Random Question Thread XXV: Septimus Maximus, Isladar Über Alles

[Cairthenn]

You know it's bannable if you get caught performing actions AFK?

[pancakesandsex]

Anyone have a rdm enhancing set that goes over 500? I'm currently at EXACTLY 500 and I'm wondering if I should bother trying to push it further or trying to consolidate where possible to keep that value.

[Kalasin]

Can anyone post for me the best BST tp setup and the best set for when only your pet is fighting? Thanks in advance!

If your pet does enough damage(which it should anyway), you can use this setup:

Axe/Axe(multi-hit w/e)/-/Demonry Core
Oce+1/AF3/Suppa/Brutal
AF3+2/Brego/Rajas/Epona
Atheling/Moepapa/AF3+2/Armada(pet: haste+4 augment)

That setup has 25% haste and 9% pet haste, and seems to be the most damage total.

[Alkimi]

Anyone have a rdm enhancing set that goes over 500? I'm currently at EXACTLY 500 and I'm wondering if I should bother trying to push it further or trying to consolidate where possible to keep that value.

I think only barspells and gain/boost spells have been confirmed to cap at 500 but they have smaller tiers. It's assumed everything that relies on enhancing magic caps at 500 skill but I don't think anyone can currently hit high enough enhancing magic to test other spells like Phalanx. SE did make a post about capping enhancing magic so 500 is probably the cap for everything, probably applies to dark magic aswell.

[Karah]

How easy is KS99 "The Hills Are Alive" these days?

I don't have access to a lot of friends since I was gone for some long. I can get a THF/PLD/DNC and a WHM/DNC. I have MNK/NIN/PLD/BLM myself.
Would PLD BLM WHM work? I could maybe bribe another BLM with the Pondweed drop as payment if necessary.

Any ideas? Last BB item I need.

I've done it with 6 almost no effort required, nin + whm (2box) 2 blm (2box) drg (to SC with nin but he left after a couple not much change) and a rdm who came from boredom, took like 10 minutes or less.

Oh important thing I forgot, Echo drops!

[Wolfandre]

Hey guys, not sure if this is a good spot to put this, but here goes.

Looking through dated Altana Viewer. Great. What's the best way of looking through .dats of more current files? Is there one? I really, REALLY want to swap out Brego Helm and Zelus Tiara...but since the latest Altana Viewer that I could find is from July 2011, it sadly has neither of them. This isn't a .dat number request; I want to know how to do it myself.

Thanks!

[pancakesandsex]

I think only barspells and gain/boost spells have been confirmed to cap at 500 but they have smaller tiers. It's assumed everything that relies on enhancing magic caps at 500 skill but I don't think anyone can currently hit high enough enhancing magic to test other spells like Phalanx. SE did make a post about capping enhancing magic so 500 is probably the cap for everything, probably applies to dark magic aswell.

Is there a link to where that was confirmed? I'm curious how high they got in +skill.

[Khajit]

best spot for 220ish marksmanship skillups? Robber crabs are too slow for me since my previous skilling up spots would net me .4 .5 etc regularly while kuftal is turning out to be much slower for lower gains.

[Alkimi]

http://www.bluegartr.com/threads/108...ad-Magic/page3

Someone got to 522 skill, and only way you can hit the next theoretical tier of phalanx (529) as it stands is with perfect gear in Abyssea on lightsday.

[Taim Meich]

If you are at exactly 500, I assume you can get at least 13 more, by casting on lightsday (colossus torque) and being in abyssea, with Atma of Harmony. If things go well I should have 500 enhancing as SCH this month, so I could test at least phalanx, too, using the torque and atma.

Edit: not actually phalanx, indeed... Would need a very lucky kirin's pole for that.

[Alkimi]

best spot for 220ish marksmanship skillups? Robber crabs are too slow for me since my previous skilling up spots would net me .4 .5 etc regularly while kuftal is turning out to be much slower for lower gains.

I just did Abyssea-Grauberg on the crabs there. Had 2 regen atmas and 1 ranged acc atma, repating xbow and just spammed bloody bolts. Took me all the way from 130-ish to cap.

Assuming you have THF or RNG levelled obviously. If you have COR only it will be slower and more annoying.

[pancakesandsex]

If you are at exactly 500, I assume you can get at least 13 more, by casting on lightsday (colossus torque) and being in abyssea, with Atma of Harmony. If things go well I should have 500 enhancing as SCH this month, so I could test at least phalanx, too, using the torque and atma.

Edit: not actually phalanx, indeed... Would need a very lucky kirin's pole for that.

My current set actually includes a very lucky Zenith Crown +1 with 8 skill.

http://www.ffxiah.com/item-sets/249173

I want to ditch the warlock +1 for portent pants since I can get more mileage out of them, and the cascade belt for the colossus's torque (then I can just cast in the seigal sash or a witful belt) I'm not really seeing any other areas I can improve in unless there are some augments I don't know about.

[Innuendo]

Scholar empyrean +2 hands. For the Perpetuance enhancement, do you need to wear the gloves only when you're using the stratagem, or when you're casting the spell?

[Neisan]

My current set actually includes a very lucky Zenith Crown +1 with 8 skill.

http://www.ffxiah.com/item-sets/249173

I want to ditch the warlock +1 for portent pants since I can get more mileage out of them, and the cascade belt for the colossus's torque (then I can just cast in the seigal sash or a witful belt) I'm not really seeing any other areas I can improve in unless there are some augments I don't know about.

That's pretty much a good set unless you're trying to add more fast cast or something.

[Radec]

Scholar empyrean +2 hands. For the Perpetuance enhancement, do you need to wear the gloves only when you're using the stratagem, or when you're casting the spell?

When casting

[noodles355]

Hey guys, not sure if this is a good spot to put this, but here goes.

Looking through dated Altana Viewer. Great. What's the best way of looking through .dats of more current files? Is there one? I really, REALLY want to swap out Brego Helm and Zelus Tiara...but since the latest Altana Viewer that I could find is from July 2011, it sadly has neither of them. This isn't a .dat number request; I want to know how to do it myself.

Thanks!

Zelus Tiara uses the Igqira Tiara model which has been in the game (and altana viewer) for years. Regarding Brego: You have a job that uses Brego..?

[Taim Meich]

My current set actually includes a very lucky Zenith Crown +1 with 8 skill.

http://www.ffxiah.com/item-sets/249173

I want to ditch the warlock +1 for portent pants since I can get more mileage out of them, and the cascade belt for the colossus's torque (then I can just cast in the seigal sash or a witful belt) I'm not really seeing any other areas I can improve in unless there are some augments I don't know about.

Fulcio grip, augmenting earring, colossus torque, and olympus sash would give you 13 more skill. Other than that, I can't think of anything else to improve your set.

[pancakesandsex]

Fulcio grip, augmenting earring, colossus torque, and olympus sash would give you 13 more skill. Other than that, I can't think of anything else to improve your set.

If that extra skill doesn't actually do anything for me (due to caps) though it's a waste, so is there anything I can make, or augment spam, or even FoV spam to reduce the number of slots I need to hit 500? Or am I about as good as it gets for now?

[Esvedium]

Colossus torque would allow you to use haste/FC on head, and augmenting earring would allow you to swap belt to something with haste, too, I guess.

[Celebrindor]

assuming you're pushing 500 primarily for phalanx/enspells? I honestly haven't really dug into my set and contemplated merits yet, so I'm interested what numbers you're seeing.

and regarding casting in FC gear, not like any enhancing spell really needs to be cast in that...let's be honest, unless we're talking a true hard cap, there's absolutely no reason to say you could give up slots for fast cast/haste to cast in.