Random Question Thread XIX: Welcome to Flavor Country

**Ophannus** · 2011-04-06 23:03

Does it have a ton of MDT?

**Fievel** · 2011-04-06 23:05

Originally Posted by Ophannus

Does it have a ton of MDT?

I honestly couldn't tell you, haven't nuked things down in ages.

**Deader2818** · 2011-04-06 23:15

Is there a good way to skill up parry in abyssea?

**Byrthnoth** · 2011-04-06 23:29

Originally Posted by Jornna

Is there a good way to skill up parry in abyssea?

The same way you skill up evasion. Put up Phalanx, Ducal Guard, Mounted Champion, and maybe Savior. Then grab a bunch of black mandies in Altepa, keep them in front of you, and sit back. PDT and -Evasion gear helps, and you might as well use Terra's Staff unless you're also skilling shield. Expect to get hit about 400 swings per Parrying skillup after 200 skill. I'd expect you to get about 1 level per hour if you fought one mandy continuously with a floored evasion rate and never had to repull. That may be optimistic, but I've played evasive jobs for so long that I'm not sure anymore.

Also, don't expect that capping parrying will have any real impact on your parrying rate against monsters that matter.

**Chun Liroy** · 2011-04-06 23:34

So I just died to ZM4 (fml this took me 2 hours to get to the BCNM), anyway this is soloable on nin/dnc.

**Michelob** · 2011-04-06 23:44

Originally Posted by Mohit

How hard would you say getting to and killing the Iron Plate NMs are? I seen that mnk+whm can do them on wiki but I also see that they can do 6000 dmg or something. How was your experience at it?

I've 2boxed a lot of Sunderers and Smiters with MNK+WHM. If you happen to get hit with an unlucky move, or string of moves that eat up your mages MP you can just kite the thing until you get MP or let your DD unweak if you do get stuck with a massive TP move that takes out your DD. They are very slow.

**Fievel** · 2011-04-06 23:46

Any good free onevent bots out there? D:

**Gun-it** · 2011-04-07 02:31

For Jin Loki's Kaftan til af3?

**Buffy** · 2011-04-07 04:15

What would a good fast cast/pre cast/haste set up look like for whm (assuming you want to end in cure potency and idle in refresh gear)? Also a brief explanation of the rules of how those things effect actual casting times and timers would be helpful as a refresher.

**Lyramion** · 2011-04-07 05:10

Can RDM solo Mx'Grah Tier II VNM in Mis Coast? I tried on DRG but it hits faster than I can HB. Can solo Rani pop NMs on RDM as well other VNM II's with Kite+nuke method. Is it possible on RDM?

His Magic Resistance is notable. Even a well geared BLM wasn´t putting out any good numbers.

Might not help but solod the NM tons of times recently as MNK/WHM. Give yourself Haste, full DD gear and Counterstance and critical hit interrupt any -GAIV spell easily. It usually pops 150~ east of #0 and you can get Fanatics, Wings and Tier III potions from the Bastion NPC in between pops. Never lost a fight this way.

**Alkimi** · 2011-04-07 06:05

Originally Posted by Rehn

Discoid is 10 radius around the current target of hate. Just have tank(s) stand about 3 away from chariot, and everyone else stand 9.9 from tank to distribute discoid damage. Don't stand on top of chariot like the above guy says; you'll just needlessly get hit by other aoe crap that you shouldn't have to.

The one in Grauberg can use needles for a huge amount, based on how much damage you've done since it last used Discoid (did 6k+ damage to 6 of us), but I've only seen it do that much maybe once in 15 fights. It usually uses Discoid more regularly making it more manageable. Easy enough to kite if that happens anyway since it's a casting mob.

**Alistaire** · 2011-04-07 08:16

Any dialogue/text in game actually call out spells like freeze etc using the term "ancient magic" or was this entirely a player term?

**Atoreis** · 2011-04-07 08:29

Originally Posted by Fievel

Yeah, I've never seen beam do close to that. All three ironclads are pretty simple, Ule is the worst of the 3 but he is still fairly simple. just do Grauberg though, I doubt you'll have any problems at all.

Actually with good DD the Ule one is easiest. Why? Because all its TP moves have no stupid effects like strip or even high damage (I think all of them are below 1000) and if killed fast before he manage to boost its att and def via using invincible and mighty strikes the fight with my Veret mnk+whm took 2-3min. If it start with invincible then it might take 5min. Just need to remember few things:
1. Fight it near his spawn and on the wall to block knockback. MNK should stand on west end of waterfall and WHM on east.
2. Can't counter so don't use counterstance.
3. WHM should stay at max distance to avoid silence aura while invincible
4. Cap azure and farm 2hr chest between pops. I once took it down from 100% to 25% while hundred fists. Gather TP before pop and start with WS in case it use invincible in first few seconds and you will end up having a problem to keep hate w/o being able to do damage.
5. Pop all JA before pop because like all ironclads it will amnesia and stun you and using ability while fighting takes a time in which you could swing.
6. Kill elemental before pop if its near.
7. Dont bother with WS equip (at least on mnk) and just spam WS macro while you have tp and are stunned or/and have amnesia.
8. Triggers are very cheap usually and should be a lot on ah.

**Syntex** · 2011-04-07 08:44

A good quest to raise fame in Abyssea Vunker to get the abyssite that lowers stone recharge time by 4 hours?(wiki says lvl3 fame required)

A good set of atmas for monk to tank with? RR/GH/?? Or maybe something other then those 2?(maybe for evasion tanking?)

Is an evasion set for monk worth investing in? I currently don't have an evasion tank job(nin/thf/dnc ect) and wondered if anyone else uses one for their mnk to solo/duo.

Has anyone done the kupo de etat missions lately at 90? Nana mihigo(cat bitch with 3 goblins) solo/duoable? All indo on wiki says it's a hard fight but I wonder if a mnk+Mage would have no problems with a sleepga and enfeebles.

Planning to level ninja in the near future, anything I can do ahead of time to get ahead on gear or something? Ungar boomerang is something I can track down but what else?

**Ocara** · 2011-04-07 08:57