Random Question Thread XX: The Aforementioned Goddamn Random Question Thread

[Rehn]

You might end up with an empty loot pool

I can vouch for this statement. Back in 2008 when I had a salvage set, we had everyone have usu body (or usu something) to force a morrigan 25. All the boss dropped was a pouch, and our spirits for the night.

[Kamil]

Atmas for WAR and MNK? Assuming I don't have an Empy.

[Radec]

Anyone know where the 10% crit rate on atma of the scorpion queen came from? Like, was it guessed or tested? I decided to try it while skilling up, and with just SQ and regen atmas I got 42.26% crit rate after 769 hits. Doing another parse with RR and SQ I am at 69.23% right now but only 250 hits so far. Looking more like 15-20% than 10%.

Sadly it's 10%.

WHM/RDM, 164DEX (Omnipotent + scorp queen + minikin) on EM/DC mandies in tahrongi

Melee Damage
Player            Melee Dmg   Melee %   Hit/Miss    M.HR %   M.Acc %  M.Low/Hi  M+0.Avg  M-0.Avg  #Crit  C.Low/Hi   C-0.Avg     Crit%
Radec                 17481   90.43 %   1000/327   75.36 %   87.50 %      0/23    12.77    12.77    342      0/38     26.55   34.20 %

[Koyangi]

Is it guaranteed to drop nothing if all have 1 of the same 25's, or that happened only once?

[Martinius]

Atmas for WAR and MNK? Assuming I don't have an Empy.

Mnk is RR/GH/Apoc. Occasionally can drop GH for VV, but that's normally when you have victory smite.

[jimbobsonofgod]

Is it guaranteed to drop nothing if all have 1 of the same 25's, or that happened only once?

If it happened once it will always happen.

If it cant load drops to the pool it will drop nothing.

[samalis]

Atmas for SMN? Also is it SMN/RDM at 90?

[Plow]

Atmas for SMN? Also is it SMN/RDM at 90?

Physical DD is GH+RR+X, the x most likely being Minikin
Magic DD is Beyond+Ultimate+Minikin
Healing is MM+MM+Ambition

Solo/pet pt it depends completely on the mob.

As for sub, very situational. Rdm sub doesn't get cure4, refresh1 is hardly worth casting, and convert is just ok.

[samalis]

Physical DD is GH+RR+X, the x most likely being Minikin
Magic DD is Beyond+Ultimate+Minikin
Healing is MM+MM+Ambition

Solo/pet pt it depends completely on the mob.

Ah okay, thanks.

[jimbobsonofgod]

personally I just /rdm and do 3 MAB atmas if i'm going Magic DD for smn, with vert fresh and a good - perp set dont really need the 10 tic.

[Plow]

50 int is a very solid boost to magic pacts

([512+1.72*(TP+1)] + [(dINT) * 1.5]) * MAB/MDB


too lazy to math it out but it's not hard if anyone cares, I just don't bother giving up the massive refresh for what at a glance doesn't look like much of a difference in dmg

[tenkiki]

Anyone know a decent set of solo locations for 67->75 DRG?

LFG times been getting a little stupid on my server lately, nor has there ever been a good selection of people lfg in an XP range worth bothering people to sync at, so I figured I'd just solo 5k or so an hour during those times until I'm good to Abyssea up. Been doing Bhaflau Colibri, but they're DC and only give 80-120xp a kill. I probably should invest in some EVA gear also as they still hit a bit hard, and I'm not that comfortable spamming Foot Kick with Cocoon up to get Healing Breath triggering every 5 seconds.

If you don't mind playing another job instead of drg, you can always use a lv90 job that can solo /blm (or go blm/---) in abyssea and do the doll dominion op (or any other convenient op), warp, switch to drg for the exp, and repeat. Should get exp faster than FoV, but it gets mind numbing after a while. Also, no tabs, but instead you'll get a chance at seals and items like tiger king hides to sell.

[cdgreg]

Is it guaranteed to drop nothing if all have 1 of the same 25's, or that happened only once?

People tried the same thing with Ultima a long time ago. The 2 people who remained in the zone and opened the chest had eye in their inventory and got blanked on the chest.

[Kamil]

Mnk is RR/GH/Apoc. Occasionally can drop GH for VV, but that's normally when you have victory smite.

I'd use GH for counter tanking instead of VV even if I have Victory Smite right?

[Kaisha]

If you don't mind playing another job instead of drg, you can always use a lv90 job that can solo /blm (or go blm/---) in abyssea and do the doll dominion op (or any other convenient op), warp, switch to drg for the exp, and repeat. Should get exp faster than FoV, but it gets mind numbing after a while. Also, no tabs, but instead you'll get a chance at seals and items like tiger king hides to sell.

I considered that an option as I can fly through some of the ops easily on my PUP, but I'd get sick and tired of all the warping and regetting atmas on the op-farming job fast. It also prevents me from seeking the entire time on DRG.

[Naratu]

Am I right to assume that the level 85 ochain and level 90 ochain have the same blockrate? I don't remember if in the dats it said they were different sizes or not.

[Kuishen]

Neither, something with Loki's body and haste gloves/boots is suppose to be best, but only if you can cap haste.

That set is good for exp fodder and t1 nms, anything else use full af3 + homam/dusk +1 feet and triplus dagger.

[Martinius]

I'd use GH for counter tanking instead of VV even if I have Victory Smite right?

the rub, of course, being that if you're using victory smite, you're probably gonna be tanking whether you want to or not. it was my understanding that they mathed out fairly close. VV gives such a boost to the str mod, while GH increases the chance of it criting. but yes, i like gh/rr/apoc when i'm tanking.

edit:

had a couple questions of my own:

how does wildfire do brewed/non-brewed on rng? doesn't have the amount of MAB available (or the af3 feet bonus) that cor does. it's more of a curiosity, as i tend to brew w/ cataclysm, but i'm wondering if it's worth doing a WoE gun for shits and giggles.

how is trueflight as a brew ws? and does distance affect wildfire and trueflight's damage?

thanks!

[woosh9013]

When leveling Enfeebling Magic skill, do you get slower skills ups if you cast the same spell on the same mob, repeatedly? (e.g. spam Dia on the same worm)

[Martel]

Am I right to assume that the level 85 ochain and level 90 ochain have the same blockrate? I don't remember if in the dats it said they were different sizes or not.

They do not. Level 85 Ochain is a simple size 3 shield. It's pretty, but that's all. At level 90 Ochain becomes a size 6 shield, giving it the incredible block rate it has.