BCNM, DRG

Got on after work last night, and Etcetera and I went to do Deleon's two orbs (BCNM40). Deleon and I were going to duo Royal Jellies at first, but Etcetera agreed to come, so we did the Big One - Under Observation.

[ Under Observation can drop the Peacock Charm, Lv33 Necklace that gives +10 Accuracy. It's awesome. ]

We didn't get any good drops at all. It was one of those runs where you make more money dumping your drops to an NPC than at the AH. :( At least Deleon does Alchemy and he can craft the Mercury and Hecteyes.

Afterwards, Genmo came home, and we decide to go quadro in Crawlers' Nest. We go down the Simurgh side, and all the way at the bottom are Knight Crawlers (crawlers) and Crawler Hunters (scorpions). It was awesome. They were VT and giving 100-180 exp a kill, we were getting chain 5 when the mobs didn't run out.

When Water Elementals popped, we retreated to the Rumble Crawlers. These crawlers were decent challenge, giving like 30-40 exp a pop, but better than nothing. Once the elementals left, we resumed Knight Crawlers. I was half asleep for the last hour or so of our party, but we were all so close to 57 I couldn't stop. :)

Ding 57. Grats Deleon. He doesn't have his Scorpion Harness yet, so I loaned him mine until I got close to levelling.

Ding 57. Grats Genmo and Etcetera (they levelled up at the same time). Finally, at the end, Ding 57. Grats ME :D :D

I equipped my Scorpion Harness. We got about another 1000 exp, but then I was about to pass out, so we quit.

^_^ I'm so excited. One more level and I can wear the DRG AF Body, and in two more levels, the AF Helm - which enhances our healing breath. Right now, our wyverns will cast Cures on us at 33% hp. With the AF Helm, they'll heal us at 50% HP. WAY better. :D

Edit: Got Waif to 29 MNK last night, in Korroloka Tunnel. So... freaking... close... to Lv30. I can't wait to unlock PLD, then level it up to about 30-ish.

Alchemy and BST

Got 26BST/13NIN last night in Korroloka Tunnel. Started out charming and Familiar-ing a T Jelly and wiping out EM-T Combats and Seeker Bats (Seekers ranged from EP-T, though, so it was a little more sporadic).

I decided to go ahead and take Alchemy to 100, so I turned in my Hi-Potion for the test and got to 61 on Glass Fiber.

I've geared up my THF and I'm hoping to hit at least 16 this weekend so I can wear my Bone set.

We did Under Observation #22, and got Utsusemi: Ni and a Peacock Charm. Genmo sold the charm for 4,000,000 gil, and so I broke 1,000,000 gil again. I bought some gear for BLU and a Monster Signa for 230,000. If only I'd had Fraps running. :( I have about 1.2 million gil left, so this weekend I'm gonna do another splurge and get Alchemy to 70, and maybe get some more guild points... I'd like to have the Anima synthing capability to skill up to 75. At 2000-ish guild points / day, that should only take a week... provided it isn't too expensive.

We're planning to trio NIN tonight, but if not I'm gonna go camp my Bounding Boots. I really should go camp VE, but I'm not doing that alone. Not without Flee, I've learned my lesson.

22BST and Ring!

I was soloing on BST, got to 22 in Buburimu (I 2houred a Tough Akbaba and roughed up a bunch of mandies and goblins, and even a couple of T Wights), when the LS chat brings up someone doing Wings of Fury.

He says he wants us to pass on the ring for him. I suggest we either do (a) what my static does, aka Split Everything™, or (b) Your Orb, Your Drop. They decide to do (b).

I gear up Dandruffmule (21BST/10WHM), grab a Cloudy Orb, and run out to Ghelsba. I afk at WoF BCNM spot (Ghelsba Outpost hut) for about 2 1/2 hours while Fro levels.

We do the first orb, Me Fro and Tula. No sweat. BST BST WHM ftw. :) Nothing of value.

We do my orb 2nd. After a cheesecake victory, I lock on to the Armory Crate, swivel around to face North (it's Darksday and I'm superstitious). Astral Ring. *_*;;;

Now I'm torn between saving it and using it (would really help my BLU), or just selling it to powerlevel a craft.

Soloed more with my BST this morning after my 8AM class, and got about halfway into 22. Korroloka is a lot more stressful than Buburimu, and I'm not sure the exp/hour is really all that great. I'll need to clock myself tomorrow morning after my exp ring wears off.