Random Question Thread XIX: Welcome to Flavor Country

[Yugl]

If you want to take it seriously, I'd say CDC is pretty much essential. It's roughly 30-50% better than Evisceration?

Offhand I think depends on what atma you have and where you are. Inside abyssea with at least AoA I'd assume Twilight is going to be your best bet for offhand. I don't think anyone's ever worked out the exact rate of TP drain for twilight outside 20% rate of 3-9TP or something. Outside might not be so clear cut, but Joyeuse's base damage is pretty low these days. The OAwhatever are dodgy because of high delay, which is especially detrimental if you're running aftermath on Almace.

Justice sword is useful for things that resist or are immune to piercing.

(Mandau is still the best dagger RDM can equip.)

So it looks like I'm good if I get a CDC sword then? I already have Twilight knife.

Isn't that just control+m? I'm not in game or I'd check, but I'm almost positive control+m brings up your master magic list. I think you can edit it from there.

Yep, that works. Thanks!

[Mrbeansman]

Could I solo Fistule on dnc?

[Alkimi]

best improvement for blm equip? beyond/minikin/ultimate atmas, no magian staves yet but working on ice first.

hq/bugard+1/_/witchstone
goetia +1/feud/hecate's/moldavite
yhel/goetia +1/tamas/aquilo's
searing/cognition/teal/goetia +1

have all obis + twilight cape and ugg pendant rules, don't ever see novios for sale...
pretty new blm, but having fun and wanna know what to prioritize other than +2 for set bonus stuff.

Beyond +2 Goetia and Novio not much. Don't really need to use Tamas ring anymore, maybe Sorc ring if you don't mind having 1k less HP but I don't wanna start the old do I/don't I use sorc ring in abyssea argument. I don't personally but it's about 50/50 opinion on whether you should or not, personal preference I guess.

Oh and Artemis' medal (above ~40% moon phase it beats Goetia/Feud neck atm). But yeah, those magian staves are #1 priority.

[eotfofyl]

Beyond +2 Goetia and Novio not much. Don't really need to use Tamas ring anymore, maybe Sorc ring if you don't mind having 1k less HP but I don't wanna start the old do I/don't I use sorc ring in abyssea argument. I don't personally but it's about 50/50 opinion on whether you should or not, personal preference I guess.

Oh and Artemis' medal (above ~40% moon phase it beats Goetia/Feud neck atm). But yeah, those magian staves are #1 priority.

posted by gaira
hq/bugard+1/_/witchstone
goetia +1/feud/hecate's/moldavite
yhel/goetia +1/tamas/aquilo's
searing/cognition/teal/goetia +1
also assuming beyond/minikin/ultimate atmas

Assuming this gearset, for legs = goetia +2> teal > morrigan or goetia+2 > morrigan > teal?

For nuking t4 or better.

[Fereydoon]

Ideal MNK tp/ws sets with a Vere? What weapon should I use while working on Vere?

[Elysian]

Could I solo Fistule on dnc?

I'm sure a dnc could

Ideal MNK tp/ws sets with a Vere? What weapon should I use while working on Vere?

I use full af3+2/atheling/fort torque/brutal/aesir/thew bomblet/rajas/eponas/black belt TP (8 h2h merits) and probably the h2h off indrik if you dont wanna do more magian

[ssjjfar]

Anyone link me to a detailed discussion, or can describe in detail the method for cleaving for KI for popping NMs in tahrongi (Chloris/Glaviod). Haven't been playing recently until late, and was reading in an old Random question thread and saw a few people mention it. Whats the process of how many/much of each lights and which do you need before doing it, and about how does it actually work getting the KI's to drop with this method. I barely know much about abyssea and how all the lights work other then you get a lot of experience in there. Thanks in advance

edit: Also another question, can you not view search results by post rather then just thread like you used to before? I tried finding the option but couldn't do it like I used to. Was trying to search information on daggers, and got results to entire randomquestion and what's better threads, which doesn't really help when there's dozens of pages there.

