Randomer Question Thread

[lolwut]

In what order are dmg/mdmg mitigation buffs calculated?

Original Damage(including mcrit and weather bonus) > Resist > MDB/Shell > MDT > Phalanx > Actual dmg taken?

Does Stoneskin get applied after the defense boosts to absorb part of the final dmg?

Do physical attacks have a similar order, and does -pdt get calculated before or after Phalanx?

[Ace-o-fire]

What augments should i get for my body armor as a full time drg?

[amentis]

I would assume the acc/att would be nice, minihaub go?

[Wolfknight]

I would assume the acc/att would be nice, minihaub go?

no, that's meh option for drg, good options are A. Acc/Stp for 6-hit and ok ish ws piece, or B. Crit/Acc for Drakebane making comparable piece to zahak's.

[Shinryuu]

DA/Crit might be better for Drakes considering you're swapping in more ACC (via DEX or raw ACC) on WS (as obviously, haste does nothing). You might not be capped on TP ACC but could be on WS ACC.

Either way, DA beats Crit even on an ACC+otherstat Drakes body usually.

[fantasticdan]

Do kasha and yukikaze have a similar ridiculous atk boost as gekko? IE: should I be using smilodon +1 or foragers for these?

[Wolfknight]

Do kasha and yukikaze have a similar ridiculous atk boost as gekko? IE: should I be using smilodon +1 or foragers for these?

they have one but it's not as large I think was 1.25x on yukki and 1.5~1.75 on kasha.

[Counterfeit]

Did they fix Barrage damage on Ixion?

[Antec]

Yes they did. I'm not sure how to post K-parser data, but heres copy paste from an Ixion on the 21st.

Player Abil. Dmg Abil. % Hit/Miss A.Acc % A.Low/Hi A.Avg
Lestath
- Barrage 2422 100.00 % 5/0 100.00 % 42/974 484.40
Mitru
- Barrage 1925 100.00 % 4/0 100.00 % 186/700 481.25
Teela
- Barrage 1441 100.00 % 2/0 100.00 % 385/1056 720.50

Seems like the perfect thread to ask! How would i go about posting Kparser data?

[Thorny]

In what order are dmg/mdmg mitigation buffs calculated?

Original Damage(including mcrit and weather bonus) > Resist > MDB/Shell > MDT > Phalanx > Actual dmg taken?

Does Stoneskin get applied after the defense boosts to absorb part of the final dmg?

Do physical attacks have a similar order, and does -pdt get calculated before or after Phalanx?

It's all % based so impossible to tell when resist/mdb/mdt are calculated as multiplication is communative, but shell is grouped with MDT not MDB. Phalanx is applied after all of those, but before stoneskin as you said. -pdt is calculated before phalanx.

[Raineer]

Seems like the perfect thread to ask! How would i go about posting Kparser data?

I just copy/paste it from the Offense tab and use [code][/ code] tags.

[Spekkio]

Can you get another shot at the augmented rings from the last ACP fight? Did the fight last night but not the climb and got nothing.

you must be in possession of the omnis stone as well as not in possession of EITHER the ebon key or the prismatic key. if you hold either key, you will be unable to re-obtain any xp or keys from the quest.

[Fiye]

Is it possible for a job without any shield skill (Such a Ninja) to be able to block with a shield that he or she can equip (I.E. Moogle Shield)?

[Wolfknight]

Is it possible for a job without any shield skill (Such a Ninja) to be able to block with a shield that he or she can equip (I.E. Moogle Shield)?

I'd assume it's possible[rare], since I pretty sure seen jobs w/o guard skill well guard.

[Callisto]

Is it possible for a job without any shield skill (Such a Ninja) to be able to block with a shield that he or she can equip (I.E. Moogle Shield)?

Yeah I've done it before, I think it was on RNG with one of the level 30 subjob shields. I think you can Guard like that too while bare-handed.

[Andradi]

Nevermind, it's basic functionality.

Why is there no delete button?

[Karbuncle]

Heres something i really just thought about.

Why is Hauteclaire considered such a great sword? It offers No Enmity, And for Melee (Atonement usage of course) purposes wouldn't a Joyeuse be better for the Double Attack?

The only thing i see that would even justify using this is good DPS, Accuracy, and "Physical Damage Taken -7%"

I just want to know why this swords selling price is over 20mil (I.E Speed Belt price range)

[Killkenny]

You can't melee everything you fight, and some of the things you can you don't necessarily want to feed much tp to. Haute is for those situations, the -7% physical damage is obviously the main reason as no other sword offers something even close to that (excluding burtgang).

For anything you can melee freely though, Joyeuse all the way.

[Karbuncle]

You can't melee everything you fight, and some of the things you can you don't necessarily want to feed much tp to. Haute is for those situations, the -7% physical damage is obviously the main reason as no other sword offers something even close to that (excluding burtgang).

For anything you can melee freely though, Joyeuse all the way.

You Make a very valid point and you answered my original question. thank you. and the remainder is not directed at you and nearly an after thought

It still perplexes me how a weapon used Very very very situationally in fights were 2 Conditions have to be met
1) Melee-Able (Anything Kited Mach+1 Will Forever and always win) and
2) The Mob has such devistating TP moves that Joyeuse would not be an Option.

I can only really think of a few situations where those conditions would be met... And i'm still Baffled why people are willing to pay 20mil for a Weapon THAT Situational.

[Shinryuu]

This is FFXI, some stuff is grossly overvalued. That said, -PDT is rare for a PLD. Keep in mind that if shield doesn't proc and you're without shadows, a PLD is basically naked in comparison to NIN and RDM. Shield procs just make the chance of that happening much smaller, but for some fights Haute (and possibly jelly) could mean a crucial difference.