Randomer Question Thread

[stewie]

Did something happen to LogMod? Mine has just stopped translating, and I've restarted it multiple times now, still not working.

[Greatguardian]

I use Formless Strikes on puddings in nyzul, but is there any reason I should turn it off if Im fighting a different mob? Is there any sort of penalty while its active?

Your overall damage is lowered slightly (On melee hits, Formless doesn't touch WS at all). So, yes, it won't do you much good if you're not bypassing a Blunt/Melee damage resistance. It's situationally useful, and in things like Nyzul where you know you'll probably see a lot more slimes/puddings/ghosts/whatever, it's fine to keep it on. Just remember that you also lose your damage bonus against Skeles/pots and such with it on.

[Pendulum]

There's this simple formula for ACC vs. Haste. Both ACC and haste increase melee damage as well as WS frequency (contrary to say, attack, which only affects melee damage). Therefore:

(new hitrate-old hitrate)/(old hitrate)*100=percentual increase in damage for hitrate (2 ACC = 1 hitrate until further research)

The returns of haste can be described like 1/(1-haste), where 100% haste is infinite damage and 50% haste results in 2: double damage going from 0, since your delay is halved. 1/(1-haste) = hastereturn. Now, for haste comparison:

(newhastereturn-oldhastereturn)/(oldhastereturn)*100=percentual increase for haste

As for your question: say you have exactly 92.5% hitrate, and 19% gear haste, hasso, marches, and haste spell (10+19+20+15=64):

ACC ring: (95-92.5)/(92.5)*100=2.7% more damage
Haste ring: (2.85-2.77)/(2.85)*100=2.85% more damage

Use blitz ring.

I'm trying to learn how to perform these calculations myself but I don't understand where you got the values for your 'new/old hastereturn' terms? Could you explain please?

[Indalecia]

Do White Memospheres for the Promyvion-Vahzl map quest actually drop from Gorgers, Cravers and Thinkers in the area? Wikipedia says it does but I've been farming it for a while with no luck, also the map quest guide on there only mentions it dropping from the NMs on the top floor of the prequisite Promyvions, not the normal enemies. Starting to think wikipedia made a mistake?

Promyvion - Vahzl - FFXIclopedia, the Final Fantasy XI wiki - Characters, items, jobs, and more
Promyvion Map Guide - FFXIclopedia, the Final Fantasy XI wiki - Characters, items, jobs, and more

If they do, then I have the worst luck in the game. I prolly killed several hundred before caving in and helping someone with the NM's.

[Pendulum]

Currently sam51, am i missing any good feet pieces (apart from fumas)? Currently using wonder clomps and then rse2 and then hachiman/fumas.

[Wolfknight]

Lusaint if you can spare gil are pretty nice.

[Shinryuu]

Uh just buy Fuma, and for WS you can use RSE or bounding boots or Luisant.

[Shinryuu]

I'm trying to learn how to perform these calculations myself but I don't understand where you got the values for your 'new/old hastereturn' terms? Could you explain please?

Yeah sure: the returns from haste are calculated as 1(1-haste) or 100/(100-haste) depending on how you write down haste (.05 or 5 for 5% haste for instance). If you do this for both your new haste (say, 65%) and your old haste (say, 64%) you can see the increase in damage a 1% haste increase gives you if you use that formula.

[Silversonic_11]

If they do, then I have the worst luck in the game. I prolly killed several hundred before caving in and helping someone with the NM's.

Answered my own question, they do, just apparently an abysmal drop rate.

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[Gergall]

What would be the best job combo to try to solo farm a white memosphere? NIN/DNC?

[Silversonic_11]

What would be the best job combo to try to solo farm a white memosphere? NIN/DNC?

Best? Not sure. But I did fine as NIN/DNC, all T versions of the 3 mobs are fairly easy. You can also take on VT thinkers if you're lucky with TP moves (it can inflict slow which can be nasty). Cravers tend to double attack a lot and attack rather fast anyway, so I'd stick to only T versions of them (these also inflict slow).

Stick to the second (warp down from the third) and first floor.

[stewie]

So earlier I deleted my PoL music, this was a couple months back, and I normally don't play with music on in FF. Now, when I turn on music in FF I get no sound from anything, is there anywhere I can get the sound files again, without running a file check?

[Mayareira]

SquareEnix\PlayOnlineViewer\viewer\data\system\bgm - pol viewer music

SquareEnix\FINAL FANTASY XI\sound\win\music\data (for original version music)
SquareEnix\FINAL FANTASY XI\sound2\win\music\data (for Rise of Zilart music)
SquareEnix\FINAL FANTASY XI\sound3\win\music\data (for Chains of Promathea)
SquareEnix\FINAL FANTASY XI\sound4\win\music\data (for Rise of Aht Urhgan)

you can copy music files here if you have them stored somewhere.

[stewie]

SquareEnix\PlayOnlineViewer\viewer\data\system\bgm - pol viewer music

SquareEnix\FINAL FANTASY XI\sound\win\music\data (for original version music)
SquareEnix\FINAL FANTASY XI\sound2\win\music\data (for Rise of Zilart music)
SquareEnix\FINAL FANTASY XI\sound3\win\music\data (for Chains of Promathea)
SquareEnix\FINAL FANTASY XI\sound4\win\music\data (for Rise of Aht Urhgan)

you can copy music files here if you have them stored somewhere.

Heh, those all have the data, so the sound's just not playing... Anything that could cause that?

[dejet]

with h2h merits a someone told me faith neck is not worth it?
If that is true what neck in place...?

[Killkenny]

P charm and Ancient Torque are both better than Faith Torque when accuracy is uncapped aslong as the skill you gain from torque won't break a base damage tier (every 10 skill).

That said, if you are using pizza you will likely cap on whatever you're using mnk for (lower level stuff with similar or lower accuracy caps to a merit party) so faith torque isn't nearly as useless as it was prior to pizza. Also try to ignore any retards that suggest meat builds over pizza, they are never better but people are determined to make their cuch mantles work for them 100% of the time.

[Vodou]

with h2h merits a someone told me faith neck is not worth it?
If that is true what neck in place...?

What he might have meant was:

if you have capped h2h merits and if you do not have capped accuracy and if you have a peacock charm / amulet or ancient torque to wear in its place, that faith torque is not worth it.

At 3 / 7 merits, Faith gives you 7 acc and 7 att versus 10 acc on PCC and 11 on ancient. At any other merit level it's 6 acc / 7 att on Faith. Clearly the +4 acc on PCC (not to mention the +5 on ancient) will beat the 7 attack on Faith as long as your accuracy is not capped.

The situation becomes more complicated if:

1) you don't have PCC or ancient, or

2) your accuracy is capped (as when focus is up, you are using pizza, you have exceptional gear or versus mobs that are T or lower) plus your attack is not capped

In those cases, Faith is certainly worth it.

[Vodou]

double post...boo

[Cream Soda]

<3 my faith. Only rly use PCC if I don't want to use pizza in salvage (as i only need it for the boss vs having less attack the rest of the run). So on boss I go w/ pcc/cuch focus down torque/forager focus up

[mdkuser]

with h2h merits a someone told me faith neck is not worth it?
If that is true what neck in place...?

faith is the best neck for monk, don't listen to that guy. For anything like salvage or other events with easy mobs, you have caped accuracy, so its perfect; For stronger mobs like merits or einherjar ( depending), you'll use pizza anyway, and faith is the best pizza neck. I'd die for one.

and all sea torques are the best for pizza builds too.