Randomer Question Thread

[Cream Soda]

Is Soil Gorget worth keeping or should I just toss it for inv space+1 and then get another if I ever lv a job that needs it. I originally got one for mnk before I got my Faith Torque, but just use the torque now. I just got my sam to 71 and am approaching 72 and was gonna get Shadow Gorget for kasha and penta. As a bonus, it also has asuran on it, which is why I was thinking to toss the Soil Gorget.

Also, atm, I'm just planning on getting sam to 75 and not using it seriously until I fully merit it (which I'll do as monk). Should I take a break from lv'ing to do trial wep or can I just stick with gekko till 75 and work on trial later (I have unfinished dagger atm and retired dnc so haven't rly cared to fuck with it)

[Tsuko_Asura]

If its a serious inventory issue, just toss it. Yes, it is the best non-Ancient Torque option for Asuran Fists(assuming your WSAcc isn't capped), but the difference is going to be noticeable to nothing short of an electron microscope.

[Cream Soda]

Yea, its also on shadow gorget, so I'll just toss soil then. You have any opinions on Kasha? better yet, get on aim.

[Tsuko_Asura]

I'm too afraid that the rats in your house are going to crawl over the interweb and attack meh =/

[Lordwafik]

If you're in Salvage and you do not have HP unlocked, will Sorcerer's Ring (procs under 76% HP) work automatically?

Considering sublimation stops because it thinks you're at half HP immediately / sanction bonus kicking in @ "half MP" when you zone in, I think it's safe to say that latent gear works.

[Tsuko_Asura]

Considering sublimation stops because it thinks you're at half HP immediately / sanction bonus kicking in @ "half MP" when you zone in, I think it's safe to say that latent gear works.

Wow @ your scrolling-avatar :D lol

[Amele]

Yea, its also on shadow gorget, so I'll just toss soil then. You have any opinions on Kasha? better yet, get on aim.

most sam's get Snow Gorget to cover Gekko and Yuki - kasha is a little bit rarer - light, darkness, and flame will all work so it really comes down to what else you want to cover. for a sam/war or sam/thf who doesn't bother with polearms or bows it makes the most sense to get flame (since it's easiest to get) or light (since it covers enpi). people who like sam/rng will almost invariably get light to include sidewinder; although I could see getting flame and breeze (kasha, jinpu, sidewinder) for not much more invested time since it's the same number of yovra. obviously if you want to cover penta too then darkness is the only gorget that makes sense.

soil would cover enpi and jinpu if you kept it but I don't know of (m)any sam who bother to cover anything other than y/g/k specifically for sam.

[Spekkio]

just as a reminder, if you toss your gorget you can NEVER get it back that i know of, so if you do chuck it, make sure you're fine with not being able to replace it.

[Cream Soda]

Ah, I wasn't aware of them not being able to be requested. I may hold onto it it then for w/e reason.

[benny]

Should I take a break from lv'ing to do trial wep or can I just stick with gekko till 75 and work on trial later (I have unfinished dagger atm and retired dnc so haven't rly cared to fuck with it)

There's no pressing reason to have Kasha for your XP PTs to 75... The random Para proc is helpful enough but not exactly a deal-breaker, and the damage is of course the same. Although I went for it the second I got 71 because I love the animation... :D

[Amele]

There's no pressing reason to have Kasha for your XP PTs to 75... The random Para proc is helpful enough but not exactly a deal-breaker, and the damage is of course the same. Although I went for it the second I got 71 because I love the animation... :D

well, as much as everyone says 'trial weapons in pt are gimpy' (several of them are) the tachi of trials is actually ok.

at 71, the typical AH gkt is Kazaridachi which is a D:76, dly450. there are several ex gkts that are more powerful (soboro, kumokirimaru, kamewari and hotarumaru) but in general most samurai will be using either Kazaridachi or an onikiri(d74 dly450 demon bonus).

the tachi of trials is a... D:76, dly450 weapon. so it's right in line with the AH weapon you would use at this level. I see no issue with using it from 71 to 72, and unlocking your kasha in exp. and then moving to hagun/kotetsu+1/soboro etc at 72.

[Callisto]

Is Cannonball damage affected by range like normal Ranged Attacks, and if so, how far is the sweet spot?

[Max™]

Is Cannonball damage affected by range like normal Ranged Attacks, and if so, how far is the sweet spot?

Right behind the Brd, Blm, or afk Melee is the "sweet spot" for SATA Cannonball.

[Callisto]

Related: Does that work with Mistral Axe, lol?

Also I've accidentally steped in front of SATA Cannonball as BRD running to get into song position, lol. That sucked.

[Max™]

Yes, it does work with Mistral, I alway forget to bring a 1h axe (well, I actually don't OWN one besides my Fran/Tungi which I just keep cause I collect R/E weapons) when I War/Thf, but I got a friend to do it while sky farming, to the one Sam/Thf that is always turning mobs (he doesn't SATA people much, he just does the gekko slide and wastes your SA cause he's really fast) and damn near killed him with it. :D

300 TP WC SATA mistral is funny as fuck, especially when you close a light with it.

[Mr.T]

Do I need to keep Melee gaiters on to have the enhanced counterstance effect or can I remove them after macroing them in?

[Callisto]

Not a MNK, but I'm pretty sure those have to stay on.

[Deimos]

Is there any particular reason Blitz Rings are now 300k? I used to sell those to NPCs back in my 6xBST Tails of Woe days. It's very odd looking at BCNMs now and seeing a Blitz Ring selling for 300k and Erase selling for 2k.

[Callisto]

People learning that you technically need 1% more than the 'Haste +#%' gear haste cap to actually cap, and that it can shave a second off of spell timers in many cases with a non-blinking spot. Same deal for me, I remember them being like 5k, now that I need one it's like 200k.

[Valyana]

I'll have people check tonight if we get into a situation where we have rings but not hp. (since we can check with any of the latent rings I'm sure someone between the blms bards and I will have it available.)

Sorcerer's Ring and Minstrel's Ring do not work the same way: Sorcerer's ignores Convert HP->MP gear and other things, whereas Minstrel's (and Medicine) uses a simple <hpp> check. So I would not be surprised if Sorcerer's works all the time with HP locked, but Minstrel's does not. And I'm pretty sure from my experience that Minstrel's does not.