Random Question Thread VII: I Find Your Lack of Research Disturbing

[Shinryuu]

There's no fucking magic number. There's an INT threshold, before reaching it each INT gives 1 M.ACC and after it each additional INT gives .5 M.ACC. 1 elemental skill gives, I think, 1 M.ACC. What you then do is optimize your M.ACC, use your goddamn common sense to determine that yes, 10 INT beats 4 skill, and yes, 5 skill beats 4 INT. For a few pieces you'll need to know the exact threshold, which

Spoiler: show

depends on the mob.

[Martinius]

What is the magic # for INT+Ele skill on BLM? and what gear is best to reach the magic #? I searched for the post I saw on it a while ago, but couldn't find it. Thanks in advance.

while shinryuu is right that there is no "magic" number, a general reference point is 320 skill, 120 int. it varies tho. i like a little more skill for khim and cerb (i'll use merciful cape and af2 head instead of prism cape and af1+1 head), and a little more int on sky gods.

with full skill merits, as an elvaan i can hit 320/120 np if i use cream puffs (no int merits), and keep my sorc. ring on, so getting there for any other race should be a cake walk.

[hykiri]

Thanks for being nice Mart.

[noodles355]

Are random spellcast questions allowed in this thread?
I would paste over in the windower spellcast support forum, but I'd actually like a reply this year.

Using | works as OR, example: <if BuffActive="Protect|Shell">...</if> means "If protect OR shell are active, do ..."
What's the command for AND? I've tried <if BuffActive="Protect&Shell">...</if>, hoping to mean "If protect AND shell are active, do ..." but it doesn't work.
Please tell me there's a really simple way of doing this?

I also tried doing <if BuffActive="Protect" BuffActive="Shell">...</if> But SC doesn't like two instances of BuffActive in the same tag apparantly.

Sorry if SC questions aren't allowed.

[Jakson]

Best mob/location for farming luminion tissues? Or is it shitty everywhere?

[Argettio]

Are random spellcast questions allowed in this thread?
I would paste over in the windower spellcast support forum, but I'd actually like a reply this year.

Using | works as OR, example: <if BuffActive="Protect|Shell">...</if> means "If protect OR shell are active, do ..."
What's the command for AND? I've tried <if BuffActive="Protect&Shell">...</if>, hoping to mean "If protect AND shell are active, do ..." but it doesn't work.
Please tell me there's a really simple way of doing this?

I also tried doing <if BuffActive="Protect" BuffActive="Shell">...</if> But SC doesn't like two instances of BuffActive in the same tag apparantly.

Sorry if SC questions aren't allowed.

By default all spellcast rules are AND so,

<if spell="refresh" NotBuffActive="Composure">

Will fire if you are casting refresh AND composure is down.

You can change the mode to OR by adding:

<if mode="OR" Skill="EnfeeblingMagic" Spell="Cure*">
For example would fire if I cast enfeebling or a cure spell.

But I don't know how to check for both Protect and Shell are up in 1 line (although I am sure there must be a way).

<if BuffActive="Protect" >
      <if BuffActive="Shell">
             Meat of the rule here
      </if>
</if>

Not an elegant solution, but would work.

[noodles355]

Thanks, yeah that last code you posted is what I'm actually using (The actual script involves SATA+WS sets for Thf spellcast), going <if buff=SA><if buff=TA><action equip SATA /></if></if>

But like you I'm sure there must be a simple alternative to the "Shell|Protect", along the lines of "Shell&Protect"

[Argettio]

Thanks, yeah that last code you posted is what I'm actually using (The actual script involves SATA+WS sets for Thf spellcast), going <if buff=SA><if buff=TA><action equip SATA /></if></if>

But like you I'm sure there must be a simple alternative to the "Shell|Protect", along the lines of "Shell&Protect"

I think that's a limitation of the xml language, not necessarily spellcast.

[Eole]

I'm a Samurai, I own a Bushinomimi.
I also have a Ninja, without Suppanomimi.

Should I give up on Ninja ?
I'm not a great Ninja in the first place, I always had trouble keeping hate on me

How do you optimise your Ninja to be up to par with a SuppaNinja ?
Do you swap in enmity gear when you Provoke ?
Do you cast a special Ninjutsu other than U1 U2 to help you keeping hate ?

[noodles355]

I think that's a limitation of the xml language, not necessarily spellcast.

I think you're right. Although I was reading in the "Advanced" section of the spellcast pages about the boolean expressions || and && for OR/AND... I guess I was just hoping this would translate into something similar in XML. Oh well.

