Random Question Thread XXV: Septimus Maximus, Isladar Über Alles

**Nightfyre** · 2012-01-25 17:41

Originally Posted by Draylo

How much does it pull ahead?

Somewhere in the 1-2% range iirc, definitely not a huge upgrade.

7% Conserve TP adds 0.735 TP on average (disregarding variable x-hit in VW since Conserve TP can't proc in the presence of Save TP), or 0.00569625 fTP. That's a 0.2% improvement in damage at best (no overflow). The acc difference might tilt things at times, but the Conserve TP alone certainly won't.

**Taint** · 2012-01-25 17:47

Originally Posted by Nightfyre

Somewhere in the 1-2% range iirc, definitely not a huge upgrade.

7% Conserve TP adds 0.735 TP on average (disregarding variable x-hit in VW since Conserve TP can't proc in the presence of Save TP), or 0.00569625 fTP. That's a 0.2% improvement in damage at best (no overflow). The acc difference might tilt things at times, but the Conserve TP alone certainly won't.

0.8% pretty consistently at capped ACC on the DPS calc.

**Cream Soda** · 2012-01-25 17:49

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**Dathus** · 2012-01-25 17:58

Is there ACTUALLY a skill-up food for crafting or am I just hearing rumors?

**kamugi** · 2012-01-25 18:18

Does this card:
NVIDIA Geforce GTX 550Ti Graphic Card
http://www.nvidia.com/object/product...-550ti-us.html
Run FFXI well?

Not sure if I should post this is Tech or RQT for FFXI, so asking in both, sorry!

**Yugl** · 2012-01-25 19:22

If you mean capable of running, the GTX series is Nvidia's line of graphic cards for gaming (So the card is overkill for FFXI). If you mean specific errors, that's another issue (And I doubt people in tech will know card-specific issues for FFXI).

**Septimus** · 2012-01-25 19:49

Question, just capped Upheaval, need advice for gearing

Widowmaker/Pole Grip/ / Rava
Rav +2/Fortitude Torque/Triumph (Yes, need a new earring)/Brutal
Rav +2/Rav+2/Rajas/Pyrosoul
Atheling/Warwolf/Rav+2/Hecatomb

I guess I should work on my TP set also...

Widowmaker/Pole Grip/ / Rava
Zelus/Rav/Rav/Brutal
Rav +2/Dusk/Rajas/Pyrosoul
Atheling/Goading/Rav +2/Rav +2

I guess use Blitz Ring instead of Pyrosoul to free up hands for Ravager's, I think people are advocating Claymore Grip these days. Anything else?

**Haborym** · 2012-01-25 20:06

Drop Rvg. Lorica +2 for Askar Korazin, unless you have Armada/Adaman Hauberk, then use that. Yes to the Claymore Grip. Also, Rancor Collar for TP.

**Aragon of Odin** · 2012-01-25 20:43

For Af2+2, can you exp more then one piece at a time in Dyna?

**Nightfyre** · 2012-01-25 20:46

Pretty sure Claymore is a no given the noncrit WS but I haven't actually checked. I'm assuming that's not a 5-hit given the sparse STP gear (again, didn't check) so Sword is probably your best option, otherwise Pole.

@above no, since the EXP trial specifies different zones for each piece.

**Talint** · 2012-01-25 21:05

Originally Posted by Radec

More like.. if a mob hits you for 2 damage, you have a 1% chance of being interrupted, if it hits for 200, you have a much higher chance of being interrupted - to the point where unless you have 100% (true 100%, as "+10%" is really 100/1024, etc) you're going to be interrupted anyways.

Edit: Numbers made up, not an actual known quantity.

Interesting.

So... Enemy Crit Hit down? Or should I really try to find other places to spend these merits?

**Septimus** · 2012-01-25 21:08

Originally Posted by Haborym

Drop Rvg. Lorica +2 for Askar Korazin, unless you have Armada/Adaman Hauberk, then use that. Yes to the Claymore Grip. Also, Rancor Collar for TP.

No Askar Korazin, do have Adaman Hauberk. (With a shitty Store TP +3 augment.)

Out of curiosity, why Rancor Collar over Ravager's?

Originally Posted by Nightfyre

Pretty sure Claymore is a no given the noncrit WS but I haven't actually checked. I'm assuming that's not a 5-hit given the sparse STP gear (again, didn't check) so Sword is probably your best option, otherwise Pole.

Honestly, I am not sure about the hit build. I despise two-handed weapons and only use them grudgingly.

And use blitz to free up ravager's mufflers +2? Yes or no?

**diasetsu** · 2012-01-25 22:00

Originally Posted by Aragon of Odin

For Af2+2, can you exp more then one piece at a time in Dyna?

You can do the trials for the pieces that drop from Beauc and Xarc at the same time if you exp in Tavnazia. The exp towards the trials is divided in half though IIRC.

I recall that it was originally thought if you don't kill PW's adds that he will respawn in the same boss form. Was that found to be bogus or do they need to be killed?

**Radec** · 2012-01-25 22:56

Originally Posted by Aragon of Odin

For Af2+2, can you exp more then one piece at a time in Dyna?

As mentioned, it's divided between 2 pieces.

Not mentioned, it gets floored, so 45xp > 22 xp per trial.

Just do 1 at a time.

**Darkmagi** · 2012-01-25 23:00

relic +2 hands, ares or shadow/valk breastplate, vit 7 rings are the things that stand out most @upheaval.

**Nightfyre** · 2012-01-25 23:44

Originally Posted by diasetsu

I recall that it was originally thought if you don't kill PW's adds that he will respawn in the same boss form. Was that found to be bogus or do they need to be killed?

Definitely not true.

**Byrthnoth** · 2012-01-26 02:26

Originally Posted by Talint

So... Enemy Crit Hit down? Or should I really try to find other places to spend these merits?

I would do 4/5 Enemy Crit rate down. It is impossible to get it to 0 (Enemies always have a 1% crit rate no matter what), but you can lower it to 1% against almost anything in the game with 4 merit levels.

**Kaita** · 2012-01-26 02:39

Originally Posted by kamugi

Does this card:
NVIDIA Geforce GTX 550Ti Graphic Card
http://www.nvidia.com/object/product...-550ti-us.html
Run FFXI well?
Not sure if I should post this is Tech or RQT for FFXI, so asking in both, sorry!

I have a 560 Ti and it runs the game fine, I'd imagine a 550 would as well. As long as the card doesn't have driver issues it will easily run XI.

**Taim Meich** · 2012-01-26 04:41

For Upheaval (Widowmaker):

Widowmaker/Pole/--/Ravager's
Twilight/Tjukurrpa/Brutal/Terra's Pearl
Twilight/Warrior's +2/Spiral/Terrasoul
Atheling/Warwolf/Ogier's/Dilaram's

This is pretty much the ideal WS set, with some pieces not being that much of an upgrade (Terra's Pearl, Twilight body over Grim/Grim+1, for example).

**Rionel** · 2012-01-26 04:51

So I've leveled up BST pretty recently, and have just a few general questions:

1 - Jug Pets. Dipper Yuly seems pretty staple for the TH3, EVA tanking, but what about other pets? Nursery Nazuna seems to be used a lot as well...

2 - Merits. For Group 1, I was thinking Reward 5/5... but what else? Sic Recast? And Group 2 is a bit ambiguous to me as well. Maybe 5/5 Beast Affinity and maybe Killer Instinct due to the upcoming update on it?

I'm also planning to get Ruinator 5/5 for BST as well.

Anything else maybe I should keep in mind?

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