Randomer Question Thread

[Kaelen]

Could also try using Skype. Decent sound, conference call holds up to 10 people, and it's free.

[Callisto]

Where all can I kill fomors for hate? Just Aqueducts/M.Coast/Sacrarium?

[Kriz]

For the NPC Promyvion quest, I'm guessing there is no cap on mobs killed, just on exp earned on completion?

I was able to kill 60 mobs (55 strays and 5 MRs) on my climb to get a map of Promy-Dem. My NPC ran off about 5 minutes before I found the fourth floor quest ???.

Does killing strays count for the NPC quest?

[Massimo]

Where all can I kill fomors for hate? Just Aqueducts/M.Coast/Sacrarium?

Really easy to cap your Fomor Hate in M.Coast.. 2-3 nights of raping the TW-EPs there and you should be set for Swift Belt poppin'.

[SamanosukeShiva]

mythic weapon quest:

do i have to finish the quest from naja before i can start the one with paparoon?

[skycast]

Short version: What gear/merits should I get to make meat a viable option for my sam? Where can I find mob stats - wikis only have mob jobs and I have no idea how to convert those into real numbers for when I try to understand equations like accuracy and WS dmg.

Long version (skip/skim as needed):
For most of my previous jobs I've been a sushi user, when ever I've switched to meat I've felt like I'm less accurate. I've been leveling sam to be my DD job, while my gear isn't HQ I feel like its above average, and I want to do it justice. I'm about to hit 75 and I'd like some tips on how to get the most out of the job. Here is a list of my gear will be once I hit 75 maybe someone can point me in the right direction.

TP
Hagun/Pole Strap/ Tiphia
Askar Head/PCC/Minute/Brutal
Askar Body/Dusk Gloves/Sniperx2
Forager's/Swift/Byakko's/Usukane

WS
Hagun/Pole Strap/ Tiphia
Askar Head/Snow Gorget/Minute/Brutal
Askar Body/AF+1/Raja's/Flame
Forager's/Warwolf/Shura/Taru RSE

I have a Hauby, will use ethereal earring for the rare times when I don't have a brd and my DM earring is a suppa which I still use because I have nin for my soloing. I'm not currently part of a HNMLs nor do I have plans to join one any time soon. Most of my gear comes from sets with friends. So please try to keep that in mind before suggesting something like Ace's. I'd like to get one but its just not going to happen any time soon.

Second Question, I'm trying to understand better the mechanics of the game, and while I have been able to search and find equations like like weaponskill damage formula, I can never find mob stats. I can find their jobs but I have no idea what that translates into for stats. I've checked both wiki, studio gobbie and Vzx's page trying to find the answers. Did I totally over look them or is there a conversion formula everyone is using that I've just missed?

Thank you in advance for any help you are able to give me.

[Amele]

Short version: What gear/merits should I get to make meat a viable option for my sam? Where can I find mob stats - wikis only have mob jobs and I have no idea how to convert those into real numbers for when I try to understand equations like accuracy and WS dmg.

Long version (skip/skim as needed):
For most of my previous jobs I've been a sushi user, when ever I've switched to meat I've felt like I'm less accurate. I've been leveling sam to be my DD job, while my gear isn't HQ I feel like its above average, and I want to do it justice. I'm about to hit 75 and I'd like some tips on how to get the most out of the job. Here is a list of my gear will be once I hit 75 maybe someone can point me in the right direction.

TP
Hagun/Pole Strap/ Tiphia
Askar Head/PCC/Minute/Brutal
Askar Body/Dusk Gloves/Sniperx2
Forager's/Swift/Byakko's/Usukane

WS
Hagun/Pole Strap/ Tiphia
Askar Head/Snow Gorget/Minute/Brutal
Askar Body/AF+1/Raja's/Flame
Forager's/Warwolf/Shura/Taru RSE

I have a Hauby, will use ethereal earring for the rare times when I don't have a brd and my DM earring is a suppa which I still use because I have nin for my soloing. I'm not currently part of a HNMLs nor do I have plans to join one any time soon. Most of my gear comes from sets with friends. So please try to keep that in mind before suggesting something like Ace's. I'd like to get one but its just not going to happen any time soon.

Second Question, I'm trying to understand better the mechanics of the game, and while I have been able to search and find equations like like weaponskill damage formula, I can never find mob stats. I can find their jobs but I have no idea what that translates into for stats. I've checked both wiki, studio gobbie and Vzx's page trying to find the answers. Did I totally over look them or is there a conversion formula everyone is using that I've just missed?

