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

[pancakesandsex]

Around how much evasion should I shoot for in a thief / dnc evasion set to cap on anything where evasion would be relevant? Assume capped skill.

[Flic]

Just had a friend come back to game, best non trial h2h and katanas atm ?

[Radec]

http://www.ffxiah.com/item/18788/brawny-adargas
http://www.ffxiah.com/item/19297/kakesu / http://www.ffxiah.com/item/19296/ban

This is true for about every weapon, but "Best non-magian" is roughly "the only thing 95+ on the AH"

[noodles355]

Here is mine:

input /equip head "hecatomb cap +1";
input /equip neck "moepapa medal";
input /equip ear1 "brutal earring";
input /equip ear2 "thunder pearl";
input /equip body "loki's kaftan";
input /equip hands "raid. armlets +2";
input /equip ring1 "rajas ring";
input /equip ring2 "thundersoul ring";
input /equip back "atheling mantle";
input /equip waist "cuchulain's belt";
input /equip legs "hct. subligar +1";
input /equip feet "asn. poulaines +2";

Cap has 5 chr 8 attack 3 double attack
Legs have 4 acc 4 subtle blow 3 crit rate

I am sure there is room for improvement.

Wouldn't Ocelomeh NQ or HQ be better than the Hecatomb Cap+1? The WS is 60% Dex and usually stacked with SA or TA most of the time.

[ssjjfar]

How's Aluh Jambiya for a Twashtar thief? Just came back from a six month break and a friend showed it to me. Is it worth making a STR magian over buying one? I don't see myself getting Coruscanti for a while, if ever. Still catching up on wins.

I don't see how a magian could possibly beat it. Even given the lower delay on thok the aluh has better dmg/delay ratio, and the crit dmg should beat the little str and att gains np.

I believe Magian does indeed beat it, but Aluh is still best off AH dagger.

[dasva]

Khepri Jacket, good for anything?

Well probably decent for ws that use that if you don't have something else that has that much or more or other good stats... which is mostly vw bodies so if you really unlucky... plus eventually someone may be able to augment it

[dasva]

Around how much evasion should I shoot for in a thief / dnc evasion set to cap on anything where evasion would be relevant? Assume capped skill.

tbh I find myself capping on most you'd actually do the whole tank thing right now in my normal tp set on thf. At most 1 evasion dagger is enough.

[noodles355]

I'm not sure on my actual evade rate in dynamis, because obviously when you fight linked mobs the engaged one has signet bonus and the links dont. But There was a very noticeable, eyeballable difference in evade rate against non-engaged links when I'm in normal TP gear (+ Eva Thokcha) and when I'm in oshit eva gear (upon linking 5 bats instead of 2 or something).

But yeah, abyssea or when you're getting Signet bonus, it should be like dasva says. If you're super-tanking DC links in dynamis, you will probably need more, but I couldn't tell you how much off the top of my head.

[pancakesandsex]

Wouldn't Ocelomeh NQ or HQ be better than the Hecatomb Cap+1? The WS is 60% Dex and usually stacked with SA or TA most of the time.

According to mote's spreadsheets, my setup (with the augments I mentioned) is beating NQ and +1. Toci's and either hat wins though. I'm using 12 dex merits and YCB's, offhanding a str thoktcha.

[Yugl]

Worthwhile AF(+1), Relic(+2), Empyrean+2 for each class except DRG, BLU, MNK, RDM, and SCH? Also, still missing merit advise for a few classes and post-update.

[Maguile]

quickest ways to get to the three currency gobs from jeuno?

[ssjjfar]

TE stas in dynamis drop 100 currency? Or just the other stats? jw

[Radec]

quickest ways to get to the three currency gobs from jeuno?

RecallPash > Maw > Bead
RecallMeri > Maw > Castle OR VW > Zi'tah > Meri > Castle, pretty similar
AbysseaVunk > Jugner > Davoi OR Holla > Choco(If on foot abyssea definitely closer) > Davoi

[Squah]

TE stas in dynamis drop 100 currency? Or just the other stats? jw

AFAIK no statue drops 100 coins anymore, only named NMs, zone bosses, and the zone-specific NMs in dreamlands (I.E. Dragons in Buburimu).

