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Believe it or not, I didn't rate you down initially. I was just pointing out that I felt there were plenty of points on getting the spell solo. And, while Wyvern can't be called from Subjob, avatars, puppets, and even fellows are listed, which are all possible with the right subjobs. Beast pets are probably the hardest one to use, since you might inadvertantly kill the cactaur before you want to. Which is the frustrating end of the deal.

Small updates made to Tail Slap, Hysteric Barrage, and 1000 Needles as suggested in posts above.

As always, thank you for your ideas!

Myriads

Even though they do use it, you cannot learn it from them. Only Diamondhide can be learned from PLD, WAR, and DRK Trolls.

Well you did go a little more in-depth than I and provided an analogy :P

Edited, Feb 4th 2008 8:51pm by itrebul

A number of small changes to about half a dozen pages have been made. Also, I'm ready for the update Monday so as soon as we have the spell info pages will pop up for them. Odds are they will pop up by 8PM EST on Monday eve!

Good hunting!
Myriads

All new spell levels, costs, and set points now confirmed for all five spells. Thank you to the BLU's who have been sending in information.

Guide updated with all the info.

Myriads

Many updates made to the hunting grounds today.

Lots of details filled in on the five new spells. And traits updated for all combos.

New camps from assualt added for some AU spells.

Hope that all are enjoying Blue! Keep your updates coming!

Some minor info added to Corrosive Ooze, and a major update to Asuran Claw to remove all camps where Gnolls do not stand.

Always happy to see feedback and info! And good luck in your hunting!

Hello folks!

Major addition to Body Slam page. Two new camps added there, including one where the spell can be Soloed at 75, or duoed/trioed by some level 75 helpers for lower BLU's.

A solo strat for Reactor Cool added.

Learn levels corrected on a few pages where they were off.

I appreciate the updates folks are sending. Thank you!

Myriads

Is it possible to repeat the BCNM? Galarhigg didn't use Body Slam for me and this caused me much anguish. I know you can repeat BCs in RoZ and CoP as long as the person to click the circle/door/gate/coalescence is actually on that mission, and I'm fairly certain you can in ToAU, though I haven't gotten around to any of the BC fights in that expansion. I'd hate to know I missed my chance.

Bump'd.

Would be awesome if you can add the spot to solo for exp for each lvl. Thank you for the great work, I have been using this like a bible.

Bump back to page 1 O.o

Myriads.. haven't seen you in game lately.. might just be bad timing.

Anyway.
Body Slam Camp 6 (Dynamis Buburimu)
1> Only Barong and Apocalyptic Beast can use Body Slam.
Barong will only use Body Slam, no other Dragon moves.
Apocalyptic Beast can only use Body Slam if Barong has not been killed.
note: when Apocalyptic Beast is killed, all other dragons despawn.

2> Only need ability to enter Dynamis, and be past Diablos in CoP mission storyline to gain access. Don't need any other zone wins.

Hello folks,

Souleman, thank you very much for the information on the Body Slam camp. The page has been changed to reflect your information. On a personal note, I have been about, just have been doing a lot of Campaign of late, as I near completion of my 3rd Solo project job; PUP should hit 75 in a a week or so at my current pace. Like BLU all soloed. (I do count campaign as solo content) I enjoy fighting with my little Puppet friend Mushroom. Odds are we are just on at different times. Now I have to think about solo project #4.... hmmm DNC looks promising.

In other Hunting Ground News: New camps added for Frenetic Rip and Spinal Cleave. A number of low level spells got new camps broken out based on suggestions by users about convience in getting to the camp as a factor. An example being MP DrainKiss where a user suggested Jugnar forest, thanks to the easy OP port, and numbers of leeches about.

A few more of the typos got caught, and bits of bad info here and there has been corrected as testing happens.

An thanks Nicest. It's been good to see yoru name on my friendslist as active again of late.

As always I hope that all the growign BLU's are learning spells with ease!
Myriads

I swear by this guide! I'm currently a 36BLU, and this guide has helped me stay current on spells...thanks a lot!

As far as I'm aware you can. Mobs give experience, so I don't see any reason why you shouldn't be able to do so.

