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[Epical]

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.

Thanks.

[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?

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?

I dunno if BLU could do it, since magical damage is long cast time (RDM does it with enspell), and ranged damage is long recast (for jetstream anyway). It would be a pretty mana-intensive fight.

[Hapernack]

With as broken as melee are now after the update... would it be feasible to do a 6-man Bahamut v2 meleeburn style?

Get like 4 SAM 1 BRD 1 RDM?

Stunlock Bahamut with Soul Voiced songs + Dispel spam and 4 SAM going to town?

[SamanosukeShiva]

how much HP Bv2 got?

assuming /war WS can do 1,5k dmg minimal, 1 SAM can do about 7-8 WS's in 30 sec, more maybe,
1500*7*4=42000 dmg

[Hapernack]

Poor weak Bahamut only has 25,000 HP. Less than a quarter of his outside relatives that roam the lands.

[Fryte]

Considering yesterday's update for 2H weapons:

Scythe WS: gorget or Peacock Charm? Hecatomb Harness or Hauberk? Warwolf Belt or Potent Belt?

[Hapernack]

Another random question there might not be an answer for yet:

They said we would be awarded titles now for winning Boss Chariot battles. What did they turn out to be?

[Khajit]

I've been hearing about soboro being better than hagun in some situations.

from what i gather it ivolves store tp. What's the ideal new setup for soboro or is it the same usualy +10 STORETP setup most sam already use?

[Amele]

I've been hearing about soboro being better than hagun in some situations.

from what i gather it ivolves store tp. What's the ideal new setup for soboro or is it the same usualy +10 STORETP setup most sam already use?

soboro and hagun have the same delay, store TP has no effect on whether hagun or soboro is better (but the whole point of soboro is hitting as many weaponskills as you can, so you want a six hit setup anyway)

six hits is 45 total store tp, 25 base + 10 merits + 10 gear/food will get you there.

pre-patch, soboro was better for sam/rng (almost everywhere) and an option for sam/war (mostly in merits). hagun was the weapon of choice for everything endgame /war or /thf, excepting 300% TP weaponskills, most sam's used either butachi(+1) / ushikirimaru / onimaru for those.

post patch? it's all still up in the air.

[Martinius]

I've been hearing about soboro being better than hagun in some situations.

from what i gather it ivolves store tp. What's the ideal new setup for soboro or is it the same usualy +10 STORETP setup most sam already use?

soboro and hagun have the same delay, store TP has no effect on whether hagun or soboro is better (but the whole point of soboro is hitting as many weaponskills as you can, so you want a six hit setup anyway)

six hits is 45 total store tp, 25 base + 10 merits + 10 gear/food will get you there.

pre-patch, soboro was better for sam/rng (almost everywhere) and an option for sam/war (mostly in merits). hagun was the weapon of choice for everything endgame /war or /thf, excepting 300% TP weaponskills, most sam's used either butachi(+1) / ushikirimaru / onimaru for those.

post patch? it's all still up in the air.

just one quick note... it's 46 total store tp, which is mildly annoying, but considering that any good sam is gonna have a brutal earring, you pick up that .1 there. otherwise you can get the remainder from rajas + hachiman feet if you ws in hachiman, or rajas + hachiman hands if you ws in hume rse2 feet/rutters/askar. i haven't had a chance to merit since yesterday but i am interested in seeing how a soboro performs now that we got such a robust boost in our attack power.

[Amele]

I've been hearing about soboro being better than hagun in some situations.

from what i gather it ivolves store tp. What's the ideal new setup for soboro or is it the same usualy +10 STORETP setup most sam already use?

soboro and hagun have the same delay, store TP has no effect on whether hagun or soboro is better (but the whole point of soboro is hitting as many weaponskills as you can, so you want a six hit setup anyway)

six hits is 45 total store tp, 25 base + 10 merits + 10 gear/food will get you there.

pre-patch, soboro was better for sam/rng (almost everywhere) and an option for sam/war (mostly in merits). hagun was the weapon of choice for everything endgame /war or /thf, excepting 300% TP weaponskills, most sam's used either butachi(+1) / ushikirimaru / onimaru for those.

post patch? it's all still up in the air.

