SP Grind Camps

[Kinseykinz]

I had trouble finding a post that listed the camps we've all been finding without a lot of 'name-calling' and off-topic posts. The same might happen here too, but I thought maybe if I started this thread, others could add in the SP grind camps they have tried and found so far.

I DO NOT have a complete list. I only started ranking my Archer this week (wanted to test how the new SP system worked for ranking). I am currently rank 24. The method's I used so far were as follows:

Levels 1-15 I soloed.
15-18. Duoed Oilbugs and Opo-Opos North of Camp Tranquil (in the same room as the Militia)
18-23 Trioed Opo-opo's and Puks and later Gnats in Mun-tuy. (start by doing Opo's only)
21-23 Solo/Duo Cassie's/Puks in Cass. Hollow You *can* start these at rank 19 but it's a little slower sp/hr than the other options.
21-25 Light Party/Trio in Nanawa Mines on Puks. (Tested this on MRD alt char last week)
24-26 Great Time to focus on Behests/Rank 20 camp Leves since they grant SP, the leves can give you guild credits and both are geared to be optimal for rank 25.
27-34ish Totorak Dungeon. You can start at rank 25, but depending on party set-up kills might be a little slow. Also, the dungeon grind doesn't give as much SP as other camps but the break in straight party grinding plus the added chance for rare/ex gears makes it a welcome break.
30-35 Amalj'aa near camp broken water can net 30k an hour with a full PT.
35-40ish Amalj'aa camp near broken water can still be a good grind spot for Solo-Light Party.
35-40ish Sylphs NW of Camp Nine Ivies- near the big room at the top of the map Moongorge something if I can read SE's Map writing correctly. (I only briefly tested this solo yesterday). Con to this camp is it is a HULL to get to. Pro is it's an uncommon beastmen camp AND they are soft and squishy (perfect for a mage/archer light party).

I will edit/update as I get to the next camp.

Also, as I've been trying to keep track of different spots with decent SP I've noticed I'm not usually in a full party. I tend to be out duo/trio or in light parties. (Probably just what I'm use to as I was a Level 75 BLM in ffxi-retired before Level Increase). Anyway, others have posted some Full-party camps so I think I'm going to stick to my small party camps for the most part. However, a good rule of thumb, a small party can kill for decent sp/hour what a full party can when they are about 3-4 ranks higher than what is optimal for a full-party. Some mobs however, seem to be better low-maned by specific jobs/abilites than others.

Again, the reason I don't have a full list is because these are the camps I tried so far based on my current classes/ranks. The main point of this post was have anyone who felt like sharing, add camps they've tried. Maybe we can get a good list of ideas.

[totallynotme]

I just found your post in my process of making one just like it, so thank you for showing me that I'm not the only one interested in working together as a community on this subject.

Rank range: 36-40
Foe: Young Raptor (40-49) http://ffxiv.yg.com/npc/young-raptor?id=3100211
Location: Around Camp Iron Lake, La Noscea
SP: 30k/hour with a part of 4 confirmed

If more people submit info like this and with an SP/hour estimate I can make a chart for all ranks, something I've been meaning to do anyway.

[Nathan]

Hey i can add to this aswell, ive been starting grind parties everyday for the past few days, its easiest to start them in uldah, just shout that you are a skill point party looking for more!, works great also put the ranks your looking for. So for these are the camps ive been using.

10-16 Camp Tranquil, Oilbugs 10-13, Opos 13-16. Pos is (37,48)
15-19 Camp Bloodshore, Cassiopeia Hollow Puks and Jellies 15-19, You need to make your way to the 8,5 9,5 section on the map and lookout for the Elemental in the center and the other 2 types of mobs that aggro, theres tons of puks and jellies tho just make sure your party doesnt over extend its best to wait for pops our backtrack a bit towards the aetheryte node.
17-22 Camp Emerald Moss, The Mun-Tuy Cellars. Make your way to 4,3. Kill all the squirrels and puks on your way, opos to if your grp is a bit lower, once your at 4,3 pull gnats untill the room is cleared then kill puks and squirrels for a few mins till they repop.

