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For starters I just came back since 2006. I played when the game first came out but only for a month or so. I played again on xbox in 2006 but only made it to level 20 or so before stopping again. Now I'm back for something to play. Might try ARR if it's good but I'll wait a bit even after it's out. The point is I still don't know / have not experienced much in this game yet.

I'm 35 WAR. Sub unlocked but none leveled. Just been doing Mines pages for now because someone told me it's hard to find people in CN (I've never gone myself to see). I'd really like to unlock some new jobs to try out. Kind of interested in DRG, BLM, or SMN. For now I'd like to work on SMN because besides the luck factor (can be huge, I know) it seems the easiest.

My problem is the Leeches in the dunes aren't the best to farm. I can kill 3-5 before needing to sit and heal back up and they are spaced apart a bit so it's a lot of running as well. Is there a better zone? I heard there is a place higher levels farm them for something and I might get lucky and they'd let me look for the Ruby if I don't mess with their drops.. ?

Is this place easy to get to for someone like me, or do you know any other spot that could be soloed by me faster and still a shot at the drop?

Thanks in advance.


I'm on Ragnarok if you know a good LS also, who does not mind newer players :)

I got mine off Poison Leeches in Buburimu Peninsula. They are level 21-25. I tried farming these after not getting any off the thread leeches in the dunes.

They are probably slightly more difficult but I don't think you should have problems handling one at a time.

is Bostineaux Oubliette a place that is difficult for someone my level to get to? I've not explored much.

You have to be on or have completed the San D'Orian leg of mission 2-3 in order to have access to Chateau D'Oraguille.

I think the best option is to leech off an ally in Oubliette. However, you might also want to think about leveling a job to 99 first before shifting your focus over to SMN. Having a 99 job opens so many doors and you'll be able to fend for yourself a lot more of the time.

I wouldn't recommend this unless you have somebody else doing the killing. Links will kill you in no time.

High levels friends is something I do not have.

Having a bit of fun with BLM for now though and I guess when it is around 40 or 45 I could use it a bit better to look into unlocking other jobs. Thanks for all the advice offered!

I remember reading that at some point it was changed; you can still pick up the mini-forks even after already done the level 20 fights.

No idea if it was ******** or not.

If you don't mind, yeah, because that was the bit that I heard got changed.

Ok, not sure what bs it was before that I saw that it was changed, but glad I still never went to do those level 20 fights >_>

I think it was you couldn't repeat them at all. Anyway, I'm glad most that I've done avs with have been understanding about it with me. And I usually get there shortly after fork warpers because I abuse VW warps/outposts and movement speed items/abils like you wouldn't believe. (I did the minis I did a long time ago; for a while I was abusing ops, if I did them today I'd abuse vw warps too). So it isn't too bad anymore but yes, the fork warps are still very much a advantage if you're doing the rounds for gil. ^^


Edited, Oct 29th 2012 9:43am by maryadavies

Well, it's mainly 110 MP over 2:30 with Convert every 10m (Probably 900ish MP after self-cures depending on how zealous they are about convert sets). I'd think /SCH a better option, personally, but it requires a bit more micromanagement through Sublimation. Fast Cast won't affect BP timers and if you've got multiple SMNs around anyway, avatar kiting won't be nearly as difficult for the actual phase of summoning. Nor would haste mean as much if they're not meleeing. Garuda could still hook 'em up if they really wanted it, too. It's not as derpy as /BLM, but it just wouldn't be my first choice.

Edited, Oct 29th 2012 6:20pm by Seriha