I managed to finish the Yo-Kai grind for the new weapons. Not too bad, really - I doubt I'll ever use them or the new mount but it makes my collection a little shinier, I suppose.
Now to...wait for 5.4, I guess.
step 1: its way more efficient to get the red relic from azys lla than area 3 of bozja, i'll go there
step 2: well theres roaming BLU parties one shotting everything at a fate the second it spawns, so even if you get there you can't get enough credit to get a relic mat
step 3: there is no step 3, just leave
The biggest advantage I remember having as a BLU was in zones where the FATE levels were close to 60, you don't have to Level Sync before you can start blasting away, which seems insignificant but in FATEs where mobs are melting, the difference between no credit and gold could literally be one GCD. And OMG are the chimera moves Dragons Breath and Rams Voice OP for FATES, not because of how much damage they do (which is great) but because those two together ensure you're hitting practically every mob in the area so you're almost guaranteed to get maximum FATE credit in two spell casts.
Also, with that said, I wasn't using any of the one shot moves and neither were any of the other BLU's in the area, because of exactly what you're referring to...it makes you an asshole. Everyone in the zone is there for the same reason. Saving 5 seconds on each FATE for your own personal gain to have the whole zone hate you is stupid.
The Dravanian Hinterlands is a better area than Azys Lla for the red relic items. The zone is much easier to navigate.
Just unlocked Black Mage and bloody hell Fire 3 hits like a truck....
1) accept that you won't get the first 1-2 FATEs until you are part of the zerg.
2) use a class with instant AoE (you don't need to play the class you're doing the relic for)
3) AoE the crap out of the mobs, it's the number of hits that's relevant not the DPS you do.
I did it as DRK (Unleash spam) and WHM (Assize Holy spam), saw plenty of BLU, FATEs died super fast and I always got gold. Only time I didn't was on single target mobs when I was a bit late, due to me not being in a group. BTW: you can also get the red ones in Dravanian Hinterlands.
They tag and kill everything fast, making it really annoying for those not in their party to get credit for the fates and the relic.
Was annoying for me too.
On another topic got to rank 7 in Bozjan and concluded i don't like it very much. Mostly because it requires a party to get any progress done rather than players coming together organicly in the world. Running around solo is dangerous and the rank 7 quest tells you to go to an area full of rank 5 mobs that 3 shot my paladin job. Of course, death means losing mettle, and i was rudely reminded why i left FFXI back in the day.
It seems to double as a deep dungeon. The XP is quite good, but overall i did not enjoy it.
Yeah i was in a group and someone told me. Guess i was unlucky. I completed it now. Reached rank 8 and unlocked the whole zone. I hear castrum is for rank 10. I just don't see the point of losing XP when dying. Always hated that. Oh well... it could've been worse. I was lucky i found a decent group and did quite a few engagements and fates.
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O.o Never knew that!
Last edited by Swnem; 2020-10-23 at 05:12 PM.
Just went into the Haunted Manor for the Gold Saucer event and checked out the character transformations, and...
Shadowbringers spoilers
Spoiler:
"I have the most loyal fanboys. Did you ever see that? Where I could stand by Thoradin's Wall and massacre my own people and I wouldn't lose any fanboys. It's like incredible." - Sylvanas Windrunner
"If you kill your enemies, they win." - Anduin Wrynn
When you have a ten minute extended version of the Twinning and nothing to follow it up: