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

[Atoreis]

Shield block doesn't block any en-effect on regular hits

[Villian]

Really? Because the en- shows on chat log only when I don't block, on block it doesn't but still get the poison animation. Azdaja didn't endoom/petrify/curse me on a shield block D: thou this might be luck but doesn't seem like it.

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why is there a vertical conflux in pashhow Marshlands [S]? wiki saying its connected to WoE, but going to that stupid moogle to get a coin then going all he way to pash seems stupider then having a conversation with a box of hair.

[Radec]

why is there a vertical conflux in pashhow Marshlands [S]? wiki saying its connected to WoE, but going to that stupid moogle to get a coin then going all he way to pash seems stupider then having a conversation with a box of hair.

You get a "there's more coming" CS there after you have titles from all 3 T4 voidwatch mobs.

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aaahhhh, ty

[Anakron]

If I had FFXI up to Wings installed previously, and then I buy the Abyssea collection on Steam, will I be able to get the later add-ons from Steam to play nice with my previous installation? If not, what kinds of options do I have?

[GeneyusTitan]

Will work fine, just put the code into one of the expansions and it will register all of them. You've already downloaded all of the files.

[Marcicus]

Came back to the game like two weeks ago, so I'm a bit behind on what CORs TP and WS in nowadays. What's a typical set for melee TP and Wildfire?

[Radec]

If I had FFXI up to Wings installed previously, and then I buy the Abyssea collection on Steam, will I be able to get the later add-ons from Steam to play nice with my previous installation? If not, what kinds of options do I have?

Don't install the game from steam, just buy it and then check CD keys for FFXI in steam, and use those numbers to register the content in POL Viewer, and you'll be set.

[Strawhat]

What atmas should i use for mass Aeolian Edge farming?
gales, sea daughter im' guessing and?

[Neisan]

why SD? Gales/Ultimate/Smiting Blow, unless you have a martial knife iirc.

[Strawhat]

so for best results use martial knife? and what's best for main hand?

[Byrthnoth]

Martial Knife

[Strawhat]

k, then what do i use for off hand? (twash? o.o) /just finished^^

[Byrthnoth]

Sure, Twash works. If you had a TP Bonus +100 Fusetto or INT/MAB dagger, that would be a better offhand.

[JamesRay]

Just had new month rollover with an old debit card number linked to account and now I have no content ID. Playonline is giving me services unavailable during maintenance, is there any way to change my payment info now?

[Aleste]

Generally, for enfeebling/dark magic, should I load up primarily on skill or M.Acc more ?

Specifically, SCH, AF+1 body (15 skill) or AF3+2 body (11M.acc) for dark/enfeebling magic?

AF3+2 legs (10 enf. skill, 15 M.acc) or Portent pants (15 enf./dark skill). For enfeebles, I'd use AF3+2... but for dark magic does 15 skill > 15 M.acc?

[Aihree]

I'm a touch confused as to why the atmas for aeolian farming would include smiting blow "unless you have martial knife". Smiting blow adds 100 tp bonus, martial knife adds 100 tp bonus, you'd be WS'ing at 100(or as close to 100 as possible) so wouldn't that mean that smiting and martial knife play nice to make any ws 300% effectiveness? Why would you not use smiting blow if you were using a martial knife?

This has come up several times in this thread alone, and I haven't yet been able to alleviate my confusion.

[Pendulum]

What would be good lowman setup for Tinnin?

We went with NIN WAR WHM BLM BRD THF(2nd acct). But you can definitely trim a lot off that setup.

Our bard had to bail before we started. WAR did little to nothing, we spent the vast majority of time holding it with NIN and trying to build TH. When we did begin to start killing it, we found WAR costing too much MP for the refresh we were getting (because i subbed blm like a dork). BLM you can keep/swap/cut.

NIN THF WHM BRD would be easymode.

[Pendulum]

I'm a touch confused as to why the atmas for aeolian farming would include smiting blow "unless you have martial knife". Smiting blow adds 100 tp bonus, martial knife adds 100 tp bonus, you'd be WS'ing at 100(or as close to 100 as possible) so wouldn't that mean that smiting and martial knife play nice to make any ws 300% effectiveness? Why would you not use smiting blow if you were using a martial knife?

This has come up several times in this thread alone, and I haven't yet been able to alleviate my confusion.

Because 100%(2.75 fTP) to 200% (3.5 fTP) is a boost of 21%. 200%(3.5 fTP) to 300%(4.0 fTP) is only 12.5%. So smiting blow becomes less of a gain when you already have 100tp bonus and other atmas pull ahead.