Random Question Thread IV: ROCKY WINS

[stewie]

that didn't seem to work, do you know what \69 is for? its listed as "unknown04" but the model appears exactly the same as \68

No idea, I was just going by altanaviewer, sorry. :/

[The_OG_Nelta]

FFXIStyle

I think these are the Icon Pack, I'm looking for the map pack.

EDIT: Nvm found it, thank you!

[Ocara]

that didn't seem to work, do you know what \69 is for? its listed as "unknown04" but the model appears exactly the same as \68

The one that says unknown and looks like Hagun is the actual correct .dat, the other one isn't.

[Ragnus]

I checked out the Whm thread on Mystic Boon for an answer but it's just one giant flame war. So I'll ask you guys for a clear cut answer.

Mystic Boon: 100% whore mods because of instant Acc cap or still include Acc gear?

[Starr]

Thorny can you do Faith with MNK tank without a BRD? Like MNK RDM WHM or MNK RDM COR/WHM?

[Seedz]

If you ever use your PLD for anything that isn't done with 18 people Guardian is a waste of merits and you're gimping yourself by not having 5/5 fealty.

No, just no. Fealty is situationally amazing, and very much worth unlocking, but it's far from being better than Guardian. Allowing your melee to go crazier so the fight goes faster is by far more useful than immunity to an enfeeble (which you'll have removed from you within 2 seconds if your support is competent; and no, Fealty doesn't protect against Amnesia).

Guardian is also tremendously helpful after hate resets, or when you aren't at the same level of hate as your cotank (read: you're behind for whatever reason) and you really need to get hate back. Sentinel on its own will do it as well, but Guardian just lets you go a step further and keep the mob focused on you.

Alot of lower event shit (SCNM, lowmanning byakko for money, low manning omega, ZNM, anything really not HNM related) will benefit from the lowest fealty timer possible. It's a 1 minute enfeeb invincible. Sometimes you know shit is coming - or even pushing a mob under 25% to where it will TP more.

If you're using PLD to lowman Byakko for money, you're not doing it as efficiently as possible, as NIN is a much better tank for it (not to mention Fealty is rather useless against Byakko, seeing as how you should be stunning it after Diaga III anyway while you get shadows back up). Guardian is rather lolworthy in a 6man situation like Byakko, I agree, but so is Fealty.

Omega has two hate reset moves (thus favouring Guardian over Fealty) and three attacks that inflict nasty ailments (Floodlight being the only one that inflicts 2 at the same time) that can be removed instantly, as the WHM can start casting Paralyna/Silena as Omega readies them.

SCNM, I'm not going there cause my experience is rather limited (I recall having some hate issues though), and I'm gonna use the "shit is situational" card for ZNM.

tl,dr; Fealty is a godsend, it really is. However, Guardian is better and you should only consider dropping some Chiv merits to unlock/level Fealty, not Guardian.

[Wulfgang]

Faith solo tanked without a BRD would be a bitch.

MNK RDM COR/WHM?

How are you dealing with Breakga?

[Atma]

A while back, someone posted in a thread a really long write-up of some dude explaining why he quit. The thread was about something else and I don't know who wrote it, so it would pretty much be impossible for me to find. If someone who knows what I'm talking about could point me in the right direction I would appreciate it.

[drwaffles]

Thorny can you do Faith with MNK tank without a BRD? Like MNK RDM WHM or MNK RDM COR/WHM?

Pretty sure that lack of Slow or Elegy means Marches are 100% necessary, as well as Ballad if you're trio'ing (MNK WHM BRD).

[Starr]

Faith solo tanked without a BRD would be a bitch.



How are you dealing with Breakga?

I mean MNK COR/WHM WHM RDM there, just wondering what is possible without a BRD.

and what do you mean lack of slow? Slow doesn't land cus earth based?

[Seedz]

I wouldn't try it without a BRD. I've always done it with 2 BRDs, and it's still not 100% fool proof. It would be doable with some luck indeed, but remember shit always goes wrong when you don't want it to.

[JigglyJam]

I plan on leveling PLD as my next job to 75.

How useful is BLU as a sub? I've heard it being used for supertanking but to me I would think /RDM would work for that too.

I ask because I'm kind of tired leveling it (26 at the moment) but if there is a situation it would be useful to have as a support job for PLD I'll get it out of the way regardless how I feel.

[FailureMidgard]

I plan on leveling PLD as my next job to 75.

How useful is BLU as a sub? I've heard it being used for supertanking but to me I would think /RDM would work for that too.

I ask because I'm kind of tired leveling it (26 at the moment) but if there is a situation it would be useful to have as a support job for PLD I'll get it out of the way regardless how I feel.

Ideally you have a rdm with phalanx2 or a sch with phalanxga in said supertank situation, so /rdm is worse than /war IMO. /blu is without a doubt the best in said situation...

...that being said, it's not like supertanking with a pld/blu is a commonly used strategy on anything, so only level it if you really want to be complete that one time you get a chance.

[JigglyJam]

Ideally you have a rdm with phalanx2 or a sch with phalanxga in said supertank situation, so /rdm is worse than /war IMO. /blu is without a doubt the best in said situation...

...that being said, it's not like supertanking with a pld/blu is a commonly used strategy on anything, so only level it if you really want to be complete that one time you get a chance.

Thank you, so I'll finish it off then.

[Deimos]

Ideally you have a rdm with phalanx2 or a sch with phalanxga in said supertank situation, so /rdm is worse than /war IMO. /blu is without a doubt the best in said situation...

...that being said, it's not like supertanking with a pld/blu is a commonly used strategy on anything, so only level it if you really want to be complete that one time you get a chance.

However, is there any point in taking BLU sub past level 8?

[Thunder]

However, is there any point in taking BLU sub past level 8?

Auto-regen? Free hp/etc isn't bad, either.

[Xera]

I've seen a few numbers thrown around but, is there a good database of base INT of most endgame mobs anywhere?

[Thorny]

It's immune to slow and elegy. If your MNK is competent, you only need 3-4 people, but as others have said I really wouldn't recommend doing it without a BRD. Also worth mentioning.. 2 RDMs then SMNs in all remaining spots will about always beat a single mnk tank strat with the same # of people in both killspeed and reliability.

[pchan]

I've seen a few numbers thrown around but, is there a good database of base INT of most endgame mobs anywhere?

Found some on robonosto's blog :

(The unbearable triteness of preening: magic).

Some Limbus mobs

Bardha 75
Pluto 82
Mountain Buffalo 60
Apollyon Scavenger 62
Gorynich 72
Kronprinz Behemoth 74

ZNM
Lil' Apkallu 60
Verdelet 115
Experimental Lamia 89
Mahjlaef the Paintorn 112
Cheese Hoarder Gigiroon 81
Vulpangue 78
Dea 62
Iriz Ima 70
Gotoh Zha the Redolent 92
Tinnin 85
Achamoth 65

comments on Wyrms

So what about beastmen "kings" and HNMs? Bahamut ("The Wyrmking Descends") is reported to have 115 INT (from Studio Gobli, if you can actually find the documentation). (Bahamut is sentient, right? Check.) Also Jormungand is reported to have 120 INT (also from Studio Gobli). (Perhaps the example of Jormungand motivated the 120 INT figure?) Other than that, I have no other information.

[Cream Soda]

Virtue weapons. I know it and a da proc can happen on the same attack for 3 attacks,
Attack > stone + da
but someone is claiming that you can

Attack > stone + DA > Stone (off the da) for 4 attacks

Now, I use faith baghs pretty regularly and have NEVER seen 4 attacks on 1 first. Whats the deal?