Hello everyone... Just wondering if anyone know's the ToD (Time of Death) for the Shikigami Weapon on the Unicorn Server? Or maybe you know someone who can find out? Or if anyone has any openings in a LinkShell that does NM camping events... I would love to join. Any help and information would be so greatly appreciated! Summoner is the main reason that I play Final Fantasy XI and nothing would make my experience more full and complete than to be able to obtain this body armor!

Thanks all and good adventures to you! <(^.^)>

Medasia

Solo'd this mission as 75 Pld / War. Not nearly as hard as Missions 6-1 and 6-2. Sneak popped the golems and flashed the one on the right (hoping the other would not aggro, and it didn't). He didn't hit hard, but had a lot of defense. I used an au lait, a carbonara, and 2 yag drinks. Ended the fight with hp and mp to spare. I guess i got lucky, but my cermet was in the same ??? as the fight.

Since I just got my Moonpass last night, there is one bit of information I can add:

After searching on one side and turning up nothing, I decided to wait till next 0:00 time for the other side. During this time, I got a tell from another person looking for a moon pass, and he wanted to team up (since he didn't know exactly where to go).

Anyways, long story short, I found the ??? spot @ B-8 on the lower story. I called over the other two that were with me to go get the ???, since it was still up. After one of the other members got the ???, it despawned. This leads me to believe the moonpass is similar to the Altep quest stone tablet, as in once two people get the item, it then changes location. So if you plan to duo this (to make searching much faster), don't worry, you can both get the moon pass from the same location, granted no one else has clicked it before you.

Happy hunting.

Edited, Fri Mar 31 21:14:34 2006

I found my Moongate pass just last night--we went there to XP, and our linkshell had decided to look for passes afterwards so we would have someone in our group that had a pass. As we were running through, I spotted a ??? on the lower level of (B-8). I lucked out spotting it while we were moving around to find a safe room to party in, asked if I could go get it, and they said sure, why not. Obtained Key Item: Moongate Pass. All within 10 minutes of us entering the zone.

I'm currently gathering as much information as to the locations of the total eight spawn points, and so far I've only gotten:

(A-7) - (reported by GhikQue)
(A-8) - (reported by Kairy)
(B-8) - lower level (I found it! I found it!)
(K-4) - (reported by Dcyn)
(O-9) - lower level (also reported by Dcyn)

If anyone can help contribute, I'll add it here! To be certain, there's only two spawns on the lower level, so we just need the remaining five upper level locations.

Edited, Wed Apr 12 17:22:36 2006

I had no clue what moon was, and still dont, and got dragged along with some friends to find it for who knows why (66blm). After about...30minutes I found the second ??? (first one was taken by a PT member). We were on the East part of the map and here are the 2 locations I know of:

(K-4) it was in the room, if u stand in the doorway with ur back to the outside it'll be directly to your left in that corner of the room (i got my own there, and it respawned in the same spot so I told the others it was there again)

(O-9) on the lower level, if u go to the wall on the narrow platform on the far southern half, turn around and hug the right side, the spawn was about 5 ft from where the narrow path widened, it was in the open

Hope this helps ya out.

Ok I've only been here a few times and only gone here usually just for going to sky. Never knew u could get Moon access so easily. But I'm still a bit confused after reading some posts about findind the ??? . Can someone look at the map about and say where the <pos> of the safe rooms are and if they know of any possible spawn points? Also, can you find the ??? only on a full moon and what percentage does it need to be at? How much time do I have before the ??? despawns? Can a person without sky access go to moon (wanna get my friends to help out and go there with me)? If someone clicks on the ??? does it despawn and then spawn somewhere else or does it stay there? Please help me out with these questions.

Was the Shikigami Weapon targetable, or u only knew it was there from tracking? And did it roam around, or stay in one area? I'm trying to figure out if i need rng sub just to find it or if i can just run around with silent oils ; ;

What level range would most of the people with higher-level jobs (I'm only whm42 at highest) suggest the idea of hunting the Weapons near the Zi'Tah zoneline?

Just from an offhand look at their levels, I want to say 54-57 would probably work, but I'd like somewhat more of a professional opinion here. (Heh.)

BTW - just from the way it's set up, I've got a reasonable idea of how to run this, too; PT sits right by zoneline, puller just runs up behind a Weapon, makes noise, comes back to camp with it. Seems like it'd be relatively safe to me and worthwhile, as, during what little poking around here I did, I counted about 4-5 Weapons on one side in the inner ring [the one closest to the zoneline I'm talking about] and then a couple of Cursed Puppets [which I do realize would be instant death for a PT at this level - this is why the PT stays relatively far away from where they are].

This'd mean there's probably 10 Weapons that are readily accessible from that camp, and unless they have some godawful long spawn time (or you pull off Chain #9 in that span of time, which you probably wouldn't), you've got a nice, never-ending supply of EXP.

...anyway - other people's opinions on whether or not it is, in fact, as potentially good of a mid-50s leveling spot as I think it is?

How about sharing what position you got it from? West / East Moon Gate, Top / Bottom floor, West / Middle / East room.

