Random Question Thread XXII: You Know the Deal

[ccf]

hmmmmm
so i reactivated my account after 2 year break.
Is there anything special on mercurial sword? its 2.5 mill on my server long before i quit i got for 300k...is anything special other than fast tp for freezebite stagger?
migth wanna sell it for a quick buck.

abyss questions:
also ravager mask +1 or heca cap for ws? since most of ws form war in GA or about any weapon he uses are based on str i was thinking heca cap until ravagers +2?
and whats a good damaging gear set for war now? all pieces of ravager but helm for tp and hybrid on ws?
Kings justice or raging rush? or what the hell does war use nowdays in abby.

M.Sword is so expensive mainly because of red+ blue !! forced skill ups. For GS, that's the fastest skill up weapon so demand went up hence price sky high.

With all the buffs of str/dex in abyssea and atma, I would use ravager mask+2 then +1 (Probably more towards heca if you have no atma no buffs at all lol). Yup you can do ravager set pretty much for tp/ws set, just a few minor changes here and there. Raging rush mostly, unless you are cleaving ( fell cleave then).

Key for war is having all your weapons skilled up and have quested all ws for blue !! . Not only are you responsible for DDing you are also the chief !! red/blue person.

[Eldelphia]

Posting for a friend:

has anyone here successfully set up click and buy from the UAE? He's panicking a bit as he's just moved back there and is waiting on his new card.

[psykopat]

Hi guys,

Roundel Earring BCNM is available atm on Valefor, do people have solo strats for it ? I can't convince friends it's worth switching nations to do that fight >.<

I've already soloed it as BLU but it requires several meds and it can still ends bad... So please share your solo strats/jobs ^^

[Kosh]

Thanks.

I should be able to do it by playing DNC/NIN (double eva killa, full AF3 +2 and ocelot gloves) and dualbox a WHM then?
Anything specific I need to watch?

I did it with MNK using RR GH apoc and dualboxed gimp WHM with like 28% cure potency, wasn't a problem whatsoever apart from having to use one ether because I was wary of MP towards the end, didn't even remember to use Barfire but it isn't too much of a hassle.

[Byrthnoth]

Hi guys,

Roundel Earring BCNM is available atm on Valefor, do people have solo strats for it ? I can't convince friends it's worth switching nations to do that fight >.<

I've already soloed it as BLU but it requires several meds and it can still ends bad... So please share your solo strats/jobs ^^

BST:
1) Buy a few Dawn Mulsums and a stack of Etas, along with a stack of Sheep.
2) Enter BC on BST/DNC, pull out your sheep pet, run up to the top of the BC and make your sheep pet spur/fight the main NM.
3) Use Sheep Song when your pet gets TP, go melee with him, watch out for Sleepga.
4) Violent Flourish is unreliable, but you might as well try to stun some of his magic (especially Ancient Magic). Remember that it's all AoE'd
5) Use Eta, Sheep Song, and Dawn Mulsums as necessary.
6) Try not to let your pet die, though the fact that the helpers share hate with the main guy and you have Snarl makes this less of an issue than it could be.
7) Collect several Roundels.

[Delain]

Ideal atmas for Sanguine brew? Cosmos, Ultimate, Banisher? Or is there something better than Banisher, like does Sundering slash do better?

Also, best non magian sword to use for it as PLD DRK or RDM? Martial analace?

[Fwahm]

For a Dark Knight using Caladbolg, if one has an opportunity to build 300 TP beforehand, is it better to do Sekkanoki > 100% Torcleaver > 200% Torcleaver > Light > level 2 Aftermath, or 300% Torcleaver > level 3 Aftermath?

[Neisan]

Ideal atmas for Sanguine brew? Cosmos, Ultimate, Banisher? Or is there something better than Banisher, like does Sundering slash do better?

Also, best non magian sword to use for it as PLD DRK or RDM? Martial analace?

Anything with MAB I geuss, tp only affects hp healed on sanguine, it doesn't increase damage. Cosmos/Banisher/Ultimate is probably your best bet.

[Fwahm]

Edit: Nevermind

[Taint]

For a Dark Knight using Caladbolg, if one has an opportunity to build 300 TP beforehand, is it better to do Sekkanoki > 100% Torcleaver > 200% Torcleaver > Light > level 2 Aftermath, or 300% Torcleaver > level 3 Aftermath?

Sekk > WS > WS

[Trix]

Two parts

1. What can I do to increase the frame rate other than upgrading my hardware? (doing stuff in the registry, other settings, etc)

2. Anyone know how to map a 360 controller to the game?

[Esvedium]

Asked in BLU thread, but they're arguing over which cure to use, so posting here to see if I can get an answer...

