Random Question Thread XXI: You're Not My Random Question Thread Dad

[Chun Liroy]

I know it's essentially Wheeling thrust +1, but has anyone tried a vit build on Camlann's?

[Radec]

Can bog body use spinal cleave? can't break the sword for the life of me

Animating for sure, uncertain on Spinal Cleave. 0/~250 on using it when I was after swathes but wasn't trying to get them to do so either.

[Obsidian]

I know it's essentially Wheeling thrust +1, but has anyone tried an agi build on Camlann's?

What would that do? The mod is 60% VIT.

[Chun Liroy]

What would that do? The mod is 60% VIT.

That's what I meant.

[arshesney]

Recently leveled DRK for Caladbolg, I only leveled it the old way to 44, can anyone please point me to gear I should work on?

My current tp set (once I'm done with af3+2 hands/head) will put me at 25% haste (with homam pants that should account for the fraction needed to cap) and a 7-hit build (/sam): http://guildwork.com/ffxi/bahamut/ar...uipsets/drk-tp.

Obvious upgrades: Epona's

WS set is currently: Twilight mail/helm, gorget (have ire +1 if better for abyssea), heca legs/feet, heafoc mitts, warwolf belt.

I also have a dark skill set (torque, crimson gauntlets and merciful cape), a (lol)enfeebling set (torque/crimson mask), an HP set for bwse zerg (don't know if it is relevant anymore, also my only option is a bahamut zaghnal) and a -PDT set.

Merits are 5 LR recast/effect, 5 DB, 1 Dark seal and 4 DE

[Chun Liroy]

Drk isn't on epona's ring.

And your profile is set to private.

[arshesney]

Fixed that sorry, I assumed eopna's to be all jobs :/ just noticed is for "light dds" like twilight belt

[Diddy Kong]

Gnats in Abyssea - Tahrongi use Ciminal Discharge?

edit: nvm, finally used it.

[Mojo]

thanks, i've posted several questions that went unanswered, so some help would be appreciated. that's not bitching, it's just the nature of the random question thread. here's the two sets at the moment, with comments and questions:

TP:
http://www.ffxiah.com/item-sets/220105

the only really glaring omission is the lack of af3 body (just need 4 more seals and a couple of bennus to be done with it), the +2ing of the feet, and tiny stuff, like i know i could use a better 2nd ring, and i need to poke adze for the snapshot belt.

Jishnu's:
http://www.ffxiah.com/item-sets/220107

the only glaring absence is an aias bonnet (or MKD hat). that's just a matter of finding the time to go poke yaannei. rings/earrings will get updated properly when the cap is 99, no point in dropping 4 mil on a jupiter pearl to have it become obsolete by a 10k drop from a new NM in the next update.

so where do i find the store tp for the 5-hit? any other notes or thoughts are appreciated as well. i have a feeling that i'm gonna be taking lots of pictures of baby fafnirs to put together a mekki shakki pop. oh, and haidate are augmented w/ store tp +3, crit dmg +3%.

thanks!

RNG/WAR with Mekki Shakki|Rose Strap|Sylvan Glovelettes +2|Sylvan Brague +2|Rajas Ring|Volley Earring and either Goading Belt or Sylvan Chlamys will get 20.6 TP/hit meaning you only really need to have Sylvan Glovelettes +2/Rajas Ring on during WS (which you would normally anyways.) You can drop 5 Store TP if you use Arrabbiata (although dropping 30k for every 30 minute food you eat isn't for everyone.) You can also use both Goading Belt and Sylvan Chlamys if you want to use Terra's Staff (not a bad idea in some situations.) In terms of which to use (Goading Belt or Sylvan Chlamlys), I think it comes down to what you're pairing it with.

Set				STR	AGI	RACC	RATT	Enmity	fSTR2 Bonus(DMG+)
Sylvan Chlamys|Scout's Belt	6	11	7(12.5)	7(10)	-3	3
Sylvan Chlamys|Buccaneer's Belt	10	6	7(10)	0(5)	-4	5
Terebellum Mantle|Goading Belt	0	0	0	20	+2	0

Honestly it's difficult to say which one of these is best. Those fSTR2 bonuses are assuming that your fSTR isn't capped (which it probably won't be outside of Abyssea.)