Saying - "wow i went and spent 4 hours before i got it" doesn't help anyone as it gives no information whatsoever.

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Edited, Sat Mar 26 16:07:42 2005

any suggestions on a 43 rdm getting there alive

i really wanna c this hall of the gods thingy... sounds cool ^^

thx

(btw im on leviathan server :P)

Ok, being 59 RDM, I was never here before, but am pretty adventurous and dont mind solo exploring. I can make my own oils and powders, will actually be 40/41 in alchemy sometime this week, currently 37.

So before I step foot in here, I have a few basic questions. What will I expect to see, not counting mob types, I see those listed here, as i zone in? What are the exact directions directly to Hall of Gods? I take it theres a drawbridge that is always uncrossable except during the full moon hours, straight ahead when I enter? Does the full moon phase have to ONLY be 100%, becuase full moon starts at like 95% waxing to 100 to 95% waning also. Can I get to Hall anytime at all, like is there a long route to it, or only during the full moon phase? And after I actually cross the bridge at the correct time, Im free to find the ??? for the pass. Once I have the pass,is that a different zone or just the upper part of this zone then?

Hard to find this information anywhere about how to obtain "Moon Pass" that is just simple to understand without reading a novel. Just in case you were wondering why you see in players search comments for xp pts (moon) O or X is that it's another great alternative place to xp at 70+ other than Sky.

Good advice tho is to try obtaining Sky & Moon pass by lvl 70 to broaden your chances of finding an xp party more often.

Edited, Fri Jan 7 07:13:40 2005

This is an outdoor area, not a dungeon.

Edit: When I think about it, Ro'Maeve has the properties of a town: you can't chocobo into it, you can't escape out of it, though you can use mazurka. Of course calling it a town would be misleading, and calling it a dungeon might lead people to believe you can escape out in a bad situation. Outdoor area is probably the best choice, so I stand by it.

Edited, Tue Jan 11 10:45:31 2005

I've heard a lot of misinformation regarding getting the moon pass from many people (not necessary even on this forum). I've posted this comment to detail my experience with getting it. I hope it will increase your chances of getting the pass and decrease your chances of death.

Myth: The ??? spawn-point only spawns during the Full Moon. This is a myth, the ??? spawn-points spawn during any and all moon-phases. I got mine during the New Moon.

Myth: The ??? spawn-point only spawns in "safe rooms." This is a myth, I found it on the ground, on the lower-level open area.

Myth: The "safe rooms" are safe. This is a myth, they are not really 100% safe. I died while casting up against the back wall. However, these "safe rooms," at the very least are free from monster-spawns. If you absolutely must cast in one of these rooms, do it against the back wall _and_ in the most distant corner that is the farthest away from an adjacent room with a monster. These monsters can aggro through walls and have a very wide magic-aggro radius.

Myth: You'll only need a stack each of sneak oil and prism power. This is a myth, it took me four full stacks of each before I found the ???. Buy a whole lot of them and just sell back what you didn't end up using. I stress this even more if you're not a mage.

Myth: Just camp a "safe room," and a spawn-point will eventually spawn there. This is highly inadvisable. The shorter you can make your stay in moon the safer you'll be. Also, there exist no known maps of the spawn points so you might just end up "shooting blanks." Your best bet is to continually search the area, moving in and out of "safe rooms" as you need to reapply sneak and invisible. The safe rooms are all within a short distance of your search area, so you should have enough time to get back to one if your buffs start to wear. Remember where the closest "safe room" is at all times, and mark them on your map.

Miscellaneous tips:

Don't forget to get a warp scroll/stave/cudgel if you don't have Warp. It's highly unlikely you're going to be even remotely close to motivated to walk back out the way you came in

Consider buying one or more reraise potions. If you die, it's probably not going to be easy getting in again and any WHM you ask to come raise you is going to be very extremely reluctant

Be extremely attentive and careful. You're dealing with monsters that are IT to a level 75. Know very well which mobs aggro to what. Weapons=sound/magic, Golems=sight/magic, Dolls=magic, Pots=magic.

If you're a mage, don't bother with any buffs; They're not going to help you and the less magic you cast the safer you'll be. If you get aggro you're chance of death is _extremely_ high even with, say, manafont+warp or chainspell+warp.

[li]There are only three ways into moon. You either have a moon pass yourself, someone who has a moon pass lets you in, or you enter when the moongate is down during Full Moon (not New Moon) 0:00-3:00.

Haha, this place was great! I choco'd through The Sanctuary of Zi'Tah, without a map. It was really easy, though. Head NW and stick to the left wall...

Anyways, I finally found here. I knew I needed Silent Pots for the Weapons, and I had my NIN subbed, so I was going to use Tonko for sight, as I wasn't sure of the aggro, only knew that Golems aggroed on sight. Well...I had forgot my Ninjitsu tools, so I was scared, not sure if the Dolls were sound or sight. Luckily, I made it with only 2 silent pots, and the dolls were sound. It was fun. My first one ran out in the middle of a bunch of weapons. I just stood still, and used another one. Then I made it into the Hall of the Gods! That was a great experience in itself...Then I was just going to Bloodwarp(had enough exp with my THF, so why not?). Anyways, I went outside, avoided sound aggro(Had no equipment on), used Sneak Attack, and tried to SA punch a Doll...did 0 damage...it was funny. It turned around and slapped me twice, killing me.

