Random Question Thread

[mdkuser]

So I got a pop for Tonberry NM and checked Eihwaz/Shadow ring out abit. Wanted to check Eihwaz alone first but thought getting Shadow ring is comparable easy. That and my survivle instinct triggered.

Out of 140 Death casts from Golden-Tongued Culberry I resisted Death 55 times.
Small sample size but will do some more once I rebuff my warrior abit and get another pop item.

On a second note: The joyous feeling of seeing it start casting Death on me left me with complicated feelings.

do the same test w/o the ring plz! because level difference should affect its magic accuracy.

[Jem]

Can you resist Death at all without 'Resist Death' gear? I was under the impression you couldn't.

[Myrrh_Quetz]

So uh...how the fuck do I activate an expansion again? lol

[Obsidian]

Square Enix Account Management > Optional Services > FFXI > Register a service > Existing account > Enter the key.

[Ophannus]

Any tips on burning Gungnir trials for killshots with Geirskogul? I'm doing detectors in abyssea but it's mindnumbingly slow. Any tips on atmas I should be using. Using Apoc/VV/GH I melee them down to 25-30% but sometimes I get a lowballer WS and they survive with 1%, should I use Griffon atma for 2h-WS damage+?

[dasva]

You could try a doll pt. And yeah I'd recommend GC. Maybe replace apoc with alpha and omega. I don't like too much Ta though when trying to killshot witb weak ws

[Taint]

Any tips on burning Gungnir trials for killshots with Geirskogul? I'm doing detectors in abyssea but it's mindnumbingly slow. Any tips on atmas I should be using. Using Apoc/VV/GH I melee them down to 25-30% but sometimes I get a lowballer WS and they survive with 1%, should I use Griffon atma for 2h-WS damage+?

Welcome to relic trials! Your best bet is Haste/Marches/Embrava and just go to town. 120 mobs an hour is your goal. I don't use Apoc since an unlucky TA at low health can kill the mob.

[Ponto]

Question regarding activating this new expansion: would the type of account I have with SE affect activating it. Aint purchased a digital copy yet. If I purchased lets say, a EU copy with a code along with it, would that code be usable on a NA SE account? Odd question I know, I just started playing again after a long break and cannot remember anything regarding how their services are.

[mdkuser]

Can you resist Death at all without 'Resist Death' gear? I was under the impression you couldn't.

I resisted a death from brekeke w/o fool's drink.

[Kaisha]

Couple quickies

1) Is 360's freezing problems primarily addressed? Upgrading from PS2 to 360 whenever my SoA copy arrives while I still figure out my PC's BSOD problems. Can't be any worse than PS2's 1 frame-per-second bug if that doesn't get fixed tomorrow though.

2) Brygid's refresh pants, how long did it take some of you folks to get? I'm 0/158 currently, and it's getting kinda stupid at this point, and I'm going to laugh if there's an alljobs refresh pants replacement in the armor dats coming tomorrow in the patch.

[Rehn]

I went about 1/90 on first pair, and 0/150+ trying for another. Pretty rare, below 1% I would say.

[dasva]

Let's see first pair iirc was around 1/97ish. 2nd was about 200ish idk I lost count when I started crying

[Lyltia]

Does the TP Bonus from martial weapons and magian weapons stack?

[mdkuser]

2) Brygid's refresh pants, how long did it take some of you folks to get? I'm 0/158 currently, and it's getting kinda stupid at this point, and I'm going to laugh if there's an alljobs refresh pants replacement in the armor dats coming tomorrow in the patch.

did it for 5+ characters, at most 2~3 hours of spamming the quest each time.

[damet]

Which salvage II area would you guys count as the hardest?

[Byrthnoth]

Zhayolm, probably. It's either that or SSR, because Bhaflau and Arrapago are super easy.

[urat]

Does the TP Bonus from martial weapons and magian weapons stack?

Yep, need to MH the martial weapon though.

If I recall though TP bonus of ranged doesnt stack with melee though.

[mdkuser]

Which salvage II area would you guys count as the hardest?

I find arrapago to be the hardest (or the least easy ).. Easiest by far is silversea imo, the boss dies so fast and I like quick 30mn SSRII runs for 75 alexandrites.

[Khajit]

What's the best tp set for thf under marches(+4 at minimum or they're too gimp for me to care) barring Skadi+1 gear? I just realized i procrastinated figuring that out for a month.
I'm also open to suggestions/information for what ideal stuff for if i have haste samba on.

[Shenrien]

I resisted a death from brekeke w/o fool's drink.

I'm pretty sure that's a normal thing.. Fool's grants you immunity to all magic / most enfeebles(fuck you muddle/amnesia), death being a form of magic.. kinda falls under that category. Now if we're talking about K.O. that'd be different I'd think(see Akvan's Death Glare.)