Random Question Thread XXIV: #Occupy the RQT

[Yukari]

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OK, I have an Atheling which I'm already tping in, for some reason never occurred to me to WS in it >.> and can grab belt. Collar I can see is the best for damage but I end up tanking a fair bit and I don't like the extra damage taken, in some cases that could kill me. So if tanking, what would you use for ws? I'm working on +2 legs. I've done the feet and body so far, nearly done with hands.

Tbh, WS in the rancor collar anyways unless if you're tanking a ton of mobs that are all able to hit you. You'll only have it on for a fraction of a second, so the DT+10% really doesn't hurt you. If you still don't want to, Love Torque is really good. If you don't have that, Agasaya's collar works too.

[darkhorror]

What is the rate of each proc. on the Magian Occ. Attack 2-4 weapons?

[Taint]

What is the rate of each proc. on the Magian Occ. Attack 2-4 weapons?

Everyone says 40>30>20>10

[Martel]

Everyone says 40>30>20>10

I did a couple parses awhile back, to see if there was any change between the Khanda+2 and the +3 version. A bit over 1k rounds for each parse. But it came out to about 30/50/15/5 on both parses.

[lolwut]

Thought Mirke was better than Loki's for Wildfire, isn't 4MAB > 6AGI? Remember reading 2AGI>1MAB>1AGI as a good guideline?

It's a good rule of thumb, but not always true since it was set for standard Abyssea atma/buffs.

IIRC from the last time I was running the numbers, the higher the mob's INT the more value you get from AGI vs MAB. At current gear/base levels, it should take something like 240 enemy INT vs a standard WF set before Loki's beats Mirke outside of Abyssea. For all normal intents though, Mirke should still be the superior option. There's also the cases of being over buffed on MAB giving AGI more of an edge, but there's not enough MAB in general outside of Abyssea that I'm aware of (including /rdm, rolls and Aesthetic's in VW, etc.) for it to be a game changer.

I haven't looked at the numbers in a few months though, I'd be interested in seeing the sets/buffs and target mobs you'd be using for Loki's to be superior Dasva.

[Corgan]

Anyone successfully soloed PM 8-3 (Pot BC) with BST before? Only thing I'm really not sure how to handle is stunning the pots when they get low on HP and try to return to their spawn. Would I be able to land Stun reliably with BLM (or DRK?) sub? I don't remember exactly how that part of the fight works since I originally did it years ago...if I'm able to Stun it once is it just going to keep running away as soon as Stun wears? I would plan on just standing back and let the pet tank everything and focus on just taking down one at a time and plan on healing the pet through everything with Dawn Mulsum or something if necessary. Any ideas/input?

[shaggnix]

@kamil : do Glacier, easier mobs and easier TEs. Xarc is also relatively easy. all the city zones are pretty rough. if you don't mind mixed currency, dreamzones are even easier

@Gogglehead: i'm not 100% on the up and up as to where fSTR caps and all that jazz, but my instinct tells me VV, RR, and strong arm, if nothing else they're relatively common/easy atmas. its def possible you could do better going for crit rate/dmg +, but +90 str and the attk from strong arm has to put you up there

[noodles355]

Ok what the hell...
We just did a group of Kaggens, 5 total (ran away on one, shit procs). I popped the one after we ran away to reset. It was the only one I popped, we killed it. We just killed the last one (4th win, 5th fight total) and I apparantly didn't have a voidstone (Got 7k cruor/exp, not stone in KI). I came to event with 4 stones as I chose "fill me up" then double checked my KI afterwards.

I definitely had 4 stones. I popped one mob which we killed. We killed 4 total. I didn't have a stone for 4th kill. What the fuck?

[Rehn]

If you were the popper and you wipe/mob depops, you lose your stone, whereas the rest of the allliance's stone carries over to the next fight.

[Francisco]

Two random questions:

1: What's the proc rate of ODD on Empyrean Weapons?

