Random Question Thread XXV: Septimus Maximus, Isladar Über Alles

[Nightfyre]

The Magian Moogle in Ru'lude will offer you weapons when viewing the "view reward" option for a given trial.

[detlef]

Ah okay I'd talked to that moogle but I didn't realize you could actually get items from it. Thank you.

[Darkmagi]

I recently decided to ditch my 95 empyrean and sell plates, which relics provide the greatest boost to their jobs? I'm leaning towards either spharai, mandau, or ragnarok. I realize that Spharai is more of a sidegrade and situational upgrade.

[Foldypaws]

As far as the new weaponskills go, I'm of the "5/5 or don't bother" mentality.

Several of them are worth (temporarily) having at 1/5 to get points for WSNM WS. XD

For actual in battle use you're generally right, though I think Shoha beats every non-empy/relic GKat WS even at only 2 or 3/5.

[Koyangi]

What's best Moonshade augments for a Vere, Spharai, Almace, Twashtar user?

[Radec]

Vere: Att/TPBonus (Smite Critrate + ~3.75%)
Spharai: Att/Regain (Shijin, FH, Asuran have little/no gains from TPB)
Almace: Att/TPB (CDC Critrate +~2.5%)
Twashtar: Att/TPB (Evi Critrate +~2.5-3.75%)

Also to consider, Acc/TPB depending which job (pld, pup?) and food of choice/normal acc level, but TPB is very likely the 2nd augment you want.

[Nightfyre]

Twashtar: Att/TPB (Evi Critrate +~2.5-3.75%)

Exenterator? Granted daggers are Suppa/Brutal all the way for TP so it's still the best Moonshade option Twashtar gets just because it'll benefit Rudra's.

[Dotsudoku]

BLU merits?

Please and thank you~

[Nightfyre]

5/5 two of CA recast/Phys Potency (2 spell acc/merit)/macc

5/5 Assimilation, unlock Diffusion/Convergence if you want, spend the rest in Enchainment

[Septimus]

Any noteworthy story quest-chains I should dive into? I just finished up the rest of the WoTG nation quests today (ez-mode on 99BST ;/), and am kinda disappointed that I've fully completed all of the main story missions in the game since I doubt FFXI will never see another proper expansion pack in its life time.

Only thing I can think of that I've yet to start is the Serpent General quests which I plan to get around to later this month.

Serpent General story line was great, one of the best non-mission stories in the game.

If you haven't done it already, I think that the Adventuring Fellow storyline is also the other best non-mission story put in the game and worth doing.

As for one-off quests, Too Many Chefs was a bit sad, but touching.

[Diddy Kong]

Exenterator? Granted daggers are Suppa/Brutal all the way for TP so it's still the best Moonshade option Twashtar gets just because it'll benefit Rudra's.

Don't believe exneterator gets bonus on TP, just acc down duration.

[Alvein]

Was there some kind of ninja nerf to grounds of valor? I'm trying to level my level 1 mule in on EP mobs with my 99 thf and for some reason my mule isn't getting credit for the kills towards the page. I did the same thing in the past with a few other jobs and had no problems, but it has been several months ago.

[Greatguardian]

Your lowbie job has to be able to gain at least 1 exp from the shit you're killing in order for it to count for the page, no? The level gap penalty is probably rounding you down to 0. I think there's a minimum level formula around somewhere, possibly BG wiki (unsure what page that would be under though).

[Alvein]

Must be that, cuz it allows me to get the page and all, just no exp.
Evidently the span between 1-99 is too big.

[Dotsudoku]

My level 10 MNK was able to get 1 EXP from Aura Statues with a 95ish(don't remember exactly) MNK killing for me.

[Nightfyre]

Don't believe exneterator gets bonus on TP, just acc down duration.

That was my point. Last I heard Exenterator beats Evis by a decent margin, though I suppose this is potentially up in the air in Voidwatch with Champion's Drink. You'd be popping a 300 TP Rudra's for AM there periodically anyway so it's still back to TP Bonus.

Did we ever get a new value for the 99 relic 2/2.5/3x damage procrate?

[Celebrindor]

Going to level a job for Dyna farming. I can't dbox, and I realize this limits me greatly. Thinking BST or DNC seem to be the best/most popular options, just wondering how they would fare solo, or if there are other suggestions.

In the meantime, any benefit to trying to farm rdm/00 or rdm/thf? Or am I basically just wasting time? Was thinking at least I could have WS and magic procs (for what its worth, clearly JA seems better). Also wondering /00 vs. /thf in a job that functions well without subjob, which will typically yield a better coin count.

[dasva]

Must be that, cuz it allows me to get the page and all, just no exp.
Evidently the span between 1-99 is too big.

It isn't necessarily too big. It's just the lvl 1 will get 1/99 of the xp the 99 will get. So if you fighting Ts I think the lvl 1 would still get xp

[noodles355]

You want to be /war if you want to see worthwhile damage from last stand.

On Cor, my TP/QD setups are based off /nonsam (different amounts of STP per 8/9/10/5/11 Miser rolls, in and out of voidwatch) so I have the choice of /war or /rdm, and usually /war unless I know it has high def/pdt.
However on Rng, my outside-VW 4hit/inside 3hit requires /Sam, so I don't get the luxuary of Berserk.

[Radec]

Going to level a job for Dyna farming. I can't dbox, and I realize this limits me greatly. Thinking BST or DNC seem to be the best/most popular options, just wondering how they would fare solo, or if there are other suggestions.

In the meantime, any benefit to trying to farm rdm/00 or rdm/thf? Or am I basically just wasting time? Was thinking at least I could have WS and magic procs (for what its worth, clearly JA seems better). Also wondering /00 vs. /thf in a job that functions well without subjob, which will typically yield a better coin count.

RDM/THF could be ok if you have a multiattack for ws spam, magic procs might as well not happen. BST likely better (though I don't have it) for solo. In general the /thf will outweigh the white proc chance from /00, if you have a TH sash might be able to get away with it.