If you want to use a crit dagger, it is possible and perhaps ideal if you have Oneiros Knife, but you'll have to use Arrabbiata (if you're using Carbonara then you're out on 60 ranged attack) and both Goading Belt and Sylvan Chlamys.

Lastly, Hoard Ring is an option, although given the rings available for RNG I don't think it's a good one.

[Raen Ryong]

Can bog body use spinal cleave? can't break the sword for the life of me

Nah. No normal mob in Abyssea changes stances; you can't learn Spinal from Qutrubs, you can't learn Cannonball from NQ Wamouracampa and you can't learn Asuran Claws from NQ Gnoles.

[Sobie]

Does Shikigami weapon still appear at the bottom of the widescan list in Ro'Maeve since they added new mobs there?

Also, any tipis on camping this thing if I have no idea of ToD?

Thanks in advance.

[Casey_]

I know it's essentially Wheeling thrust +1, but has anyone tried a vit build on Camlann's?

My Rhongomiant is only 85 atm, but camlann's build has around 69+~ vit {can't check atm}, ws belt/gorget maths out better than VIT+ items in the same slots. In abyssea it can hit anywhere from 2k to 3.5k depending on double/triple attack, with an average around 2.2-2.4k on trash mobs and 1.5kish on harder mobs though, I don't have enough parsed data to really come to a conclusion on that yet. One thing is for sure, outside abyssea it averages just barely below drakesbane's average on nearly everything, with some mobs camlann's actually averages slightly higher, usually on high def PLD type mobs.

The TP bonus +25 earring may also be of benefit on mobs with 600+ DEF since assuming 25 TP = 5% def ignored, it equates to about 30 or more attack in just the one slot. Figuring out that the TP bonus +25 or regain+1 earring is better is probably the harder part.

edit: I'll make you an ffxiah item set.
edit2: http://www.ffxiah.com/item-sets/220178

[Diddy Kong]

Nah. No normal mob in Abyssea changes stances; you can't learn Spinal from Qutrubs, you can't learn Cannonball from NQ Wamouracampa and you can't learn Asuran Claws from NQ Gnoles.

Thank you. So the Dragon mobs in Abyssea - Attowha use body slam? Someone said they didn't.

[Cymmina]

Thank you. So the Dragon mobs in Abyssea - Attowha use body slam? Someone said they didn't.

No, the wiki specifies that they do not.

[Radec]

Does Shikigami weapon still appear at the bottom of the widescan list in Ro'Maeve since they added new mobs there?

Also, any tipis on camping this thing if I have no idea of ToD?

Thanks in advance.

Shikigami is above the ASA mission mobs, below all else.

[Obsidian]

Does Shikigami weapon still appear at the bottom of the widescan list in Ro'Maeve since they added new mobs there?

Also, any tipis on camping this thing if I have no idea of ToD?

Thanks in advance.

Not sure about Widescan, but just wait until maintenance to start camping it. Without knowing when it died, good luck figuring out when to be there. My SMN is hilariously bad, but I don't really even see a use for YY Robe anymore. It's pretty easy to cap BPD- without it and Caller body +1 isn't hard to get.

[Diddy Kong]

No, the wiki specifies that they do not.

Wiki isn't always right, and thanks for the confirmation though.

[Kaope]

Asking on behalf my namas friend : which atmas should he be using?

[Atoreis]

Asking on behalf my namas friend : which atmas should he be using?

RR GH SA for probably best DPS
VV SA Crushing cudgel for best namas (assuming staff in main)
VV GH SA for a good dps and namas but not best in any

Im not 100% sure if I am accurate here.

[Martinius]

Asking on behalf my namas friend : which atmas should he be using?

inside abyssea, with a fixed enmity ws, i'd be hard pressed to give up sea daughter.

i go GH/RR/SD w/ jishnu's, but i'm dealing with a dex mod crit ws. still, when you're shooting for tp, it's hard to give up a 30% crit rate and +30% crit dmg from razed ruins.

i'd go GH/RR/SD, GH/VV/SD or GH/SD/SA.

(and thanks to mojo, your post was super helpful and very informative for my gear sets!)