Random Question Thread XXIV: #Occupy the RQT

[noodles355]

Out of interest GG, do you have a problem with AF3+2 feet proccing for voidwatch? Sometimes mine dont work. It's very easy to see the difference in a Wildfire or 2nd Fire Shot with the bonus, but sometimes I just don't seem to get it (unless the 2nd QD, or WF is resisted by 20%, but I though magic resists could only be by 1/2, 1/4, 1/8, etc). It can't be a lag thing and the feet not swapping in as the only 2 feet I have in my inventory are Dusk+1 and AF3+2, and Dusk+1 are only ever equipped if I change my SC's idle rule to equip melee gear (which I don't for voidwatch) so Dusk+1 are never equipped. It also doesn't matter if I QD/WF immidiately afterwards, or wait a few seconds, sometimes it just doesn't proc.

[Greatguardian]

I honestly haven't paid enough attention to individual WS damages to notice one way or another, since I'm typically just spamming the hell out of stuff. I can certainly keep an eye out, though.

[dasva]

Those are pretty similar numbers to what I hit, though I remember my Pil WFs being a lot higher (like 1.3k?). Those were more likely to have Ascetic's/Braver's up, though (haven't done city T4s since I got Zilart temps, screwwwww those guys).

/Sam and Tact/Miser's is the way to go, too (@Das), so that brings down our expected base MAB by a bit. Maybe when we get our third roll, it might be possible to throw in Wizard's, but it's more likely that the DDs will want Fighter's anyways and screw XI'ing 4 rolls over and over.

Given how much it lowers your dmg would that really be the way to go? I mean how much frequency is /sam really adding anyways? Given that gear set that's 18% less dmg for QD/WF with ascetics down and 15% with it up.

[Greatguardian]

Sekkanoki and Meditate are pretty awesome, especially since TP only affects Wildfire's Enmity generation. Getting 24 TP/tic from Med and 25+/QD is pretty nice, too.

Over a long period of time? RDM sub may win out. In a zerg/Synchronic Blitz scenario? I don't see /RDM beating /SAM's sheer WS frequency boost. Someone who's more willing to quantify it is free to correct me, however.

[Haborym]

Is there anyway to bind Alt+W while keeping Ctrl+W the weapon skill menu?

[Greatguardian]

Just bind !w to whatever you want it bound to. I have Alt+E bound to /ma Erase while Ctrl+E still opens the equipment menu.

[Haborym]

Oh well, that was a herp on my end. Bound q apparently.

[noodles355]

/Rdm may help my own personal damage over the course of the fight, but with /sam being able to put out 4-6 wildfires (depending on your Tactician/Miser roll amounts) during one 30 second blitz, it's great for helping cap lights faster which is the biggest thing that slows down a VW fight.
I might be tempted to try /Rdm and Wizard's Roll on Pil though, the biggest problem we have with him is taking down Gambit as we only have 2, maybe 3 Cors with high enough marksmanship and rarely more than one of those 2-3 at events.

[illyst]

Any idea if bruisers earring will still help a monk with full merits, torque, and af3+2 hands push to the next dmg tier at level 99?

[Stanislaus]

I was sent to the title screen in the middle of a battle in dynamis... what the what?

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[01:47:14]Stani starts casting Poison II on the Nightmare Dhalmel.

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[01:47:14]Additional effect: The Nightmare Dhalmel takes 46 additional points of damage.

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[01:47:15]The Nightmare Dhalmel is poisoned.

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[01:47:36]=== Area: Dynamis - Buburimu ===

No log-back-in delay as if I had DC'd, no logout countdown, and I didnt zone...

Autoexec says "logout packet recieved, setting LoggedIn=False" and "Logout Successful, running Event"

[Taim Meich]

Can I have an estimate of a T3 Jeuno/Zilart VW stats? Well, mainly def, eva and level. I'm trying to see how my PUP and WAR builds fare against high-end enemies using Motenten's spreadsheets, but don't have a clue of what mob stats should be reasonable.

[Julio]

Any idea if bruisers earring will still help a monk with full merits, torque, and af3+2 hands push to the next dmg tier at level 99?

