Random Question Thread V: But does it 6-hit

[BerenTebogo]

any Bseal BCNMs that a BST can solo?

[stewie]

any Bseal BCNMs that a BST can solo?

Wings of Fury and Birds of a Feather are all that I know of.

[Khajit]

The only strat i've heard of for blitz ring bcnm involves a bunch of bst so you could find a few more and sell the rings for 1mil each as an alternative.

[Aero]

12 enmity is at most 12% more enmity but assuming you're using quite some more already for Flash it's less.

Assuming you're getting at least Haste and a March you'll do 17% more Flashes by using the haste gear.

So yeah.

This is only assuming you're casting flash every second its up. In reality you'll be casting shadows/reprisal/atonement/cures. Every second you're not casting flash +Enmity builds catch up to +haste builds.

[Lightningcount]

Besides Citipati, are there any NMs that have decent priced drops that a smn can solo? And by decent I mean 200K+

[machiko]

What kind of numbers does catastrophe WS put out in things like dyna, merit mobs and HNM?

[cdgreg]

I'm using a g11 keyboard and have /fish bound to G18 so when I get a no bite I don't have to minimize firefox or bring ffxi to the forefront to re-cast. I was hoping there was a way to release a bite without flipping back to the game and hitting escape but I can't figure one out. Any ideas if there's a way to release a bite without flipping away from firefox and bringing ffxi to the forefront?

[arshesney]

Use a Joypad?

Alternatively you should be able to write a windower macro that emulates a key press, but I don't remeber synatx.

[Fredjan]

Recently decided to take DRK to 75 as my fifth job, and I wanted to know if I was missing out on things when it comes to generally exping to 75 - I'm well aware I will need to invest in a zerg set, and some other misc. things once I'm up there, and I'm gonna need some end-game gear like Ares, Homam, or Heca to do really good in the long run. My main job is WHM, and I'm for the most part a career mage, so my gil is moreso focused on mages. But I have no real intention to "gimp" my DRK.

Disclaimers;
Take in mind that I will never own a Rajas Ring, so Store TP will obviously be an issue for me. I have Abyssal from BLM, so it'll get that at 72. A lot of this gear (the armor anyways) I can get from my wife, as she has only melees at 75 and a good portion of said gear mentioned in the armor section, as well as GA's.

Weapons
Scythes:
43: AF Weapon Raven Scythe, 49: Barbarian's Scythe, 58: Vassago's Scythe, 65: Darksteel Scythe, 69: Vendetta
Final Scythe Weapons: Death Scythe, Tredecim Scythe, or Perdu Sickle... Leading towards Death/Tredecim. May also try to augment that Dweolmer (I can't spell) scythe. Dunno much about the lv70 scythe.. Molines's or whatever.

Great Swords
47: Faussar, 50: Cobra Claymore, 53: Glorious Sword, 54: Darksteel Claymore, 57: Darksteel Falx, 60: Zweihander, 66: Mythril Heart, 69: Cruadin
Potential final GS's: Algol, Naglering, Subduer?

GAs (for the heck of it)
37: Horror Voulge, 44: Kheten, Heavy Moth Axe, 46: Eisentaenzer, 49: Gigant Axe, 54: Executioner, 59: Heavy Darksteel Axe, 62: Demon's Axe, 64: Colossal Axe, 69: Berserker's Axe, 73 (and final GA): Perdu Voulge

Armor
Grips: Brass Grip +1 (30) -> Mythirl Grip +1 (55) -> Pole Grip (60)
Ranged: Bomb Core (63) -> Fire Bomblet (70)
Headgear: Valkyrie's Mask (43) -> Sipahi Turban (59) -> AF Head for Souleater (60) -> Optical Hat (70) -> Walahra Turban (75)
Neck: Peacock Charm, Spike Necklace for WS, this will never change for now, until I get gorgets, etc.
Earrings: Beetle +1 until 55 -> Spike x2 until 58 -> Spike + Assault until 63 -> Merman's + Assault until 75 -> Abyssal+Assault at 72 -> Brutal+Abyssal at 75
Body: Luisant Haubert (45) -> Akinji Peti (55) -> Scorpion Harness +1 (57) -> Haubergeon +1 (59) -> Hauberk +1 (69)
Hands: Luisant Hands (45) -> Fourth Gauntlets (55) -> Thick Mufflers (68) -> Tarasque Mitts +1 (70) -> Dusk Gloves (72) -> Homam at 75?!
Rings: Since I will never have Rajas, it'll be dual snipers for TP all the way, and STR rings for WS on single-hits?
Back: Jaguar Mantle (47) -> Amemet Mantle +1 (61) -> Forager's Mantle (71)
Waist: Tilt Belt (40) -> Life Belt (48) -> Swift Belt (50) -> Potent Belt (60) -> Warwolf Belt (71)
Legs: Republic Subligar (25) -> Luisant Brayettes (45) -> Royal Knight's Breeches (55) -> Thick Breeches (69) or Exorcist Hose (70) -> Dusk Trousers (72) -> Homam at 75?!
Feet: Leaping Boots (7) -> Luisant feet (45) -> Marine M Boots (62) -> Thick Sollerets (68) -> Dusk Ledelsens (72) -> Homam at 75?!

