Popular Post MakoSOLIDER Posted July 20, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted July 20, 2022 (edited) @Tentativeuser came up with this strat after I told him about extra mode. You can just load up the DLC missions on Extra Mode by pressing triangle on the mission in single player. Extra mode gives you infinite mp and stamina, even on Chaos/Bahamut difficulty. It doesn't disable trophies. Use extra mode and the Liberator job or its upgrade, Divine Knight. Liberator has the passive Ability Mighty Guard Mastery which prevents HP from falling below 1 while active. Just turn it on when the mission starts and it'll never run out because you have infinite mp. Therefore, you're essentially invulnerable and can ignore all boss damage and attacks. Just spam R1 and your other abilities freely. Warning though: WoL's Radiant Light attack removes all buffs if it hits you so you need to soul shield to absord it, dodge it, or reapply MG if you get hit by the attack. Edited July 25, 2022 by MakoSOLIDER 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brabantgamer777 Posted July 20, 2022 Share Posted July 20, 2022 Can you do that with any DLC mission immediately? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MakoSOLIDER Posted July 20, 2022 Author Share Posted July 20, 2022 1 hour ago, Brabantgamer777 said: Can you do that with any DLC mission immediately? All but the first one. First one should be a cakewalk though if you've got the platinum though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pokedude97 Posted July 20, 2022 Share Posted July 20, 2022 Thanks for the help. I was able to do everything except -Ebon Memories: Hope Within Despair- even at lvl 400 so I was about to give up until I saw this. It took forever to finish the mission but it worked. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PETMAN3000 Posted July 20, 2022 Share Posted July 20, 2022 (edited) how many main missions and side missions are there in this DLC? and how long does it take to 100% the DLC with this method? Edited July 20, 2022 by PETMAN3000 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DEMON Posted July 20, 2022 Share Posted July 20, 2022 Warrior of Light can be tricky with this method even as he has a move that can go through this buff. Fight was a bit RNG. The biggest issue when using this mode, is getting bahamut tokens for a 4 star accessory. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MakoSOLIDER Posted July 20, 2022 Author Share Posted July 20, 2022 1 hour ago, DEMON said: Warrior of Light can be tricky with this method even as he has a move that can go through this buff. Fight was a bit RNG. The biggest issue when using this mode, is getting bahamut tokens for a 4 star accessory. Wol can remove the mighty guard buff with the blue attack you can steal. Either steal or dodge it and it should be fine. Just be prepared to put it back up if you get hit. Everything else you can ignore. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HealedFiend13 Posted July 21, 2022 Share Posted July 21, 2022 8 hours ago, DEMON said: Warrior of Light can be tricky with this method even as he has a move that can go through this buff. Fight was a bit RNG. The biggest issue when using this mode, is getting bahamut tokens for a 4 star accessory. When it comes to the accessory, I got one super easily by playing the Cornelia mission that unlocks during the DLC (it is you vs 30-something enemies and ends with the elemental orb boss) at lvl 400, which I purchased with all the anima crystals I had been unlocking while doing the other missions. All you have to do it defeat a single one of the Lesser Blackwidow enemies, and they should drop a pair of spider glasses that are purple rarity, which is 4-star. Once you get the item you can even die and fail the mission if you want, as you still get to keep collected items. 400 was super simple cause I did some other missions on 400 with Extra Mode turned on, and got the item drops, letting me upgrade my gear levels for my normal stuff to match that. There might be an easier way to get the accessory that I don't know about, but doing it that way saved me a ton of grinding after using Extra Mode for the rest of the DLC, so I hope it helps you as well. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
regislc30 Posted July 21, 2022 Share Posted July 21, 2022 I´m curious about the DLC length. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MakoSOLIDER Posted July 21, 2022 Author Share Posted July 21, 2022 9 minutes ago, regislc30 said: I´m curious about the DLC length. Not that long but there's a fair bit of grinding to get enough materials to progress the story. Fastest way is turning on all trial modifiers and doing Coral Memories: The Greedy at lvl 400 difficulty. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DEMON Posted July 21, 2022 Share Posted July 21, 2022 12 hours ago, HealedFiend13 said: When it comes to the accessory, I got one super easily by playing the Cornelia mission that unlocks during the DLC (it is you vs 30-something enemies and ends with the elemental orb boss) at lvl 400, which I purchased with all the anima crystals I had been unlocking while doing the other missions. All you have to do it defeat a single one of the Lesser Blackwidow enemies, and they should drop a pair of spider glasses that are purple rarity, which is 4-star. Once you get the item you can even die and fail the mission if you want, as you still get to keep collected items. 400 was super simple cause I did some other missions on 400 with Extra Mode turned on, and got the item drops, letting me upgrade my gear levels for my normal stuff to match that. There might be an easier way to get the accessory that I don't know about, but doing it that way saved me a ton of grinding after using Extra Mode for the rest of the DLC, so I hope it helps you as well. Thanks, got it, had to be out of Extra mode, extra mode must also limit what you get as equipment, got it from the second spider I killed at Lv.400. ^^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
