Random Question Thread IV: ROCKY WINS

[Argettio]

If I cast Bind on a mob, and a Cor follows up with an Ice Shot, would the Ice Shot break the Bind or would it stay (and potentially get stronger) like those occasional super binds that don't break after a few nukes?

Its more likely that the ice shot would break bind rather than 'strengthen it'

[Pendulum]

Never done it but I agree the ice shot would probably break the bind.

[Bakthi]

So when you said "more coins" at first, you really meant less coins. So no, there is no reason to own or ever look at a metal chip, much better to just farm other zones with smaller #s, as he said later.

If a metal chip drops randomly from a zone, we tell people to just throw it away. I've tried both areas, and it's pretty fun, but so not worth it in terms of reward.

[Eldelphia]

How important is healing skill? Obviously it should be taken to the natural cap, but is it worth using healing skill+ gear?

Apologies if your sig tells me you're a RDM or something, I have them turned off so I can browse in work. Cap your natural skill, don't ever merit it and if you're a WHM wear Blessed (+1) pants over clerics... Not only has everyone done the maths, a very long time ago I went out and tested the effect of MND and healing magic on cures. Cure potency > MND - then worry about haste/-ENM/mp and maybe healing magic.If you are a WHM, then healer's mitts +1 actually will give you the highest cure V but the difference is tiny and you lose haste etc.

Dunno if it has been proven either way but there is some speculation that healing magic might affect your ability to remove Doom. If anyone knows of any testing on this, yell.

[Argettio]

How important is healing skill? Obviously it should be taken to the natural cap, but is it worth using healing skill+ gear?

Furen's FFXI Cure Calculator

For any one who isn't WHM it is pretty useless.

For WHM it is only really useful on Cure 5, how useful depends on the rest of your gear etc.

[cpu]

Ok, I couldve swore that I read somewhere that using a joy-toy is better than duel wielding the joy-toy with anything else due to the added delay. Is this true? Would this also be true for things like Merc Kris or Ridill? I have been having an ongoing argument with someone who always duel wields the joy toy (as RDM)...b/c i always said he is just slowing his TP gain by using an off hand weapon. Am I completely wrong?

For COR, you're probably better off single wielding Joyeuse as you're just trying to get TP for Ranged WS, but for most jobs the reason it's not main-handed is because it's fairly low damage and restricts the wielder to using sword Weapon Skills. But if your only concern is TP gain (dnc maybe?), then yes you will gain TP faster only using joyeuse rather than offhanding it with a single hit weapon.

[Killkenny]

For COR, you're probably better off single wielding Joyeuse as you're just trying to get TP for Ranged WS, but for most jobs the reason it's not main-handed is because it's fairly low damage and restricts the wielder to using sword Weapon Skills. But if your only concern is TP gain (dnc maybe?), then yes you will gain TP faster only using joyeuse rather than offhanding it with a single hit weapon.

There are only 3 occassions on which it is productive to dualwield joyeuse. Pld/nin using joyeuse/justice, when you aren't required to tank at all and are purely focused on damage. Rdm/nin with Blau/Joyeuse or Joyeuse/Justice and I believe Dnc can make some use of it as an offhand weapon.

Cor should never be dual wielding because if they are subbing nin its so they can pull and no other reason. Brd is better off with dagger, Drg is a no brainer and War should be using great axe.

[Cream Soda]

BUT WHAT ABOUT RIDILL!

[Ragnell]

Still I might as well ask it here...

I'm getting DRG to 75, Currently 25 right now but is it worth going past 33 without a PCC? Will I be consirded gimp without one for a while and if not what should i wear as a neck piece until i get a PCC

[Cream Soda]

While it is a pretty large improvement I don't think its pcc or gimp. I woudln't stop leveling a job because I didn't have one, but you should still actively work towards getting one as you're going to want it eventually

[Thorny]

There are only 3 occassions on which it is productive to dualwield joyeuse. Pld/nin using joyeuse/justice, when you aren't required to tank at all and are purely focused on damage. Rdm/nin with Blau/Joyeuse or Joyeuse/Justice and I believe Dnc can make some use of it as an offhand weapon.

Cor should never be dual wielding because if they are subbing nin its so they can pull and no other reason. Brd is better off with dagger, Drg is a no brainer and War should be using great axe.

/nin isn't a bad idea in some dynamises and ein for blinkable aoes, if you're going to sub nin anyway - important then you're better off using merc/joy than single wielding.

[Marcicus]

Still I might as well ask it here...

I'm getting DRG to 75, Currently 25 right now but is it worth going past 33 without a PCC? Will I be consirded gimp without one for a while and if not what should i wear as a neck piece until i get a PCC

Spike Necklace is acceptable.

[Killkenny]

/nin isn't a bad idea in some dynamises and ein for blinkable aoes, if you're going to sub nin anyway - important then you're better off using merc/joy than single wielding.

Dynamis is probably the only event where I would really insist on pushing cor to backline support (if we bring one at all) unless they are really well geared. Just due to the fact that that its too long to keep up the intensity of einherjar and deaths are common but rarely its due to a lack of mp, its some twisted logic but I'd rather take another sam or war over a cor.

As for ein we've had a better time having everyone sub /sam or /war, slimes and dragons can occassionally make for a harder time but slimes I've only ever seen in w1 which is never challenging and dragons we have blms and drks focus on stunning every tp move (keeping them silenced obviously increases chance of body slam so things could get messy fast).

I do agree though, on the odd occurance where there is good cause for /nin dual wielding an M kris would best.

[Ragnell]

Spike Necklace is acceptable.

Until when?

[Tsuko_Asura]

Spectacles

[Ragnell]

Spectacles

:< DRG can't wear them

[Killkenny]

Still I might as well ask it here...

I'm getting DRG to 75, Currently 25 right now but is it worth going past 33 without a PCC? Will I be consirded gimp without one for a while and if not what should i wear as a neck piece until i get a PCC

What you're asking has no answer because its an opinion. What you feel comfortable levelling in is up to you and you won't get an opinion representative of the wider ffxi community by asking here. I personally wouldn't want to level without it but I wouldn't call someone else gimp for not taking the time to farm/camp it as there are alternatives at higher levels.

[Tsuko_Asura]

:< DRG can't wear them

Ew >_>

Chiv Chain then, I guess

[Ragnell]

What you're asking has no answer because its an opinion. What you feel comfortable levelling in is up to you and you won't get an opinion representative of the wider ffxi community by asking here. I personally wouldn't want to level without it but I wouldn't call someone else gimp for not taking the time to farm/camp it as there are alternatives at higher levels.

I didnt really feel comfortable leveling past it since I can pretty much wear it up to 75 and not worry about having anything else, but then again I have the pop item for an Ohat and I can marco that in for WSs, but still +20 Acc sounds sexy, I guess its time to Fish/camp Argus. You wanna come help me :3?

[homerun]

:< DRG can't wear them

chiv chain

beaten :\

Edit: about the corsair DW thing i recall a thread awhile ago that showed math that joyeuse and merc was the fastest tp, however it was less dot than just joyeuse alone and overall less damage since tp damage isn't inconsequential like a kclub rng