I got my first 100 since coming back to the game a month ago in Bastok today trying to get myself my stage 1 scythe. I got scythe, GKT, and got the 100 off the Ze'Vho Fallsplitter, the DRK NM behind the AH. No stagger.

[Plow]

I'm not sure on my actual evade rate in dynamis, because obviously when you fight linked mobs the engaged one has signet bonus and the links dont. But There was a very noticeable, eyeballable difference in evade rate against non-engaged links when I'm in normal TP gear (+ Eva Thokcha) and when I'm in oshit eva gear (upon linking 5 bats instead of 2 or something).

But yeah, abyssea or when you're getting Signet bonus, it should be like dasva says. If you're super-tanking DC links in dynamis, you will probably need more, but I couldn't tell you how much off the top of my head.

I have a pretty serious evas set and occasionally even EP can kick my ass if I get a bunch, for the DC ones I'm going to say as much as you can possibly get probably still won't floor you.

But yeah with signet even the hardest dynamis non-trigger-pop mobs are maybe 20-30% hit rate in normal tp gear.

[Taim Meich]

Worthwhile AF(+1), Relic(+2), Empyrean+2 for each class except DRG, BLU, MNK, RDM, and SCH? Also, still missing merit advise for a few classes and post-update.

PUP merits:

- 5/5 Melee.
- 5/5 Ranged.

- 1/5 Role Reversal.
- 1/5 Ventriloquy.
- 3/5 Fine-Tuning.
- 5/5 Optimization.

You can remove the ranged merits and put them in magic if you never, ever use the RNG auto in a situation where it could need the racc/ratt (so, basically, anything other than farming TW shit), and put them in magic, if you use the mage autos in enough situations to really notice the slight macc increase.


Relic +2:

WAR: Hands are a very good Upheaval piece (the best, maybe?) and also sport a really nice -3% PDT. The augment gives another 15 seconds of Mighty Strikes, too! Legs are very good for Upheaval, and are very good for Ukko's, even if there are better options.

PUP: Mostly stuff for situations where only the automaton fights. Hands provide one extra haste for the auto and master, legs and feet are good for BLM auto. In reality? I haven't done any AF2+2 PUP piece.

Hope that helps.

[noodles355]

Edit: Another issue.

Logged out of char (been logged on last 12hrs) to go to mule, got message "FFXI's been updated, please go back to pol and get latest update". So I restart POL, get the update, and get:
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b3...pdateerror.png

Edit: Is it just because I have another instance of FFXI running?

[Khamsin]

PUP merits:

- 5/5 Melee.
- 5/5 Ranged.

- 1/5 Role Reversal.
- 1/5 Ventriloquy.
- 3/5 Fine-Tuning.
- 5/5 Optimization.

You can remove the ranged merits and put them in magic if you never, ever use the RNG auto in a situation where it could need the racc/ratt (so, basically, anything other than farming TW shit), and put them in magic, if you use the mage autos in enough situations to really notice the slight macc increase.


Relic +2:

WAR: Hands are a very good Upheaval piece (the best, maybe?) and also sport a really nice -3% PDT. The augment gives another 15 seconds of Mighty Strikes, too! Legs are very good for Upheaval, and are very good for Ukko's, even if there are better options.

PUP: Mostly stuff for situations where only the automaton fights. Hands provide one extra haste for the auto and master, legs and feet are good for BLM auto. In reality? I haven't done any AF2+2 PUP piece.

Hope that helps.

I've had 5 magic merits since 75, to gain access to the highest tier magic. Without merits, highest nuke the auto can do is like Fire V or something.

[Firedemon]

Worthwhile AF(+1), Relic(+2), Empyrean+2 for each class except DRG, BLU, MNK, RDM, and SCH? Also, still missing merit advise for a few classes and post-update.

Relic +2:
THF hands for extra TH
NIN hands and feet
RNG feet
DRK hands
WAR hands and legs

Not sure on anything else.

[Rosalie]

At what interval should I be redeeming my prize from the anniversary moogles to maximize my chances of actually getting a chocobo wand? official forums are full of useless people, but we all knew that already.