Thank you in advance for any help you are able to give me.

wear haub. merit gkt, eat meat. done.

[Wolfknight]

wear haub.+ rajas merit gkt, eat meat. done.

fixed, 6 hit improve's sam damage dramatically, also if you merit GKT you'll be fine using meat on majority of stuff with that set-up for sam merits: store TP, Mediate, Overwhem 5/5, then blade bash and shik how you want.

[Amele]

fixed, 6 hit improve's sam damage dramatically, also if you merit GKT you'll be fine using meat on majority of stuff with that set-up for sam merits: store TP, Mediate, Overwhem 5/5, then blade bash and shik how you want.

fixed what? rajas has jack to do with eating meat.

[Wolfknight]

fixed what? rajas has jack to do with eating meat.

w/o rajas or askar during tp he would lose 6-hit because 7+10+1 =18 and you need 21 stp for 6-hit.

[Amele]

w/o rajas or askar during tp he would lose 6-hit because 7+10+1 =18 and you need 21 stp for 6-hit.

I am (and I would assume he is too, since he's *not* currently wearing rajas in TP) aware of that - he asked what it takes to eat meat, not get a six hit setup.

and the answer is 'haub, gkt merits. meat' the rest of his gear is up to snuff.

and 18% attack is going to do very similar to a six hit setup (18% higher cRatio vs 17% slower ws etc.) so it's *almost* a wash anyway, even if he didn't have a rajas available (and would certainly still be the right move; using hachi gloves instead etc.)

[Faithe]

Does weather effect skill chain?


Basically my SCH is now LVL60, I been buffing my paladin with with aurastorm so they can have the cure bonus.

Now, does weather effect also help skill chain damage? So if I'm buffing fire-storm on a melee that ends fusion, does it make his or her damage increase on skill chain?

[Deluge]

Does weather effect skill chain?


Basically my SCH is now LVL60, I been buffing my paladin with with aurastorm so they can have the cure bonus.

Now, does weather effect also help skill chain damage? So if I'm buffing fire-storm on a melee that ends fusion, does it make his or her damage increase on skill chain?

I know the day (and I assume weather) bonus can proc on skillchains but I think it's independent of the melee that closed it. It could be easy to test with a sch and a melee that has some obis.

[Rammses]

Guy on my server (hi) lives in sky and solos Despot all the time and sells the triggers. Thing is, whenever I've seen him pop it, he has only killed one or very few PHs and he seems to win it nearly everytime, despite others killing many more PHs at the same time. It seems like there's a system for how it repops that makes him able to kill the right Groundskeeper. Maybe there's only one PH that rotates in a certain way after Despot dies or something? Does anyone willing to share have any insight into how it works?

[Tan]

I'm the guy who always kills him on Ramuh and its easy. Just kill each PH accordingly after his 2 hours window is up and he spawns. Sometimes right after 2 hours sometimes up to 4+ hours. Its simply luck. But next time your LS needs to not cock block my DRK solo <_<;;

Edit: And I don't typically kill only one mob to pop him, usually 10+ before I get him to spawn, I'm simply methodical.

[Rammses]

Fair enough!

[ringthree]

Is anyone currently doing tests on the Pdif graph for two handers?

I have done a little work on it just to prove that the pDIF was changed after the two-handed update.

http://ringthree.blogspot.com/2008/0...mind_7172.html

and

http://ringthree.blogspot.com/2008/0...o-much_03.html

I don't really know how to work backwards from the information I have to make a new pDIF formula, but I hope those two posts help a little.

[Cream Soda]

Can you request the same gorget if I drop it? I have 4 now, and now need a new one for my new WS and I don't use Soil Gorget at all anymore. So let say I toss it for inventory space and then lv something with a WS on Soil Gorget in the future. Would I be able to re-quest it at that time?.
I first got Soil Gorget for Asuran (was my first gorget), then I got Thunder for DK and Raging, afterwards got Snow for Gekko/Yukik, and finally Shadow, which covers Kasha and Penta, but also has Asuran on there. I need a Flame or Light for my new mnk WS (think I'll go flame seems easier to get) and since 5 is a little much + the fact that the WS i got the Soil for is on my shadow, I was thinking of tossing it.

[Callisto]

I don't believe you can, though I'm not 100% sure.

[Spekkio]

I don't believe you can, though I'm not 100% sure.

95% sure i remember reading testimonials of people QQing b/c they tossed it and couldn't request it. i haven't tried it, i'm not sure, but i'd strongly encourage you not to be the guinea pig.