There’s been a video release on how to fight the NM of the NM – Absolute Virtue… even WoW players wish they had that kind of boss so here is the video [1] if you’ve missed it on PlayOnline (clicking on it will open your media player, stream from PlayOnline)
Below is the YouTube Version.
I know someone on BG also did it, but lol I didn’t copy his =P Anyway, we were going to do Love soon but never thought SE was going to release the video THAT soon, so I’m kinda doing my preparation for our own AV myself. Here’s some analysis that I’ve got while watching and typing this.
Before I got into the logs, I also took my time to see their party setups~ Since you do know Ballad is party only, I’ve closely watch who ballad hits and.. analyze what character cast what, to determine their jobs. If I do not have enough information, I don’t write their jobs (Eg. Dispel can be casted by /rdm sub, so I cannot assume its RDM). But if I see a RDM in AF casting and it synchronize it in the logs, then I also write it down.
Also, take note of their Ninja Cut. Its not “Zooming Out”, but its actually a complete separate video. I was wondering if its like peacing together a 36hr fight lol…. (exaggerating but yea lol)
Below are the technical details, I’ll analyze more when I get home but I was wondering if they spam 2hr based on who is in which party, like “Party 1 2hr NOW” kinda thing! While typing this, I’ve also realize the RDM (Ronana) in main alliance cast a lot of things, and attempt to keep hate. As a RDM, I’m kinda interested in what he really did, so going to filter out the RDM stuff when I have my next free time. Notice most of that Elvaan RDM’s stuff are CE-based, that RDM really wanted to keep hate.
Notice they don’t need to chat >.> they had it a bit easier I mean.. FFXI isn’t WoW, not everyone have Vent >.>
— Party Setups —
The PT setup assumes the AV they fought is the same one until it ends, or at least the same people :)
Party 1:
Basu (WHM)
Ronana (RDM/NIN)
Ryl (PLD)
Arefelie (PLD/NIN)
Elmaulle (PLD/NIN)
Ruriri (WHM)
7th: Houjuhkye (BRD, received full BRd songs before)
Party 2:
Rasopomosopo (SMN/WHM)
Roopelope (WHM)
Chakiki (RDM)
Sibigobi (BLM)
Oruu (BLM)
Hupapa (BRD)
Party 3:
Lalala (Brd)
Akiki
Olala
Popumyonmapu (BLM, never got Ballad, can nuke AV though)
Party 4:
Hina (BRD)
Iws (BLM)
Unassigned People:
Dreamrainbow (SAM)
Yanono (DRK)
Astri (DRG)
Mukopekko (WHM or RDM)
Florensz (WHM)
Fannie (RDM, Diaga Wyvern/THF)
Yanono.
26 people were recorded in the Logs.
— Below is AV Logs —
~ Video Time – 2:00 AV Pops ~
== 2 Flashes went off ==
(Fade out, Fade in)
~ Video Time – 2:10 // 23:36 Ice Day ~
Rasopomosopo starts casting Cure III on Ronana
Ronana starts casting Stoneskin on Ronana
Popumyonmapu starts casting Blizzard on Absolute Virtue.
Rasopomosopo casts Cure III
Ronana recovers 111HP.
Ryl casts casting Utsusemi: Ichi.
Ryl gains the effect of Copy Image.
Basu casts Haste.
Basu gains the effect of Haste.
Ruriri casts Haste.
Elmaulle gains the effect of Haste.
Sibigobi starts casting Blizzard II on Absolute Virtue.
Absolute Virtue starts casting Tornato II.
Arefelie starts casting Dispel on Absolute Virtue.
Basu starts casting Baraera on Basu.
Absolute Virtue readies Wing Thrust.
Oruu starts casting Blizzard III on Absolute Virtue.
Ronana casts Stoneskin.
Ronana gains the effect of Stoneskin.
Popumyonmapu starts casting Blizzard II on Absolute Virtue
Elmaulle uses Invincible.
Iws starts casting Blizzard II on Absolute Virtue
~ Video Time – 2:18 // 21:59 Ice Day ~
Basu casts Baraera.
Basu gains the effect of Baraero.
Ronana gains the effect of Baraero.
Ryl gains the effect of Baraero
Arefelie gains the effect of Baraero.
Elmaulle gains the effect of Baraero.
Ryl was defeated by Absolute Virtue. Dead PLD on Screen
Absolute Virtue readies Wing Thrust.
Ronana starts casting Sleep II on Absolute Virtue. (PT1)
Sibigobi starts casting Thunder IV on Absolute Virtue.
Oruu starts casting Thunder on Absolute Virtue.
Elmaulle starts casting Utsusemi: Ni on Elmaulle.
Popumyonmapu starts casting Thunder on Absolute Virtue.
Ronana starts casting Dispel on Absolute Virtue.
Iws starts casting Blizzard IV on Absolute Virtue.
Elmaulle casts Utsusemi: Ni.
Elmaulle gains the effect of Copy Image.
Ronana starts casting Sleep on Absolute Virtue.
