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Pole
# Dec 15 2007 at 11:08 AM Rating: Decent
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Ill clarify a few things. This staff does indeed do 100-200 Spirit takers (on my smn) to T mobs.

Spirit takers drop to about 60-80 on anything above T

Retribution does 300-400 on mobs up to T and 100-200 on anything above T.

"Occasionally" is really "90% of the time" 1 hit is rare.

A friend of mine has a kraken, Merc Pole + Kraken can make darkness skillchain and 2 SMN's can MB it duo. Lots of fun.
Pole
# Apr 04 2007 at 1:53 PM Rating: Decent
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I have this staff and for anyone wondering how it is on SMN, its Amazing. I Hastega myself and never stop attacking, I spam Spirit taker for 100-200 every (what would normally be) 4 attacks (15 seconds?)

My avatars are free as long as I am whacking away at a mob.

the 30 MP helps a little as well.

Whoever said that the DMG on spirit taker would be crap is wrong. It really isnt as bad as it may seem.

Best Farming staff. Period.

Edited, Apr 27th 2007 11:21am by NaomiCharitey
Info
# Oct 29 2006 at 12:28 PM Rating: Decent
i have M.pole, so i want to clear a few things up.
Btw i'm on Ramuh server,Taru M. 75 Mnk,Rdm,Thf silentwinds Ls (got pole with them about 2 months ago). Any ways after geting this pole, i started skilling up with it on mnk, cause my staff skill was only 50ish, in 2 days i had it over 200, now its 240ish. Well i know alot of you said that it sucks with ws and such but let me list some things iv experienced, i use this thing alot, because its fun. Any ways, lets start with Ws, Spirit taker usely does 60-90 dmg on IT mobs at LV 75 on my Mnk, WITH 300tp the dmg BARELy changes so i can just spam 100 tp.If your not fighting It then with 100+tp you can do around 160-220+dmg souleater with this, its alot of mp smners could keep their pets out all day with it.Its fun to sub /drk,whm,rdm and have unlimted mp and help cure/dd, and with /drk sub stuning and Souleater with 100fist does some dmg and kills u really quick but its really fun, Durning ballista this thing with 100 fist or w/o will kill someone in about 20seconds, well any ways the Elemental ws do about 500 dmg with 300tp with this thing, but i really like the unlimted Mp, its very nice to get 100mp instantly every 10-20 seconds, summoners would own with this thing, right now i'm currently lving Drg.. its around 50, but i'm excited at seeing how supportive i can be as a drg/mage, and its going to be fun spaming breaths from my wyvern, you might not know but jump, with this pole will give you 20-40 tp in one jump, so you get tp fast as hell as drg and can spam ele breaths, and i know jump does that from doing mnk/drg in ballista. This thing is worth having, its a fun item, its very nice replacement for a kraken club, even though K.clubs insane, this is free, and with souleater you can do some dmg if a whm will cure you, you could probably do close to 5k+ dmg easily with it on.
Info
# Dec 17 2006 at 12:36 AM Rating: Decent
Good to see someone understand why this thing is good... most people who use staves dont use them to do dmg...
test
# Oct 13 2006 at 11:03 AM Rating: Decent
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edit: Major posting issues

Edited, Oct 14th 2006 at 12:59am PDT by Zhais
this is trash
# Sep 10 2006 at 8:56 PM Rating: Default
You guys do know spirit taker gives back mp according to Damage you do right? 4 damage on pole makes it useless for evrything except skilling up sorry...
this is trash
# Dec 10 2006 at 4:54 AM Rating: Default
You don't skill-up when you hit for 0 anymore, so this is completely useless now.
Unless you like to see a lot of zeros.
this is trash
# Sep 12 2006 at 2:31 PM Rating: Decent
Spirit Taker = 3x damage. Regain MP equivalent to damage dealt. So with this, you will get 12mp back. The only reason for this, like Kraken Club, is to skill up or to pop ws' with damage that is related to TP. Full Swing is nice with 300tp.

Cheers,
Sadok
this is trash
# Oct 13 2006 at 11:02 AM Rating: Decent
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sadok wrote:
Spirit Taker = 3x damage. Regain MP equivalent to damage dealt. So with this, you will get 12mp back. The only reason for this, like Kraken Club, is to skill up or to pop ws' with damage that is related to TP. Full Swing is nice with 300tp.

Cheers,
Sadok



Um......... no

I don't know where you got this random piece of information, but spirit taker damage is not a flat 3x multiplier off of weapon damage.

