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I'm trying to get Brayflox's Longstop done so I can do primal Titan and unlock my SMN35 quest (Titan-egi I'm assume).

Used the Duty Finder and ended up in a couple parties that already partway done with the dungeon. I learned you get credit for the goals completed by the group up to that point.

Still haven't completed Brayflox since in both cases it was the tank that had bailed, though we did manage to get the final boss down to about 35% with just a BRD, SCH, and me on SMN. T. Carb did fine holding hate til it went down. Just too much dmg even with both the SCH and I practically spamming Physick.

For some reason it always seems to be the tanks that leave and they are the hardest to replace! If you get a good tank for Brayflox it is a really easy run but can be a nightmare otherwise xD

Also if you aren't using macros and are struggling with all the keys I would recommend looking up macros for your specific class/job because they can really help out!

Level alchemy to 15 to get Tricks of the Trade. 20 free CP at random intervals will make or break your attempt to get quality up on items.

Between Tricks of the Trade, Inner Quiet, and Rumination, you can get a step up a lot of recipes.

When crafting (in case it matters, I have only advanced in Goldsmithing) pay attention to the colors on your orb. Red gives you a boost in quality when doing Basic Touch or Standard Touch (better for the boost). Rainbow gives you a bigger boost. Avoid black for Touch, and instead do something else to pass it by.

I try to save Steady Hand for when I am dumping my CP into Touch toward the end after I have only 1 Synth left to complete the item (safer) since typically I have an abundance of durability as opposed to CP which is easy to use up even if you bork a couple Synths.

I prefer Manipulation over Master's Mend since it saves a little extra CP and still gives enough durability to use up all your CP.

Great Strides will give you 3 turns to lock in the Touch bonus, so I try to leave some room for Synth or save my Steady Hand and/or Manipulation so I can throw those on in hopes of being able to apply the Great Strides to a colored orb for a combined Touch bonus. Due to the CP cost for Great Strides you never want to use it with Basic Touch, and can essentially break even with Standard Touch if you have to use it with a white orb.

It's generally best to use Inner Quiet near the get go since it doesn't seem to expire, and you can get the Control bonus going off the bat with each successful Touch to make them more effective, and then I try to do some Synth just to knock it out unless I see a colored orb.

Edited, Sep 4th 2013 12:54am by ErikHighwind

Amazing, thanks for these videos

I'd love to see a list of macros for WHM. I currently only have one, but it's been a huge help:
/ac "cure" <mo>

This will target whomever your mouse is hovering over (be it the character or even just their name in the party list). I like to keep the tank as the target, and this allows me to toss off cures without having to tab away.

I also found and stole the following for when I have to run around in town or for quests:

/ac "Sprint" <me>
/wait 30
/ac "Sprint" <me>
/wait 30
/ac "Sprint" <me>
/wait 30
/ac "Sprint" <me>
/wait 30
/ac "Sprint" <me>
/wait 30
/ac "Sprint" <me>
/wait 30
/ac "Sprint" <me>
/wait 30
/echo RECAST SPRINT MACRO

It's good for when you're feeling lazy ;)

For Dragoons/Lancers, you can use Life Surge before using Pugilist's Second Wind to get a critical heal while still keeping your Life Surge buff.

Nice, totally stealing this.

Been using this on my LNC but works for any DD if you have access to the skills:

/ac "Raging Strikes" <me>
/wait 1
/ac "Internal Release" <me>
/wait 1
/ac "Bloodbath" <me>

I use it as my "Oh sh@t!" heal.

I'd love to have a macro that takes advantage of a Freecure Cure II instead of a regular Cure I when it's up, but I'm not sure there's a clever way to set that up. My kingdom for an "if" statement...

You know what, I thought I wanted that too until FF12. After I completely automating my party with IF > THEN statements, I got bored.

I didn't know this trick but using it from now on This thread is great!