Productivity, AHOY!

So this past weekend was productive (as the title does not sarcastically suggest). I actually managed to do a whole hell of a lot more than originally expected. Lets go down the list, shall we?

- Odin v1 WIN
- Salvage BOSS WINS 3/4
- Arch-Ultima WIN and snagged myself a claw to upgrade my Nashira's Gages to the Auspex Gages (woot)
- NNI WIN (x2) and turned in both my Platinum Astrarium (or however you spell it) for Thaumas Coat and Nares Cuffs
- Arch-Angel TT solod on VE (after 2 tries)
- Farmed up a total of 80 merits to buy myself the pops needed for 4/5 Arch-Angels

Pandemonium Warden, anyone? No? Ok.

So as per my little grocery list of things to do, I spent the weekend working on some stuff to make a dent in it. This is what I managed:

- First and foremost, I solo farmed a Pandemonium Key. No small feat I might add... even at 99 with RoE gear. And I did it all on PUP/DNC with a Soothing Healer automaton. It wasn't until I finished that I realized I probably could have used my Trust NPCs to make the whole process a lot faster and easier on myself, but at least now I know for the future, right? /sigh

- I built a few parties to do the new(ish) BCNMs for the books to upgrade my AF gear to the new 109 gear. 16 Feet and 10 Body Pieces in total. I upgraded my PUP & SMN bodies and I'm just procrastinating buying the necessary junk to build my NQ AF PUP feet so I can +1 them and subsequently upgrade those as well. When all is said and done, I'll have 4 of the 10 pieces I plan to upgrade finished. Not a bad start.

- With a littlee help from one of the guys in my LS, I ran through 2 salvages, Thickets and Reef. Sadly... Thickets was the one I already had. Figures. Either way, I'm 2/4.

- Hayde, Shep, Bump, Hjui, Taril and I attempted NNI floor 100 a total of 4 time, failing to reach the final floor each time. We've come to the decision that we're aiming for floor 80 from now on and just using KIs to buy the floor 100 gear we want so badly. Thaumas Coat and Nares Cuffs are really all I want anyway. How hard can it be to reach floor 80 ten times? Not that bad I hope.

- Using Jujus I didn't even know I had, I walked into Dynamis - Qufim and wiped the floor with the zone boss. I'm now 1/3 of the way to unlocking Tavnazia.

- Farmed up over 70k in sparks through the weekend which I've been using to buy the 119 upgrade books for PUP and SMN. So far I have 4/8 towards 1 body piece, lmao. This might take a while.

- Used my accumulated merit points to buy pops for 3/5 of the new Arc-Angel fights in hopes that some day someone will want to actually do them with me. But hey... what the hell else am I going to use merits for at this stage in the game? I mean really...

- Alllllllllmost capped on Automaton Magic skill. Again, without actually working on it actively... it almost feels like the progress goes even faster. Odd how that works.

- Netted myself a dagger from the new BCNM worth 2.5mil and a box of 11 plutons from RoE worth a combined 2.75mil for an effortless total of 5.25mil for the weekend. 

- Purchased my Mog Bonanza Kupons before I let another year slip past me. I'm calling it right now, the winning number will be 20185. Either that or switch the last digit out for 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9 or 0. Yeah that's right, I'm guaranteeing myself a rank 5 prize. I also chose the same numbers on my mule... Because I'll be damned if my mule wins a mythic and I don't. Fuck that noise. I mean I suppose I could take the Gil and use that to buy the Alex I need for it, but I doubt there's even 10k worth of Alex in peoples bazaars right now, let alone 20k. And that still wouldn't help me with the other crap I need to do... like Inchor or Nyzul tokens... Ugh.

- I completely reworked all my macros for COR, SCH and PUP so that gear swapping and abilities are properly organized and functioning at their max. It was a lot harder than I make it sound, believe me.

