Me and from friends from Machina are going to be trying to tackle Nyzul Isle. What are we in store for? We have done this before, but only maybe managed to get to level 4 or 5 and then run out of time, or die. We only played around in it when it was first introduced.
I've read all what ffxiclopedia has to offer, but I'm looking to find out more from people who have done it.
1. What should you bring?
2. The NMs in there drop ??? items, are they sometimes the same items they would drop outside of Nyzul Isle?
3. How tough are the bosses @ Floors 20, 40, 60, etc...?
4. Is it good practice to Exit and Save every 5 floors?
5. Only the Armband Leader will have the Floor Data saved, correct?
6. Can you return to a previous floor and attack Mega Boss again and again? (like floors 20, 40, 60, etc...)
Thanks!
1. Oils, powders, reraise and whatever you would need normally. There are a couple of objectives in which you will need to sneak and invis to get around while avoiding agro. Normally, you could leech off a mage, but in this case with such a strict time limit, it would wise to bring your own. A full stack would be best, but you can do with less. This also includes mages since there are bombs, pots and other magic agro mobs which could make it difficult. Like others suggested, reraise items are a good idea. You can bring any form you like and if you have spare credits, you can get the temp item before you enter, but I would suggest multiple in case you have a very bad floor (read: psychflayers).
2. NMs will leave behind chests after you kill them and a ??? item is inside. Remember to get them before you move onto next floor. To date, I think we got one item appraised into it's outside counterpart and it was the spear from Juggler-Hecatomb which is junk. But don't use that as a good guide, I didn't get far before static dissolved and I have not had time to get a new one lately. Not sure how TH effects drop rate/appraisal since it comes from a chest and not the actual NM.
Don't confuse this with bosses though, they do not drop chests and item will be automatically added to treasure pool. In the case of the boss, lot items fast and make sure people know who is and is not lotting since you'll probably be very short on time. In a couple of instances, a person had to homepoint since there was no time between when we could raise and being kicked from the area (all treasure pool is lost).
3. They are tough. The bosses are about as hard as the real versions and you are limited to only 6 members, but they do have less HP as well. A well balanced group and a SC would make for the best setup in my opinion. I have not done the floors with Cerberus, Khimaira and Hydra so I cannot speak for those unfortunately.
4. Yes. You have a strict time limit and progress will only be saved every 5 levels. However, if it's not progress you're worried about, then exit early or later without worry. If you're short on time or have a huge excess and progressed further than your current level, it would be best to not save on 5th just to get the credits. In my case and I'd assume if your static works properly, you should never have to farm credits(except at the beginning) simply because you should complete runs often enough to save and exit while either progressing on higher levels or farming bosses. You earn enough points each successful run to start the next set of floors.
5. Not sure on this one, the static leader took care of it all for us and used his points and always carried armband.
6. You can redo every floor except floor 96 and must start on floors 1, 6, 11, etc. You can repeat the boss fights as many times as you like until all members in your static or even outside the static are satisfied. However, it's my understanding that once you defeat the 100th floor boss which drops some of the best pieces (head equip), you lose your save data and must start over. If you lose floor 96, you can repeat it until you do.
