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[catmato]

TP bonus or Store TP Sixgill for Stardiver?

Edit: More specifically 6-hit TP bonus or 5-hit Store TP?

[noodles355]

I am thinking of doing amano GK relic for my sam.

I don't have a lot of time to do dynamis 2hrs per day , is there any way to earn gil?

I can probably do 1hr -1.5 hr a day. Weekends I can farm a lot more, any ideas?

thank you.

Might be cheaper/faster/easier to do Masamune if you don't have it. It's supposed to be better most of the time it has the easiest of all the Empyrean paths to 90.

[Buffy]

What's the most up-to-date .dat pack for icons/fonts/maps? Been playing a couple months without bothering to re-update them and I can't seem to find what I even used in the first place.

XI View and XI Vision are available from the .dat modding thread on the windower website. They are kept updated and I used them today after the update without issue.

[Buffy]

TP bonus or Store TP Sixgill for Stardiver?

Edit: More specifically 6-hit TP bonus or 5-hit Store TP?

Doesn't Stardiver suck?

Disclaimer: Not a DD, so no personal experience.

[Buffy]

"Graphics Stabilization"

Anyone know what it's for? The update notes for it said jack shit. If it fixes the z-fighting issues with flickering hair/props, that'd be dandy.

It's used for the newest style cards that have issues crashing for no reason. I haven't needed it personally, but it stopped a friend from crashing entirely.

[dasva]

From otherwiki:
Fishing Guild's Comment

Panja-Nanja : "The Giant Catfish lives in ponds and swamps, but only comes out after dark.
For a biggie like that guy, make sure you put your balls of Trout Paste on a strong rod!"


Just wondering if that means that they can only be caught at night, or its just something that the NPC says/suggests for no reason. Nothing about recommended setups or places mentioned the actual night but this quote was there, so I'm not completely sure if relevant or not.

Npcs say weird stuff like that it doesn't mean anything. I suppose biterate might be better but can fish them just fine otherwise. Nothing I know reccomends time of day for fishing

[catmato]

Doesn't Stardiver suck?

Disclaimer: Not a DD, so no personal experience.

Actually, I don't even know myself. I'm asking for a friend. Drakesbane is best for Abyssea, right? I don't know what kind of gear he wears either.

[Yugl]

SD outside of Abyssea unless using Ryunohige.

[dasva]

Doesn't Stardiver suck?

Disclaimer: Not a DD, so no personal experience.

Might not be as good as some of the other merit ws but will often beat drakesbane from what I've seen. Obviously more crit rate/dmg will favor DB (ie abyssea) as will mythic but otherwise should be SD

As far as the original question goes I'd do neither. Assuming gorget/belt and 100% tp, tp bonus only adds 9%ish dmg to ws. Losing a hit is nice but not really worth gimping a weapon. If you going to do a bit of work I think OAT is one of the better polearms outthere outside of things like mythic and probably relic and odin v2 pole

[dasva]

So I'm trying to do some testing on spirit casting and it is varying quiet a bit with no change in equipment. 5 sec differences neutral day no weather etc. Is that normal?

[Dominico]

Without leveling the mobs up, up to what level can you skill up on mandies in Aby-Altepa?

[|Heretic|]

Fea's Robe +2 refresh or only +1?

[noodles355]

SD outside of Abyssea unless using Ryunohige.

Would drakesbane win in high-attack situations? Or is that theoretical never a reality because you'll be /sam and lacking berserk?

Sware the one time I had attack buffs on some VWNM with /War Drakes was outdoing stardiver (Usually /War for VW to access all Staff WSs, STP atmacite covers STP loss over /sam.)

[The Stig]

Want to augment all my sky gear -- I just need to get synergy to level 18 (initiate) and then feed the oven tatters (and the piece of gear) right? I've been seeing many cheap tatters floating around bazaars. 2000g a shot seems like a fun gamble.

If I get an augment I like, but not the best, and run out of tatters, I can keep the augment and re-augment it later? Or do I need to reobtain piece of gear.

[noodles355]

https://www.bg-wiki.com/bg/Tatter_and_Scrap_Synergy

"Tatters" and "Scraps" obtained from abjurations and sky god seals are used in Synergy recipes that add augments to your equipment. At the completion of the Synergy, you are given the option to keep or reject the new augment set. If you choose not to keep it, your piece of equipment with its old Augment is returned to you. If you keep it, you get the new augment. Either way, you lose the "Tatter" or "Scrap" any time you successfully complete the Synergy.

Might as well level it higher than 18. Going to 60 shouldn't take more than a day or two at least.

[Mairja]

Want to augment all my sky gear -- I just need to get synergy to level 18 (initiate) and then feed the oven tatters (and the piece of gear) right? I've been seeing many cheap tatters floating around bazaars. 2000g a shot seems like a fun gamble.

If I get an augment I like, but not the best, and run out of tatters, I can keep the augment and re-augment it later? Or do I need to reobtain piece of gear.

You can re-augment any piece of gear as much as you like. You can even remove augments fully so you'll be able to store the gear.

[The Stig]

Nice, thanks.

Noodles: I know levelling synergy has its merits but I am not too interested in the system overall (I guess for cooking it seems handy) -- I just want a cheap and fast way to improve my gear temporarily lol. Aside from these reasons are there any merits to levelling it to 60? (also, besides possible SoA usage)

[ssjjfar]

Better shot at HQs?

[The Stig]

Oh I didn't consider HQ rate would be tied to skill, haha. Crap, point taken then. Will attempt to level to 60.

[noodles355]

I got off my ass and started yesterday, got it from 15-50 in one sitting.