Random Question Thread XIX: Welcome to Flavor Country

[Vice-Admiral von Titsling]

I bought the PC Ultimate Version, and it includes the three add-on scenarios in the package. Got it for $9 on Steam, and I can access them on my PS2 also. It's pretty nice.

[Radec]

Thinking of coming back to FFXI for a bit and have a few annoying questions.

Been away from the game for about 3 years. Are the first three mini-expansions needed for advancement now-a-days, or can they be skipped in favor of abyssea? And I thought I remembered reading something about level capped content having the caps removed.. Was that for all battlefields or just some? Or was I just imagining things?

You can skip the non-abyssea expansions, is some nice augment parts but nothing nearly as essential as abyssea. Level cap was removed in CoP missions/areas and city missions (2-3 Dragon, 5-1 Skeletons).

[Byxfluzba]

Just got Bestia breeches with +4 Haste (Ontop of 3dex 3atk and 1 agi) which, if I use will bring me to 26% Haste.

Question is, is that .5 or whatever of a haste worth keeping on? Or should I swap something back down to 25%.
Options are:

4%Bestia > Homam Cosciales for +3 Acc, 26hp. no...
Timarli dastanas > homam Manapolas for 4acc, 20hp, 3 enmity... lose 4str gain 6subtle blow.
Lancer's Pelerine > Foragers mantle (No atheling yet or I wouldn't even ask the question) lose 5 acc, gain 15atk 3str
Blitz ring > something else. I don't have anything fantastic here, so basically flame ring or ulthalams.

I don't have the proper gear for a 5 hit build.
.. This is for my DRG btw. Current gear: .ffxiah.com/item-sets/58716 Broken link due to nopost.

[Dathus]

Keep the 26% it's to cap the haste and is worth it. Don't change anything unless you're lowering your hit build.

[Fievel]

A bunch of retards

Exactly!

[Yugl]

Just got Bestia breeches with +4 Haste (Ontop of 3dex 3atk and 1 agi) which, if I use will bring me to 26% Haste.

Question is, is that .5 or whatever of a haste worth keeping on? Or should I swap something back down to 25%.
Options are:

4%Bestia > Homam Cosciales for +3 Acc, 26hp. no...
Timarli dastanas > homam Manapolas for 4acc, 20hp, 3 enmity... lose 4str gain 6subtle blow.
Lancer's Pelerine > Foragers mantle (No atheling yet or I wouldn't even ask the question) lose 5 acc, gain 15atk 3str
Blitz ring > something else. I don't have anything fantastic here, so basically flame ring or ulthalams.

I don't have the proper gear for a 5 hit build.
.. This is for my DRG btw. Current gear: .ffxiah.com/item-sets/58716 Broken link due to nopost.

Hold for Atheling.

[Gun-it]

good hands for blade jin other then af+1 or af3?

[TheDirtyHobo]

Decided to start working on my BLU a little more and use more specific spell sets instead of a single general 'physical spell' set.

Current set is

Sword/Sword/ /Mavi
Aias/Spike/Minuet/Suppa
AF+1/Relic/Flame/Rajas
Potentia/Warwolf/Emp+1/Areion's

Only upgrades I can think of offhand are Spike->Kubira (not gonna happen, fuck Einherjar), Relic hands->Enkidu's, Suppa->Flame Earring/pearl, Flame Ring->Spiral/Vulcan's (too cheap for pyrosoul), and emp+1 legs->+2. Works good for the STR/DEX spells like GR and Dissevernment, but are there any specific tweaks for VIT modded spells like QC and DT?

And, I don't even know where to start with Benthic Typhoon, so an ideal build from scratch would be appreciated there.

Bumping this, and adding a semi-related question: About what should a decently geared BLU be averaging on CDC with 85Almace or 90Badelaire?

[Seol]

Other wiki says all new jugs 76+ cap at lvl 90 except NurseryNazuna(86), is this correct? if so, does that means I only need 2/5 on beast affinity merits if I want my sheep to be 90?

[TheDirtyHobo]

good hands for blade jin other then af+1 or af3?

Ochiudo's/Bandomusha Kote.

