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By Seun 2025-02-15 22:09:36
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Bahamut.Negan said: »
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not worth the time
Kupon I-Aby isn't worth it? ELITIST!

Worth it to a new player or an alt, sure. Veterans shouldn't have any need for these so I don't see much value here. We knew years in advance that empyrean upgrades were coming. I'm not sure it's elite to have taken that as a cue to finish.
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By Fenrir.Zenion 2025-02-15 22:44:24
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Seun said: »
Bahamut.Negan said: »
Seun said: »
not worth the time
Kupon I-Aby isn't worth it? ELITIST!

Worth it to a new player or an alt, sure. Veterans shouldn't have any need for these so I don't see much value here. We knew years in advance that empyrean upgrades were coming. I'm not sure it's elite to have taken that as a cue to finish.

Well lah-dee-dah mister built all my empyrean weapons already.

Six get-out-of-Chloris-free cards are still worthwhile to most players who haven't already done everything and quit out of boredom.
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By Tarage 2025-02-15 23:30:27
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Given that one of the non-daily options is to do an ENM, which of the four are even remotely do-able? They all have a painful level cap. I'm wondering how people are doing this one solo, if it's even possible.
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By Fenrir.Zenion 2025-02-15 23:58:49
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Tarage said: »
Given that one of the non-daily options is to do an ENM, which of the four are even remotely do-able? They all have a painful level cap. I'm wondering how people are doing this one solo, if it's even possible.

If I remember correctly from previous rounds, the trick is to take beastmaster and pop a high-level pet before you go on; the pet doesn't get dismissed, and its level isn't fully reduced or something. Not sure which pet, exactly, was the best for it though.
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By Carbuncle.Maletaru 2025-02-16 00:21:04
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The promy ones? I guess you can do it with BST but I don't play that crap. I doubt any other job could solo them, maybe PUP? I think you could probably do MNK WHM, especially with coalition potions and/or ethers.

I typically do MNK MNK WHM and it's fairly chill.
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By Seun 2025-02-16 01:19:00
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Well lah-dee-dah mister built all my empyrean weapons already.

Abyssea celebrates it's 15 year anniversary this summer. Why the *** anyone think it's a flex to be done with content that old is beyond me. (Do you need any help?)
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By Valefor.Philemon 2025-02-16 01:30:18
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PUP is the mvp of vana'bout. It's a sound investment that can handle every level capped fight I can think of.
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By Carbuncle.Nynja 2025-02-16 01:35:10
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Seun said: »
Fenrir.Zenion said: »
Well lah-dee-dah mister built all my empyrean weapons already.

Abyssea celebrates it's 15 year anniversary this summer. Why the *** anyone think it's a flex to be done with content that old is beyond me. (Do you need any help?)
Ask all those people who were reactivating mules to run to Mhaura for free aby kupons when SE was giving out a free 500 pts.
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By Ragnarok.Jukiro 2025-02-16 02:03:25
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Carbuncle.Maletaru said: »
The promy ones? I guess you can do it with BST but I don't play that crap. I doubt any other job could solo them, maybe PUP? I think you could probably do MNK WHM, especially with coalition potions and/or ethers.

I typically do MNK MNK WHM and it's fairly chill.

Solo'd the promy vahzl one with regen drinks and coalition potions/ether/vile elixir/+1 on BLU, bludgeon smacks that stuff good
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By Asura.Certainly 2025-02-16 02:38:03
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my fishing skill is outstanding (11)
I've never heard of "outstanding" fishing skill and 11 is not much. Are we in the same game?
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By Pantafernando 2025-02-16 02:39:54
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Maybe just not in the same wavelength
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By Tarage 2025-02-16 02:43:31
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Asura.Certainly said: »
Phoenix.Gavroches said: »
my fishing skill is outstanding (11)
I've never heard of "outstanding" fishing skill and 11 is not much. Are we in the same game?
I believe it was sarcasm.
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By Pantafernando 2025-02-16 02:49:40
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Pretty sure it was genuine.

Trying to brag at this skill when mine is just 5…

Good job trying to brag in a 20+ year old dying game.

Its not because sun shone just for you that you have the right to boast such skills.

For everything in life, humility is necessary.

You just made my day worse by feeling this much jealously so early in the morning
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By Seun 2025-02-16 02:55:12
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Carbuncle.Nynja said: »
Ask all those people who were reactivating mules to run to Mhaura for free aby kupons when SE was giving out a free 500 pts.

Well, if you wait around for the right campaigns it would certainly take longer than just biting the bullet and getting it done. Maybe if people weren't dragging so many mules through ambu, they wouldn't have so much currency to make them think they need a new weapon every month?
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By Banhammer 2025-02-16 06:46:08
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Fenrir.Zenion said: »
Seun said: »
Bahamut.Negan said: »
Seun said: »
not worth the time
Kupon I-Aby isn't worth it? ELITIST!

