Random Question Thread XXIII: Neun und Neunzig Luft RQs

[vagus]

How many Isgebind can you brew with Wildfire?

6 + a Kur. If the poppers are smart enough to pull the Isgebind to you.


Random question time. Any tips for fighting HQ DL? 8-12 people with brd/cor and mage support? How many DD's? Thanks in advance =)

[Motenten]

Just got Ganesha's mask, is it worth using on the jobs its avaliable for? Mnk looks to be the only one that would benefit for the most part. But even then you are losing the fraction of haste, 10 subtle blow, and 7str.

Haste if using Ganesha's:

Head: 40
Hands: 30
Waist: 122
Legs: 61

Total: 253 of max 256, so losing 3/1024 haste.

In exchange, you get 4% att instead of 3-4 att from str. In Abyssea I have around 560 att without food, which would give +22. Outside Abyssea that should drop by 35, giving about +21 att. Not sure if Ganesha's stacks in parallel with things like Berserk or on top of it, so just using /nin to ignore that point.

So in general you're looking at 21 to 22 att instead of 3 to 4 for a net gain of about +18 att, not counting possible fStr.

With max haste buffs (double Marches + Haste Samba), attack speed is capped, and you don't lose anything from Ganesha's lower haste. For that:

Inside Abyssea (capped fStr): Ganesha's ahead by 0.9%
Outside Abyssea (Tantra ahead by +1 fStr on punches, 0 on kicks): Ganesha's ahead by 0.8%
Outside Abyssea (Tantra ahead by +2 fStr on punches, +1 on kicks): tied

Redoing without Haste Samba to keep you below haste cap:

Inside Abyssea (capped fStr): Ganesha's ahead by 0.25%
Outside Abyssea (Tantra ahead by +1 fStr on punches, 0 on kicks): Ganesha's ahead by 0.12%
Outside Abyssea (Tantra ahead by +2 fStr on punches, +1 on kicks): Tantra's ahead by 0.67%


So if you're getting max haste buffs, Ganesha's should win, or at worst tie. If you're not capping attack speed it's a bit of a wash either way (same sort of difference without Marches, too; if Tantra gives you+2 fStr it puts Tantra ahead while +1 fStr puts Ganesha's ahead), and boils down to whether you want the +10 Subtle Blow or the 4% HP.

[Darkmagi]

6 + a Kur. If the poppers are smart enough to pull the Isgebind to you.


Random question time. Any tips for fighting HQ DL? 8-12 people with brd/cor and mage support? How many DD's? Thanks in advance =)

Should be able to do more than 6. (Also you can do isgebind x3 with cata if you would like, pretty sure that beats single wildfires)

[Rehn]

Ochain users: do you use +shield skill stuff on voidwatch content as /war?

[Atoreis]

Why none told me that Catastrophe goes through shadows? XD

[grevenilvec75]

Yeah, where was that sad? Didn't see any post made that they were going to adjust who can use certain WS.

iirc it was among some of the job adjustment announcements. Maybe the SMN ones.

ppl were upset that not all jobs who use staff for instance could do all of the blue!! procs etc.

[Churchill]

Ochain users: do you use +shield skill stuff on voidwatch content as /war?

Only because creed earring is a decent HP+ piece

[GeneyusTitan]

How many people do you need for Tinnin now? And Tyger?

[Zeb]

Any way to tell what jobs I've beaten Maat on?

[Nightfyre]

How many people do you need for Tinnin now? And Tyger?

Both are duoable, probably soloable by some jobs.

[Cairthenn]

Should be able to do more than 6. (Also you can do isgebind x3 with cata if you would like, pretty sure that beats single wildfires)

You should be managing 11-12 >_>

[grevenilvec75]

Any way to tell what jobs I've beaten Maat on?

Completed quests? idk

[Cairthenn]

Any way to tell what jobs I've beaten Maat on?

Nope, you need to just remember.

[Ratatapa]

What good subs for DNC exept NIN?

I hate war lol getting it to 30 but hope i dont need 50

[grevenilvec75]

Went back and found two posts that mention the weaponskill revamp:

http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxi/th...l=1#post171924

http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxi/th...l=1#post161296

[Deader2818]

What is the difference between fool's drink and fool's tonic?

[Massimo]

Drink is magic immunity, Tonic is MDB.

[boo]

Why none told me that Catastrophe goes through shadows? XD

Because old news is old, and I guess people are afraid to say it to your face because you will ask them for math on this.

[Villian]

What do you merit as VW PLD?

[Botosi]

Do you have to kill dynamis TE's (specifically Xarc) in order or something? Tried something new today and its like impossible to proc....unless I'm EXTREMELY unlucky right now.