Random Question Thread

[Fake]

Pld can get marginally more defense than a regular DD by virtue of its traits and the fact shields give defense and can shield block at a low rate on anything meaningful. Other than those benefits there is nothing to set a non E/R/M pld apart from any other DD job.

Yes, the update has changed nothing in regards to pld being a useful job in terms of mechanics. The nakuul mobs are currently taking vastly reduced damage making it much harder for DDs to generate enough hate so pld is prefered, that said I could super tank one on warrior with phalanx/regen5 and PDT gear without barely any curing except for when it tp'd, so as soon as the DT is diminished enough for a DD to generate enough enmity they will be prefered tank again.

[dasva]

So basically you're saying that the first step of the enmity and att/deff cap revisions did absolutely nothing and the situation is exactely as it has been over the last years?
(not sarcastically implying that you are wrong, btw, just naively asking to make sure I correctly understood the core of your post)

Well enmity is probalby working but the att/def was mostly a penalty that made lowering your def actually meaningful. Granted a bunch more def will be slighlty more helpful now but not sure if it's worth it comparatively especially when you can get so much more survivability with a single shield or a buff or 2

[Terravcota]

Is Byrth's Pastebin still the right spot to get the NNI dat swap? I realize lamp orders are server side now, just looking for the #s for them to help know how many are on a floor.

[Prothescar]

Why is that?
Not saying you are wrong, absolutely not. Just willing to further investigate your point of view.
Why do you feel that way?

If I had the choice between an Aegis/Ochain PLD and someone wearing an Adamas or Seigneur Shield, I'd obviously take the former option every time. They're fulfilling the role that I'd expect of a PLD, not just standing there as a much less useful version of a DD tank. Outside of that, while it doesn't dispel the issue entirely, if someone is taking the time to build these shields to further themselves on PLD, I would assume that they're taking the job at least somewhat seriously, reducing the chances of fatal errors and other mishaps. This doesn't work out due to reasons listed below.

If I had the choice between a solidly geared DD that knows how to swap into damage mitigation sets and a PLD wearing an Adamas or Seigneur Shield, I'd go with the DD as they'd be contributing more to the alliance. Both of these scenarios are assuming that the PLD is required at all to increase the chances of success or otherwise enhance the overall experience of the alliance.

And why just for tanking job and not for any other job?

For instance: my post was rather general and about DDs as well, didn't want to focus just on PLD.

It's mostly about healers and tanks rather than support and DDs as they're, in my opinion, the easiest to fuck up while simultaneously being the most important roles in the group. It's harder to completely ruin a run by being a bad DD, usually you'll have others to pick up your slack until you're easily replaced by the massive pool of DDs that are likely available. Support has more influence over success and defeat over time, however if you're capable of ruining a run by being a bad BRD or COR then you're probably better off uninstalling the game, turning off your computer, setting fire to it, and never playing a game again until you do something to go learn some basic common sense.

Why do you think it "doesn't work"? What exactely is not working?

Game's too easy. Building the shields does not take a massive amount of daily or long term time investment, and there's no barrier stopping inept or otherwise less useful PLDs from building them. One could have an aegis and an ochain and still be hopelessly worthless when fighting anything harder than a wild rabbit while the Seigneur Shield PLD from earlier may play casually but knows how the game and his job works better than the relic/emp PLD; the problem here lies in the fact that the relic and emp are both necessary for the PLD to be worth its alliance slot. Why invite a PLD with a shield that has no real formidable traits, on a job with nothing that naturally makes it outstanding compared to other options, when I can just get another SAM DRK or WAR that's capable of tanking and dealing double or more damage of the PLD? I'd take a BLU tank over a PLD with no special shield really, even outside of bias, as even that would provide more damage and utility while maintaining its role.

So mostly it comes down to the fact that the shields are necessary for a PLD to perform its duty at a level that makes it worthy of a slot in the alliance, but the game makes it far too easy to make those shields, making it much more difficult to tell if the PLD knows what they're doing or not based on their equipment. This goes for every single job really.

[Apeman]

Friend and i want to start farming alexandrite for a mythic but we've never done any of the new salvage and are very unsure of how to get started. We have a mule that enters with us but only has war leveled (horribly geared) so it would be mostly just duoing. Is there a zone that is much easier then the others and what jobs would we be best in going as?

