Random Question Thread XVII: Toy Surprise Inside!

[machiko]

Can Ironclad Pulverizer be killed by 2 rdm via kiting before it rages?

[Francisco]

I figured this would be more of a question for whats better, but, anyway:

What's the currently accepted best piece for MNK in: back piece, non-rajas ring, non-brutal earring?

Currently using Rvnt+2, full usu (no+1,+2 yet, almost there), foragers, bb, rajas, sniper (nq), brutal, ethereal (gimp :/), and the mnk jse tathlum. (would black or white be better?)

2nd Earring and Ammo are going to depends entirely on your needs, specifically accuracy wise. Kemas and Aesir are nice earrings. I still use Ethereal for TPing, as I like the extra evasion and I don't see a huge benefit to using anything else.

I think there's a DA+3% Attack+20 mantle... that's probably up there... other than that, it's the usual top choices (Cerb+1, Foragers).

I think Rajas/Epona is the current undisputed best ring combo for MNK. You gear is actually identical to mine at the moment, aside from the Sniper's Ring... I just throw a spiral ring into that slot until I get a shot at Epona... nothing else seems especially worthwhile with ACC capped on everything.

Asked this a couple days ago, but is there a list of NM that are soloable now that weren't when 75 was the cap?

Depends entirely on your job and how good you are at it. I soloed several Om'Yovra as 85 MNK... attempted a bunch of NMs the other day as 90MNK... Zipacna and Steamcleaner were jokes. I died to Faust, but could win if I had played more conservatively. Took Ovni to 32% solo on MNK - probably soloable with better atma/temps/not getting 4 straight V.Barrages... Jorm... not soloable, but I took it to 93%.

[Massimo]

Can Ironclad Pulverizer be killed by 2 rdm via kiting before it rages?

Yes, easily.

[Fievel]

edit2: Fievel, your taru mnk has more hp than me why do I suck

Obviously taru monks are just more awesomer.

[Corresapolonia]

did SE change anything in aggro ranges in dynamis bastok? went in for a clear to help a friend but down the alley on the way to the smn NM something weird happened. no matter what we did (and no agas we did) the mobs above us spawned and killed our asses. attack one down below and they all came down. even melee attacks down on the mobs aggroed the upper ones on us. wth

[Kamil]

Where does Ruminator spawn and what's his repop?

[Corresapolonia]

Where does Ruminator spawn and what's his repop?

abyssea la theine.
VNM so have to look for it. is T3

[Guitarman]

Oooo very nice. Think I can down her reliably with mnk whm brd? Taru mnk so I sit around 3.1kish hp, that enough to survive 2hr?

with shell V and wind carol 2, her 2hr seemed capped at 1980 dmg, so yeah you could live. I had a hell of a time solo tanking her though, took so much dmg with her accuracy and double attacks. Plus, she's very resistant to melee. My ascetic's fury can top out around 3900 fairly regularly, but with this mob id be lucky to break 800. blms destroy her, so grab a blm bud if you can.

[Darkmagi]

My fairly awful nin was still doing decent jins on this so I have no idea what sort of damage resistance you are talking of.

[Fievel]

with shell V and wind carol 2, her 2hr seemed capped at 1980 dmg, so yeah you could live. I had a hell of a time solo tanking her though, took so much dmg with her accuracy and double attacks. Plus, she's very resistant to melee. My ascetic's fury can top out around 3900 fairly regularly, but with this mob id be lucky to break 800. blms destroy her, so grab a blm bud if you can.

Perfect thanks for the info

[Dominico]

How much STP in gear do you need if you're using a Keitonotachi +2 with 100 TP Bonus to reach a 5 hit? Assuming you have 5/5 STP merits.

[dannyl]

Does anyone know of a good trial camp for both Beast-type and Lizard-type? Or at least very close to each other

ty

[barber2006]

Anyone know how elemental celerity, blm af+2 hat, and fast cast interact with each other. Is the 50% cap still in effect for all these or will celerity and hat continue to give bonuses acting independant of fast cast cap?

[arus2001]

Does anyone know of a good trial camp for both Beast-type and Lizard-type? Or at least very close to each other

ty

Range has raptors and bunnies right on top of each other past the first tunnel to the right of entry. However, lizard-specific camps (not just family) kind of suck outside of Abyssea since they're usually indoors.

[Aihree]

Over here on Carbuncle, the chariot half of the Rani popset still hasnt' been coaxed into repopping since maintenance took it out. We have one popset previously collected, so one chance to get Rani done, and thus one of my group's members is willing to pop on a brew to ensure it succeeds. Only thing I'm wondering is, which job is best for that of what they have: rng, nuking rdm, meleeing rdm, nuking blm, or blu, presuming working it down to 50% normally before it goes nuts.

[Nightmarelord]

Over here on Carbuncle, the chariot half of the Rani popset still hasnt' been coaxed into repopping since maintenance took it out. We have one popset previously collected, so one chance to get Rani done, and thus one of my group's members is willing to pop on a brew to ensure it succeeds. Only thing I'm wondering is, which job is best for that of what they have: rng, nuking rdm, meleeing rdm, nuking blm, or blu, presuming working it down to 50% normally before it goes nuts.

off topic but i miss you guys. im gonna have to pop back in on someone elses toon!

[Nightmarelord]

With all the new updates and levels. Which salvages are pretty easy to low man / duo? somebody is lacking some gear so it looks like NML to the rescue.

[Aihree]

the only one difficult to low man would be zhayolm boss with its needles.

[Nightmarelord]

we did all that shit @ 75 cap with maybe one pt, and some of those ppl were 2 boxed. so how would it be hard @ 90? there isnt a cap is their?

[Aihree]

it's not hard at all. Just things like discoid doing static amounts can be probelmatic.