A 5 summoner, 1 bard party?

[Pompidou]

As I level my summoner, and hope to make it my main, I'm trying to come up with realistic ideas on how I can party as a Summoner, whilst not screwing over 5 other players. I heard that a party of 5 summoners and a bard formed a static and progressed through a large percentage of the levelling process. I'm curious how this would work. What enemies does a summoner party fight? I would assume this party relies on a variety of subjobs to be successful. What sorts of subjobs should I try to arrange? Anyhow, this seemed like a really cool idea. Being really cool, it wouldn't suprise me if someone replied "Level 70+ only", but I figured I'd try to look into it anyway. Any insight into making an unorthodox strategy into a reality would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.

 

[Svina]

Dunno but it may work better with the last patch (CoP patch), but before that it was unthinkable. Try it, see how it goes. Lvl 70+ i can tell you its amazing.

 

[Rones]

Any combination of 5 blm smn or rdm combined with a bard who has both ballads will have very good success if they play smart.

 

[onions]

I was in a party with 4 SMN's and me a NIN. It worked nice. In Qufim.

 

[Tymon]

RNG/RNG/RNG/RNG/RNG/NIN

:shock:

*Just my two cents*

 

[Svina]

RNG/RNG/RNG/RNG/RNG/NIN

:shock:

*Just my two cents*

Why bother with a nin? Everyone's already a mini blink tank RNGx5 + BRD

 

[Rones]

That would give me a headache trying to prelude 5 people. :shock:

 

[Svina]

That would give me a headache trying to prelude 5 people. :shock:

Dont need to. Double minuet, fight mostly high VT, you wont miss. Prelude isn't the be all end all.

 

[Rones]

Hmm, didn't even consider fighting VT. That would make more since. Accu not being an issue then, but you would end up spending a great deal of time waiting for respawn I imagine. Combine weak mobs with the absolute extreme of dmg output and you get a shortage of mobs.

 

[Svina]

Hmm, didn't even consider fighting VT. That would make more since. Accu not being an issue then, but you would end up spending a great deal of time waiting for respawn I imagine. Combine weak mobs with the absolute extreme of dmg output and you get a shortage of mobs.

Or could just pull a shitload and sleep 'em all... pick them off one at a time. Least thats how they did it in this one video...

 

[Faedryth]

Seems like a lot of fun but very risky. Even with VT. I can just imagine spiders in Boyadha Tree. About 10 spawns if you were going at level 53 ish would still take a good amount of time per kill. I'd say that kinda party would want to wait until after 55 for obvious reasons. The Ranger one that is. I'd guess any all-mage pt would have to wait for 50 for the bard.

Svina! Dont level until im back! If you already have then damn you! I talked me mum into getting DSL so I should be back on tomorrow or so. Then its FFXI on her 65" big screen :shock: . That way you would be life size and I could tell myself I have "real" friends lol.