Random Question Thread

[Keria]

lolbst

<3 it actually, I just got it to 38 and OH MY FUCKING GOD LEAVE IS WIN. I love getting 20 or so seals per exp session too >.>

[Epical]

Can Indra Katars proc on WS?

[BRP]

Can Indra Katars proc on WS?

I think so since it doesn't seem anything different than your average triple/double+%, but it won't on Asuran.

[Tearshang]

Is it just me or does Desperate Blows only work on Scythe and not all "Two-handed Weapons"?
From my tests the only noticebly effect from desperate blows was on Scythe. Has it always been like this? Debating on if I should send in a bug report :/

[evilpaul]

'Other' category merits, already 4/4 Crit+, should I do Enemy Crit-4% or Spell Interruption-8%?

I'm usually on BLM at LS stuff, sometimes NIN, rarely SMN. I'm leaning towards Enemy Crit-4%.

[Sendra]

'Other' category merits, already 4/4 Crit+, should I do Enemy Crit-4% or Spell Interruption-8%?

I'm usually on BLM at LS stuff, sometimes NIN, rarely SMN. I'm leaning towards Enemy Crit-4%.

Considering Utsusemi, enemy crit won't do anything significant at all. Spell Interruption won't either, though. I wouldn't touch this catagory unless you had absolutely nothing else to merit at all (even subtle blow is better).

If I had to pick one, spell interruption.

[aurik]

Can Indra Katars proc on WS?

I think so since it doesn't seem anything different than your average triple/double+%, but it won't on Asuran.

I confirm this, you can triple on DK, raging. Can't on AF for obvious reasons.

[Dak Rey]

Whats the best way to roll on COR? Always keep Lucky, always reroll on Unlucky and reroll on 6 or lower (18% chance of bust)? or is 7 or lower (33% chance of bust) acceptable?

[Delekii]

Whats the best way to roll on COR? Always keep Lucky, always reroll on Unlucky and reroll on 6 or lower (18% chance of bust)? or is 7 or lower (33% chance of bust) acceptable?

Ask that question again in 36 hours or so. At the moment, the buff given by a 6 or a 7 is barely worth having, and certainly worth doubling on most rolls most of the time. But, if the average roll is boosted noticably, this probably wont be the case as much anymore (though I still see myself doubling more often than not on a 6 and often on a 7 if I have fold up).

[Therin]

Is it just me or does Desperate Blows only work on Scythe and not all "Two-handed Weapons"?
From my tests the only noticebly effect from desperate blows was on Scythe. Has it always been like this? Debating on if I should send in a bug report :/

It definitely works with Great Sword too.

[VZX]

Is there any realistic reason a ranger should wear rnger necklace at Faf?

Gear was something like Franny, Selene's Bow, Wyvern Helm, neck, Minuet/Suppa (subbing war), Osode, Seiryu Kote, Rajas/str ring, amemet+1, rk belt +2, hume RSE pants and Goliard.

I just didn't get the neck/earrings.

I don't get what are you trying to say. You think there is/are other specific neck option than racc/ratk necklace?

OK, this is really bother me for long time:
Mercurial Sword : attacking up to 3 times or 4 times?

[Tearshang]

Is it just me or does Desperate Blows only work on Scythe and not all "Two-handed Weapons"?
From my tests the only noticebly effect from desperate blows was on Scythe. Has it always been like this? Debating on if I should send in a bug report :/

It definitely works with Great Sword too.

May I ask what great sword you used? My tests were with Algol and my Scythe was out swinging it with desperate blows fully merited

[Awoir]

Is there any realistic reason a ranger should wear rnger necklace at Faf?

Gear was something like Franny, Selene's Bow, Wyvern Helm, neck, Minuet/Suppa (subbing war), Osode, Seiryu Kote, Rajas/str ring, amemet+1, rk belt +2, hume RSE pants and Goliard.

I just didn't get the neck/earrings.

I don't get what are you trying to say. You think there is/are other specific neck option than racc/ratk necklace?

OK, this is really bother me for long time:
Mercurial Sword : attacking up to 3 times or 4 times?

Yes, I think there are better alternatives to about half his gear. Belt could go Precise, neck could go PCC or Sea Gorget, Bow could be Ebow (only about 2m on my server now), Vision earring isn't a bad choice either...

