The best part of Final Fantasy XI is its rich storyline. It separates this game from other MMORPGs. I chose to give my character a storyline that goes along with the game's storyline. I find that this is a more fun way to play the game. Playing the game just to fight in the endgame and collect elite equipment is very boring and is totally missing the main objective of the game, which is to guide your character through the storyline which is to save the world.
Okay i know this is gunna sound stupid. but can i use Dreizack at 75 as main weapon? cos ppl say i need Mezraq but its 1.5mil and i suck at money and farming. so is there a way this can be used til 75? and at 75?
Just bought this for 19k on Shiva. long way from 10Mil, huh? Don't know why it's only 19k but im not complaining.. This weapon Is, Was, and Will always be "The ****" to me. Was deciding between Colossal lance and Dreizack, i choose Dreizack b/c it was cheaper and better, Yes, Colossal has +5 VIT ... yay, it helps jump, i see that. But Dreizack has +4 STR, +1 DEX, 1 more dmg and less delay to help out every swing of the lance, PLUS save 150k, i say Dreizack anyday.
I picked this up for just under a mil on Caitsith the other day. Being a Mithra, I really dig the str +4 on this polearm. This was a marvelous upgrade from my Cermet Lance +1. I assume the drop in price (used to be 2-3 mil I believe) is due to the appearance of the Imperial Neza which is lvl 71 and has 91 damage. This polearm is obtained through assault missions at the Mamool Ja Staging Point, I believe, and is fairly costly assault point-wise. This seemed a more rational choice and I'm confident that its among the top 3 polearms, generally speaking, that a Drg could use at 72.
just got this baby today for 4m gil. really good price considering its 5-8m on AH on Bahamut. let a friend borrow to see what it was like and it was performing really well in an xp pt in Bibiki Bay. ill let you know more compared to Gae Bolg/Colassal as i reach 72
I bought the Dreizack off AH awhile back from a bunch of saved money/KS30 money recently obtained. It's a sick lance and great for soloing. However... I bought mine for 7 mil, having been price hiked recently. This lance is NOT worth 7 mil. I see other DRG running around flaunting it like it's hot stuff, i did it too, but it doesn't put up the numbers. I figured the dmg would be a little weaker per swing since 87 dmg vs Ice+1's 90 base but the STR+4 on Dreizack in WS would make up for it. I tested Dreizack vs the Ice Lance +1. I loved it at first, but after partying, and testing it vs Ice+1, I sold it.. Ya, Dreizack i sold, Ice+1 i kept. I didnt actually parse it with a program on the PC since i usually play on PS2 but i parsed it my way. Basically, id record down normal atks as well as WS dmg with Dreizack on 5 mobs, then switch to Ice+1 and do it. Then repeat and repeat. Now i was in a roaming WS spam pt in sky fighting Decorative Weapons on this test. My gear was AJ, SNipers, warwolf, mermans gorget, assault earring, merman earring, Ohat, barone legs and heroic boots. When I ws, I subbed in Narasimhas Vest and Spike necklace only to retain good acc/str balance. Also, i was using sole sushi as my food. Now Penta Thrust, and the Dreizack by the stats it has, Dreizack was made for Penta. But, every WS i did, all normal atks, the average, Ice Lance+1 beat it every.. single.. time. I really did think Dreizack would beat it out in penta spam pt if nothing else and it didnt. I was shocked, and i figured, i paid 7 mil for a lance that cant do anything better than a 800k lance besides occasionally weaken atks of something that will "maybe" hit a pld for 99 instead of 100 dmg. But in a ws spam pt, u have a nin tank... and weaken atk is totally worthless.. People say the STR+4 makes up for the lack of base dmg. Totally untrue. Base dmg is king. Unless its like off by 1 consider it, but 87 vs 90 no way. You can see dmg per swing and WS dmg differences with a base dmg difference like that. Bet you cant see a dmg difference when tacking on +4 str tho. So, i sold it, and pimped out my armor a little. Got my barone feet back, bought 2 flame rings and got each piece of cursed Hecatomb i didnt have synthed. XD. Way better investment imo, so i say it again, sell your Dreizack, buy ur Ice+1 back, Dreizack looks cool but it just.... isn't good. But hey! If you can afford to keep it, it's great for soloing/duoing or w/e. But 7 mil was too much for me to keep for having a very slight extra advantage while soloing. And unlike many... I don't buy gil ~_~. BUt that's another rant, haha. Gl DRGs ^^
I think I have to agree with Erkaan here.. A while back on Bahamut the price crashed on this lance and I sold my colossal and borrowed some gil from my brother and bought it. I was soooo excited, I think it's definitely a step up from colossal, but after taking it out for a spin and numerous xp sessions and solo jobs... I think if you could get this lance for 2-3 mil or from the BC then it would be worth your money, but I don't think it's a good buy for 7+ mil. Yes, the attack down effect does proc quite frequently, but I really don't notice the difference on xp mobs, honestly. I wish I could say I did. :/
For that matter, even while soloing I'll see it proc and not really notice the difference when I do get hit. But it is a very nice lance otherwise, and if I could think of anything I actually would buy with the money from selling it, I might. Maybe I'll pick up an Ice+1 and see how I like that...
It is a very nice polearm i have 1 on Ragnarok server and im pretty sure im the ONLY American with it ^^, IMO it blows Ice Lance +1 out of the water. The Weakens Attacks kicks in pretty often on Too Weak -> Impossible to gauge. VERY nice lance. 2nd only to Gugnir.