Oruu starts casting Thunder IV on Absolute Virtue.
Chakiki starts casting Refresh on Chakiki.
Absolute Virtue readies Medusa Javelin.
Popumyonmapu starts casting Thunder IV on Absolute Virtue.
Rasopomosopo starts casting Cure III on Ryl.
Ruriri starts casting Stona on Elmaulle.
(Fade out, Fade in, roughly 12-13 minutes Chopped)
~ Video Time: 2:42 // 6:46 Thundersday ~
Rasopomosopo gains the effect of Ballad.
Roopelope gains the effect of Ballad.
Chakiki gains the effect of Ballad.
Sibigobi gains the effect of Ballad.
Oruu gains the effect of Ballad.
Hopapa starts casting Mage’s Ballad on Hupapa
Elmaulle starts casting Utsusemi: Ichi on Elmaulle.
Ronana starts casting Dispel on Absolute Virtue.
Lalala starts casting Mage’s Ballad on Lalala.
Arefelie starts casting Utsusemi: Ni on Arefelie.
Arefelie casts Utsusemi: Ni.
Arefelie gains the effect of Copy Image.
Ryl casts Utsusemi: Icih.
Ryl gains the effect of Copy Image.
Ronana starts casting Bind on Absolute Virtue. (PT1)
Hupapa casts Mage’s Ballad II.
Hupapa gains the effect of Ballad.
Rasopomosopo gains the effect of Ballad.
Roopelope gains the effect of Ballad.
Chakiki gains the effect of Ballad.
Sitigobi gains the effect of Ballad.
Oruu gains the effect of Ballad.
Elmaulle casts Utsusemi: Ichi.
Elmaulle gains the effect of Copy Image.
(ZOOM IN)
~ Video Time – 2:51 // 6:50 Thundersday ~
Ronana starts casting Blind on Absolute Virtue.
Lalala casts Mage’s Ballad.
Lalala gains the effect of Ballad.
Akiki gains the effect of Ballad.
Elmaulle uses Invincible. (PT1)
Absolute Virtue uses Soul Voice.
Lalala starts casting Mage’s Ballad II on Lalala.
Popumyonmapu uses Manafont.
Basu uses Benediction.
Basu recovers 0 HP.
Roopelope uses Benediction.
Roopelope recovers 0 HP.
Iws uses Manafont.
Ronana recovers 72HP .
Hupapa recovers 0 HP.
Dreamrainbow uses Meikyo Shisui.
Astri uses Call Wyvern.
Ruriri uses Benediction.
Ruriri recovers 0 HP.
Houjuhkye recovers 0 HP (7th person in Party #1?)
Arefelie recovers 0 HP.
Rasopomosopo recovers 0 HP.
Chakiki recovers 0 HP.
Rasopomosopo uses Astral Flow. (PT2)
~ Video Time – 2:55 ~
Elmaulle recovers 127 HP.
Sibigobi recovers 0 HP.
Sibigobi uses Manafont. (PT2)
Oruu uses Manafont. (PT2)
Hupapa uses Soul Voice (PT2)
Hina uses Soul Voice.
Oruu recovers 0 HP.
~ Video Time: 2:59 // 6:53 Thundersday ~~
Yanono uses Blood Weapon.
Chakiki uses Chainspell (PT2)
Ronana starts casting Sleep II on Absolute Virtue.
Houjuhkye uses Soul Voice.
Chakiki starts casting Refresh on Chakiki
~ Video Time: 3:01 ~
Absolute starts casting Maiden’s Virelai.
Lalala casts Mage’s Ballad II.
Lalala gains the effect of Ballad.
Akiki gains the effect of Ballad.
Ronana starts casting Sleep on Absolute Virtue.
~ Video Time – 3:03 // Thundersday 6:54 ~
(Ninja Cut)
~ Video Time – 3:04 // Thundersday 5:02 ~ (WTF?)
Ronana is intimidated by Absolute Virtue’s presence.
Houjuhkye casts Cure II.
Arefelie recovers 0 HP.
Oruu casts Blink.
Oruu gains the effect of Blink.
Mukopekko casts Haste.
Mukopekko gains the effect of Haste.
Ryl starts casting Cure III on Arefelie.
Oruu starts casting Stoneskin on Oruu.
Elmaulle starts casting Cure IV on Arefelie.
Ronana starts casting Cure IV on Arefelie.
Akiki starts casting Cure III on Arefelie.
~ Video Time – 3:11 // Thundersday 5:05 ~
Ryl casts Cure III.
Arefelie recovers 194 HP.
Absolute Virtue uses Chainspell.
Ronana casts casting Sleep II on Absolute Virtue.
Houjuhkye starts casting Cure II on Ronana.
Mukopekko starts casting Haste on Yanono.
== AV 2hr Animation =
~ Video Time – 3:13 // Thundersday 5:06 ~
Ronana casts Cure IV.
Arefelie recovers 200 HP.
Elmaulle casts Cure IV.
Arefelie recovers 386 HP.
(Zoom IN)
Akiki casts Cure III.
