What's Better?

[Julio]

Whats the best Impetus down body, until Toci's drops?

My choice would be Tantra Cyclas +2 during TP, Loki's Kaftan for WS when Impetus is down.

I'm thinking about using AF3 body for C6 and Cure Pot body for C5/4/3 on my whm mule tbh, good/bad/terribad idea? Figure outside would keep C6 as a insta-stoneskin, as C3-5 will cover everything 99% of the time right?

Sounds like you haven't done the upper tier VWNMs yet. Cure6 can come in handy on some of their moves.

With all the debuffs that need to be taken off people and the damage dealt to healer-deprived parties in the alliance, I am usually casting nearly 80% of the entire fight. This limits the number of cures I toss, forcing me to use C4-6 exclusively. Gnostic drink is your friend, as well as a decent auto-refresh set. MP rarely is an issue.

Limiting C6 to a cureskin role seems suboptimal for the situations where I am required to come WHM (VWNM, which my LS does 80% of the week right now).

[Esvedium]

My choice would be Tantra Cyclas +2 during TP, Loki's Kaftan for WS when Impetus is down.

I can't see a 5% bump in crit damage out-doing 12str/12vit/15acc/15atk on any monk ws. I'm sure someone can (or already has) mathed it out to beat Loki's if you're looking for proof. I don't have the math to back up my statement, though. <_<

[Julio]

I can't see a 5% bump in crit damage out-doing 12str/12vit/15acc/15atk on any monk ws. I'm sure someone can (or already has) mathed it out to beat Loki's if you're looking for proof. I don't have the math to back up my statement, though. <_<

I'm open to alternative views. If anyone can add to this topic, I'd be interested to learn more.

[benny]

Offhand for Kannagi: DA Enchu, Kamome, or something else? Thanks.

[Neisan]

Kamome/Agi Sekka/Oriandori(sp?) not necessarily in that order iirc.

[TSFFXI]

Offhand for Kannagi

This is my understanding.

I don't think there's one offhand that outshines all of the others all of the time.
STR sekka is the strongest for melee (outside of Abyssea).
Ban is great for mobs that take the full enfire damage. If I'm not mistaken, it's on par with Kamome outside of Abyssea just because of its low delay.
Kamome is still the best inside of Abyssea.
Oirandori is great when you're in a group and others can benefit from the additional effect.
AGI sekka is best for soloing (when EVA matters).
Hochomasamune is best if you're tanking something serious that refuses to miss, or if your success hinges on Migawari.

I guess if you're just looking for a melee comparison (assuming you're outside of Abyssea and solo), it would look like: STR sekka > Kamome = Ban > whhhhaaattteeeevvvveeer. If you're doing anything else, there's the possibility you'll need to switch offhands accordingly.

[Motenten]

For a cure set:

Healing skill +20, 100 HP added to stoneskin - vs - 10-14% Cure Potency

It also depends on how much cure potency you're getting without the body. Various potencies (including atma, if applicable)

30%: Cure Potency body
35%: Cure Potency body if ~13%+, toss-up if using 10% body
40%: toss-up, slightly favoring Orison
45%: Orison body
50%: Orison body

I'm thinking about using AF3 body for C6 and Cure Pot body for C5/4/3 on my whm mule tbh, good/bad/terribad idea? Figure outside would keep C6 as a insta-stoneskin, as C3-5 will cover everything 99% of the time right?

I'd go with the above splits of potency vs Orison bodies regardless of spell tier, though it's conceivable that you may want to use Orison 100% of the time with Cure VI regardless of total potency.

[Motenten]

I can't see a 5% bump in crit damage out-doing 12str/12vit/15acc/15atk on any monk ws. I'm sure someone can (or already has) mathed it out to beat Loki's if you're looking for proof. I don't have the math to back up my statement, though. <_<

I'm open to alternative views. If anyone can add to this topic, I'd be interested to learn more.

Assuming Smite, if you're capped on both accuracy and attack then Tantra+2 is essentially tied or slightly ahead of Loki's when Impetus is down (in or out of Abyssea). If either accuracy or attack (or both) are uncapped (eg: Voidwatch), then Tantra+2 pulls a fair bit ahead. Basically, there are no situations where Loki's beats Tantra+2.

[shen]

Dusk feet +1 the best thf tp feet in a capped acc situation?

[BrayenMidgard]

two part question...


for torecleaver:

waist: elemental belt or warwolf w/ +4 atk augment? (cap and uncapped atk...maybe for middle when unknown if cap? plz clarify if you can) any other options if relevant.


for WoE scythe/quietus i am using the following(528 delay scythe):
tp(should be 5hit):
scythe/rose/-/stp+3 stone
bale/Houyi/brutal/bale
bale/bale/raja/tyrant
atha/goading/cal trous/ace's

quietus:
scythe/rose/-/bomb
twilight/ele/brutal/bale
twilight/mitt/raja/???(pyrsoul?)
atha/ele/bale/bale

any suggestions for scythe set ups? besides use torecleaver lol dont see many posts on the ws set up so went entirely by my guesstimates.

