YouTube -- Video Analysis Video Making & Playstyle Improvement I downloaded some video editor program. My first video. (^_^) I recommend Corel Video Editor. When watching the videos, please watch the high quality version! KSNM99 Early Bird Catches the Wyrm -- [ VIDEO ] Music: Eternus (Saxion7) Kraken Club BCNM60 Solo (RDM) -- Up In Arms [ VIDEO ] Music: Pride (HAMC) Kirin Melee TP Burn -- [ VIDEO ] Music: Zenius-i-Vanisher (Tatsh) More to come soon. And, video playback is a good way to look back and see what can I fix to make my playstyle better?

BC60 -- "Monster of Southern Seas/Up in Arms" Solo Account Attempt #1: Overall Experience My first time trying this out and it was fun. All those levels solo-ing Black Mage by kiting pets with Gravity paid off. Time I beat it in is 14:47, so it was a close call. I'll need to buy more hMP equipment and fix my strat. Attempt #1: Equipment Set My equipment is average. Mostly leftovers from Black Mage and some artifact armor. Basically, a cheap INT set from AH. Food: Cream Puff, Item: INT Potion Main: Jupiter's Staff (for Thunder 2/Shock), Aquillo's Staff (for Blizzard 2/Bind), Auster's Staff (for Gravity/Choke), Pluto's Staff (for Drain/Sleep, Vulcan's Staff (for Burn/Fire 2), Neptune's Staff (for Stoneskin), Apollo's Staff (for Cure), Sub: Bugard Strap +1, Ammo: Bibiki Seashell (...this did NOT do anything at all, it's supposed to intimidate it), Head: Warlock's Chapeu, Neck: Mohbwa Scarf +1, Ear1/Ear2: Phantom Earring/Moldavite Earring, Body: Black Cortehardie/Warlock's Tabard, Hands: Warlock's Gloves (can be replaced, but was too lazy to check AH), Ring1/2: Zircon Rings x2, Back: Red Cape +1, Waist: Penitent's Rope, Feet: Custom F Boots Attempt #1: Explaination of Strat Step 1: Eat your food before you enter the BCNM. Step 2: First thing you should cast when you enter is Refresh. Follow it up with Blink and Stoneskin with appropiate equipment swaps. Pop the INT drink after you finish buffing yourself with these three spells. Don't bother with other buffs. Step 3: Bind the kraken and proceed to cast Choke, Burn, Shock, Gravity, Poison 2, and Bio 2 in this order. By the time you cast Poison 2 or Bio 2, Bind should have worn off. Step 4: Initiate Chainspell and it is faster to click Thunder 2 from the menu instead of macro. I had enough MP for x5 Thunder 2. Step 5: When you are out of MP (make sure you have enough for Bind), cast Bind on the kraken and use Convert. Step 6: Use Elemental Seal and cast Drain as many times as you can until Chainspell wears off. Proceed to nuke/kite normally after this casting Gravity as needed. Step 7: After you are out of MP for more Thunder 2 or Blizzard 2, Sleep the kraken, then stack it with Sleep 2. Rest MP until about 500. Keep your eye on the Convert timer. Step 8: Proceed to Gravity/nuke (don't forget to use Drain)/kite again. Step 9: If the kraken is dead, congratulations! If you are out of MP and the kraken is not dead yet, Convert should be up at this point. Convert, Drain/kite/nuke and finish it off. Step 10: Pray for good items to come from chest. Kraken Club BC60, Attempt #2: Overall Experience I was a bit dissapointed because I thought finish in at least 12:00. Unfortunately, I only cut the timer to 14:03. Being more used to the macros, this run went more smoothly. I entered on Thunder Day versus attempt #1 on Water Day. Spammed Thunder 2 and Drain while Chainspell was activated. Swapped between Thunder 2 and Blizzard 2 when Chainspell wore off. Also used the occasional Drain when I was hit with AOE Maelstorm. I brought two Elixer (restores 25% HP/MP) in hopes of reducing my timer. Only reduced timer by about 40 seconds. Same equipment set as attempt #1.

