Random Question Thread V: But does it 6-hit

[Raen Ryong]

Any possible way a rdm 66 could solo sewer syrup?

(I can wait till 75 if I need to, I just don't want to)

Sewer Syrup himself should be very simple since he's only 64 - 65 compared to your 66 there. The problem would be the aggro... there are many aggroing bats, other slimes, ghosts and undead dogs near that position.

If you could find somewhere safe to pull him (Bind/Grav + Sneak being useful for this), you should easily be able to kill him with Ichi alone, not to mention that he takes extra damage from magic. Susceptible to Slow/Para too.

You could kill the two bats in the hallway and then do the sneak etc pull to the stone passage leading to the Ronfaure exit... it's not -that- far. I'm not sure how quickly he loses aggro though; I've never tried to kite him.

[seiji]

Love Halbred and Tomoe are close-ish, but Love Halbred probably wins for SAM especially if the +7 DEX on it falls in a convenient place.

Even with a 7-hit, Love Halbred WSs more frequently and it has about 25% higher DoT.

It takes 6 attack rounds to get to 100TP with a 7-hit. 6/1.5 = 4 rounds on average. 396 Delay.
It takes 4 attack rounds to get to 100TP with a 5-hit. So again, 4 rounds on average. 480 Delay. Tomoe WSs about 40% harder than Love Halbred.


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just to add that a sam can keep 7hit with love+sword (rajas brutal U feet)

[BerenTebogo]

Any approx range on how hard Scythefang Liger (Batallia ANNM) hits a PLD? Trying to decide what sub would be best with lower #s /RDM or /NIN

[Wulfgang]

Any approx range on how hard Scythefang Liger (Batallia ANNM) hits a PLD? Trying to decide what sub would be best with lower #s /RDM or /NIN

I want to say I was getting hit for ~150 unblocked, Claw Cyclone could reach up to 600ish. The main tiger is less worrisome than its adds; as long as you can kill all the adds before Sleep becomes resisted, should be fine. They start resisting pretty quickly, after like three rounds or so.

The other reason the Liger isn't so bad is that he goes into Roar cycles where he won't attack, just spams Roar over and over. Not even worth using paralyna until it stops.

[BerenTebogo]

So /nin to hold the main one then?

[Nitrous24]

So /nin to hold the main one then?

I sub drk. /nin is kinda meh. with a good healer you'll never be in any danger. just keep shield kit equipped. Rdm sub kinda useless if you have a rdm with phalanx 2.

[BerenTebogo]

Our RDM doesn't have it so I'll do /RDM I guess. Thanks!

[Severance]

How long after maintenance for Charybdis pop? Up with server?

[Viq]

I tried searching, but failed to come up with anything more substantial than "lolsmn is useless" and "No way, it rules for like 2 fights". What are some reliable Jailer of Temperance strategies for less than a full pt? I can easily get as many as five people with the following jobs:

1) BRD RDM RNG
2) RDM NIN SMN BLM
3) PLD NIN BST MNK SAM BRD
4) WHM BLM BRD NIN COR BST THF
5) WAR DRK PLD DRG SAM BST

[Cream Soda]

I'm not sure about full strats, but provided the mnk has vampiric claws and birdbanes, they will be VERY handy during the fight.

[Despain]

How long after maintenance for Charybdis pop? Up with server?

Window is up immediately after maintenance. Charybdis itself has never been up from the times I've camped it after several maintenances though. Good luck ^-^ it usually takes only a few PH kills for it to pop from my experience after maint.

[Nitrous24]

How long after maintenance for Charybdis pop? Up with server?

It's window is open after maintenance. I believe it is possible for it to be up after. Could also pop after first manta killed. Or in 2 years. Lottos are fun ^^

[pchan]

I tried searching, but failed to come up with anything more substantial than "lolsmn is useless" and "No way, it rules for like 2 fights". What are some reliable Jailer of Temperance strategies for less than a full pt? I can easily get as many as five people with the following jobs:

1) BRD RDM RNG
2) RDM NIN SMN BLM
3) PLD NIN BST MNK SAM BRD
4) WHM BLM BRD NIN COR BST THF
5) WAR DRK PLD DRG SAM BST

rdm + pld or rdmx2. A rdm with excellent gear can land gravity almost 95% of the time. Kill it with bio and poison. The only danger is when 2 gravity would resist in a row, that 's why you sub nin.