- Finally... I came up with a plan to earn the money I need to build Nirvana. Using the profits from the Scoria I'll be getting off PW, I'll buy all the Alex I see at a consistent 10-12k each and no more than that. Added to what I already have, and according in the occasional salvage run for an additional few pieces, I should be manage to earn 30k inside of 12 weeks from now. Not bad. That all depends on me getting a PW pop every week, finding the people to kill it every week and reliably selling the scoria I earn from it every week. There are a lot of variables in there, but I maintain faith that one day not so long from now, I'll be wielding a 99 Nirvana.

Here's hoping!

A list of chores...

- Farm up sparks to upgrade to the lv109 SMN and PUP AF gear.

- Ark-Angel Galka fight for Seraphicaller.

- Sacred Kindred Crest BCNMs (or farming tons more sparks) to upgrade to the lv119 SMN and PUP AF gear.

- Unlock Asuran Fists.

- Voidwatch Chapter II and III. Zilart I, II & III. Jeuno IV, V & VI.

- Zeni NMs towards a PW pop set.

- The remaining 3 Salvage chariot wins.

- NNI floor 100 for Thaumas Coat.

- Assault Missions for Captain's Rank.

- Einherjar for Odin win.

- Finish the remaining 3 WKR for their respective KIs.

- Morimar Basalt Delve (Toji) for a shot at a pair of Oats.

- Dynamis Bub, Qufim and Valkurm wins to unlock Tavnazia.

- Probably other crap I'm not thinking of right now...

December 10th Version Update: SMN Style!

Still not nearly as good as the Balsam staff or Nirvana... but I'll be damned if it's not a significantly cheaper alternative.

Currently the best smmo piece for SMN... Hands down. See below for further details.

Confirmed that the BP recast time II does indeed further extend the floor of the BP recast timer from 45 to 42 and 40 respectively with these 2 new ammo pieces. Nothing short of amazing.

Book 6

Book 7

Book 8

Book 9

Book 10

Don't get too crazy. It's been confirmed that these books do nothing more than give you between 0.1 - 0.5 in whatever their associated skill is.

I Dream of Mog Bonanza 2014

And we do exactly that, don't we? We dream. We put all our hopes in the lottery and cross all of our fingers and toes for the chance to get our hands on a rank 1 winning bonanza ball.

Sadly, I don't think I've met anyone who got a prize above rank 3, myself included.

Despite such staggeringly overwhelming odds, I'm trying again this year... because why not?

And in true Yyg hopefulness, here are my choices for each rank if I were to win:

Rank 1:
Mythic Weapon 90 Kupon: Nirvana (90)

Rank 2: 
Cats Eye (In order to make myself a Nirvana XD)

Rank 3:
Kupon AW-WK: Uk'uxkaj Cap

Rank 4:
Liminus Earring (So I can finally leave Gustav Tunnel forever)

Rank 5:
Kupon I-Skill: Aid For All (Enhancing Skill for my SCH)

SMN Gear List: Alphabetic Order

 The following is a (nearly) complete list of all gear pertinent to SMN. I listed them alphabetically for ease of reference.

The list itself was mostly made to make my life easier and to keep accurate record of what pieces I do and do not have yet. 

Walk of Echoes: Veridical Conflux 6

Neo Limbus: Obtained by trading Arch-Ultima's Tail and Nashira Crackows

Neo Limbus: Obtained by trading Arch-Ultima's Claw and Nashira Gages

Voidwatch: Tier IV NM Celaeno

ENM: Pulling the Strings as a SMN

Obtained by trading a Vice of Aspersion which drops from Ix'aern (DRG) in the Garden of Ru'Hmet

Obtained by trading a Foreboding Abjuration: Hands and Hexed Gages.

