Hunt strategy for solo players?

[Doozer]

I've seen a lot of 'fix for hunts' and 'hunts are broken' threads, but unfortunately it seems a solution like that won't come along any time soon. So as someone who generally plays on their own, I thought a thread to help similar people would be useful.

Anyone have any tips for people trying to grind for Allied Seals on their own that doesn't involve linkshells or sitting around waiting for someone to find a mark? So far my only strategy is to wait until most people in my data center are asleep so there's a better chance. I mean early this morning I found Leech King while doing a main scenario quest and called out but only ~7 people came to help, despite being one of the more generally populated regions.

Please give actual suggestions, and not "get friends lol". That's not what this is about.

[Ruri]

Even if you say give actual suggestions and not "get friends"..... It's an mmo join a party.

[Dice_Kanzaki]

I don't think there's much advice to give.. There's very little you can do. There's only one advice and you already gave it; try to find hunt marks nobody else knows about.

Otherwise, no matter what, if even one full party is hitting the mark you find, you'll probably only get a few seals. In any other instance, you'll only get the lowest possible reward. Nothing you can really do about it if you're alone.

[RegnumMagik]

Know that you won't get full credit most of the time.

[Dijana]

Open party finder, and join a party. You don't even have to socialize with them beyond announcing if you find a mark, their contribution will add to your contribution. So long as a few people are hitting it (best to go whm and/or tank for enmity and not make it die faster) you'll get full credit.

[Lolifell]

Look in the party finder for a hunting party, join and enjoy your seals/tomes/sands. It's really that easy. As a solo hunter you will never get enough contribution to make it worth, or find enough marks. In an hunting party, depending on how much time you want to hunt, you'll almost always be killing some B ranks until As spawn. At least on Odin.

[tymora]

If you are a tank and at the pop from 100%, you can get full credit.
But Hunt is not meant for solo.

Personally I think it is easier to join or make a Hunt LS than switch your time table upside down.

[Velox]

If you are a tank and at the pop from 100%, you can get full credit.
But Hunt is not meant for solo.

Personally I think it is easier to join or make a Hunt LS than switch your time table upside down.

Actually, hunts were meant for both solo and party. Originally B rank marks were for soloing, A was for a single party, and S was for multiple parties. SE didn't foresee the zerg rush though obliterating B ranks because they were never meant for that, and thus, was forced to raise their HP to party levels to please the masses. Unfortunately, this had the negative side effect of killing off solo hunts.

B rank marks were supposed to be for the guy questing, grinding, doing FATEs, etc. It was a "oh look, I stumbled upon a monster with a name, I can get a little bonus during my adventures."

[Ooshima]

You will have a high chance to claim full credit as solo when

1) The server is pretty dead
2) You are there when the mob is 100%
3) You are using a Warrior
4) Your Warrior is using DPS accessories and geared
5) Your Warrior is STR speced
6) You use a X-STR pot
7) You are able to land 2 very buffed BB combo and even better, an IB at the end of your 2nd BB

The more conditions you fulfill, the higher your chances are.

I have obtained full credit as a solo WAR on B and A rank before, and a full S rank credit with 2 other WAR that I quickly picked up while rushing to the S rank spawn.

[Moqi]

B rank marks were supposed to be for the guy questing, grinding, doing FATEs, etc. It was a "oh look, I stumbled upon a monster with a name, I can get a little bonus during my adventures."

This is what I do. Although 5 seals at a time isn't gonna get me anywhere...