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    Emerald_Wyvern's Avatar
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    Linh Emeran
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    Behemoth
    Main Class
    Red Mage Lv 70

    Any recommendations on easing Zodiac drop pains?

    I've had horrible luck so far. Got 3 drops, yeah, but nothing else in over 30 runs. I have all the sol items, the Bombard Cores, everything except these damn drops. And it is depressing after a while. Same thing happened with Atma as well.

    Any strategies/recommendations on making it, well, not so depressing?
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    Chihaya's Avatar
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    Syanonn Rias
    World
    Balmung
    Main Class
    Paladin Lv 80
    It is probably always going to be depressing, but I found working on multiple weapons is less depressing, at least your are building light while farming these crap dungeons.
    I'm currently farming the zodiac item set for my SCH which is currently also doing nexus light building:
    PLD - Mahatma light building
    BLM - Mahatma light building
    SCH - Nexus light building

    And also I tend to queue for different dungeons instead of farming the same ones over and over again, and always have Join In Progress on - you can get drops from in progress runs.
    Having 1 of each tank/healer/dps helps the queue
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    Failia's Avatar
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    Failia Silverstar
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    Balmung
    Main Class
    Astrologian Lv 79
    I'm in the same boat, I've only had 2 drops so far. I've found that I simply cannot stand running the same dungeon a few times in a row so because I have a few of them unlocked for the moment (still need to get some more soldiery for the water), I'll go through, finish one and if no drop just move on to the next.

    My only complaint, and it's nothing to do with the players, is that I'll keep getting instances with new players and I really shouldn't but I get frustrated because the dungeon isn't going fast enough for me lol
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    Last edited by Failia; 03-03-2015 at 06:49 AM.

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    RubyScarlett's Avatar
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    Character
    Ava Rose
    World
    Behemoth
    Main Class
    White Mage Lv 90
    This may not be overly helpful, but hunker down and accept the fact that RNG hates you. I went into all my runs expecting to get nothing - so I wasn't disappointed when I didn't get the drop and I was happy when I did. It sounds corny, I know, but changing my point of view helped calm the rage of it not dropping. I started to enjoy the runs more because I was there to have fun, and less focused on the end drop.

    Also, Netflix. Lots and lots of netflix.
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    Aria Ashford
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    Gilgamesh
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    White Mage Lv 100
    Quote Originally Posted by RubyScarlett View Post
    This may not be overly helpful, but hunker down and accept the fact that RNG hates you. I went into all my runs expecting to get nothing - so I wasn't disappointed when I didn't get the drop and I was happy when I did. It sounds corny, I know, but changing my point of view helped calm the rage of it not dropping. I started to enjoy the runs more because I was there to have fun, and less focused on the end drop.

    Also, Netflix. Lots and lots of netflix.
    I took a similar approach. I didn't focus on, "OMG I only have 3 out of 16 drops. This will take forever!" I just set smaller, short-term goals. Like, I would aim to get one drop each day.
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    am0n's Avatar
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    Jeyza Re
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    Sargatanas
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    Conjurer Lv 50
    Quote Originally Posted by RubyScarlett View Post
    Also, Netflix. Lots and lots of netflix.
    Isn't it great to know you need another form of entertainment to get through some of the content in this entertainment?
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    Spawnie's Avatar
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    Spawnie Lionheart
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    Odin
    Main Class
    Bard Lv 80
    dont know if its right or not but i just queue for 5 dungeons i need zodiac drops in and hope for the best when completes lol
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    Trenma's Avatar
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    Limsa Lominsa
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    Character
    Trenma Mazix
    World
    Tonberry
    Main Class
    Archer Lv 50
    I find the biggest downer to be the few pre-50 dungeons, as they generally take so long compared to most others that people are familiar with to speed run.

    Still on Aurum Vale at the moment after it took 12 attempts at DD to get my drop
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    Dragoon4life's Avatar
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    Drako Redwyne
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    Adamantoise
    Main Class
    Lancer Lv 70
    if you do a Sac pull all the way to the Boss rooms those pre 50s take about 10 mins at most. had to do DD like 7 times.
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    Ophie-Mio's Avatar
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    Yoongi Mio
    World
    Mateus
    Main Class
    Scholar Lv 70
    I honestly felt my mental well being give out at about 0/34 Stone Vigil HM. I was about to start crying. :/

    Easing it? Go do something else when you feel you're about to crack. Go eat something or just ...do whatever else that isn't filled with RNG pain.
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