Random Question Thread XXIV: #Occupy the RQT

[Zirk]

I'm turning an old account into a new pocket mage, it already has up to WoTG, is the cheapest way to get abyssea access just to buy the FFXI ultimate collection off steam?

[Churchill]

amazon should be cheapest

[Septimus]

I'm turning an old account into a new pocket mage, it already has up to WoTG, is the cheapest way to get abyssea access just to buy the FFXI ultimate collection off steam?

Steam is selling it for $13.99, you can get it from Amazon for $9.99.

[noodles355]

I assume you are asking if you should use the elemental ones and the answer is yes. https://www.bg-wiki.com/bg/Last_Stand for which ones

Ugh. Water and Light drop from Levi and Indrik. Fuck that. Is the goblin DD or thf + whm 2boxable?

[Churchill]

Indrik and Levi are both joke status roflmages what's the problem

[noodles355]

Levi involves farming a T3 abyssite. Fuck that. How easy is indrik dd+mage or thf+mage now?

[Alkimi]

Killed it as THF and WHM with no issues at lvl 95.

If you're lazy you could just brew it, it's 100% drop after all.

[noodles355]

lacking cruor, just wasted mule's last cruor stash on brewing cuijatender for belt+bene. i'll go duo him later tho, cheers boss.

[jimbobsonofgod]

Can anyone confirm this? Debating whether or not I should use my mini-expansion hat for FC.

battery charge

With just Hat
1:10
With +2 haste augmented body
1:09
With Loq.
1:09
with +5 FC augmented body
1:08
with Homam legs
1:06
with homam legs loq +5 FC body +3 FC neck and Isador
1:01
with Homam legs +5 FC body +3FC Neck Isador Homam hands feet and twilight belt
0:52

is the raw data

I still cant tell how much it is from those because i have a hard time understanding how this game round up recast (up or down?). If down then test with +5%FC body would implicate its 3%FC on hat because:
5%haste+7%FC would be 0.92 reduction
75*0.92=69
So you need 8%FC to drop it to 68sec and Jim's test showed 68 sec with 5%FC body.

was the last point at which the discussion was left off in the Voidwatch thread.

[Dtroyy]

Can anyone post a Metatron Torment set please? thanks in advance.

[dasva]

Levi involves farming a T3 abyssite. Fuck that. How easy is indrik dd+mage or thf+mage now?

I had a friend who isn't that well geared and just came back to the game a few months ago after not playing for years solo it on nin/dnc several times no problem

[Taim Meich]

Beeing upgrading my WAR, need advice about things to improve for my TP and WS sets (beside, obviously, weapon). This is what I have now:

TP:
Widowmaker / Claymore Grip / - / Ravager's Orb
Mekira-oto / Ravager's gorget / Brutal Earring / Ravager's Earring
Mekira Meikogai / Rvg. mufflers +2 / Ulthalam's Ring / Rajas Ring
Atheling Mantle / Bullwhip Belt / Rvg. Cuisses +2 / Rvg. Calligae +2


WS:
Widowmaker / Claymore Grip / - / Ravager's Orb
Ravager's Mask +2 / Snow Gorget / Brutal Earring / Ravager's Earring
Grim Cuirass / Rvg. mufflers +2 / Spiral Ring / Rajas Ring
Atheling Mantle / Snow Belt / Rvg. Cuisses +2 / Rvg. Calligae +2

[noodles355]

Asked earlier in thread about it being normal for Wildfire to outdamage Slug Shot for Corsair. Well, I've finally been able to bust out my ranger doing Zilart T1s.
With Stalwarts, Bravers and Aescetics, and sushi (because I'm only Lv91, didn't know what acc would be like), wildfire was averging 50% stronger than slug shot. Wildfire isn't even an optimal set, as I can't equip houyi's for TP yet and so need a few STP sacrifices in WS.

Spoiler: show

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b3...102_004541.png

How come Slug is so weak? Is the boost of Stalwarts much weaker than that of Aescetics? Or does Holy Moly take reduced melee/boosted magic damage?

