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ya so i was in party of 6 and everyone was afk but me and some low lvl whm...well the gobber spawned right in front of me(67 rdm) and i outclaimed like 10 people with dia hehe...anyways i had all my chat filters on and just sat there attacking him then BOOM...tornado does 800 damage to dealdyhamster...deadlyhamster is defeated lol...well the whm held off long enough for everyone to come back and kill him and whm raised me as he died and the earring dropped :D...well everyone was argueing over who got it but i was like i claimed and died...but they said sthats too bad cuz we all came for it so everyone lotted and i lotted 986 so i got it...wonderful day :D
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My buddy Sumy helped me get this earring,he said it would help me against fighting Maat who kept beating my *** like rag everyday I fought him,so we went in around 4am Central time we waited about an hour with 3 others waiting around and then a RDM who had just gotten there like 10mins before got the damn thing >< but didn't get drop ^^ tee hee but I was too tired to wait 2 hours so I went to bed. Next night we went in again we killed a few enemies even got a Gold ingot, anyway we waited I think the whole 2 hours and it popped didn't even know it did but my buddy claimed hehe me 70RDM/35BRD he was 72SMN/36WHM we took him out easily and got drop along with thunder 4 my buddy gladly gave to me next day beat Maat *** ^^ thanks again Sumy wasn't for you Maat would probably be raping me still.
10 posts
Will anyone help me with this guy on Remora? send a /tell to Jiroken im always on!!!
10 posts
Will anyone help me with this guy on Remora? send a /tell to Jiroken im always on!!!
10 posts
Will anyone help me with this guy on Remora? send a /tell to Jiroken im always on!!!
Scholar
40 posts
If this earring were for sale, how much do you think it would cost?
999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999, Yen.
I camped this guy 9 times for myself, finally got it on the 9th try. Went back a couple month's later for another RDM friend of mine to get it.
We got there, saw a 74 BLM and a 73 PLD camping him with us... they were PT'd -.-. So we were like damn, might as well try, so he pops, we miss (Provoke / Stun >.>) We decided to stay and watch to see how much freeze would do to a 73 PLD (Not figureing it would do much) Then we see it cast it, dont know why BLM didnt try to stun, and it makes him go from 95% HP down to 2% HP lmao, it did 1329 damage to him. Then he dies from one Aero II, then the BLM dies very easy even with 2 hour lol, and we claim it. I solo it as a 65 RDM/NIN very easily (He had like 90% HP left lol) and we get drop :). The next morning i go back to get another earring for a BLM friend of mine, i get first claim, kill it easy, no drop. Leave, come back 2 hours later, get claim once more (even with 6 others camping :P) and we get the drop again :)
Good Luck To All Who Camp Him. First earring is a B*tch ~
We got there, saw a 74 BLM and a 73 PLD camping him with us... they were PT'd -.-. So we were like damn, might as well try, so he pops, we miss (Provoke / Stun >.>) We decided to stay and watch to see how much freeze would do to a 73 PLD (Not figureing it would do much) Then we see it cast it, dont know why BLM didnt try to stun, and it makes him go from 95% HP down to 2% HP lmao, it did 1329 damage to him. Then he dies from one Aero II, then the BLM dies very easy even with 2 hour lol, and we claim it. I solo it as a 65 RDM/NIN very easily (He had like 90% HP left lol) and we get drop :). The next morning i go back to get another earring for a BLM friend of mine, i get first claim, kill it easy, no drop. Leave, come back 2 hours later, get claim once more (even with 6 others camping :P) and we get the drop again :)
Good Luck To All Who Camp Him. First earring is a B*tch ~
Has anyone tried this with nin to increase potency of the Elemental Wheel?
http://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodestone/character/729735/
im 70 drg and can sub sam, whm, blm, thf, and war. Can i solo him? and which sub u think i need?
Sub whm, you shouldn't have much of a problem at all. Bring a couple yagudo drinks and use your bar spells for when he cast's ancient magic on you, and don't be afraid to super-jump/let your wyvern tank/die if you need some breathing room (just make sure your 2hr is up). Good Luck.
i was so stoked, i went to go farm silk threads in buburimu and found i had like 5 people compeating with me so i decided, what the hey, lets go see if i can happen to get mysticmaker. So I went in at like 1:30 in the morning eastern time, stood there for like 10 minutes amongst like 9 others. Mysticmaker spawned so i hit him with my gravity macro (not as fast as stun but eh, 67 red mage, what else could i have done). I was shocked that i managed to pull him. i was not buffed at the time so i started buffing after i got him. I took about 400 total damage in the 15 minutes i was fighting him, had to hit convert 2 times. I won and it rocked. in additin to getting my earring i got bragging rights because i did it with a 15 thief sub-job.
