Random Question Thread XXV: Septimus Maximus, Isladar Über Alles

[zaps]

What's a good synergy of salvage drops to go for, if I want to take a couple people and try to get skadi feet for myself. What other drops might we get on a skadi feet run, that someone else might be interested in?

Or is that about all that's still good from salvage anymore, other than alex, such that anyone that goes with me will probably want them, too?

purely talking the 35's (you'll spend most of your timing doing these) if your after skadi feet. Most of the other 35's in that zone are stuff people might want.

Morrigan Body, Ares Body, Usu legs, Marduk hands, then make a decision between morrigan and ares head. If you want a quick play-by-play of that zone, PM me

[dasva]

Would it be worth it to go from capped -mdt to uncapped -mdt with a Shadow Ring instead of a -mdt6 Dark Ring?

My NIN currently sits at -25%mdt, and I would drop down to -mdt19% if I replaced my Dark Ring with my Shadow Ring. All this is assuming I have Shellra5

Well if the shellra is fully merited and the whm has af2+2 legs and you have enhance shellra effect you already have a little over 31% from shellra so you might be capping with 19 mdt anyways

[Phoenyx]

Can I tri-box glavoid? No tools or bots. If maybe/yes, what should I be most concerned with causing a wipe?

If you can reliably stun Gorge and Disgorge, it shouldn't be too bad. Disgorge still does random stupid amounts of damage, so it's best not to risk it, IMO. Other than that, don't heal the fucker too much and you're set.

[Kidnoftle]

thf nin whm use miga and turn when miga is down if you're scared

edit: ^ no stunning, just manning^

[Tokitoki]

Just made a new account after 2 years not playing and noticed that none of what were standard leveling areas are occupied. Do you guys have any suggestions on where to level at WHM26. Solo and/or party.

[Buffy]

Just made a new account after 2 years not playing and noticed that none of what were standard leveling areas are occupied. Do you guys have any suggestions on where to level at WHM26. Solo and/or party.

Whm might have trouble solo. Keep hitting things with that club solo. Might catch a exp ally in cnest or gusgen doing pages. And if you have friends, once you hit 30, can leech to 50. Limit breaks suck without help.

[Dominico]

Now that its happened, how bad are people considering the nerf to Ukkos / VS? Is it seriously noticeable or do they still do stupid high amounts of damage?

[Nemesio]

Well if the shellra is fully merited and the whm has af2+2 legs and you have enhance shellra effect you already have a little over 31% from shellra so you might be capping with 19 mdt anyways

Are you sure the pants give an extra +5% when augmented? BG wiki states 1/256 per merit. So wouldn't it be substantially lower?

[Diddy Kong]

Now that its happened, how bad are people considering the nerf to Ukkos / VS? Is it seriously noticeable or do they still do stupid high amounts of damage?

It's not a big deal for MNK, can't speak for WAR much though. The Blood Rage/potential impetus nerf however are gonna be pretty big hits.

[Alkimi]

Roughly:
No Merits = 24.2%, 5/5 Merits = 27.3%, 5/5 + pants = 29.3%

[Radec]

Just made a new account after 2 years not playing and noticed that none of what were standard leveling areas are occupied. Do you guys have any suggestions on where to level at WHM26. Solo and/or party.

https://www.bg-wiki.com/bg/Grounds_Tome#Grounds_Tomes

Level Ranges not always listed, but it's usually (10ish+) Gusgen > (25-30+) CN > (Abyssea or Bostaunieux Oubliette). Since there is effectively no penalty for larger parties, most people will team up if you see a party in progress there.

[Selamis]

Now that its happened, how bad are people considering the nerf to Ukkos / VS? Is it seriously noticeable or do they still do stupid high amounts of damage?

Still getting Ukko's Fury spikes inside Abyssea of 7-8k, averaging anywhere from 3-5.5k. Outside numbers are down more (obvious reasons but could also be due to needing certain gear still) but I tend to see 2-3k when out of Abyssea. Blood rage nerf really hurts though. Mnk in ls with VS still raping things in Abyssea with 4-5k average and spikes as well upwards of 7k. Dunno his numbers outside of Abyssea however.

