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[Yugl]

You meant to say, the real question is, "Why are you resting?"

To log off obviously.

[Ricekid]

All right another rdm question, Im going to do apoc nigh(I know right inb4 2011 etc. etc.) soon so which earring should I get. Im leaning towards static for a free mnd+2 ear or what does every1 think about magnetic let me know thanks!!

[Vincento]

Magnetic, Merman's. How the hell is a free Mnd earring even appealing, considering the current prices of Star Earring.

[Khidir]

That + 1 in slow2, then whatever ya want to do really.

except blind II not to nitpick but it's really not needed and also no phalanx II either

[Sylvrdragon]

Does Atma of Ambition movement speed stack with any other stuff? Specifically ASA pants?

[Massimo]

except blind II not to nitpick but it's really not needed and also no phalanx II either

The sky, it's blue.

Does Atma of Ambition movement speed stack with any other stuff? Specifically ASA pants?

No. It counts as 12% gear movement speed, which doesn't stack.

[Nemesio]

Does anyone have an XML from a competent RDM? Currently use extended Macro's via windower, and thought it was time to go for something new. Attempted to create my own, and botched it pretty hard. Despite how easy XML is, my brain can just not do it. Searched around on the Spellcast thread, and over on the windower forums, but couldn't really find one that seemed like a RDM knew what the fuck he was doing.

[Hyriu]

Magnetic, Merman's. How the hell is a free Mnd earring even appealing, considering the current prices of Star Earring.

or considering MND earrings are a waste of space

[SteveMc]

Anyone else in the UK having connection issues? The same thing happened months back using the ISP TalkTalk, I would log in and instantly be R0'd and it's happening again, am I the only one right now?

[arus2001]

I've been having some spotty connections here in the states, but I think it's just been Comcast being Comcast. Amusingly, my earlier disconnect this evening apparently got me flagged by the rmtpwner, so I logged back in in MG. Luckily I wasn't doing anything important, so I just got to hear the GM basically say they fucked up.

[Vigilia]

Anyone else in the UK having connection issues? The same thing happened months back using the ISP TalkTalk, I would log in and instantly be R0'd and it's happening again, am I the only one right now?

Just you methinks, there's like 20 Brits in the same LS as me and nobody has connection problems except the one git who keeps playing on a laptop with a dongle. Checked everything with regards to your connection? It could be your end or it could be your ISP. Are you on ADSL or Cable? Couple of years ago me and my husband had constant horrible R0 problems because the phone line to our area couldn't support the amount of internet connections that wanted to use it for ADSL and BT refused to up Virgin's bandwidth quota or some other crap the tech reps told us (or Virgin refused to pay BT for more or whatever.. I have no clue how these things work but all I know was that Virgin blamed it all on BT, their phonelines from the 1950s and let us off their contract early because there was nothing they could do to fix it). We swapped ISP to a much smaller company and hey presto all problems went away. We've moved house and got proper cable since though.

If your modem/router etc. are all working fine I'd suggest talking to your ISP and having them running some tests (and you run tests as well) to find out if you're getting what you're paying for.

[SteveMc]

Well currently browsing the net, playing on XBL and everything is fine, just FFXI that wont connect, like I said this has happened before with TalkTalk whom I am with, I'll try again in a few hours I guess and if nothing kick up a shitstorm with TalkTalk.

[Thorny]

If anyone knows: How do Pax, enmity merits, and Atma Enmity-(Specifically MM I guess) stack with gear enmity? Possible to break the -50 or +100 caps using any of those or no? If anyone's wondering why, thinking Carabosse atma allowing for much more MND gear while keeping 50% cure potency and >50 enmity. As is, I don't even have to touch meds on WHM so sacrificing 5/tick isn't that big a deal.

[Fiarlia]

If anyone knows: How do Pax, enmity merits, and Atma Enmity-(Specifically MM I guess) stack with gear enmity? Possible to break the -50 or +100 caps using any of those or no?

Wait, boosting enmity caps at 100? Fuck me if so, I thought it capped at 50 both ways. =/

[Kirschy]

If anyone knows: How do Pax, enmity merits, and Atma Enmity-(Specifically MM I guess) stack with gear enmity? Possible to break the -50 or +100 caps using any of those or no? If anyone's wondering why, thinking Carabosse atma allowing for much more MND gear while keeping 50% cure potency and >50 enmity. As is, I don't even have to touch meds on WHM so sacrificing 5/tick isn't that big a deal.

Chances are Atma is considered Eq and caps at -50. Abilities like Muted Soul, Stealth Shot, and Tranquility are considered a different term, and multiplied. (-50% * -50% for a total of -75% enmity generation was reported by Kaeko.) My guess is that Pax and SCH's Minuo are a separate term from Eq enmity reduction.

There is a short, fairly easy test you can run since you tribox.

1) Have Player A aggro a mob.
2) Have Player B cast cure for 0 HP on Player A (1 CE, 0 VE)
3) Have Player B cast cure again for 0 HP on Player A (2 CE, 0 VE)
4) Warp Player A.
5) Have Player C Provoke the mob. (1 CE, 1800 VE)

At this point Player B has 2 CE, 0 VE. Player C has 1 CE and 1800 VE and the mobs attention. When the VE from provoke fades, the mob will turn to Player B. Since VE decays at a constant rate of 60VE/sec, you can count the number of seconds it takes before the VE from provoke is completely gone (Which occurs when the mob turns back to Player B.) This will give you an estimate on the total enmity reduction.

Hopefully I explained that well, it's actualli a fairly quick/easy test to run. Only thing to note is to bring stoneskin/phalanx as you can't take any damage from the mob during the test. (I'm sure it's obvious, but figured I'd mention it anyway.) Using the Lizards in Dem seem like a good mob as they're quick to get to, don't link, and check as EP/DC most of the time.

As for Enmity+ capping at 100, it was just inferred since Sentinel brings you to +100 Enmity. Using +Enmity gear while sentinel is active has no effect which leads people to believe it has a hard cap. There's a lot more enmity+ in the game now so it could be tested /w +50 in gear to be sure.

[Thorny]

How is Player B generating hate in steps 2 and 3? Player C isn't on the hate list yet.

I was just going to mimic kaeko's tests, but figured worth asking if anyone knew offhand.

[Kirschy]

How is Player B generating hate in steps 2 and 3? Player C isn't on the hate list yet.

I was just going to mimic kaeko's tests, but figured worth asking if anyone knew offhand.

Me being stupid, meant to cast cure on Player A, my bad. Yea just mimic Kaeko's tests, I'm curious on the answer myself~

[Greatguardian]

Was the Latent on Fatality Belt ever discovered? If it's usable on WS, is it worth using for Blade: Jin over Warwolf or other belts?

[Villian]

Random question. Kirschy avatar boggles me, do female tarus really have boobies? O_o

[Innuendo]

No, they share a model with males.