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Author:  Whisp [ Mon Apr 11, 2005 5:34 pm ]
Post subject:  FFXI Strategy Guide
anyone recognize this piece of junk?>
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Here is some of the useful info it will teach you about FFxi.

Warrior: WAR/PLD seems unstoppable. It's all the tank you will ever need. Taru should level warrior to sub for mage jobs.

Monk: Monk role is backup tank. Best mobs to fight are worms and rabbits. If you use boost while you walk from place to place, it won't take up any extra time. Go MNK/RDM so you can enfeeble monsters to exploit their weaknesses.

White Mage: Can enfeeble with Diaga2 and Dia3. Definitely make a /p macro for Cure 1. Level white mage to sub for paladin, so you will have a larger mp pool.

Black Mage: Use terrain to your advantage--monsters are limited by terrain just like you! They have to go around cliffs too! Whether you are soloing or in a party, start the battles with bind and huge nukes. Go BLM/SMN and use your avatars to cure.

Red Mage: Red mages are melee fighters that can cure in a pinch. Focus on STR and DEX. Galka rdm just need a good sword, they can cure mages if mages ever get attacked. Elvaan rdm should focus on "en" spells. Mithra rdm are best up front hitting a creature's flank. Hume rdm should enfeeble before going in for the attack. Never equip staff, since it means you can't equip a shield. For subjob, go RDM/WAR for the hit points and survivability. If you are leveling rdm to be a sub, go BRD/RDM so that you can enfeeble and nuke the enemy as a bard. As for macros, make a Blaze Spikes macro and also a "Starting skillchain in 3" macro.

Thief: Basically level thief for NIN/THF since you will see NIN/THF often be the pullers.

Paladin: At high levels, every party must have a paladin. PLD/WAR are pullers. Sub PLD/WHM if you are in a party to kill undead. If you are leveling pld for subjob, go BST/PLD for the extra defense.

Dark Knight: Usually seen duo'ing with a pld or war. DRK become better at fighting arcana over time with both offensive and defensive bonuses being added at several levels. DRK/WAR and DRK/SAM are your options. And never sub DRK.

Beastmaster: Pets will cause the party to be slammed with an EXP penalty after every fight.

Bard: Best melee song combo is Madrigal and March.

Summoner: Before you level summoner, travel the world hunting spirits. Don't get avatars, just spirit pacts. Subjob choices include SMN/BLM for devastating nukes, and SMN/BRD so you can fire threnody before summoning Ifrit. SMN can never solo, they are paper dolls. As for pulling, the reason you pull with Carbuncle is because he has weaker physical attacks, thus the monster won't hate the summoner as much when he returns to fight the party.

Samurai: Samurai has the AGI to ensure attacks will land with accuracy. You should macro Warding Circle with /p DEMONS ARE ATTACKING!

Ninja: Taru nin should sub a mage job. Elvaan nin should fight either from behind the enemy or the enemy's flank. Never sub nin, it's a hard sell since the good ninjutsu is 38+ and because ninja has poor job traits. NIN/RDM is an elemental fighter. Ninjas fill these roles: enfeebler, magician, self-enhancer, and damage dealer. This job is most closely related to a dark knight. But if you do choose to be a ninja, keep this in mind: A party that is light on healing magic will be reluctant to take a ninja.

Dragoon: Dragoons have the best mobility. They are great damage dealers, second only to dark knights. But don't get too excited about jumps, they don't make up for the loss of a physical attack.

Tarutarus: They are smaller and therefore can evade hits.

Hand-to-hand weapons: These have very low delay between attacks, so it's possible to make two attacks at once.

Monsters: AVOID MONSTERS WITH POISON OMGOMGOMG

Spells: All spells have elemental properties, for instance: Teleport spells are wind based. Enwater is ice. All avatars are light, all spirit pacts are light, and all bar-spells are light based.

This concludes todays lesson from Brady Game guide. Hope you learned a lot!!! I'm gonna make a party tonight that looks like this:
WAR/PLD tanking.. UNSTOPPABLE
PLD/WAR or NIN/THF pulling
RDM/WAR to start skillchain with sword and shield
NIN/RDM as a kind of elemental fighter to end skillchain
BLM/SMN main healer
SMN/BLM to spam stone 1.
Author:  Valisk [ Mon Apr 11, 2005 5:41 pm ]
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ROFL, Whisp I have that book >.> but anyways, u took out a lot of key words to make Brady Game Guides look like dumbass, lol. Very funny tho but u twisted most of those sentences around and removed a few words. LMAO funny as hell tho.
Author:  Pirato [ Mon Apr 11, 2005 5:44 pm ]
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Are you serious that the Brady guide teaches the players this kind of shit? I never had one.
Author:  Whisp [ Mon Apr 11, 2005 5:45 pm ]
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Yea dude, if you doubt any of it, I can tell you the exact quote and page number.
Author:  Valisk [ Mon Apr 11, 2005 5:48 pm ]
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lol, <3 Whisp
Author:  Ponuh [ Mon Apr 11, 2005 5:53 pm ]
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I wanted to make a thread about this.

