Random Question Thread XVIII: Just an Ordinary Sword of Legend

[spider123]

What mobs in Tahrongi don't give Ruby light aside from Blood Bats and Pachypodiums?

Corpslight (sperm heads) clionid, limune, tigers. Think I missed one somewhere.

Edit: http://wiki.ffxiclopedia.org/wiki/Abyssea_Lights Handy resource

[TheDirtyHobo]

It would be nice if the guy had posted the exact number of attacks (not rounds) he made during his test. You can easily determine how many attacks are expected if one or the other goes first, and have another number to back up his findings.

Isn't that like stupidly easy to find, or am I looking at the wrong thing? I mean...

Total attack rounds= 8625
Total single attack rounds= 7020 (81.39%)
Total double attack rounds= 754 (8.74%)
Total triple attack rounds= 851 (9.87%)

(7020 * 1) + (754 * 2) + (851 * 3) = (7020) + (1508 ) + (2553) = 11081 attacks

[rog]

It's THF/WAR with 5 merits in Triple Attack, so both DA and TA are 10%. If DA took precedence over TA, as was previously believed, there would be a higher occurrence of DA. The numbers would be switched, essentially. It would be nice if the guy had posted the exact number of attacks (not rounds) he made during his test. You can easily determine how many attacks are expected if one or the other goes first, and have another number to back up his findings.

Unless he just got lucky. The difference is quite small, so a lot of samples are needed to be sure the results weren't just luck. Like i said though, i'm no mathologist, so i have no idea if the results are statistically significant, hence why i asked.

[Ricekid]

Can anyone post a sample of Blu gear sets. I'm taking it up to cover some grellow !!s. Thanks BG

[Theraven]

What's the best way to skill staff solo? My skill was capped for 75 so fortilaces are out. I tried Duriumshells in Vunk but on MNK I just couldn't keep up with the damage I was taking and on BLM I ended up casting more than I was meleeing (recasting stoneskin or curing, mostly).

[rog]

What's the best way to skill staff solo? My skill was capped for 75 so fortilaces are out. I tried Duriumshells in Vunk but on MNK I just couldn't keep up with the damage I was taking and on BLM I ended up casting more than I was meleeing (recasting stoneskin or curing, mostly).

Use regen, etc atmas on mnk? Also, /dnc. Not sure how you can't keep up on mnk.

[Theraven]

Use regen, etc atmas on mnk?

derp, I hadn't even considered skilling in abyssea

[rog]

Oh, i thought you meant abyssea vunkerl. Really though the answer is /dnc.

[Theraven]

Oh, i thought you meant abyssea vunkerl. Really though the answer is /dnc.

I was /dnc already but tp comes so slowwww with staff :\

edit: Just went to Abyssea-Grauberg and tried glen crabs.. don't even need any ja's or /dnc. I'm basically afking on EM crabs and letting them kill themselves via counter. Only 25/tick regen via atmas and even that's overkill.

[zagex]

derp, I hadn't even considered skilling in abyssea

join abyssea alliance, hit stuff with staff. If anyone complains, just point at the random nub next to you using some crappy ass WS like dark harvest for the magian trial, or the lvl 75 guy who whiffs more than he hits. At least that's what I'd do, but I also need more cruor for more brews.

[Motenten]

Interesting. Thanks for the link. Though i'm not mathologist, are those results even conclusive with such a sample size?

With the given sample size, the values are separable at the 90% confidence interval, and they overlap by 0.10% at the 95% confidence interval. Further, even at the 99% confidence interval it's still not possible for TA to be 9%, nor is it possible for DA to be 10%. Since we understand that one of them must have priority over the other, simple overlap isn't sufficient to disprove the hypothesis. That is, there is absolutely no way for the DA rate to be high enough to be in priority over TA, therefore TA must have priority over DA.

[Hanyoko]

Resources file is too big for one post, so here's part one.

or... windower.net go to the left side and click on the Resources.xml download page. Right click->save as the file Resources.xml

[Phoenyx]

or... windower.net go to the left side and click on the Resources.xml download page. Right click->save as the file Resources.xml

How I managed to overlook this is beyond me. Thank you and thank Nyghtfyre for pointing that out. :D

[fredjanx]

25/tick regen via atmas and even that's overkill.

Use Apoc Atma.

[Xerlic]

Which sapling is Gangly Gean's placeholder?

[Cream Soda]

Best (ghetto) 5-hit i can get on war w/ 504 delay gax, assuming goading and rose strap are out of the question.

[etelosbo]

How can I update apradar 2 to include the maps for heroes abys?

[Kyata]

Asked this in the Empyrian armor thread, but thought it'd be best suited here.

What's the procedure in using fraps to test delay?
I'd like to test RNG AF body before I upgrade it to +2, to see the difference in Snapshot, if any.

Thanks.

[Fiarlia]

SMN Merits? Cap Shiva's pact, one in each of the others for cat 2, yes? Then cat 1 would be capping Magic Attack Bonus and what? Think I recall reading that physical attack was meh, but I can't remember. >_<

[Byrthnoth]

Phys Attack is meh, but it depends how good your summoner is. Summoning Magic Skill adds Acc to BPs if it breaks the cap, and (iirc) good summoners necessarily have a shitton of it in their BP gear due to lack of better options so their Acc is pretty much auto-capped on everything and Phys/MAcc do nothing for them. However, if you're a summoner like me, with ~200 skill and an incomplete Relic set, Phys Acc is potentially the best second option for your tier 1.