I am currently 0-7 on this helm with losing lots. Killed the NM's 6 times with 7 sallets dropping. Getting this thing has been the bane of my existence. Like many others, I want this helm for my DD jobs, especially so I can finish leveling MNK.
I am in the process of actually trying to level my BLM to 40+ just so I can solo this NM for my helm. Tired of helping others get theirs and when it's time to go on a run for me, help seems to mysteriously disappear. I will have this ******* sallet, lol.
If anyone, and I do mean anyone, wants to do a run for this NM at anytime on Lakshmi, give me a /tell in-game.
BLU MNK PLD BLM BLM WHM Has been my setup the past few days. The key to this strat is using RR earrings... lol. The whole pld pull invincible thing stays the same. Here was the rundown.
PLD Pull Start to get hit and invincible BLU casts Soporific BLM Sleepgas the last few coming in ZERG like you're going to die.... and you do Wipe, get up, repeat without invincible
Done this 6 days in a row and got my sallet.
Thanks to everyone who made it out there! Spartan Freia Trazz Wind and Iban :D
TH helps! If everyone has a bandanna the mobs will not drop ANYTHING so keep that in mind if you're a repeat customer.
Compared to Emp. Hairpin this has +3str +1dex -3agi. Compared to Walkure Mask this has +3str +4dex -5atk.
If you macro between Walkure for TP and Emp. for SATA, would it be better than this for a Mithra thf? I mean +3str is nice, but +5atk is better right? What about the str vs the agi for SATA? Any thoughts? Or facts?
This head gear is better for ws's with str mods, but since thf needs the agi and dex for SATA, switching between walkure's and emp. pin would be better.
Str generally raises your max dmg against a mob, but for most xp mobs, your att isn't high enough to reach the dmg cap yet, so you would want att over str for tp'ing.
There must be at least a chance out of every 10. If not. Only 365 people (Thats if you only have one of the drops) will be the elite few who have items dropped by this mob in a complete year. That would make it about .05% of the entire server. On every server.
if you think thats bad, just look up the apocolypse scythe ... it makes me cry just thinking about it
How far into Promathia do you have to be to fight these NM's? I am hoping to finish up my last Promy next week. Do I have a lot to go before I can fight these?
even though this has no defense...it has STR+3 and DEX+4. and for a dragoon at any lv higher than this...it could be quite useful considering the fact that Penta Thrust mods are str and dex. just macro it in right before your penta thrust, and back to your normal gear right afterwords.
I should mention, looking at the drop rates most people experience, TH does affect the drop rate on both the Voyager Sallet and the Jaeger Ring. Obviously, since the bandana is 100% drop, it doesn't get much better than that.
We made several runs with a PLD, 3-4 SMN, a RDM for raise and a THF. Average 2-6 rings, 2-5 sallets per run. Since most people only report 1-2 of each, I assume that TH helped and it certainly can't hurt. I was the PLD.
A few notes that no one mentions. As a general rule, when a few flies survive Diamond Dust, it's not because they resisted. It's because one of the SMN got a little trigger happy and fired Diamond Dust before all 10 flies had gathered. Try to avoid pulling with Flash, you can get an Atomic Cluster with your flies. Just because the PLD uses invincible does not mean he will live for 30 seconds. The flies are BLM, they'll cast Aero 2, Aeroga, and Slowga. I found the best technique as PLD is to pull with a bow, use Invincible, and immediately start spamming Cure 2 and 3, alternating so you always have one casting. Believe me, once they start casting, you won't be able to keep up. The other advantage to this is hate control. Sometimes the links don't register Invincible on their hate meter, but once they start hitting you, Cures build enough hate that they don't leave you for the SMN. I used a Tav Taco for the first run, decided it didn't boost any useful stats and switched to rolanberry pies.
Bandana does not drop 100% off every Carmine Dobsonfly. When I got my helmet it was the only thing that dropped.
Each fly has it's chance of dropping any of the pieces, just like any mob. The bandana is like 80% and the ring and helmet are like 40% or less, something like that.