[Jememy]

What do you mean good BLU damage builds? There are standard TP sets/ws sets (SB/CDC/Vorpal), specific spell sets, and specific magic builds/etc. There isn't a "gud BLU dmg build" to encompass everything unless you want someone to post all sets for BLU. As far as solo, you would use the same standard builds for most things but I know some BLU have dabbled in eva builds now with atma and have solo'd things like Briarius( (although I'm fairly sure this can be done w/o something as excessive as a eva build). There might be other NMs they have done with it though.

Well what are some specific tp sets/ws sets, and magic builds. I want my friend to be more than a yellow whore and I don't know what BLUs do to contribute well.

Just go straight dd atmas. Its basically a race. Everytime he does his tp move it gets stronger to the point it will one shot you no matter what your wearing. So just kill as fast as possible without feeding it much tp. So auspice and what not.

Migawari. Learn it, live it, love it.

[jimbobsonofgod]

About what should a decently geared BLU be averaging on CDC with 85Almace or 90Badelaire?

I'd say 2400~ average with 4k+ spikes.

[Atoreis]

Well what are some specific tp sets/ws sets, and magic builds. I want my friend to be more than a yellow whore and I don't know what BLUs do to contribute well.

I answered you in BLU mage thread.

[Atoreis]

Anyone have some info about good FoV augments for resists build (all kind of elements) that beats other non augmented options? I'm looking for what item and where could be augmented to be best in the slot. I think I remember some stats ring like triumph and such being augmented with even more fire res in behemoth dominion?

[Ozzy2]

Quick general abyssea related question(s) -

I'm returning to the game after nearly a year, and as such i've not really taken in all the chatter about Abyssea. My highest job is Dragoon - 78, and I'm wondering what subjobs are generally acceptable in abyssea for that? /NIN, /SAM, /???
More so, what jobs are most desirable? I've been lead to believe Warrior has become one of the better DD jobs to take in there due to being able to trigger a lot of the weaknesses?

Any info would be appreciated, thanks

[Syntex]

Quick general abyssea related question(s) -

I'm returning to the game after nearly a year, and as such i've not really taken in all the chatter about Abyssea. My highest job is Dragoon - 78, and I'm wondering what subjobs are generally acceptable in abyssea for that? /NIN, /SAM, /???
More so, what jobs are most desirable? I've been lead to believe Warrior has become one of the better DD jobs to take in there due to being able to trigger a lot of the weaknesses?

Any info would be appreciated, thanks

BLU / BLM / NIN / MNK,... Any job that has access to as many elemental weaponskills as possible and/or able to tank well are most desirable. That and because they have crit WS's which pulls ahead with the right atma's then jobs without one(like DRK and SAM) which is why they fell behind.

SJ is your standard ones with a mage job for your solo. I would say off the top of my head nin/sam/war/whm/rdm then again I don't know much about DRG

[Atoreis]

Quick general abyssea related question(s) -

I'm returning to the game after nearly a year, and as such i've not really taken in all the chatter about Abyssea. My highest job is Dragoon - 78, and I'm wondering what subjobs are generally acceptable in abyssea for that? /NIN, /SAM, /???
More so, what jobs are most desirable? I've been lead to believe Warrior has become one of the better DD jobs to take in there due to being able to trigger a lot of the weaknesses?

Any info would be appreciated, thanks

1. NIN+WAR+WHM is best trio for KI
2. BLU/nin+BLM/brd+WHM is best trio for farming stuff with yellow. Next best to add here would be THF

Those jobs are most desirable. DRG is still one of the best DD in abyssea and actually very good as support DD with low healing in party. /sam for dd /blu for solo /rdm for cure in pt.

[Ozzy2]

thanks for the replies gives me something to go on and work with. probably got a few sj's to level now heh :3

[Mercilessturtle]

Anyone have some info about good FoV augments for resists build (all kind of elements) that beats other non augmented options? I'm looking for what item and where could be augmented to be best in the slot. I think I remember some stats ring like triumph and such being augmented with even more fire res in behemoth dominion?

It doesn't matter where you augment it, just pick something that already has resist on it and pray you get the same resist as your augment.

[Nemesio]

Does anything add to the potency of NIN debuffs? If so, I am assuming INT? But I can't seem to find anything on the matter.