I camped this most days for two weeks. Only taking time off for LS sky stuff, and the odd coffer help.
Saw it pop some 20-30 times, killed it 11 times, dropped once.
I missed claim on eleventh, but the RDM60 who tried to solo it died (Thundaga + Aeroga II she said) and I got the drop. Felt kinda bad...but I waited long enough!
Saw it pop some 20-30 times, killed it 11 times, dropped once.
I missed claim on eleventh, but the RDM60 who tried to solo it died (Thundaga + Aeroga II she said) and I got the drop. Felt kinda bad...but I waited long enough!
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=) 1/1 on both this and Shaman's Cloak now =)
lvl 56blm...well i just so happened to get lucky yesterday.. after i found my af coffer for pants in eldy.. myself and a lvl 75 blm decided to get a tele over to mea and went to see if this bad boy was there. we got there and it was being camped by a bunch of people just standing around waiting. about 5-10 mins after we enter the room i'm stading around waiting and all of a sudden i see my friends stun maccro in party chat.. he claimed him!.. i run over like a fool and start wacking away at the thing with my staff.. not thinking a cockatrice saw my lil taru body as a snack and starts chomping down on me from behind.. low and behold i the damn dino wooped me fast and i was on the ground.. my friend went on to solo mystickmaker and as i cheer him on finally the mob drops.. and so does the earing.. i got a raise.. lotted my earing and we bounced.. spent a total of 20 mins and 1k xp for this earing.. so worth it :) well good luck to all..
Well I definately congratulate you on your winnings. that is pretty impressive to get it on your first try and first claim. I know a lot of blm's that are 0/14 for this catch and being that it is pretty much a must equip or at least the best equip for fellow nukers such as ourselves, it is very high in demand. I myself am currently 3/14 on this guy. Getting it for myself wuz insane to find help with so this is what I ended up doing: I camped him at app. 3pm, this wuz jus to find out his death time although I did attempt the claim and didn't get it as there wuz about 20 people in there. From that point on I literally went back every hour and 45 min to try again. All the up till midnight ( california time ) this place wuz packed, so I decided that I would continue my trek for this earring every 2 hours by setting my alarm to wake me up and try again and again. After midnight and up until 9 am the following morning, every single time I woke up to camp it I wuz literally the ONLY person there. I could run cricles around him once he popped and not have to worry about someone claiming him, it was kind of interesting to me considering it is jpn peek time. Although, most of them already have theres of course but lets not forget that they do start new jobs : ). Anywayz congratz again on your prize and be very grateful : ).
yea i hear it can be a painful drop. Yet im 1/1 on it. one of my blm friend is 1/1 also. another blm in ls is 1/2. We lucky or what? lol. Na im not lucky. Im trying to farm Water IV and im 0/45 on Sapphire Qudav and 0/10 on ruby. bleh. Since water IV hit 700k... i dont wanna buy it.
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I got real lucky today... I walk into the labrinth, went to the camp and cleared the room with a 64 thief, me 65 blm, and a 65 war. we waited about 45 min with a 75 nin running in and out between gob and ose.. he poped with just us around and we pwned him with one gob bomb toss. dropped with some other stuff and got a scroll of thunder III drop with it. made my money back off of my phantom tathlum and got the drop. I am happy.... lucky but happy. Gl to everyone else out their.
Ursus
Garuda server
65blm/32smn
Ursus
Garuda server
65blm/32smn
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I hunted this guy 5 times before i got this thing. I do no a few strategys for getting this guy if you are below about lvl 63 your self suggest that u bring with u a 70+ for this guy maybe multaple at about 63 its not likely you will be agroad by normal mobs in the area but at lvl 50 a the times i hunted him i brought usually a lvl 70-75 to help sometimes even 2 or 3 came having a group of 62- is dangerouse becuase there are alot of mobs who will likely agro you. my self as a lvl 50 blm i used sneak and invisible and for the most part stayed in beside the wall and between a rock and some water i found it was safe as there were no mob spawns to close. Next i would suggest that you go and look if hes not there maybe camp him for about 10 minuets then come back in an hour or so if no one else is huntin him. Its bin my expeariance that he is very little hunted on even some of the older servers like ifrit and he will sit around for a hour + untill someone claims him. Last if you are having trouble getting him try going on a full moon 90% moon phases or higher i got this bugger at 97 and there was the drop all the other 3 times i faled were in 40-. So i bid u happy hunting and good luck.
