SMN Update Testing

[nitsuj]

ohh I have come to an understanding with the addiction. But I cant devote that much time into this game to obtain a relic. Or devote the time to a LS to get it through them.

There was a day.... that day is gone though, and I am no longer in college ;_;. I am just too busy with work to make it happen. For my own sanity I just cant do it anymore. Casual play for me now.

To be fair, I'm no longer in college either. I work 8-12 hour days, have dogs, a girlfriend and a few non-FFXI hobbies.

Mythic is fairly easy to get with casual play (so is relic). Just spreads out the time it takes over a much longer period. But Mythic requirements are fun. SE did a great job with ToAU expansion, the events rule.

[Davricle]

I have the means and the time to do a Nirvana.....but I kinda want a Burtgang....and I kinda want my gil.....CHOICES!

[nitsuj]

I have the means and the time to do a Nirvana.....but I kinda want a Burtgang....and I kinda want my gil.....CHOICES!

If your PLD is actually 75, I'd go Burtgang to match your Aegis. May as well pimp the job you already started, no?

[Silenka]

Currently I activate in yyr/relic stuff/austere hat and let the BP go off in relic body/oracle's legs (+5 smn skill)/smn torque. I have a smn earring as well (loq/smn). All in all when I BP I have 322 smn magic skill with full skill merits.

My merits are 5/5 physical attack/physical acc.
My question to all you other SMNs is for Royal thingy I plan to drop physical acc merits for 5/5 magic attack merits and get the +7MAB on the body. Should my other augment be attack or acc? And no, I did not glean enough opinion from the other posts about this

[Davricle]

Lol, yea I leveled into my Aegis in January. I love PLD, but SMN will always be my favorite, hence why I'm torn!

[frodnonnag]

Currently I activate in yyr/relic stuff/austere hat and let the BP go off in relic body/oracle's legs (+5 smn skill)/smn torque. I have a smn earring as well (loq/smn). All in all when I BP I have 322 smn magic skill with full skill merits.

My merits are 5/5 physical attack/physical acc.
My question to all you other SMNs is for Royal thingy I plan to drop physical acc merits for 5/5 magic attack merits and get the +7MAB on the body. Should my other augment be attack or acc? And no, I did not glean enough opinion from the other posts about this

my plan is most likely 5 atk 5 matk merits, with matk and atk on the body. i currently land garuda's predator claws with 320 skill on, and all the other avatars with 327, only difference in gear is karura vs marduk.

[frodnonnag]

ok, questions:

have blm and smn, and that's all on the character so it's obvious what body i'll get.

I have 5/5 af2 (no cape), yyr, no penance robe. fulltime smn earring/torque, will have 8/8 smn merits (being honest, i like the job more, so 4/4 enf/ele and 8/8 smn). only have af+1 feet. Planning to full merit grand fall and wind blade. I'm tempted to get the perp- (I solo/duo a lot), and then which other would be the best? I'm leaning Magic one, then still plan my merits out the way I had (3 phys acc, 2 phys att, 2 magic acc, 3 magic att).

if you are going for a more balanced setup, since you are so insistant on -2 perp(major waste > ) make the second bonus matk/macc, strip out your matk/acc merits and put them into phys.

or you can stick to using the -3 perp on day bonus from relic, make redingote the best macro piece ever for pacts so you don't have to run around in a dress, and realize that the difference between -1 perp is 100 mp every 5 minutes, start using hi ether tanks between pacts.

[Pindle]

I beat the BC tonight and I chose the Pet ACC +15 and the Pet MAB/MAC augment for my Royal Redingote.

[frodnonnag]

1. girl taru, dress doesn't matter to me lol.
2. I will not delete merits once they're in.
3. I'm asking what i should get. I'm not set on -perp, it's just on the list.

i suggest, unless you have a low amount of summoning skill (like <"+40") getting matk/macc and atk on the body.

[Keyln]

ok, questions:

have blm and smn, and that's all on the character so it's obvious what body i'll get.

I have 5/5 af2 (no cape), yyr, no penance robe. fulltime smn earring/torque, will have 8/8 smn merits (being honest, i like the job more, so 4/4 enf/ele and 8/8 smn). only have af+1 feet. Planning to full merit grand fall and wind blade. I'm tempted to get the perp- (I solo/duo a lot), and then which other would be the best? I'm leaning Magic one, then still plan my merits out the way I had (3 phys acc, 2 phys att, 2 magic acc, 3 magic att).

Really, the best place for the body is as a BP piece. The -2 Perpetuation down can be beaten or matched by other body pieces, such as the Penance Robe or the Summoner's Doublet. The -4 BP timer is also matched by other pieces (You already have the Yinyang Robe, so I don't need to say anymore), so really, that's a waste too. My suggestion is to get the Pet: Accuracy and the Pet: Magic Attack/Accuracy. Frankly, you won't see too many body pieces that have it, and have it in large quantities either. Add in the fact that there are no real +Summoning Magic body pieces, and it's a sure winner.

[Tsuko_Asura]

If your PLD is actually 75, I'd go Burtgang to match your Aegis. May as well pimp the job you already started, no?

Or he could stick with the useful weapon.

Just saying.

[frodnonnag]

i'd have to say, thanks to this update, once a smn gets nirvana, if they have the annm staff with +5 skill and macc, bahamuts becomes useless

[Spira]

dont even need the nirvana.. ful set of HQ staves and the +5skill staff is enough... 7 more slots but a lot cheaper and easier to get too.

[Meian]

Augh... looking at the tier 2 BP is bothering me with my choice on the body in the future...

At first, was looking at the choice to be mostly for PUP but now also for SMN.

Originally wanted the Pet: ACC/ATTK one to use for both physical BP and Valoredge. Now, looking at it again, not sure about the MAB one (and some other one I dunno) to use for tier 2 BP and BLM Frame.

Was the difference in the MAB body with tier 2 BP major?

[Toth]

PUP can't use the Redingote ; ;

[nitsuj]

dont even need the nirvana.. ful set of HQ staves and the +5skill staff is enough... 7 more slots but a lot cheaper and easier to get too.

No.

:D

[Spira]

lol im discouraging other people from getting it so i can try to gain ground on them lol..
halfway thru ichor and 2/3rds thru nyzul tokens.. :O

[Meian]

PUP can't use the Redingote ; ;

Oh damn it hmm making it harder now it seems >> Prolly still sticking with PUP one heh ;; still hard choice on augments

[nitsuj]

lol im discouraging other people from getting it so i can try to gain ground on them lol..
halfway thru ichor and 2/3rds thru nyzul tokens.. :O

Ha! Would take quite a lot to discourage me... or possibly someone to get the COR weapon and prove to me it's awesomeness... but I doubt it

[Silenka]

I finally won the ACP mission! Redingote Get! Time to go test if DA/Crit is worthwhile. Wont be hard to request if it blows.

Yes, please post whether it blows or not, I haven't decided on my 2nd augment yet and I'm about to do the fight right now XD Someone earlier said testing found the double attack doesn't proc on BPs, it only adds another normal hit, which would make it pretty much useless for smn...