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

[Argettio]

I've heard its better to stack INT instead of MAB for SCH? Is this true?

Slightly late

More T3-T4 nukes then you want to stack as much MAB as you can and then fill in with INT (assuming you don't need skill to land, then a mix of INT, Skill and MAB is needed).

The reason people suggesting stacking INT is for Helixes which have very low base damage so INT will be more effective than MAB.

In fact MAB has a larger effect on SCH nukes than on BLM, as SCH has much lower base MAB value from traits, but as has been mentioned SCH is reasonably limited on MAB options (in comparison to BLM).

[Dooom]

Is there any point me persuing N-body? My relevant jobs are thf, war, drg, pld, with drk likely to be my next 75. For WS body pieces, I currently have Haub+1, Osode, and Dragon Harness (using Homam body for multi-hit drg WS atm). I don't do Salvage. I'm not far off being able to afford Zahak's Mail for my drg. So I guess ultimately, the question becomes: when would I use N-body on thf (I guess just for unstacked DE?), and does having Zahak's Mail for drg make N-body obsolete?

[mdkuser]

when would I use N-body on thf

solo dancing edge when your fSTR is not caped ( =HNM).

[Andradi]

Wouldn't you be using Mandalic Stab or Shark Bite in those situations, generally?

[pchan]

What's the - elemental resist given by tier I ninutsu from subjob ? Does it land if you do zero damage ? I mainly want to compare the benefits from raiton : ichi for slow/elegy compared to death blossom and enspellII.

[Seedz]

What's the - elemental resist given by tier I ninutsu from subjob ? Does it land if you do zero damage ? I mainly want to compare the benefits from raiton : ichi for slow/elegy compared to death blossom and enspellII.

-15 iirc, and it always lands regardless of hitting for 0.

[Dramafinderftw]

Anyone else having connection issues? I can log into POL but as soon I as I get past recieving messages it try's to load then gives me this :

spoilerd for big

Spoiler: show

http://i534.photobucket.com/albums/e...untitled-8.jpg

[Tsuko_Asura]

And nothing of value was lost

[Greg]

SE released the information in a book call the FFXI Master's Guide, which comes out every year in Japan. Ashira and I found the Marduk Legs bit on accident while testing other things and she just happened to be wearing them. We always take off all gear that has +/- enmity and she just left them on because the text showed no enmity changes. When we didn't get the numbers we wanted we knew something was wrong and found it. People at first thought it was hidden on purpose and went crazy thinking Ares Body had Assault Breastplate had hiddens too (they don't). They corrected it like 8 months later.

Thanks for understanding my poorly worded Q Kyte lol, and thanks for the reply Kaeko... that actually makes perfect sense. I couldnt wrap my brain around why someone would even think about testing that in the first place!

[cyc]

is Atesh Pole any good? worth using it over Vulcan's Staff on RNG?

[Windfoxster]

Just to reconfirm a question about KV. If it depops, does it consider "dead" and window restarts in 21hrs later or its window remains open and just randomly pop whenever weather arises.

I am thinking of the former or am i wrong?

[Dramafinderftw]

Just to reconfirm a question about KV. If it depops, does it consider "dead" and window restarts in 21hrs later or its window remains open and just randomly pop whenever weather arises.

I am thinking of the former or am i wrong?

Correct.

[Ragnus]

is Atesh Pole any good? worth using it over Vulcan's Staff on RNG?

It's crap. Stick to Vulcan's

[Radec]

Anyone have a suggestion on how to fix this rule? Basically I cast haste/refresh/stoneskin/para/slow in seveneyes/wand/shield and when I go back to my idle set occasionally my grip errors out and doesn't equip.

Any ideas?

<if Status="idle">
				<action type="equip" when="resting" set="Resting"/>
				<action type="equip" when="idle|aftercast">
					<main>Terra's Staff</main>
			</action>
				<action type="equip" when="idle|aftercast" set="standard" />
				<action type="command" when="idle|aftercast">pause 2; input /equip sub "Bugard Strap +1"
			</action>
			</if>

Error is caused by Strap trying to equip before the game registers a staff equipped. Removed the aftercastdelay = 2, which I assume was trying to fix that, but it can be added back in if you needed it for something else.

[Dooom]

solo dancing edge when your fSTR is not caped ( =HNM).

Yeah, in those situations I'll be using SB/Man. Stab anyway, soooooo yeah. Only use I can see for N-body is Spinning Slash/Ground Strike, assuming I a: get Zahak's Mail and b: lvl drk as I plan. Just wanted to check I'm not over-looking anything.

[Callisto]

I've tried looking it up myself but kinda lost myself, could someone please explain how base damage, weapon rank, and delay are calculated for Hand-to-hand?

[Kyte]

Base damage is determined by a combination of both skill rating (skill*.11+3) and the current weapon.

Delay is determined by how many martial arts traits you have; weapon delay is added on top. With no traits, the delay is 480. The first takes off 80 delay while each subsequent trait takes off 20. For monk, this means base delay goes all the way down to 300.

Weapon rank disregards the portion contributed by skill; you just take the base damage from the weapon and add 3, then figure out rank from there.

[Kainstryder]

For Waking the Beast, once you complete it, do you have to repeat the 6 Prime Avatar fights again after the conquest tally or can you just go right back into the Carbuncle fight? Wiki and other various sources are not clear/don't mention this at all.

[nitsuj]

For Waking the Beast, once you complete it, do you have to repeat the 6 Prime Avatar fights again after the conquest tally or can you just go right back into the Carbuncle fight? Wiki and other various sources are not clear/don't mention this at all.

I believe if you complete it (get the final CS/staff) you have to redo all 6 primes again. However, if you don't do that last step they can enter the BC again.

I don't know for sure because we never did it, but someone in my group tried it. I believe you can farm Carbuncle Prime if NO ONE hands in the final piece to in La Theine, but I could be wrong.

[Falaras]

How much Store TP does a Vali's Bow Rng need? Talking /nin and /sam, not sure what x-hit amount I can get without losing to many important stats.