Think a few things need to be cleared up about certain BLM traits, stats etc.
First of all, Magic Attack Bonus adds to the passive "Magic Attack Power Up" trait that BLM's get. For example, at level 50, let's say our Magic Attack Power Up is raised to 24% (for argument's sake), the Moldavite will bring this up to 29%.
INT is pure damage and possibly has a tiny, almost negligible effect on resists. Elemental Magic Skill reduces your resists. It does not increase your damage per nuke. It has been tested countless times and I have done my own tests. Whether it raises your damage cap is still up for debate. But it lowers your resists rate.
Clydey
First of all, Magic Attack Bonus adds to the passive "Magic Attack Power Up" trait that BLM's get. For example, at level 50, let's say our Magic Attack Power Up is raised to 24% (for argument's sake), the Moldavite will bring this up to 29%.
INT is pure damage and possibly has a tiny, almost negligible effect on resists. Elemental Magic Skill reduces your resists. It does not increase your damage per nuke. It has been tested countless times and I have done my own tests. Whether it raises your damage cap is still up for debate. But it lowers your resists rate.
Clydey
23 posts
Int makes a huge amount of diference while being resisted magic attack bonus is nice and all but if you do not use lots of int geer that maybe 10 magic attack bonus + your black mages permanent bonus might add 70 dmg to your spells so without int your goin to be hitting 17+70 but with lots of int boosts your most likely to be hitting 320+40 if your being resisted and not hitting max more than 20 % of the time id suggets that you try to go with more of a int bonus. Btw int also helps the affecticness of your enfeebling spells not to mention there duration.
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I believe that the Magic Attack +10 = +5INT.. Anyway, dont know if someone already said that, and haven't tested it myself
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"Magic Attack Bonus"+X = Normal Elemental Damage+ X%. This earings adds 5% to your elemental magic damage.
If you wanna try it out, buy the cheapest form of magic attack bonus available, a bastokan circlet +1. Equip it, and go to an area where your nation has control (the newbie areas work perfect since those mobs dont have much magic resistance) don't wear any gear, also, either take off your sub using the glitch or change to a non-mage job to make the reading more accurate. Elemental seal, then cast Stone, record the damage with the mg att bonus. Wait until you can ES again, then take off the circlet and stone again, record the damage. You'll notice there was an increase in damage with the circlet, but since the damage was so low, you really cant tell the +3%. (make sure this is all against mobs of the same type and level, usually wild rabbits in ronfaure, tiny mandragoras in saruta, or whatever mob is the weakest in gustaberg, they're usually the same level)
to get a more accurate reading and really see the +3%, repeat the previous but with a much more powerful spell. any spell that does over 100 dmg is good enough, if it does over 300 that's better, you'll see that, for example, you'll do 300 dmg without circlet, with the circlet on, you'll do 309 dmg.
i spent a long time testing this.
also, packing the int doesnt raise your elemental magic skill or viceversa. from all the testing i've done, magic attack bonus, int, and elemental magic skill are independent from each other, but they all help your nukes do more harm in the end (magic attack bonus adds extra damage to your nuke, no matter if it's resisted or not, int makes your nukes more accurate and adds a little extra damage, and elemental magic skill raises the damage cap on your nukes)
If you wanna try it out, buy the cheapest form of magic attack bonus available, a bastokan circlet +1. Equip it, and go to an area where your nation has control (the newbie areas work perfect since those mobs dont have much magic resistance) don't wear any gear, also, either take off your sub using the glitch or change to a non-mage job to make the reading more accurate. Elemental seal, then cast Stone, record the damage with the mg att bonus. Wait until you can ES again, then take off the circlet and stone again, record the damage. You'll notice there was an increase in damage with the circlet, but since the damage was so low, you really cant tell the +3%. (make sure this is all against mobs of the same type and level, usually wild rabbits in ronfaure, tiny mandragoras in saruta, or whatever mob is the weakest in gustaberg, they're usually the same level)
to get a more accurate reading and really see the +3%, repeat the previous but with a much more powerful spell. any spell that does over 100 dmg is good enough, if it does over 300 that's better, you'll see that, for example, you'll do 300 dmg without circlet, with the circlet on, you'll do 309 dmg.