Solo Account of Monk/Dancer My Monk Equipment: Cross-Counters, Horomusha Kote, Sarutobi Kyahan, Peacock Charm, Rajas Ring, Ulthalum's Ring, Brown Belt, Spike Earrings x2, Amemet Mantle+1, Temple Artifact Armor, ect; Helpful merits that I have: DEX+3, STR+2, HP+50, Evasion Skill+8, Crit%+4 Food: Meat Mithkabobs Weaponskill: Combo, Raging Fists, Howling Fist Solo-ing Account (Monk/Dancer) LV1-17: Starting Areas/Tahrongi Canyon (Everything) LV17-22: Maze of Shakrami (Everything) Lv22-26: Buburimu Penninsula (Everything) LV26-32: Korrolokka Tunnel (Tunnel Worm/Bats) LV32-40: Qufim Island (Everything except leeches.) LV40-45: Yuhtunga Jungle (Yuhtunga Mandragora/Goblin Smithy) LV44-47: Yuhtunga Jungle (Goblin Furrier @ Outpost) LV46-49: Yuhtunga Jungle (Sahagin/Opo-opo @ Sea Serpent Grotto zone) LV49-51: Sea Serpent Grotto (Everything) LV51-55: Garlaige Citadel (Everything except slimes) Lv55-59: Gustav Tunnel (Everything) Lv55-59: Eastern Altepa (Goblins/Skeletons @ Outpost) Lv55-60: Castle Zvahl Keep (All Beastmen Tier 1, preferrably Goblins although any beastmen will do @ Second Map) Lv60-64: Yhoatar Jungle (Goblin Hunter, Goblin Bouncer @ Ifrit's Cauldron Zone) Lv60-64: Western Altepa Desert (Goblins @ Groundstrike WS NM Area E-9) LV58-66: Crawler's Nest (Soldier Crawler/Hornfly/Exoray/Blazer Beetle @ basement, but I would avoid the crawlers because they have 'Sticky Thread' that gives Slow effect.) At Lv61+, it's probably more worth the EXP/hr to campaign. (Disclaimer: On some servers campaign is slower.) But, solo-ing is a very effective way to skillup counter and collect beastmen/kindred seals. Estimating maximum solo potential for Monk/Dancer: The experience points you get from an easy prey monster should be between 40 and 90 without empress/emperor ring. Once experience drops to less than 40, it is time to move onto the next area. If experience is high, but takes a long time to get. Move to an easier area.

Progression Data Assaults Needed, Captain Rank Progress PFC: Requiem (Leujaoam) CS: Egg Conservation (Lebros) SL: Operation Black Pearl (Lebros) SL: Wake the Puppet (Periqia) SL: Desperatly Seeking Cephlopods (Ilrusi) FL: The Susanoo Shuffle (Mamool) FL: Better than One (Lebros) Maat Cap Progress COMPLETE/WIN: 15/15 Equipment Wishlist Sky: Crimson Cuisses Sea: Temperence Torque Limbus: Musical Earring, Homam Manopolas Dynamis: Scout's Socks, Monster Belt, Scout's Belt, Buccaneer's Belt Dark Knight Zerg Setup - [ FFXIAH Item Set ] **Mercurial Kris [Obtained] **Janudiwah [Obtained] **Fenrir's Stone [Obtained] **Walahra Turban [Obtained] **Ritter Gorget **Cassie Earring [Obtained] **Wyvern Earring [Obtained] **Gloom Breastplate [Obtained] **Dusk Gloves [Obtained] **Bomb Queen Ring [Obtained] **Bloodbead Ring **Gigant Mantle [Obtained] **Swift Belt [Obtained] **Homam Cosciales [Obtained] **Homam Gamberias [Obtained]

