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

[Dooom]

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?

Use this much? Got gaiters? Use your rdm for tanking at all?

[Cream Soda]

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

Then you could have left the part where you're next for w legs, but was no reason to add the extra info of you not having them, as saying you are next for them would have included that, tyvm.

[Aurara]

have gaiters, use blm a metric shit ton. dont tank on rdm ever. but i do solo in campaign/duo SCNM mobs on rdm/nin

[Dooom]

Maybe haste and PDT? Or haste and acc if you melee on rdm?

[Aurara]

Maybe haste and PDT? Or haste and acc if you melee on rdm?

sombody told me not to do PDT and haste because "you'll get nash legs" but i think thats sill since those legs are better for utsu and PDT

[TybudX]

Are the formulas from the lower section of the pDIF page on otherwiki 'correct', as far as we know? Also, I know Masamune started threads on other sites to try finding the base crit rate on Raging Rush; did he ever start one here? I tried searching, but nothing jumped out at me. I downloaded his spreadsheet with the last testing results he had compiled, but I'm a little confused. He has the primary hit as a base 17.55%, with secondary hits at 21%. That would mean a cap of 41.55% for the first hit and 45% for subsequent hits, does that sound right?

[Iremire]

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.

Oh i think i was ignoring you cause you are mean.

[Jb1210a]

Using the search function I found some decent strategies for Ethniu and Burainech but those were dated back in late November. Does anyone have a new strategy for these NM, possibly a low man strat that's reliable? I'm looking for a new "event" to replace ZNMs, any help would be appreciated.

[Kirschy]

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.

The DoT itself is not considered magical/elemental. Subsequent ticks on an initialli curing Helix to Spongeshell or JoL doesn't appear to regen it.

[Cream Soda]

anyone ever try ele staves w/ automaton nuking?

[Rainewaters]

Why is it people are stupid and sell red curry buns for less then it costs to get all the mats? -_-

[lolwut]

What ever happened to Amunaptra?

[Trauma]

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

Yes. I used to notice when tanking PLD/NIN that during a Utsusemi cast with no shadows up I could take a physical TP move and sometimes be able to finish the cast just like how shield block works with regular hits.

[Klutz]

In windower, what are X and Y coordinates or whatever you use to place the recast window? Sick of it being over other windows. I was looking for something possibly right over the chat box. Or something similar that would be out of the way of everything else.

[Cream Soda]

In windower, what are X and Y coordinates or whatever you use to place the recast window? Sick of it being over other windows. I was looking for something possibly right over the chat box. Or something similar that would be out of the way of everything else.

Need to know what resolution you play in

[Mazmaz]

In windower, what are X and Y coordinates or whatever you use to place the recast window? Sick of it being over other windows. I was looking for something possibly right over the chat box. Or something similar that would be out of the way of everything else.

It completely depends on your monitor's resolution unfortunately.

[Oulanbator]

Yes. I used to notice when tanking PLD/NIN that during a Utsusemi cast with no shadows up I could take a physical TP move and sometimes be able to finish the cast just like how shield block works with regular hits.

Well, I was more thinking about damage mitigation than spell interruption.

I'm not really sure spell interruption can be taken into account as a proof shield can block TP moves. It is possible to recast shadows though Tp moves without even having a shield. Any war/nin that casted Ichi in merits right when Pecking Furry goes off knows what I'm talking about: there is a small window allowing you to recast the spell even while taking the hits, so I guess same windows exists for other mobs as well.
I also believe spell interruption have a minimal activation rate, just like hit rate or evasion rate.

I'm also surprised not to get a massive "yes" or a massive "no" about this. I'm pretty sure shield cannot do anything on TP moves because I think I would have noticed it by now, but I'd like to get other's points of view as well.

[Trauma]

Well, I was more thinking about damage mitigation than spell interruption.

I'm not really sure spell interruption can be taken into account as a proof shield can block TP moves. It is possible to recast shadows though Tp moves without even having a shield. Any war/nin that casted Ichi in merits right when Pecking Furry goes off knows what I'm talking about: there is a small window allowing you to recast the spell even while taking the hits, so I guess same windows exists for other mobs as well.
I also believe spell interruption have a minimal activation rate, just like hit rate or evasion rate.

I'm also surprised not to get a massive "yes" or a massive "no" about this. I'm pretty sure shield cannot do anything on TP moves because I think I would have noticed it by now, but I'd like to get other's points of view as well.

I'm talking about undeniably taking a TP move mid-cast that should have otherwise interrupted the spell.

Casting utsusemi instantly after pecking flurry only works because the damage happens instantly. The monster graphic will still be pecking at you even though you've taken the damage a fraction of a second before. A better way to explain that would be with a BLM and a MNK. If the MNK Asuran Fists the BLM during a spell, it will likely interrupt. But if the BLM starts casting while the MNK is in the middle of the Asuran Fists graphic it's much less likely he will be interrupted.

I always gear swap to a shield skill build when shadows are down. That and my horrible ninjutsu skill leads me to believe that the handful of times this has happened are due to a shield block.

[cyc]

In windower, what are X and Y coordinates or whatever you use to place the recast window? Sick of it being over other windows. I was looking for something possibly right over the chat box. Or something similar that would be out of the way of everything else.

I use these

use Text plug-in, in your init.txt put anywhere after 'load Recast':

load Text
.text devset RecastDisplay align right

then for X/Y
X= <your x-resolution>-140
Y= <your y-resolution>-140
(ie, if you use 1200x750, put X=1060 and Y=610)

works better if you have
[Recast_BGColor]
Visible=0

this should align recast timers on the right and put timers onto the up-right corner of the chatbox, if you set Visible=0 it doesn't show the black background so the background will be the chatbox itself

[Klutz]

Ok, thank you! And terriblly sorry. I completely forgot to post resolution but it worked. Thanks!