Random Question Thread XVII: Toy Surprise Inside!

[Zubuis]

I've heard 85 empyrean needs 75 items to go to a 90 empyrean. 75 of what?

[Flic]

Had a quick look, but cant see anything, any mobs give increased lights in the new zones aka emp murex style.

[rog]

Had a quick look, but cant see anything, any mobs give increased lights in the new zones aka emp murex style.

Elemental type things.

[Lunato]

I believe this also deserves a random fail, but there's no juicy pictures. So:

Is anyone kind enough to send 18 of their Rom files to me? I accidentally overwrote them with a bad mouse click using the zip files from yesterday's update. FFXI File check is a hunk of trash at this.

Files from FFXI > Rom > 0 Folder.
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Thanks.

[rog]

http://www.filefront.com/17620070/0.zip

[Velecic]

So has anyone done testing with the new Belts? Thunder/Soil etc, I have a couple myself but I'm not sure how to test how they work. Assuming they work like Gorgets would they be better than say, Warwolf Belt for WS ? How about Bale Belt for Catastrophe?

[boo]

inb4 loldrk, lolcata, lolrelic.

I guess same method as gorget?
/thf SA 100 rabbits with belt
another 100 without
??
profit?

[TheDirtyHobo]

Anyone have some experience with the new salvage drop rate increases? We went in, managed to pop 3 skirmish pephredos, 3 perytons, and ended up getting 4 35's to drop (1 of each piece available from those NMs) with only a TH3 THF. Is this standard now? I know it wasn't pre-update, so wondering if we just got some dumb luck, or they really hiked the 35 drop rate up that much

[fab]

is there a way to speed up the whole ffxi update?
sitting @ 9847/14125 files and only 28% complete after 10 hours .

[Yugl]

So has anyone done testing with the new Belts? Thunder/Soil etc, I have a couple myself but I'm not sure how to test how they work.

I think the best way to to find a physical WS that does not use STR mod and...
1. Sub THF
2. Get a lot of STR (Perhaps 90ish to be safe)
3. If you can, try to make it so that {Floor(MOD%*YOURSTAT)}*.85 comes out to be an even number (Or just post your stat here + WS)
4. SA + WS using corresponding waist piece
5. Post numbers or calculate it yourself

[Cream Soda]

.85 may have changed today?

also, gax options 4 war?

[Yugl]

.85 may have changed today?

also, gax options 4 war?

Good point, make sure it's a LV85 class.

[Not Kuno]

Anyone find out what quests give BLM stuff? I seem to get pup and only pup from everything I do.

[Guitarman]

Anyone find out what quests give BLM stuff? I seem to get pup and only pup from everything I do.

blm body is (a rare as fuck, mind you) reward from dominion between flux 4 and 5, puks.

[Not Kuno]

Was looking more for old school quests. I did a shitload of Dominion in Grauberg (wyverns) that supposedly drop it but I got just random crap.

[Kirschy]

.85 may have changed today?

also, gax options 4 war?

Still .85.

Actualli it can still be .84, .85, or .86. I can run more tests later to confirm, but .85 seems to still be the right alpha.

[Sylvrdragon]

Anyone have some experience with the new salvage drop rate increases? We went in, managed to pop 3 skirmish pephredos, 3 perytons, and ended up getting 4 35's to drop (1 of each piece available from those NMs) with only a TH3 THF. Is this standard now? I know it wasn't pre-update, so wondering if we just got some dumb luck, or they really hiked the 35 drop rate up that much

Was there any mention of a Dynamis drop increase? My friend went into Xarc today and, if what he was calling out over Skype is accurate, they got well over 30 AFs. Constantly multiple in the pool with 5+ at one point. Was this just a good group/lucky? Maybe it's the new TH mechanics at work?

[Gokulo]

There was, for dynamis and einherjar.

Was that a full clear or what?

[Azuark]

how should i distribute DNC tier II merits?

[Byrthnoth]

how should i distribute DNC tier II merits?

It's a matter of personal preference and depends on what you want to do with Dancer. I'd vote for:
2 No Foot Rise - You'll always Presto a step when it's up, and if you miss that step then you can use NFR and Presto will still be up for the next Step you use, giving you 5 Finishing either way.
Saber Dance - 1/5 gives you +15% Double Attack. 5/5 gives you +20% Double Attack. I'd unlock it and see how much you use it before you go 5/5 with it, but honestly I do most of my Abyssea solos pretty much full-timing it. Sometimes I Waltz myself when I drop it every 3 minutes.
Fan Dance - You need at least 1/5 of this. There are very few solos, if any, where I'd want more than 1/5 Fan Dance.
Closed Position - This is where you dump the rest of your merits. 3 Evasion per merit, basically.

Currently I'm 2 No Foot Rise, 5 Saber Dance, 1 Fan Dance, 2 Closed Position. I'd recommend going 1 Saber Dance -> 1 Fan Dance -> 2 No Foot Rise and then deciding how you like the merits you've got before you finish them off.