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#1 Oct 21 2005 at 6:00 AM Rating: Good
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I don't know why I didn't think of asking here before. :s

Anyway, this weekend (Fri-Sun), I've been planning to go camp Charybdis in Sea Serpent Grotto, for my Joyeuse. This is a high level Kraken NM, that spawns on an 8-12 hour timer.

I've been planning to camp it on Friday and Saturday so that I might be able to get its ToD, and then bring others to help me fight it when the time is right. However, the options of who I could bring are very limited, since it seems like PLDs cannot tank this thing without a lot of healing backup, and PLDs are pretty much the only tanks I know.

So, I've got a request. If there's any high level NIN (or THF), and possibly a BRD, that think that they can take this mob on, I am willing to pay out half a million gil to each of these people if they can successfully nab me a Joyeuse. Paying out 1 million gil for an endgame RDM weapon is worth it, to me. If we get enough other people to come such that the NIN-BRD setup is not necessary to win, that also works, but unfortunately I won't be able to pay half a million to each person. I will however try to make it worthwhile to each person that helps.

Any time I'm online on Friday and Saturday, I'll probably be in SSG trying to get a pop or a ToD on this guy, so please send me a /tell if you're interested in this. Thanks!
#2 Oct 21 2005 at 6:18 AM Rating: Decent
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I will be willing to help you out if you want. Only have 68 Dragoon and 57 Bard high enough though. Not sure if they will be of much use to you. Send me a tell if you want me. Lennie.

I have my Bard Af3 tonight and a wedding to attend tomorrow night so any time outside of those, I'm more than happy to help.
#3 Oct 21 2005 at 8:48 AM Rating: Good
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A 57 BRD should be high enough to help. You basically need to double mambo (or march) the THF (or NIN) and double ballad the RDM. If you can also land Elegy, all the better, but you won't do that at 57.

EDIT: The THF should also either have melody earrings or Bat earrings for the added evasion.

Edited, Fri Oct 21 09:57:00 2005 by PraetorLakshmi
#4 Oct 21 2005 at 4:43 PM Rating: Decent
If you see me on while you are camping this and I'm not exping, send me a /tell. I'll come and help, I'll even do it for free.
#5 Oct 21 2005 at 6:38 PM Rating: Good
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Thanks for the offers, folks. I might have a NIN for this; got a friend in my LS who says he knows a NIN from his Dynamis shell; just a matter of catching him when he's online and seeing if he's interested. Hopefully when/if I manage to get a ToD I can manage to pull something together within 7-8 hours afterward.

I will compensate anyone that comes along and gets me the Joyeuse, though. I refuse to be a deadbeat. XD

EDIT: To be honest though, right now my biggest worry is
whether or not I'll be able to log on and stay online at all this weekend >_>

Edited, Fri Oct 21 19:53:53 2005 by Fynlar
#6 Oct 22 2005 at 7:08 AM Rating: Good
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My shop is now set up in Sea Serpent Grotto, and now I'm gonna head to sleep for the big camp-athon tomorrow.

Since it seems like I have a NIN and a BRD ready to go, all I need is to get that ToD (or somehow see it left there unclaimed for long enough). We'll see how it goes tomorrow.

As a side note, soloing the Devil Mantas ala Maat-style is pretty fun, and it will net me a much needed level buffer. XD
#7 Oct 22 2005 at 10:14 PM Rating: Good
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I now have a ToD, but in about 8 hours, I expect very few NA players, if any, to be online... >_<

I need some advice on how to go about camping this NM, because it doesn't seem like I'll be able to get the Joyeuse without severely butchering my sleeping patterns and/or BSing my way into some high level linkshell ; ;
#8 Oct 23 2005 at 12:16 AM Rating: Good
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Unfortunately, when my LS went on a Chary-spree a couple months ago, a few of us DID butcher our sleeping pattern to get the sword to as many people as we could while we had the ToD within our LS. We'd end up killing Chary early in the evening, then going to sleep for 8 hours and waking up at 4 am to camp it again -- and I'll be DAMNED if that bastared wasn't LATE several times (he was definitely over 12 hours at least once when I was present camping, and one of our RDMs was camping time of death and the NM didn't spawn for something like 14-15 hours.) The way we did it for a while was to have the person next in line to get the sword camp the early morning spawn (usually around 4-8 am cst or so), and then the rest of the LS would show up for the second and possibly third spawns later in the day. If you can afford to skew your sleeping habits for a day or two, this is my best suggestion -- just keep getting ToD for the odd times, until the spawn window falls during a time when your friends, or at least more NA players, are available.

Good luck. This is a ***** of an NM, but everyone who's gotten Joyeuse loves it.
#9 Oct 23 2005 at 3:21 AM Rating: Good
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Ya, I've given up on this upcoming spawn (in about 2 hours it will have been 8 hours since ToD), it's just way too late for most NA players. Gonna give it another go tomorrow. XD
#10 Oct 23 2005 at 8:11 PM Rating: Good
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BRD 66~ willing to help. ^^ I've camped this bad boy twice before, and enjoyed each time. I have a terra staff, along with +43 CHR, +90- something MP, and +10 skill, so elegy should not be a problem. I also have all my +1 istruements what whatever songs your set up might need. ^_^ Send me a /tell if you need me!

Edited, Sun Oct 23 21:29:47 2005 by Nekky

Edited, Sun Oct 23 21:26:05 2005 by Nekky
#11 Oct 24 2005 at 4:36 AM Rating: Good
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Got this earlier today ^^!

Thanks to all that helped and all that offered :D

The Joyeuse is Jesus in sword-form O_O
#12 Oct 24 2005 at 6:49 AM Rating: Decent
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Grats.. I was one of the lucky few that Tammora's and my LS got it for. It was a huge undertaking. We still need to go back and get it for some LS'ers tho ; ;

Oh ya the joy is a wonderfull thing
#13 Oct 24 2005 at 9:00 PM Rating: Good
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Grats on your sword! ^_^

Quote:
The Joyeuse is Jesus in sword-form O_O


Sexy :Q
#14 Oct 25 2005 at 7:22 AM Rating: Decent
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Congrats on the Joyuse. Sorry I couldn't help ya out when you asked but was litterally about to step into Dynamis San d'Oria. O_O
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