The Beast Within -- A Guide To Blue Mage

What software do people use to record videos from ffxi? If it's accessible and free, I'll be happy to do a video or two.

Which T1s are you looking to solo? There was a good discussion on soloing Reisenjima T1s on BLU in this thread: http://www.ffxiah.com/forum/topic/48462/farming-reisenjima-stones-on-blu/

Herculean hands, legs, and boots should be easily soloable during this campaign. Once the current Trust re-raise campaign is gone the Herculean Gloves will be tougher to solo, but still doable.

There isn't much to the strategies that would require a video over just the basic description. For Belphegor, Blank Gaze away his Memento Mori. For Selkit, summon Balamor. (or any Trust whose auto attacks count as TP moves, like Teodor) For Taelmoth, have more than one tank to sacrifice to Azure Lore. Other than the basic set-up, you just have to kill them fast. Belphegor is the easiest to solo, and doesn't even necessarily require you to zerg him down, so I'd start there. If you find yourself having issues landing Blank Gaze or killing him in a timely manner, (5-7 minutes is a decent pace) then you should probably re-evaluate your gear and try to improve yourself in other areas before trying to solo Herculean gear.

Spicyryan or someone may have some. I've never dabbled with capturing video. I did run across this Japanese BLU's youtube channel the other day though, with a bunch of NM solos with Trusts. Hard to read the log of course, but it might be interesting to watch anyway.


I'd second starting with Belphegor. Set Blank Gaze to dispel Memento Mori, and otherwise he's pretty simple.
There's little to be lost by just going and trying most of these fights. Sure, you might wind up face down - everyone does occasionally - but it's the best way to get a handle on where you're at in terms of gear and strategy.

If you're looking at dual boxing, I'd set your alt up with GEO if you haven't already.

I'm not sure if T2

Does anyone have any videos of the T1 solo for blu? I have an alt but I'm also really terrible about solo strats and my trust options are crap. I'd like to see how others deal with it so I can perhaps improve my own skills. That and I'd like some herc gear so I stop blowing all of these DM campaigns.

Which T1s are you looking to solo? There was a good discussion on soloing Reisenjima T1s on BLU in this thread: http://www.ffxiah.com/forum/topic/48462/farming-reisenjima-stones-on-blu/

Herculean hands, legs, and boots should be easily soloable during this campaign. Once the current Trust re-raise campaign is gone the Herculean Gloves will be tougher to solo, but still doable.

There isn't much to the strategies that would require a video over just the basic description. For Belphegor, Blank Gaze away his Memento Mori. For Selkit, summon Balamor. (or any Trust whose auto attacks count as TP moves, like Teodor) For Taelmoth, have more than one tank to sacrifice to Azure Lore. Other than the basic set-up, you just have to kill them fast. Belphegor is the easiest to solo, and doesn't even necessarily require you to zerg him down, so I'd start there. If you find yourself having issues landing Blank Gaze or killing him in a timely manner, (5-7 minutes is a decent pace) then you should probably re-evaluate your gear and try to improve yourself in other areas before trying to solo Herculean gear.

Any chance I can see what gear you use for blank gaze? Last time I tried Belphegor he was resisting gaze more often than not using this set:

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Any chance I can see what gear you use for blank gaze? Last time I tried Belphegor he was resisting gaze more often than not using this set:

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A couple of pieces I did have over your set when I started were Dampening Tam, Samnuha Coat, and Leyline Gloves for some extra MAcc. You should also be able to get a Sanctity Necklace from Quetz. Amalric or Carmine head pieces are also good MAcc pieces, if you can manage to land one of the abjs.

I'd like to go after some off-hand sword options. I think Nibiru and Colada are both T2 nms. I'll have to look to confirm but I've not done anything past a few T1's and those weren't solo attempts either. I've got my Tizona(Not III) and off handing bura.

Woot got treasure hunter +2 on Herc hands :)

Zi'tah/Ru'aun T2 NMs are c125. If you can handle some Reisen T1s (c129), you're probably fine. Nosoi is kind of annoying due to slashing resist and strong poison, but still very doable. The orobon on the other hand is quite easy if you're also in need of clubs, especially if your GEO alt has a half decent nuke set.

Wouldn't it be entirely more practical to have a sword to address accuracy concerns in the offhand rather than one for capping accuracy?

It is not like I would finish it since I only play BLU and that makes it hard to fight every single escha mob

Wouldn't it be entirely more practical to have a sword to address accuracy concerns in the offhand rather than one for capping accuracy?

It is not like I would finish it since I only play BLU and that makes it hard to fight every single escha mob, but I wonder if it is worth starting since I have Tizona/Almace, and it takes no work to spam augments on Colada.