Random Question Thread

[Fryte]

Another BLM and I always go out to Ix'DRG and try to pop him and get some merits, but we've gone a cumulative 18 hours without a pop. It's always 2-3 hours at a time, but still...he should've popped. Of course though, when we go with LS, he pops on 2nd kill. He's just an asshole I'm pretty sure.

[Tythera]

Not 11 related but a random question that I didn't know where else to stick it:

Ever since the forum upgrade all posts since my last visit don't get marked read anymore like it did with the old board. I poked around for it in preferences on a few occasions now but I'm either not finding the option, not recognizing it, or it doesn't exist. Anyone happen to know either way if I can reenable that? Don't know if board skin matters (I don't think it should) but I'm using Sniper_Blue.

[Kaylia]

Not 11 related but a random question that I didn't know where else to stick it:

Ever since the forum upgrade all posts since my last visit don't get marked read anymore like it did with the old board. I poked around for it in preferences on a few occasions now but I'm either not finding the option, not recognizing it, or it doesn't exist. Anyone happen to know either way if I can reenable that? Don't know if board skin matters (I don't think it should) but I'm using Sniper_Blue.

Mine will stay marked every time I leave the board and come back, unless I press the "mark as read button". I thought it was easier when everything would be marked as read every time I logout

[Septimus]

Not 11 related but a random question that I didn't know where else to stick it:

Ever since the forum upgrade all posts since my last visit don't get marked read anymore like it did with the old board. I poked around for it in preferences on a few occasions now but I'm either not finding the option, not recognizing it, or it doesn't exist. Anyone happen to know either way if I can reenable that? Don't know if board skin matters (I don't think it should) but I'm using Sniper_Blue.

Mine will stay marked every time I leave the board and come back, unless I press the "mark as read button". I thought it was easier when everything would be marked as read every time I logout

Actually, I prefer it this way. If you go idle too long and auto log out before you get to read yesterday's posts, you still can check up on what you missed when you log back in.

[VZX]

I need some detail about haste, say I swap set A (20% haste) to set B(0% haste) and back to A again between melee swing

In normal case:
|-----------------------------------------------|
set A swing                                Set A swing

Will the swing timer look like this?
|----------------|------------|-----------------|
Set A swing  Set B Swap   Set A Swap        Set A Swing

or this?
|----------------|------------|----------------------------|
Set A swing  Set B Swap   Set A Swap                   Set A Swing

No need to be picky counting the dashes, they're just for illustration

[Amele]

as far as I know, spells work like case #1 - the recast is calculated based on how much haste/fast cast you have when the spell fires, not at some point in between.

I'd bet it's about the same for melee - (the 'time to next swing' is based on your total calculated haste/dualwield at the time of this swing, not as a running worst case total somewhere in between.)

[Xanthu]

A good example that i can think of is the damn Chaosbringer, I'd wail on something with another weapon, then switch to that when it was about to die, but I'd still have that 999 delay from the last swing through the switch....

wait, fuck this is backwards.

Maybe it was engaging with the new weapon? Point is I kinda recall things being calculated oddly, generally after the last swing of the weapon. But it could be "whichever is greater", aka MORE SUCK FOR YOU.

Edit: and one of my own, random *stupid* question anyway.

Where did I get the idea that March did not effect spellcasting times? Was it just because of the text? From what I've seen by...well everyone....is that it totally does.

[Tythera]

Not 11 related but a random question that I didn't know where else to stick it:

Ever since the forum upgrade all posts since my last visit don't get marked read anymore like it did with the old board. I poked around for it in preferences on a few occasions now but I'm either not finding the option, not recognizing it, or it doesn't exist. Anyone happen to know either way if I can reenable that? Don't know if board skin matters (I don't think it should) but I'm using Sniper_Blue.

Mine will stay marked every time I leave the board and come back, unless I press the "mark as read button". I thought it was easier when everything would be marked as read every time I logout

Actually, I prefer it this way. If you go idle too long and auto log out before you get to read yesterday's posts, you still can check up on what you missed when you log back in.

Is there any way to put it like it was (a profile option, I don't mean the whole board) and I'm just missing it or is it just a universal board setting?