And of course TH effects drop... TH effects ALL drops.
Had some troubles getting there (people not going through the unstable at the right time, etc...) But when we finally pulled and killed the flies, we got lucky.
Lots of bandanas (too many to count) 2-3 rings (treasure pool got full, so missed some items being passed out) -5- voyager sallets.
We each got one, tossed it on, and pretended to play football in jeuno
I can't wait to take these out. Of course i did the promy's to eventually get sea access, and the story, but these things have been in my mind the entire mind. I am going to make the Jaeger ring endgame, and only a Hachiman jinpachi, O.Hat or Wyvern Helm will be able to replace this baby. Those are all 70+ , so im set. :)
I have yet to see people use the bandana, probably because people that have the skill to finish the promys have the same skill with the camping. ^^b They seem to come hand in hand.
Good luck to everyone trying to get this piece of equipment.
Im trying to get a PT together on Asura. If you would like to try, keep a look out for me. This is the last item I NEED for my outfit. I would MPK my mom to get this
Got mine this week and lemme tell you, it is incredibly sexy on my Monk ^^.
Keep in mind to get there you need a dragon scale. Also, bring a re-raiser but do NOT use it when fighting dragons: dispelling wind will take it away.
Party:
MNK, 3XSMNS, PLD
PLD vokes 1, waits till they're all pretty close together and invincibles. All 3 smns had shiva already out and Diamond Dusted the same fly that the PLD voked. Killed 6 or 7 of em off right away. Couple punches from myself and we had a chain 9 (1500 exp or so), 1 sallet, 1 ring, a bunch of bandanas.
Monk Helmit= Yes please ^^
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In order to get into the area where the NM's are, do u only have to have had completed all promy's? Im on the one right after the Monitaurs (However you spell it) Anyways thanks
Nope. Just the first 3 Promyvions, and Phomiuna Aqueducts, where the Minotaur is. All you need is access to Riverne Site #A01. The island where the Dobsonflies are is the first one on the left on the island after you use the first scale, also the second last island before Monarch Linn. I got my Voyager Sallet today, only one dropped, and one Jaeger ring my friend got. I was the leader and I had called the first sallet =P. Doing it again tomorrow for more sallets and rings =D
1 blm 1 pld 1 brd 3 smn maybe? pld goes in vokes the middle makes them all link then invicibles. Blm uses Sleepga + ele seal (no brd due to the range of Horde Lullaby) but if any resit just have the brd use Lullaby for singl. The smn now can astral flow + diamond dust and hopefuly kill them all in 1 shot if not have the blm use a Ga spell and kill of the remaining flys. this is just my idea on how to kill them. hope it helps i may try it for my self 1 day if i can ever beat Promy-Holla >< 0/3 on it
maybe a party of 1blm 1 brd 1 pld and 3 smn could probly take them all by the pld voking the middle then invicible then blm sleepga + ele seal then the smn astral flow + diamond dust and if any are still alive the blm can use a ga spell and kill whats left and if any of them resit the sleepga + ele seal the brd can Lullaby them just a thought.
This head piece, much like the Emperor or Empress hairpins, has no defense. But even with the lack of it, these are beautiful for DD jobs at this level^ ^
The battle can be one with less than 1 party actually with the right setup which doesnt include monk unfortunently. 1xPaladin voke invicible 3x summoner astral flow dimound dust all 10 nms die. Luckily if you get into a pt like this smn and pld dont needs this, all though they prbly have secound jobs if tehy are coming to kill this =/.
How are you supposed to take on 10 NM's at once? Do you sleep them all, pull them one at a time? Or are these NM's each equivalent to a DC or T enemy? Seems pretty hard, although I guess well worth the reward.
Paldin, 3 or more summoners, and a blackmage can do this. Paladin vokes and links them all, comes back, and uses invincible. The summoners all use astral flow, which will kill most of flies undoubtedly. If there are still 1 or 2 flies left, blackmage can finish em off with one or two ga spells^^