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

[Darkmagi]

depends how many people you have i guess. We usually have no more than 6, and i would say yes you need either CS stun or PDefense. Thats with empy war sam mnk, Thf whmorsmn, rdm. If people have done it without stuns/pd, with about 6 people i would be impressed. His agas still hit hard and his tp moves still hit hard. If you have 12+ you might be ok without since you can kill him before he kills you.

Was 6manning this for like a week to get us all rings/mantles, had very few wipes with verethragna mnkx2 thf brd rdm whm(dualbox throwing curagas). It's a huge joke and you absolutely don't need chainstun or PD if you have good DDs and a brd.

[Amok]

What thread was it that someone posted a bunch of Blade: Rin numbers showing that base crit rate didn't seem to affect WS crit rate? Is there any reason to believe it's the same for other crit WS as well? I honestly can't tell from eyeballing. The variations in WS numbers due to DA/TA procs and accuracy would make it hard to test unless someone bothered to only WS for the killshot to guarantee 1 hit.

I'm jsut mentioning it cus of ClarkSammich's question. If it's true for all crit ws like it is for Rin, then rancor wouldn't be a WS piece.

[Myrrh_Quetz]

Question about Rng spell cast and Rapid shot set bonus. Do I want the Sylvan gear in a preshot or as I fire for the set bonus to kick in?

[Innuendo]

Would it be worth it to come back?

I had a 80 Drg with subs and Wyrm Helm and some other relic gear. Havent gotten to Sky yet, no Sea (Close on Sea). Had some cash around 200K i wana say. Never stared work on Dynamis weapons, but would look too. Also haven't worked on any ToAU or WoTG.

I was on Phoenix a while ago but i would be willing to switch if there is a half way decent and welcoming End Game Shell i could partner up with.

Is it worth coming back? I stopped playing when 114 came out then i got turned off from MMO's for a while.

If you want. It's not hard getting to a decent level especially if you do get a good LS. Relics are a huge time investment, and empyrean weapons are a much easier (and often superior) alternative. Though I think for polearm the mythic may be best?
Anyway, check the "coming back" thread. It's got a lot of advice.

[arshesney]

Thanks for the info, been hesitant to use autoexec. actually trying to cut down on plugins but I am going to give it a shot.

Since I am new to AutoExec anyone with any neat or useful events feel free to inform me, love to learn new things.

edit:
Been playing with AutoExec some and i like:
code

However if i log to mule it wants to set same thing. What event would tell AE to ignore mule and then once logged out of mule would resume for main char?
Thanks again for all the info.

Can't differentiate the jobchange_ between characters, but you can narrow it down by using level/sub (jobchange_NIN90/WAR45).

You could write different xmls and load them on login, in you autoexec.xml:

<register event="login_MyMain">ae load mymain.xml</register>

and put all the events for your main in mymain.xml file. Mind that loading a new xml will clear all registered events, so you should use a logout event to load the default autoexec.xml file:

<register event="logout_MyMain">ae load</register>

this goes in mymain.xml

[Kurp]

Anyone have any good levelling spots (solo) recommendations for the 30-40ish range? It seems like that's a big dead zone, normally I do Jugner -> Qufim, but it's nowhere near as fast as 1-29 and 40-60. I have to level DNC and WAR as SJs, and I'm definitely not looking forward to dealing with that range currently

I'd love a catch-all spot like this to bridge the Maze/Gusgan to Garlaige/Nest gap also. The 30-40 range has been terrible.

You can try Goliath Beetles and Stroper in Ordelle's Caves, but the level range is 29~34 and you need Invisible to get past a group of Goblins. I thought it was a decent place to level DNC, but maybe it was just because it wasn't Qufim or whatever relevant FoV area.

[Gustave]

Quick question,
I would only use pld for VW or the like. I only have a joy toy right now (just started playing again since 75 cap). How bad is joy on vw and what other quick options do I have? I have a Bennu pop but I'm not sure how that would compare. Working on Ukon before I start Almace but since gil is easy I may try to pop out an Excal.

Opinions?

[Nameless]

Quick question,
I would only use pld for VW or the like. I only have a joy toy right now (just started playing again since 75 cap). How bad is joy on vw and what other quick options do I have? I have a Bennu pop but I'm not sure how that would compare. Working on Ukon before I start Almace but since gil is easy I may try to pop out an Excal.