Brady games guide SUCKS. I doubt they actually even played it.
It single handedly ruined BSTs ever getting parties
Author:  Pirato [ Mon Apr 11, 2005 5:54 pm ]
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Damn, it's almost unbelievable how stupid the writer of that guide is.
Author:  Parade [ Mon Apr 11, 2005 5:55 pm ]
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hey~ i have that peice of junk!
Author:  Macabre [ Mon Apr 11, 2005 6:30 pm ]
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I got that book when I first got the game. Now its good for recipes and thats it. After reading the job guide in it I was like wtf..........this is so BS.....lol
Author:  arlania [ Mon Apr 11, 2005 10:06 pm ]
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haha that book is soooooo messed up!
Author:  Viviti [ Mon Apr 11, 2005 10:28 pm ]
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I got that junky book...

Y'know, it also says you can fish up a Dhamel type monster in Yhoater Jungle, haha.

I never really got any good from the guides...anything important in FFXI is taught by someone else who plays the game...I remember being like...lvl 18 and asking a party "Is RDM/RNG a good combo?"

everyone "NO. BLM or WHM."

Lol...and I was a RDM/WAR noob for the first 25 levels as well, lmao, its no wonder I never hit 75.
Author:  Xiona [ Mon Apr 11, 2005 10:35 pm ]
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wait you mean that book isnt right? there goes my "holy grail"
Author:  Ponuh [ Mon Apr 11, 2005 11:01 pm ]
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Xiona wrote:
wait you mean that book isnt right? there goes my "holy grail"


LOL. your secret "Ace in the Hole"
Author:  Kaylia [ Mon Apr 11, 2005 11:04 pm ]
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Quote:
Tarutarus: They are smaller and therefore can evade hits.


They do have the best agi....but I doubt it was the author's reason

And from now on, I will always fight the monster's flank O_o
Author:  Runefury [ Mon Apr 11, 2005 11:22 pm ]
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Don't put down that strat guide, i'm workin on my BST/PLD now kthxbye.
Author:  Kaylia [ Mon Apr 11, 2005 11:34 pm ]
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Runefury wrote:
Don't put down that strat guide, i'm workin on my BST/PLD now kthxbye.


Good new, I will duo my way up there with you with my Drk/sam
Author:  Pantherxx [ Mon Apr 11, 2005 11:58 pm ]
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lol that book is WAY out dated for sure after all of those updates thats been done.
Author:  Ponuh [ Tue Apr 12, 2005 12:28 am ]
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They have a 15 or so page section on roleplaying ffxi lol :roll:

there is so much filler in that thing....

me and hale call it the official FFXI drink coster
Author:  Arim [ Tue Apr 12, 2005 1:22 am ]
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SMN/RDM- sit back and use elemental and healing magic, oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo...........
Author:  Thunderstomp [ Tue Apr 12, 2005 8:51 am ]
Post subject:  Re: FFXI Strategy Guide
Whisp wrote:
Dragoon: Dragoons have the best mobility. They are great damage dealers, second only to dark knights. But don't get too excited about jumps, they don't make up for the loss of a physical attack.


Yeah drg was really fun up until about lvl 60 when you get the job trait "loss of physical attacks"
Author:  Valisk [ Tue Apr 12, 2005 8:55 am ]
Post subject:  Re: FFXI Strategy Guide
Thunderstomp wrote:
Yeah drg was really fun up until about lvl 60 when you get the job trait "loss of physical attacks"


ROFL, /comfort TS ; ;

TS u plan on returning to DRG after u get MNK to 75? -_-;;
Author:  Thunderstomp [ Tue Apr 12, 2005 9:04 am ]
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Throughout the guide I they always mention galka like this:

"for a galka monk, add in knuckles that increase accuracy, so the low galka dexterity doesn't get in the way." omg galka tied for 2nd highest dex.

"even though a galka thf can hit their enemies hard, they lack attack speed and accuracy." attack speed? wtf, no comment.

"normally, a galka ninja isn't fast enough to keep up with the lithe mithra or tiny tarutaru." not fast enough? where do they come up with these stats...
Author:  Thunderstomp [ Tue Apr 12, 2005 9:09 am ]
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Valisk wrote:
TS u plan on returning to DRG after u get MNK to 75? -_-;;


drg, no thx. been there, done that, suffered the lvl 60+ dissapointment.
Author:  Hale [ Tue Apr 12, 2005 8:38 pm ]
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ponuh wrote:
They have a 15 or so page section on roleplaying ffxi lol :roll:

there is so much filler in that thing....

me and hale call it the official FFXI drink coster

Lie. My guide used to live in the corner. Then my cat pissed on it, so now it lives in the trash.
Author:  Parade [ Tue Apr 12, 2005 8:41 pm ]
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i only use it for spells and equipment.. but now that doesnt really help because its soooo friggin outdated.. the thing that really bugs me though is that it doesnt tell you how to get the AF... i duno i think that should be a main factor in a guide.
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