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

[evilpaul]

manaburning xarc is pretty inefficient compared to melee setup right?
Edit: assuming just farming and you have 12 people

The demons take half damage from magic. Buffed up melees would probably work a lot better.

[Yugl]

So I just got a werebuster to open WHM Mythic WS. Just had a question, I know that currently I would need 16,000 Weapon Skill Points to unlock it, seeing as I have never climbed from floor 1-100 in Nyzul Isle. The wiki description of the point system confused me and I am wondering this:

If I attain 250 Weapon Skill Points with said weapon, then climb from floor 1-100, will my wsp be converted over and the mythic weaponskill unlocked? Or do I need to do 250 AFTER reaching floor 100. Thanks so much.

It will be converted. Once you climb floors 1-100, you'll have the WS.

[Fottiti]

The demons take half damage from magic. Buffed up melees would probably work a lot better.

Yes melee groups will be capable of far more, but it is more dependant on better players/gear and if you're running with a bunch of retards (apart from it probably being a waste of time) you will likely do better with a simple manaburn.

[Aurara]

The demons take half damage from magic. Buffed up melees would probably work a lot better.

k. thanks, saw a ls on ifrit doing this today..was confused cause they usually tp burn..dont know why they manaburned tho =/

[Pikarya]

Hrotti, still have a purpose in 2010? Just wondering, amateur paladin so I'm wondering if it still has place/use within the ranks of Haute/Joytoy/etc.

[Colenzo]

Hrotti, still have a purpose in 2010? Just wondering, amateur paladin so I'm wondering if it still has place/use within the ranks of Haute/Joytoy/etc.

idle fire set for tiamat

[Kilorilo]

As far as I know, RDM/NIN can solo.

I'd assume the strat is pop then run to zone (flee boots/hermes) then DoT>Zone till it pops Alastor then continue that strat. I'm wondering this, wiki says immune to slow and also doesn't mention if it aggros (just says it links). Since its an antlion do bind/grav/para/silence land at all ? also wondering if it has normal casting times or slight fast cast &/or TP Regain, I've never fought it before and i've been meaning to use my pop for over a year now ;x

Seems like a simple enough fight, only dangers I can see would be Breakga and possibly a few of its tp moves.

[Thorny]

As far as I know, RDM/NIN can solo.

can do, have done

it'll go unclaimed, and i'd advise bringing reraise because it's really easy to get assraped if you fuck up

pull plain mob to zone, spam dia until it tps, when it pops an add zone and come back.. as soon as add is >75' from zone, sleep2 add and zone the feeler(which will link)

zone back in and feed tp, repeat until you get alastor

when you get alastor, gravity it and zone.. wait until it's 50-60' away from the feeler and tag/zone it a few more times until feeler is depopped(3 min from last action on it, you won't see it depop but you can estimate)

kite around the tunnels, it has a set recast on spells so you can avoid them all if smart, only turn around out in the 2 immediate clearings

if you get breakgaed, you die under any reasonable conditions(half resists 15 seconds is livable with -50% pdt and full stoneskin, but really you're gonna die unless you full resist most of the time)

[Aero]

How long after a mob goes yellow until it depops? Is it 3 mins after all DoTs wear?

[Thorny]

It's 3 minutes flat from the last time it had hate on anyone, DoT does not change time of depop. Silly rumors.

[Drabblecox]

Random Question Thread VII: Real World Conventions in an Online Fantasy Game

[Tanthalass]

When redoing ASA, when do you drop the legs? Can it be done at any time before entering the BC? Before you get the hexes? Anyone know?

[Iremire]

With scholars and Lambton worm when you Helix it during the 1 minute of damage and the helix sticks after the 1 minute is over will it heal lambton worm?

[Yarko]

No, pretty sure only direct damage heals it, meaning that even if you cast Bio3 during its heal window and you heal it, DoT will do damage normally.

[Oulanbator]

Can Shield block work on physical Tp moves ?
Stuff like Equalizer, Rampant stance, Acheron kick, Critical bite, Earthbreaker etc ?

[Cairthenn]

With scholars and Lambton worm when you Helix it during the 1 minute of damage and the helix sticks after the 1 minute is over will it heal lambton worm?

I like where this is going.

[FailureMidgard]

With scholars and Lambton worm when you Helix it during the 1 minute of damage and the helix sticks after the 1 minute is over will it heal lambton worm?

I already answered this on vent!

I'm more curious if you cure it with a helix, will every subsequent tick of the helix be a cure as well.

[Aurara]

what augments should i get for my shantotto legs?
75 BLM RDM COR WAR THF have skadi for thf+cor haidate for war...but i dont have wlegs(8% movement speed is out of the question, im next on wlegs) any suggestions?

[Cream Soda]

What was the point of mentioning you don't have wlegs, when you weren't going to consider the movement speed to be an option to begin with? May as well have just left that portion of your post out.

[Aurara]

-_-; was to make sure people didnt give me that as an option lol