[sb]

Where did I get the idea that March did not effect spellcasting times? Was it just because of the text? From what I've seen by...well everyone....is that it totally does.

March does not effect casting time, only recast time.

[Xanthu]

Where did I get the idea that March did not effect spellcasting times? Was it just because of the text? From what I've seen by...well everyone....is that it totally does.

March does not effect casting time, only recast time.

Ah-hah

These things, they get twisted by friends sometimes.

[Amele]

A good example that i can think of is the damn Chaosbringer, I'd wail on something with another weapon, then switch to that when it was about to die, but I'd still have that 999 delay from the last swing through the switch....

wait, fuck this is backwards.

Maybe it was engaging with the new weapon? Point is I kinda recall things being calculated oddly, generally after the last swing of the weapon. But it could be "whichever is greater", aka MORE SUCK FOR YOU.

VZX was asking about varying your delay via changing how much haste you had equipped at some point in the middle of the 'swing'. (that is, does changing your delay *at all* reset your swing counter).

I have no idea what you're even saying was happening in your case (swapping weapons caused it to take anecdotally longer to swing the first swing?) so I can't tell if it's relevant or not really.

good thing to know though, if it's true (and another justification to never bother getting the level 5 upgrade!)

[Septimus]

Is there any way to put it like it was (a profile option, I don't mean the whole board) and I'm just missing it or is it just a universal board setting?

I think it is a global thing.

[Spekkio]

A good example that i can think of is the damn Chaosbringer, I'd wail on something with another weapon, then switch to that when it was about to die, but I'd still have that 999 delay from the last swing through the switch....

wait, fuck this is backwards.

Maybe it was engaging with the new weapon? Point is I kinda recall things being calculated oddly, generally after the last swing of the weapon. But it could be "whichever is greater", aka MORE SUCK FOR YOU.

VZX was asking about varying your delay via changing how much haste you had equipped at some point in the middle of the 'swing'. (that is, does changing your delay *at all* reset your swing counter).

I have no idea what you're even saying was happening in your case (swapping weapons caused it to take anecdotally longer to swing the first swing?) so I can't tell if it's relevant or not really.

good thing to know though, if it's true (and another justification to never bother getting the level 5 upgrade!)

a similar, and effective trick (i believe. i've not experimented with it much myself.) is to have -blp timer gear on when the blp is initiated, then switch to damage gear after the timer is set to up the damage. i doubt if this would work well for melees, as i'd imagine the damage from the hit is calculated in tandem with the delay (i base that on intuition, not fact, feel free to counter with evidence.) plus the fact that blinking every 3 seconds would make curing you obscenely difficult for a healer. you might be able to do it with pieces such as the belt slot, but the majority of haste items are visible items, such as dusk gear, etc.

[Amele]

it's important to note that this doesn't work with 'normal' spells either; because the recast timer doesn't set until the spell triggers.

apparently, summoners are different to facilitate getting screwed over by a sleepga *nods*

[Spekkio]

it's important to note that this doesn't work with 'normal' spells either; because the recast timer doesn't set until the spell triggers.

apparently, summoners are different to facilitate getting screwed over by a sleepga, stunga, distance, knockback, or dead mob *nods*

fixed.

[Osede]

a question, is that when a main mage player go to play a melee DD jobs (a.k.a monk, nin , war), they will forget about what the hate is? or how to keep them self not keep dying?

usually what I've notice like weaken status in bersiege but keep going up to fighting in mamool bersiege. Which you all knowns the aoe will kill them infinite times. Or when fighting some NMs and they took hate, they just refuse to turn over or dont even know how to manage the hate from attack and ws. Of course, our healer would just pissed off and let them die :D

[Tajin]

no, those players are just idiots. :D

[Osede]

the problem is that they know how to maintain hate while playing mages. But become noob when playing melee =.=

of course... most of the times I'm just asking them come as mage...

[Clipse]

Anyone know the Axe & Sword skill cap for a 70WAR? Already have 4 merits into sword, but wondering if it would be enough to go Axe/Joy at that level.

[Zanz L. Barre The 3rd]

Axe cap @70 w/o merits: 244
Sword cap @70 w/ 4 sword merits: 236

Go ahead and sport axe/joy in mire @70