[Whitney]

Just curious, as I have a grueling 17 levels to go...

what are some of the NM's (or farming mobs) that would be perhaps too much for my Blm or Dnc, that Bst can solo better, be it due to not being able to reliably sleep or gravity a mob, or (in the case of dnc) simply being belted on too fast for your TP gain for waltz and evasion to keep up with (which usually seems to be around the T range @75 for dnc and VT for blm)?

I remember seeing my first Bst nm solo ever...taking out our big wooly friend in Latheine(back when that feat impressed me, when the low levels were replete with war/whm's wielding great swords, myself included with the exception of being /mnk), and thinking to myself "I wonder what else they can solo?"- years later, here I am leveling it and still wondering, as I don't actually SEE many of them actually soloing any NM's or tougher farming critters.

Largely dependent on the surrounding area and the denizens that reside there, obviously... and sea is out, which is too bad because if I could, I'd love the ability to solo UFO's... damn you SE...

but yeah, anyway, any that would be a bit much for even some of the better soloing classes that Bst can, due to the layout or mobs in the area and their strengths vs the enemy's weakness? There are myriad different ways these days that many jobs can solo many things, and I'm just wondering if it's even worth it (other than for the old man's hat) really focus on making this my premier solo class. I can't think of anything off the top of my head that would be made all that much easier through the careful application of...many critters being thrown at X mob.

Moreover, how about BCNM/KSNM? Any easily soloable/duoable by Bst?


Thanks in advance!

[Nattack]

whats available off memory:
solo:
Despot
Citipati
Brass Borer, among other znm's
some forms of Swift Belt NM's (humes easiest, mithra is doable)
Lord of Onzozo


duo+:
All of the La Vaule NM's (draketrader may take a bit of work, and there are better combinations)
some of the Beadeaux (S) nm's, dunno about Oztroja (S)
Easily duos Swift Belt NM's

trio:
Cemetary Cherry
Guivre
Xolotl
Ungur

BST Alliance:
Genbu
LOTSOFSTUFF

BST Alliances:
Jormungand
Sky Gods+Kirin
everything will crumble in your wake

until bst alliances, you would use native pets.

[Janeash]

The hardest thing when you want to try a BCNM and use a full BST party or even a trio is to find other people with BST high enough to do it.
I guess people just don't give the job enough love to want to level it.