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So I've been soloing Megamaw Mikey a lot, trying to get this BRD belt. Occasionally it will go unclaimed because I am stupid, and don't move close enough for it to start casting on me ever (it has a shorter initial range than PC). Mostly, I am mid-spell and get claim back quickly. On teh occasions where it's been unclaimed for more than a second, I've never had anyone steal it, not even members from ill-reputed linkshells.

Until today.

Some JP took it when it went briefly unclaimed at 5%. While I was soloing it, he just walked up to it and stood next to it, waiting. He then would not respond to any kind of conversation, as I was trying to trade the 10 Nuggets I had on me for a BRD belt if it dropped. I hope that nothing dropped for him. That sucked.

It wouldn't have even come unclaimed if I had waited for it to be in a better spot, but nobody was around so I figured I'd just handle the links. I ended up with 8 worm links that became a bit of a handful.

Blah blah blah, I know yellow is fair game and all, but it still sucks.

Or maybe I just don't care.

Still sucks. I usually wait until the other person dies, unless they're just running around not doing anything to it.

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I just want the ******* belt. I'm 0/14 on it. 0/15 if I count this one, but I might just pretend it didn't happen.

Did you activate his weakness when you got them?

MM has yet to pop with magic weakness for me. I think I need to start having a RNG or COR come along to do WS and Magical WS.

Did you get the !! marks to pop above his head?

Apparently some/all of these Abyssea mobs pop with a weakness (magic, WS, or magical WS, apparently). Once you trigger it, it will make the mob easier (someone got MM to stop casting spells by activating the weakness). Also, doing so is supposed to increase droprate on some items, or even be necessary for some items to drop. If you abuse the weakness through repeated use, it weakens the effect, and can ruin it completely. Or something.

Basically, the thinking is that the BRD belt (and other JSE accessories) has a low droprate on its own, but triggering the !! marks will make it more likely to drop.

Just looked up that mob. Perhaps the SAM head is the rarer item.

Edited, Jul 30th 2010 10:50am by Spoonless

I should just go DRK/RNG with sushi and that way I can nuke and shoot and ranged WS.

But Kirby's RDM has no gear, and mine is level 40.

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That's 3% sooner that I can stand around and do nothing, though!

I would just start in the -3% cast time and finish in Swift Belt (for songs I don't need CHR or +Skill on). And of course, Swift Belt does nothing for me on songs that I do need CHR or +Skill on, whereas I could still use the -3% cast time.