[Elysian]

Anyone link me to a detailed discussion, or can describe in detail the method for cleaving for KI for popping NMs in tahrongi (Chloris/Glaviod). Haven't been playing recently until late, and was reading in an old Random question thread and saw a few people mention it. Whats the process of how many/much of each lights and which do you need before doing it, and about how does it actually work getting the KI's to drop with this method. I barely know much about abyssea and how all the lights work other then you get a lot of experience in there. Thanks in advance

just cap your amber lights off mobs that give it, like the adamntoise by chukwa, and get azure lights so you dont time out if you plan to stay long. good way to get enhanced/faster lights is killing nms w/ those specific kill shots (magic, ele ws etc) once thats done just round up abunch of mobs and mightystrike/fc them w/ a whm curing. make sure the war can get a restore 2hr chest and repeat til you're done. good cata builds work well too if you dont have a war

[Xno Kappa]

Is it easy to duo your way to an Almace?

[Elysian]

Is it easy to duo your way to an Almace?

only really hard part about it is claiming guku for 2nd part and running back and forth to pop spots w/ only 2 ppl

[ssjjfar]

just cap your amber lights off mobs that give it, like the adamntoise by chukwa, and get azure lights so you dont time out if you plan to stay long. good way to get enhanced/faster lights is killing nms w/ those specific kill shots (magic, ele ws etc) once thats done just round up abunch of mobs and mightystrike/fc them w/ a whm curing. make sure the war can get a restore 2hr chest and repeat til you're done. good cata builds work well too if you dont have a war

Any mobs? or the same family mobs around the NMs? I assume it can be be done with very few people since you only mentioned a whm and a war. If was multiple DDs would that work too if they are all spamming cleaveWS's?

[Elysian]

Any mobs? or the same family mobs around the NMs? I assume it can be be done with very few people since you only mentioned a whm and a war. If was multiple DDs would that work too if they are all spamming cleaveWS's?

Certain mobs give certain lights, used adamantoise as an example. nms give any light so also good to kill those too. only really need a healer+aoe dd(war is good)+puller, or rdm+dd on the mandys hit for pretty much 0s w/ phalanx/pdt set and the right atmas. I think more than one dd is overkill, MS'd fell cleave will kill pretty much everything in 2 ws

[Skeelo]

If you run away from bindga it will never use hell scissors. only venom breath and wild rage.
So you dont even need a stun really. but yea i guess if you have it go for it.

edit: page late

[lolwut]

He can use Bindga -> Hell Scissors while he has a poison aura up, in my experience. In that case, you need Stun or luck.

We use two dds standing unlocked at max melee range, when it starts casting bindga you just run. It'll typically immediately ready Hell Scissors without attempting to chase you, and it will miss. We have a Blm to trigger, but he usually goes to bed early and his wife cycles through the spells.

[Fievel]

fort torque

I hope you mean faith

[Elysian]

I hope you mean faith

I do, thanks

[Fereydoon]

I'm sure a dnc could



I use full af3+2/atheling/fort torque/brutal/aesir/thew bomblet/rajas/eponas/black belt TP (8 h2h merits) and probably the h2h off indrik if you dont wanna do more magian

I'm assuming you meant faith torque? Thanks, any difference in that setup if I had +1 instead of +2? While I'm still obtaining +2 items etc.

[ssjjfar]

Certain mobs give certain lights, used adamantoise as an example. nms give any light so also good to kill those too. only really need a healer+aoe dd(war is good)+puller, or rdm+dd on the mandys hit for pretty much 0s w/ phalanx/pdt set and the right atmas. I think more than one dd is overkill, MS'd fell cleave will kill pretty much everything in 2 ws

I meant mobs for getting the specific KI chest from. Is that any mob or certain mobs for certain KI chests too?

[Elysian]

I meant mobs for getting the specific KI chest from. Is that any mob or certain mobs for certain KI chests too?

that's random.

[Xno Kappa]

only really hard part about it is claiming guku for 2nd part and running back and forth to pop spots w/ only 2 ppl

About how long would it take to get the base weapon on average? Sorry for the basic questions, just came back to the game.