Random Question Thread XIX: Welcome to Flavor Country

[Thorny]

sub rdm for gravity, it'll last until cs wears if your enfeeb is capped, take one nuke as you start running and a second fleeing back past when it catches up to you at the other end

[Deader2818]

Seems like in the old zones there are 2 drops with blue, 1 that is a high chance with just blue, and another that has a high chance with blue + TH.

Maybe im wrong, but its always felt that way with items like Lokis, Sabots, Orison cape, Charis Neck, etc are like that. Killed them a bunch with just blue proc and didnt get a drop till blue + TH.

[Mojo]

Looking for some Artemis' Medal spellcast here. I'm not really sure how the rule syntax goes for various moon phases and percentages (nor the exact moon phases I should even be using for it.)

[Atoreis]

Seems like in the old zones there are 2 drops with blue, 1 that is a high chance with just blue, and another that has a high chance with blue + TH.

Maybe im wrong, but its always felt that way with items like Lokis, Sabots, Orison cape, Charis Neck, etc are like that. Killed them a bunch with just blue proc and didnt get a drop till blue + TH.

Im 2/4 on orison cape w/o anything and 0/8 with blue.

[Deader2818]

Im 2/4 on orison cape w/o anything and 0/8 with blue.

Good for you? You can still get drops with no proc at all. We got one cape without a proc but over all was about 1/25 with no procing.

Everyone blue ive proced on him given me ring 100% but cape only.... 2/8 I think.

[Yugl]

Looking for some Artemis' Medal spellcast here. I'm not really sure how the rule syntax goes for various moon phases and percentages (nor the exact moon phases I should even be using for it.)

<if moon="New moon|Moon name here|Moon name here">
<if skill="ElementalMagic">
<equip>
<neck lock="yes">Artemis' Medal</neck>
</equip>
</if>
</if>

[Mazmaz]

Can you 5 hit Ukon without a regain atma?

[Mojo]

Thanks, but uh, I was mostly asking for what the actual names were for the different phases. Ended up doing this.

<var name="ArtMed">Artemis' Medal</var>

<if advanced='"%MoonPCT"&gt;="80"'>
	<action type="var" cmd='set NeckVar "$ArtMed"' when="precast" />
</if>
<else>
	<if MPPAfterCastLT="50">
		<action type="var" cmd='set NeckVar "Uggalepih Pendant"' when="precast" />
	</if>
	<else>
		<action type="var" cmd='set NeckVar "Feud Pendant"' when="precast" />
	</else>
</else>

Not sure if it will work, but it should work?

[Massimo]

Can you 5 hit Ukon without a regain atma?

Ukon/Rose/X/White
Zelus/Almah/Attila/Brutal
AF3+2/AF3+2orPerle/Hoard/Rajas
Tactical/Goading/AF3+2/AF3+2

+ Carbonara and Attila+Rajas on WS.


This is assuming no regain moonshade. With one, you could drop Almah and Tathlum for Ravager's.

[Heslon]

can you get more then -50% dmg taken cap with phalanx I/II or is phalanx useless if you allready have -50% dmg taken in equip slots?

[Andradi]

Phalanx is separate from the -% damage taken, so it's never useless.

[Hitoseijuro]

Ukon/Rose/X/White
Zelus/Almah/Attila/Brutal
AF3+2/AF3+2orPerle/Hoard/Rajas
Tactical/Goading/AF3+2/AF3+2

+ Carbonara and Attila+Rajas on WS.


This is assuming no regain moonshade. With one, you could drop Almah and Tathlum for Ravager's.

Dont need almah, can do with Chiv chain(assuming outside abyssea? since its better, otherwise wont matter) and you dont need attila for ws either.

[Massimo]

Thanks, but uh, I was mostly asking for what the actual names were for the different phases. Ended up doing this.

