Random Question Thread XIX: Welcome to Flavor Country

[Chun Liroy]

Those your highest levels? Did you get banned and start again or something else?

I got banned like 2~3 years ago just started up 2 days ago.

Edit: and before I make my trek to jeuno, how long does a chocopass last? Wiki says 2 minutes and wears off when you zone but I rode it for 3 minutes and zoned into la thiene and didn't get kicked.

Edit 2: nvm got kicked halfway through la thiene <_<

[Martinius]

what atmas should i be using on rng (w/ archery not marksmanship, if that affects atma selection)? i have all major atmas except khalamari's, and i'm sure i can get that np if the r. acc is worth using.

i'm taking it up from 75. was very well geared in like 2007, but basically relearning the job.

thanks!

[Ramsos]

soo my content id got canceled as did 2 others in my ls. is there some huge problem going on im not aware of? we cant reactivate either

I had my content ID randomly cancelled as well. No idea what to do to fix it.

[Aerynlia]

I had my content ID randomly cancelled as well. No idea what to do to fix it.

Re-activate it.

[Ramsos]

It wont let me, when I try it thinks that im trying to buy a new one and it says I cant unless I reactivate my cancelled one.

[Clash Perez]

Late, but

This is what I'd been lead to believe too, and the parses support it. But people still say it's a 50% crit-from-atma cap.

People are stupid. Crit damage is capped at +50%. Crit rate from atma is not. If you don't want to take my word for it, equip Razed Ruins/Gnarled Horn/Dark Depths. Eyeballing alone is enough to see that your crit rate is well above ~74%.

[Telamond]

Has there been any march testing after the level caps raised? Also with the BRD AF3+2 hands?
I've got them now, but I don't really know how one would go to test them.

[mdkuser]

WSes get a pretty sizable acc bonus to the first hit, so you don't need to stack nearly as much accuracy on a 1-hit WS.

Tested on one weapon skill therefore it must be true for all, kk

And it's about hitting maximum potential damage; a 3-hit WS like Raging Rush only needs >80% acc to land all 3 hits (hitting the maximum potential) >50% of the time, while Asuran needs >92% acc to land all hits >50% of the time. Yes, missing a hit on RR is a bigger chunk of damage lost than missing a hit of Asuran, and the general goal should be to get acc as high as you can without making any significant sacrifices to attack/WSC for either WS, but Asuran needs a lot more acc to reach a certain level of consistency than other WSes do.

Landing all 3 hits at a given % of the time is pretty dumb criteria used by idiots trying to save face when they are proven wrong on the internet.

At 80% acc RR with 25% DA is doing 89% of its maximum damage.
At 80% acc AF is doing 86% of its maximum damage.

So no asuran doesn't need "a lot more" acc to be consistent, its just that you fail at math in general and at probability in particular.

[Heslon]

soo my content id got canceled as did 2 others in my ls. is there some huge problem going on im not aware of? we cant reactivate either

same problem (´_´)?

[noodles355]

what atmas should i be using on rng (w/ archery not marksmanship, if that affects atma selection)? i have all major atmas except khalamari's, and i'm sure i can get that np if the r. acc is worth using.

i'm taking it up from 75. was very well geared in like 2007, but basically relearning the job.

thanks!

Atma of the Job Change D:
Some combination of Drifter, Stout Arm, Voracious Violet, Sea Daughter and Razed Ruins probably. If you've got Jishnu's Radience, then RR/GH/one of the above.

I did manage to use atma to 3hit on rng, but it was with a HF+1 gun which ofcourse has massive delay.

[Snprphnx]

anyone know how i can make firefox not resize the tables on ffxiclopedia? shit is getting annoying. I recall someone addressing this in a thread, however, i have been unable to locate it

[Zerk]

Any way to make it so i stop getting kicked from server overnight while trying to get credit for NM kills?

[Nermie]

Any way to make it so i stop getting kicked from server overnight while trying to get credit for NM kills?

Possibilities:
a) Get a new router
b) Get a new ISP
c) If you have a smart phone that's more reliable than your land line and can tether it to your PC than use that

For me (b) was not an option, so I did (c) until I realized my router was junk and got a new one.

[Nermie]

For those of you with content ID's getting canceled, you should read this thread. Did you update your email address?

[Chun Liroy]

Another noob question, possible to solo Kazham keys at 25? Mobs are listed at 21~23 or so but I haven't done something like this in probably 5 years. I'd be going war/mnk, so... yeah. I know Kazham isn't necessary (at least to get to 30) through level sync, but is there a new level spot for 25-30 that doesn't involve level syncing?

[Guitarman]

For those of you with content ID's getting canceled, you should read this thread. Did you update your email address?

not the same error code SE claims we'd get, and i never got an email. went to the site, and my email is correct. No idea whats going on

[Salmijr]

Check your bank account to see if they actually billed you for the new month. Or try another card? Maybe your card stopped participating in the verified by crap.

[Jeryhn]

Current magic merits are:

8/8 Summoning
4/8 Elemental
4/8 Enfeebling

Thinking of dropping the Elemental/Enfeebling because I just don't need the accuracy any more in favor of Dark 8/8 to pad my Drains/Aspirs on WHM/BLM/RDM/SMN. Yay or nay? Not really thinking of losing the Summoning merits yet just because they're still pretty beneficial for that job so far as I can tell (and they do more than just increase Accuracy).

[Foldypaws]

Not really FFXI related (though the titles themselves are) but is there a list anywhere of what generic titles here on BG correspond to what post counts? (I assume that's what determines them).

[kittycatrag]

Does height advantage protect against apademak's fulmination?