I remember when they were fairly new, people were saying 100TP = 30s/30% proc, 200TP = 60s/40% proc and 300TP = 90s/50% proc. I've never actually tested it, but I'm certain that's very wrong. Proc rate seems the same at any TP, and I'd guess it to be 20-25%... but that's just from retroactively eyeballing it. In my brain. In any case, I'm sure someone must have it figured out exactly by now.

2: Trying to make Fraps work for a video. When the video is finished recording, I have the following problems:

- There is no sound.
- The picture is tiny... I'd estimate it to be a ~300x300 square.
- The picture is just a static image, no motion.

It basically as if I'm just taking a badly sized screenshot, but it still plays as a video (it has the "video timer" ... and it's like 1.3 friggin' GB for two minutes)....

How can I fix this?


Edit: Even BG Wiki says 30/40/50... That still seems very high to me...

https://www.bg-wiki.com/bg/Aftermath

Is this wrong, or are my guesstimates thrown off because of something like Verethragna aftermath only working on the first hit, or the aftermath not working on double/triple attack/extra hits... I never actually bothered to check when exactly the aftermath is taking effect.

[Darkmagi]

Pretty sure the 30/40/50% aftermath rates are accurate, you are just seeing less because verethragna only procs on offhand maybe?

[noodles355]

If you were the popper and you wipe/mob depops, you lose your stone, whereas the rest of the allliance's stone carries over to the next fight.

I popped the one after we ran away to reset. It was the only one I popped, we killed it.

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[Radec]

If you pop with a stone banked from a loss/didn't click chest last fight ("Unused voidstone carried over") it eats that plus 1 from your inventory.

[nivlakian]

Ok what the hell...
We just did a group of Kaggens, 5 total (ran away on one, shit procs). I popped the one after we ran away to reset. It was the only one I popped, we killed it. We just killed the last one (4th win, 5th fight total) and I apparantly didn't have a voidstone (Got 7k cruor/exp, not stone in KI). I came to event with 4 stones as I chose "fill me up" then double checked my KI afterwards.

I definitely had 4 stones. I popped one mob which we killed. We killed 4 total. I didn't have a stone for 4th kill. What the fuck?

From what I can tell, when you have a stone carry over due to losing/running away from battle, the game simply no longer removes a KI again in the next battle you participate in. However, when you pop, the game will remove an existing KI from your character and the carry over stone is lost.

[noodles355]

Meaning if you personally pop a mob after wiping/running from the previoud one, that fight effectively loses 2 voidstones?

[fantasticdan]

What are some easy GoV pages to farm tabs/skill up on at 95?

[Francisco]

When trying to HQ Sky Gear Augments, what are the best steps to take?

Seems like...

- Obviously getting as close to the target as possible... (in my case, 44 Lightning)...
- Having impurities at zero, or close to it.
- Having a small amount of positive Water energy in the synth (LS Mate was doing this when trying to HQ my Byakko's Haidate)...

Anything else to aim for? Does furnace pressure matter at all, other than the damage you take if you blow up the furnace?

[Francisco]

What are some easy GoV pages to farm tabs/skill up on at 95?

How far behind are you on skill levels, and can you handle EM-Ts if needed?

Z. Mines should cap you around Lv.80ish... Crawler's Nest, I think, should cap you at 95...

[fantasticdan]

How far behind are you on skill levels, and can you handle EM-Ts if needed?

Z. Mines should cap you around Lv.80ish... Crawler's Nest, I think, should cap you at 95...

330 katana and 270 dagger. It's on nin/dnc with a semi-eva/haste setup, so surviving shouldn't be much issue I imagine, I guess I'll try z. mines first.

[Rehn]

When trying to HQ Sky Gear Augments, what are the best steps to take?

Seems like...

- Obviously getting as close to the target as possible... (in my case, 44 Lightning)...
- Having impurities at zero, or close to it.
- Having a small amount of positive Water energy in the synth (LS Mate was doing this when trying to HQ my Byakko's Haidate)...

Anything else to aim for? Does furnace pressure matter at all, other than the damage you take if you blow up the furnace?

All I did was #1, the rest (from my experience) has 0 to do with what augment it craps out for you. Luck is a factor as well.