All in all, it was a great experience...

I decided, like several others, I wanted to explore Hall of the Gods.

Got lost in Zi'tah, forgot was dolls aggro by when I got to Ro'Maeve (while halfway through the zone), made it all the way through on just one Silent Oil, though. =3

Fun trip, Imma do it again whenever I get bored of leveling.

I just had a fun experience in the region of Li'Telor, with quite a funny happening in Ro'Maeve, and a surreal experience in the Hall of the Gods. It went like this:

Well, one night I decided to check out the Sanctuary of Zi'Tah because I heard it was a beautiful zone with great music. So, I go chocobo there, and they weren't joking -- it was beautiful. The music was good too. ^^ Then, I looked on the map and sure enough there was a zone called "Ro'Maeve" just north of where I was. I think "Hey, I'll go check that place out as well." So, I continue into the zone with my chocobo and I zone back because my chocobo doesn't want to go into that zone ! Uh oh, that means I have Sneak/Invis myself. I promptly get off my chocobo and zone into Ro'Maeve. It's a chalky-white, bone-like structure with a couple Killing Weapons in front of me. They weren't close enough for aggro, so I slapped on Sneak knowing they detect to sound, but forgetting they detect to magic also. The second I issued the Sneak command, the closest one turned around and ran towards me. I quickly turned back and zoned back to Zi'Tah. When I appeared I only had 31 HP left ( I started with 362 ). He must've hit me for 330+ dmg when I was zoning. So, wow, I knew I was in for a bit of fun. I Cure III'd myself and put on Regen ( even though I knew it wouldn't really do anything if I had got hit again ). I zoned back into Ro'Maeve and the Weapon was further out. I stood exactly where I zoned, not moving, for about 2 minutes waiting for him to walk far enough away so I could run down the right wall and past him and his [further down] buddy. Just as I was about to move, a PLD75/WAR37 zoned right beside me. He put on Sneak, and since he was doing so, I thought I had time so as well. Sure enough, Sneak went through without magic detect. I asked him if he could take me to the Hall of the Gods... he did a /shocked and said "Ok". Then, we were off. Passing countless numbers of Weapons, and meeting up with a few Cursed Puppets. About 40 seconds in, his Sneak wore off. So we found a -- rare -- safe spot and he re-cast... mine was still doing fine. We ran down a few corridors and we met with more Weapons and more Puppets ( they look like BIG robots ). We passed a Magic Flagon ( not sure of the name... could be wrong... it was a Magic Pot ) and I checked here... Lv70. Great. -_- Anyways, just soon after that, we got into an open courtyard with a targetable Spring point in it. He pointed up a set of a stairs. Gave him a /bow and I ran up. Just like all the screenshots and stories I have seen/heard, Hall of the Gods was beautiful. When you first zone it's this very long hallway up about 4-6 sets of stairs. Once you enter the main "room", that's when everything gets pretty. It was great to explore a place without being worried about aggro or getting your lights knocked out. The place is basically just a long bridge over water with light shining down on you and LOTS of statues. It evetually leads you to a targetable Grate. Once you've done enough missions, you're able to trade an item to it ( or something... ) and head on through to Tu'Lia ( the region with the La'Loff Amphitheatre... home of the Crystal Warriors ). An RDM in AF, Lv74 MNK, and Lv73 BLM did this as I was standing there in awe. Just above that was the large statue of Altana. Since the whole zone was rather simplistic ( but still very beautiful ), I turned around and was about to use my Scroll of Instant Warp when I noticed something... Promathia. The God was standing there in all his -- chained -- glory ( get it? Chains of Promathia? ). Snapped a few pics with him and headed into my Items list for my Warp Scroll when this idea popped into my head. Since I was going to be heading back to Yhoater anyways so I could get my RDM back to 30 ( de-lvl from Eco -_- ), why not challenge a Cursed Puppet to a little fight? I asked my LS and they said go for it. Sure enough, I zoned back to Ro'Maeve, and 5 were standing in front of me in the courtyard. I activated Chainspell, and cast Thunder on one of them. He turned around and hit me for 320. Ouch. 32 HP left. My Thunder did 31 dmg to him, and not even a pixel of health gone. Before I could hit my Thunder macro again he hit me once more for 426. Yep, I was dead within seconds. Told the LS, and ghetto warped back to Windurst. What an experience.

The moral of this story: Don't get adventurous in the region of Li'Telor, want to fight a mob that is 30+ levels higher than you, and expect to live.

- Epical from Diabolos ^^



Edited, Thu Jun 24 01:53:46 2004

Is this the place for those stone-like goblin?

I saw lvl 70-73 ppl lvling here as i was going into the hall of the gods. The weapons and the robots all aggro to magic so if you use sneak and try to make it to the hall the odds of surviving are against you, its best to pick up some silent oils before you go