Any way to level NIN without tanking?

[DarkMagnus]

Your comparing a lvl 75 nin with katanas killing Ep's, to a lvl 1-37 nin with w/e killing vt/it?
No where in my post did I say 2-handed weapons = more damage per w/e.
Gk around that lvl have some useful wc along with damage/tp per hit.

 

[Bajaratt]

Your comparing a lvl 75 nin with katanas killing Ep's, to a lvl 1-37 nin with w/e killing vt/it?
No where in my post did I say 2-handed weapons = more damage per w/e.
Gk around that lvl have some useful wc along with damage/tp per hit.

Actually, he's talking about a 75 Nin chaining the crap out of VT's. If they're outfitted properly, their melee damage is pretty good.

 

[CmdrFly]

Subjob static ftw! You gimped through on SMN, do it on NIN!

Seriously though. My current sjs has a PLD and a NIN. NIN first vokes, wastes 6 shadows, then PLD takes it from there and NIN goes DD.

Start up a group with some of your mates and go nuts. I'd also recommend NIN/RNG; high-level smithers can make you a lot of shurikens for a fairly low cost.

 

[Bajaratt]

Subjob static ftw! You gimped through on SMN, do it on NIN!

Seriously though. My current sjs has a PLD and a NIN. NIN first vokes, wastes 6 shadows, then PLD takes it from there and NIN goes DD.

Start up a group with some of your mates and go nuts. I'd also recommend NIN/RNG; high-level smithers can make you a lot of shurikens for a fairly low cost.

lol, I was hoping someone would have forgotten about that.

 

[Elemmire]

I always said Baja was a gimp XD

 

[Zoolander]

yeah...no. big weapons don't mean more damage. ever see a 75 NIN on VTs and ITs? 100+ damage a katana, sometimes 1k+ WS.

Fixed.

 

[Zoolander]

Your comparing a lvl 75 nin with katanas killing Ep's, to a lvl 1-37 nin with w/e killing vt/it?
No where in my post did I say 2-handed weapons = more damage per w/e.
Gk around that lvl have some useful wc along with damage/tp per hit.

blade Retsu and dual weild > tachi enpi and shitty gkt skill

 

[Stouter]

No way in hell am I using /nin on my monk for exp. In fact, I don't plan on going mnk/nin for anything.

You should try Lufaise Meadows as mnk/nin. It works out very nicely, if you don't mind doing non-cannons and only pulling in 7k/hr. You will pull hate, and /nin is the difference between taking 1,000 damage in under 5 seconds and taking 300.

I took my ninja most of the way 26-37 off exp scrolls, and you'll get a level every 1-2 weeks if you do them all. I did get bored and decide to solo level it through a few stretches, off gobbie bst pets, places are:

• Bibiki Bay just before the level 60+ exp area, there's one goblin bst with a bunny pet, he should be good around 27-30, you could go as low as 25 with a PL.
• Attowah Chasym, this one is kinda hard to explain. Basically go to the large east area with the mountain you climb for CoP/ENM, and on the very south is a section with a single gob with a fly. He's good exp up to 32-33.
• Lufaise Meadows/Misareaux Coast, Gigas sheep. I haven't found a good camp for these, but they're good til around 33-34.

I got an invite to a party while solo'ing at chasym around 32, and got a garlaige party that took us to 36 in a matter of hours. Once you hit 30 lots of jobs get overpowering DD abilities, so learn to leech off them. Get a thf or two and do citadel vs bats.

 

[Tagrineth]

Why does everyone keep saying sub DRG? I would have thought WAR or DRK since they have the highest base STR of all jobs. Or am I mistaken?

The STR difference from subjobs at that level is about 2 points, at least on my Mithra NIN30.

When I can use something like +15 to +20 STR with food, I think I'd rather take the additional hit (Jump) and passive Attack Bonus of /DRG. I'll have to parse NIN/DRG with Wyvern Earring & Mantle vs. NIN/WAR's Berserk some time.

 

[uku]

Tanking is fun when u get a hang of it, but to make it works, it's kinda tricky, and requires attention more than other jobs.

But to each of his own, if you want to make NIN a DD role in xp party pre 37, I'd say cap you throwing first, then sub rng, grab lots of Juji Shurikens, use sushi, sharp_shot any chance you have, and throw 'em like no tomorrow ^^

Juji Shuriken - Level: 28 - Damage: 41 - Delay: 192

It costs around 35k per stack buying from Norg, similar price to Demon Arrows.

[Edit] The Damage Per Second (DPS) is 12.81, almost twice of other melee weapons at this lvl, and don't forget to take two archer's knifes (r.acc+20) when u try this out.