regislc30 Posted July 21, 2022 Share Posted July 21, 2022 1 hour ago, MakoSOLIDER said: Not that long but there's a fair bit of grinding to get enough materials to progress the story. Fastest way is turning on all trial modifiers and doing Coral Memories: The Greedy at lvl 400 difficulty. Is something like 3-5 hours to finish or less? Or more? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tothoro Posted July 23, 2022 Share Posted July 23, 2022 It took me around five hours to complete the DLC, but I was also trying to figure out what I was doing with the new systems and re-familiarizing myself with the game during that time. This DLC could've been extremely tough without this strategy, so thanks for sharing. I've submitted a guide to help others with the game and credited OP and Tentativeuser for uncovering this. With the guide, my guess is 3-4 assuming you're prepared from having completed the main game. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MakoSOLIDER Posted July 25, 2022 Author Share Posted July 25, 2022 On 7/23/2022 at 2:18 AM, Tothoro said: It took me around five hours to complete the DLC, but I was also trying to figure out what I was doing with the new systems and re-familiarizing myself with the game during that time. This DLC could've been extremely tough without this strategy, so thanks for sharing. I've submitted a guide to help others with the game and credited OP and Tentativeuser for uncovering this. With the guide, my guess is 3-4 assuming you're prepared from having completed the main game. Awesome lmk when it's published! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tothoro Posted July 25, 2022 Share Posted July 25, 2022 (edited) 6 hours ago, MakoSOLIDER said: Awesome lmk when it's published! Got a message today that myself and another person both submitted a guide, so they're trying to figure out the best way to proceed. Unsure how long it'll take but they are actively working on it. In the meantime though, I'll drop the dragon medal farming video I made here. Between that and the strategy detailed in the OP that's really like 90% of the DLC: Edited July 25, 2022 by Tothoro 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MakoSOLIDER Posted July 25, 2022 Author Share Posted July 25, 2022 43 minutes ago, Tothoro said: Got a message today that myself and another person both submitted a guide, so they're trying to figure out the best way to proceed. Unsure how long it'll take but they are actively working on it. In the meantime though, I'll drop the dragon medal farming video I made here. Between that and the strategy detailed in the OP that's really like 90% of the DLC: How much did you get by the end of that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tothoro Posted July 25, 2022 Share Posted July 25, 2022 (edited) 20 minutes ago, MakoSOLIDER said: How much did you get by the end of that? 1266 dragon medals per run, which takes about three minutes once you get the directions/movement down. Not sure that it's the absolute best way to grind, but it's pretty darn good. The setup is also extremely easy, you just need to have Black Mage or Sage unlocked - no specific builds/equipment/etc. You can exchange 200 dragon medals for one rat tail in the Bahamut Exchange Shop, and you'll need an extra ~50 of them to max out an ultima/evocation skill tree. Translates to needing 10k dragon medals, which can be done in eight runs. You can also get enough dragon medals to unlock all of the story and exchange for a 4* accessory rather quickly using the same method. Edited July 25, 2022 by Tothoro 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackmist_FFXI Posted July 25, 2022 Share Posted July 25, 2022 Stupid Question - Trying to do this "mighty guard" - as a passive, and im not seeing it, I see it as a buff i need to activate on the Liberator, and by Divine knight do you mean paladin? Running 1st mission of the game on Bahamut difficulty to get a feel for the game again, god dam this boss is as tricky as ever lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MakoSOLIDER Posted July 25, 2022 Author Share Posted July 25, 2022 1 minute ago, Blackmist_FFXI said: Stupid Question - Trying to do this "mighty guard" - as a passive, and im not seeing it, I see it as a buff i need to activate on the Liberator, and by Divine knight do you mean paladin? Running 1st mission of the game on Bahamut difficulty to get a feel for the game again, god dam this boss is as tricky as ever lol Mighty Guard is the skill you activate but Mighty Guard Mastery is the passive ability you unlock on the skill tree that keeps u from dying while Mighty Guard is active. Divine Knight is the class upgrade to liberator. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackmist_FFXI Posted July 25, 2022 Share Posted July 25, 2022 (edited) 22 minutes ago, MakoSOLIDER said: Mighty Guard is the skill you activate but Mighty Guard Mastery is the passive ability you unlock on the skill tree that keeps u from dying while Mighty Guard is active. Divine Knight is the class upgrade to liberator. Ah ok! - I've been triggering mighty guard, - fighting "garland" to get back into the "how do i play this" unless i'm doing something wrong, I am getting killed by garland, even with MG activated. I do have all the skill nodes in the class. unless the buff is fading and im not noticing never mind, noticed when trying to use a weapon skill / ability i was deactivating the buff lol! Derp sorry Edited July 25, 2022 by Blackmist_FFXI 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ampki Posted July 25, 2022 Share Posted July 25, 2022 1 hour ago, Blackmist_FFXI said: Ah ok! - I've been triggering mighty guard, - fighting "garland" to get back into the "how do i play this" unless i'm doing something wrong, I am getting killed by garland, even with MG activated. I do have all the skill nodes in the class. unless the buff is fading and im not noticing never mind, noticed when trying to use a weapon skill / ability i was deactivating the buff lol! Derp sorry The warrior of light is killing me and I’m not even doing a weapon skill I’m like wtf…. MG is up even with the mastery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ampki Posted July 25, 2022 Share Posted July 25, 2022 Just a tip with the warrior of light fight radiant light breaks MG that’s why I was dying…. You need to soul shield soon as you see it 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MakoSOLIDER Posted July 25, 2022 Author Share Posted July 25, 2022 6 minutes ago, Ampki said: Just a tip with the warrior of light fight radiant light breaks MG that’s why I was dying…. You need to soul shield soon as you see it Yeah. I mentioned that in a post above but not the original post 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chellesan Posted July 26, 2022 Share Posted July 26, 2022 Thx for your trick i defeated the warrior of light, i was lucky he never did it 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ampki Posted July 26, 2022 Share Posted July 26, 2022 Finished the DLC. Just wanted to come back and say thank you to you guys for this strat and that great farming method 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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