Random Melee (video)

Pheonixhawk · Post by **Pheonixhawk** » Wed May 10, 2006 1:39 am

You know what, out of this whole time ive been playing FFXI I really havent lvled up a Melee job. I was always some type of mage. I mean just look at what I have been missing:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PU_uljjlMsg&search=FFXI

This video inspires me to try out the melee class. So what if they cant use magic, that doesnt mean they are weak, or not as strong as a mage.

Stockyboy · Post by **Stockyboy** » Wed May 10, 2006 7:57 am

One word: Paladin

Post by **Sugami** » Wed May 10, 2006 12:15 pm

Yes weapon skills are very tastey, obviously a bit of dat swapping since RDM can't do half of those WS >.< (Red Lotus Blade, Seraph Blade, Vorpal Blade all need /WAR or /DRK and Swift Blade can never be obtained) also the relic WS can't be used outside of Dynamis I think (unless have buttloads of merits but that wouldn't make it available for a B class skill methinks).

Damn we make WS look so sexy; I had seen Ground Strike before but done by a hume, so much sexier by a Mithra

The final Scythe ones look cool

My personal favourites: Blade: Ten, Blade: Ku, Wheeling Thrust, Impulse Drive, "relic lance one", Tachi: Gekko, Tachi: Kasha, Savage Blade, Decimation, Retribution, Cross Reaper, Spiral Hell

Also I can do all the Polearm WS except the relic one but I do own a Relic Lance (not upgraded of course

).

Kahvi · Post by **Kahvi** » Wed May 10, 2006 9:31 pm

Subbing Blu also opens up most of the sword skills for Rdm... not sure if anything is missed with it tho.

Pheonixhawk · Post by **Pheonixhawk** » Wed May 10, 2006 10:03 pm

Ill never level up blu, I dont like that job

Eviticus · Post by **Eviticus** » Thu May 11, 2006 5:20 am

I wanna do Impulse Drive and my Relic WS already...

Post by **Sugami** » Thu May 11, 2006 10:40 am

Sad to say Impulse Drive sucks ass

2-hit WS and the second always misses, potential is higher than Wheeling Thrust but it never reaches it in exp. I don't know how SA works with it either, probably criticals the first hit leaving the second open to whatever.

There isn't a fully upgraded Relic Lance on Bahamut yet, heck I'll never have that kind of money though

Eviticus · Post by **Eviticus** » Fri May 12, 2006 4:35 am

SA Impulse Drive I hear is actually pretty awesome. And I want them more for the looks.

Post by **Sugami** » Fri May 12, 2006 9:29 am

I've played with SA Impulse Drive on Too Weaks, the output is identical to SA Wheeling Thrust.
Althought with Spirit Surge is really bulks up probably more than Wheeling Thrust does. I did the old self-sc trick when killing Lumber Jack

Engage -> Wheeling Thrust -> Spirit Surge -> Impulse Drive = Gravitation

I did SA with Wheeling Thrust for about 500 (That beetle has buttload of DEF!) then Impulse Drive hit for about the same without SA but buffed up from Spirit Surge, which was quite surprising

Can also make Darkness with SAMs using Impulse Drive (Impulse Drive <-> Tachi: Gekko), no more Fusion

The only DD you can't make a lv3 SC with is RNG (discounting the new jobs).

Post by **Sugami** » Tue May 16, 2006 2:03 pm

I finally got to play with Impulse Drive in exp (SCing with SAM).

I'll note that it was against Dhalmels in Bibiki Bay and I'm currently 72 so they rate as VT I think.

This WS seems to excel with a BRD, I was averaging 500ish and on occasion I'd get over 700 (783 was my highest) but as soon as the BRD went AWOL my average would drop do 350ish and I'd get the occasional missing of one hit knocking it down to 150 once.

Eviticus · Post by **Eviticus** » Wed May 17, 2006 3:51 am

But it looks cool.

Post by **Sugami** » Wed May 17, 2006 10:35 am

Yes that's the important thing, it looks cool!

Eviticus · Post by **Eviticus** » Fri May 19, 2006 4:58 am

I've found most everything looks awesome when being done by a mithra, or worn by one. Hence, why I play one. That and the dex boost.

Stockyboy · Post by **Stockyboy** » Fri May 19, 2006 8:43 am

You know tar00s pwn all!

http://free.hostdepartment.com/s/snieh/ ... index.html

You shal believe! <______>

Post by **Sugami** » Fri May 19, 2006 11:17 am

Hehe I dunno about pwning all but never underestimate the cuteness factor! They're just too adorable

comes in close second to mithra

Post by **Sugami** » Tue May 23, 2006 11:11 am

I was perusing (that a word?) FFXI videos on YouTube and came across this one... SC zomg what the hell is that?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q8gj-tXcK2k&search=ffxi

Looks like an amplified Darkness or something

Edit: Apparently the skillchain is called "Cosmic Elucidation" yet it is not real in this video, they did some dat swaps to get it.

My guess is you need Light and Darkness from relic weapons to do it properly ^^;; (i.e. Tachi: Kaiten <-> Blade: Metsu) something I will never see unfortunately.

Eviticus · Post by **Eviticus** » Tue May 23, 2006 10:15 pm

Correction. That is a SC -only- used by a npc in the CoP story line. He can use it on you, but pc's can never actually obtain it. It looks pretty sweet.

It is supposedly burstable by all elements, but we'll never get to play with it.

Post by **Sugami** » Wed May 24, 2006 11:46 am

Ah after I posted I thought it could have been some other random effect from an NPC or something. Guessing the NPC is on the airship battle?

I know Light -> Relic Light = Another Light
I guess same goes for Darkness.

Curious if Relic Light <-> Relic Darkness actually does anything but finding two people with fully upgraded relic weapons is very hard ^^;