Arefelie recovers 0 HP.
Absolute Virtue starts casting Aero V.
Absolute Virtue uses Chainspell.
Popumyomapu uses Manafont.
Oruu casts Stoneskin.
Oruu gains the effect of Stoneskin.
Hina uses Soul Voice.
Chakiki uses Chainspell.
~ Video Time: 3:18 ~
Absolute Virtue starts casting Aeroga IV.
Arefelie starts casting Utsusemi: Ichi on Arefelie.
Ronana starts casting Dispel on Absolute Virtue.
Houjuhkye casts Cure II.
Ronana recovers 72 HP.
~ Video Time – 3:21 ~
Mukopekko casts Haste.
Yanono gains the effect of Haste.
Elmaulle starts casting Utsusemi: Ni on Elmaulle.
Ronana is intimidated by Absolute Virtue’s presence
Houjuhkye starts casting Cure III on Ryl.
Basu starts casting Cure V on Ryl.
Akiki starts casting Cure V on Ryl.
Absolute starts casting Aero V.
~ Video Time – 3:24 // Thundersday 5:11 ~
(Ninja Cut)
~ Video Time – 3:25 // Iceday 12:03 ~
Iws casts Blink.
Iws gains the effect of Blink.
Ronana is intimidated by Absolute Virtue’s presence.
Absolute Virtue readies Impact Stream.
Hina’s casting is interrupted.
Ryl casts Cure III
Elmaulle recovers 194 HP.
Lalala casts Mage’s Ballad.
Lalala gains the effect of Ballad.
Akiki gains the effect of Ballad.
Olala gains the effect of Ballad.
Akiki casts Cure III.
Elmaulle recovers 240 HP.
Popumyonmapu starts casting Blink on Popumyonmapu.
Olala starts casting Cure III on Olala.
Lalala starts casting Mage’s Ballad II on Lalala.
Basu starts casting Haste on Ryl.
Popumyonmapu casts Blink.
Popumyonmapu gains the effect of Blink.
Ronana starts casting Utsusemi: Ni on Ronana.
Elmaulle starts casting Utsusemi: Ni on Elmaulle.
Hina starts casting Mage’s Ballad on Hina.
Ryl starts casting Utsusemi: Ni on Ryl.
Houjukye starts casting Mage’s Ballad on Houjhkye.
~ Video Time – 3:30 // 12:07 Iceday ~
Arefelie starts casting Utsusemi: Ichi on Arefelie.
Absolute Virtus starts casting Aero V
Florensz starts casting Cure V on Dreamrainbow.
Olala casts Cure III.
Olala recovers 217 HP.
Elmaulle starts casting Cure III on Elmaulle.
Mukopekko starts casting Haste on Mukopekko.
Basu casts Haste.
Ryl gains the effect of Haste.
Ronana casts Utsusemi: Ni.
Ronana gains the effect of Copy Image.
(Starts Zooming In)
Ronana starts casting Sleep II on Aboslute Virtue
Elmaulle casts Utsusemi: Ni.
Elmaulle gains the effect of Copy Image
== AV 2hr Animation ==
~ Video Time – 3:35 // Iceday 12:10 ~
(Zoom In)
Lalala casts Mage’s Ballad II.
Lalala gains the effect of Ballad.
Akiki gains the effect of Ballad.
Ryl casts Utsusemi: Ni.
Ryl gains the effect of Copy Image.
Olala gains the effect of Ballad.
Olala starts casting Cure III on Olala.
Absolute uses Call Wyvern.
Eraphe starts casting Cure III on Elmaulle.
Fannie starts casting Diaga on the Aern’s Wynav.
Popumyonmapu uses Manafont.
Ryl uses Invincible.
Ronana is intimidated by Absolute Virtue’s Presence
Rasopomosopo uses Astral Flow.
Astri uses Call Wyvern.
Arefelie casts Ussusemi: Ichi.
Arefelie gains the effect of Copy Image.
Hina casts Mage’s Ballad II.
Hina gains the effect of Ballad.
Iws gains the effect of Ballad.
Arefelie uses Chainspell.
Astri gains the effect of Ballad.
Popumyonmapu gains the effect of Ballad.
Florensz casts Cure V
Dreamrainbow recovers 371 HP.
Houjuhkye casts Mage’s Ballad.
Houjuhkye gains the effect of Ballad.
Elmaulle gains the effect of Ballad.
Ryl gains the effect of Ballad.
Ronana gains the effect of Ballad.
Arefelie gains the effect of Ballad.
Elmaulle recovers 194 HP.
Hina uses Soul Voice.
Sibigobi uses Manafont.
Mukopekko casts Haste.
Mukopekko gains the effect of Haste.
Fannie uses Flee.
Fannie’s movement speed increases.
(Fade Out)
Final Blow (with no logs)
Disclamer: I was typing it, someone on BG (Page 15) was doing also but.. he happen to post it before I saw it, but this isn’t his work =P Could also contain spelling error, only typed it in one pass :) without spell checking (Word takes em all as errors anyway lol)