Earring Question

[Taurothar]

Has anyone confirmed how to get the four new level 72 earrings? I'm particularly interested in the Ethereal Earring myself. Here's the stats and names:

Ethereal Earring:

• HP +15
• Attack +5
• Evasion +5
• Converts 3% of Damage Taken to MP (bolded for hawtness)

Magnetic Earring:

• MP +20
• Conserve MP +5
• Spell Interruption Rate -8%
• MP Regeneration While Healing +1

Static Earring:

• Mind +2
• Magic Defense Bonus +2
• Bonus Damage Added To Magic Burst

Hollow Earring

• Dexterity +2
• Accuracy +3
• Ranged Accuracy +3
• Sword Enhancement Spell Damage +3

Only rumor I heard was you get it after finishing ZMs. Not sure if the person was telling it accurately, as it was him relating what a friend said about how he got his Ethereal. Is it that these were added as Divine Might rewards? Any light would be helpful.

 

[Kire]

i thought it was from doing ZM and COP togher
like that tele jenuo ring 5 charges i saw a 5 sam/war with it and he told me from COP/ZM being at a certin point or some crap

 

[Devi]

These earring come from beating BOTH RoZ and CoP and Bahumut Fight 1.
Pretty heavy task lol.

 

[Kire]

These earring come from beating BOTH RoZ and CoP and Bahumut Fight 1.
Pretty heavy task lol.

aint like only 3 partys killed Bahumut Fight? or am i thinking of other server was on for a bit well check last /tribune and how they got owned in that fight reallyl funny
"can we take him" "yes"
AOE 1 hit KO

 

[Taurothar]

Thanks a lot for that Devi. I couldn't find anywhere online that had the actual methods, and I wasn't about to surf Alla's forums yet for that mind f*ck.

 

[Blabj]

i thought it was from doing ZM and COP togher
like that tele jenuo ring 5 charges i saw a 5 sam/war with it and he told me from COP/ZM being at a certin point or some crap

Ducal Guard's Ring - From one of the missions just before the end of CoP.

 

[Shyrra]

You were actually able to figure out what he was talking about Blabj?

/impressed.

 

[alanon]

These earring come from beating BOTH RoZ and CoP and Bahumut Fight 1.
Pretty heavy task lol.

Almost. You have to have all of that before you can get the mission that awards the earrings. Pretty insane requirements. I'm very close to just needing the bahumut fight.

 

[Blabj]

A separate post from my one above:

I was always under the thought that "Converts 3% of Damage Taken to MP" meant that 3% of the damage to take (for example, 100 damage) was also taken by your MP, so you'd lose 3mp.

But hey, please correct me if I'm wrong.

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You were actually able to figure out what he was talking about Blabj?

/impressed.

It's because I kick ass. Or because my sister also has learning dificulties.

 

[Nicolette]

http://www.qcdn.org/showthread.php?t=22739

I got static earring, I think it was tyrath who got ethereal and said it ALWAYS procs.. should check.

 

[exodusamphi]

Yes i've seen some1 with Ethereal, might have been Tyrath that Orchid is talkin about, id assume that for every 100 damage taken you gain 3 mp... only the bearer of this item can tell us for sure.

 

[Mai Ikari]

Very easy way to test Ethereal... Beat on a cactuar until it 1000 Needles. And last time I checked, someone had tested it like this, took 1000 damage, and got 30 MP back.

 

[Taurothar]

Ethereal is by far the best earring to date for PLD. I can't think of a reason why a PLD wouldn't want like 50+ free MP per exp fight. With how much damage I take per fight, I think this would almost negate the almost absolute need for refresh in PLD parties. I think with this earring and spirit taker PLD would be pretty well off with soloing and merit parties.

 

[Kire]

and H ring when in yellow for refresh

 

[hellstorm]

Very easy way to test Ethereal... Beat on a cactuar until it 1000 Needles. And last time I checked, someone had tested it like this, took 1000 damage, and got 30 MP back.

if so this is a redmage dream earring:nyam:

 

[Tyrath]

Ok, here we go.

I too have been fighting cactars, not exactly to test the earring, but I did that in the meantime too.

I fought many cactars with my NPC out the other day with this earring equipped. I took 500 dmg from each 1000 needles. I dunno if someone in this thread has asked that, but I've been hearing a lot of stuff about people saying it reduces dmg so thought I'd clear that up: It doesnt reduce damage

But yeah I've been getting 3 mp for every 100~ dmg I take and I have never seen it fail to proc(unless of course I had full mp).

if so this is a redmage dream earring:nyam:

Redmages don't take nearly as much damage as needed to make this earring worthwhile. I'd go with the static or magnetic for Rdm. This earring is great for plds. Also can replace attack/evasion earrings for dds and nin.


Edit:

I noticed no one really gave a definitive answer as to how you get the earring.

Its gotten from a special BCNM in the Empereal Paradox. To activate the quest you have to have done the following: Beaten ZM, CoP, and the Storms of Fate quest(Bahamut Fight #1). Then you go on the do the bcnm for this earring. The bcnm can be very hard or very easy(If you bring mnk to 2hr and rdm/drk to chainspell stun).

My group is the only one I know of to have beaten the fight with a very hard set up(Pld, Nin, Drk, Smn, Whm, Blm). ;D

Once you beat the fight, you get to pick one of the 4 earrings listed in the OP.

PS. If you wanna know who the fight is against, PM me, I won't spoil it here >.>

 

[Aeron]

The converting on that earring works exactly the same way as Spirit Taker works, except that ST converts 100% of the damage you deal to your MP, as where the earring converts 3% of the damage you take to your MP.

 

[Tagrineth]

Ethereal is BROKEN for DRG/Mage.

That is all.

 

[hellstorm]

Redmages don't take nearly as much damage as needed to make this earring worthwhile. I'd go with the static or magnetic for Rdm. This earring is great for plds. Also can replace attack/evasion earrings for dds and nin.

this is true in a party setup this earring would not be that good but there been couple occasion when i get a add at a bad spot while soloing and this earring would have save my life.

 

[Elemmire]

I'd rather have Etheral if I go PLD than for my RDM. I'd only want the Magnetic Earring as a RDM. Best for the group effort.