Random Question Thread V: But does it 6-hit

[Cream Soda]

Aurum TP

I'd assume ares for solo

[Mikus]

Shouldn't post just as I wake up. Was wondering say top 5 or so for both /dd and /mage. My Drg is only 1 atm...but I'm looking ahead!

[Cream Soda]

Depends on how you want to do your 6hit

Sword strap
Aurum body

Pole Grip
Aurum/Askar Body

Rose Strap
AF2+1/Homam body


Solo
Ares body (refresh)
AF2+1 (2 haste)

All i can think of off the top of my head

[ringthree]

Depends on how you want to do your 6hit

Sword strap
Aurum body

Pole Grip
Aurum/Askar Body

Rose Strap
AF2+1/Homam body


Solo
Ares body (refresh)
AF2+1 (2 haste)

All i can think of off the top of my head

I would rank Ares a little higher and put it with Aurum and Askar with Pole Grip. It really depends on your gear for your six-hit build.

In response to the Cletine question, I personally think it is not very good and I don't know why people want to use it.

[Cream Soda]

I'm not sure how ares would do well in pole grip TP (for /sam) seeing as you need stp on the body to reach your 6hit (Unless you have white tathlum 2, ecphoria 1, stp+1 earring (the non brutal one), and chiv chain or some combo like that)

[ringthree]

I'm not sure how ares would do well in pole grip TP (for /sam) seeing as you need stp on the body to reach your 6hit (Unless you have white tathlum 2, ecphoria 1, stp+1 earring (the non brutal one), and chiv chain or some combo like that)

I did the math some time ago, but iirc you only need one extra hit from Drakesbane to maintain a 6-hit build without making any major compromises in gear. I may be remembering this incorrectly, but then it would be a good choice with Rose Grip instead of Pole Grip if that is the case.

[avelle]

This may have been discussed at some point in one of these threads but honestly I don't visit them very often. In a situation like birds where you're at the 117 dex limit, how does the critical hit +% gear work? Is it worthless at that point or does it add an additional crit % ontop of what you reach at 117 dex? Basically wondering if a claymore grip is worth trying out or if it's just completely worthless for me. Also wondering if that means the critical % on my Zahak's is worthless now that I'm at the magic number(for birds).

[ChibiKawaiiMei]

"FFXI-3113 Protocol time out error"

I was able to log in fine last night, did Dynamis. Can't log into the LS mule either, the screen hangs at "Acquiring Player Data". LSmate can log into LS mule without a problem...

Blargh. Help.

[Omnipotent]

What's the DEX cap at bird camp?

[ringthree]

Off the top of their head, does anyone know how much Store TP an E. Bow RNG needs for a 6-hit build for /NIN or /WAR?

[ringthree]

What's the DEX cap at bird camp?

116-117 if I remember correctly.

[Omnipotent]

Currently @ 107 for my drakesbane build, Probably gonna toss a Flame ring for a Thunder Ring to get 112. @139 for Strength with the Flame Ring.

[Haroun]

Off the top of their head, does anyone know how much Store TP an E. Bow RNG needs for a 6-hit build for /NIN or /WAR?

+13 STP

[Rugazanami]

I'm having a hard time deciding on what to merit for DRK group 1 merits. I'm thinking of doing Last Resort effect and Souleater recast, but Last Resort recast also looks tempting. Any suggestions?

[Neoex]

base dex for hume war/sam with no dex merits help!

[Byrthnoth]

FFXI Stat Calculator
68 Dex

Not that it's ever been tested, but it's thought that Crit +% gear just adds on top of your Crit rate. So capped crit rate +3% would be 24+3=27% Critical Hit rate. Your WS average will increase less going from 24 to 27% critical hit rate than it would going from 13 to 16% critical hit rate though. Things to think about.

[Raen Ryong]

I'm having a hard time deciding on what to merit for DRK group 1 merits. I'm thinking of doing Last Resort effect and Souleater recast, but Last Resort recast also looks tempting. Any suggestions?

LR Recast 5/5 always
then choose between LR Effect and SE Recast.

Unless you realllly spam Souleater, LR Effect is superior.

[Starr]

I have very mixed feelings about Snapshot. I am not anal enough to constantly take advantage of it, and most of the time I have to keep my eyes on other things. Snapshot requires constant attention to take full advantage, probably more attention than any other job in the game.

I can see where you're coming from, I used to mostly 2box RNG and especially on DI where I found myself moving around a lot, it's impossible to always shoot ASAP but it does mean you can shoot and run sooner, aswell as if you shoot non stop you're gonna get loads of hate. I considered RAcc+10 RAtk+10 then just did RAcc and Snapshot cus I thought with full merits and maybe one day a barbut it could be sweet, the new lessened Enmity would also make it more viable to shoot ASAP non stop hopefully.

[Aeowin]

Anyone have a working latent checker? Apneas broke a while back and I haven't found a working one.

[Ezhno]

As far as I know, there's nothing until Apnea can fix the one he made. If anyone can prove me wrong I'd be delighted since I've been missing it a lot too.