just one quick note... it's 46 total store tp, which is mildly annoying, but considering that any good sam is gonna have a brutal earring, you pick up that .1 there. otherwise you can get the remainder from rajas + hachiman feet if you ws in hachiman, or rajas + hachiman hands if you ws in hume rse2 feet/rutters/askar. i haven't had a chance to merit since yesterday but i am interested in seeing how a soboro performs now that we got such a robust boost in our attack power.

trunc(11.5 * 1.45, 2) = 16.6 * 6 = 99.6 yeah ok. 46 store tp.

if it truncates to 2 decimal places it'll be 100.02 (I've never seen it actually tested) my understanding about soboro is that it hits ws about as hard post patch as pre-patch hagun did.

[evilpaul]

Does Silica actually have a decent drop rate anywhere?

[aurik]

Does Silica actually have a decent drop rate anywhere?

makara in miseraux are pretty decent

[Gengu]

Concerning the new 2h update and lower levels <.>

Did the update have as large of an effect on lower levels as it did for endgame? Haven't heard much about DRG or DRK or SAM becoming better pre-75, I've only seen lots of endgame posts concerning it all. If I hop on my 33DRG will I be king? Or wut?

[Wintermute]

Anyone tried tossing one of the new ToAU completion rings to see if it can be replaced like the CoP ones?


EDIT:

Anyone getting different items from ??? Boxes? Just did 3 Counting sheep and got a Holy Bolt Quiver, and a Merrow Scale which aren't listed in Wiki.

Double Edit:
Never mind, had a brain fart and forgot SE changed Box appraisals in update.

[evilpaul]

For a poor NIN: Jaeger+ToAU melee ring or Jaeger+Sniper's?

[Vigilia]

Anyone else noticed if the main weapon's add effect stops proc'ing when using a grip with an added effect?

I was in Dynamis last night on DRG using Mezraq (add effect: lowers evasion) with a Platinum Grip (add effect: Stun). In the 3+ hours I only saw Stun proc (fairly frequently at that), never Evasion down. Was I just reeeaaaally unlucky or are grips and mainhand weapons like using an en-spell with a weapon that already has an en-effect- i.e. only the spell will work? Or in this case, only the grip's add effect works?

It's not hugely important as I'll be replacing that grip asap after some ODS runs but just wondering if anyone else has noticed this.

[Spekkio]

i think it probably overrides it. iirc, using an enspell with excalibur prevents the additional effect that deals damage from procing. not owning one though, i can't say if that's true however. might be able to test if you had a sirroco or a boreal cesti.

[ringthree]

I've been hearing about soboro being better than hagun in some situations.

from what i gather it ivolves store tp. What's the ideal new setup for soboro or is it the same usualy +10 STORETP setup most sam already use?

soboro and hagun have the same delay, store TP has no effect on whether hagun or soboro is better (but the whole point of soboro is hitting as many weaponskills as you can, so you want a six hit setup anyway)

six hits is 45 total store tp, 25 base + 10 merits + 10 gear/food will get you there.

pre-patch, soboro was better for sam/rng (almost everywhere) and an option for sam/war (mostly in merits). hagun was the weapon of choice for everything endgame /war or /thf, excepting 300% TP weaponskills, most sam's used either butachi(+1) / ushikirimaru / onimaru for those.

post patch? it's all still up in the air.

just one quick note... it's 46 total store tp, which is mildly annoying, but considering that any good sam is gonna have a brutal earring, you pick up that .1 there. otherwise you can get the remainder from rajas + hachiman feet if you ws in hachiman, or rajas + hachiman hands if you ws in hume rse2 feet/rutters/askar. i haven't had a chance to merit since yesterday but i am interested in seeing how a soboro performs now that we got such a robust boost in our attack power.

trunc(11.5 * 1.45, 2) = 16.6 * 6 = 99.6 yeah ok. 46 store tp.

if it truncates to 2 decimal places it'll be 100.02 (I've never seen it actually tested) my understanding about soboro is that it hits ws about as hard post patch as pre-patch hagun did.

Here is my question, why worry about a 6 hit build with a Soboro? 2/3 of the time it wont even matter right?

[ringthree]

For a poor NIN: Jaeger+ToAU melee ring or Jaeger+Sniper's?

How about Sniper's and ToAU melee ring? Is that an option?