I'll most likely be transferring to the Asura server once the discount campaign begins again this month, since that seems to be the place most English-speakers have congregated in. That'll be my chance to grab the Ballista achievement (more on that later) and maybe help out some fellow adventurers!
Today we'll take a look at some of the achievements I'm after. Strap yourselves in, it's one heck of a ride. Our first set involves leveling up jobs to an appropriate level. Once you meet the requirements for an achievement, speak to a Traveling Bard while logged in on an Xbox 360 and select the "Unlock achievement" option.
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| No, no, I said level UP, dammit! |
Bard Lv. 75
Value: 30 points
How to unlock: Level up the Beastmaster job up to its maximum level.
Beastmaster Lv. 75
Value: 30 points
How to unlock: Level up the Beastmaster job up to its maximum level.
Black Mage Lv. 75
Value: 30 points
How to unlock: Level up the Black Mage job up to its maximum level.
Blue Mage Lv. 75
Value: 30 points
How to unlock: Level up the Blue Mage job up to its maximum level.
Corsair Lv. 75
Value: 30 points
How to unlock: Level up the Corsair job up to its maximum level.
Dancer Lv. 75
Value: 30 points
How to unlock: Level up the Dancer job up to its maximum level.
Dark Knight Lv. 75
Value: 30 points
How to unlock: Level up the Dark Knight job up to its maximum level.
Dragoon Lv. 75
Value: 30 points
How to unlock: Level up the Dragoon job up to its maximum level.
Monk Lv. 75
Value: 30 points
How to unlock: Level up the Monk job up to its maximum level.
Ninja Lv. 75
Value: 30 points
How to unlock: Level up the Ninja job up to its maximum level.
Paladin Lv. 75
Value: 30 points
How to unlock: Level up the Paladin job up to its maximum level.
Puppetmaster Lv. 75
Value: 30 points
How to unlock: Level up the Puppetmaster job up to its maximum level.
Ranger Lv. 75
Value: 30 points
How to unlock: Level up the Ranger job up to its maximum level.
Red Mage Lv. 75
Value: 30 points
How to unlock: Level up the Red Mage job up to its maximum level.
Samurai Lv. 75
Value: 30 points
How to unlock: Level up the Samurai job up to its maximum level.
Scholar Lv. 75
Value: 30 points
How to unlock: Level up the Scholar job up to its maximum level.
Summoner Lv. 75
Value: 30 points
How to unlock: Level up the Summoner job up to its maximum level.
Thief Lv. 75
Value: 30 points
How to unlock: Level up the Thief job up to its maximum level.
Warrior Lv. 75
Value: 30 points
How to unlock: Level up the Warrior job up to its maximum level.
White Mage Lv. 75
Value: 30 points
How to unlock: Level up the White Mage job up to its maximum level.
... so, as you can see, we're going to need to level up a LOT in order to unlock all these babies. BUT WAIT, it's not quite as bad as you think it is.
You see, we have a couple of advantages here. The 360 achievements were added to the game quite a while ago, back when level 75 was the maximum (it's 99 now), and before two jobs (Geomancer and Rune Fencer) were introduced. This means we get achievement credit even though 75 isn't the level cap anymore, and we don't need to bother with GEO or RUN.
Getting to 75 is much, MUCH easier nowadays, since we can summon a full party of Trusts to level up with instead of waiting for EXP parties. We also have the advantage of permanent EXP boosts from the Rhapsodies of Vana'diel key item rewards; it's around 180% right now if you've caught up with the storyline. EXP loss from death has also been greatly reduced, to the point where you'll most likely never see a "LEVEL DOWN" message [shudder].
Pick an appropriate leveling camp and just smash everything you see until the FF victory music plays. I'd recommend following Fields of Valor for general ideas of what areas you should attempt based on your level. If you can summon 4 or 5 Trusts, I'd recommend focusing on Tough/Incredibly Tough monsters whenever possible for the best EXP. You may need to do a bit of traveling to find these areas at first, just make sure to click on any Home Points or Survival Guides you see to enable warping back later.
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| Our lord and savior, floating book thing. |
While leveling might be our first 75 will be a huge pain because you'll have to finish various "limit break" quests to increase your max level, starting at level 50. They'll slow down what is otherwise a relatively quick process, but once they're done, they're done. Future leveling will be much easier without those things in the way. My recommendation is to choose a non-Aht Urghan or Wings of the Goddess job as your first 75, since those limit break quests are more straightforward and easily accessible.
We don't HAVE to level beyond 75, but I highly recommend getting at least one job to 99 in order to completely trash and humiliate every storyline battle that you encounter, and it'll also make traveling through areas much safer and quicker, too. This speeds up getting through the various storylines significantly, which takes up a large chunk of the time we'll spend getting those achievements.
My personal progress: I've gotten Samurai to 75 and Dancer to 99, along with various other jobs in the 50s and 60s, and a number that are quite a bit lower. The upcoming bonus EXP campaign in November should hopefully help me grind through the rest of them!
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