Random Question Thread XXIV: #Occupy the RQT

[Yukari]

What weapon and how many hits are you expecting to land on WS? Should only need Hoard/Tyrant's if you tp/ws in rajas/brutal assuming initial+2 hits land. Askar is out as well?

Was thinking Widowmaker until I finish Ukon. So RR and assuming 3 hits total. And yeah, Askar is also out. I have some ideas already for bodies, but they have 0 sTP on them for now.

Is it worth coming back to if I have no friends that play still? I quit when the second abyssea expansion came out. Is it still sit in an abyssea party and level up, or did they break away from it?

Yeah, you can still sit in abyssea parties and level up.

[GeneyusTitan]

Does it offset the effort you put in to make gun for your mule just for brewing? You'll still need it leveled up for anything else that's not Roll Bitch > Afk 5 minutes.

Leveled cor just to brew Azdaja. I doubt I will ever play cor on the mule, I'll have the real gun on my main as well with gear and skills and what not.

Tried scanning the test server thread for an answer but didn't see it... Does the new limit break require merits?

[Alvein]

Is it possible to still get item drops on a mid tier vnm even if the popper logs out so the abyssite doesn't change? I'm going to farm Lamprey Lord for the earring but don't necessarily want an Orange Abyssite. Can an abyssite change if you log out and log back in and get back in the party before the mob is killed? Thanks

[Erkaan]

Is the "Jump: Enhances Double Attack Effect" on Vougier's Contus procced with all jumps or just the lv 10 Jump? Also How exactly does the DA get enhanced?

[Heslon]

can sam solo light/darkness sc with the new ws gkt or archery? kasha + new gkt ws should be light? but what is with fudo>new ws?

[Prothescar]

Fudo and Shoha makes Distortion. Overall better off using a TP Bonus magian Great Katana rather than Masamune as this point and, pending test results still, Murasamemaru may be the second best weapon possible under mythic if it indeed possesses a TP bonus.

[Kalasin]

Doesn't require Mekki Shaki or Hyoui's Gorget. My 4hit Arma (same delay) setup is:

Vulcan't Staff | Rose Strap | Arma | Bullet
Af3+2 | Corvus | Volley | Clearview
Af3+2 | AF3+2 | Horde | Rajas
Af3 | Oneiros Cest | AF3+2 | AF2+1
16.6 Base, 54 STP, 25.5TP/hit

For Coronach you can use:
Vulcan't Staff | Rose Strap | Arma | Bullet
Af3+2 | Corvus | Vulcans | Clearview
Loki's | AF3+2 | Pyrosoul | Pyrosoul
Terebellum | AF2 | AF3+2 | AF3+2
16.6 Base, 42 STP, 23.5TP/hit

25.5+25.5+25.5+23.5=100

My Slugshot set is slightly different, Volley/AF3+2/Rajas/Libeccio over Vulcans/Lokis/Pyrosoul/Terebellum (Same STP) because Slug Racc penalty etc.

Assuming /sam, how would these sets compare to the others?

Mekki Shaki | Rose Strap | Anni | Bullet
Af3+2 | Hyoui's | Volley | Clearview
Af3+2 | AF3+2 | Bellona's | Rajas
Terebellum | Oneiros Cest | AF3+2 | AF2+1
16.6 Base, 53 STP, 25.3TP/hit

Coronach:
Mekki Shaki | Rose Strap | Anni | Bullet
Ocelomeh+1 | Moepapa Medal | ??? | ???
Loki's | Seiryu's(STP+3 augment) | Rajas | ???
AF3 | ??? | Byakko's(AGI+5 STP+2 augment) | AF3+2(replaced by Denali+5 once it's in game)
16.6Base, 46STP, 24.2TP/hit

24.2+25.3+25.3+25.3=100.1

The ???s are various slots I'm not sure about yet, but wouldn't require any STP on them. I'm not entirely sure in how far STR affects Coronach, since it's mainly a DEX/AGI mod WS. If it does more than I thought, still have those ???s open for more STR gear anyway.

[GoggleHead]

I know haste has no effect on ranged attack speed, but does slow have any effect on it?

[Neisan]

I know haste has no effect on ranged attack speed, but does slow have any effect on it?

Iirc it's not affected by either. I remember at 75 you could wear slow gear on Rng and it didn't matter.

[Dignity]

A quick question regarding about Impetus. Does the accumulated atk/crit rate up% wears off upon the removal of tantra cyclas +2? (from TP to WS, say, toci's harness.)

[Greatguardian]

No. You simply get the accumulated crit damage whenever Tantra+2 is on. Attack and Crit rate are unaffected by cyclas in general.

Example: You build up to +20% crit rate without cyclas on. Whenever you put it on, you get +20% crit damage while they're on. Take it off, and the counter isn't affected, you just don't get the crit damage+ any more.

[Maguile]

dnc merits?

[Isiolia]

dnc merits?

Cat1 is pretty much unanimously 5/5 on Reverse Flourish and Haste Samba. Cat2 tends to be more subjective. Unlocking Saber and Fan dance is pretty universal. Past that, it can depend. Personally, I've got 1 in Saber and Fan dance, 3 No Foot Rise, and 5 Closed position.

[ArchDizzle]

Cat 1 I did the same

Cat 2

5/5 NFR
1/5 fan dance
4/5 closed position

But I am usually tanking in low man situations or i'm solo.

[Kurp]

Dumb question maybe.

I've been skilling a newer character on CZ Fortalice. This session I started with both club and sword at 126, trainee club in main and trainee sword in offhand. The main hand club is 17 points higher now, 172 v. 155. Is there some reason for that or is it just random luck? I'm wondering if there is some penalty for offhands that I don't know about. I've been away from the game for a long time, so I'm not sure if they added something.

[Radec]

Luck and possibly - what job? If you have a higher club rank than sword that could alter it.

Re: DNC Merits, wait til update is done to assign any cat2, if they significantly alter the potency of fan/saber dances then might be worth another look. RF and Haste prettymuch the only choice in cat1.

[Kurp]

Luck and possibly - what job? If you have a higher club rank than sword that could alter it.

Warrior. Mostly haste and accuracy gear other than AF3+2 pants with double attack.

[Isiolia]

Luck and possibly - what job? If you have a higher club rank than sword that could alter it.

Any job that has both skills is at least one rank lower in club.

I've not tried Fortalice skillup...is there a chance that the sword hit for 0 occasionally and the club didn't?

[Kurp]

I've not tried Fortalice skillup...is there a chance that the sword hit for 0 occasionally and the club didn't?

There weren't any 0 hits, even with a DMG 1 weapon. It's probably just weird luck though. I was mostly curious if they added some penalty to off hands when I was away.

[Salodin]

Came back recently, and was reading on the new hasso update. Is it worth upgrading Ikishoten now? I'm at 5/5 overwhelm, 4/5 blade, 1/5 Shiki; is it worth droping shiki and maybe even some or all points of blade and going with Ikishoten now?

Also, what is the exact rate of DA from zanshin, @95? And is most zanshin gear worth using now for tp, if it doesn't take from haste or store tp obviously. For example, Unkai back or Atheling Mantle?