[Slycer]

Are you sure the pants give an extra +5% when augmented? BG wiki states 1/256 per merit. So wouldn't it be substantially lower?

Assuming 1/256 is correct (there's no cited source on BG Wiki so that is an assumption), the reduction goes from ~24.2% with one merit to ~27.3% fully merited to ~29.3% fully merited with the pants.

Edit: Alkimi totally posted that 45 minutes ago. But can anyone confirm 1/256 per merit level for the pants?

[Renzy]

BGWiki states that both Adaman Sollerets and Armada Sollerets cap at 4 pet Haste, is this true? I was under the impression that HQ's got 1 stat higher than NQ's with Synergy

[Darkmagi]

Minimal numbers required for AV zerg now? Also would a earthen armor scherzo non PD strat be feasible at all?

[Aozora]

Did a little searching and didnt find an answer, are avatarites affected by TH?

also, is it true that nightmare mobs cannot be procced with AE attacks (but beastman can)

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[Radec]

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Avatarites, no idea. Nightmare mobs can still be aoe-'d but low rate.

Minimal numbers required for AV zerg now? Also would a earthen armor scherzo non PD strat be feasible at all?

8 people (WAR WAR WAR THF SMN BRD | PLD RDM - largely just to kill JoL, but pld can hold AV for 30s while buffs on DD group finalize) with EA/Schero it's a probable win, but the stun from Impact Stream/Medusa Javelin won't be blocked. If it seriously spams those killspeed will drop, can get off more 2hrs. EDIT: If you go the EA/Schero route add a SCH or at least a WHM to this for 9 people, DD will need some aid.

BGWiki states that both Adaman Sollerets and Armada Sollerets cap at 4 pet Haste, is this true? I was under the impression that HQ's got 1 stat higher than NQ's with Synergy

Almost certainly it's 4h/3n, or 5h/4n. http://www.bluegartr.com/threads/104...nergy-Augments the spoiler for adaman sollerets doesn't note hq vs nq base, but given every other item has a higher cap for HQ, it'd be a safe bet to say these do as well.

[Byrthnoth]

Assuming 1/256 is correct (there's no cited source on BG Wiki so that is an assumption), the reduction goes from ~24.2% with one merit to ~27.3% fully merited to ~29.3% fully merited with the pants.

Edit: Alkimi totally posted that 45 minutes ago. But can anyone confirm 1/256 per merit level for the pants?

This was confirmed almost immediately after +2 Relic came out by Martel. I'm surprised there isn't a reference.

Edit: The reference is on the Cleric's Pants page.

[Slycer]

Almost certainly it's 4h/3n, or 5h/4n. http://www.bluegartr.com/threads/104...nergy-Augments the spoiler for adaman sollerets doesn't note hq vs nq base, but given every other item has a higher cap for HQ, it'd be a safe bet to say these do as well.

Just to follow-up on this - when I put that list together there most likely was no information on Armada Sollerets. Title of that section on the thread is "Adaman Sollerets" with no reference to Armada, which means I most likely had no data from Armada. So the pet haste 4 was on NQ, and HQ undoubtedly goes up to 5. BG Wiki has the same ranges for NQ/HQ individual item pages pretty much across the board, I think.

Also, they don't automatically get one stat higher. The range itself can go one higher, but the low end of the range can be the same on NQ and HQ. In this case, I'm guessing the NQ range is 2-4 and the HQ range is either 2-5 or 3-5.

[Kalmado]

Just made a new account after 2 years not playing and noticed that none of what were standard leveling areas are occupied. Do you guys have any suggestions on where to level at WHM26. Solo and/or party.

I just came back too and started Whm as well just to get it out of the way. I do not have a 2nd account and am starting on a server I've never played on, so zero friends. I did Maze of Shakhrami pages from 20-30 with 2 dnc that were exping in the zone when I logged in. Afterwards I solo'd subjob items. Bogy was annoying but not terrible. The other two items were easy. You should have no problem with it.