It was just really surprising to see someone wearing ranger necklace while fighting faf. That's all. I know they have a lot of jobs at 75 so it's surprising they weren't wearing something like PCC. It's part of the "hey, i've played mage for over 300 levels, and no melee of mine is above 27, so help me learn why he'd set up the way he is." >.>

If you're using sushi you might not need the 5 extra Acc from PCC and it's a hell of a lot easier to get R.Acc than it is R.Att, so Ranger's Necklace isn't a bad trade off. He could have upgraded to a Jagd Gorget for 1 more R.Att but the point is moot. Not everyone has 2m to drop on a bow either and for like 1 hour a week or something Selene's is better then Ebow so did you /clock? Sea gorgets are only good on WSs, did you mean sea torque? Drop rates on those aren't extremely great so many people are still waiting on those, add in to the fact that it drops from a 2nd tier jailer and the patch that made virtues 100% isn't EXTREMELY old yet, not having a torque isn't rare. The RK belt isn't a bad choise if the regional control effect is good, did you check who owned the region and ask him if he had Signet? Que 914 + wall'o'text pic

[Martinius]

neck, back, waist, rings and earrings won't cause you to blink, only weapon/sub/ranged, as well as body/feet/hands/legs/head.

ranger necklace isn't terrible, but on a mob like fafnir, even pre ranged acc fix, you want as much acc as possible. of course peacock charm isn't in everyone's means, but outside of a hope torque(or faith if xbow or gun) r necklace isn't terrible. that said, precise belt is like 200k, and is pretty much the best choice other than af2 belt. i gave up on my rk belt +2 a long time ago. it was just too random to get activated, and str/agi +2 isnt enough to justify wearing full time.

also, selene's bow is not a bad choice overall, tho except under very specific circumstances, ebow will always outperform it. and honestly, if you can level rng to 75, it means you either learned how to farm/craft, or how to ige, and either way, 2 mil isn't that bad. that said, unless you're a fully meritted archery ranger, at least from personal experience(mind you i haven't fought faf on rng in a long time, i tend to opt for sam or blm), gun will give you better results, primarily because a hellfire's gonna give you a little more acc, and the tp gain(17 a hit i think?) is very nice, particularly for barrages.

as for the rest of his gear, hume rse pants? or feet? b/c if he's wearing rse1 legs on fafnir, he should be kicked in the balls. rse2 feet however are very nice for humes b/c of str +3 and hp +60. i personally opt for af2 feet, as i like the 10 r att... also, unless he was trying to epeen, wyvern helm instead of ohat is just silly... in exp, of course its fine, but again, high evasion mob, that 10 r acc is too nice to pass up.

and franny is fine if he doesn't have kriegs... rangers(especially if he's eating sushi) have fairly decent accuracy overall, and that's a dmg 44(fran) or 48(kriegs) axe, which isn't gonna hit for 0 any more than any other melee, so can be useful in tp building.

[LordMagnus]

Is Automaton Assault soloable?

[Delekii]

Is Automaton Assault soloable?

By RDM atleast, yes. Very difficult with the 15 minute time constraint, but soloable.

[Zilong]

Is Automaton Assault soloable?

NIN/RNG

Tonjutsu Galka, RA/Slug Mithra, and just deal with the rest like other solo.

Gotta pull the dolls into near entrance to give you time for the next one though.

[Delekii]

Is Automaton Assault soloable?

NIN/RNG

Tonjutsu Galka, RA/Slug Mithra, and just deal with the rest like other solo.

Gotta pull the dolls into near entrance to give you time for the next one though.

How do you deal with the magic casting one? dont the ga's screw you over?

[Chupunpupun]

Is Automaton Assault soloable?

NIN/RNG

Tonjutsu Galka, RA/Slug Mithra, and just deal with the rest like other solo.

Gotta pull the dolls into near entrance to give you time for the next one though.

How do you deal with the magic casting one? dont the ga's screw you over?

Can BLU solo it? Since they have stun, B, P and S attacks and the ability to solo SC. Or those are still counted as magic?

[Aable]

I just did the second Mithra Trackers BC (letter from Y), the one with the low chance of droping weapons. Other people I know who have done this have always atleast got a crafting item from the chest, but our box was empty. Is this a glitch or just horible luck on my part?