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Intro: This guide was a long time
coming. A post on ffxi.allakhazam.com got
me to actually write this. I was in the FFXI open beta way back
during the
summer a couple of years ago. I was a WHM then, and now, I've a
BST on the
Asura server. Character's name is Marion, so send me a /tell
with extra
tips or critique about this guide.
For those who want to know, this al came from this thread found
here:
http://ffxi.allakhazam.com/db/jobs.html?fjob=8&mid=1108643243191405065
Many at times, people would post about how BST would do in
Ballista and
how to perform at the top level (or lvl), and thus this came
streaming
out. Enjoy.
Table of Contents:
[00001] : What is Ballista?
[10001]: Types of Ballista
[20001]: Items in Ballista
[00002]: BST Role in Ballista
[00003]: Who to Watch out for
[00004]: Pets, The Other White Meat
[00005]: Gear Recommendations
[10005]: lvl30 Cap
[20005]: lvl40 Cap
[30005]: lvl50 Cap
[40005]: lvl60 Cap
[50005]: Unlimited
[00006]: Tips and Tricks/FAQ
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What is Ballista?
[00001]
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Ballista, as per the Square-Enix story, is a game that the
Knight of San d'Oria
used for training purposes. The point of the game is to score as
many points as
possible. You score points by throwing little rocks call Petras
at goals known
as Rooks. However, you cannot score unless you have Gate Breach
status which is
done by taking down a member of the enemy force. So, how do you
aquire the
Petras? By quarrying, which will be talked about in later
sections. (Crtl+F
and type 00006 to jump there). A match of Ballista last for
24hrs Vana'diel
Time.
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Type of Ballista
[10001]
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In Ballista, there's two differnt type of formatts and two
differnt varities
to these. I'm using a little differnt wording than what SE used
to describe
these types of matches. Here's a list of what matchs and special
rules there
are:
All or Nothing: A single match of Ballista is played. At the end
of the
match, the team with the highest number of Petras scored wins
the match.
Best of Three: The entire match is broken up to "sets." Each set
is
played for 7hrs Vana'diel time. At the end of the set, all
players HP and MP
will be restored, and the score is reset. The team with the
highest score at
the end of the set, then they are awarded a set point. On the
thrid set, if
a team wins the set, and has a highest scorer for that set, they
will get
two set points.
Normal Items Allowed: Any item that you bought from the AH, NPC
or
gained through quest are allowed.
Normal Items Restricted: Items brought from outside of Ballista
are not
allowed to be used. Execptions to this: Pet food, Pet Jugs, and
ammo. Items
found from quarrying and gained through Ballsita points can be
used as
normal. !
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