Spirit taker with this can yield 100+ damage easily with too weak, and can usually still get 30+ on EM+. While not fantastic, not too shabby for getting 100%tp within a few rounds.

Edited, Oct 14th 2006 at 1:01am PDT by Zhais
this is trash
# Oct 13 2006 at 11:01 AM Rating: Decent
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Edited, Oct 14th 2006 at 12:59am PDT by Zhais
this is trash
# Oct 13 2006 at 10:52 AM Rating: Decent
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Edited, Oct 14th 2006 at 12:59am PDT by Zhais
i want this!
# Aug 15 2006 at 2:19 PM Rating: Decent
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i want!!

anyone that has this know how it works for farming? it should be great with spirit taker!
I'm trying to get my LS to think about killing jormy

whats the drop rate on this?
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# Apr 16 2006 at 10:37 PM Rating: Decent
im more impressed by the MP bonus
^^
# Dec 08 2005 at 9:50 PM Rating: Decent
{Hundred Fists.} = pain...do you think you could even see it or would the mnk actually reach blur status? lol
RE: ^^
# Dec 17 2005 at 5:20 PM Rating: Default
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Quote:
{Hundred Fists.} = pain...do you think you could even see it or would the mnk actually reach blur status? lol


hundred fists + kraken club > hundred fists + mercurial pole
RE: ^^
# Mar 27 2006 at 8:35 PM Rating: Decent
{Hundred Fist} + {Kraken Club}= holy hell batman


....its crazy....as crazy as paris hilton not being ****** :/
RE: ^^
# Jun 23 2006 at 9:58 PM Rating: Decent
come on, don't go over the top. Nothing is that crazy.
RE: ^^
# Jul 31 2006 at 1:33 PM Rating: Decent
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Wanna bet?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TsyngN_keVY&mode=related&search=FFXI

Let Mortal Kombat begin!
RE: ^^
# Aug 15 2006 at 8:27 AM Rating: Decent
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sweet god.

that's sexy.
Nightbane Drop
# Jul 15 2005 at 3:25 PM Rating: Default
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The drop was with Nightbane, not just Spoondaggers. Nightbane in the HNM/Wyrm LS that is the joint effort of 3 NA LS's... VO~TheVanguardOrder, SD~SpoonDaggers, and BG~BastokGuardians. BTW, Gratz on the drop!! I also want this drop mainly because it gives me slightly more MP than my Kirin's Pole but also because I like to solo as WHM alot and this will help. I still have to post to the website on that.
RE: Nightbane Drop
# Aug 07 2005 at 2:26 PM Rating: Decent
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oh yeah, forgot to post about that. >< Was still excited from the drop when I posted that. :p


I still wanna make a fraps video of how fast this thing attacks. Last night I was helping two people earn their WS points.. I was starting 2 SCs with 2 different people... and usually had 200+%tp when I started them. X_X
Yay
# Jul 08 2005 at 3:58 AM Rating: Decent
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Just got this awesome staff today from Jormungand, thanks to the SpoonDaggers LS on Gilgamesh. :)

((I do believe I'm the first/only NA so far on Gilgamesh with this.))

Tested it out in Alteppa... At one point I was attacking nonstop for a few rounds. Staff is only 141, but once I get into a skillup party it will rise incredibly fast with this as the weapon.

This -IS- the Kraken Club of staves.


Funny thing is, before it dropped, I was the only one wanting this. Now everyone in the LS wants one. ;;
i dont get it
# Jun 05 2005 at 4:39 PM Rating: Default
its so weak and attacks 2-4 times.... skillup? i see the mp boost but why would a mnk use.
RE: i dont get it
# Jul 19 2005 at 12:54 PM Rating: Decent
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MNKs have a decent staff skill. Ever see a MNK use Hundred Fists with a staff?
Woo
# Mar 25 2005 at 8:25 AM Rating: Decent
My ls got this drop today ^^ gave it to a blm.