Crafted

Crafted

Crafted

Crafted

Crafted

BCNM 30: Die by the Sword

NM: Yal-un Eke

Obtained by trading 17,500 Plasm to Forri-Porri in Adoulin

 Abyssea: Empyrean Armor

Abyssea: Empyrean Armor

NM: Awahondo

Abyssea: Empyrean Armor

NM: Ironclad Severer

Abyssea: Empyrean Armor

NM: Tonberry Lieje

Abyssea: Empyrean Armor

Quest: Waking the Beast

NM: Crimson-toothed Pawberry

BCNM: Empty Dreams

BCNM: E-vase-ive Action

BCNM: Treasure and Tribulations

Wildskeeper Reive

Purchased from Craggy Bluff at the Peacekeepers' Coalition for 20,000 Bayld

Reforged AF Armor: Convoker's Attire Set

Reforged AF Armor: Convoker's Attire Set

Reforged AF Armor: Convoker's Attire Set

Reforged AF Armor: Convoker's Attire Set

Reforged AF Armor: Convoker's Attire Set

Purchased from Forri-Porri in Adoulin for 30,000 Bayld (Requires the Semi-pure celadon yggzi KI)

NM: Athamas

SCNM: A Malicious Manifest

Crafted

Walk of Echoes: Veridical Conflux 2

Legion: Dropped from Veiled Ironclad in the Hall of Muru and Hall of Mul fights

Walk of Echoes: Veridical Conflux 8

BCNM: Contaminated Colosseum

AF Armor Upgrades: Evoker's Armor Set

AF Armor Upgrades: Evoker's Armor Set

NM: Lamie No 9

AF Armor Upgrades: Evoker's Armor Set

AF Armor Upgrades: Evoker's Armor Set

Quest: Mama Mia

AF Armor Upgrades: Evoker's Armor Set

BCNM: The Palborough Project

Appraised from a ??? Earring dropped in Ilrusi Atoll Assault: Desperately Seeking Cephalopods

Abyssea Voidwalker NM: Maere

Dropped from Skirmish (Yorcia Weald (U)): Augmented for Avatar Effects using Verdigris Stones

Dropped from Skirmish (Yorcia Weald (U)): Augmented for Avatar Effects using Verdigris Stones

Dropped from Skirmish (Yorcia Weald (U)): Augmented for Avatar Effects using Verdigris Stones

Dropped from Skirmish (Yorcia Weald (U)): Augmented for Avatar Effects using Verdigris Stones

Dropped from Skirmish (Yorcia Weald (U)): Augmented for Avatar Effects using Verdigris Stones

Wildkeeper Reive NM:  Hurkan

ZNM: Vulpangue

SCNM: A Malicious Manifest

Purchased with 4,500 Legion Points from Saarlan. Available only with the "Subjugator of the Soaring" title.

Obtained from Level 99 Salvage

Obtained from Level 99 Salvage

Obtained from Level 99 Salvage

Obtained from Level 99 Salvage

Obtained from Level 99 Salvage

NM: Sarcopsylla

Dynamis NM: Ra'Gho Darkfount (popped using an Odious Backscale)

Legion: Dropped from Paramount Harpeia during the Hall of Mul fight

Salvage II: Obtained by trading Namru's Tiara and 15 Imperial Mythril Pieces to Mrohk Sahjuuli

Nyzul Isle Uncharted Area Survey: Dropped from Dvali Jonah on Floor 100

Limbus: Obtained by trading Ultima's Claw

Legion: Dropped from Paramount Botulus during the Hall of Mul fight

NM: Peallaidh (Latent activated by the wearer being asleep)

ZNM: Achamoth or Mahjlaef the Paintorn

Crafted

Crafted

Crafted

Crafted

Crafted

 NM: Surtr spawned during Meeble Burrows Instructor Expedition 5 (Sauromugue)

Voidwatch NM:  Bhishani

ISNM: Shadows of the Mind

Neo Limbus:Obtained by trading Arch-Ultima's Tail and 2 Temenos Upgrade Materials

Obtained by trading a Foreboding Abjuration: Hands and Hexed Gages -1

Relic Armor Upgrades: Summoner

Relic Armor Upgrades: Summoner

Relic Armor Upgrades: Summoner

Relic Armor Upgrades: Summoner

Relic Armor Upgrades: Summoner

NM: Ramponneau

ENM: Obtained by trading a Brilliant Vision

BCNM: Jungle Boogymen

Abyssea NM: Halimede

Abyssea NM: Khalkotaur

NM: Shikigami Weapon