Random Question Thread XXII: You Know the Deal

[cdgreg]

Any idea where Barrier Module comes from?

[msthief]

Ok so, if I go Gandiva RNG, I'm gonna have another nin tanking, who wont have Kannagi, and idk how well he would be able to hold up D:

Would NIN + like 2 blms nuking during the air work just as well?

I think a non-Kannagi ninja would do just fine, just take a bit longer. He really is a pussy, so as long as evasion is capped any reasonable nin/dnc can do it. I can't overestimate how horrible dragon breath is though, so watch out for that.

I've only been successful this way and to be honest I haven't watched my rng friend do the air phase since I have to get out of the way of that 30 yalm move he does in the air. All I can tell you is that when he's on the ground it's an absolute joke, no need for a healer even. The one problem I think you'd have with two blms is that they might not be able to put out enough damage... sorry I can only tell you what's worked for me and a gandiva ranger tears it apart. What you might want to do for your first run is find a second mage, like you could go nin/dnc, rng/sam (gandiva), any healing mage x2. With this much healing, unless you got hit with a bad dragon breath, it would be tough to lose.

Edit: I'm doing the fight right now, give me an hour or so... after thinking about it I don't think I even WS so that my ranger can build up enough tp for solo light lol.

[dasva]

A couple of blms have always been really good for it in the air. Especially if you do a decent spike right before it would go into the air so it doesn't take as much to get it down. iirc 3 rdms triod it at 80 or 85

[Kaisha]

Two questions:

What is the best choice for Goetia Body Seals? Amarok is pretty expensive to pop often, and Chione is a T2 VNM. Teugghia sounds scary, with the hate reset and tons of AE spells, but seems very easy to pop. I usually pug things since most of my LS doesn't really do endgame..

Secondly, does anyone out there even run Shinryu anymore? I don't have 200k brews unlocked yet, so I'd rather not farm up (and drop) 2m Cruor just on getting the clear. I've had no luck seeing anyone do the run normally on Bahamut, which makes sense, as I assume everyone just brews it now..

I and three LS buds just farmed Chione for a bit. Piss-easy NM even though you have to wait 15min between spawns. The problem is finding a time where people aren't trying to farm it for T3, or finding a group that'll cooperate and let you have the seals while they try to get T3 upgrade.

[msthief]

I think a non-Kannagi ninja would do just fine, just take a bit longer. He really is a pussy, so as long as evasion is capped any reasonable nin/dnc can do it. I can't overestimate how horrible dragon breath is though, so watch out for that.

I've only been successful this way and to be honest I haven't watched my rng friend do the air phase since I have to get out of the way of that 30 yalm move he does in the air. All I can tell you is that when he's on the ground it's an absolute joke, no need for a healer even. The one problem I think you'd have with two blms is that they might not be able to put out enough damage... sorry I can only tell you what's worked for me and a gandiva ranger tears it apart. What you might want to do for your first run is find a second mage, like you could go nin/dnc, rng/sam (gandiva), any healing mage x2. With this much healing, unless you got hit with a bad dragon breath, it would be tough to lose.

Edit: I'm doing the fight right now, give me an hour or so... after thinking about it I don't think I even WS so that my ranger can build up enough tp for solo light lol.

I feel weird quoting myself, but yeah. So I just did two, each were cleared in under 10 minutes. Its accuracy was on the order of 30-35% with a cumulative total of +20 evasion and +42 agi, on the ground it's easier than fafnir and I held back from wsing (I think I only did it twice). A good gandiva ranger just plain demolishes it, it's frickin hilarious. Any non-pink ninja (maybe even a quality player pink ninja) can do the ground stage quite easily.

I think my friend had around 200 total fire resist, but anything over 150 (with barfira) is more than enough.

[dasva]

Can most blu spells hit it in the air?

[Draylo]

Yes I've done it BLU BLU BRD WHM, one of the BLU was pretty gimp, we just nuked it in the air with Everyone's grudge/regurgitation.

[dasva]

I meant most spells not the longer range magical ones

[ccf]

The problem is finding a time where people aren't trying to farm it for T3, or finding a group that'll cooperate and let you have the seals while they try to get T3 upgrade.

This x 100 especially during peak hours, people camp it like crazy. We need more vnm t2/t3 tbh. It's so packed..

[Shiyo]

As a mithra NIN/WAR how much +dex would I have to TP in to cap Ddex on mobs outside abyssea like dynamis EP mobs? Or even the higher mobs like the T orcs in dynamis-sandy.

My base dex is 91.

[Demonofhunger]

Do all of Sobek's KIs drop in gold chests? The wiki seems confused on this issue, and the pieste is camped 24/7 on my server.

[Rocl]

Do all of Sobek's KIs drop in gold chests? The wiki seems confused on this issue, and the pieste is camped 24/7 on my server.

Yes. Molted Peiste Skin was added to gold box a while ago.

[Demonofhunger]

Yes. Molted Peiste Skin was added to gold box a while ago.

Thanks.

[zephr]

Minax Bugard key item does not drop from gold boxes though.

[Khary]

Anyone have any info on this new quested added that we can receive from Chululu? Whats the quest and rewards? :O

[Eldelphia]

Two questions:

What is the best choice for Goetia Body Seals? Amarok is pretty expensive to pop often, and Chione is a T2 VNM. Teugghia sounds scary, with the hate reset and tons of AE spells, but seems very easy to pop. I usually pug things since most of my LS doesn't really do endgame..

T2 VNM isn't that bad at all tbh. And you can usually find others wanting the other seals and willing to team up.

[Eldelphia]

Thinking about grabbing a new account and starting a WHM mule. What's the bare minimum gear/sets I should gear for? Would Cure potency and Idle be enough? For subjobs, can I automate /SCH stuff, or would it be better to just run with /BLM or /RDM?

I know its a lot of hassle but the Surya's staff +2 is a huge boost. Bare min, I'd go for WHM EAF Hat, Facio bliaut with 10%+, Orison Earring, Orison Cape and some blessed. WHM EAF pants are amazing too.

Use /SCH or at a push /RDM. /BLM useful for stunning but if you're dboxing you're not going to be that good at it so I'd stick with /SCH or /RDM. /SCH benefits inc casting time down and cost of each spell being less. Also has Dispel/Aspir/Drain for procs if needed.

[Byrthnoth]

Would you mind linking me to whatever that said fusetto tp bonus applies to offhand? Every source I've heard of has said tp bonuses don't apply to offhand, so I'd like to see some evidence (it could change things for me).

Sorry, I've been trying to link all the references I use, but it looks like I missed that one until this morning:
https://www.bg-wiki.com/bg/TP_Bonus

There have been two other people claiming the same thing. Eralyn from BG (first, through PM), and a BST on the official forums. That FFXIAH test was the easiest to link though. I'm personally in the process of making one myself.

[Atoreis]

As a mithra NIN/WAR how much +dex would I have to TP in to cap Ddex on mobs outside abyssea like dynamis EP mobs? Or even the higher mobs like the T orcs in dynamis-sandy.

My base dex is 91.

Around +35 for EP and around +50 for T.
Might be more but probably not less.

[Shiyo]

Around +35 for EP and around +50 for T.
Might be more but probably not less.

Really?! WHOA O_O that's so little and easy to pull off. Capping ddex + 5% crit merits is how much crit% again? I'm trying to make a outside crit build for NIN ...

Iga cape 3%, af3+2 body 5%, and I have a wivre gorget with 2%.