[noodles355]

For Rudra's, Sea Gorget vs. a DEX+4 neck? (Shifting Necklaces are never on the AH)

Love Torque? JoL is like the only Jailor with a decent drop rate on Torques. Concidering you can make 1-2mil easy in dynamis alone (if you're too lazy to do other means of gil-farming), and concidering the good drop rate, should be easy enough to get/buy. Failing that there's the one from Dyna-Valk with 6DEX/6AGI.

[Toshiko]

Love Torque? JoL is like the only Jailor with a decent drop rate on Torques. Concidering you can make 1-2mil easy in dynamis alone (if you're too lazy to do other means of gil-farming), and concidering the good drop rate, should be easy enough to get/buy. Failing that there's the one from Dyna-Valk with 6DEX/6AGI.

I dunno what it's like on other servers but you have to pay significantly more to get anything out of sea nowadays because ... no one does sea anymore. Unless you farm the pop items yourself and pay someone to kill it (which is the easy part...) I don't see 1-2 mil being able to buy due to lack of pops for sale/rarity/dead content

[Buffy]

Can argue it both ways tbh. The curepot doesn't help if you overcure, the cureskin doesn't help if they don't take damage while it's up. Ideally you'd have both 50% cure potency and off the top of my head WHM can get about 43% curepot without the body slot before even looking at buyables, so I'd probably just go for AF3+2 and fill in the remaining 7% asap after.

There is no reason with current gear options why whm couldn't be maintaining 50% cure potency with AF3+2 body equipped during cures.

My mule's whm is:

Cure staff
AF3+2 head, Fylgja +1, Roundel, Orison,
AF3+2 body, Augur's gloves,
Orison back, AF3 Legs.

That's 50%, with AF3 body bonus (cure skin) and AF3 legs bonus (mp returned).

The only 'hard' to obtain items out of that is neck and roundel, if you don't want to dump 7m on a mule's gear.

Alternatively, the new cure potency +4 back, serpentes hands and legs, and ASA legs with cure potency augment gets you 50% as well. You lose a fairly sizable amount of -emnity and mnd from the alternative set up, but saves you a chunk of gil.

[dasva]

Dusk feet +1 the best thf tp feet in a capped acc situation?

Only if the att matters AND you didn't lost any other important stats in order to cap that acc with those AND keep haste capped still. Really gotta evaluate your situation and entire gear set. Personally I'd use something else most the time since that att isn't a whole lot tping. Right now I use ballerines... but that allows me to keep capped haste while tping in 3/5 af3+2 until I get my legs +2d. It allows keep me with more evasion so I keep it capped pretty much always in my normal tp set along with subtle blow

[NynJa]

You lose a fairly sizable amount of -emnity and mnd from the alternative set up, but saves you a chunk of gil.

and inventory if your mule has other job that may need to cure.

[GoggleHead]

edit: nvm

[Esvedium]

I don't have /DNC leveled. What's a good zone to farm dynamis currency in as a solo RDM?

I guess maybe /thf and spam dia for magic stagger, or just get /dnc leveled and /ja proc shit.

[Darkmagi]

I dunno what it's like on other servers but you have to pay significantly more to get anything out of sea nowadays because ... no one does sea anymore. Unless you farm the pop items yourself and pay someone to kill it (which is the easy part...) I don't see 1-2 mil being able to buy due to lack of pops for sale/rarity/dead content

Farm/buy a pop and offer it to a group doing AV, you could probably get the novio out of it too. Also JOL is extremely easy now, could see it being duoed or trioed with ease.

[Deader2818]

Hmm, how would you duo it trio it?

[shen]

Only if the att matters AND you didn't lost any other important stats in order to cap that acc with those AND keep haste capped still. Really gotta evaluate your situation and entire gear set. Personally I'd use something else most the time since that att isn't a whole lot tping. Right now I use ballerines... but that allows me to keep capped haste while tping in 3/5 af3+2 until I get my legs +2d. It allows keep me with more evasion so I keep it capped pretty much always in my normal tp set along with subtle blow

Yeah it's between Ballerines or Dusk +1. I'm sitting at 27% Haste (AF3+2 Head / Body / Legs, Twilight Belt, and then Ballerines) but I figured I could drop Ballerines for the Dusk +1 and it would make a difference of 10 Attack. I do lose the Evasion though ;/ I just picked up a pair for casting utsu on RNG, was wondering if they'd be worth using on THF. Guess I'm wondering if the difference in the attack matters or should I just stick with the evasion? Would probly use mostly in Abyssea/Dyna. Was thinkin about getting Ryuga Sune-Ate soon for any situation where accuracy is uncapped