I've been very unlucky the past two times I went BLU on nyzul, though, and flayers didn't even pretend to use Mind Blast.

Just fyi, Mind Blast can be easily done by a trio of 74-75 blu's. When I learned it, I went 67blu/whm and just cast status cures, and though it took a while to learn it, the 3 75 blu's were still easily getting chain 3. When we had a bored bard show up also, we were getting chain 5. This is out at the camp mentioned on the hunting grounds site, where khimara spawns.

Basically, the point is if you haven't got MindBlast by 74, grab a couple other blu's and its easy. I know there are a lot of blu that don't have it by 75, and don't realize how easy it is to actually get.

Hello!

Just wanted to share a method I used to learn the spell Warm-Up solo as 73BLU/NIN.

This method could probably be used at 72 since you have the spells used in this method already and the target mobs are EM-T.

Spell Set:

Cocoon
Metallic Body
Refueling
Voracious Trunk
Cold Wave
Frightful Roar
Self-Destruct
Sheep Song - back up Sleep
Pinecone Bomb - really not necessary but back up Sleep
Soporific - Main Sleep used w/ Dark Staff
Corrosive Ooze
Poison Breath
Regurgitation
Head Butt
Magnetite Cloud - dmg/Weight (did not get the Weight effect too often but it
still helped)
Magic Fruit
Zephyr Mantle
Frost Breath

Battle Strategy:

Buffed up (Utsu, Refueling, M.Body, Cocoon)

Pulled the Bounder(THF) Mamool Ja at Camp A on Blue Mage Hunting Grounds with Ranged, while being cautious to not allow a link.

Got as far into tunnel as I could and then would proceed to Magnetite Cloud, followed by Soporific.

Rest/Reapply Buffs - during this time I would watch my Soporific timer to make sure I could be ready when the spell would wear (Spell usually wears when timer is up/Never got a resist using a Dark Staff and lasted full 90 secs)

With a few seconds left on timer I would get up rebuff again if needed and proceed to ready Magnetite Cloud again followed by Frost Breath to Soporific

I would continue this method with safety (sometimes only reapplying sleep between resting to get MP back) until the Bounder had just a small amount of HP left. At this point one Frost Breath should do it in.

At this point, I would kill if it had used Warm-Up. However if not, I would let sleep wear and then use an Earth Staff to take some damage and let the mob hit 100 TP to use a move. While this could be dangerous I never felt my life was in danger. There is a nearby zone and I found it is pretty hard to get interrupted while casting Soporific after buffs had worn (it happens but is rare).

After mob was slept, I would cure HP and reapply buffs and continue until I saw Warm-Up used.

Using this method I was able to learn Warm-Up solo and have some fun too!
For gear choices I tended to go more toward mage choices (hMP+, MP+, MND, INT)
I can be more specific if needed.

I have not seen anyone else post a solo method for this spell and noticed there was not one on Blue Mage Hunting Grounds, so I thought I would offer my strategy for other BLUs who enjoy solo play and don't get invited to many parties. It was based on the solo Canonnball method however, or rather that is where I got the idea to try this.

If any clarifiation is needed just PM me. Good luck guys!

Bump'd.

I just did two Poroggo Gents from the SArutabaruta [S] zone...

I could only MP Drainkiss 428MP MAX!

Took about 5-6 MP Drainkisses on average to completely drain the mobs MP. So there you go.

Bumping so I can find it easier.

Never a problem seeing it bumped.

I've been collecting small updates that I'll be making in the near future when I have the time.

Included will be some spells learned in MMM, the fact that Body Slam can now be easily soloed via two of the new FoV training routines, and the usual collection of small fixes.

I hope to get this done in the next few weeks. Time is always hard to find!

Myriads

Definately bookmarking this, however . . .

Just noticed the root of the link to the guide is a path to http://74.53.42.102/

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Awesome guide, kind of creepy now, but still an awesome guide.

Hello BLU's

Sub-zero Smash and Triumphant Roar now have full pages that have lots of little useful bits of info on hunting the spells that come from my personal experience, and many other BLU's feedback. As always, if you have something to add, or find an error, please drop a line.

I hope that all of you are having fun!