I was around 10k into 72 going into Saturday. One very long party later, I was around 12k to 74. Another party later, I was a good bit into 74.
Sunday rolled around, picked up Ninja Tekko +1, and after a...questionable invite, I was sitting looking at the proposed camp when I got an error with FFXI. Incidentally, the leader got in a bit of a tiff when the RDM and I questioned his choice of a camp...so the party broke and/or we left. I dunno, I hit my "OK, close the program" button. Around 5 minutes later I got a great TP burn party that took me right through 75.
(yet while still 74...)
Fun >_>
So now my NIN sucks less. Monday, being the holiday it was, afforded me the time to finish getting WS points off my Senju by SC'ing with myself. Still took a few hours. Though, ya can't -really- complain about that. In the span of one king camp or so, I "obtained" one of the finer endgame katanas. Plus my Perdu Blade, which was "free" too (if you discount the opportunity cost of 48 gold coins).
Still plenty to do, and it's a new thing to play anyway. Other than doing a couple Nyzul runs on it though, I've basically been on BRD and a little RDM the rest of the week. Oh, and some DNC, but that's still not even 10.
Next up...WAR it looks like, for a static again. Damen and I probably will be dual tanking via damage with WAR/NIN GAxe builds. That should be...fun...especially since our setup backline should be WHM BRD BRD b>.>b
Nyzul saw fit to provide some Rare/EX for that static.
Which sorta made up for rather meh drops otherwise. Just Denali hands.
My other Assault static though went pretty well this week.
Well, past three weeks really. Two weeks ago, beat T10 Khimeria and Cerb. What we wound up doing for our 5 man setup was basically a low man wyrm deal. Aegis PLD, RDM BRD SMN BLM. Managed to take down those two with that. Khim was painful as he cannot be stunned, period, and does his full move list -_-
Cerb really wasn't too bad, but we didn't get elementals until right at the end. Handled them really well, then our RDM was drawn in as he was casting...and aggroed even more, and ran them towards us, etc. Very messy right at the end, but we pulled it through.
Still not bad, I think around 1/3 on both of those.
Last week we did Dracula.
He was a pushover. 1/1. Then again, he never pulled out a doppleganger.
Then zee toilet king. Our problem with him wound up being that we either had a stellar defense with Damen on SMN, or enough damage to kill him in the time limit with him on RNG. Cackle is nasty if you get Cackle -> Thunder IV on the tank for nearly 1600 damage (despite Aegis, shell, etc). Dream Shroud preempts the MDB down part of Cackle, so that's great. Timed out first attempt.
RNG, however, tears him up and doesn't get intimidated on shots. But we got that Cackle TIV combo. Ow.
This week we managed to get a 6th to come, and tore him apart with PLD RDM BRD SMN RNG RNG.
Finished up Captain rank for Bonedady, Damen, Morpheu and myself. Fun fun.
The final mission...give Naja a massage. Hot, Mithra on Mithra action in my case.
Which unfortunately consisted of a BLACK SCREEN. >_<
Oh well.
No more paying for Runic Portals like a chump. Plus free remnants access, and ability to store another assault tag.
Well, that's about it.
Until next time, here's a pic illustrating Mithra pasta legs and the crappy way a lot of boots just sorta...end...
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