Random Question Thread

**Kaisha** · 2013-07-26 06:13

Originally Posted by fantasticdan

The thf tonberries are a significantly better cleaving option than anything else in the zone, for blu anyway.

I always did bugards on BLU. Hell lot more of them, they got +Movement, and they don't link with other bugards that just so happen to cast magic.

One minute pulls is the problem, but you can get 20 of 'em in one pull and they'll have repopped by the time you check chests.

**Taint** · 2013-07-26 08:26

Originally Posted by Ayn

I'm at an impasse with my WS merits right now. As it stands, it's:

Exen: 3/5
Entropy: 5/5
Resolution: 5/5
Shijin: 1/5
Shoha: 1/5

I'm not sure if it's worth having Shoha with only one merit in it, and I'd rather not drop Exent any further. Entropy's garbage (really only had it due to Apoc), but now I'm wondering with the gear changes/stats being added, if it'll be halfway respectable now.

Thoughts?

1/5 Entropy Max.

Pretty much any WS with shitty mods that are hard to stack you should just go 1/5.

**Squah** · 2013-07-26 08:27

ENM75 (i.e. Holy Cow) caps you at 75 right? Or can I go in there at 99 and roflstomp it?

**dejet** · 2013-07-26 09:24

Originally Posted by Squah

ENM75 (i.e. Holy Cow) caps you at 75 right? Or can I go in there at 99 and roflstomp it?

Caps at 75.

**Sechs** · 2013-07-26 09:33

Sadly ENMs are still capped at 75, or I'd have my damned Paeon V scroll already >.>

**Kyte** · 2013-07-26 11:14

Originally Posted by Ayn

I'm at an impasse with my WS merits right now. As it stands, it's:

Exen: 3/5
Entropy: 5/5
Resolution: 5/5
Shijin: 1/5
Shoha: 1/5

I'm not sure if it's worth having Shoha with only one merit in it, and I'd rather not drop Exent any further. Entropy's garbage (really only had it due to Apoc), but now I'm wondering with the gear changes/stats being added, if it'll be halfway respectable now.

Thoughts?

If it were me, I would do 5/5 Resolution, 5/5 Shijin, and 5/5 Shoha. Exen is meh and it's not like you really go THF or DNC if you want to maximize DD. For now, if you really need to use a scythe WS, you can just use Guillotine.

**MrDodo** · 2013-07-26 11:31

Would it be worth coming back to XI for the new expansion and its content for someone who left a few months after the 99 cap was introduced? From what a guy was saying on a different forum it sounded like you will be struggling to get things done if you didn't start the expansion as soon as it came out. My gear is ok, AF+2 and the appropriate 99 magian weapons. Nothing from voidwatch and no R/M/E.

**Rehn** · 2013-07-26 11:53

After the update, does the gabbrath horn shield have the potential to rival or beat ochain?

**Kyte** · 2013-07-26 11:57

It will beat it in terms of total physical damage reduction.

**Rehn** · 2013-07-26 12:02

Originally Posted by MrDodo

Would it be worth coming back to XI for the new expansion and its content for someone who left a few months after the 99 cap was introduced? From what a guy was saying on a different forum it sounded like you will be struggling to get things done if you didn't start the expansion as soon as it came out. My gear is ok, AF+2 and the appropriate 99 magian weapons. Nothing from voidwatch and no R/M/E.

They are making it so that the bayld gear will be a better transitioning slot up to delve/fracture gear. For example the forefront weapons will all come with 60+ skill. Check out "Reive Weapons" spoiler in http://www.bluegartr.com/threads/117...se-for-granite. You're guaranteed to find an upgrade after next patch no matter what weapon you're currently using at the moment. You'll just need to grind a bit of bayld for them. A better option is to get skirmish waypoints asap, and join skirmish bayld runs for quicker points.

**Kyte** · 2013-07-26 12:07

I think now is actually a pretty decent time to come back. Bayld gear is great for transitioning and is something that is easily obtained solo. The only thing that you'll really be behind on is spending imprimaturs, which is necessary for reducing Naakual cost and mission progression. That's okay, though, because the mission line hasn't progressed that much and you'll have other things to do while waiting for them to recharge.

**Taint** · 2013-07-26 12:30

Originally Posted by Rehn

After the update, does the gabbrath horn shield have the potential to rival or beat ochain?

In certain situations maybe. 60def and capped shield skill will max its block rate at 65% which would make it great for HNM type mobs. (the ones you can actually block) Holding mobs (PLDs main job) fodder is already hitting Ochain for next to nothing with Phalanx up and Ochains up capped block rate helps for casting cures.

The answer is does it matter when PLD is still a useless job?

**Squah** · 2013-07-26 12:33

Go look in the mathy bits section Taint, Martel did killedar testing that shows it comfortably beating ochain. I'd link for you but can't, on phone

**Kyte** · 2013-07-26 12:48

He is right, though, that if you're already pretty much zeroing out damage with Ochain, then it is going to continue to be better in that situation due to the -interruption.

**Taint** · 2013-07-26 13:04

The 85% block rate exceeds the 65% cap, so thats interesting.

Still a moot point unless SE comes out with harder mobs to hold that hit Ochain for more then single digit damage. If shields continue to surpass the old block cap then Ochain could see its grave in the future.

**Sechs** · 2013-07-26 13:28

I'm confident when the RME patch hits even Ochain is gonna get boosted, altough just the lv99 version and there aren't many around I'm afraid.

**dasva** · 2013-07-26 13:35

Well on the mobs martel tested with reprisal or palisade you could stil get 100% block rate with new shield. Basically making it superior in every way to ochain. Not to mention if they actually make mobs that can lower the blockrate on kiledar significantly it would mean aegis is really shitty blockrate... which Is the main thing it has over run right now

**Taint** · 2013-07-26 13:38

Originally Posted by dasva

Well with reprisal or palisade you could stil get 100% block rate with new shield. Basically making it superior in every way to ochain.

Dat MP! (its actually pretty nice when you play bored PLD in the corner with 30 mobs)

Has the new shield been tested with Reprisal or Palisade? Maybe I'll make one for shits and giggles.

**Nemesio** · 2013-07-26 13:39

Originally Posted by Nemesio

Anyone have an up-to-date torrent for the game and all the updates, except for Adoulin(I can get that off Amazon)?

Bumping myself..

**Squah** · 2013-07-26 14:02

Originally Posted by Taint

Dat MP! (its actually pretty nice when you play bored PLD in the corner with 30 mobs)

Has the new shield been tested with Reprisal or Palisade? Maybe I'll make one for shits and giggles.

Currently the shield is inferior until the update on the 5th. Martel mentioned that he tried to test Palisade/Reprisal but it was exceedingly difficult for him to obtain accurate data in keeping reprisal up full time.

@sechs SE mentioned that Shields and instruments are excluded from RME changes. I think Martel mentions that in his post with his results, up near the top iirc.

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