Don't get me wrong, it makes keeping AM up much easier, but I gotta know if I'm doing something wrong? Current sets. A few things change when I can equip Houyi's:

Wildfire: 23.5TP Bronze Bullet
Anwig, Af3, Moldy, Hectate
Loki's, Seiryu, Stormsoul, Stormsoul
AF3, Oneiros, AF3+2, AF3+2

Slug Shot: 23.5TP, Dark Adaman Bullet
Af3+2, AF3, Volley, Clearview
Af3+2, AF3+2, Mermans, Rajas
Libeccio, Af2, Af3+2, Af3+2

Will post proper 4hit for critique when I hit 99 in media. As a tangent, I am enjoying how Coercion/Discipline turns my 4hit into an almost perfect 3hit. Usually WS at 101-103 TP.

[noodles355]

Asked earlier in thread about it being normal for Wildfire to outdamage Slug Shot for Corsair. Well, I've finally been able to bust out my ranger doing Zilart T1s.
With Stalwarts, Bravers and Aescetics, and sushi (because I'm only Lv91, didn't know what acc would be like), wildfire was averging 50% stronger than slug shot. Wildfire isn't even an optimal set, as I can't equip houyi's for TP yet and so need a few STP sacrifices in WS.

Spoiler: show

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b3...102_004541.png

How come Slug is so weak? Is the boost of Stalwarts much weaker than that of Aescetics? Or does Holy Moly take reduced melee/boosted magic damage? Or is it purely because I wasn't in the gun sweet spot?

Don't get me wrong, it makes keeping AM up much easier, but I gotta know if I'm doing something wrong? Current sets. A few things change when I can equip Houyi's:

Wildfire: 23.5TP Bronze Bullet
Anwig, Af3, Moldy, Hectate
Loki's, Seiryu, Stormsoul, Stormsoul
AF3, Oneiros, AF3+2, AF3+2

Slug Shot: 23.5TP, Dark Adaman Bullet
Af3+2, AF3, Volley, Clearview
Af3+2, AF3+2, Mermans, Rajas
Libeccio, Af2, Af3+2, Af3+2

Will post proper 4hit for critique when I hit 99 in media. As a tangent, I am enjoying how Coercion/Discipline turns my 4hit into an almost perfect 3hit. Usually WS at 101-103 TP.

[Prothescar]

30% AGI, 5.0fTP

vs.

60% AGI, 5.5fTP that is also affected by Magic Attack Bonus, which more or less directly multiplies its damage

Gun+Bullet damage is higher than level+2 for Wildfire, too.

Idk, why is Slug Shot so weak?

[noodles355]

Without MAB drink, Wildfire is equaling Slugshot with stalwarts up.
Wildfire: 171 AGI, 13MAB, Vulcan's affinity.
Slugshot: 166DMG weapon, 158AGI, 113STR, 511 Ranged Attack + Stalwarts.

Naturally on TW trash, slugshot detroys wildfire, but not on anything relevant. And I was lead to believe "lol magic WS" outside asbyssea etc.

[Prothescar]

Wildfire is one of the best WSs you can use outside of Abyssea. The only place where Slug Shot should be coming close is on something with shit defense where you have a high enough pDIF to outperform the stagnant damage of Wildfire, or on something with a serious magic resistance. In either case Last Stand would be superior anyway.

[Foldypaws]

Without MAB drink, Wildfire is equaling Slugshot with stalwarts up.
Wildfire: 171 AGI, 13MAB, Vulcan's affinity.
Slugshot: 166DMG weapon, 158AGI, 113STR, 511 Ranged Attack + Stalwarts.

Naturally on TW trash, slugshot detroys wildfire, but not on anything relevant. And I was lead to believe "lol magic WS" outside asbyssea etc.

Magic WS have traditionally been shitty because they've all been 1 fTP up until the Nyzul ones, I think.

Wildfire is 5.5, that should tell you why it's not "lol magic WS"

(The fact that it runs off AGI*2 with no cap instead of INT/4 with a cap of 8 doesn't hurt either.)

I imagine you could actually get Trueflight to put out ~65% of the damage of Wildfire. It's 4 fTP and also runs off AGI*2, though it only has a 30% mod instead of 60%. Might be worth using on physical resistant stuff if you don't have WF.

[Celebrindor]

So what's the new cap on fast cast? I wasn't aware of the increase and was still thinking of when artifact head/relic body/loq earring would cap fastcast for a RDM.

repost from 12/28. still curious. If its as simple as "read the wiki" I do apologize ^^

[Khajit]

repost from 12/28. still curious. If its as simple as "read the wiki" I do apologize ^^

I vaguely recall people talking of 80% being the new cap on the test server. It's not the current cap which has been increased but it's still something you can plan for. I'd wait for other responses to factcheck.