Random Question Thread XXVII: Okay this roman numerals bullshit is getting ridiculous

[Zadimortis]

Yes

Awesome, thank you both. :D

[Haborym]

Can't find the 99 Ochain testing; anyone have the link?

[Yugl]

Can't find the 99 Ochain testing; anyone have the link?

http://www.bluegartr.com/threads/108...=1#post5356414

[shen]

Can someone bring me up to speed on COR nowadays? I haven't touched it since the 75 cap, and I keep wanting to bring it to 99 but not exactly sure what's changed. Like what subs are used and under what circumstances? What rolls to use? Atmas/Atmacite? Anything else seemingly useful would also be appreciated. Thanks.

[Warusha]

Can someone bring me up to speed on COR nowadays? I haven't touched it since the 75 cap, and I keep wanting to bring it to 99 but not exactly sure what's changed. Like what subs are used and under what circumstances? What rolls to use? Atmas/Atmacite? Anything else seemingly useful would also be appreciated. Thanks.

http://www.ffxiah.com/forum/topic/31...de-to-corsair/

[Sechs]

Have there been discussions about Qilin drop rates?
I didn't touch Qilin since uhm... February or sometimes around that. Recently came back and noticed (or thought to notice) different drop rates compared to then, specifically on Heavy Metal Pouches and Fajin Boots, but I could go on with Lux Pugio and Gorget too.
I don't have an insane amount of Qilin runs to support this (less than 300), around 100ish of which have been done over the last 3 weeks.

What I'm wondering is:

1. Is this real or just an effect I'm getting? Anybody else noticed it? Any statistical data to support one hypothesys or the other?
2. Supposing it's true, maybe it has something to do with the Crystal Petrifact they added to the possible loot tables? As far as we know it could be that drop rates were higher than intended before on Qilin, and SE just ninjafixed it sometimes over the last 6 months when I wasn't playing

I suppose that most likely it's just a wrong impression I'm getting because of the random nature of drop %, but I still find it strange I've recently done over 45 kills without a single Lux Pugio, Fajin Boots or Heavy Metal Pouches. Used to get way more of these items in the past.

[Mairja]

Have there been discussions about Qilin drop rates?
I didn't touch Qilin since uhm... February or sometimes around that. Recently came back and noticed (or thought to notice) different drop rates compared to then, specifically on Heavy Metal Pouches and Fajin Boots, but I could go on with Lux Pugio and Gorget too.
I don't have an insane amount of Qilin runs to support this (less than 300), around 100ish of which have been done over the last 3 weeks.

What I'm wondering is:

1. Is this real or just an effect I'm getting? Anybody else noticed it? Any statistical data to support one hypothesys or the other?
2. Supposing it's true, maybe it has something to do with the Crystal Petrifact they added to the possible loot tables? As far as we know it could be that drop rates were higher than intended before on Qilin, and SE just ninjafixed it sometimes over the last 6 months when I wasn't playing

I suppose that most likely it's just a wrong impression I'm getting because of the random nature of drop %, but I still find it strange I've recently done over 45 kills without a single Lux Pugio, Fajin Boots or Heavy Metal Pouches. Used to get way more of these items in the past.

Funny you should mention this - because in 230+ Qilin kills I have gotten TWO pouches only, and Qilin used to be fairly good to me as far as pouch drop rate goes. I know I know, RNG etc, but still. And now that you mention it, I think I've seen maybe two Lux drops in those 230ish kills too.

[Talint]

Is 'proc' referring to an increase in TH when playing as THF? The reason I ask is because I'm playing BLU/DNC in Dynamis with TH set and I also have an augmented Tarutaru Sash. So since I can't 'proc' TH, does that just refer to the first hit?

le edit: On second read, your logic says that I can equip the gear at any point and have effective TH2, then unequip it. Is this correct? (Thank you, btw.)

Er, procing is a THF thing (the Enlight effect that announces an increase in th). If you're not a THF, then whatever gear you wear and hit it with is what you're going to get.

-edit-

Derp. Beaten.

-second edit!-

Actually, does anyone know at what level the Enlight/Effectiveness Increase trait starts kicking in? I'm assuming it doesn't happen if you're /THF.

[Guitarman]

Is it possible a SC won't register if you gear switch too much? Since i don't use spellcast i have a ws set, then when i use ws, 2 more pieces are switch in/out before/after the ws with the WS macro. I'm not seeing my Sc go off graphically, and nothing hits in the log. I'm 100% certain I should've skillchained.

For example, I lost the last Moogle Kupo D'etat mission with the boss at 4%. I went in fully self buffed and did Castastrophe for 8328 > Catastrophe for 10,236. The resulting darkness sc should have easily killed it based on all the solo videos i've watched. What gives?

[Sechs]

Funny you should mention this - because in 230+ Qilin kills I have gotten TWO pouches only, and Qilin used to be fairly good to me as far as pouch drop rate goes. I know I know, RNG etc, but still. And now that you mention it, I think I've seen maybe two Lux drops in those 230ish kills too.

Talking with a few friends, they all got the same impression, i.e. sometimes lately (last patch? the one before?) drop rates on Qilin got reduced for some reason (maybe a good reason).
Maybe it's just an impression we're getting... was just wanting to know if many other people got the same "impressions", because if so, then it would probably mean SE really ninjafixed something.

[Eurell]

Hey guys I think Fafnir got changed last update and the ridill drops at a higher rate now!


