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

[JustaWAR]

I just created a 2nd account to act a healer/KI holder. My first time DBoxing and it's pretty tough, is there anything I can do to make it easier? or just something that comes with practice

[Neisan]

Multiboxer?

[Phoenyx]

I just created a 2nd account to act a healer/KI holder. My first time DBoxing and it's pretty tough, is there anything I can do to make it easier? or just something that comes with practice

Check out XI Utility on the Windower forums. Using the Sandbox and Send plugins I do pretty well. Created a bunch of aliases/macros in my Windower init.txt to do common tasks like cures and buffs and -nas and shit. When I need to cure more than just me, I use MsJans. I do have two monitors, so I'm able to keep both windows up and I think it certainly helps, but could be done on a single monitor for sure.

[Guitarman]

i dualbox on one monitor with no help. it does get alot easier with practice. My fingers can fly pretty fast when i need to, though.

[Maguile]

Why wont the Zeni NPC let me purchase any pop items? Havent talked to him in years, do I have to cancel a quest or something?

[Radec]

Why wont the Zeni NPC let me purchase any pop items? Havent talked to him in years, do I have to cancel a quest or something?

New character? Have you talked to Ryu yet? Otherwise, check you have enough zeni and don't have the pop in storage somewhere

[Khamsin]

New character? Have you talked to Ryu yet? Otherwise, check you have enough zeni and don't have the pop in storage somewhere

Which pops won't he let you buy? Do you have the requisite key item seals from previous tiers to buy the pops you are looking for? Normally the list contains all the T1 NMs, but if the list is completely empty for you, do you have all the T1 pops already? And does he say anything else to you? What does it say when you try to buy pops?

[Gun-it]

With Embrava/Haste up how much Haste (If any) Can Two handers drop from gear? Looking at SAM and DRG

[Khamsin]

With Embrava/Haste up how much Haste (If any) Can Two handers drop from gear? Looking at SAM and DRG

None. 80% haste cap - 43.3% magic cap = 36.7% haste left. Subtract Hasso, and you still have 26.7% haste left, of which gear only covers 25%.

So most jobs will still be 1.7% haste short of absolute cap.

The exceptions being DRK with Last Resort, or if you have some other source of JA haste that gives you more than the 10% from Hasso.

[Guitarman]

apradar not pick up vnm anymore? i remember using it in the past but now with everything checked i cant see anything.

[Yugl]

DRG can with 2hr; that gives 25% JA Haste.

Edit: And Apradar doesn't work for VNMs.

[Gun-it]

None. 80% haste cap - 43.3% magic cap = 36.7% haste left. Subtract Hasso, and you still have 26.7% haste left, of which gear only covers 25%.

So most jobs will still be 1.7% haste short of absolute cap.

The exceptions being DRK with Last Resort, or if you have some other source of JA haste that gives you more than the 10% from Hasso.

Alright didn't think so.

[Gun-it]

And gearing for Embrava I should really only account for one tick of regain?

[Radec]

500 is a pretty high weapon delay - with near-capped haste, that swings every 1.7 seconds or so. 5hits after ws is only 8.5 seconds, throw in extra attacks and 6sec per WS is entirely reasonable. You'll get 2 tics of embrava in 6seconds, but it'd be better to set up for just 1 for those times you get multiple QA/TA/DA procs.

[Atoreis]

None. 80% haste cap - 43.3% magic cap = 36.7% haste left. Subtract Hasso, and you still have 26.7% haste left, of which gear only covers 25%.

So most jobs will still be 1.7% haste short of absolute cap.

The exceptions being DRK with Last Resort, or if you have some other source of JA haste that gives you more than the 10% from Hasso.

I was pretty sure SAM can too with af3+2 legs because that +2.5%haste from augment hasso goes toward JA haste and cover this 1.x% missing to 80%.

[Gun-it]

I was pretty sure SAM can too with af3+2 legs because that +2.5%haste from augment hasso goes toward JA haste and cover this 1.x% missing to 80%.

Well if Were still 1.7% from cap the 2.5% from legs would let sam drop about 1 haste lol.

[Nerji]

Does the increase weapon skill damage on Phorcys Korazin get applied after overwhelm or with it?
I.e WSDMG*1.19*1.07 or WSDMG*(1.19+0.07)

[Atoreis]

Does the increase weapon skill damage on Phorcys Korazin get applied after overwhelm or with it?
I.e WSDMG*1.19*1.07 or WSDMG*(1.19+0.07)

Hmmm... You are aware of that its 0.33% difference and its pretty much not possible to verify even with like 1000 WS parse?

[Byrthnoth]

You can figure it out in one WS using SAM/RNG against level 1 monsters, yeah? Iirc they're two different steps.

[diasetsu]

Overwhelm applies to all hits, while phorcys only applies to the 1st hit. They are 2 different terms and should accordingly be multiplicative terms and not additive. Additionally I went out SAM/RNG to just do a basic no overwhelm/no phorcys WS, a just overwhelm WS and a WS with phorcys+overwhelm. Apparently Overwhelm does not apply to ranged WS as Sidewinder did 915 damage whether behind or directly in front of the crabs outside gustaberg.