Anything I'm missing, or any general suggestions on what to get as I level it? It's currently at 42.

[cdgreg]

Alternatively you should be able to write a windower macro that emulates a key press, but I don't remeber synatx.

I think this would be optimal since I tend to be working in a windowed firefox or MS word while fishing so that most of the game is covered except I can see chat log to monitor bite/no bite.

[Karbuncle]

Looooooooong post.

Anything I'm missing, or any general suggestions on what to get as I level it? It's currently at 42.

Only things i can see are... Gloom breastplate for Zergs (level 50 JSE), Since its the only slot you get Enhance Souleater that isn't a Haste slot.

as for the Belt, you probably know this, but Melee in Swift belt Always(Unless you get speed!), and WS in Potent/Warwolf/Life depending on your situation/accuracy.

thats the only things i see

[BerenTebogo]

Wings of Fury and Birds of a Feather are all that I know of.

How hard / how much gear is needed for birds of a feather?

[jimbobsonofgod]

Lots o stuff about drk

Patroclus's Helm Voyager Sallet : Heca hands feet body ( Looks like you totally forgot to mention a WS set here).

Maybe AF+1 hands instead of heca hands. Acer's Helm Askar helm (if you're hitting haste cap.)

Parade gorget / Vampire cloak / plastron body / for idle sets. (maybe legs too for WS Set).

[Fredjan]

Only things i can see are... Gloom breastplate for Zergs (level 50 JSE), Since its the only slot you get Enhance Souleater that isn't a Haste slot.

as for the Belt, you probably know this, but Melee in Swift belt Always(Unless you get speed!), and WS in Potent/Warwolf/Life depending on your situation/accuracy.

thats the only things i see

Oh I'm aware of that, I was just mentioning things I have access to at higher levels. Swift Belt will be my TP piece permanently after 50.

Patroclus's Helm Voyager Sallet : Heca hands feet body ( Looks like you totally forgot to mention a WS set here).

Correct, I didn't mention WS sets, because for the most part I have that completely figured out.

Concerning AF+1 hands: Yeah, I plan to get these.
Concerning heca... yeah, I'm gonna need to get into sky again to get a chance at most of it.
Concerning helm/sallet : I forgot about these >.>

Parade gorget / Vampire cloak / plastron body / for idle sets. (maybe legs too for WS Set).

I'll keep those in mind.

[dawdr]

Have a question about Collaborator and Accomplice.

Does enmity gear have any effect on the hate the Thief receives from the target, or is the amount received always either a quarter or half depending on which ability is used? I'm trying to come up with ways to up the hate I can get on Thief and surprisingly the options are kinda sparse.

[Stanislaus]

INT build for Blind in low resistance settings worth it? No, I didn't even think about Blind II have no fear.

[Cream Soda]

But I have no real intention to "gimp" my DRK.


Take in mind that I will never own a Rajas Ring,.

Contradiction found.

[stewie]

How hard / how much gear is needed for birds of a feather?

Stack CHR gear wherever you can and bring a few hi pots. Not really that hard, might want to bring poison pots incase you get sleepga'd.

[drwaffles]

INT build for Blind in low resistance settings worth it? No, I didn't even think about Blind II have no fear.

Pretty sure it was proved that Blind has a static potency and therefore doesn't take caster's and target's INT into account?

[Jem]

What kind of numbers does catastrophe WS put out in things like dyna, merit mobs and HNM?

In merits I average around 850-900 ish at MJSP with BRD x2. I imagine it would be a bit higher with BRD + COR.

In Dynamis Tav I average 560-620 on most parses. Don't have any parses from other dyna zones but in cities/beau it's a decent chunk higher than that. Against Kindred about the same.

Einherjar varies wildly depending on what it throws at you. Parses vary between sort of 500 to 1000+.

HNM wise, I rarely play DRK at HNM's but it's not fantastic. Only parses I can find are from Sarameya and over the course of like 9 fights averages were between 800-1000. That is with double Min (non-SV'ed), Chaos Roll, Souleater and Last Resort for part of it. No doubt there will be debuffs on that too. So I guess that is probably around the best you can hope for on HNM's apart from a few freak WS'es or Sneak Attack.

Basically there's no attack boost to Cata like a lot of other non-relic 1 handed WS'es so it's very heavily attack reliant. If you can get a decent pDIF ratio it's good enough (although it won't match other jobs top tier WS'es on raw damage), if you can't then it's not bad but not great and will pale in comparison to WS'es like Gekko.


EDIT: For reference my WS gear is mainly attack and then STR focused.