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

[Kongmingtwo]

What's the best parser to use these days? Been away for a spell...

[utsikt]

I have not played bard since level 75 my question is what is the +skill needed with max singing and wind merits to cap songs at level 99? I just came back to the game it's been about 3 years.

[Radec]

Once you cap to 99 you'll be at 373+373 = 746, scherzo is the only song I know of that has a cap higher than that (800). Add in +28 singing, and at least 8string/wind from 5/5 af3+2 and you'll only need 18 skill from merits/other singing/[string or wind] gear to cap scherzo.

[Tricen]

Is there a place I can look up what's an optimal build for what I need with what gear I have? Example being how much store tp, haste, acc, do I need to be capped or whatever?

[Radec]

Mote's DPS spreadsheets will help with that, https://docs.google.com/#folders/0B0...MwMDI1N2VkYWZk - for storetp though, best off looking at 2 builds, one you can hit easily, and one that's 1hit less that needs a lot of stp.

Run them through the spreadsheets and see which should have higher overall dps.

[Limlight]

What's a good non-magian great sword for DRK these days? Looking for something to use as a stop-gap until ragnarok.

hate you, why didn't you ask me bro!?!

[Warusha]

I figured out my spellcast issue! Thanks to anyone who tried to figure it out as well

[cdgreg]

Is the fast cast on vivid +1 higher than the 1% on NQ?

[Diddy Kong]

For RNG would I use marksmanship or bow, assuming no last stand or empyrean access.

[ssjjfar]

Since no1 has any suggestions on atmacites for thf, and I have come to the realization I shouldn't bring thf to VWNMs anyways, whats the best atmacites for BLM to be using?

[cdgreg]

Since no1 has any suggestions on atmacites for thf, and I have come to the realization I shouldn't bring thf to VWNMs anyways, whats the best atmacites for BLM to be using?

I use destruction, shrewd, and provenance. Some other mage-ish notable possibilities would be:

atmacite of mysticism - MP+5% AGI+5 "Magic Atk. Bonus"+10
atmacite of devotion - MND+15 Enmity-15 Sphere "Refresh"+2
atmacite of rapidity - MND+15 Enhances "Fast Cast" effect +5 "Snapshot"+5
atma of the valiant - HP+10% All stats +15 Accuracy+5 Haste+5%

[Sady]

Not worthy of its own thread so I'll put it here...

So I broke my security token and now I can't login, any suggestions as far as how I should proceed? The Squenix support center page was less than helpful and the call center isn't open during the weekend...

EDIT: Just wanted to clarify a few things.

[Radec]

Not worthy of its own thread so I'll put it here...

So I broke my security token and now I can't login, any suggestions as far as how I should proceed? The Squenix support center page was less than helpful and the call center isn't open during the weekend...

EDIT: Just wanted to clarify a few things.

If you can get 1 last code out of it, you can remove it from the SE Account website. If it's 100% completely dead, have to wait til monday and call them.

Since no1 has any suggestions on atmacites for thf, and I have come to the realization I shouldn't bring thf to VWNMs anyways, whats the best atmacites for BLM to be using?

I use destruction, shrewd, and provenance. Some other mage-ish notable possibilities would be:

atmacite of mysticism - MP+5% AGI+5 "Magic Atk. Bonus"+10
atmacite of devotion - MND+15 Enmity-15 Sphere "Refresh"+2
atmacite of rapidity - MND+15 Enhances "Fast Cast" effect +5 "Snapshot"+5
atma of the valiant - HP+10% All stats +15 Accuracy+5 Haste+5%

As taru, I use Valiant/Shrewd/Provenance, the extra HP from valiant really helps on some fights

[Warusha]

@Cdgreg- if you let me borrow your Vivid nq I can test it vs. my hq I would try asking seif to craft it for you, or to sell you one.

[Byrthnoth]

You can actually test that just by casting Reraise with no Fast Cast/Haste gear/traits and looking at the menu recast. If the recast in the menu says 60 seconds, Vivid Strap +1 is still Fast Cast +1%. If it says 59 seconds, it is at least Fast Cast +2%.

[Warusha]

I thought vivid +1 was confirmed a long time ago to only be 1%. How does this test confirm if hq has more than nq? I thought it would involve fraps. As a note, vivid +1 offers no recast reduction with itself, :59 with nebula cuffs +1, :58 with augur's gaiters, and from confirmed recast values with vivid +1 (.5), nares cap(5), anhur robe(5), nebula cuffs +1(.5), swith cape +1(2), witful belt(4.5), prolix ring (1), loquacious earring (1), incantor stone (1), augur's gaiters (1.5), nebula slops +1(1) my recast timer is at 46 seconds, while it should be at 47 seconds if my math isn't terrible. Tested individually these pieces are giving us simple numbers to confirm, but together they're giving slightly more than expected, which leads me to believe some pieces give 1.5 fastcast, or .75 recast. I believe some haste values are different than what the gear states, correct? Why wouldn't this also be the same case for fastcast values?

Please let me know what I can do to help if tests need completed.

Edit: forgot hq slops

[Radec]

You're treating witful's haste directly as fastcast there.

In Byrth's test, if Vivid+1 is only 1% casttime, it alone would not change recast time. If it's 2% casttime, it'd be 1% recast time and move reraise from 60 to 59.

[dasva]

What is war set bonus proc rate?

[Byrthnoth]

I thought vivid +1 was confirmed a long time ago to only be 1%. How does this test confirm if hq has more than nq? I thought it would involve fraps. As a note, vivid +1 offers no recast reduction with itself, :59 with nebula cuffs +1, :58 with augur's gaiters, and from confirmed recast values with vivid +1 (.5), nares cap(5), anhur robe(5), nebula cuffs +1(.5), swith cape +1(2), witful belt(4.5), prolix ring (1), loquacious earring (1), incantor stone (1), augur's gaiters (1.5), nebula slops +1(1) my recast timer is at 46 seconds, while it should be at 47 seconds if my math isn't terrible. Tested individually these pieces are giving us simple numbers to confirm, but together they're giving slightly more than expected, which leads me to believe some pieces give 1.5 fastcast, or .75 recast. I believe some haste values are different than what the gear states, correct? Why wouldn't this also be the same case for fastcast values?

Please let me know what I can do to help if tests need completed.

Edit: forgot hq slops

Haste and Fast Cast interact in a more complicated way (Witful belt). Also, Fast Cast is only applied to recast in whole-% increments. So if you get half of your Fast Cast % as -% Recast (rounded down), then only having 1% Fast Cast gives you -.5% Recast (rounded down to 0% Recast, or no change). Your post, I believe, confirms that Vivid Strap +1 is only 1%. Nebula Cuffs +1 are also only 1%. Slops +1 are 2%. The other specific examples you gave, I think, match up.

[Yugl]

Merits for all classes except DRG, SCH, RDM, BLU, MNK? I was going to type out my plans for each, but that quickly became boring.