[Aurara]

I tried searching, but failed to come up with anything more substantial than "lolsmn is useless" and "No way, it rules for like 2 fights". What are some reliable Jailer of Temperance strategies for less than a full pt? I can easily get as many as five people with the following jobs:

1) BRD RDM RNG
2) RDM NIN SMN BLM
3) PLD NIN BST MNK SAM BRD
4) WHM BLM BRD NIN COR BST THF
5) WAR DRK PLD DRG SAM BST

rdm/ninx2 smn does it in about an hour. 3-4 smn will do it in about 25 minutes depending on moded, etc.

[Severance]

It's window is open after maintenance. I believe it is possible for it to be up after. Could also pop after first manta killed. Or in 2 years. Lottos are fun ^^

I was there for 5 hours right up until maint today, never popped. :/

Thanks for info pals. http://bluegartr.com/forum/images/icons/mmithra.png

[Byrthnoth]

#1 and #2 as RDM/NIN:
Run around to the different towers and kill the PH. When Temp spawns, Gravity it and take up opposite sides of the big middle room. Put on DoTs and bounce hate using mostly shadows and Barspells when you need them so he spends most of his time running back and forth. Remember to bring 3+ stacks of shihei to be safe. Expect both RDMs to pretty much stay at 0VE/CE the entire fight.
When Temp Meikyos in Blunt mode, one RDM will get Petrified and the other will be responsible for Gravitying it. This is the only wipe-possible part.

It's going to be safest with just those two people in party. If you don't want other people to feel useless though, after that you can have #4 come THF for TH4 and Accomplice should one of the RDMs tard-out, hate whore, and start getting beaten down. I don't really like Accomplice for this fight though, as if it's used too late in the fight it can shift hate dangerously so one of the RDMs can't regain it in time. Not very likely though. #4 could also come BLM/NIN and keep elemental DoTs up if you don't care about TH4, but that pulls hate too. I can't overemphasize how little hate the RDM/NINs keep during this fight. Half the time Temp runs around the square, swings and takes a single shadow, and then runs back to the other side. Casting Stoneskin pulls hate in this fight. That's how low-hate we're talking.
#3 and #5 are pretty useless for this, but you could have #5 come DRK/NIN and keep Bio II up if s/he has a decent dark magic build for a slightly faster fight.
#3 I honestly can't think of a use for. Bard songs generate VE and get the bard killed if they hit anyone with hate.

I'd just go with #1 and #2, with #4 coming out after claim to help get a Torque if you care about it.


Also, Chary. Once upon a time I camped that fakhead for 12 hours straight and he didn't pop until hour 16 (according to the conquest updates in my logs). Gay lottos are gay.

[Viq]

Thanks for the replies.

[PEIPld]

Not sure if this fits the random question theme, but...

There are a couple of posts that I have been looking for on BG, but haven't had any luck finding. These aren't threads, just posts within threads. Was hoping someone would be either more proficient with the search function or might happen to have them bookmarked.

One of them is a List of all the top gear Pld can wear for each elemental resist set. Kind of overkill for most elements, but I remember it was an interesting read and wanted to take another look at it. (Not looking for someone to post elemental resist gear sets, just if anyone could find that original post)

The other thing was a humorous post about a "Wyrm Linkshell", With the idea being FF from the POV of the wyrms. There were bits about everyone calling Guivre 'frenchie', and thoughts about merging shells w/ the sky gods. (Had something about the Smn and Thf being great, but the Pld was a bit slow)
Edit: Found this one, was in the general secion and not ffxi
http://www.bluegartr.com/forum/showthread.php?t=42859

Anyways, any help would be appreciated, thanks!

[Severance]

Also, Chary. Once upon a time I camped that fakhead for 12 hours straight and he didn't pop until hour 16 (according to the conquest updates in my logs). Gay lottos are gay.

Both pops yesterday were over 7 hours.... the first, i camped for 10 because i lacked ToD.

[liggy 0]

1) BRD RDM RNG
2) RDM NIN SMN BLM
3) PLD NIN BST MNK SAM BRD
4) WHM BLM BRD NIN COR BST THF
5) WAR DRK PLD DRG SAM BST

rdm, smn, cor with the jobs avail.

just make sure rdm pay attention to dot wear and that everyone knows how to port while taking a beating if you're going that route.