http://www.hiddenpowerls.com/images/drops.jpg
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# Feb 17 2005 at 1:22 PM Rating: Decent
is this rare/ex?
?
# Dec 23 2004 at 5:54 PM Rating: Decent
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I dont get it,why do people think this is a polearm,it clearly states that it's a staff.
#REDACTED, Posted: Apr 12 2005 at 4:25 AM, Rating: Sub-Default, (Expand Post) People think this is a polearm? The only people stupid enough to think that are people like... you.
RE: ?
# Jan 14 2005 at 4:17 AM Rating: Default
Why are you devoting a piece of your life to caring?
RE: ?
# Dec 23 2004 at 10:44 PM Rating: Decent
Maybe because it says "pole" in the name? ^^
random
# Dec 14 2004 at 5:35 PM Rating: Default
Quote:
hey i play on bismarck

hehe what a random post.
#REDACTED, Posted: Dec 09 2004 at 9:11 PM, Rating: Sub-Default, (Expand Post) DMG is 4??? that is like...um...bad!
RE: wth?
# Jan 11 2005 at 3:10 PM Rating: Default
I think because Kraken Clubs have been Maxxed out on some servers to 40mil+, and no one will sell them because it will cost like 1mil to even list it, so There won't be much of these to sell because SE had to ***** up the auction house. This is their way of saying sorry about the Kraken club...oh thanks SE, really just what we wanted...
RE: wth?
# Jul 12 2005 at 12:55 PM Rating: Decent
SE likes to ***** around with things and make them worse in stead of making other things better to match the origanal good thing (the NIN's shadows update) but oh well...
RE: wth?
# Aug 21 2005 at 5:08 AM Rating: Default
Yes!!! a curse upon Squeee for trying to balance the game!!! We will declair a holy war on them for makeing ninjas have to work harder for hate!!!

And the ranger nerf! How dare they take the highest dmg dealer (debateably) and make them have to actually think about what they are doing!

IMHO its an attempt to balance the game a lil. Yes alot of people will quit those 2 jobs now, and to that i say good. Ninja's who can't keep hate useing the whole variety of ninja hate devices has no place in my pty. The ranger thing effects me less directly, but it does seem to add a lil balance. I mean if your seeking a pty and there was a ranger seeking you knew the ranger would get picked up before you no matter what dmg dealer u were.
RE: wth?
# Oct 16 2005 at 10:10 AM Rating: Decent
blm always got party before rng anyway.

but ti's pointless to complain, even after the "nerf" rng is still awesome DD for xp. though allegedly they anr'et very good for HNM now :( i wouldn't know.
Usefullness
# Nov 30 2004 at 3:37 PM Rating: Decent
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This is a good skill-up weapon, as is a Kraken Club. There are three reasons to use the two weapons: skill up, fast TP, and to show off. It's not made to deal damage. ^^
Mercurial Pole
# Nov 19 2004 at 11:44 AM Rating: Default
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Spirit Taker is affected by the damage rating of the staff, so this would be like a farming weapon. The good part is Retribution dosen't seem to depend on the DMG rating of the staff.
4 damage?
# Nov 17 2004 at 5:20 PM Rating: Default
4 base-damage weapon for mages?
will you be able to do damage to high lvl high def mobs at all?
monk weapon!
# Nov 17 2004 at 12:29 PM Rating: Decent
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whooo hoo, use this with your monk to spam full swing, fun :D
Spirit Taker
# Nov 17 2004 at 8:28 AM Rating: Decent
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This weapon would be great with Spirit Taker (staff 215 WS- converts damage dealt to own mp).
multi-hit explained
# Nov 17 2004 at 12:45 AM Rating: Decent
Thief's Knife
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"Occasionally attacks 2-4 times"

So is this another Kraken Club type of weapon? I wonder how often "occasionally" is for it. Kraken club "occasionally" attacks 2-8 times, which seems to occur every other split second.


All the the "Occasionally attacks 2-x times" weapons are like that. It should say "Randomly attacks 2-x times", because this is actually what they are doing. Kraken Club spams hits the way it does because there is only a 12.5% chance for it to hit once and an 85.7% chance for it to attack more than once (12.5% chance for it to attack any specific number of times)
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I thought of it first:

http://ffxi.allakhazam.com/forum.html?forum=10&mid=130073657654872218#20
polearm?
# Nov 16 2004 at 9:15 PM Rating: Decent
it says Weapon Skill: Staff so i dont think u will be doing penta thrust =)
DMG: 4?!
# Nov 16 2004 at 2:07 PM Rating: Decent
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please tell me this is a mistake >_<
otherwise, regardless of the number of times it hits, it will still be worthless in combat... i could see it used for the MP+30 tho..
Not a polearm
# Oct 19 2004 at 11:35 AM Rating: Decent
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Little mistake made here.
It's not a polearm, but a battle staff.
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