I went 2/18 in pouches in my last run, wife went 3/6 in one set (5/18 over all), and 2 people in the LS came with us and went 3/12 and 3/18.

5/18 might sound awesome, but she also went 1/297 on Anhur robe. RNG is random.

[Sechs]

So nothing changed appearently, ok, just bad luck I guess.
Just wanted to hear some other opinions, I was the first to suspect nothing changed at all, probably.

Still, ninja drop rates fix happened in the past, they could happen again in the future, wouldn't be the first nor the last time so I thought I'd just ask someone else.

[Kalmado]

Is it possible a SC won't register if you gear switch too much? Since i don't use spellcast i have a ws set, then when i use ws, 2 more pieces are switch in/out before/after the ws with the WS macro. I'm not seeing my Sc go off graphically, and nothing hits in the log. I'm 100% certain I should've skillchained.

For example, I lost the last Moogle Kupo D'etat mission with the boss at 4%. I went in fully self buffed and did Castastrophe for 8328 > Catastrophe for 10,236. The resulting darkness sc should have easily killed it based on all the solo videos i've watched. What gives?

I've had the same issue in the past with Blu and spellcast. I messed with delays regarding when to switch gears, but nothing seemed to reliably work. It was always random for me. Sorry I don't have an answer that helps, but what you had happen isn't a fluke.

[Talint]

I've had the same issue in the past with Blu and spellcast. I messed with delays regarding when to switch gears, but nothing seemed to reliably work. It was always random for me. Sorry I don't have an answer that helps, but what you had happen isn't a fluke.

Throwing in my two bits as well. This happens a lot when I'm on DNC self-skillchaining (or skillchaining in general). I just assumed I hadn't timed it appropriately.

[Byrthnoth]

There are two ways that can happen.

Way 1:

Spoiler: show

/ws Evisceration <t> -> 1 second -> /ja Reverse Flourish <me> -> 1 second -> /ws "Rudra's Storm" <t>

Spellcast does:
Set for Evisceration -> 0.2 seconds -> Send WS usage -> 1 second -> Aftercast set
Set for Reverse -> 0.2 seconds -> Send ability usage -> 1 second -> Aftercast set
Set for Rudra's Storm -> 0.2 seconds -> Send WS usage -> 1 second -> Aftercast set

Combined instructions are:
Set for Evisceration -> 0.2 seconds -> Send Evisc usage -> 0.8 seconds -> Set for Reverse -> 0.2 seconds -> Aftercast set -> Send Reverse usage -> 0.8 seconds -> Set for Rudra's Storm -> 0.2 seconds -> Aftercast Set -> Send Rudra's usage -> 1 second -> Aftercast set

So you end up wearing an aftercast set when you shouldn't. This can be prevented by making your aftercast delay shorter.

Way 2:

Spoiler: show

Spellcast will not send a gear-change command if you are already wearing the piece that you're supposed to swap to and processes everything when the command is issued. So say this happens and you use AF3+2 hands in both your Rudra's and Reverse sets.
Rudra's -> Reverse -> Rudra's

You're wearing AF3+2 hands still (from Rudra's) when you activate your Reverse Flourish command, so it doesn't attempt to re-equip them. Meanwhile, the aftercast set does re-equip them. This can also happen if you do:
Rudra's -> Reverse (oops, timer wasn't quite up or it was canceled because I tried to do it too soon) -> Reverse (yaay, it worked) -> Rudra's

Tapping Reverse once (even though it didn't fire) switches to your pre-cast set with AF3+2 hands, so Spellcast doesn't attempt to equip it again when you tap it a second time. However, your aftercast set from the Reverse misfire is still processing and swaps in before your second (successful) Reverse fires.

I've basically just learned to wait a little longer and not just slam Reverse, which is probably better for my playstyle overall. This was a huge pain in the ass initially though, and it was especially bad when I had to deal with lag.

[mdkuser]

what is the maximum bonus granted by ramuh's favor, and how long do you have to wait in order to reach it (assuming ~450 skill and caller's horn +2).

[Mercilessturtle]

He doesn't use spellcast, SC=skillchain. Yes, blinking has always eaten skillchains, both the animation and the damage in the log. You need to use blinkmenot if you want to see all of your damage when swapping gear. You are still skillchaining, you just don't see it.

[TheDangerousDave]

WAR DRK 99 and Great Sword skill is 16 (just returned after a year, pre Reso etc), absolute fastest way to level it and approx time it will take? Thanks.

[Squah]

take it up to 125~ via old methods (or, alternatively, can semi-afk skillup on fortalice, but that's slower skills now)

Go into Abys-Tahrongi and start retal skilling up. Eat skillup food and use PDT/regen atmas (if you have a RDM mule for phalanx its brainless). Once around 200~ or so, head to altepa and do the same on fear dearg.

From 200-360 I averaged about 50-60 levels of skill per hour, in an extremely halfass PDT set using regen atmas (used ducal guard instead of third regen for some runs).

[scaevola]

Where does Janamaraka sits on daggers herarchy? Not taking Empy/Relic daggers into consideration.

In other words, is it any useful?

It's really not useful. THF and DNC don't need to get haste from a weapon slot, though I don't know enough about DD BRD to say whether they could use it. The AGI looks attractive for Exenterator but it's not worth the attack stats you give up from other daggers.

It's not especially exciting, but Aluh Jambiya and STR Thokcha really are way ahead of pretty much any non-relic/emp option (could maybe see Coruscanti if you didn't take Exenterator but I'd still pulse it and sell it to somebody else).