Forum: FFXI: Advanced Math

Everyone knows that Ticks are about 3 seconds for stuff like Bio II, Poison, etc., but there's also this weird category of other ...

The relationship between dDEX and Critical Hit Rate was worked out on BG ages ago, but there have been many anecdotal reports over the years that...

There are exactly two placeholders for Black Triple Stars, and they both spawn on the middle level where the NM does. All the "spawn on other floors"...

Here is some interesting testing data from pchan. And yeah, you have to expand it out. Does anyone want to replicate it or do the 0% DA THF/NIN...

Step Accuracy is based on melee Hit rate (shown below) and caps at 95%. The theory behind these tests is that I can tell how much "Step Accuracy" I...

307 Evasion Hpmede 77+33 DEX, 2+5+12+8+12+15 Acc 132 Skill = High Evasion for a 307 Evasion monster, +3Acc/-4DEX = Neutral 1H weapon - 241...

I found some old data on my computer from god-only-knows when. They all came out to about a 40% Retaliation Rate. Anyone else have data on this?:...

Well, since you asked! Tactical Parrying as a 90 DNC gives 3 TP/Parry. Charis Tights +2 gives +1.5 TP/Parry at 90. The effects do not Level Sync,...

Conserve MP Testing methodology: I have my mule or myself spam Barsomething-ra (12 MP per) or Enspells (also 12 MP per) over and over and over and...

Soooooo... I have the flu and can't make sense of my data, but I think I have enough data to refine our understanding of Pyrrhic Kleos. Someone do my...

I don't know if this has been posted before, but I didn't realize spikes work this way so here goes: * Blaze Spikes, 138 INT = 15 base damage (21...

Delay testing: Control: 23:58:47 - 9:10:07 : 9470 swings - 183+183 JAs, 0 WSs :: 33080 seconds With WSs: 9:47:09 - 18:58:29 : 9357 swings -...

Neither wikis, nor FFXIAH seem to have info on exactly what the enhanced avatar attack stat on this piece of gear does: So, I decided to...

Is it ok if I put this here? - Dark magic skill 423 (including merits & equipment) - No other Aspir enhancements on equipment or from anything...

Some guy I know kept implying that Full Break's defense-down effect actually worked all the time, so I wanted to see whether there was a ninja-update...

Did the introduce these yet? If so what are the changes looking like?

We know that skill chain damage increased by staff bonus/affinity: ...

So I was mass editing bg wiki changing the old AM formulas to fit the 1k system today. Don't ask me how none of them ever got updated. Then after I...

Hi guys... dunno if this is the right place to post this question. I'm a returning player and I've recently been trying to make a CW3 build for...

Still kinda a work in progress since my help is limited but here it goes. Since it seems it hasn't been mathed out and someone suggested I do it I...

Looked at magic burst bonus and it says something amount sharing a term with all gear... never really tested it myself but pretty much since static...

Not sure if it's already here but... from the little testing I've done sneak attack and Trick attack work on counters but don't consume the buff....

So people often use fealty to resist things like charm. The other day I popped it a resisted a couple of charms then for the first time with it up...

Some very rough Conserve TP testing. Job: 90 DRG, weapon: V.Contus (+6 conserve TP) I did 100 out of range weapon skills to test conserve TP...

Tachi: Ageha testing. It seems like 2.8 fTP and 50% CHR mod. #'s: Naked (75 CHR), Soboro. 712 min, 735 max, 722 avg. (Calculated 704-739)...

Barspells change their formula above 300 skill. Under 300, you get 1 resistance for each 5 skill. Over 300 it looks like 1 resistance for each...