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

[Yugl]

Still need chainstun for regular DL? We got 5 pops and trying to see if we can do multiple kills in a run.

DRG WAR THF BLM WHM BRD never needed CS or PD.

[Deader2818]

I want to make a Slug set set for COR for when Wildfire isnt that good. I know the mod is AGI for I remember at 75 you wanted STR as well due to fstr2. Is there a general rule as to what is better to use? I assume its going to depend on what mob I am fighting etc but was wondering if there is a target for str I should aim for then use AGI the rest of the way or if there is something like, 2 STR > 1 AGI > 1 STR.

[arshesney]

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.

That is <regonce> behavior, it's weird. For your mule you can put in autoexec.xml a logout event with ae load to refresh the configuration. I can't help about the d/c issue, mainly because every time I d/c I have to shut down pol and relog, if I try to log in without restarting ffxi I get either the red dot or no plugins :/

[Sho]

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.

Need Lvl 5+ forces in the zone for the boss you require; respawns 72 hours after last killed or lvl 4 -> 5 turnover. They also won't appear for a hourish if not defeated in Beseiged, and won't appear at all during attacking/advancing.

[msthief]

I have a quick question about hate in abyssea. I find it incredibly odd at times - such as my pink thief (Pure TH whore, maybe 10-15% haste total, no gear swaps) taking hate from my kannagi nin. The only answer I can come up with is that we're both reaching the hate cap and it's just the last person to act on the mob - or is there another explanation I'm missing?

[Pendulum]

I have a quick question about hate in abyssea. I find it incredibly odd at times - such as my pink thief (Pure TH whore, maybe 10-15% haste total, no gear swaps) taking hate from my kannagi nin. The only answer I can come up with is that we're both reaching the hate cap and it's just the last person to act on the mob - or is there another explanation I'm missing?

got it

[Chun Liroy]

Need Lvl 5+ forces in the zone for the boss you require; respawns 72 hours after last killed or lvl 4 -> 5 turnover. They also won't appear for a hourish if not defeated in Beseiged, and won't appear at all during attacking/advancing.

Hmmm that's frustrating then, thanks for the info.

[BerenTebogo]

If I use my level 35 NPC when I'm level synced to lv21 will she get any EXP at all?

[Byrthnoth]

I'm not sure. I think their level scales down, but they still gain xp as if they were their higher level.

[cdgreg]

Just finished dual boxing the briareus stage of kannagi building sets nin + whm, then kill briareus thf + whm. As for the Sobek stage is there anything I should be aware of? I've killed sobek numerous times to help others with empys but generally we were in a fairly large group with multiple melees and multiple healers. I'm hoping I can manage to dual box this myself nin + whm, or even better thf + whm? Double helm drop was awesome with TH7+. Would a compromise of killing sobeks whm + nin/thf be best?

[Byrthnoth]

Just finished dual boxing the briareus stage of kannagi building sets nin + whm, then kill briareus thf + whm. As for the Sobek stage is there anything I should be aware of? I've killed sobek numerous times to help others with empys but generally we were in a fairly large group with multiple melees and multiple healers. I'm hoping I can manage to dual box this myself nin + whm, or even better thf + whm? Double helm drop was awesome with TH7+. Would a compromise of killing sobeks whm + nin/thf be best?

NIN/THF is going to be a better option for Sobek. Capped Subtle Blow and Yurin: Ichi will take a lot of the danger out of the fight (which is basically just dying to a death TP move). It will also mean that you can farm KIs without zoning easier.

[Darkmagi]

Mijin is good to have if you get tyrant tusk killed as well.

[cdgreg]

Thanks. Was just looking over sobek's wiki page and noticed:
Awful Eye: Single Target ability which inflicts Petrify Petrification and Enmity Reset on player. Avoidable through turning.

Is that a full hate reset? May be a bit annoying getting hate back without /war. Then again like you guys said, with Yurin and capped subtle blow hopefully the TP moves are so few and far between I can probably focus on turning away rather than cures.

[Darkmagi]

As long as you are only using cure5/6 and a few stuns maybe, should have no trouble getting hate back from voke/a couple hits.

[Kumbai]

Just wondering what is the quickest way to get from 10-30 using GoV pages (which zone/page)? I heard that it is the quickest EXP method at that level range, other than SMN burns...

Thanks


Edit: I'll be either 2 or 3 boxing. The job I wanna level with a WHM and either NIN or MNK. If that matters.

[msthief]

If you're capped at -50 enmity on the whm through whatever means, you shouldn't need more than a voke after a hate reset. If you're worried about it, fight the chariot that leads to rani - he spams a full hate reset move. It's a good representation of what -50 enmity actual means (Spamming c5/c6 and a single voke can get hate back np).

Two things about Tyrant Tusk:
1. As previously mentioned, having Mijin (and a revitalizer) can make it so that you can die a couple of times np. You can -not- do sobek weakened, the -agas will destroy you.
2. If you keep your HP capped, you should more or less be fine.

[Chun Liroy]

Just wondering what is the quickest way to get from 10-30 using GoV pages (which zone/page)? I heard that it is the quickest EXP method at that level range, other than SMN burns...

Thanks


Edit: I'll be either 2 or 3 boxing. The job I wanna level with a WHM and either NIN or MNK. If that matters.

I haven't tried other areas, but levelling a job from 1-9~ doing GoV then doing higher level GoV pages in Z. Mines was pretty good. 1 level per page up until the low 20s then one every other page.

[Aurara]

Just wondering what is the quickest way to get from 10-30 using GoV pages (which zone/page)? I heard that it is the quickest EXP method at that level range, other than SMN burns...

Thanks


Edit: I'll be either 2 or 3 boxing. The job I wanna level with a WHM and either NIN or MNK. If that matters.

Bostineaux Oubliette, H-10 lock yourself in book have your alt or w/e kill leechs downstairs.

[Cleverness]

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.

Done KS99 Behemoth with MNK WHM BRD with no issues whatever. Unless you get hit with Meteor immediately before death Meteor happens the MNK can live depending on race + food being used, which saves time when doing consecutive runs.

[zagex]

What causes skillchain damage to exceed the damage of the closing weaponskill?

Corsair was brewing Apademak with wildfire on earthday. Wildfires did 31k, Darkness skillchain did 8k and 10k. The 31k damage did about 37% (I forget the exact percent), and the mob died after 2 weaponskills + skillchain. We concluded that the skillchain damage rolled over and was 73k and 75k. But we have absolutely no idea what could have caused the skillchain damage to be that high. Atmas used were lone wolf, griffon claw, and smoldering sky.