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[ringthree]

Actually if you don't have another job to dump your MKD hat on you can blow Ree's away with the INT+4/MAcc+2/MAB+2 option, for what it's worth.

That is probably going to my RNG.

[ringthree]

I vaguely recall someone saying there was a parser that could track the durations of debuffs, if this is correct could someone let me know which parser it was and what settings were used?

Pretty sure Kparser can tell you what the uptime on your buffs are, but I would have to double check when I get home.

[Nerull]

For standard nuking, excluding full morrigan's, MKD hat > DH+1 > Ree's > AF+1 > NQ DH > Mahatma Hat > NQ AF

For HNM, Relic > any of those

[ringthree]

Do Vicious Mufflers effect Drain and Aspir?

[Callisto]

Nope.

Edit:

Pretty sure Kparser can tell you what the uptime on your buffs are, but I would have to double check when I get home.

Actually looking for offensive, trying to get something set up to track my average Paralyze durations, hoping to devote some time to Paralyze/Paralyze II testing again soon.

Unless someone went back and did more dMND testing on in, in which case I'd appreciate if someone had a link for, lol.

[ringthree]

Nope.

Edit:


Actually looking for offensive, trying to get something set up to track my average Paralyze durations, hoping to devote some time to Paralyze/Paralyze II testing again soon.

Unless someone went back and did more dMND testing on in, in which case I'd appreciate if someone had a link for, lol.

Ahh, well, that definitely isn't available last time I checked.

[Callisto]

Is Armed Gears still something that can be lowmanned/solo'd(in less than several hours)? I haven't really done it since they added rage timers, some lowman strats would be nice if anyone has decent ones.

[Clemente]

Is Armed Gears still something that can be lowmanned/solo'd(in less than several hours)? I haven't really done it since they added rage timers, some lowman strats would be nice if anyone has decent ones.

I'm unsure about strategies, but I'm aware of groups who kill him with less than a full party. Not sure about solo.

I've finished levelling my Summoner and am now working on various things for it; can anyone explain SMN/SCH to me?
A few of my SMN friends praise it for how much MP Sublimation, combined with a good Elemental Siphon, can provide.
I don't really understand how you deal with the HP loss on SMN or if that would even be an issue.
Any basic information on the subjob would be appreciated since I haven't been able to level and play with it yet... sorry for the noob question.

Also, I haven't been able to find out any information on how Evoker's Spats/Evoker's Spats +1/Herder's Subligar compare when your avatar is meleeing if anyone knows anything.

Thank you.

[Callisto]

I've finished levelling my Summoner and am now working on various things for it; can anyone explain SMN/SCH to me?
A few of my SMN friends praise it for how much MP Sublimation, combined with a good Elemental Siphon, can provide.
I don't really understand how you deal with the HP loss on SMN or if that would even be an issue.
Any basic information on the subjob would be appreciated since I haven't been able to level and play with it yet... sorry for the noob question.

/SCH will basically cap all your magic skills to B-ish rank when using Light/Dark Arts(Light raises Enhancing/Healing/Diving/Enfeebing, Dark raises Elemental/Dark/Enfeebling), it will also give you access to Regen/Regen II, if you don't want to just use Earthen Ward(the main downside is you have to rely on your BPs for defensive buffs) they will more than cover the HP ticks from Sublimation.

With the relatively decent buff to skills you can actually get some decent Aspirs as well, with Pluto's and some Nashira Gear/Anrin Obi you can be pretty much self-sufficient MP-wise if you're using your spells/abilities as often as possible.

[Nerull]

Is Armed Gears still something that can be lowmanned/solo'd(in less than several hours)? I haven't really done it since they added rage timers, some lowman strats would be nice if anyone has decent ones.

I basically duo'd it recently (other guy was 2boxing a thf). RDM/NIN and BLM/RDM. Think it took like... 2 hours? ish. Strat is pretty straightforward. Kite around pillars and back and forth between different rooms, dots and nukes. Once it hit rage, have to pretty much just rely on dots for damage. Isn't any harder than it was before the patch, just takes longer. Thus, accomplishing exactly the opposite of what SE retardedly thought they were achieving with the patch.

edit: can certainly be solo'd, just would take even longer. I'd guess like 3 hours.

[Valyana]

With two you can de-rage it, just have the person with hate port up and back down, then the other person port up and back down, and the first person reaggro it when it goes idle.

[Cream Soda]

Hagun/Oni, active during sam 2hr?

[Therin]

Hypothetically, would this set have enough ranged accuracy to get you near (enough) to cap on most HNMs? Assume Pot-Au-Feu +1.

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I'm wondering if that would be accurate enough to warrant going for the 5-hit build over using ranged accuracy. This is all hypothetical of course because I'd never get an Annihilator for my alternate character.

Let's assume full Marksmanship merits and Snapshot/Store TP on the Mirke so that you can 5-hit with it.

I can't imagine much would be more brutal or powerful than that RNG, given that Coronach cuts your enmity by at least half and you can spam the hell out of it with a set like that.

[Raen Ryong]

What crafting tier is Darksteel Harness?

Leathercraft(??) Smithing(78 )
Earth Crystal
Darksteel Sheet x3
Square Of Black Tiger Leather x2

Any idea what region the ??? is?

[Blackbrock]

Hagun/Oni, active during sam 2hr?

Hagun I don't know, oni I'm 99% sure I've read is active only on the ws that brings you under 100. Hagun is probably the same way because it isn't active during the first ws of a double ws with sekkanoki.

[Blackbrock]

OK here's a random question for ya:
Can you do an elite thing in FoV (get page and trade item)
and let another person in your party pick up the item out of the box?

[Thunder]

OK here's a random question for ya:
Can you do an elite thing in FoV (get page and trade item)
and let another person in your party pick up the item out of the box?

Nope, tried it earlier.

My question:
What are the "sweetspots" for xbow/bow/gun..? Are they still the same from before the adjustments to rng in '06?

Searched through tons of bullshit today on BG and KI and the closest thing I got was someone testing obow in '06 who said the new sweetspot is ~14 for xbow.

[Blackbrock]

I believe if you just look up "distance" on otherwiki you'll find what you're looking for

[zagex]

Why do people use Askar and Denali hats instead of a turban in TP gear?

[Raen Ryong]

Askar

Sometimes this is better than Turban in low buff situations, I wouldn't bother getting one though.

Denali

This one is just stupidity and taking it from the job that can use it well (THF TA purposes).