The catch em all thread...

[Kiarax]

My level 8 Apkallu with: Defense Bonus (level 6), Damage Reduction (level 8) and Damage Reduction +15% was taking 10-20 damage off a friends level 9 Orobon. It's real hard to tell if they stack, but I managed to pull the fight back from me being at 60% HP and him being at like 95% HP due to Dread Spikes. He won with 1 hit's worth of HP left (1 single hit that is, not both of my apkallu's swings). Got another fight in 10 minutes, after that I might take off the Damage Reduction +15% because if they don't stack, I imagine it'll be the 2 damage reductions not stacking.

[Seki]

Anyone caught a mob with innate En-damage?

[Khamsin]

Ok so my AutoRegain Acrolith seems to be doing LESS WSes than opponents. What gives?

What level Auto-Regain? Regardless of that I think TP is just really random. Half the time my mob will never WS. If I'm fighting someone of an even level they'll WS 3 times to my 1.

I notice that, too, in mine. No matter how much I spam commands, he only WSs 0-1 times per fight compared to the opponent's 2-3 times. And I even start with a pretty strong Stoneskin, so my mob gets TP off the other guy, but he doesn't get TP off mine, outside of just getting hit.

[BRP]

I wouldn't be at all surprised if tests and comparisons with temperaments explain this, whether it be a heavy regain effect or something as simple as "WS at 100%".

[Suiram]

It seems that the match+interval is a fixed duration. The high-level bhoot that had been champion of cage D overnight dropped out about 8 fights before I was up, and my weapon went against a Xolotl one level higher. It almost went the full 3 minutes (I lost) and as I was warped back to the gate and running to the NPC to trade my reflector, the next match had already started.

[Meian]

Well, doing the TOAU missions I happened to catch that BLU in it's soulflayer form three times with Dragon Killer twice and one with Magic Attack 15%

On the last fight I happened to catch the first form of the "machine" with Light Resistance +2 and FP8

The last last last last fight with the "machine" I got him twice and failed every other try before we lost (30%...)

Auto Regen +5 FP:38 and Magical Accuracy Bonus FP: 30


Are any of those good?

[Clipse]

Well, doing the TOAU missions I happened to catch that BLU in it's soulflayer form three times with Dragon Killer twice and one with Magic Attack 15%

On the last fight I happened to catch the first form of the "machine" with Light Resistance +2 and FP8

The last last last last fight with the "machine" I got him twice and failed every other try before we lost (30%...)

Auto Regen +5 FP:38 and Magical Accuracy Bonus FP: 30


Are any of those good?

Not really.

[Spoony Bob]

Has anyone tried to snapshot Bloody Coffin? Wondering if he's usable and stays as freaking huge as the quest NM is.

I can't find any info on crab FP in general as it is either. Does anyone know at about what FP crabs start with?

[miokomioko]

I want to start a new character and start a business demanding gil from people to pop quest NMs for photographing.

Bloody Coffin, Ace Cardians, Agas, Ancient Vessel, Badshah, Baumesel, WS quest NMs, Berried Chigoe, Caedarva Toad, blah blah blah.

[Evedgebah]

Cardians are a no ; ; I tried to make one and wouldn't let me turn into a plate.

[Seki]

Anyone know where to get Additional Light Damage +25 besides Alexander?

[Priran]

Anyone know where to get Additional Light Damage +25 besides Alexander?

light elemental?

[Rocl]

Anyone know where to get Additional Light Damage +25 besides Alexander?

light elemental?

Proto-Ultima

[Seki]

I used a whole Soultrapper 2000 on a light elemental and only got 3 Additional Light Damages. I want the +25 one because of current fp limits on my pet.

Just checking, the +25 is +25 damage per hit (as long as it's unresisted), right? And Additional Light Damage at level 50 does +50?

[Kiarax]

I used a whole Soultrapper 2000 on a light elemental and only got 3 Additional Light Damages. I want the +25 one because of current fp limits on my pet.

Just checking, the +25 is +25 damage per hit (as long as it's unresisted), right? And Additional Light Damage at level 50 does +50?

My first pet has Light Damage +25 (got off Light Ele's in sky). Usually does 21~25 damage.

[Halion]

So my innate WAR treant which I added traits to just to be thorough, as well as MNK sub and MNK traits has yet to do anything other than stand there and get owned. His temperament was aggressive at first but I never saw double attack and he mostly used Drill branch when I was able to watch. I have gotten his temperament all the way to very defensive and he still hasn't double attacked, countered, or done any TP move more often than Drill Branch. He is Lv 17 and it's very hard to level him because he can barely beat something 1 level lower. Am I just getting unlucky with him ignoring his job traits? Has anyone had a similar experience with a treant specifically?

[Katlan]

I wouldn't be at all surprised if tests and comparisons with temperaments explain this, whether it be a heavy regain effect or something as simple as "WS at 100%".

There isn't any command to force them to WS, so it might just be that they all get TP really fast and its just a matter of them using it at 100% or 200%+, which doesnt seem controllable at lower - mid lvs.

[Amele]

So my innate WAR treant which I added traits to just to be thorough, as well as MNK sub and MNK traits has yet to do anything other than stand there and get owned. His temperament was aggressive at first but I never saw double attack and he mostly used Drill branch when I was able to watch. I have gotten his temperament all the way to very defensive and he still hasn't double attacked, countered, or done any TP move more often than Drill Branch. He is Lv 17 and it's very hard to level him because he can barely beat something 1 level lower. Am I just getting unlucky with him ignoring his job traits? Has anyone had a similar experience with a treant specifically?

you sir, need to use default color except for emphasis of certain words. It's cute and all and I understand wanting an easy to recognize 'identity' but that shit just isn't readable.

there's about six different style formats with widely varying color schemes, and several of them are dark, and several of them are light.

as for your question (about double attacks and war/mnk) I think you'd need war traits for double attack, or monk main with monk traits for H2H (maybe just monk main? someone with a monk pet will have to give you details)

war/mnk is presumably being treated as having a weapon, and since you don't have war traits you don't have double attack.

[Necronus]

Right now I'm a Ram enthusiast, currently in possession of a Ram bred from a Caedarva Mire Mosshoof (had no idea they even existed there).

Although I'll likely withold posting my findings in a wiki til the BG wiki is setup, I was wondering if anyone caught Steelfleece/Bloodtear/Amalthea/Aries. Seeing as how some NM's get a free subjob, I was wondering if any of them turned out to be "special" (I'm gonna pre-emptively presume Rampaging/Lumbering are not "special").

Although I've seen only one other Ram so far on my server, in case anyones interested heres my job findings so far:

WAR: Default
MNK: Not Allowed (Cry, I wanted this SJ so bad)
SAM: Not Allowed (There goes my HP build)
DRG: Not Allowed (Great, there goes the MP-less jobs with decent HP/STR/VIT)
PLD: Allowed (My current sub)
WHM: Allowed (Not personally confirmed, but spoke to the other Ram owner, he pretty much went through th same MNK->SAM->PLD rejection pattern I went through, but said WHM works too)

I'll post any more findings in the wiki when its ready.

[Katlan]

MNK: Not Allowed (Cry, I wanted this SJ so bad)
SAM: Not Allowed (There goes my HP build)
DRG: Not Allowed (Great, there goes the MP-less jobs with decent HP/STR/VIT)
PLD: Allowed (My current sub)
WHM: Allowed (Not personally confirmed, but spoke to the other Ram owner, he pretty much went through th same MNK->SAM->PLD rejection pattern I went through, but said WHM works too)

I'll post any more findings in the wiki when its ready.

Why arent certain sub/main jobs allowed? I don't get this...