[QUESTION] SP REQ for FF 100 BARD

07/24/2009 16:55 S3RK#1
Hey guys, I want to FF a level 100 bard and need to know how much SP is needed.

The purpose of this bard is to PowerLevel/Farm characters goldlessly (Using Mana Cycle and the other one I think it's Mana Orbit.)

I don't want any dances or tambours. Just Attack skills etc.

My calculations say 210k SP.

Please when calculating the SP take note of the following:
1. SP Gained 0 gap from level 32-100
2. SP Required to level up Bard Mastery 32-100
3. SP Gained 0 gap from level 18-28 (Several Times)

Any help or suggestions would be much appreciated,

Kind Regards
07/26/2009 03:46 S3RK#2
*Bump

Kind Regards
07/27/2009 22:35 Julian2008#3
210k sp to max bard attacks and passives at 100 with the 0gap 1-100 sp included.
You need to dlvl 2-3 times at ongs.
07/28/2009 06:50 Electrified0#4
I'd recommend forking over the 4k sp or whatever to get cleric to 40 and add recovery division level 1, due to weapon reflect it helps more than you'd think ^^
07/28/2009 07:06 S3RK#5
You're a legend, Thanks heaps. So apparently I'm hearing that Bards are the best plvlers, is this true?

I believe mana cycle obviously means you use 0 MP pots, but maintain 50 every loop incase.

Also the damage you receive from an Ong wouldn't make your HP bar move.

But up to what mobs can a FF 100 BARD PLvl at?

Kind Regards
07/28/2009 07:12 Electrified0#6
Yea the recovery division was for the process of getting to 100 ^_^

And, anyways, bard damage isn't that strong but they have godly attack speed and movement speed. Mine is 70 at the moment and trains with mana cycle level 1 (the level 10 skill) with guard tambour max as a buff and I use no MP potions ever (my mp bar barely moves, since harp attack power keeps going up I don't think I ever need to max it), which is nice ^_^.

At 100 you'll be able to 1 shot party ongs twice as fast as anything else, so I'd recommend finding a nice small hill with big spawn rate so you can use booming wave to take out 5 of em instantly :). And the only thing you'll spend gold on is repairs.
07/28/2009 07:14 S3RK#7
Thanks for the quick reply, you got MSN Electrified?

Kind Regards
07/28/2009 07:29 Electrified0#8
Not currently >.<

But anyways, if you need tips for botting em up, here are a few ^^

- If possible, get powerleveled until 60+ because botting without weird chord is annoying (set attacks as horror, weird, and common attack)
- I use sbot and am unsure about how other bots handle it but setting mana cycle as a buff works well to ensure no use of mp potions, tuning sound works too but it's weak so it slows you down
- As long as you max the prism passive (or whatever the resistance one is), you should be able to bot with a tambour. I generally use guard tambour if at physical/hybrid monsters and hit march at magical monsters (or plvling).
- Horror + Weird is faster than the second 2 flame wave nukes that goldbots use and you run faster so you can KS goldbots just so ya know :)
- On many servers, harps are very cheap (on rome where my bard is, I got a 7d SOM Harp for 20m and a friend got a 8d som for 20m as well, and they don't get much more expensive) so considering you don't use hp/mp potions if you get a bit of cleric, money won't be a problem ^^