everyone always used to laugh at me, saying i would never get it, but today i proved them wrong
1/21, 5/8/06, 5:36PM EST, Windsday, Waning Crescent
Justizzle obtains a Rabbit Charm
w00t...
a fellow THF friend got his drop a day or two ago also, i wonder if they changed his drop rate in the last update? It just seems weird how me and him were both 0/15+, and now we got them all of a sudden.
Woot! 1/6. I logged off for an hour after my fifth kill, and decided to come back and try one last time for the day. I was so excited, this being my first NM drop ever. Probably gonna keep it to start up my THF.
I ran into another person camping it on my fourth try, who is so far 0/13 on JEJ...
Just had to mention I got mine last night, making me 1/6 on JeJ. Sold for 2M to a Linkshell member, and promptly used the proceeds to buy a Monster Signa.
I'll probably continue to camp him.... He's an easy camp, since virtually no one does it. I'm 6/7 on claims, usually no one else even around. This makes it viable to camp and sell to get money for the big money items (Archers, Snipers, etc).
Poor CandiRandi did not quite get answers wanted, I think. I never got the charm but had two people in my immediate circle of friends who had it. Quizzed them extensively about effects, and the reaction was that it did NOT help with steal that they could notice. Also, for those who think that using it for the Maat fight is a great idea: it is almost impossible to steal from Maat, even with the charm. Three master thieves that I knew who were post 70 all told me their strategy (I finally retired just before starting Maat, so it had been a major topic of interest for me) which worked successfully on the first try, and none of them even tried to use a single steal. Finally, no: imo, steal is a completely separate ability, and is not affected by dex or any other stat. I have seen arguments that agi will help steal, but I tested that extensively (steal with/without pair of drone earrings -- difference of 6 agi) and never noticed any difference.
This may not be true, it could have been out of luck and chance, but I tested +Wind. I beleive that wind is base support on stealing. This could deffinately be the case with testing with Drone Earrings. I don't think that any stat has anything to do with "Steal". And yes, it's true, this item is very usefual for Maat. Also another thing I realized is buffing INT helps lower that chance of an unsucessful pick and a Mimic. Of course, that has nothing to do with the Rabbit Charm. ^^
1/1 11/15/05 Nekole and Kitti Lakshmi Server Selling for 2 million gil.
We got super lucky on this one. About 20 minutes into farming this guy I saw him on my widescan and got the claim with no one else around. Kitti flee'd over and killed him in no time. We couldn't believe our eyes. ^_^
We soon after decided to camp Huu Mooj, he poped after an hour, I saw him on my widescan and rushed over. Sadly, a galka who had gotten their 5 minutes before got him. Oh well.
And now for a post pertaining to the actual item and not the notorious monster which drops it...
Has anyone who has the charm noticed a significant difference in the amount of successful steals with the charm equipped? I sometimes help my husband camp Jack in hopes of getting the charm for his THF, but if anyone can confirm whether there is or is not a noticeable increase in successful steals it would save us a considerable amount of time in the long run. One would hope so, considering the drop rate and subsequent price of the charm. >.<
Also, this is a little off-topic, but is Steal based on an ability, such as DEX or AGI? Sorry for asking, but being a mage, I know nothing about THF! ^_^'
Steal is based upon DEX i believe. i am not sure but about 80% sure. every ability in the game is based upon some stat. sorry for not being positive. hope this helps a bit. i have heard that the item does not make a massive difference. but hey you never know
But once I got myself a Wild Rabbit Tail after killing Mighty Rarabs in Buburumi it's fantastic! I almost never fail to steal. Even when I just sub THF and the charm stays in my moghouse! (I already had a 4-leaf Mandragora Bud from before.) Maybe these "maybe-gives-luck-maybe-not"-items do something together.
No I haven't noticed any difference at all when using steal; it fails most of the time anyway. But I have felt much luckier since I got it. Other drops are just raining down... or maybe that's because Jack was soo hard to get drop from that all other NM-drops seems almost to easy?
It spawns anywhere between 1-6 hours, I've camped it religiously since I was a level 9 BLM on my first character. I am 0/33 as of last Monday. It's depressing that I have camped it so long when I could easily just go camp a mob like Hoo Mjuu the Torrent for an item that does drop 2/10 on him. Sell that staff and buy it. But then it wouldn't have been earned and I need to have it drop before I can use it. This is pretty much the same with every peice of gear I have.
Lightsday, darksday, foggy, it doesn't matter! It just won't drop.
I was 0/13 with this rabbit, til the other day. I ran out there actually to camp Goliath Beetle, but stumbled across JeJ. well thf25/rng10, i know gimped, killed his butt and wham got the drop. w00t...... or not. I'm just kidding, lol, i'm like 0/23 on this stupid ******** of a rabbit. what I have noticed tho, is every other NM camp has gotten a little FULL ever since SE made two main camped NM's drops rare/ex, except for JeJ. LMAO is there a hint there for us all?! I like to earn my things too man, but damn, thats a lot of wasted days and nights. I havent bought it yet, but im seriously thinking about it. Maybe u can think of it this way, you worked hard for your gil so in the end game u worked hard for the rabbit charm u just bought. ^^
i think se should increase the drop on this, it wouldnt hurt anyone, and more gilsellers would run at it, and seeing as how ppl rarly camp it, gillsellers would be more likely to lose some cash in this, not a big difference, maby 1 or 2 will be out of business from obsession with it, but its still a difference of a few rich noobs in the end
I have played FFXI since the U.S. Realse since then i have kill JeJ over 250 times but, never got 1 drop! some people call me a JeJ aholic. I have my TH2 & 3 millionaire desks (i have noticed a increase of drops dramticly)however no charm yet. I will contine to kill this stupid rab till I get my charm... (I do know it really drops however this post is to inform players that the drop rate is extremely low & any player that say otherwise is messing wit ya or just really LUCKY!)
When I was training my whm in ronfaure, I actually saw it. I went for it and engage. How foolish I was. I din't know what was the lvl of it so I died ><. Now, every time I go to San d'Oria, I keep looking for it incase it spawns.
Hey just a though....for the THF Maat fight i heard they have to steal an item from maat....well if this give +1 steal u think it would have the THFs steal better...idk just bored during this 16 hour maitnence
yes that is one strategy to beat maat for THFs. on ffxi.cannotlinkto (i think thats the url) it gives 2 strategies and I've seen a video of a THF meleeing Maat.
Hey just a though....for the THF Maat fight i heard they have to steal an item from maat....well if this give +1 steal u think it would have the THFs steal better...idk just bored during this 16 hour maitnence