Random Question Thread

[shaggnix]

Would drakesbane win in high-attack situations? Or is that theoretical never a reality because you'll be /sam and lacking berserk?

Sware the one time I had attack buffs on some VWNM with /War Drakes was outdoing stardiver (Usually /War for VW to access all Staff WSs, STP atmacite covers STP loss over /sam.)

on higer stuff i really feel the heavy attk penalty on drakes, SD always wins on higher mobs in my experience. higher buffs just seem to widen the gap. if you actualy managed to have capped attack on drakes i think tanaka drops from the sky and rebalances you.

TP bonus or Store TP Sixgill for Stardiver?

Edit: More specifically 6-hit TP bonus or 5-hit Store TP?

i feel that 5 hitting on drg is more important than on other jobs due to the tp you get from jumps. with a 5 hit and tp return from ws, you're looking at 1 melee hit after soul jump or 2 after spirit jump for another WS, and jumps have pretty short timers. going from 6 hit to 5 hit on drg boosts your WS rate significantly more than it does on other jobs. that being said, OAT plm isn't much more difficult than grinding out one of the ws spam trial plms and is relatively easy to 5hit. if your just starting/returning and don't have much in the way of stp gear, the stp sixgil would do fine in abyssea while you work on better gear, but OAT would be pretty far ahead still, even if 6hit.

[ssjjfar]

If I started trial 372, which is the first trial for DA GAXE right after you split between empyrean and DA, can I just cancel that trial and just use that same Bonesplitter to start trial 367 along Ukon route?

I was like 390/400 on bird, but never finished/turned in because I wasn't sure if I was gonna go down other route back then.

[dasva]

Oh I didn't consider HQ rate would be tied to skill, haha. Crap, point taken then. Will attempt to level to 60.

Synergy cap is 80 now. And it's been awhile but iirc hq rate at 60 is also still pretty sucky compared to 70. Don't remember if it went up more after that

[Bikpik]

Synergy cap is 80 now. And it's been awhile but iirc hq rate at 60 is also still pretty sucky compared to 70. Don't remember if it went up more after that

What's the easiest way to cap synergy from 60?

[Khary]

I don't think you can cancel the current trial, I believe it cancels the entire thing.

[Byrthnoth]

Three random questions about Catastrophe:

1) What is the exact /1024 amount of Haste that the aftermath gives?
My money is on 102/1024, but you can use these three tests to figure it out.
< 101/1024 : DRK/BLU with AM only (no other gear, Fast Cast, whatever) will have a 16 second recast on Uppercut
> 100/1024 : DRK/BLU with AM only (same disclaimers) will have a 15 second recast on Uppercut

< 102/1024 : DRK with AM only (same) will have a 25 second recast on Blizzard III
> 101/1024 : DRK with AM only will have a 24 second recast on Blizzard III

< 103/1024 : DRK/WHM with AM only will have a 8 second recast on Invisible
> 102/1024 : DRK/WHM with AM only will have a 9 second recast on Invisible

2) Does it always convert the full damage of Catastrophe to HP, or is it partial like Sanguine Blade?

3) Does Catastrophe's drain-thing work against Undead?

[ssjjfar]

I don't think you can cancel the current trial, I believe it cancels the entire thing.

So I'll lose the upgraded(from first 3 trails) gaxe completely if I cancel it at this point?

And if I won't be canceling it, what's better gaxe OAT or DA one?

[Taint]

Three random questions about Catastrophe:

1) What is the exact /1024 amount of Haste that the aftermath gives?
My money is on 102/1024, but you can use these three tests to figure it out.
< 101/1024 : DRK/BLU with AM only (no other gear, Fast Cast, whatever) will have a 16 second recast on Uppercut
> 100/1024 : DRK/BLU with AM only (same disclaimers) will have a 15 second recast on Uppercut

< 102/1024 : DRK with AM only (same) will have a 25 second recast on Blizzard III
> 101/1024 : DRK with AM only will have a 24 second recast on Blizzard III

< 103/1024 : DRK/WHM with AM only will have a 8 second recast on Invisible
> 102/1024 : DRK/WHM with AM only will have a 9 second recast on Invisible

2) Does it always convert the full damage of Catastrophe to HP, or is it partial like Sanguine Blade?

3) Does Catastrophe's drain-thing work against Undead?

Not online to test the haste but.

2) Partial 30-70% has been the assumed rate forever.
3) No it does not

[Solrain]

Three random questions about Catastrophe:

1) What is the exact /1024 amount of Haste that the aftermath gives?
My money is on 102/1024, but you can use these three tests to figure it out.
< 101/1024 : DRK/BLU with AM only (no other gear, Fast Cast, whatever) will have a 16 second recast on Uppercut
> 100/1024 : DRK/BLU with AM only (same disclaimers) will have a 15 second recast on Uppercut

< 102/1024 : DRK with AM only (same) will have a 25 second recast on Blizzard III
> 101/1024 : DRK with AM only will have a 24 second recast on Blizzard III

< 103/1024 : DRK/WHM with AM only will have a 8 second recast on Invisible
> 102/1024 : DRK/WHM with AM only will have a 9 second recast on Invisible

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[Fereydoon]

I know BST can solo Verthandi, I assume SMN can also solo it pretty easily? Anything else that would kill her fairly easily?

[scaevola]

Strategies/info on soloing Horns of War as BST?

Looks pretty straightforward but I don't want to waste a Themis orb finding out it's not.

[Obsidian]

Do the Shield Mastery augments add 1 TP per tier like the job trait does? Is it worth augmenting my Kaiser Schaller for extra TP gain while cleaving with Ochain?

[Byrthnoth]

Spoiler: show

Thanks! Perfect!

PS. Yes, an augmented Schaller is awesome for cleaving.

[LiquidFriend]

Strategies/info on soloing Horns of War as BST?

Looks pretty straightforward but I don't want to waste a Themis orb finding out it's not.

Use slug and make sure to keep distance for when it does meteor. That's pretty much it.

[Solrain]

Thanks! Perfect!

PS. Yes, an augmented Schaller is awesome for cleaving.

No prob, glad to help! Thank you for the testing parameters.

[Khary]

So I'll lose the upgraded(from first 3 trails) gaxe completely if I cancel it at this point?

And if I won't be canceling it, what's better gaxe OAT or DA one?

I believe so, I don't remember there being an option to just stop the trial you're on and back it up to the previous trial. I'm pretty sure it erases the entire progress and sets the weapon back to it's original state. From my understanding OAT GA is best over DA one

[Khary]

Just out of curiousity, are Relic, Empyrean or Mythic weapons deliverable? :O

[Sechs]

Where should I skillup Elemental >314 and Enfeeble >270 on SCH?
Which area/mob would grant me the faster skillup rate?
I'll be using BEW Pitaru too since I have some leftovers

[Rehn]

Are abatteur better than byakko's for shijin?

How about abatteur vs. thaumas for smite?

[Zerk]

Where should I skillup Elemental >314 and Enfeeble >270 on SCH?
Which area/mob would grant me the faster skillup rate?
I'll be using BEW Pitaru too since I have some leftovers

Beseiged, spam dia/t1 spells