Just thought I would share a quick experience because it was the most fun I have had on ffxi in awhile.
Was helping a friend trio krabtokoa for his ring, and he ended up getting black abyssite. We called down some friends to give Yilbegan a try, not really expecting to win. Our setup was nin/war(me), whm/sch (Omradelf), rdm/blm (Shaden), and brd/whm (Thandar).
Was a very interesting monster to fight because I am so used to abyssea where my nin can output damage so easily, but this guy was going through stages where my melee attacks were doing 0. We faced a couple nasty spots, I think each member died at one point or another (Thank god for weakness reset on Nin 2 hour). But we were able to pull it off in about 40 minutes. Sadly it dropped nothing but crystals... Still a damn fun time though.
Anyone else have any experience low manning monsters that used to be ridiculously tough for even full alliances? My next goals are to try out Jormy, Saramaya, and maybe even pull this Pandemonium Warden pop that has been in my mog forever.