Random Question Thread XXV: Septimus Maximus, Isladar Über Alles

[Churchill]

Do VW T1 on BRD to get 4th stone, do Bastok T1-4, Sandy T1-4, Windy T1-4 (in that order)

Zilart T1-3
Jeuno T1-3
Jeuno T4-6

[Midnightjade]

Do VW T1 on BRD to get 4th stone, do Bastok T1-4, Sandy T1-4, Windy T1-4 (in that order)

Zilart T1-3
Jeuno T1-3
Jeuno T4-6

Thanks!

edit - for clarification - 4th stone periapt comes from Jeuno path tier 1 - I can participate in those before completing the city paths?

[Miraun]

So, in the Nyzul thread, there was this post:

This is solely a timer/notification tool to allow you to track your progress, and requires you to set the specific goal of the number of floors you're aiming to clear (have to edit the file manually for now). Probably most useful for those new to Nyzul, rather than those who are already good at maintaining their pace, but would still like to hear from anyone willing to try it out.

http://pastebin.com/Mzpg06aa

Would it be possible to create a spellcast or utilize auto-exec to auto-party chat a critter's weakness and weakness level for VW?

Has it been made? Or do I need to go learn that stuff and do it?

[nitsuj]

I just leveled NIN finally, and I'm working on my TP set.

I'm nearing something like this: http://www.ffxiah.com/item-sets/252174

I'm focused on crits and the haste cap, as I expect I should be. I could sub in Epona's instead of Marss' when I get it... But I'm curious if the body piece is still what I want to TP in?

Can someone explain to me how the Dual Wield traits works in terms of "too much Dual Wield can be bad in reference to TP return" I keep hearing about... There's obviously a bunch more Dual Wield gear I could be using, but I understand I don't want to get TOO much.

Any info on this topic is appreciated

[Radec]

I just leveled NIN finally, and I'm working on my TP set.

I'm nearing something like this: http://www.ffxiah.com/item-sets/252174

I'm focused on crits and the haste cap, as I expect I should be. I could sub in Epona's instead of Marss' when I get it... But I'm curious if the body piece is still what I want to TP in?

Can someone explain to me how the Dual Wield traits works in terms of "too much Dual Wield can be bad in reference to TP return" I keep hearing about... There's obviously a bunch more Dual Wield gear I could be using, but I understand I don't want to get TOO much.

Any info on this topic is appreciated

Attack speed is limited to

(1-Haste)*(1-Delay Reduction) >= 0.2

DW falls under delay reduction. With 50% DW, you have

1-Haste * (1-0.5) >= 0.2
1-Haste * >= 0.4
-Haste >= -0.6
Haste <= 0.6

Any haste beyond 60% is wasted, and you'd be better off removing some DW options.

[Motenten]

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/...emcxeWc#gid=22 for the caps/formula

For a given range of curepower (= skill + mnd/2 + vit/4) the formula is

HPCured = Potency * (Base in range + (Power in range - minimum power to hit that range)/scale in range)

RDM naked is about 435 power (368 skill + ~100mnd/2 + ~70vit/4), so you'd be in range 4 (300-700 power for c4)

HPCured = Potency * (520 + (435 - 300)/2.5) = potency * (574)

If you're at ~40% potency (nothing will beat arka4/heka's), 1% potency ~= +4 hp ~= 10 power - in this range only, 1% potency = 10 healing skill = 20mnd = 40vit

With gear on, your power will be higher though.

Edit: http://wiki.ffxiclopedia.org/wiki/Sirona%27s_Ring is now the strongest cure ring assuming you're not capped power, and don't need/won't use medicine ring.

Minor correction and notes:

Cure 4's 4th tier is 400-700, not 300-700 (Cure 3 is 300-700). 435 power would give you a base 534 healed. 460 power (arbitrarily adding a bit from extra gear) would be 544 healed.

With allowance for rounding, though, your equivalency pretty well matches up. I get 1% potency ~= 9.65 power, or about the 10 skill or 20 mnd you estimated.

[LidenbokValour]

Optimal SAM TP build?

thanks.

[Skeelo]

I know i should be using spellcast for the most part, but ive been using windower macros since ive started and its hard to get away from them.

The question is, what is the lowest pause you can do for say a precast > cure macro. For example

Pre cast gear

pause ???

Cure gear.

