Random Question Thread XXV: Septimus Maximus, Isladar Über Alles

[noodles355]

Optimal Atma set up for Externator and general DDing on dancer and bard?

I'm thinking something like Apoc + Gnarled Horn + Razed ruins, giving me a nice balance between devensive play but still strong WSing?

It's tempting to go all in with Gnarled horn + Kirin + Savage tiger for a total of +120 Agi. At least on dancer where saber dance gives me enough double attack.

That or Apoc + Omega + Gnarled horn, for the triple attack route.

Why do you want to use Exenterator in abyssea anyway? Just use Evisceration

[Absolutely Virtue]

Widow/Claymore/--/AF3
Zelus/AF3/AF3/Brutal
Grim Cuir./AF3/Blitz/Rajas
Atheling/Goading/AF3/AF3

That would be better. Head/body combination can change to the Mekira set, and you can get a 6%+ haste belt and get a ring other than Blitz.

I am casual with a vague (at best) understanding of math. But why would you swap out AF3 body, and it's Store TP +8, for Grim Cuirass here? I'm trying to build a decent cookie cutter WAR build.

Also, until I get Zelus, other decent head options, assuming similar gear setup?

Finally, still working on picking up a Widowmaker. Vermeil Bhuj a decent option in the meantime?

[urat]

Why do you want to use Exenterator in abyssea anyway? Just use Evisceration

Actually I think Externator may result overall in better damage when stacked correctly. Also Externator is better for soloing, and also the superior weaponskill on Bard due to its lack of critical hit gear.

[Byrthnoth]

Naw, it won't. Also, it isn't. Finally, they don't really.

[Bigsyke]

I am casual with a vague (at best) understanding of math. But why would you swap out AF3 body, and it's Store TP +8, for Grim Cuirass here? I'm trying to build a decent cookie cutter WAR build.

Also, until I get Zelus, other decent head options, assuming similar gear setup?

Finally, still working on picking up a Widowmaker. Vermeil Bhuj a decent option in the meantime?

If you don't need the sTP to x-hit then the sTP is pretty irrelevant.

Zelus is easily obtainable in an hour or so if you put in the effort.

No reason to stick to Vermeil when there are better options available on the AH.

[Absolutely Virtue]

Thanks, just what I was looking for. And I had the Vermeil lying around from before I started caring about WAR. Not sure which GAXE you mean on the AH. Laceratrice outside Abyssea. Is there something else I'm missing?

I farmed up a popset for Pantokrator, so that's just waiting to go. I found Ironclad Triturator to be a huge pain in the ass for my normal 2box MNK+WHM setup. Maybe I was doing something wrong, but the difficulty of killing Triturator has made me gunshy about popping Pantokrator. I imagine he's probably easier though, right?

[Classikmage]

The fire damage does a shitload, like ~300ish.

I took it for a spin in Cape Terrigan on some rabbits and didn't get one proc. Does it have a special activation? Or just a REALLY low proc rate?

[Maguile]

Is the new 1-hour cooldown time to re-enter dynamis for all collective zones? Like say, if I do Windy, do I have to wait 24 hours to do Bastok?

[Kyte]

It's an overall Dynamis cooldown timer.

[Phoenyx]

Is the new 1-hour cooldown time to re-enter dynamis for all collective zones? Like say, if I do Windy, do I have to wait 24 hours to do Bastok?

It resets at Midnight JST, so you only need to wait until then to re-enter. And it's for all zones. Enter Windy > Midnight JST > Enter Bastok.

[Flic]

Pantokrator is pretty easy now, mnk + thf + whm ,helps alot to have a fools powder for chainspell. Pull it down near where dhorme khimera pops so easyier on whm to not get hit by aoe

[fantasticdan]

Can turul drop vision jewels without yellow?

[Maguile]

Offhand daggers for DNC? Currently mainhand a str thokcha, use agi kila+2 and oynos when needed, anything else I should look into?

[Ricekid]

Is the merit sword WS any good for BLU if I dont have CdC?

[Koyangi]

Free roam NM's don't need grellow for their +2 items. NM's that are popped with KI have 1 drop affected by Th and another affected by Grellow. This applies to the Scars and Visions NM's that were added +2 items from the expansion 1 higher than them.

[Prothescar]

Is the merit sword WS any good for BLU if I dont have CdC?

Yes

[Bigsyke]

Thanks, just what I was looking for. And I had the Vermeil lying around from before I started caring about WAR. Not sure which GAXE you mean on the AH. Laceratrice outside Abyssea. Is there something else I'm missing?

I farmed up a popset for Pantokrator, so that's just waiting to go. I found Ironclad Triturator to be a huge pain in the ass for my normal 2box MNK+WHM setup. Maybe I was doing something wrong, but the difficulty of killing Triturator has made me gunshy about popping Pantokrator. I imagine he's probably easier though, right?

Elephas is a decent alternative. With Laceratrice's price you might as well just get a widowmaker to hold you over until Ukonvasara and skip it for now.

[Alistaire]

Do you need the Ashen stratum III to get Qilin Contravener title? Just did 8x and didn't get title, only reason I can think of I didn't get title. (and yes I had stones etc, got Lux/boots/gorget in the run :D )

[noodles355]

Free roam NM's don't need grellow for their +2 items. NM's that are popped with KI have 1 drop affected by Th and another affected by Grellow. This applies to the Scars and Visions NM's that were added +2 items from the expansion 1 higher than them.

Turul has one TH and one Yellow mat. So does Ovni.

[Koyangi]

I cant speak on Ovni specifically, but when I camped Turul for a total of 2 Loki's, killed about 10 of them, I walked out with like 8-9 jewels and 6-7 coins, never grellowed, th5.

Chloris, Ulhuadshi, Glavoid, Itz when I did those the grellow drops was always, coin, coin, card, coin respectively.