I've got my Mist Silk Cape

(for video refernce to the fight below, you can find it at http://www.youtube.com/users/dartvalince)

So I decided this weekend that I really want to level beastmaster up some.  I've been enjoying the job alot so far, expecially now that i've learned how to semi-use it.  I hit level 10 and was out farming for silk in East Sarutabaruta (around the Spiny Spipi area) when i got a party invite for the dunes.  Now I'm usually one to jump all of a pt invite, but this time I thanked the person and declined.  I didn't feel i was adequte enough in my job yet to help wipe a party out b/c i suck at it. 

So this is when I decided to give myself a little test.  One that would help me prove to myself that I could survive this job.  I decided that I would pop Spiny Spipi and fight him solo as level 10 Beastmaster.  Didn't take long, only about 30 minutes or so.  The whole time i was waiting for him to come, I was building a strategy up in my head.  There were 4 things i kept telling myself

#1 Get bees to fight him.  Reason being is becuase they have a natural advantage over crawlers, something I've learned from testing things out

#2 Do not engage unless I have to.  This is so all the hate can be drawn onto my pet

#3 Survive

#4 Get bees to fight him :D

So there he was, and there I was.  Standing face to face.  With outstreched arms, I told my charmed bee to attack and the battle was underway.  We were just inside the bend of the river there where he pops.  I ran out into the open trying to find another bee before mine died, and luckly I did.  I set my target on him to get the macro ready for when  my current bee died.  One bee down, and BAM another bee charmed.  I saw Spiny coming in over the horizon, so i sent my new bee after him.  I continuted this process for about 5 mins.  In the end, I walked away from this and Spiny didn't, though I didn't walk away with a cape :|

Since then, I've leveled beastmaster up to 14, and plan on taking it to atleast 30 for the time being.