NMs (just returned to game)

I have been reading over the day that there are some new type of NMs that spawn once every X minutes. I also discovered that there is mid range class specific gear for each of the classes that are quite powerful. My conjurer is only mid 20's but I believe I can farm some of the NMs i'm not sure. Can someone shed some light on the monsters that drop conjurer specific gear? When I start playing again this weekend I would like to know which monsters I can farm for the gear.

Edit: Oops apparently I made it to level 30 before I quit who knew lol.

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Originally Posted by Royal

I have been reading over the day that there are some new type of NMs that spawn once every X minutes. I also discovered that there is mid range class specific gear for each of the classes that are quite powerful. My conjurer is only mid 20's but I believe I can farm some of the NMs i'm not sure. Can someone shed some light on the monsters that drop conjurer specific gear? When I start playing again this weekend I would like to know which monsters I can farm for the gear.

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you can't kill any of them at your level.

You won't stand a chance against them solo until you are well into the 40s... unless you party up with couple others around r30 or higher

http://lodestone.finalfantasyxiv.com...83cf33891b7e46

This is the news post i'm thinking about. The roaming NMs (buffalo) and summoned faction levee NMs are all level 50 and I know I can't do. But the ones in the link I can do some as it links a level 30 staff.

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Originally Posted by JayvirDeforte

You won't stand a chance against them solo until you are well into the 40s... unless you party up with couple others around r30 or higher

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As I see. Still too low. Thank you for the information.

I can't even solo the 2 good ones for CON (the sheep and the gnat) at 50 con...Though, a 50 THM can solo gnat and 50 thm + 50 Con can duo the sheep easily...

Is there a good place to at least be able to look up class specific gear so I can plan it out? Any guides out there?

ffxiv.yg.com is a good place to look for item info

Ouch. It appears I was a little too optimistic. LOL

Went out and started duoing the easier ones at R30LNC with a R35LNC. We were able to take on a couple of them (Queen Bolete, Sykes), but most of them seemed to need to wait until we were 35/40. With R30s-35s in a group you can take any of them.

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Originally Posted by JayvirDeforte

ffxiv.yg.com is a good place to look for item info

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Thank you!!

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Originally Posted by Royal

Is there a good place to at least be able to look up class specific gear so I can plan it out? Any guides out there?

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http://www.ffxivpro.com/ or yellowgremlin.

Well I guess they are a little more brutal than I thought. Well they are NMs after all :).

Holy_Dragoon collaborated with many other members of the community to come up with this list of the NMs, where they are, and what gear they drop. :)

http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...-Location-List

You rock. Exactly what I needed.

No problem! I've had it bookmarked since the night patch 1.17 came out, haha.

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Originally Posted by JayvirDeforte

You won't stand a chance against them solo until you are well into the 40s... unless you party up with couple others around r30 or higher

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I think grouping with others around that level was the intention, since they drop lvl25-35 equipment >.>.

I can solo Queen Bolette fairly easy. You might need to level your THM to get some DoTs if you don't already have them. Not sure if she drops anything very useful, but it might be a place to start. All of the NMs I've done so far have basically been endurance fights, so you could start with her and learn the basics (DoT sticking, MP management, keeping HP topped off) before moving on to the other NMs that have the gear you want. She pops by Camp Tranquil in the BS.

around rank 36 you could duo almost all them if you have a gla or pug to tank the mob who is the same level. I personally didn't touch the nms until i was 40 and had a gla, we duo'd most them. The drop rate sucks on a lot of pieces, so you would want to zerg them and maybe try incapacitating them, (which people don't believe helps but w/e it's supposed to "increase likelihood of drops, and you can inflict this status all new nms)

IMHO, Downy Dunstan and Spitfire in Coerthas are the toughest, though are surely doable with a good group. ^^

Alux, Bardi, and the Prince of Pestilence you could probably duo by the mid R30's. As a CON I duo'd Alux with a friend once when he was in the way of our levequest, sometime in the low-mid R30's.

Good luck with the NM hunting! :)

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Originally Posted by JayvirDeforte

You won't stand a chance against them solo until you are well into the 40s... unless you party up with couple others around r30 or higher

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LoL... Solo'd all mids but Cactus Jack at 32-34, all pretty easy just have high hp. Just make sure you have buffs and cures and the nm's are insanely easy regardless.

Edit: Dots also go super long way... and jeez cant believe how many people are unable to solo these nm's o.O Was 30 conj when the NM's first came out and defeated 5 random ones np... ranked up a bit from leves... did almost all the rest, rinse and repeat for last ones... Think I'm missing what's so hard about the nm's LoL Duo'd my last NM of the new batch at 35 with another 35 (Jack, 1k needles gets split to 500 ^^)

A lot of it has to do with how you're spec'd. Good gear, high vit, lots of magic, it doesn't matter what job you are. If you're a melee spec'd in STR and DEX with only low level DoM to back it up, its a lot harder. Finally, its much easier for an L50 R35 than it is for an L35 R35 to do it.

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I can't even solo the 2 good ones for CON (the sheep and the gnat) at 50 con...Though, a 50 THM can solo gnat and 50 thm + 50 Con can duo the sheep easily...

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so far the only one i haven't been able to solo was the hog. that one did take me a duo after getting annoyed with it. i will try it again another day and see if i can finish it solo.

Wow lots of great advice thank you.

Hey OP, I recently started playing again and I happen to be a rank 30 on your server. I'm trying to take down some NMs myself if you're interested in teaming up.

Yes absolutely. My character name is Royal Brayden (after my son). I probably won't get sufficient time till this weekend but I'd love to team up.

Probably would be able to solo some of the NMs that drop Lv25 gear. I solo'd the Eternal Shade NM as ARC 32 using shadowbind and close-shot, very long fight though with the amount of HP they have.

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Yes absolutely. My character name is Royal Brayden (after my son). I probably won't get sufficient time till this weekend but I'd love to team up.

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sounds good man. Hit me up in game. Name's June Varena.

Will do. /10 chars

BUILD A PARTY AND KILL 'EM ALL!!

Alright! That's the spirit!

Wait wut? People getting together and DOING stuff instead of complaining about how they can't do it on their own? {Lie}! Its a troll! Its SE's espionage team! Spys! Traitors!

<.<

Go get 'em!

Nighthawk Visor and Fists of the Sixth Sun aw yeah.

Many thanks to Antonio Hellburn/Oni Sama/Voodoo Priestess/Powhatan something and that other nigga that was there. That cactuar is a dick, but I'm having fun playing again especially considering how much I bash on this game. Some nice people on Selbina.