Random Question Thread XXVII: Okay this roman numerals bullshit is getting ridiculous

[Kari]

Can anyone help me with an Autoexec for AFK Retaliation skill-ups?
I'm pretty sure something has been posted for it before, but can't find it.

Basically would like a way to spam Curing Waltz III whenever it's off cooldown and I'm missing HP. As far as I know, Windower's wiki doesn't exist anymore, so I can't browse the rules, let alone figure out how to do this with them.

I can easily make re-casts for the Job Abilities on buff loss, but not sure how to go about the curing.

[Yugl]

<!-- Self-Skill Up-->
<register silent="true" event="hpplt76">input /ja "Curing Waltz III" &lt;me&gt;</register>

This only triggers ONCE though. I use spellcast instead:

		<if SpellTargetRaw="hp">
			<cancelspell />
			<if HPPLT="68">
				<command>input /ja "Curing Waltz III" &lt;me&gt;</command>
			</if>
			<command>wait 8;input /magic Stone hp</command>
		</if>

In normal language:
- If the target of my spell is named "HP", cancel the spell
- If my HP is less than 68% HP, use Curing Waltz III
- Wait 8s and cast Stone on a mob named "HP" even if I don't use Curing Waltz
- Loops

[Kari]

Much appreciated, thanks.

[Diddy Kong]

What attachments do I use for all the frames, situational shit included? I have all attachments, just unsure exactly which to use and when.

[TheDirtyHobo]

I know it's voidwatch and I shouldn't expect anything to drop ever, but after about 20ish runs I still haven't even seen any sort of equipment drop, even the ones labelled common/>25% drop rate, despite using rubicund cells every time. I wonder if this is because I haven't done my clears to get those two red light+ periapts? i.e. gear can't drop unless you get your red all the way up to 550%. Does actually having your atma fully upgraded and able to pop that particular NM help at all or anything?

Am I wasting my time or is it just bad luck?

[Draylo]

That's completely normal.

[Rocl]

What are the preferred Atmacites for BLM & WHM respectively? There's so many =(

[Corkadile]

Just acknowledging the possibility of not seeing them on those weapons.

Assuming they can use Emp (and not relic), 90 Emp or OAT?

[TSFFXI]

Am I wasting my time or is it just bad luck?

There are 25% drop rates in voidwatch? Gear can drop before 550%. I can say this with certainty since gear was dropping long before the cap was 550%. Atma upgraded/being able to pop: No data!

As for drop rates: Bodies are assumed to be 1% or less. .99^x is the probability you don't get the armor after x battles. This gives 69 battles for a 50% chance of having obtained the armor and 230 for a 90% chance of having obtained it. It's not great, considering you'd be hard pressed to do 40 in a day through shouts even if you never left the keyboard, but it's not as bad as people in Jeuno tend to claim. Everyone who claims to have gone 700+ without anything is apparently part of the unluckiest 0.08% of the population.

[TheDirtyHobo]

There are 25% drop rates in voidwatch?

Oldwiki has Mantis Eye at 29.9% drop rate, and I didn't see one in about 10 runs, though I suppose this could be just bad data, seeing as no other item seems to be that high of a rate.

I'm not really concerned about the spamming part, I know that's the nature of voidwatch and I had 500 stones when I reactivated (800 once I get the periapts) so it'll take me a good while to run out. I just wanted to make sure I wasn't wasting stones on something that couldn't drop until I get proper periapts or abyssites.

[Nightfyre]

I've seen a body drop with shit lights and no cells and have personally gotten multiple drops from NMs that I didn't have the abyssite for. It just sucks like that.

[nekura]

What is the best/fastest way to earn Resistance Credits?

[SephYuyX]

So WotG reward sucks.. but what would be best for a BLM/BST/PLD? or just in general?
Refresh and MACC?
Or?

[Taim Meich]

So WotG reward sucks.. but what would be best for a BLM/BST/PLD? or just in general?
Refresh and MACC?
Or?

It doesn't suck. For mages, refresh/macc is an excellent combo, and melees will often pick att/TP bonus if their WS of choice is boosted by TP, being the best ear slot for WS in most cases. And, while those are the most popular combinations, I know other jobs benefit from other combinations as well.

That said, for BLM the refresh/macc is obvious, but with the other two, I'm not so sure... Probably BST ill benefit from a regain earring, but I've never played the job so what do I know, I just think it can be good considering they aren't always on the mob, but have no problem being engaged while they are away so it can cut some hits to 100% TP when they decide to attack. For PLD... I guess TP bonus is okay? CDZ would really benefit from the extra crit, and even Requiescat will get a decent amount of +att (or more precisely, a lower penalty).

[Radec]

What is the best/fastest way to earn Resistance Credits?

Bastion, drag out the battles by using a sleep move on the incoming wave and only letting 1-2 mobs in at a time.

[neuroticelite]

Anyone have experience running FFXI on a SiS 760 integrated graphics chip circa ~2006? I've got an old shitbox with this graphics chip in it that I want to use as a bazaar account box, so extreme lag and shitty graphics isn't an issue.

[Subadai]

Is there a good tool or web site that will tell me when a certain Vana'diel date occurs in Earth time? For example, right now it's May on Vana'diel and I want to know when October will roll around. And yes, I could probably do the math myself but a good tool lets me be lazy and removes any chance of error.

[Radec]

http://ffxi.lokyst.net/timer/crafttimer.html

Box 2 set to Vanadiel time, enter desired date, generate calendar

[Subadai]

Gracias!

[Yugl]

Assuming they can use Emp (and not relic), 90 Emp or OAT?

The person in question asked about Empyrean v OAT, so I didn't include relic.

Relic: Great GS for DRK anyways, but SE hasn't even updated relics for current classes.
Empyrean v OAT: No experience for either, but if determining whether a class will appear on one but not the other, I cannot see how RUN would appear on Empyrean and not OAT.