Worth it to a new player or an alt, sure. Veterans shouldn't have any need for these so I don't see much value here. We knew years in advance that empyrean upgrades were coming. I'm not sure it's elite to have taken that as a cue to finish.

Well lah-dee-dah mister built all my empyrean weapons already.

Six get-out-of-Chloris-free cards are still worthwhile to most players who haven't already done everything and quit out of boredom.

Six Chloris buds is like 3 pops and 1 hour of time tops and it's less annoying than these random ROE objectives.
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By Carbuncle.Maletaru 2025-02-16 07:19:09
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Banhammer said: »
Fenrir.Zenion said: »
Seun said: »
Bahamut.Negan said: »
Seun said: »
not worth the time
Kupon I-Aby isn't worth it? ELITIST!

Worth it to a new player or an alt, sure. Veterans shouldn't have any need for these so I don't see much value here. We knew years in advance that empyrean upgrades were coming. I'm not sure it's elite to have taken that as a cue to finish.

Well lah-dee-dah mister built all my empyrean weapons already.

Six get-out-of-Chloris-free cards are still worthwhile to most players who haven't already done everything and quit out of boredom.

Six Chloris buds is like 3 pops and 1 hour of time tops and it's less annoying than these random ROE objectives.

Teach me how you pop 3 Chloris in under an hour. While you're at it, teach me how to get all 3 to drop 2 buds.
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By Banhammer 2025-02-16 07:31:00
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Carbuncle.Maletaru said: »
Banhammer said: »
Fenrir.Zenion said: »
Seun said: »
Bahamut.Negan said: »
Seun said: »
not worth the time
Kupon I-Aby isn't worth it? ELITIST!

Worth it to a new player or an alt, sure. Veterans shouldn't have any need for these so I don't see much value here. We knew years in advance that empyrean upgrades were coming. I'm not sure it's elite to have taken that as a cue to finish.

Well lah-dee-dah mister built all my empyrean weapons already.

Six get-out-of-Chloris-free cards are still worthwhile to most players who haven't already done everything and quit out of boredom.

Six Chloris buds is like 3 pops and 1 hour of time tops and it's less annoying than these random ROE objectives.

Teach me how you pop 3 Chloris in under an hour. While you're at it, teach me how to get all 3 to drop 2 buds.

Lights. Cheat. Treasure Hunter. The odds of double drop are like 90%
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By Phoenix.Gavroches 2025-02-16 08:24:21
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Tier 1 isn’t that bad to get, let’s be honest. I’m not going out my way for tier 3, but jeez tier 1 is 5 ambu… c’mon men
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By Banhammer 2025-02-16 08:31:03
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Phoenix.Gavroches said: »
Tier 1 isn’t that bad to get, let’s be honest. I’m not going out my way for tier 3, but jeez tier 1 is 5 ambu… c’mon men

Happy to do Ambu, but I'm not setting it up and neither is anyone else not already in a static.
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By Carbuncle.Nynja 2025-02-16 09:09:01
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Banhammer said: »
Lights. Cheat. Treasure Hunter. The odds of double drop are like 90%
If your plan is to POS around from pop to pop, you're not even gonna see two buds before you get a black screen with a "Disconnected from PlayOnline" message.
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By Banhammer 2025-02-16 09:14:07
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Carbuncle.Nynja said: »
Banhammer said: »
Lights. Cheat. Treasure Hunter. The odds of double drop are like 90%
If your plan is to POS around from pop to pop, you're not even gonna see two buds before you get a black screen with a "Disconnected from PlayOnline" message.

That hasn't been my experience but if I doubled the time to two hours would it really change the point? Just go get the buds - you need 44 more anyway.

This entire event is a waste of time.
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By LightningHelix 2025-02-16 09:42:42
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PUP is the mvp of vana'bout. It's a sound investment that can handle every level capped fight I can think of.
Can it handle the Promvy ENMs? I've never actually tried those, though I have done the level 60 capped ENMs that drop Ouryu entry KIs. And if anyone has a short list of orbs it can do (literally just need the names, idgaf about loot and I can look up locations/etc myself) so I don't have to waste a bunch of seals and more importantly time trying them out that'd be appreciated!

(I have an Overdrive set already so at least I have the metaphorical fishing rod even if I don't know how to fish)
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By Valefor.Philemon 2025-02-16 10:08:54
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PUP is the mvp of vana'bout. It's a sound investment that can handle every level capped fight I can think of.
Can it handle the Promvy ENMs? I've never actually tried those, though I have done the level 60 capped ENMs that drop Ouryu entry KIs. And if anyone has a short list of orbs it can do (literally just need the names, idgaf about loot and I can look up locations/etc myself) so I don't have to waste a bunch of seals and more importantly time trying them out that'd be appreciated!

