Bully: it's really bad.

[Zirael]

We go whm nin/war dnc/nin and thf/nin. So far we only did Xarcabard, idk if the towns are any easier, but the demons hit like a truck, and not having utsusemi for EES on rng mobs would be suicide (for a Taru at least).

Hmm, makes sense. I find fighting demons a bit impractical due to RNGs and NINs AoE attack. The plus side, TEs are easy as hell to get. Since you mention EES, can I ask you, do you turn your back (put on full EVA equipment) on JA mobs and spam steps and Violent Flourish until proc? If enemies don't get hit, they don't 2-hour, which makes alot difference with MNK and RNG. Not fighting to kill it as soon as possible might sound contrary to killspeed=morecoins, but not triggering Hundred Fists or EES can save you alot MP and TP from Waltzes. Also nin/dnc would help you proc faster.
Not really a secret anymore, so here are some famous camps to try out, if you fancy: Beaucedine Glacier orc camp J7/J8, Bastok behind Auction House, San d'Oria main plaza in front of Auction House, Windurst tunnel just as you enter zone. Only downside is, some TEs in cities require sleepga or sac pull, or pet aggo-pull. Have fun!

[Zirael]

Will have to wait for official translation, but from what my JP friend is telling me, the TH upgrade chance got scrapped and instead you can SA from any direction while Bully is up. A JA useful for alliance play, a JA useful for solo. At least with this I'll make some use of it.

Now, if only SE changed intimidation chance from 0-1 per 30s to something like 0-0.1 and made it a 60s recast ability as a trade-off...
Any takers?

[Laphine]

they should scrap bully completely lol

[RygaenYuui]

The wonderful thing about even using steal+ gear (I have the entire set of items excluding Bartholomew's knife), is that the skill is still highly unreliable as far as successful item steals are concerned. And i think it is level based; there's no other attribute that really affect the success rate of steal.

[FrankReynolds]

The wonderful thing about even using steal+ gear (I have the entire set of items excluding Bartholomew's knife), is that the skill is still highly unreliable as far as successful item steals are concerned. And i think it is level based; there's no other attribute that really affect the success rate of steal.

I did dynamis for like a year with no steal gear, then got bored and built a set. after 6 months I decided that I had a better chance of losing a coin due to full inventory than I had of stealing an extra coin. So I stored it all. Its that good.

[Arcon]

I did dynamis for like a year with no steal gear, then got bored and built a set. after 6 months I decided that I had a better chance of losing a coin due to full inventory than I had of stealing an extra coin. So I stored it all. Its that good.

/confirm. I still have so many Steal-pieces cluttering up my /sack, and even I don't know why. I didn't use them in a long time (and even if they would help, enemies have nothing worth stealing anymore).

[Nebo]

/confirm. I still have so many Steal-pieces cluttering up my /sack, and even I don't know why. I didn't use them in a long time (and even if they would help, enemies have nothing worth stealing anymore).

I was just thinking that myself, I have all of the +steal pieces in my mog sack...I guess maybe I've been wanting ot /toss it actually but I'm affraid that the moment I do, they'll pull a fast one on me, make steal worth a damn and rabbit charm prices will skyrocket again.

[Nebo]

Will have to wait for official translation, but from what my JP friend is telling me, the TH upgrade chance got scrapped and instead you can SA from any direction while Bully is up. A JA useful for alliance play, a JA useful for solo. At least with this I'll make some use of it.

Now, if only SE changed intimidation chance from 0-1 per 30s to something like 0-0.1 and made it a 60s recast ability as a trade-off...
Any takers?

Link to that post: http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxi/th...l=1#post189532

Very interested to hear this translation.

Even it they did scrap the TH boost, being able to Sneak Attack while tanking more often is a boost to TH enhancing as well.

[Insaniac]

The JP post is pretty hard to understand via google translate but if that is the case it might be the best JA THF has gotten since Trick attack. I'm kinda pumped. I hope it's what it sounds like. I'm already running over the possibilities in my head.

[Nebo]

Effects during "blindsided" is enabled from the enemy behind the other.

Is what I got from google translate...which I'm hoping does not mean that we still have to be behind someone else to land sneak attack....but I am very afraid that this might be what it means