[Nathan]

THIS JUST IN!!!

r20-24 Camp Drybone, Amalj'aa Encampment, strikers and grunts! 400sp a kill TONS of available mobs!

[Kinseykinz]

@Nathan, how many people did you have in your parties (also if you have and sp/hour estimate that'd be cool too)? I don't have one for the camps I found but I'll start tracking as I find more

@totally Yeah, I don't know why people guard this information so. I'll do my best to get you estimated sp/hour from here on out (sometimes I'm having fun with ls mates and forget to keep track)

[Rimmer]

@Nathan, how many people did you have in your parties (also if you have and sp/hour estimate that'd be cool too)? I don't have one for the camps I found but I'll start tracking as I find more

@totally Yeah, I don't know why people guard this information so. I'll do my best to get you estimated sp/hour from here on out (sometimes I'm having fun with ls mates and forget to keep track)

They guard the information so they can get every class ahead of you without the inconvenience of having to compete for mobs, welcome to the selfish bullcrap that is MMO basement dwellers.

#Edit
Thanks for posting information like this, i myself am struggling to find decent camps to grind in that dont have retarded high lvl mobs spawn in the middle of all the low level mobs.

[Shokun]

I have been doing r40-42 Toxic Toads and Black Crow mercenaries (or whatever they are supposed to be) around camp Bald Knoll. Toads are located N/NE from the camp, next to a dungeon entrance. Mercenaries are to the east from the camp.

It was possible to grind on them starting r31 lancer/marauder duo (probably works at r30 too) and the sp is good at least til r34, will most likely last til r36-37 if you're duoing.

In a light party (4-5 members) the sp starts to go down after reaching r33 but it's still good at that point. I would guess some other camp would be better once party reaches r34-35.

Strategy: Start on toads and once they are killed, go kill mercenaries until toads pop again. At later ranks kill all of the toads, then all of the mercenaries and back to toads. SP per kill is around 300 at highest, and goes down to 170 later on.

Sorry about vague posting, I have only done it starting from r31 and I am currently 34. I have had friends ranking from r28 upwards with me there and they have survived the fights without problems.

[Nathan]

Hey for all of my grind spots the parties are always 5-8 members and im not sure about sp/hr, but its usually 250-400 sp a killl if u are 7-10 lvls lower then the target mob, and with 5-8 members each mobs dies in about 15-20secs and there is NO downtime unless theres a wipe or death. So id say about 600sp per min average, 6k every 10mins, 36000sp per hour? if u pull steadily.

[Kinseykinz]

Hey for all of my grind spots the parties are always 5-8 members and im not sure about sp/hr, but its usually 250-400 sp a killl if u are 7-10 lvls lower then the target mob, and with 5-8 members each mobs dies in about 15-20secs and there is NO downtime unless theres a wipe or death. So id say about 600sp per min average, 6k every 10mins, 36000sp per hour? if u pull steadily.

Thanks Man I assumed you were using larger groups since you had some of the same camps as me but were doing them at earlier ranks . Good luck ranking up-KK

[Kinseykinz]

They guard the information so they can get every class ahead of you without the inconvenience of having to compete for mobs, welcome to the selfish bullcrap that is MMO basement dwellers.

#Edit
Thanks for posting information like this, i myself am struggling to find decent camps to grind in that dont have retarded high lvl mobs spawn in the middle of all the low level mobs.

He did post the party size below.. err above I like to give people the benefit of the doubt first, esp. since he did take the time to post some information. But yes, there are a lot of people who'd rather 'hide' there leveling spots. I never saw the point, we'll all figure them out soon enough. And besides, there are returning/new players now with the new patch and upcoming patches coming out. I'd like to help them as much as possible so they stick around and we actually start having busy servers and more people actively playing. But that's me