Random Question Thread XIX: Welcome to Flavor Country

[Shin Volcano]

E.Pendent is your best bet, skill is mainly for magic accuracy. so of course put that where you can. other then summong ring, there really is no solid second option. just switch to the E. pendent before the bp goes off, of course the caller's pendet will regain pet and more tp=more damage.

[Atoreis]

Im trying to make complex calc for avg damage on WS and I need some info:
1. Is food attack is calculated into berserk bonus or berserk bonus is only based on att from skill+equip att+Str*0.5(or STR*0.75) and food att is added on top of this?
2. avg def of regular EP, IT, t3 NMs? or just some math how to calculate def of mob when we know a mob's lvl,job (I think there was something like this)
3. Stalwart tonic att bonus?

[Yugl]

How do Estoqueur's Houseaux +2 stack with Composure? Duration = (3.0+0.20)*100%, or (3.0)*(1.20)*100%?

I think it operates like the latter. I know for the AF3+2 set bonus, it operates on multiplication.

[Psychoboy]

i have a odd one. if the servers are possibly gonna be back up march 22 (japan time) . What would that be in us eastern time?

to add on , will that be on tues or wed?

[Syntex]

Japan is 13 hours ahead of the US(if you're EST) so if they do things on Monday midnight or 0:00 tuesday then we should see a message or something by 11am. otherwise it will be in the evening on monday when you hear something as they might do it during normal business hours but before lunch which is like 6am-noon which means 5pm+ est monday.

[Byrthnoth]

Keep in mind that they have not promised the servers will be up then.

[Psychoboy]

yes , but no news is good news

[Syntex]

yes , but no news is good news

No news is not good news. I rather know when they are going to announce things then be left in the dark.

[Sobie]

What is the "rarest" item in the game?

I mean of the items that actual players have across all servers, which one is there the least out there?

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[Syntex]

What is the "rarest" item in the game?

I mean of the items that actual players have across all servers, which one is there the least out there?

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Pick a shitty mythic and there you go.

At least a dozen or so relics of every kind have been unlocked but once word got out that mythics are not as good I bet some of the really offbeat ones never got unlocked like pup or something but this is just speculation.

Other then that everything else in the game is in great supply barring something that no one would keep around like Shura Kote +1 because they suck != rare.

[Yugl]

What is the "rarest" item in the game?

I mean of the items that actual players have across all servers, which one is there the least out there?

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Ballista cap.

[Aihree]

Also how does it look overall? Did I miss anything good or is it pretty solid nuke set?

Others have already suggested Eidolon, but since you've got full AF3+2 I'd suggest replacing the summoning skill earring with Gifted Earring off of Maere (t3 in grauberg, I don't know if it's earring or the dagger that is blue !! trigger drop). SMN AF3 set bonus works like BLM's does - if you get a blood boon proc, damage from that bp:r receives a proportional increase in damage. Gifted Earring will help you get more blood boon procs, as well as make the procs you get have a little more 'oomph' to them, which translates to more damage, more often.

[jimbobsonofgod]

What is the "rarest" item in the game?

Haven't heard or seen anybody with a mythic bst Axe.

Ballista cap.

No idea how many there are currently but at release there was 20 star caps and 20 Laurel Crown(Only found on Siren Server)

[Syntex]

Ballista cap.

What is this you speak of. I looking on clopedia and can't find it.

[Yugl]

It's technically called Star cap. http://wiki.ffxiclopedia.org/wiki/Ballista_Royale

Edit: Looks like Laurel cap is even rarer than the cap.

[Tsuko_Asura]

Okay setting up a potency nuke set for Heavenly Strike and need some input.

As far as a BiS list this is what I have come up with outside of using relics/mythics or something horribly hard to obtain tell me what you think...

http://www.ffxiah.com/item-sets/205996

Now there is no other ring that will help so I left it blank, same goes for ammo. The real question I am trying to figure out is what to use on the neck and I have it down to 3 choices...

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http://images3.wikia.nocookie.net/__...7s_pendant.png
http://images3.wikia.nocookie.net/__...on_pendant.jpg
http://images4.wikia.nocookie.net/__...ice_Torque.gif

Now I am pretty sure(but you know how some items can be) that the Torque won't help for a magic based attack and wiki has no info on it. The other 2 choices is really down to which is better, 9 skill or 3 MAB?

Also how does it look overall? Did I miss anything good or is it pretty solid nuke set?

Blood Boon earring, AF3+2 hands. Set proc increase is much more important than AF2+1 hands.

[Syntex]

Blood Boon earring, AF3+2 hands. Set proc increase is much more important than AF2+1 hands.

Well I have never used spellcast before but when servers go back up I plan to use it in conjunction with a this set and a -BPdelay/bloodboon set to get the most out of it.

But looking at the whole set bonus does it need to be on when the BP lands to get the bonus or when you use BP:Rage?

[matix]

ive seen laurel/stars caps(atleast on my server) but wouldnt <insert some never before crafted hq/item> fit the bill for rare? there's a dude on my server with shura kote +1, but its more for a 5/5 +1 completion thing lol, maybe that almigt apkallu drop? birdman cape? lol

[Nightfyre]

Pretty sure Jimbob was right when he said Aymur, don't think any have been completed.

[Darkmagi]

Feet off of almighty apkallu would probably be the second rarest then. Has anyone ever gotten a reported kill? I know I have seen sightings and solo wipes before.