(I have an Overdrive set already so at least I have the metaphorical fishing rod even if I don't know how to fish)
I'll admit I haven't tried it on the level 75 cap ENMs but it handles all the level 30 ENMs, the level 20/30 BCNMs, and all the level 60 vana'bout fights. The hardest one is mercenary camp, the rest are very easy.
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By Bahamut.Agerine 2025-02-16 10:21:17
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I spent all day yesterday working through these quests and the only thing I had in mind by the time I couldn’t solo them anymore was… “this isn’t fun”.
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By Lakshmi.Stepth 2025-02-16 10:54:41
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PUP is the mvp of vana'bout. It's a sound investment that can handle every level capped fight I can think of.
Can it handle the Promvy ENMs? I've never actually tried those, though I have done the level 60 capped ENMs that drop Ouryu entry KIs. And if anyone has a short list of orbs it can do (literally just need the names, idgaf about loot and I can look up locations/etc myself) so I don't have to waste a bunch of seals and more importantly time trying them out that'd be appreciated!

(I have an Overdrive set already so at least I have the metaphorical fishing rod even if I don't know how to fish)

A PUP geared up with the Up in Arms attachment set and Overdrive is able to do all ENMs/BCNMs/ENMs/level capped special battlefields required for Vana'bout. Mercenary Camp and Heroine's Combat may require a use of Repair (+2 oil since +3 won't work at 60 cap). Eat a grape daifuku if you're worried about your puppet's accuracy.

As mentioned earlier in the thread, Sultry Patrice also works for at least the BCNM20/30/50s that have come up. Use Bestial Loyalty outside the BC and let it rip with Fluid Spread/Toss. No 1hr needed.

For today's rusty item objective, the little sewer next to AH in Bastok Mines with Lu Shang/Sabiki Rig gets you done real quick.
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By Tarage 2025-02-16 13:41:13
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Lakshmi.Stepth said: »
LightningHelix said: »
Valefor.Philemon said: »
PUP is the mvp of vana'bout. It's a sound investment that can handle every level capped fight I can think of.
Can it handle the Promvy ENMs? I've never actually tried those, though I have done the level 60 capped ENMs that drop Ouryu entry KIs. And if anyone has a short list of orbs it can do (literally just need the names, idgaf about loot and I can look up locations/etc myself) so I don't have to waste a bunch of seals and more importantly time trying them out that'd be appreciated!

(I have an Overdrive set already so at least I have the metaphorical fishing rod even if I don't know how to fish)

A PUP geared up with the Up in Arms attachment set and Overdrive is able to do all ENMs/BCNMs/ENMs/level capped special battlefields required for Vana'bout. Mercenary Camp and Heroine's Combat may require a use of Repair (+2 oil since +3 won't work at 60 cap). Eat a grape daifuku if you're worried about your puppet's accuracy.

As mentioned earlier in the thread, Sultry Patrice also works for at least the BCNM20/30/50s that have come up. Use Bestial Loyalty outside the BC and let it rip with Fluid Spread/Toss. No 1hr needed.

For today's rusty item objective, the little sewer next to AH in Bastok Mines with Lu Shang/Sabiki Rig gets you done real quick.

As a PUP novice, do you mind sharing what an "Up in Arms" gearset looks like? PUP gear, auto frame and attachments.
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By Lakshmi.Stepth 2025-02-16 14:27:58
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Tarage said: »
As a PUP novice, do you mind sharing what an "Up in Arms" gearset looks like? PUP gear, auto frame and attachments.

See this post for the puppet setup.

These fights are all synced so the master's gear is pretty irrelevant. The only thing you'd absolutely need is an animator. I use the one from Odyssey and have no issues. (Not sure if the behavior modification for puppets on the different types of animators even works synced to be honest.) If you're really worried, bring a few level appropriate oils for Repair and a daifuku of your choice.

I'm sure there are other attachment setups that would work, but I haven't had an issue with this one and don't care enough to customize it depending on the fight.
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By Fenrir.Skarwind 2025-02-16 14:35:27
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You all made it sound like the ENM was going to be a pain in the ***.

-Go to Dem
-Enter the Spire
-Call Beast, Slime Familiar
-Enter the fight
-Attack enemy with slime
-Use fluid toss as needed on adds/babies
-Use Digest to heal pet
-Done.
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By Tarage 2025-02-16 14:37:25
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Because I remember when they were a pita.

I'm curious how fights with multiple enemies works, like Merc camp. Don't they all aggro onto you?