SAM Job Quests Too Overtuned

[Valkyrie_Lenneth]

I think my gear may be very underleveled, it's item level 144 I believe

You are in item lvl 144 at lvl 60? That explains your issue...

You can be in gear more than 100 ilvls higher.

I also wonder what you mean by "crazy ilvl" gear for the lvl 54 quest. Cuz if you are in i144 gear at 60, you must have been below i100 at 54.

[MidnightCerise]

You are in item lvl 144 at lvl 60? That explains your issue...

You can be in gear more than 100 ilvls higher.

I also wonder what you mean by "crazy ilvl" gear for the lvl 54 quest. Cuz if you are in i144 gear at 60, you must have been below i100 at 54.

I wasn't aware that there was gear that much higher, I've just been using the gear from quests. How do I acquire better gear?

[Bourne_Endeavor]

I wasn't aware that there was gear that much higher, I've just been using the gear from quests. How do I acquire better gear?

Go to Idllyshire and talk with Hismena. She sells i260 Shire gear, which you can subsequently upgrade to i270 by purchasing Illuminati Deepest/Tautest/Darkest items. i270 will carry you to level 63-64, but I do advise upgrading before you reach the level 65 dungeon as stuff has much higher HP around this point.

[MidnightCerise]

Go to Idllyshire and talk with Hismena. She sells i260 Shire gear, which you can subsequently upgrade to i270 by purchasing Illuminati Deepest/Tautest/Darkest items. i270 will carry you to level 63-64, but I do advise upgrading before you reach the level 65 dungeon as stuff has much higher HP around this point.

I got the gear, and finished the quest in one try, staying above 50% health the whole time. Thanks for the advice.

[Ilan]

I tried to complete the level 54 quest (Blood on the Water) for several months, 15+ times, and never could, until I had gear with a crazy ilevel. Now, I can't finish the level 60 quest (The Face of True Evil), and I get killed by Musosai in literally 30 seconds. I think Square Enix needs to do something about this, as being a SAM in these conditions is very unfeasible.

There is no SAM quest that requires a crazy ilvl. Simple 120 tome gear does the trick.

[Matahaari]

I have to say that SAM 54 is by far the hardest solo quest I've seen in this game (where I am FAR from an expert at all), RIFT or WOW which I played for several years - it's stupidly overturned, has an NPC doing the wrong things at the wrong time and no space to move.....

[Ramesses]

I have to say that SAM 54 is by far the hardest solo quest I've seen in this game (where I am FAR from an expert at all), RIFT or WOW which I played for several years - it's stupidly overturned, has an NPC doing the wrong things at the wrong time and no space to move.....

The way of the Samurai code of bushido is not to be taken lightly... and if you thought that solo quest was difficult, I invite you to try certain FFXI quests.

[DBriggs304]

(Despite thread being a few months old)

I could never get passed "Blood on the deck" with my toon. Tried it numerous times and finally gave up and haven't played samurai since

[Ryaz]

The 54 quest was difficult. You have to use all your tools to survive and when he summons the beast, remember that it's attacks are telegraphed but without an indicator. You need to look out for it and doge it accordingly. Make sure gesr is up to date. Took me three tries to beat it, though the last one was a little close.

60 you can do with base level 60 white gear. Make use of potions, your two cross-role healing abilities and it's mostly just dodging stuff. I was actually glad there were mechanics added to a fight like that.