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

[shaddix]

You mean the first line of my post?

Edit: Maybe it's overly cautious but I use dummy spells for stuff like that because it seems a lot safer to have stuff like /ja benediction <me> when I save my macros server side

Use windower scripts and keep your windower directory on your dropbox

[Cymmina]

You mean the first line of my post?

Edit: Maybe it's overly cautious but I use dummy spells for stuff like that because it seems a lot safer to have stuff like /ja benediction <me> when I save my macros server side

Advocating using dummy spells to change to a configure gear set is more work for SC and just plain confusing to beginners. Unless you actually *need* to change gear based on specific conditions, don't.

[Mercilessturtle]

Use windower scripts and keep your windower directory on your dropbox

You don't need to "use windower scripts" to be able to back up your macros.

[Radec]

Or you can just have a macro that's this: /sc set MDT.

There's no need to use dummy spells unless the gear you need to change depends on specific buffs/color of your underwear/etc.

Dummy spells will interrupt mid/aftercast swaps from spells in progress, sc set mdt won't. It's best to have both, "sc set mdt" to swap to mdt and then mid/after will still occur, then you hit mdt again, and dummy when it's a real ohshitohshit to make sure you're locked in mdt and won't swap unless you hit a new spell.

[shaddix]

You don't need to "use windower scripts" to be able to back up your macros.

That was just a general suggestion. I didn't realize anyone still used the built in macro system. I haven't since around 2007. The dropbox suggestion was to supplant the need to backup in-game macros to SE's server.


@Radec: If you use /sc disable in the middle of a spell does mid/aftercast still go through? Rather, could you just put sc set mdt; sc disable; wait 5; sc enable;

[Radec]

That was just a general suggestion. I didn't realize anyone still used the built in macro system. I haven't since around 2007. The dropbox suggestion was to supplant the need to backup in-game macros to SE's server.


@Radec: If you use /sc disable in the middle of a spell does mid/aftercast still go through? Rather, could you just put sc set mdt; sc disable; wait 5; sc enable;

Yes, after/mid will still go if you disable. You can sc set mdt and then open the equip screen, is about it. (could do using setkey, maybe?) but dummyspells easier.

[nikia]

That was just a general suggestion. I didn't realize anyone still used the built in macro system. I haven't since around 2007. The dropbox suggestion was to supplant the need to backup in-game macros to SE's server.


@Radec: If you use /sc disable in the middle of a spell does mid/aftercast still go through? Rather, could you just put sc set mdt; sc disable; wait 5; sc enable;

Was reading through posts and feel like i missed something important.
Dropbox? are you referring to the online backup service?
And about the built in macro system? Just want to understand what you mean... I use macro lines such as "/nin "Utsusemi: Ni" <me> which means SpellCast would just handle any rules tied to that. Only macro lines I have in game that are windower related are like "/sc var set evasion 0"
Which are backed up to SE servers, never seemed to have any problems however, it has been that way for last 2 years also.
Is there some new amazing way people do macros now? I do still use a usb controller just find it more natural since i started on PS2.
Thanks.

[shaddix]

Was reading through posts and feel like i missed something important.
Dropbox? are you referring to the online backup service?
And about the built in macro system? Just want to understand what you mean... I use macro lines such as "/nin "Utsusemi: Ni" <me> which means SpellCast would just handle any rules tied to that. Only macro lines I have in game that are windower related are like "/sc var set evasion 0"
Which are backed up to SE servers, never seemed to have any problems however, it has been that way for last 2 years also.
Is there some new amazing way people do macros now? I do still use a usb controller just find it more natural since i started on PS2.
Thanks.

Since you play with controller, what I said doesn't really apply to you, and I don't even think controller has the lag issue that keyboard use of in game macro system suffers from.

Yeah I am referring to the online backup service dropbox. I just bind and alias everything with windower instead of using SE's macro system and I keep my windower directory on my dropbox so it's synced across all computers I might play XI on(and thus the benefit of backing macros up to SE's servers isn't needed).
Just an alternate(I think better) method of handling your macros, but I forgot that a lot of people play with controller, so my suggestion only applies to people who play solely on keyboard.

[cdgreg]

1.) How does one go about getting the event Polearm without waiting until halloween event?

2.) Has anyone re-done the Smash! A Malevolent Menace fight recently to re-augment moogle add-on headpiece? If so, how was it? I really don't even remember the fight it was so long ago.

[Shiyo]

Has anyone done any testing officially on demonry's ring? I currently use it along with epona's for all of my TP sets for MNK,THF,DNC,BLU,BST, but if it's a 1% /meh....

What is a demonry's ring?

[cdgreg]

What is a demonry's ring?

http://www.ffxiah.com/item/11673/demonry-ring

[Pendulum]

2.) Has anyone re-done the Smash! A Malevolent Menace fight recently to re-augment moogle add-on headpiece? If so, how was it? I really don't even remember the fight it was so long ago.

Really, really easy. war mnk nin whm blm blm (empyrean on the 3 melee), hardest part was sleeping the henchmen when they pop before getting their nukes off. If someone had done their final pre-entry cutscene we would have smashed record ;(

[Flic]

what lvl can you skill up to on stealshells in boyada ?

[Veikuri]

Is there a way I can make equipment swap macros that only cover one line? A basic spellcast, or do I have to use spellcast?

[Byrthnoth]

what lvl can you skill up to on stealshells in boyada ?

It depends on the skill rating for the weapon you're using. Use this:
http://www.nateworld.com/ffxi/skillcaps.html

Plug in your job and level 78 (Lowest level Steelshell is 73, ~+5 from the skillup changes in last patch) and that's the point where skillup rate will really die off.

That's how I approximate it, anyway.

[evilpaul]

What's the ideal TP gear setup for Ninja in Abby?

[shepardG]

what would be the easiest way to test demonry ring, since i don't think anyone has yet.

I have kparser but it might be a little outdated, but would i just kill 100 mobs with and a 100 mobs without?

[Hyriu]

1.) How does one go about getting the event Polearm without waiting until halloween event?

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Make a new account, create a character with a Gold World Pass and wait 40 days, then you can have a reward -> Choose Pitchfork

[Zzsark]

Whats a standard setup ppl are using to kill AV nowadays? Two parties should be enough right?

[Radec]

what would be the easiest way to test demonry ring, since i don't think anyone has yet.

I have kparser but it might be a little outdated, but would i just kill 100 mobs with and a 100 mobs without?

Assuming it affects all 3 hits, could SA-Assassin's charge until you get a damage rating beyond what should be possible on lvl0 stuff. This will take forever but I'm not sure where else you can force capped pdif+fstr really easily.

Edit: Best bet, set Apoc+<attack>+<attack> atma and throw a lot of hits at something that can't guard or similar.