i spent a long time testing this.
also, packing the int doesnt raise your elemental magic skill or viceversa. from all the testing i've done, magic attack bonus, int, and elemental magic skill are independent from each other, but they all help your nukes do more harm in the end (magic attack bonus adds extra damage to your nuke, no matter if it's resisted or not, int makes your nukes more accurate and adds a little extra damage, and elemental magic skill raises the damage cap on your nukes)
Also dropped Thundaga III
Got this with my kick *** LS, for an LS BLM (roommate) while he was away... Can't wait to see his face when he logs on and see's it.
Got this with my kick *** LS, for an LS BLM (roommate) while he was away... Can't wait to see his face when he logs on and see's it.
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HEllo all Syn here,
BLM frined and I are planning on camping this bugger here shortly and could use all the help we can get. BLM is 58 and will sub WHM and we are planning on bringin a 58-59 DRK subbed with thf. I am gonna do the RDM/NIN thing...cause it rocks^^. We could however use any help willing to bet let. I really havent been jonesing for this earring but my BLM friend has, would be nice to have with the added bonus combined with my Ice staff and INT gear for when I burst, but more so for my buddy.
So send a /tell if you wanna help add to the *** woopin^^
BLM frined and I are planning on camping this bugger here shortly and could use all the help we can get. BLM is 58 and will sub WHM and we are planning on bringin a 58-59 DRK subbed with thf. I am gonna do the RDM/NIN thing...cause it rocks^^. We could however use any help willing to bet let. I really havent been jonesing for this earring but my BLM friend has, would be nice to have with the added bonus combined with my Ice staff and INT gear for when I burst, but more so for my buddy.
So send a /tell if you wanna help add to the *** woopin^^
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Many high lvl blms have told me damage wise that 1 magic attack bonus = 2 int is this true ?
int and MA are separate.
Int is 1-4 dmg per int depending on the spell ( and spells have both a soft cap where int counts for half, and a hard cap where it does nothing any more).
+1 Magic Attack Bonus = +1% dmg
Int is 1-4 dmg per int depending on the spell ( and spells have both a soft cap where int counts for half, and a hard cap where it does nothing any more).
+1 Magic Attack Bonus = +1% dmg
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I love this earring, I can actually see a dmg difference when I cast and MB and stuff ^^ I was lucky when I got this earring it was sooo perfect. I got a 65 DRK and a 70 NIN friend to help, there was no competition, and it was my birthday I was so happy =)
Guide to getting your Moldavite Earring
Note: I'm not sure if this topic has been touched on before, but I'll just give it a shot since I personally camped this Earring for quite some time.
What is this? In case you do not know, here's the link to it:
http://ffxi.allakhazam.com/db/item.html?fitem=3059
Undoubtly one of the best Black Mage/Red Mage Earrings. What's more? Its free ^^
•Where and how?•
The Moldavite Earring is dropped by an NM (Noctorious Monster) by the name of Mysticmaker Profblix. He's a Black Mage-based NM and has a respawn time of about 2 to 2.5 hours. Mysticmaker Profblix is found in Labyrinth of Onzozo. It is a Level 50 NM according to Allakazham.
http://ffxi.allakhazam.com/db/bestiary.html?fmob=1554
Please note that the respawn time of this NM VARIES. But for most part of my camping experience, this NM pops 2 to 2.5 hours after the last one is killed. Wanna play safe? You could always to to the spawn site earlier ^^
To get to the spawn site, enter Labyrinth of Onzozo, walk straight in a one-way tunnel, till you reach a big room. Move into the first room on your right and move in further. You should enter another room, filled with a great deal of Cockatrices and Goblins.
Map of the spawn site can be found here:
http://www.speakeasy.org/~sticks/ffxi/named/img/exp1/drinnen/Labyrinth_Of_Onzozo.gif
I'd like to bring close attention to this section, because many people believe that Mysticmaker Profblix is an NM which is spawned by killing PlaceHolders. This is not true. Many camping attempts on this NM prove that Mysticmaker Profblix is an NM which spawns on a 2 to 2.5 hour basis.
