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FINAL FANTASY XI 2011 |OT| To Abyssea and Beyond!
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You cannot enter Abyssea with a character lower than level 30. And like hg mentioned, it would be quite dangerous. At level 30, you won't be able to hit anything (hell, even at 75 you'll have some trouble at first, barring awesome gear), so you're pretty much going to be restricted to just leeching exp from a party. That's why when you see someone with a low level character in an Abyssea exp party, they're probably buying forbidden keys and opening chests for the alliance. That's exactly how I was able to take ninja from 43 to 90 in ~12 hours that one day.
The other downside to doing that is that it takes quite a while for the exp to build up (due to the aforementioned level penalty). Once the alliance is rolling at full speed, you can get upwards of 600xp per kill, with the mobs going down virtually as fast as they pop up. End result is 100k+ exp/hour, but it takes a couple hours to get to that point. Alternatively, you can see if you can tag along for some dominion ops. The experience reward from doing the dom op significantly boosts your overall rate right from the start, so it makes more sense if you don't have a lot of time to devote to it. Again, the level penalty is still there, but the dom ops reward mitigates it to some extent.
The other downside to doing that is that it takes quite a while for the exp to build up (due to the aforementioned level penalty). Once the alliance is rolling at full speed, you can get upwards of 600xp per kill, with the mobs going down virtually as fast as they pop up. End result is 100k+ exp/hour, but it takes a couple hours to get to that point. Alternatively, you can see if you can tag along for some dominion ops. The experience reward from doing the dom op significantly boosts your overall rate right from the start, so it makes more sense if you don't have a lot of time to devote to it. Again, the level penalty is still there, but the dom ops reward mitigates it to some extent.
And that's the reason that in previous posts I've suggested that the leeching method may not work for taking your first job up to 75, at least in the context of the usual Jeuno party shouts. 
That said, it's always possible to just go with someone from the LS who's able to solo some dominion ops, and build up some cruor to get started.
That said, it's always possible to just go with someone from the LS who's able to solo some dominion ops, and build up some cruor to get started.
Alchemy said:
Yesterday I took my other character to Bastok and switched allegiance and did all the missions to get Rank 5 over the course of the afternoon and evening. I could have done it in way less time but I was doing other things and left the house a few times.
Keep in mind that was a level 75 SAM and I already had Rank 10 in Sandy which meant being able to skip parts of a couple of the missions. Also I had enough cash to buy stacks of crystals to trade in for rank points that allowed me to avoid repeating missions.
I also had a 37 WHM that could teleport to the crags and sneak and invisible myself.
Also all the super kupowers are up so Swift Shoes and Ease of Exploration (or is it Thrifty Transit?) and Treasure Hunter are all active making everything that much easier.
Since none of the missions are level capped its very easy to get through them now but if you havent reached a high enough level and you want to get through them you probably only really need one person to help you.
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hgplayer1 said:
I did Bastok missions ASAP just so I could get that stupid country off my name. (and at the time, that +50MP neck piece was pretty epic to have).
Started in Sandy, did Bastok, then went Windy (best nation for best people).
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Alchemy said:
Main reason in the past was for some of the conquest items. Like I mentioned before, Bastok had an awesome mage neck piece at one point. Others do it for completion sake, want to see all three nation storylines. Others just change because they realize Windy is best.
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Shouta said:
Bastok stinks. All those filthy Galka. And Sandoria is full of racists.
Chuck (Old)
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Vrtra is one big mofo.
His body nearly spans the length of my monitor. :O
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Dispel has gotten a lot stronger since I last played the game!
His body nearly spans the length of my monitor. :O
Dispel has gotten a lot stronger since I last played the game!
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Shouta said:
Nope, they use magic.
Chuck (Old)
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I hate Windy too, went against my better judgment making my taru start there. My mule's from the far superior kingdom of Sandy.
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Chuck said:
I will say that Sandy is a GREAT nation for a newcomer to start in. It has by far the most noob-friendly areas outside.
Windy, while awesome, is not a great starter nation for newcomers, and much harder travel time to the Dunes, even with the ferry.
Chuck (Old)
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I ran into this bad boy soloing earlier and scored a pretty nice (for its level) GKT for my future SAM.
So yeah, Jorgom here. Tomorrow marks a week since the return of many players to FFXI (including me <.<). Things I've noticed:
-I can't believe how easy it is to level nowadays. I almost have two jobs to 40 now, and I haven't done anything crazy like leeching off Abyssea or anything.
-Low level gear is super hard to come by, it seems many players have hoarded it on their mules or something but there's never any decent stuff on the AH.
Oh, and, years may pass, but this game still rocks.
-I can't believe how easy it is to level nowadays. I almost have two jobs to 40 now, and I haven't done anything crazy like leeching off Abyssea or anything.
-Low level gear is super hard to come by, it seems many players have hoarded it on their mules or something but there's never any decent stuff on the AH.
Oh, and, years may pass, but this game still rocks.
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Dechaios said:
Um.. I just do it automatically without thinking now but from memory its like:
Press the "back" button to clear the chat log, then hold down the right trigger (RT or w/e) and then hit the right bumper (RB) to take a pic.
The only way I know how to get the pictures to my computer is to email them to myself through Playonline. POL > Navigator > File Manager > Screenshots you can find ones you've taken in that section.
Chuck (Old)
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Witnessed an unofficial wedding in the Sandy chapel. It was a cute ceremony.
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Chuck said:
I ran into this bad boy soloing earlier and scored a pretty nice (for its level) GKT for my future SAM.
Yeah that Katana is great for SAM. Overall there aren't many GK's you need to level SAM
pancakesandsex
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Grats Talym!
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Portalbox said:So yeah, long live the noob hat.
In the old days, the noob death would happen when people were lowbie leveling in King Rampeeres Tomb, and would get to that one crypt that asks if you wish to go deeper. BOOM level 75 mobs.
I really wish SE would re-think their billing strategy. They could have had me so many times renewing if I didn't have to worry about paying for a full month for only a few days (signing up at the end of the month).
I think I will come back in June though, I've played since around launch and have quit 8 or so times...left behind a 76 PLD and 75 NIN (as you can tell my last quits were around the time level caps started being raised).
Anyway, if not too many of my old LS are left I think I'll server transfer to the GAF server
I think I will come back in June though, I've played since around launch and have quit 8 or so times...left behind a 76 PLD and 75 NIN (as you can tell my last quits were around the time level caps started being raised).
Anyway, if not too many of my old LS are left I think I'll server transfer to the GAF server
Chuck (Old)
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I can show you the way if you're still lost. I'm about to grab the Li'Telor outpost as we speak.B.K. said:
Edit: Found it no problem.
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