Naadam

After about eight times of trying this quest and failing I am packing up my toys and leaving. The solo main story quests have seem to be my biggest weakness in this game. Much so that when I came across them it brought me down.

The people/other players in the game have been great and wonderful. Couldn't say anything bad if I wanted too. I've just come to understand that I do not have the skills and or maybe patience. No you can have my stuff :) It was a fun run.

All you have to do is follow the instructions on the textboxes that pop up...

Could have asked other BLMs for tips, but a whine/quit thread is just sooo much classier.

Bye Felecia.

Oh I remember the text was slight misleading/confusing because it's more a warning for next phase (timing is off).
- Make sure the other tribes don't get inside the circle while freeing your friends from being occupied by adds.
- Remember your previous instanced fights for 'which' big-hitters to take down first.
- The rest after you take down that 1 'big hitter' is just straight burn.
Really 8x is nothing if this is your first job. Use every skill you have.

Bye. /10char

But just incase anyone comes across this thread in the future and cant figure out how a BLM is supposed to survive this massive combat instance, here are a couple ideas to work with. Some spoilers ahead, oviously.

So in the first phase of the instance(running across the field), try not to get engaged with too many enemies at once. You want to mostly fight 1 on 1 so that as soon as your teammate says "ive got this, go on ahead" you can finish whats on you and charge forward. I dont think you can fail the instance in this phase(aside from timing out if you take forever), but its best to save time for later. Resource management not an issue here.

In the second phase(sparring at the circle before your "rivals" show up), make sure you defend the center if any of the NPCs go for it(any hit will do, even a quick scathe). You may end up with a few more 2+ on 1 scenarios here, so keep your head up and know your surroundings. Your goal isnt to clear the area(its impossible anyway, the more enemies you kill the more enemies keep showing up), just to bide some time. Personally, i did more single target spells here(fire 4!) then AoEs so that i wouldnt have too many of them hitting me at once. You can continue that all the way through the fight, focusing on downing enemy after enemy one by one. Eventually one of your friends will tell you to take the center to progress the fight to phase 3, but you dont have to wait - if you see a good opening early go for it.

Phase 3 always starts with you being yanked off the circle by the sun guy. He will interrupt any attempts you make while he is alive. Additionally, the deathless woman will show up shortly after and just start to cause chaos. You still need to defend the circle if anyone goes for it(dont count on the NPCs to do it for you). Start by focusing your attacks on the sun guy until the deathless woman pulls out her big summoning. Once the summon appears it is priority #1 and must be dealt with ASAP. When the summon is gone finish her or him, then whoever is left. With no more rivals to stop you, the center is yours.

Phase 4 is an interruption by a familiar outsider. Youve won the tournament, now drive the late arrivals off the sacred land. Im not sure if the fight can be failed at this point, but dont take any chances. Continue dodging AoEs and just let that guy have it. And voila, the Mol rule the tribes until the next contest and Hien's plan was a success.

Are you still having a hard time? You can get the echo in this instance if you survive long enough into an attempt. Otherwise, look at your gear. You just completed a dungeon and got at least 1 drop you can use(should be using). If needed take advantage of the leveling dungeon having a guaranteed drop(plus whatever random ones) and get a couple more upgrades. The left side gear will help more then the right side, but its all important. And especially make sure your weapon at this point is at least ilvl 270 if not higher. You probably already know this, but your weapon is by far the most important piece of gear for determining how hard your spells hit - so keep it up to date! And while this is an odd question to ask someone attempting an instance so deep into the game, how well do you know your DPS rotation? You dont need to play perfectly to win(far from it), but if you have the "feel" of the BLM rotation down its much easier to execute - especially in an instance like this where the situation keeps changing every few minutes. If need be look for a good training dummy(SSS perhaps?) that you can practice on for a few minutes at a time and work out any kinks you have in your rotation. It should be fairly smooth if you can help it, and a BLM should be casting something pretty much always when not forced to move(and even then when you can help it via triple/swift/procs).

My ilevel is 279. I have a pretty good feel for the black mage, though I am sure I am far from the best. I am going to pin the problem on me. I feel I am just not fast enough to do everything that needs to be done. I can get to a point where I can take down two walls. Most of the time another npc claims oozo before me. I've tried standing in the circle as well. I feel for me I am just not fast enough to do everything that needs to be done.

@Frizze so another 5 tries and I passed it.

Lol i tried two times back them till i said screw it and took my DK to make it in one go xD
(i usually did solo stuff/story/quests as blm and dungeons/trials as DK)


But nice to know it does kinda suck as blm...

This is my first character and my first job. I am real new to the game :)

Im not, but that was the first time i actually had trouble with solo stuff - well and just yesterday my lv 66(?) Scholar quest - I hate healing npc >_>

I reactivated my account. I blame the people I play with :)

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Originally Posted by Adrieyl

@Frizze so another 5 tries and I passed it.

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Congrats! This instance is fairly tough for most classes to pass, though it is possible for a character of any single class to complete. Re-reading my tips, i make it sound like the easiest thing to do. In reality, it took me 3 tries. For reference, there have only been a few(a bit more then 5 but probly less then 10) solo instances in the entire game i couldnt beat first try as BLM. Most of them i immediately passed once i analyzed and changed my strategy to fit the scenario. As of now i can only recall 3 that took me a third try. I dont say any of this to brag, just to illustrate that this is legitimately a tough fight so congrats for clearing.

And for the record, i actually did open your character bio when i was writing those tips up. Your gear was fine, so it seemed that the problem was with either your strategy or the execution. But i decided to commit to the conceit of the reply being tips for someone who might have trouble in the future and searches the boards for ideas of how to win the Naadam. That it helped you too(i hoped it would) is a bonus. Enjoy liberating Doma and what follows!

I knew it was skill issue, if anyone else played my character (like you) probably would have passed it much sooner. In truth and I am just being honest. I am not all that fast and with that much going on, on screen it was very hard. I am thankful for your advise and happy I passed it. Oddly enough the solo quest after that one I passed first try :)

If went as a AST can just stand there and laugh at them when they attack you. It was so easy to finish using AST. I find the blm hardest job class to play next is rdm.