In case you're wondering what an NM which is spawned by killing PlaceHolders is all about:
Take for example, that Mysticmaker Profblix is spawned by killing Placeholders. The Goblins or a particular Goblin in the site which Mysticmaker Profblix spawns will be known as PlaceHolders. Killing a particular Goblin, will allow another to Respawn after a certain period of time. Therefore, if the NM is one spawned by killing PlaceHolders, the next spawn after the PlaceHolder is killed MIGHT have a chance to be Mysticmaker Profblix.
This isn't the case for Mysticmaker Profblix though. Whether or not you kill Goblins in its spawn site, it will still spawn within 2 to 2.5 hours prior to its last death.
Remember this respawn time is tentative! Its just a mere AVERAGE!
•In the Room•
Now you've gotten into the spawning room. What should you do?
Firstly, you would need to ensure that either you or your party members have a fast ability/spell capable of claiming Mysticmaker Profblix faster than any other people.
Some of the examples are:
1)Provoke (Subbing or having a Level 5 and above Warrior)
2)Dia (Not exactly fast, not reccommended if you have competition)
3)Flash (Excellent choice if you have a White Mage friend)
4)Stun (Your best bet if you're a Black Mage, fast enough.)
There are several spots in the spawning site which provide crucial camping positions. I'll reccommend that on your first trip, get a party and wipe out the whole room. Then, pay close attention to where the Goblins spawn. Either one of those positions have a HIGH POSSIBILITY of having Mysticmaker Profblix spawning. I'm not listing this out as an absolute accurate statement, but it is just one observation I made. Don't be mistaken, I'll still like to emphasis that Mysticmaker Profblix is not a PlaceHolder NM.
When you camp something, try to refrain from talking too much on the Linkshell Chat or with your fellow party members. Focus on your agenda and then pay close attention to whatever is popping up. If you have competitors, I strongly discourage you to go around clearing mobs in the area.
Either let the others who are camping against you clear them, or if the other parties do not wish to clear them, leave them as they are. Sounds pretty selfish, but if you want to increase the probability of obtaining the earring, such little details do come into place.
I personally do not like spamming a single macro even if the room is cleared, because I found that it makes you a little over-relaxed. Camping this against other people can also be very exciting, so you tend to be nervous. Calming yourself down is defintely going to work towards you. I always do a /check on my competitors to see if they have the earring or not. Some people are just there to farm the Cockatrices so don't get too panicky!
Finally, since most of the readers here are North Americans, I'd like to highlight on the when you should be spending time to camp this earring.
I'd highly reccommend that you camp this away from the NA PrimeTimes, where you can face less competition. That should be around 2am EST onwards I believe. Forgive me if the timing is a mistake, because I'm personally living on the other side of the globe. Also, camp this on weekdays >< Weekends make this place a crowded bazaar.
•My Moldavite Earring Force•
You must be wondering how many people do you need for this NM. Not many I'll say. I personally camped this with my girlfriend (70 RDM/BLM) and myself on my main job (70 BRD/WAR), and we handled it with no problems. BUT, please take note that the goblins in the room do aggro most people, even Level 60s.
The NM casts Ancient Magic too, which can be very devastating. Having a Red Mage to tank it should be a piece of cake since StoneSkin would be utilised at all times. It might get a little tricky. Having friends to come with you on this definitely helps. The more the merrier!
•Macro Help•
For example if you're subbing Warrior for Provoke, your macro should be as follows:
/targetnpc
/ja "Provoke" <t>
This macro is extremely useful if you have someone to clear the room free of Goblins and Cockatrices. But its utility comes in best when its being spammed, or, pressed repeatedly. Good choice if you know that the spawning time is coming up.
This macro automatically targets the nearest mob and then performs the following Ability/Spell.
The disadvantage of this macro is that there is a chance that you will target the wrong mob. But, it allows flexbility in the sense that you can target the mob manually and still use this macro. It'll still work as normal.
However, if you have extremely quick reflexes, you might choose to stick with the regular macro that goes:
/ja "Provoke" <t>
The reason is simple, by inputting an extra /targetnpc before your actualy Provoke command, you are wasting about half a second because the interface checks if a mob is targetted or not before performing the following action.
