Good luck with the airship battle Buttons.
Sorry yours didn't go well, and you're not the only one who's been depressed about that.
It's a really hard battle, no such thing as overpreparation for it...
Even with a full party of skilled players, it's difficult. I tried many times.
It's really hard to get a good setup going, but I wouldn't recommend playing SAM for that fight.
I was fortunate enough to be levelling WHM when I did CoP, which is pretty much a good job for every fight, but... well, at least sub /NIN if that's your only job.
I ended up winning completely by luck with a weird setup.
I know Summoners are recommend for Astral Flow but I just don't think it's a good idea. It never works as well as you want it to.
I had 2x BLM, BRD, WHM, RNG, PLD, BLU iirc.
We had a lot of quick wipes, getting up, nuking with Ancient Magic, wiping again, etc. and we almost didn't make it. I believe we had a little under 2 minutes left.
Since it was so close, I'm not really fit to advise you with much else on that fight....
I would just say experiment and definitely accept Fivefingers's offer if you think he's reliable.
Whatever you do, don't get stuck on a mission and just not do CoP for like a year like some noobs.
IMO all the Promathia missions after 6-4 are easy, and you're really close to sea access and then the story's completion which for you means Brutal Earring, Rajas Ring, and more.
Good luck.
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