Grind Camps

[ErnieKeebler]

In summation, you gave only 2 instances of useful information, with Toto-Rak being a given because I haven't used it for SP purposes yet. By this point, I really want you to put forth your own list of grind camps, as I have been all over Eorzea as well, and I would like to see how much they actually differ and compare. Ah, but we can't have that, so nevermind.

At this point, Xoo, I don't think you should personally respond to anything Vedis posts. Vedis has finally started contributing more than criticism to the thread and continually posting like you are will only get the thread locked again.


My group tried out a camp we found listed somewhere, 28-35 Ravenous Billygoats near Camp Broken Water. It's really safe, boring grinding. With just a couple of people above 30 in the party of ~4, we were running out of goats often and losing TP. Not a camp I'd really recommend unless you are out of other options.

[XooZQ]

At this point, Xoo, I don't think you should personally respond to anything Vedis posts. Vedis has finally started contributing more than criticism to the thread and continually posting like you are will only get the thread locked again.


My group tried out a camp we found listed somewhere, 28-35 Ravenous Billygoats near Camp Broken Water. It's really safe, boring grinding. With just a couple of people above 30 in the party of ~4, we were running out of goats often and losing TP. Not a camp I'd really recommend unless you are out of other options.

I'm not posting in response to try and provoke at all. I'm trying to evoke useful information from Foxbat because he knows something I don't. It doesn't really matter to me if the thread gets locked, as I know everything that's in this guide and the thread has been alive long enough to get it spread throughout the community.

[Valhinjin]

Grinding on mobs with less than a 150 SP base modifier is next to pointless, honestly. Here's a chart that will tell you which mobs to grind:

http://www.bluegartr.com/threads/104...-SP-quot-Chart

So far, the info there is solid. 150SP modifier will grant the largest possible SP per mob until the high 40s, when they turn to 200SP, and it's significant (even with a difference of 50) over parties and bonuses.

Only places I've found that are worth a damn are (generally these are for light/full parties - sorry specific locations are not noted, I'll be happy to provide the exact locs if requested):

20-25 : Gnats in northwest Mun Tuy (Yes, 100 SP modifier but you don't get the beefy 150 till about rank 25)
20-25 : Soldiers in southeast Cassiopeia (again, 100 SP modifier, see above)
25-30 : Wights in Mun Tuy (this area is ideal, you can switch from the Gnats right over to the wights when you level - this is when 150 modifier starts to kick in, and this area is largely unpopulated)
25-30 : Cursed Eyes (Arhiman) in east Nanawa (150 base SP - I'd go with Wights personally since this area is highly camped on my server)
30-35 : Black Efts in Tam Tara (west side) it's a less dangerous alternative than Nine Ivies at these tender levels. You'll need a full group, you can level a bit off of the Hogs as well with a 100 modifier)
33-39 : Black Efts near Nine Ivies (there are four camps, and they are relatively dangerous if you are not in a full party or have a proficient puller, but the XP is insane from mixing in Buzzard 100SP spawns with the kills. You can come here at 30ish but the adds etc make it a bit more dangerous than Tam Tara)
36-41 : Blind Efts near Treespeak (The respawn is nice, it's a relatively safe spot, and you can kill the occasional Ixali spawn. Taking this to 41 might be a push, but we simply dwindle down from a full to light or less party around the high 30s)
40-45 : Basilisks in Mor Dhona (tough to get the teleport at this level, but worth it. These guys are in the 50s and have 150 SP base - I'll get more detailed info on their full name and loc if requested since some basilisks here will eat your lunch)
43-50 : Raptors in The Black Shroud or Cortheras (Again, I'll give exact names and locs if it's requested since not all are ideal)

Solid groups in the high 40s can probably move to some of the Drakes etc., we haven't tried it, but the base SP goes up to 200 for some of those guys.

Everything listed above is 150SP or higher unless noted otherwise. FYI 150 base provides the neighborhood of 400 total SP per kill for a full party. How fast you can do these depends on your group build, so I haven't noted SP/hr, but these are the best mobs in the game for the most SP from what I've discovered. My LS doesn't even waste our time on the others since these are so efficient.

Also look on Yellow Gremlin for exact levels and locs on some of these. I'll provide more info on specific camps if it's asked for. Also, in some cases I didn't "cut off" the grinding at a strict 10 levels because they can still be worth the time for their modifiers even when you break the 10+.

IMPORTANT NOTE: We haven't tried beastmen camps yet. The camps I've listed have been better than leves thus far.