Random Question Thread XXVI: The Rise and Fall of the RQT

[Jayhawk]

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Thanks. RDM will probably be the 4th or 5th job I take from 75 to 99, but I'll be sure to keep your MagDef advice in mind. I'm thinking I'll focus on NIN > BRD > BLM > RNG > RDM.

[Airenn]

//sc exportgear

takes everything you're wearing and outputs it into a file in your spellcast xml directory

I love you. Thank you.

[Falaras]

For Dark Knight in higher tiered VW (uncapped acc and attack with capped haste) would something like Sentry Belt beat Windbuffet? Is there something better than either of those to put in that slot?

[Kyte]

If you're using the WS you should be, then you should be using an elemental belt.

[Falaras]

If you're using the WS you should be, then you should be using an elemental belt.

Talking about TP

[Cairthenn]

If you have Apocalypse, Windbuffet should be the best with Aftermath up.

[Alistaire]

Edit: Wrong thread.

[Falaras]

If you have Apocalypse, Windbuffet should be the best with Aftermath up.

Don't need to have an Apoc to cap haste in VW without belt (or many other slots)

[Gun-it]

Just got back to the game been away for about three months what do i need to know about New VW stuff? Any new KI's? Now that Save tp was nerfed what has changed?

[gnat]

Ix'Mnk duoable with both RDM + WHM adds? TH needed or is it 100% one or the other drop with 3 HQ organs?

[Aelfinn]

I'd like to get dyna-xarc access for my mules in the near future... anyone with recent experience w/Angra Manyu? Is he 2-3 boxable? or am i gonna need some support? thx :D

[shaggnix]

probably not the ideal strat, but at 95 i think we had a thf w/ powder boots kite the dragons around (its confrontation status so you can't just kite them back to entrance like before), and a smattering of DD/support. probably went 1/3 with 10ppl, none of which had especialy stellar gear. i'm sure you could probably kite the dragons around and "toss a few ukons on dat shit" and get him down easy enough. would just be annoying chasing him around, i don't remember if the smn pet trick still works. as for 2-3boxable, doubt it, unless your talking 2 uber DDs and a smn for PD, and even then PD would wear with all the teleporting around he does

[Aelfinn]

thanks for the quick response, guess I'll have to recruit a lil help.

[crux]

I like the idea of the funny looking duo personally.

So it begins...



Honestly, once I remembered the fact that I already have a lot of the relevant melee EX gear that would take time to get on the Galka, and the fact that Galka don't do backflips, it became a no-brainer.

[Romyro]

I was just taking a quick peek at Wiki and saw the Pitchfork was only available during the Harvest Festivals from 2005 – 2009.
I rarely do events, let alone pay attention to their names. Did the Harvest Festivals stop after 2009 or has wiki just stopped being updated for that item?

Is there any way to get the pitchfork from this point on? Would be nice to have as a red proc weapon for my /war situations.

[Mairja]

I was just taking a quick peek at Wiki and saw the Pitchfork was only available during the Harvest Festivals from 2005 – 2009.
I rarely do events, let alone pay attention to their names. Did the Harvest Festivals stop after 2009 or has wiki just stopped being updated for that item?

Is there any way to get the pitchfork from this point on? Would be nice to have as a red proc weapon for my /war situations.

Pitchfork has been obtainable in every Harvest Festival, the item's just not been updated on Wiki I guess. Although if you check 2010 and 2011 Harvest Festival guide pages it's listed as a reward there. I'm sure it'll be a reward in this year's event too.

[kamugi]

How does an 99 Ukon hold up against other top of the line options for WAR?

It's the best, dunno why no one else answered this.

Ix'Mnk duoable with both RDM + WHM adds? TH needed or is it 100% one or the other drop with 3 HQ organs?

I did this at lvl 90 with THF+WHM, just pop on the THF. Used THF because I was farming organs, not cause TH helps the drop rate, it's 100% that you get something if you use 3 organs to pop. Anyway, should be super easy at 99.

[Midnightjade]

I finally got my jobs leveled and geared after getting back, and am trying to understand VW in case I ever see City runs on my server. A few questions:

1. I've heard people saying that at higher tiers, procs can determine whether you win or lose a battle. Why?
2. Also that temp items are really important, but I have no idea where they come from. How do you get them?
3. Finally, wtf is Synchronic Blitz and how does it work?
4. Is BRD the easiest job to take to one of these, since I have no clue how the battlefield system works?

Thanks!

[Dotsudoku]

https://www.bg-wiki.com/bg/Voidwatch

[Radec]

1) Procs restore your temp items, also will terror a mob for 20-30s every time you hit something that gives a red!! - if you chain 3-4 procs in a row, you get a long time to do damage without needing to use defensive gear at all.
2) Check https://www.bg-wiki.com/bg/Periapt for anything with temp items listed, you get KI's from various mobs in voidwatch. Most important are Fanatics Drink (Melee/WS Immunity) and Fool's Drink (Magic Immunity), both which last 60. As most highlevel fights are >60sec, it's important to restore these by hitting procs often.
3) During procs, you gain about 2.5% light of each color for every 1% damage you do to the mob. Basically it's a chance to get some red|blue light if the procs aren't easy/possible to hit from one side or another.
4) BRD is relatively easy long as you have decent sing/wind/harp skill - you need to be able to land threnodies, elegies, finale to proc. (Wind BRD <some number> means cast the wind-element threnody, not wind threnody. Look at the icon ingame) Depending on mob you might want to get fanatic's/fool's drinks pretty soon, since you'll need to run into aoe range to recast buffs.