Skilling up these days.

[resobaso]

Iam just not sure its worth the time given the fact that I cant level atm.

Honestly, the sooner I do this the sooner this game will actually seem fun again, its been a major drag to not be able to level up.

[Xantavia]

If you want to use kuftal, enter from the desert side. Pull a crab backwards from the first small room that has them in to the little tunnel/ramp that led down to them. Dia works great for pulling, just don't use any -ga spell. Avoid the lizards since they will link with each other, crabs are only aggro. The key to skilling is control where you are fighting so you don't get overwhelmed by additional mobs.

[Frankbrodie]

If you're going to use Kuftal and enter from the Terrigan Outpost at level 70/RDM then I see no reason to even go in the tunnel tbh.

Use the convenient Goblin Mercenary (level 67 tops I believe. Pretty much always be DC) right outside this entrance to Kuftal.
It does nothing except hit you a bit. Which as a level 70 RDM you're not going to be taking much damage right?
What with /WAR sub for Defender. Taco food for defence.
You wearing a decent shield + have evasion capped yet?
Evasion capped way before sword when I was RDM 70 back in 2007 whenever it was.

That goblin hated me by the time I had skilled various stuff on it before they raised the level cap to 99 lol.
As said already, it's way way waaaaay easier to skill at 99 to 99 even, not just 70. In Abyssea.

And if RDM is your first job I'm not sure I wouldn't tell you just to level WHM to 66 and get Maat out of the way tbh.

No skills or gear needed. Really... I actually tried to level a mule to 99 with ZERO skills in anything by leeching her to 66 for WHM Maat then was going to leech her to 99 with no skills learned in anything.
She hit evasion level 36, yes that's THIRTY SIX.. level THIRTY SIX in 5 minutes spamming hi-pots to beat Maat.
0-36. Actually THIRTY SIX levels of evasion in one 5 minute battle lol.

[resobaso]

RDM is 70,

War,BLM,DNC,THF = level 60

and WHM is 50.

My RDM is more Melee with some Magical bonuses.

Honestly, its been a great bit of fun.

[Hawklaser]

Okay, sorry about the wait.

To clarify.

My actual level is 70.

My Weapon skill level is 192, which is according to most wiki's that of a level 60.

That being Said Kuftal has been repeatedly kicking my tail, primarily because of linking with the crabs, I can take one at a time, but at my current level skill, they are absolutely DECIMATING me in groups.


Problem is, a majority of them in THAT area is damn near impossible to NOT link, so it leaves me nearly getting killed or just flat out killed in the process.

With this, I'd say definitely go to The Boyahada Tree to skill up. Very easy to get single crabs there. Just use a spell to pull them out away from the water, and avoid using aoe effects so don't grab the bunnies and mandies in the area and you should be set for the most part.

[Xantavia]

If your thf is already 60, that might be best for maat. It is possible to steal the instant warp scroll from maat and if you do, it is an instant win. Getting the testimony for the fight is kinda a pain though. Have to steal that too, so if you miss, 5 minutes of down time.