If I don't have thunder damage atmas yet, will Thermal Pulse with both fire damage atmas do as well as (or close to) Charged Whisker for AoE'ing trash mobs in scars zones? And if so, what stat should I stack with BA up instead of Dex for CW?

Thanks.

[Valisk]

Asked in BLU thread, but they're arguing over which cure to use, so posting here to see if I can get an answer...

If I don't have thunder damage atmas yet, will Thermal Pulse with both fire damage atmas do as well as (or close to) Charged Whisker for AoE'ing trash mobs in scars zones? And if so, what stat should I stack with BA up instead of Dex for CW?

Thanks.

LOL

Personally, I haven't tried TP with Fire Atmas (missing the one from Smok anyway), but I've seen people gear towards VIT for it. Not sure if it's been confirmed or if they are simply using VIT sets because the spell itself gives VIT so they assumed that was the primary mod? I have no idea.

[Esvedium]

LOL

Not sure why it's so funny that I'm looking for an alternative, but w/e...

I recently burned my BLU to 90 and got most of the spells I need for all types of events, but missing thunder atmas. I thought that since I have both fire atmas and Thermal does respectable damage as a "secondary cleanup spell" while CW'ing from what I've read (if you're not one-shotting them), so I figured doing that would allow me to burn up a friends lowbie jobs a bit earlier than going after both thunder atmas. Meh, I'll just try it out tonight and see what happens. I'll try a few different stats and see what does best tonight, then.

I noticed that yugl had TP and TP+BA sets in his superhuge spellcast xml, so I thought that someone might know what stats to use for it... I was thinking it might be STR since it's fire based, but that might be too logical.

[Draylo]

Hi guys,

Roundel Earring BCNM is available atm on Valefor, do people have solo strats for it ? I can't convince friends it's worth switching nations to do that fight >.<

I've already soloed it as BLU but it requires several meds and it can still ends bad... So please share your solo strats/jobs ^^

What meds are you referring to? When I soloed it I only used a vile elixir+1 because I missed a stun but I also didn't use magic barrier for the fight either. I don't think you even need meds, I haven't had a chance to retry it since its never open.

[Atoreis]

Not sure why it's so funny that I'm looking for an alternative, but w/e...

I recently burned my BLU to 90 and got most of the spells I need for all types of events, but missing thunder atmas. I thought that since I have both fire atmas and Thermal does respectable damage as a "secondary cleanup spell" while CW'ing from what I've read (if you're not one-shotting them), so I figured doing that would allow me to burn up a friends lowbie jobs a bit earlier than going after both thunder atmas. Meh, I'll just try it out tonight and see what happens. I'll try a few different stats and see what does best tonight, then.

I noticed that yugl had TP and TP+BA sets in his superhuge spellcast xml, so I thought that someone might know what stats to use for it... I was thinking it might be STR since it's fire based, but that might be too logical.

Lol was reffering to you telling about we arguing about the cure I think and You need to translate it with google or if you lazy

Thermal Pulse 86 86 火 Ogień 範囲 Zakres 4.00 4,00 VIT40% VIT40% (自INT-敵INT)x2 (INT-INT wrogiem) x2 物理攻撃力アップ Do ataku fizycznego 暗闇 Ciemność

The link might be useful forr another question you can have in future tho.

[Sylvrdragon]

Thermal Pulse has lower base damage and lower secondary mods (Which means it doesn't gain quite as much from Burst Affinity), but Fire has stronger atmas, so it might come close. Also, I believe there is better DEX gear available than VIT gear, though I haven't actually searched, so I could be wrong. Do let us know.

Edit: Actually, the Atmas are even. For some reason, I thought the Thunder Atmas were 20/20 not 30/30. So yeah, Whisker definitely better, but you can probably get Pulse pretty high, just not one-shot. You'll probably always have to follow up with CA+Efflux Whirl even with the best possible gear.

[Nightfyre]

It's an easy solo without meds, especially if Azure Lore is up. I usually Converted if it wasn't up to speed up the kill but you can sleep or even kill the adds no problem (Whirl of Rage is great for this) and the main NM stops to cast periodically so it's not hard to get some distance and time for vert > cure > cure. No reason to die unless Dark Invocation randomly rapes your shit; even then there's reraise scrolls/items.

[Kipling]

Wasn't sure where to ask this:

I saw the new click and buy stuff, and the changes, but still wanted to confirm: Does XI actually charge for 30 days and not just bill every month now? Or am I misreading it. Thanks.

[Cairthenn]

Yes, payments are processed every 30 days.