February 2017 Version Update

Like a few other people here, I've never done anything in my Mog Garden. Not my cup of tea. For those who have... how much time, roughly speaking, does it take to get however far in is required to start this questline?

If the past is any indication: probably run in with trusts-->wipe.

At least 80 days but probably longer. The big hangup is typically the furrows and the answer heavily depends on how hard you go on spamming revival roots.

Furrows take months. Don't remember the exact number, but even if you use the fastest growing seeds it's 500+ harvests at 30m-1h each.

Depends on what you mean time. If you mean actively doing stuff well it only takes a couple minutes to check and npc everything each day less once you cap the easier stuff. Pretty easy and you make a not insignificant amount of gil for the time

But it's going to take like 2-3 months iirc to get furrow capped

I laughed way too hard at this.

They actually won this month, mind you, they did Normal Ambuscade on what I think was Very Easy. At least they didn't get obliterated 20 seconds into the fight like the last time.

You have too much faith in our devs lol. They got a war/dnc to tank/dd it with iroha II and sethleus while their brd spamming buffs and the other support basically twiddled their thumbs and occasionally casted an erase or cure. Worked surprisingly well. Spawns adds at some point though while going into shell looks like you have to kill them to get it to come out. Also hate looked wonky after it comes out of shell

Mallquis Clogs +1

DEF:65 HP+20 MP+20 STR+6 DEX+6 VIT+15 AGI+26 INT+33 MND+23 CHR+35
Magic Accuracy+36 Magic Damage+46 "Magic Atk. Bonus"+12 Evasion+60 Magic Evasion+86 "Magic Def. Bonus"+6
Haste+2% Elemental magic casting time -5% Converts 10% of damage taken to MP


Whenever I get hit by an AoE this will be my new excuse to my Linkshell now.

I guess it goes to show that the people who work on the game don't actually play it. I know individuals who have very little gear, and very little job knowledge, yet still manage to clear ambuscade every month.

Well, I guess it's a good thing that I really wanted a Malboro mount for...whatever reason.

do my eyes deceive me??? is brd about to be viable again???

and on top of that, perhaps melee-centric strats maybe?

Should make a full set for it. I'm thinking
Owleyes/Avalon Shield/ /Eluder's Sachet
/Wiglen Gorget//
//Jelly Ring/Gelatinous Ring
//Valkyrie's Trews/

At least for magic/general. Full valk etc for physical. et

Some people just want everything handed to them with no challenge. They introduce something that's time consuming and people get butt hurt. Either suck it up and do the quests and stop crying like little girls or don't bother with it. How easy do you want this game? Jesus...

Melee-centric strategies have been viable on more things than not for a little while now, so you're a little late to the party.

news to me ><

I was kind of hoping it was a typo, and they meant "Converts 10% of damage DEALT to MP" I'm still looking to replace my Spae Coat +1 for free nukes.

That would have a great synergy with my Taster's Cape.

I'm using Venom Potions for it, since normal Poison is for pansies.

You already can!

tfw grinding mindnumbingly boring tasks for months is considered challenging content.

Well, can say the new crafting kits are not in the guilds (At least the woodworking ones anyway.)

Also: Ambuscade targets: Velk (CH1) and Lizards (CH2)

They are synthed from crafting sets :)

Briosi whistle
Bonecraft no sub
Earth
1x thought crystal
1x cyan coral
2x cyan orb

Any notes on the requirements / materials yet? Depending on how much of a pain the kits are, I'd say their value is still in question at this point.

Moonbow Whistle
Bone
Sub gold
Sub wood
Earth

Briosi whistle
Moonbow urushi
Moonbow stone

No but the notes say where the npcs for them are

So the crafting shield starts with Synthesis success rate -30 and 0% craftsmanship. You need to get it to 100% to begin the first upgrade. Craftsmanship increases by successfully synthing items with the shield equipped. Crafting the same item over and over will reduce the amount of craftsmanship you receive per synth. Having first crafted an orichalcum ingot I received a 0.33% craftsmanship increase, followed by a brass ingot also increasing craftsmanship by 0.33%, so it seems synth levels doesn't matter. It also seems there is some memory to which synths you have already done with the shield equipped, so you can't maximize craftsmanship by alternating between two synths over and over. EDIT: the further you increase in craftsmanship, different requirements will be listed on your shield. Now at 8% craftsmanship the augment reads: "Synthesis success rate -28, For craftsmanship upgrade: Use 3+ materials". After synthing a few more synths, it appears that these might be random goals that give a bonus to craftsmanship when you complete them.

The other upgrade items required are purchased with Crafstman Points. You can earn up to 20k points. The items required to turn in to get the points are the same ones being sold as high level crafting kits by the npc. They work as guild shop items in that if no one has turned in the item, no kits will be sold. The items require the new signature crystals (Pyre, terra, etc) to make them able to be turned in for CP. The crystals are purchasable by the old Guild Point npc in stacks of 12 for 5400 GP each.

And thats as far as I've been able to get right now.

I'm somewhat annoyed by Moonbow Whistle +1. Being a top tier BRD has incurred yet another hefty pricetag.

Also wtf at RDM still not being able to cap magic haste.

BRD songs without the new all songs+1/2/3 neck:

Honors March +46 acc +184 attack
Blade Madrigal +102 acc
Sword Madrigal + 77 acc

SV 2 Madrigals + Honor March + 2 dex Etudes gives 488 acc

Nearly double the amount before this update.

Ambush thread getting started in the morning? I'm having fun dying to v1 to see the mechanics.

Big velk, VE has 0 adds at start, N has 2, VD has 3. 2 war and then 3rd added is a blm. They spam jump a bunch, has amensia and silence attached to it. Main boss can cast pro/shell on self, and adds (can cast before you engage).

VE was killed with trusts as mediocre blue and trusts. Gonna go see how long I last on N if I bring a pup to hold main boss while I kill adds.

Edit: lasted about 5mins, killed one and the other used invincible. Too much for trusts to handle healing once they start jumping.

edit 2: hate seemed to get a bit weird when I brought in others to die on N with me. The two adds did not want to stay on me even with constant provoke.

final edit: 8:15 on E pld geo bst blu whm. Was 1 add, the blm.

Bet in about 3hrs all the pups will log on and kill vd in 4mins.

Ygnas Directive #5:

- Talk to Ploh at the Castle Gates
- Door in Inventors
- Contemplation Site at the north docks in West Adoulin
- ??? at Yorcia (I-7) right next to an Eregon Locus
- back to Ploh to finish and get the option to start #6

Reward: 20x HP bayld


Ygnas Directive #6:

- Zaffeld (J-8)
- Yorcia Occultist Footprints (J-6)
- Click a 2nd time to enter a BC !

- Back to Ploh

Reward: 30x HP bayld + Ygnas's Insignia KI


- Talk to Runje Desaali (J-10)

She will now give you new options and offer to reforge your Adoulin Ring for the low price of 100x HP Bayld.