Random Question Thread VI: I'm No Mathologist, But...

[Thorny]

I've always been awful with all things concerning recast-math, halp D:

Will 21.68% haste and 42% fast cast yield the same recast-results as 25%(full, not rounded down) haste and 32% fast cast(with the benefit of faster casting, of course)?

@Argettio: He meant fast cast numbers not recast alteration. It's impossible to get 84% fast cast(42% reduction).

Option A: .7832(haste) * .79(fc) = .6187
Option B: .75(haste) * .84(fc) = .63

The fast cast option wins by a tiny bit, but seeing as you're on RDM you'll likely have hasted yourself..

Option A: .6332(haste) * .79(fc) = .5002
Option B: .6(haste) * .84(fc) = .504

Fast cast still wins. What I don't get is.. how can you get 21% haste while keeping both fast cast pieces? 6% velo + 3% legs + 3% feet + 4% hands + 1% shield = 17%.. if you add turban it'd match your haste but then you're looking at 22 FC before body, not 32.

(Native Fast Cast):20% FC, 10% recasts
(Loq):2% FC, 1% recasts
(Chapeau):10% FC, 5% recasts
(Tabard):10% FC, 5% recasts
While 42 is possible, it's impossible to get 21.68% haste while keeping it unless i'm horribly missing something somewhere..

[Tsuko_Asura]

Ugh, I was forgetting to take out Turban for Chapeau..

To be perfectly honest, I don't even remember what my question really is anymore. I'll ask again when I've gotten some sleep and can think clearly.

[Thorny]

Option A: .7832(haste) * .84(fc) = .6578
Option B: .75(haste) * .89(fc) = .6675

w/haste
Option A: .6332(haste) * .84(fc) = .5318
Option B: .6(haste) * .89(fc) = .534

Turban+Dtabard is the way to go IF you have all of those items. If you take off even 1% haste, goliard pulls ahead.

[Tsuko_Asura]

Thanks, I'm pretty sure that's what I meant ._.;

[Argettio]

@Argettio: He meant fast cast numbers not recast alteration. It's impossible to get 84% fast cast(42% reduction).

True, I just blindly plugged the numbers into the equation.

And I don't have the excuse of it being 6 AM

[Deimos]

Has anyone ever seen a Duelist's Chapeau drop in Dynamis-Tavnazia before the repop? If so, do you know from which hall? Some people in my group are starting to see patterns where I don't think there really are any, so I'm looking for counterexamples.

We get a ton of SCH, COR, and WAR, but I think that's just our bad luck, not anything to do with certain mobs only being able to drop certain pieces.

[mdkuser]

I saw it drop recently, forgot which hall, i think its from those pulls with fomors and taurus.

[Midnightjade]

What's the easiest way to lowman Armed Gears? I need a couple of pair of Aurum Sabatons and could use a couple of Tomoes too. Jobs on accounts I have immediately available are:

nin, war, sam, brd, dnc

thf, rng, pld, brd, nin

war, drk, blm, blu

rdm, cor, blm, whm

I have one pair of gaiters to use on either account with blm, hermes for cor, and trotters on the thf account. Thanks.

We've done it RDM BLM BRD but it was a bit slow. Toss in a couple more BLM if you can and it'll go way faster.

[ronin sparthos]

Ahhhhh, little britan

Also Best Dancer Dagger combo (I assume is papillion Kirnpan + either Azoth/erimines tail/adder Jambia (+1)) Vs. Whatever dagger + Joyeuse???


Inb4 wtfdancer

Assuming Dagger/Dagger combos and the idea that Papilio Kirpan has stats like a Blau Dolch (ATT+14, ACC+5) then you best combo would be something like:

Papilio/Cinqueda
Papilio/Ermine's
Azoth/Cinqueda
Azoth/Ermine's
*Papilio/Machismo
*Azoth/Machismo

The Cinqueda's low delay would be great for building TP but offhanding Ermine's for the evasion (solo) or if you just dont have one would be the best dual dagger combo for DNC imo.

Khimaira Jambiya is obscenely expensive on my server and for the stats that weapon has, you'd might as well try to create one via Fay Augments with an Ogre Jambiya.

Also, Machismo is an option. The low delay and high damage is nice. Dagger WS: Att+12~20 and Dagger WS: Triple Att+1~3 are current evoliths for it, along with a random magic-related one.

Random Question: Does Healing Magic affect Dances?

[Callisto]

Random Question: Does Healing Magic affect Dances?

Nope, neither does light or dark day/weather.

[Jakson]

When skilling up, the game uses your "natural" skill to see if you are eligible to skillup. In other words, as long as your skill number in your stats window is less than the skill of the craft, you can skill up.

Odd how it works this way for skilling up but not for HQ tiers.

gracias.

[Deimos]

This is what I was wondering. Also, advanced is like having 3 more skill; if that puts me past cap, I can't skill up?

You can skill up, but it may (or may not, like I said, I have no actual proof) be slower if you're closer to the cap. Breaks are definitely lower if you're equal to or above cap.

[Dramafinderftw]

lowest people needed for cerb? im thinking 5

[drwaffles]

BRD/BLM, RDM/NIN, anything with Paralyna.

[Stellar]

Does anyone have solid info on the percentages of Pot-au-feu and it's +1 counterpart. I couldn't find anything searching and most have question marks somewhere in the racc/ratt listings. If anyone has tested solid values/percentages and could share them it would be much appreciated.

[trixter]

I'm looking for an easier way to use all the macros for my SMN. I seem to recall there being a way you can press one macro to switch it to another set? What I'm trying to do is, for example press CTRL1 to summon carby. That command also switches it to another set where CTRL1 is now a gear swap and BP: Rage, which in turn switches it to yet another set where CTRL1 is some other ability.

Does this sound familiar to anyone?

[Kyte]

Anyone know the exact or a rough estimate on the evasion and/or AGI on chariot bosses?

[Thorny]

I'm looking for an easier way to use all the macros for my SMN. I seem to recall there being a way you can press one macro to switch it to another set? What I'm trying to do is, for example press CTRL1 to summon carby. That command also switches it to another set where CTRL1 is now a gear swap and BP: Rage, which in turn switches it to yet another set where CTRL1 is some other ability.

Does this sound familiar to anyone?

Ctrl-1:
/ma "Carbuncle" <me>
/macro set 2

Ctrl-2:
/ma "Ifrit" <me>
/macro set 3

etc.

On macro set 2-10, i have the avatars BPs on control(one set per avatar). Alt stays the same, assault/retreat/release/misc cures/anything i might need to use. Release goes back to macro set 1.

[trixter]

Awesome, thanks for the info.

[TheTaru]

Does Engetsuto+1(as opposed to NQ) break 6-hit for SAM with 5/5 sTP merits and rajas/brutal/usu feet? (just go get Tomoe, etc)

How about WAR?