[dasva]

Has there been any serious testing on absorb tp?

[lolwut]

Has there been any serious testing on absorb tp?

I want to say Kirschy did some way back when, but I don't think it was terribly deep.

[Draylo]

Did SE adjust avatar quest? The taru doesn't give his stupid little speech with that long delay just after he says "owey wowy i hurt all over" Instead he just gives you the fork after a short text line.

[dasva]

Did SE adjust avatar quest? The taru doesn't give his stupid little speech with that long delay just after he says "owey wowy i hurt all over" Instead he just gives you the fork after a short text line.

I recently did them with my main and mules and got both. But I don't think it was the same each time for a particular character so not sure what effected it. Only thing I could think of maybe is some of them I had gotten a reward while others I had just used the whisper for fenrir access

[Draylo]

Ah that makes sense then, sucks that dialogue is so unnecessary lol

[Eanae]

Most efficient way that isn't besieged to get Imperial Standing? Fell Cleave mobs somewhere I'd guess?

[Prothescar]

probably killing mirrors tbh. mobs dont give very much ISP, it'd take a long time to get any sort of decent amount. figure if you look up where they are and plan out an efficient route you can probably clear all 3 zones of mirrors in a couple of hours, and it's 1k per mirror iirc?

Downside is it'll weaken besieged over time, so it's double edged.

[Fake]

Problem with mirrors is they are r/e so you have to warp back after each one.

If you are doing salvage every day its easy to warp to a nearby mirror, warp back, do salvage and trade it in next time you're getting sanction for salvage.

[Kaisha]

Distribution of the types of gold chests will remain mostly the same as you add amber, just the things inside will change, but you'll lose the ability to regularly get 2 items per "powerful items" chest once you start getting big gold chests. I prefer to keep my amber at around 70 and azure just high enough to get TEs when I farm konsch. As far as camps go, try leeches.

Guess I'm pretty much stuck maxing amber then for chest frenquency. Burning mobs with my BLU currently, and there's no mobs in Konschtat that don't get azure on magic kill.

Only other burnable job I got is RDM, but outside of the no-aggro no-link lizards, everything gives amber, but I'd be in the same situation regardless when using AE.

[EDIT] Any reason for Turul to be on the ground, untargetable, and non-aggressive?

[backstab]

can anyone tell me how i can find out what month it is in game? or link me to a timer? the ones i found so far dont show that. thanks

oh dear, nvm

[Rocl]

/clock

[zoopooscooper]

Updated my new card with C&B when I got it earlier this month, accounts were cancelled today for non-payment. I'm stationed in Bahrain and when I'm trying to reactivate my SEaccount, it's just giving me: "Error: This offer is not activated for your country of origin."
I've even tried using Hotspot Shield to hide IP to see if it would work that way, still nothing. How do I give SE my money so I can play again!? Argh!!!

Please Help!

Edit: Also, trying to pay with adding a new card in the SEaccount page gives me this:
An error has occurred..
Please confirm the status of any relevant options and then try again.
As repeated registration failure can lead to restrictions being placed on your account, we strongly recommend that you contact the Square Enix Support Center for guidance before attempting to register a Credit/Debit card again.
If you are registering a payment method with a payment service provider, please contact them directly.
(Error code: 601)

[Cream Soda]

Should I be doing flies or ws proc on goobbue in dyna valk?

well more in general, what farming path for mnk/dnc and whm/thf? for when I have the place to myself and during prime time (like last night, JA proc on hippos just wasn't worth it at all)

[Sechs]

The prime path I use in Valk on EP is Hyppos > Goobbue > Funguars > Hyppos.
When that's busy I usually go on Trees > Puktraps > Sheeps > Trees
Requires a bit of walking but when you got camps all for yourself it's still much better than competing with the others.
Sheeps and Trees are insanely easy, Puktraps are a bit annoying but I think they made it easier by "fixing" the multiple TP spam thing towards the end.
Which... never was the bigger issue tbh, but was still annoying.

[zoopooscooper]

Got it... Had to call someone stateside to go in and do it for me.