Random Question Thread XX: The Aforementioned Goddamn Random Question Thread

[arus2001]

On the Detector/Cleave crash thing... I've noticed that sometimes on death, Detectors don't seem to die right... like they'll just disappear suddenly instead of falling to the ground. Not sure if this is at all related to the issue, but it might be worth DAT swapping them out another mob type to see if the issue repeats. Next guess would be chat log overflow from all the AoE or bugs in the WS animation after X amount of targets.

[Chun Liroy]

10% DA is a lot better than OA2-4

Serious question; How so? Doesn't DA have diminishing returns.

[Raen Ryong]

10% DA weapon has strong DoT and the 10% DA affects both hands (as far as I know)? Oa2-4 only affects the weapon which possesses the effect which has terrible DoT.

[Martinius]

Which mobs in abyssea *heal* from elemental damage, but not ice? ideally also not ice resistant. I'd like to keep a mob alive for a while, to determine INT and then be able to get massive dINT on it.

the one that comes to mind is ephemeral murex. they're either thunder or wind based, and absorb that element.

[saracrow]

10% DA weapon has strong DoT and the 10% DA affects both hands (as far as I know)? Oa2-4 only affects the weapon which possesses the effect which has terrible DoT.

Yeah i was sort of leaning this way. With gear and that axe, i should have like 25% DA per hand w/o being war or /war.

Thanks

[Ophannus]

Eye balling SL with AF3 hands doesnt seem to increase amoutn healed or amounjt of HP you lose, nor does it increase the amount of TP you get. Then again +1 helmet is only +15 HP, which is a bloody joke, so maybe the hands only give you a static +15-30 hp healed. If not that, then perhaps it removes extra status ailments? I know it can remove 1 ailment, no matter what it is, even petrify curse and gravity. Maybe +1/+2 hands increase the amount of ailments it heals. Have to test it in brenner.

[Chun Liroy]

Have you noticed if it decreases the amount of HP you lose?

[Korialstrasz]

I only did a very minor test a while back with and without +2 hands, and from first glance it seems to increase HP you lose while increasing the amount healed.

w/o +2: I went from 1347 HP to 943 (70%) and it healed my wyvern 540, taking it from 50% to 94%.

With +2: I went from 1347 HP to 903 (67%) and it healed my wyvern 605, taking it from 50% to 100%.

I'll have to try it again later, starting from a lower wyvern HP% to see just how much it can increase it by. Maybe I'll even hop into pvp to test the status ailment theory.

[Zubuis]

What does the BLU AF3+2 Set: Occasionally Augment's Blue Spells do?

[noodles355]

Where can I farm Wyvern Scales? Preferably in a reasonable time frame. Had a look on otherwiki, but the only regular mob it has listed as dropping them is Wyvern in LoO which has one spawn shared with a Manticore, and screw that. Apparantly I can despoil Ignidrakes, but I'm hoping theres a better means.

(Sick and tired of no Cursed Cuisses -1 on AH, gonna try have friend craft, but neither CC-1, dragon cuisses or wyvern scales exist on the AH...)

[kamugi]

Where can I farm Wyvern Scales? Preferably in a reasonable time frame. Had a look on otherwiki, but the only regular mob it has listed as dropping them is Wyvern in LoO which has one spawn shared with a Manticore, and screw that. Apparantly I can despoil Ignidrakes, but I'm hoping theres a better means.

(Sick and tired of no Cursed Cuisses -1 on AH, gonna try have friend craft, but neither CC-1, dragon cuisses or wyvern scales exist on the AH...)

I swear Ive gotten scales camping Ungur in korroloka, try there! or farm a bunch of Seiryus? lol

[noodles355]

Guess I'll give them a go, cheers. And if they don't ugh despoil time. Great.

[Jeryhn]

Was pretty sure I was getting Scales and Wings from wyverns in Konschtat when I was doing ice staff.

[Korialstrasz]

Tried out DRG AF3+2 gloves in brenner this time:

w/o +2: I went from 1404 HP to 1053 (72%) and it healed my wyvern 487, taking it from 10% to 50%.

With +2: I went from 1404 HP to 927 (66%) and it healed my wyvern 674, taking it from 10% to 66%.

As for status ailments, w/o vambraces it would remove 0-1 from my wyvern, and with vambraces it removed 3-4. Kinda nice.

[Bling]

Where can I farm Wyvern Scales? Preferably in a reasonable time frame. Had a look on otherwiki, but the only regular mob it has listed as dropping them is Wyvern in LoO which has one spawn shared with a Manticore, and screw that. Apparantly I can despoil Ignidrakes, but I'm hoping theres a better means.

(Sick and tired of no Cursed Cuisses -1 on AH, gonna try have friend craft, but neither CC-1, dragon cuisses or wyvern scales exist on the AH...)

You can dig them up pretty well with a chocobo in Eastern Altepa, if you or any friends have decent digging skill.

[Chun Liroy]

Tried out DRG AF3+2 gloves in brenner this time:

w/o +2: I went from 1404 HP to 1053 (72%) and it healed my wyvern 487, taking it from 10% to 50%.

With +2: I went from 1404 HP to 927 (66%) and it healed my wyvern 674, taking it from 10% to 66%.

As for status ailments, w/o vambraces it would remove 0-1 from my wyvern, and with vambraces it removed 3-4. Kinda nice.

Awesome, good to know.

[noodles355]

You can dig them up pretty well with a chocobo in Eastern Altepa, if you or any friends have decent digging skill.

Sadly I don't, not sure I've even ever done it.

Looks like the wyverns in aby-konschat either don't drop them or don't drop them at a rate worthwhile enough, was only getting skins off them (edit: and one wing). Guess I'll go try around Ungur

[Ophannus]

The thing is, Spirit Link has a randomization aspect in the formula so you might need to test it more.

[Dooom]

Does Yaanei rage? Getting quite tired of people taking forever to kill it, and I'm hoping for some amusement.

[Yugl]

Does Yaanei rage? Getting quite tired of people taking forever to kill it, and I'm hoping for some amusement.

Yes, he rages.

What does the BLU AF3+2 Set: Occasionally Augment's Blue Spells do?

Rena was saying for magic spells, it doubles the WSC. If using BA with that, it should jump to 4.3? Check the Random Facts thread. For physical the common answer is "it doubles damage." I'm not sure if that's a straight multiplier or if it modifies a portion of the formula.