Help Getting back into the action!

[Archadius]

Thanks! That actually helps a lot. I had completely forgotten about the party search tool. As for power leveling... i was told by someone in my LS that i wouldn't work until i was 40 cuz all his classes were at 50. Not sure if that's true or not.. anyways.

As for the population being low, i hope that the merger will fix things.

Your friend from the LS was only half right. The type of PL he is thinking of only works if you are 10 lvls max apart, yes. But there are some nice tricks you can use to have a lvl 50 character PL up to a party of 7 other players of ANY lvl.

It might be a little difficult to explain through text alone but I will try...

- Basically you get 2-8 players. One is lvl 50 and preferably a BLM. The rest are players from lvl 1-40 and all of these players lvls should be within +/-5 of each other for maximum efficiency.
- Next you must make sure that the BLM lvl 50 player is never the party leader, for reasons that will become apparent once you test this out.
- Now find yourself a nice camp, have the BLM either hop on Chocobo and aggro up to 8 mob, or run around on foot and quick slap them with his weapon to get their attention.
- Next he runs back towards the party and uses a skill, can be any skill really, this forces the game to claim all the mobs that were chasing him.
- Next the party leader ousts the BLM player, and the BLM casts AOE spells until the monsters are dead (usually only 1 spell).
- The result is that the BLM player gets nothing, but the remaining 7 still in the party get all the XP and loot.
- Rinse and repeat!

[Onidemon]

Your friend from the LS was only half right. The type of PL he is thinking of only works if you are 10 lvls max apart, yes. But there are some nice tricks you can use to have a lvl 50 character PL up to a party of 7 other players of ANY lvl.

It might be a little difficult to explain through text alone but I will try...

- Basically you get 2-8 players. One is lvl 50 and preferably a BLM. The rest are players from lvl 1-40 and all of these players lvls should be within +/-5 of each other for maximum efficiency.
- Next you must make sure that the BLM lvl 50 player is never the party leader, for reasons that will become apparent once you test this out.
- Now find yourself a nice camp, have the BLM either hop on Chocobo and aggro up to 8 mob, or run around on foot and quick slap them with his weapon to get their attention.
- Next he runs back towards the party and uses a skill, can be any skill really, this forces the game to claim all the mobs that were chasing him.
- Next the party leader ousts the BLM player, and the BLM casts AOE spells until the monsters are dead (usually only 1 spell).
- The result is that the BLM player gets nothing, but the remaining 7 still in the party get all the XP and loot.
- Rinse and repeat!

So if i get this right, the lvl 50 pulls mobs back to the camp, the party leader kicks him out and he keeps casting spells while not in the party to kill the monsters that are currently claimed by the party? You say 2-8 players, can it be just me and a lvl 50?

Another thing i seem to have problems with is finding gear. Looking in the markets i can't find anything good... either too high lvl or too low.... or dated equipment. What would you suggest? Make my own gear? I would take up some crafting but i find it is a very boring process but if i got no other choice then i'll do it.

[Archadius]

So if i get this right, the lvl 50 pulls mobs back to the camp, the party leader kicks him out and he keeps casting spells while not in the party to kill the monsters that are currently claimed by the party? You say 2-8 players, can it be just me and a lvl 50?

Another thing i seem to have problems with is finding gear. Looking in the markets i can't find anything good... either too high lvl or too low.... or dated equipment. What would you suggest? Make my own gear? I would take up some crafting but i find it is a very boring process but if i got no other choice then i'll do it.

Yep that's the gist of it. I think it will still work with just you, but it's better with more players. A quick use of the search function or shout in town should get you at least one more person.

As for gear... Making your own or buying from wards is ideal, but if that's not really an option, a lot of quests/leves reward lvl-appropriate gear now too. Not to mention that for your lvl range there are several roaming NMs that drop excellent gear both U/U and regular, maybe grab a friend and give those a try?