Quote Originally Posted by Lushipur View Post
first of all: cap all your skill....especially automaton magic...the big number outside of abyssea come from there

and you should exp sch and nin to 45 if you want to solo some stuff
pup/sch is good for nuking things, while pup/nin with whm automaton is one of the best way to solo stuff in abyssea

about equip: emp+1 set should be your priority...usually less ppl is asking pup seal so its easy to join a shout pt and lot those.
vere is a really hard goal if you do not have an ls or, at least, a static pt...
for this reason you should get stringing pummel asap...

for the attach you can view my profile on ffxiah, those are the setup i use with every automaton
same for some other piece of equip its cool to have...if u have the 3 mini-exp they have some of the best pup equip you can have

i will suggest in obtaining some trial h2h like str path and, i love those one, DA path.
burattinaio is something you should aim at, too.

for the merit you need to cap magic and melee skill, optimization and 3 point to fine tuning...a point in role reversal and ventriloqui too
i will cap str+, crit+ and h2h skill

atma: RR, VV, SS for melee setup and ultimate, beyond and MM for mage setup are some of the best atma we can use

No offense but that was a lot of old information that really isnt true anymore. Alot of your points were fine but here
1) Yes you can get big nukes out of abyssea, but with burts you get better DD sharpshooter and better soloability with valor edge.
2) Level subs to 49, not 45, youll thank me later
3) SCH can be pretty much skipped, if you cant kill it /war, dnc, or nin it wont matter. You can level it if you want for the 3 mobs you might be sleep nukeing but we are so far above them level wise now it wont matter.
4) For gear I am really tempted to say just skip verethragna. Burts are comparable dmg, and have far more utility. With stringing pummel and burts, you wont miss verethragna at all.
5) for atma, rr,gh, apoc .... or rr vv apoc
6) for merits in group 2 you can probably skip ventriloq now since we have DEA its almost completly worthless, you might even be able to skip role reversal, I know I personally havent used it 4+ months