Opinions?

Just to add to the question. How well will OA2-4 sanguine blade spam perform against some of the other options?

Thanks.

[nikia]

Can't differentiate the jobchange_ between characters, but you can narrow it down by using level/sub (jobchange_NIN90/WAR45).

You could write different xmls and load them on login, in you autoexec.xml:

<register event="login_MyMain">ae load mymain.xml</register>

and put all the events for your main in mymain.xml file. Mind that loading a new xml will clear all registered events, so you should use a logout event to load the default autoexec.xml file:

<register event="logout_MyMain">ae load</register>

this goes in mymain.xml

Thank you, your info has given me some insight to this new toy of mine.
One last thing if you will.
Login events seem to run once on first time login. However if say I am DCed to the lobby not completely out of FFXI or log to mule and I log back in is there any way to force the login to rerun? I know it seems silly but /blockhelp is Not on by default and even tho it is a very small annoyance I still want to find a work around if I can.
Any further insight would be awesome, and willing to share or tell me where i could view others work to get ideas would also be wonderful. thank you.

[Sylvrdragon]

Do you have to restart FFXI for POLUtils' Name change function to take effect?

Edit: Also, do I need to keep the program running, or are these like .dat mods?

[LinkNZ]

Any low man strats for KS99 fights? I'm talking duo or trio.

I know turtle is probably impossible, but what about the other 2? Behemoth I heard could be done even pre-90, whats possible now? Cheers.

[gaira]

Do you have to restart FFXI for POLUtils' Name change function to take effect?

Edit: Also, do I need to keep the program running, or are these like .dat mods?

don't have to restart, but would need to zone if you are in the area you modified. don't have to leave it running, it's permanent til you change it again.

[Skeelo]

Was 6manning this for like a week to get us all rings/mantles, had very few wipes with verethragna mnkx2 thf brd rdm whm(dualbox throwing curagas). It's a huge joke and you absolutely don't need chainstun or PD if you have good DDs and a brd.

oh yea good point, we didnt have a bard and our whm was being dual boxed. Guess that could make a difference.

[Crumpet]

Is Ninja Chainmail +1 still worth getting? Or does +1 Abyssea body out do it. Thought Chainmail +1 would still be better for TP.

[Gabai]

Chainmail is very much still worth getting and using unless you need the acc or are haste capped before body (or if the shock spikes trigger a mob to rape your ass).

[Nightfyre]

Practical applications for rancor collar?
I was considering it for v.smite/blade: hi/drakesbane at a glance, probably not for TP aside from NIN. Not sure if there's been any discussion on it yet.

Going with the 15% critrate bonus on Hi that was mentioned previously it may not be worth using for Hi inside Abyssea since you're already sitting at 90% critrate. I'd still use it outside Abyssea though, and for TP.

[Chun Liroy]

Does anyone know spawn conditions for ToAU kings? I know they despawn for 2 days after being killed in beseiged, but we went to go to gurfur last night (bad decision, we completely forgot about the maintence earlier, lol) and he was no where to be found.

[Yugl]

Hope that was a joke.

40% Increase in Guard skill!

Unless you find yourself in a place where you're only getting staff skill from sub (rdm/whm, blu/war etc) and you need to trigger sunburst (This also depends on +skill gear, ymmv), I can't see staff merits over doing eva/parry.

Guess I'm meriting evasion then.

[Aihree]

Does anyone know spawn conditions for ToAU kings? I know they despawn for 2 days after being killed in beseiged, but we went to go to gurfur last night (bad decision, we completely forgot about the maintence earlier, lol) and he was no where to be found.

My LS tried to get a handle on repop conditions back at 75 cap for some folks wanting to do mythics and failed utterly. In the end we had to settle for sending in a RNG to widescan for the mob on the day/time of the event and if he wasn't up, rescheduled for another day.

[Byrthnoth]

don't have to restart, but would need to zone if you are in the area you modified. don't have to leave it running, it's permanent til you change it again.

If you're in the middle of the zone, logging out and back in has the same effect and makes the names show up.

Edit: Also, ToAU Kings don't show up if they have been killed in the previous besieged or are currently in Besieged. Because it's so easy to clear Besieged and win these days/kill the bosses, it's kind of hard to get titles. They respawn after the next Besieged, if they're killed normally.