I personally chose the /targetnpc macro though ^^
•Drop Rate•
As a conclusion to this Guide, I'd like to touch on a little on its drop rate since so many people have been asking about it.
Personally for me, I'm 2/7 (2 drops in 7 kills) on the earring, but I have had friends who got them on their first kill, and worse cases are like 0/20. It all depends, so this part is a little on luck unfortunately >< Its pretty random, but it's not extremely heavily camped.
Enjoy.
Note: I'm not sure if this topic has been touched on before, but I'll just give it a shot since I personally camped this Earring for quite some time.
What is this? In case you do not know, here's the link to it:
http://ffxi.allakhazam.com/db/item.html?fitem=3059
Undoubtly one of the best Black Mage/Red Mage Earrings. What's more? Its free ^^
•Where and how?•
The Moldavite Earring is dropped by an NM (Noctorious Monster) by the name of Mysticmaker Profblix. He's a Black Mage-based NM and has a respawn time of about 2 to 2.5 hours. Mysticmaker Profblix is found in Labyrinth of Onzozo. It is a Level 50 NM according to Allakazham.
http://ffxi.allakhazam.com/db/bestiary.html?fmob=1554
Please note that the respawn time of this NM VARIES. But for most part of my camping experience, this NM pops 2 to 2.5 hours after the last one is killed. Wanna play safe? You could always to to the spawn site earlier ^^
To get to the spawn site, enter Labyrinth of Onzozo, walk straight in a one-way tunnel, till you reach a big room. Move into the first room on your right and move in further. You should enter another room, filled with a great deal of Cockatrices and Goblins.
Map of the spawn site can be found here:
http://www.speakeasy.org/~sticks/ffxi/named/img/exp1/drinnen/Labyrinth_Of_Onzozo.gif
I'd like to bring close attention to this section, because many people believe that Mysticmaker Profblix is an NM which is spawned by killing PlaceHolders. This is not true. Many camping attempts on this NM prove that Mysticmaker Profblix is an NM which spawns on a 2 to 2.5 hour basis.
In case you're wondering what an NM which is spawned by killing PlaceHolders is all about:
Take for example, that Mysticmaker Profblix is spawned by killing Placeholders. The Goblins or a particular Goblin in the site which Mysticmaker Profblix spawns will be known as PlaceHolders. Killing a particular Goblin, will allow another to Respawn after a certain period of time. Therefore, if the NM is one spawned by killing PlaceHolders, the next spawn after the PlaceHolder is killed MIGHT have a chance to be Mysticmaker Profblix.
This isn't the case for Mysticmaker Profblix though. Whether or not you kill Goblins in its spawn site, it will still spawn within 2 to 2.5 hours prior to its last death.
Remember this respawn time is tentative! Its just a mere AVERAGE!
•In the Room•
Now you've gotten into the spawning room. What should you do?
Firstly, you would need to ensure that either you or your party members have a fast ability/spell capable of claiming Mysticmaker Profblix faster than any other people.
Some of the examples are:
1)Provoke (Subbing or having a Level 5 and above Warrior)
2)Dia (Not exactly fast, not reccommended if you have competition)
3)Flash (Excellent choice if you have a White Mage friend)
4)Stun (Your best bet if you're a Black Mage, fast enough.)
There are several spots in the spawning site which provide crucial camping positions. I'll reccommend that on your first trip, get a party and wipe out the whole room. Then, pay close attention to where the Goblins spawn. Either one of those positions have a HIGH POSSIBILITY of having Mysticmaker Profblix spawning. I'm not listing this out as an absolute accurate statement, but it is just one observation I made. Don't be mistaken, I'll still like to emphasis that Mysticmaker Profblix is not a PlaceHolder NM.
When you camp something, try to refrain from talking too much on the Linkshell Chat or with your fellow party members. Focus on your agenda and then pay close attention to whatever is popping up. If you have competitors, I strongly discourage you to go around clearing mobs in the area.
Either let the others who are camping against you clear them, or if the other parties do not wish to clear them, leave them as they are. Sounds pretty selfish, but if you want to increase the probability of obtaining the earring, such little details do come into place.