<var name="ArtMed">Artemis' Medal</var>

<if advanced='"%MoonPCT"&gt;="80"'>
	<action type="var" cmd='set NeckVar "$ArtMed"' when="precast" />
</if>
<else>
	<if MPPAfterCastLT="50">
		<action type="var" cmd='set NeckVar "Uggalepih Pendant"' when="precast" />
	</if>
	<else>
		<action type="var" cmd='set NeckVar "Feud Pendant"' when="precast" />
	</else>
</else>

Not sure if it will work, but it should work?

It would work, but I'd suggest doing something like this instead:

<var name="ArtMed">Artemis' Medal</var>

<if advanced='"%MoonPCT"&gt;="80"'>
	<action type="var" cmd='set NeckVar "$ArtMed"' when="precast" />
</if>
<elseif MPPAfterCastLT="50">
	<action type="var" cmd='set NeckVar "Uggalepih Pendant"' when="precast" />
</elseif>
<elseif advanced='"%MoonPCT"&gt;="40"'>
	<action type="var" cmd='set NeckVar "$ArtMed"' when="precast" />
</elseif>
<else>
	<action type="var" cmd='set NeckVar "Feud Pendant"' when="precast" />
</else>

Not entirely sure if 40% is correct, but I've seen it being used for the rule at some point in the spellcast thread.

can you get more then -50% dmg taken cap with phalanx I/II or is phalanx useless if you allready have -50% dmg taken in equip slots?

Phalanx is a straight damage cut. I.E. -28 damage at X enhancing skill, -30 at Y and so on. They do stack, though DT is calculated after Phalanx.

Dont need almah, can do with Chiv chain(assuming outside abyssea? since its better, otherwise wont matter) and you dont need attila for ws either.

You're actually right. I have no idea how I managed to miscalculate it back then, sorry. Either way, Ravager's Earring in Abyssea, when not having regain atma for whatever reason, instead of Chiv and yeah no Attila on WS.

[Telamond]

I'm a level 90 MNK, with capped evasion and guarding at skill level 87. Is there any way for me to skill up guard?

[Heslon]

I see thx for the answer.

[noodles355]

If the WHM/something is WHM/BLM just have them do the ES bind/silence (honestly don't remember if he's immune to bind), failing that flee around in MDT gear/barfire and you should avoid most of it (don't forget AF shoes).

Only issue with relying on flee I think would be being unable to cure yourself while zipping around if you're not particularly apt at dual boxing.

Yeah, in the end I went for the flee approach. I wiped tho cus got caught offguard with no shadows when he CS'd, figured he'd cast aga so didn't bother to reaply and just flee'd, but got hit with flare before I could pop up mdt set. Got to one end of island, had a brain fart and didn't cast utsu, ran accross the other way but got hit with T4 and died. Lots of fail there so I'm sure this way will work next time.

Tried to zombie him on whm while thf was recovering but he depopped just before I could reclaim. (I thought sky gods had to idle without DoT for like 2-3mins or something, but he was only at 100% HP for 1min before depop)

Anyway, find it funny that Byakko seems like the easiest NM for me to do now (Though I suspect Seiryu will be easier - no diaga/triple attack (not that that was a problem) and can just PD his 100F) when he always used to be the hardest for most shells. Easier than lolGenbu at least, Genbu seemed to counter a lot so had to almsot fulltime eva gear...

[Byrthnoth]

My login process is hanging on "Retrieving Content ID data" on both my accounts. Anyone else in the same boat?

Edit:
I restarted my computer, cleared RAM, restarted my router, etc. and now I get "Network is busy or there are connection problems" without even getting to "Retrieving Content ID data."

[Lyramion]

I'm a level 90 MNK, with capped evasion and guarding at skill level 87. Is there any way for me to skill up guard?

Gather up black mandys in Attowa or Althepa with a healer.

[LucyGoose]

I recommend that if you are logged on now - dont log out.

My login process is hanging on "Retrieving Content ID data" on both my accounts. Anyone else in the same boat?

Edit:
I restarted my computer, cleared RAM, restarted my router, etc. and now I get "Network is busy or there are connection problems" without even getting to "Retrieving Content ID data."

[JigglyJam]

I recommend that if you are logged on now - dont log out.

yeah i was just about to ask, trying to log on and I get the network busy message.