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It's only 6-10hrs a week depending how good your efficiency is in party/solo, not that different than daily sortie, not that farfetched

So do you get any units from bonus chests if you've already earned your 50k weekly (assuming you have no carry over) or are they subject to the 50k weekly cap?

You can get like 1 free chest from wave 1 NMs alone. 1.5 from wave 2 and probably 2 from Omega and Ultima.

How do DoT's work on the NM's? is credit given to the pt/ally who puts the DoT on it or is that damage lost to the void?

You'd need to deal 100% damage to 12 fomors for a free box. How much damage needs to be dealt to CN mobs is another story.

ie: they could have a higher damage multiplier for the bar the same way mobs from dynamis have different values.

Yes, I know its kill based in dynamis, just saying the fomors could be 1x multiplier, tier NM's could be 1.1x dmg multiplier, etc.

So looking at the amount of unique data people are getting for NMs, what's the total possible amount of additional chests per month?

Yes, we were able to spawn both Ultima and Omega so all the NMs were dead prior to today update. Tier 1 and 2 were also killed within 5hours of the update going live, Omega remains at 30% HP and it sounds like Ultima is still at 98%, so would seem we lost steam after the first tiers lol

I mean you kinda answered your own question. IDK, some addon shows you when you HQ1, 2, or 3, I've seen it in other people's screenshots, but obviously I don't use *whatever it is*.

My observations have been 50% dmg of any source from behind. However, I question if while it's casting and hate shifts if that causes a disconnect between the target he's currently targeting and what is "his back". Me (SAM) would open with a 2-3 step shooting for about 60-70% hp remaining. Then we had the Seraph Blade RDM and Leaden COR blowing it up form the rear. Based on my enmity generation or lack thereof if I didn't pressure it enough sometimes the COR would rip hate near the end. There have been times where I know I never did more than 50% even considering Masa AM3 melee time where I turn and I think the casting plays a roll in that enmity shift.

Or I just failed. It's not the easiest thing to track with 3 DD on it.

My only problem here is that they added something new to Limbus that most people on Bahamut can't really do anything with until next month. The CN NMs are w/e to me as I already knew as soon as the update was finished that would get mostly plowed through before I really had that chance to participate in it. SE should have just paused the roaming NMs as well. It was kind of dumb not to.

I know you're all vanilla, but doesnt battlemod note when a synth is HQ 1 2 or 3?

Another update RE: the crafted gear. IMO the +2 gear will continue to be insanely priced for a long time, unless material costs go down significantly. It seems (I don't have an addon to confirm this) that the +2 ONLY comes from HQ3 synthesis results, not from HQ2. I've made 30 pieces of +1 so far and only 6 +2. These things are very, very rare even if you manage to get an HQ. It's nothing at all like +2 necks or Su5 weapons, for example.

Expect to use a ton of mats and have to sell a TON of +1 gear before getting your +2. If you're a buyer, expect to pay a lot.

7-7.2 mil per NM
killing 3 NM's filled the bar 25%

This is enough to make me care enough to do them so I'm not complaining too much. Just weighing it against the EXP loss which makes it a bit harsh.

Wow. Well I did ask for them to add any reward at all to these NMs. I guess this does count as a reward.

Hopefully they tweak this a bit. I'm fine with needing multiple NMs for a chest, but if it takes 10+ for 1 chest that seems too harsh.

All three of the automaton types having a little picnic together.

At what point does it cross over to mental illness?

For my haters, with love

513k! That is dedication!

Must watch for Windows / Microsoft haters

I personally feel like this was the kick to seriously consider switching Windows for a linux-variant.

We will see. If they keep worsening my life, my support for Microsoft products is over.

You're not looking at this wrong. The update was a very good reward/incentive to do the NMs... but on servers like ours it turns into "Be there at JP midnight or wait till next month. Sorry not sorry".

As for the basement NM's its even worse, because its less predictable when objectives get done. Also if you're unlucky enough not to get a main alliance seat you can kiss your progress goodbye... Also also; large servers have the problems of 'hero' morons with a 6 box not working with the majority of players for the NM fights, running in constantly aggroing and wiping when the alliances buffs arnt sorted or the party hasnt recovered... things like puppetmasters throwing their automatons at bound/sleeping mobs, just general chaos. It turns a 30-1hr fight into multiple, and hinders progress significantly.

All in all, the update was a massive step in the right direction, but the scaffolding the content was build on itself is flawed and needs significant updates still... here's hoping?

Yes, deal damage from behind. Using magic WS ensures your trust tank can hold hate.

I'm doing it on BLU so my magic bursts are limited to like once every 90 seconds anyway.

I don't know what job you use but there are plenty of videos on the first page for different jobs.

In the SCH video for example he does most damage with club WS, I think he uses seraph strike. He deals around 50% damage that way then gets charmed.
Afterwards he continues with primarily SCing and MBing with strategems, since trusts are dead he faces botulus from the front but still gets the chest at the end.

You just fighting it from behind? You bursting or just doing the SC? I've had bad luck with metal when doing magic bursts.

Omega on Bahamut is still up with 30%HP, because none want to kill adds, because they give no data points...
You can get like 4-5 chests in Temenos and Apollyon if you go participate in everything. Not that much, but still something. I missed almost everything too btw. I was working.

One of the more annoying months for both soloers and groups but for those wanting to take it on, the usual monthly video.

How it has always been though, just before it was per synth instead of 30min increments.
I never kept any result, and never demanded a tip. Ppl were generous sometimes when you pop them out a 180M item.

Personally I find this method more reasonable. Paid for your time, yet leaving all risk and reward to the 'buyer.'