I personally do not like spamming a single macro even if the room is cleared, because I found that it makes you a little over-relaxed. Camping this against other people can also be very exciting, so you tend to be nervous. Calming yourself down is defintely going to work towards you. I always do a /check on my competitors to see if they have the earring or not. Some people are just there to farm the Cockatrices so don't get too panicky!
Finally, since most of the readers here are North Americans, I'd like to highlight on the when you should be spending time to camp this earring.
I'd highly reccommend that you camp this away from the NA PrimeTimes, where you can face less competition. That should be around 2am EST onwards I believe. Forgive me if the timing is a mistake, because I'm personally living on the other side of the globe. Also, camp this on weekdays >< Weekends make this place a crowded bazaar.
•My Moldavite Earring Force•
You must be wondering how many people do you need for this NM. Not many I'll say. I personally camped this with my girlfriend (70 RDM/BLM) and myself on my main job (70 BRD/WAR), and we handled it with no problems. BUT, please take note that the goblins in the room do aggro most people, even Level 60s.
The NM casts Ancient Magic too, which can be very devastating. Having a Red Mage to tank it should be a piece of cake since StoneSkin would be utilised at all times. It might get a little tricky. Having friends to come with you on this definitely helps. The more the merrier!
•Macro Help•
For example if you're subbing Warrior for Provoke, your macro should be as follows:
/targetnpc
/ja "Provoke" <t>
This macro is extremely useful if you have someone to clear the room free of Goblins and Cockatrices. But its utility comes in best when its being spammed, or, pressed repeatedly. Good choice if you know that the spawning time is coming up.
This macro automatically targets the nearest mob and then performs the following Ability/Spell.
The disadvantage of this macro is that there is a chance that you will target the wrong mob. But, it allows flexbility in the sense that you can target the mob manually and still use this macro. It'll still work as normal.
However, if you have extremely quick reflexes, you might choose to stick with the regular macro that goes:
/ja "Provoke" <t>
The reason is simple, by inputting an extra /targetnpc before your actualy Provoke command, you are wasting about half a second because the interface checks if a mob is targetted or not before performing the following action.
I personally chose the /targetnpc macro though ^^
•Drop Rate•
As a conclusion to this Guide, I'd like to touch on a little on its drop rate since so many people have been asking about it.
Personally for me, I'm 2/7 (2 drops in 7 kills) on the earring, but I have had friends who got them on their first kill, and worse cases are like 0/20. It all depends, so this part is a little on luck unfortunately >< Its pretty random, but it's not extremely heavily camped.
Enjoy.
Wow... this guide really helped out ... I just got my Moldavite last night and I used this guide as well as Ragnard's to the tee. In addition I HIGHLY RECOMMEND anyone camping Mysticmaker to bring along a THF... This mob was nowhere near as bad as my Centurio camp, but it would have been longer without my high-lvl THF buddies ...
Good luck ^^
Good luck ^^
I had the same problem but I wasn't 0/12. I actually got this 3/4/05 for a day-before Bday present with a 64 RDM/32 NIN who owned it. I have my blm at 56 but just for TH i used my WHM (40) and subbed my thf just to have sneak and invis. This worked the 3rd time i went back to the mob. This also worked for a LS member who had the same problem. All he did was sub thf and it dropped along with like 1.6k more gil since when it drops about 3k gil but with Thf's ability for gil it increased it a bit. The rdm got thunder 4, 4,750 gil, and a gob suit of armor. Same thing happened for my Shaman's Cloak. Which I just got from Centurio X-I for my Bday ^^ so now my blm can lvl again.
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Camped this earring now for the last week, I do not have a ls so I wait 30 min to spawn and ask a high lvl to help. I am 0/12 on the drop with 5 deaths and deleveled from 56 2 times. I have had over 16 lvl 70+ help me that I have never even met before. Bless them ^^ I might spend the rest of my life just stomping this ??????? gob into the ground, even after I get the earring
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I was about to go camp this thing when my friend said there was a rng who scanned for it in Labrinth saw it on widescan so we got a quick tele, choco'd there and it wasn't there>.<...
well we waited 2 hours for pop and after an hour and half of waiting two other guys show up -.- so it popped and i was facing wrong way and other group got claim but no drop muahaha...
claims=0 lossed claims=2
well we waited 2 hours for pop and after an hour and half of waiting two other guys show up -.- so it popped and i was facing wrong way and other group got claim but no drop muahaha...
claims=0 lossed claims=2
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