Random Question Thread

[Viar]

So I might start back up.

What job is the most desired right now, with minimal effort? Jobs like WHM, Brd, what? I quit in 2009. I can play any job fine, I will do other jobs later, I just want to jump into endgame asap and go from where I left off. Also, No mac version of the game still?

Minimal effort delve job is probably COR, since most groups would want COR to /WHM and help with haste and erase. You don't need to land light shot to enhance dia, so you don't really need to skill up on this job either. If your group has strong support they may let you DD, but until next update COR dmg contribution probably won't be higher than going /WHM. Your BRD needs to sing different set of songs just for DD COR if COR wants to DD, which makes delve boss run harder to organize. All you ever need to do is roll roll roll and haste erase and that's it, which doesn't require awesome gear to do.

However this job may not be most desired because everyone has it, and does not have high gear requirement.


Edit: You're probably better to use a COR mule for double plasm gain if your group has strong support. So yeah, still minimal effort delve job.

[TSFFXI]

What is the priority for endgame melee gear? Should I try to cap haste or damage reduction (it doesn't seem possible to do both as dragoon)? Should I stay in hybrid sets during things such as delve bosses, or should I count on the stunners to stun high damage attacks while meleeing in pure dd sets? It seems like it would be possible to melee in dd sets and swap to a damage reduction set before some tp moves went off, but not all.

[Byrthnoth]

Are Astral Flow BPs (other than PD) affected by TP?

[Alistrianna]

Are Astral Flow BPs (other than PD) affected by TP?

They are not modified by TP like other magic based pacts. You could easily test this yourself with the af3+2 legs to be 100% sure though.

[Shadowstalker]

Sorry if this has already been asked, but how much time is shaved off of stun recast using an Apamajas II vs. not using one?

Curious to know based on the update on Soothsayer, and I haven't made one yet.

[Francisco]

Considering I already have Thaumas Coat, are any other pieces worth it for MNK at this point?

I was going to grab Thaumas Nails for Shijin Spiral, but after the next update, augmented Manibozho Boots will come out to:

DEF:51 HP+7 MP+45
STR+10 DEX+8 AGI+17 CHR+12
Attack+27 Accuracy +10
Evasion+36 Magic Evasion+49 Magic Defense+2
Double Attack+2% Haste+4%

Basically, you lose DEX+1 and Double Attack+1%, but gain STR+10 Attack+13 and Accuracy+10.

That said, are any other pieces worth grabbing? Legs seem completely outclassed. Hands have some utility if you're ever on /NIN or some mage sub. Does the head still have any practical use?

[Kicoe]

What are the prerequirements for the quest "Vegetable Vegetable Evolution"? Finished "Vegetable Vegetable Revolution" already obviously. JP midnight wait is a no-go, not getting the cutscene after the conquest tally either.

[Zadimortis]

What are the prerequirements for the quest "Vegetable Vegetable Evolution"? Finished "Vegetable Vegetable Revolution" already obviously. JP midnight wait is a no-go, not getting the cutscene after the conquest tally either.

Rank 4 fame. ("I'll admit that some people in Adoulin might know your name, but...")


Are there any convenient cruor-to-gil exchanges akin to chocobo blinkers now? Or was that it?

[Kicoe]

Rank 4 fame. ("I'll admit that some people in Adoulin might know your name, but...")

Hmm, that's weird considering I am already at rank 5 fame.

[Kaisha]

So I figure it's time I actually level synergy so I can make stuff myself, mostly due to two chocobo masques wasting space in my inventory. Is there a modern guide for it that's gil/time efficient, or are the old ones still applicable?

Going to see if I can even craft the +1 mask at 0 skill, and spam earth fewell on it all day.

[cdgreg]

So I figure it's time I actually level synergy so I can make stuff myself, mostly due to two chocobo masques wasting space in my inventory. Is there a modern guide for it that's gil/time efficient, or are the old ones still applicable?

Going to see if I can even craft the +1 mask at 0 skill, and spam earth fewell on it all day.

Old techniques. Spam earth while you're hasted. Another method involving purging impurities which I've neve done.

[TSFFXI]

Hmm, that's weird considering I am already at rank 5 fame.

I'm rank 4 and also get the locked message at the door.

[NynJa]

I'm trying to farm beads for a first run with my LS. If I suicide pop NM's for bead message, will the NM immediately depop upon having 0 people on hate list, or will it linger like all mobs do? I'm presuming it will linger, but will bead still be 100% drop if it kills me before I get back in alliance?

[Snprphnx]

I'm trying to farm beads for a first run with my LS. If I suicide pop NM's for bead message, will the NM immediately depop upon having 0 people on hate list, or will it linger like all mobs do? I'm presuming it will linger, but will bead still be 100% drop if it kills me before I get back in alliance?

You could always make two macros. One to trade the pop time to the ???, and the second being /join. Then you

1. Drop party
2. Get a party invite from the same party
3. Hit the trade macro to pop the NM
4a. If you get the NQ message, die/warp out
4b. If you get the HQ message, hit your /join macro, get into the alliance, and kill as normal.

[NynJa]

warping takes travel time, and if I'm popping it weakened to start with, theres a chance I die before I even hit /join, so if it immediately depops or loses 100% bead from goin idle, theres a potential problem.

Though it seems 100% bead will be active till it depops, even if it goes idle.

[Damane]

warping takes travel time, and if I'm popping it weakened to start with, theres a chance I die before I even hit /join, so if it immediately depops or loses 100% bead from goin idle, theres a potential problem.

Though it seems 100% bead will be active till it depops, even if it goes idle.

I had no problem poping NMs as weakened RDM with phalanx pro shell stoneskin up, you will survive 4-5 swings usually giving your shell enough time to invite you.

[azagarth]

So to follow up on my questions.... Seems that Geo, Whm, or Cor is really the best starting job to go for ya? I would be cool with that, my ultimate goal is to collect gear for pup or mnk and level those up too. Do you think I should just got for one and skip the mage type classes? I am not even sure how desirable they would be anymore.

[dasva]

Going to see if I can even craft the +1 mask at 0 skill, and spam earth fewell on it all day.

I did it at 0 skill for lulz. Wasn't even a challenge. Got a skillup though

[Kaisha]

I did it at 0 skill for lulz. Wasn't even a challenge. Got a skillup though

Yeah, ended up making it at lvl3, didn't realize how low level the recipe was until I checked the NPC out of boredom for recommended recipes. Moved on up to making mythril nuggets instead since it caps at 50, although it likes to explode every 3-4 fewell I feed it, causing the interruption. Shame I didn't bother doing this when haste+stoneskin let you spam fewell unhindered.

Probably going to do 5 levels a day, since shit is really tedious otherwise since I don't afk-skill up.

[Yufhi]

Will trick attack work on non party/alliance members in revives, campaign and besieged?