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[Motenten]

Edit2: Is it possible to hit 500 enhancing on Whm whilst using AF2+2 legs and 4/5 AF3+2 to cap barspell? And if not, is it worth swapping out a piece of AF3 (like head>nabu's), swapping set bonus for that last few points?

Not quite. Best you can get is 477 while keeping AF3 stuff on, I believe (maybe 480 with the augmented earring?). Also, no, it's not worth it to swap AF3 out. You can increase the resist value a few points, but to an irrelevant degree compared to negating the damage entirely.

[noodles355]

Is that 477 with light arts?
My mule doesn't have olmypus/merciful so lacking 10 skill there, and no augmenting earring because 4m for +1 on a barspell for mule lol. But he has 480 w/ arts and 454 without (so 490/464 with sash/cape). Thats basically just 4/5 af3, af2+2 legs, beneficius, colossus torque.

Am I right in thinking I should be using 4/5 AF3 and AF2+2 legs? Or 5/5 AF3?

[Classikmage]

http://i389.photobucket.com/albums/o...ps1fa4383e.png

Is there anyone credible that can confirm if there is any validity to this, or just random Port Jeuno gibberish?

[Buffy]

http://i389.photobucket.com/albums/o...ps1fa4383e.png

Is there anyone credible that can confirm if there is any validity to this, or just random Port Jeuno gibberish?

Hard to know exactly unless we have his other gear, right?

[Hitou]

I wouldn't be surprised if the delve shield did crap all over ochain considering the delve weapons do the same on the empyrean weapons. But at the same time I kinda doubt it's real.

[Apeman]

How much -MDT is fully merited shellra 5 with augmented relic +2 pants cast on someone with Sheltered Ring on? Is it 31%?

[Taint]

Probably more to do with the DEF50 blocking all the damage.

[Martel]

I logged to the test server just now(It has adoulin now!) to do a bit of testing on said shield. Figured I'd do block rate/block dmg- and watch for 0 dmg oddness... but... The Delve NPC you purchase it from isn't there. <,<;

I haven't got all that much plasym, and don't have much time to farm it recently. So I'm not blowing any of it on the real servers to test this. ^^;

[dasva]

I wouldn't be surprised if the delve shield did crap all over ochain considering the delve weapons do the same on the empyrean weapons. But at the same time I kinda doubt it's real.

Perhaps but then then again instruments aren't getting dumped on and they said there was no need to update shields to keep them relevant. Also very odd that the non blocks would be the lower dmg...

Anyways super lower sample size and what not... but vs vt lizards in mori with just pro phalanx in my pdt/mdt set

Steadfast

Spoiler: show

Ochain

Spoiler: show

Aegis

Spoiler: show

So while it might have a 50%ish rate of getting them to 0 (though the few I paid attention to were definitely the blocks) certainly not better than aegis let alone ochain. Might block more or something but hard to telll since it did give me more def and pdt

[Byrthnoth]

So, basically, no. It looks better than Aegis for PDT, which makes sense due to its 50 Defense and -7% PDT. Otherwise it looks the same.

[Obsidian]

Looks like it's just the defense on the shield doing the work.

[dasva]

oh and in case anyone was wondering here is my might shield lol




guess he was right about one thing. It's not too bad for drk I suppose.... <.<. I mean shit look at that 95 mp at rank 6 <.<. And int... drk nuking yes please

[Ashman]

POL site is saying ~1week to process game data recovery but I've heard horror stories over the years (and read a few more this last week or so). What do you think is a fair assumption of time from the point all my forms/nonsense was accepted and they actually "begin" the processing?

[Motenten]

Is that 477 with light arts?
My mule doesn't have olmypus/merciful so lacking 10 skill there, and no augmenting earring because 4m for +1 on a barspell for mule lol. But he has 480 w/ arts and 454 without (so 490/464 with sash/cape). Thats basically just 4/5 af3, af2+2 legs, beneficius, colossus torque.

Am I right in thinking I should be using 4/5 AF3 and AF2+2 legs? Or 5/5 AF3?

Meh, was with Light Arts, but without merits. Add 16 to my numbers, so 493-496 as max.

And yes, 4/5 AF3 and AF2+2 legs is best. You gain about 30 extra resistance from the legs, which outweighs the damage negation from the set bonus. Well, unless the mob has truly obscene magic accuracy, and the extra resistance isn't doing anything at all for you.

[sluggo]

Um Quick Draw ability delay will have no affect on keeping light shot dia up more reliably because Dia has a set duration of 2 minutes.

Also Omphalos is only good for Light/Dark shot now for the 20 Macc. Midrium is better for damage.

Rolls you need: Hunter's, Chaos, Rogues, Fighters, Samurai's, Tacticians, Coursers, Bolters, Evokers, Wizards, Dancer's
Rolls that might come in handy occasionally: Magus, Monk's, Ninja's, Casters, Warlocks, Corsair's
Rolls worth getting if you do pet shit with bsts and smns: Drachen, Companions, Beast, Puppet
Rolls you can ignore: Healer's, Gallant's, Choral, Scholar's, Miser's, Blitzer's, Allies', Avenger's

Edit: I have no idea why the poster above me ranked courser's as a never-use roll. It's fairly vital for Rng parties.

To add to this, a great (well pretty good) cor once told me you will find a use for every single roll at least once. As far as priority goes though this is pretty much spot on; though I would replace "ignore" with "have a large chunk of disposable income". Or perhaps you are anal like me and have to have every roll much like I had to obtain every pup attachment, even if there are some I rarely or never use.

[Buffy]

POL site is saying ~1week to process game data recovery but I've heard horror stories over the years (and read a few more this last week or so). What do you think is a fair assumption of time from the point all my forms/nonsense was accepted and they actually "begin" the processing?

I've recovered accounts twice. In both situations it took less time than they told me. In both situations I was talking to a person, not getting it from the site.

[Viar]

To add to this, a great (well pretty good) cor once told me you will find a use for every single roll at least once. As far as priority goes though this is pretty much spot on; though I would replace "ignore" with "have a large chunk of disposable income". Or perhaps you are anal like me and have to have every roll much like I had to obtain every pup attachment, even if there are some I rarely or never use.

At least once if you play the job a lot. I've used pretty much every roll at least once, except choral roll, which I really can't think of a situation that needs it over other rolls.

[Koyangi]

Can you port to a waypoint at a bivouc that's not complete, but you got the waypoint prior?

[Kaisha]

Can't port to any bivoacs not currently up if that's what you're asking.

[Koyangi]

I get a message, "A strange design is etched into the gate." in Rala Waterways. Is there a way past the Sluice Gate?

So if it was possible a bivouac was built and person got the waypiont, but for whatever reason the bivouc isn't built now, you cannot port to it?