Event Log 2009 3/22 Dynamis: Valkrum 3/19 HNM: Fafnir, Sea: Jailor of Temperance 3/18 Dynamis: Windurst (WIN) 3/16 Einherjar 3/15 Dynamis: Xarcabard (WIN), NM: Bomb Queen 3/12 Sea: IX'Aern, Sky: Kirin 3/11 Dynamis: Sand'Oria (WIN) 3/8 Dynamis: Beaucedine (WIN) 3/5 Sky: Kirin 3/4 Dynamis: Windurst (WIN) 3/3 Sky: Kirin, ZNM: Dea & Armed Gears 2008 12/11 Dynamis-Xarcabard, Proto-Omega 12/4 Dynamis-Xarcabard 11/30 Proto-Ultima 11/27 Dynamis-Qufim 11/20 Dynamis-Xarcabard 9/13 Nyzul F1-5, 1-5, 76-80 (Askar), 96-100 (Askar) 9/6 Nyzul F36-40, 76-80 (Askar), 76-80 (Denali), 76-80 9/3 Dynamis-Jeuno 8/30 Nyzul F16-20 (Goliard), 76-80 (Askar), 76-80, 76-80 8/28 Dynamis-Jeuno, Proto-Omega 8/23 Nyzul F31-35, 76-80 (Askar), 76-80, 76-80 8/16 Nyzul F21-25, 26-30, 16-20, 76-80 (Denali) 8/9 Nyzul F16-20 (Askar), 76-80, 76-80, 76-80 8/2 Nyzul F16-20, 76-80, 76-80, 76-80 7/26 Nyzul F16-20, 76-80 (Denali), 76-80 (Goliard), 76-80 (Askar) 7/24 Proto-Omega 7/20 Proto-Ultima 7/19 Nyzul F16-20 (Denali), 76-80, 76-80, 76-80 7/12 Nyzul F16-20 (Askar), 76-80 (Denali), 76-80, 76-80 7/5 Nyzul F16-20 (Denali), 76-80 (Goliard), 76-80 (Goliard), 76-80 6/28 Nyzul F16-20, 71-75, 76-80 (Denali) 6/14 Nyzul F16-20, 61-65, 66-70 6/12 Dynamis-Xarcabard 6/7 Nyzul F11-15, 16-20 5/19 Dynamis-Beaucedine 5/8 Dynamis-Sand'Oria 5/1 Nyzul F86-90, 61-65 3/31 Dynamis-Windurst 3/27 Dynamis-Sand'Oria 3/23 Nyzul F81-85, 36-40 (Denali) 2006 4/5 Limbus: Temenos 3/31 Sky: Genbu, Seiryu, Suzaku 3/27 Sea: Farming 3/24 Limbus: NW Apollyon 3/23 Sky: Suzaku/Seiryu, Other: Storms of Fate/Bahamut Battle. 3/21 Limbus: Ultima 3/19 Sea: Jailer of Justice & Jailer of Hope 3/18 Limbus: Proto-Ultima 3/17 Sky: Byakko/Suzaku 3/16 Sky: Byakko/Kirin 3/12 Sea: Jailer of Fortitude, Jailer of Temperence 3/11 Dynamis-Xacabard, Temenos East 3/9 Sky: Genbu/Seiryu/Suzaku. 3/8 Sky: Byakko/Kirin 3/5 Sea: Jailer of Fortitude 3/1 Sky: Byakko, Kirin 2/26 Jailer of Temperence 2/25 Swift Belt NM 2/22 Byakko, Kirin 2/21 Proto-Omega 2/20 Sky: Farming 2/19 SE Apollyon 2/15 Sky: Kirin 2/11 Dynamis-Windurst 2/8 Genbu, Limbus: Apollyon 2/5 Limbus: Apollyon 2/4 Dynamis-Beaucedine 2/2 Seiryu, Suzaku, and Genbu 1/28 SE Apollyon, Dynamis-San d'Oria 1/27 KS99 1/26 Byakko, Suzaku, Genbu, and Seiryu 1/25 SE Apollyon