Assuming H2H levels will continue to rise by 7 with each job level - I believe this was confirmed from the test server.

MNK99 has a base H2H skill of 424. Base dmg at this level is (424*.11+3) 49 rounded down.
Add merits - 51
Add Tantra Gloves +2 - 52
Add Faith Torque - 52
Add Bruiser's Earring - 53
Add Portus Ring - 53
Add Tokon Hachimaki - 54

Capped H2H + merits + Tantra Gloves +2 + Bruiser's Earring + Portus Ring also comes out at a base damage of 53. This frees up the neck slot for other gear. Filling 1 ear and 1 ring to free up the neck is probably not a good idea though. Similarly, using Tokon Hachimaki for TP is suboptimal.

Increases in the base damage tier can be found at H2H skill levels of 437 (51 dmg), 446 (52 dmg), 455 (53 dmg), 464 (54 dmg), 472 (53 dmg), and so forth by adding 9 levels of H2H for a new tier. Reaching 472 H2H skill at lvl 99 is not possible with the gear available under the 95 cap.

[Kaope]

Any use for whirlwind dirs? I don't have pld nor drg.

[darkepyon]

Anyone else have this happen?

So I pass out camping Ratatoskr last night and wake this morning to find my game crashed on me. "OK, no big deal" I think to myself, so I just restart it. When I go to open up windower, a blank message box with just the windower icon pops up and doesn't load up POL like it normally does. Interestingly enough, official POL doesn't even load up so it doesn't seem to be a windower issue.

EDIT: NVM. had to re-install.

[blue]

Tp-bonus Magian weapons work offhand. Do they work for ranged ws too?

[lolwut]

Most of what I was going to say re: WF was already said, I assumed /sam, rose strap, and no Wizards or other outside MAB buffs based on standard VW approach to Cor. I did not account for Aesthetic's because it was a generic outside, and did used a lower base Agi because I just took a guess at it. Taking another look using your gear set/stats, mob INT, and adding Aesthetic's, but sticking with standard /sam and Tact/Miser's rolls and Rose Strap. All number's assuming feet bonus.

You used +100 AGI in your numbers, but the set you posted only contains +84 AGI (86 with Reaver's) with Loki's and 85 Armageddon or +78 with Mirke plus 87 base. So 171 vs 165 AGI.

You went with 89 mab, while the typical VW setup would be closer to 30 with Loki's or 34 with Mirke plus 25 from Aesthetic's. So 55 vs 59 MAB.

That gives us Loki's at 2453 vs Mirke 2467 floored. Continuing to adjust the enemy INT in increments of 10, I hit 240 before Loki's pulled ahead to a single point of damage lead.

Interestingly, unfloored and without the af3+2 bonus, both bodies break even at the 100 enemy INT mark with Loki's getting progressively better at higher INT values. On the whole though, considering current gear/playstyle/enemies, Mirke should still be the superior option.

[Foldypaws]

Tp-bonus Magian weapons work offhand. Do they work for ranged ws too?

I don't believe so.

[Byrthnoth]

Afaik, it hasn't been tested. I would be unsurprised if they didn't, personally. Moonshade would work on melee and ranged attacks, and it has the same message as the magian weapons.

It's really only relevant for THF and SAM though, I think.

[Foldypaws]

I thought someone had tested that offhand magian TP bonus weapons only work for the same skill? I was assuming that extended to ranged as well.

(I.e. if you offhand a TP bonus knife, it doesn't enhance Red Lotus Blade if you main hand a sword).

I could be just making it up though, because I can't find that testing. I'd test it myself, except I don't have one and you can't just get them handed to you on the test server.



As for relevance, pretty sure SAM would be better off with a multihit weapon than a TP bonus GKat. THF... Not sure. Are there even any ranged weapons they can use that are worth anything?

[Aleste]

Another (quick) whitemagey question.

Curaga V's emnity generation. Fixed value like Cure V/VI, or scales with HP healed like the rest of the cure spells. I'd imagine it's the latter...

Failing any conclusive evidence, what would be the quickest way to test it out?