I know you can do 1, but is there a way to do like a half a second. Sometimes i feel like my cures go off before it switches to cure gear with just a 1 pause. Really not well educated on spell cast so i dont know what kind of "pause" it uses for pre casts ect.

[Churchill]

If you're doing a 1s pause I can't imagine you are ever curing in cure gear unless your precast is really weak. I'm not sure if macros go lower.

Here is a super easy spellcast I use on my mule: http://pastebin.com/MVipY4dw

[Ophannus]

Do the NMs that pop from chests before fighting Proto-Ultima drop Temenos chips similar to how Gunpods drop Apollyon Chips during the Proto-Omega fight? If not then that's pretty lame. It would be kind of awkward if they didn't seeing as how Apollyon and Temenos are already so asymmetrical. Apollyon has 4 zones and the boss drops cater to melee jobs and can be spammed due to Gunpods and Temenos has 6 zones catering to mages and chips don't (or do?) drop. Also temenos is harder by far. Almost as if temenos and apollyon were made by two different teams that weren't communicating with eachother.

[Yugl]

Duration of /SMN Hastega?

[BahamutRicker]

Just had a wierd thing happen while fighting Apademak. He casted Thundaga III and levelled up and immediately did Fulm (as expected when he levels up).

He did many more aga spells after this and didn't level up, I also fought him before this fight and he didn't level up from casting an aga spell.

The only difference between the 2 fights is I got an add on the one he levelled up, maybe this has something to do with it?

Anyone seen this happen before? I thought they fixed the issue of him levelling off of aga spells.

Here is a screenshot, maybe someone can see some thing else that occoured.

Spoiler: show

http://i44.tinypic.com/21c9o20.png

[Outlaw]

So on DRK I have Jingang Hose. Would it be worth it to get Homam Cosciales instead?

[Septimus]

Thanks!

edit - for clarification - 4th stone periapt comes from Jeuno path tier 1 - I can participate in those before completing the city paths?

I think he meant do Bastok TI to get the Vivid periapt of exploration to reduce your stone recharge time. That one is probably the single most important periapt.

And you can participate in any VW and get item/atmacite/periapt rewards for them so long as you have a Voidstone. (Although you won't get quest progress on them until you have the proper stratum abyssite.)

[Darkmagi]

So on DRK I have Jingang Hose. Would it be worth it to get Homam Cosciales instead?

Calmecac trousers are generally best, except during rare situations that you are not capped acc. Ignoring new nyzul gear sets anyways. Homam are a precast piece only.

[Tahona]

SAM merits these days?

5/5 stp 5/5 med? or put some in zanshin?

tier II - 5/5 overwhelm 4/5 ikishoten 1/5 bladebash?

[GeneyusTitan]

Well on my Time Mage/Rapist they are always better

What job did you have in mind

I have every job 99, so that's why I didn't specify. I don't really play any one job more than others so I'm trying to decide when these pants sit on my mule and when they don't.

Since it will get lost in the shuffle I'll just repost in this post:

What situations are Ogier's legs better than other options?

Consider both augmented heca +1 and not as I'm still working on those.

[BahamutRicker]

Just had a wierd thing happen while fighting Apademak. He casted Thundaga III and levelled up and immediately did Fulm (as expected when he levels up).

He did many more aga spells after this and didn't level up, I also fought him before this fight and he didn't level up from casting an aga spell.

The only difference between the 2 fights is I got an add on the one he levelled up, maybe this has something to do with it?

Anyone seen this happen before? I thought they fixed the issue of him levelling off of aga spells.

Here is a screenshot, maybe someone can see some thing else that occoured.

Spoiler: show

http://i44.tinypic.com/21c9o20.png

Just did another fight and once again levelled up from an aga spell.

Maybe this has always happened, just thought it was wierd as I always thought he didn't level up from aga spells. It is not every aga he gets off either. Guess I will try to stun all his spells from now on.

[Elysian]

Was the fast cast on Rubeus ever tested?

[Dotsudoku]

Is there much of a place for augmented Abjuration gear for melee now? It seems as if a lot of the pieces are becoming less useful, based on equipment suggestions I happen to stumble upon. I know Armada Hauberk/Valk. Breastplate are still good with particularly good augments, but what of the rest? Should I still be working on improvements to my Heca. Gloves/legs/feet+1? Seiryu's/Byakko's?

Kinda' vague, I know, but any insight would be appreciated.