[Dramafinderftw]

I'm a Samurai, I own a Bushinomimi.
I also have a Ninja, without Suppanomimi.

Should I give up on Ninja ?
I'm not a great Ninja in the first place, I always had trouble keeping hate on me

How do you optimise your Ninja to be up to par with a SuppaNinja ?
Do you swap in enmity gear when you Provoke ?
Do you cast a special Ninjutsu other than U1 U2 to help you keeping hate ?

Keep the bushi, forget about NIN tank without /drk.

[Baha]

I'm a Samurai, I own a Bushinomimi.
I also have a Ninja, without Suppanomimi.

Should I give up on Ninja ?
I'm not a great Ninja in the first place, I always had trouble keeping hate on me

How do you optimise your Ninja to be up to par with a SuppaNinja ?
Do you swap in enmity gear when you Provoke ?
Do you cast a special Ninjutsu other than U1 U2 to help you keeping hate ?

If you can DD tank it, use your samurai. If you can't, use NIN (which will be using either staves or sainti, thus negating the advantage of suppa). Only place where you'll feel the loss of suppa while tanking is if you're soloing/lowmanning hard stuff, and even then it is debatable.

No shit are you going to have trouble keeping hate if you rely on provoke and have to ask if you should swap in enmity gear.

Read this.
Level DRK and RDM to 37.
Get all the gear you need (PDT set, MDT set, enmity/haste/fastcast for spells and junk, evasion for some situational stuff), use post your gear thread and job specific forums elsewhere to get an idea what these should contain.
Try to figure out some rotations by yourself first. There's a few great NIN tanks on here, but you're asking some pretty basic stuff.

[Pendulum]

Best mob/location for farming luminion tissues? Or is it shitty everywhere?

In my experience, squids were fairly decent (and really easy). Babies can drop but they have an abysmal rate so you could just sleepga, kill mom, run to sealions den (and get a xzomit organ every time if that matters to you).

[Argettio]

Best mob/location for farming luminion tissues? Or is it shitty everywhere?

I hear that flowers in the palace/gardens give a decent (read: fractionally better than other mobs, but still very low) drop rate for tissues.

[ZhiGaruda]

As your party gets better, mamool ja staging point gets comparatively better vs bird camp. A top tier party with relic(s) and dnc can break 35k/hr clearing MJSP from jade sepulcher to ~2/3 the way to entrance before repops.

Another way of wording this, and more accurately, I might add:

As your party gets more Zhi's, mamool ja staging point gets comparatively better vs non-Zhi camps. A top tier party with Zhi(s) and dnc can break 35k/hr clearing MJSP from jade sepulcher to ~2/3 the way to the entrance before repops.

[Shinryuu]

Another way of wording this, and more accurately, I might add:

As your party gets more lolDRK's, mamool ja staging point gets comparatively better vs non-lolDRK camps. A top tier party with lolDRK(s) and dnc can break 35k/hr clearing MJSP from jade sepulcher to ~2/3 the way to the entrance before repops.

Yes, but replace lolDRK with RC FG

[JigglyJam]

Thanks, yeah that last code you posted is what I'm actually using (The actual script involves SATA+WS sets for Thf spellcast), going <if buff=SA><if buff=TA><action equip SATA /></if></if>

But like you I'm sure there must be a simple alternative to the "Shell|Protect", along the lines of "Shell&Protect"

<if (BuffActive="Shell") && (BuffActive="Protect")>
</if>

I think at least.

EDIT: maybe even throw some more () just to make sure so ((BuffActive="Shell") && (BuffActive="Protect")).

[Brutala]

Level DRK and RDM to 37.
Get all the gear you need (PDT set, MDT set, enmity/haste/fastcast for spells and junk, evasion for some situational stuff), use post your gear thread and job specific forums elsewhere to get an idea what these should contain.
Try to figure out some rotations by yourself first.

No need for /drk if you have /rdm (though theoretically it'd be nice if you didn't have a BLM at omega or tiamat). You forgot -interrupt set and SS set. Your dividing between some sets with a comma and others with a slash makes me think you're saying all spells should be cast in haste/FC gear with enmity in the remaining slots, when actually a 10s recast spell like dispel or blind is better used in nothing but enmity (but started in FC if you have any).
Rotations suck. Whichever CE-heavy spell is ready should immediately follow any taken damage, screwing up your idealized rotation. Cast what you need at the time. You don't take damage in fixed rotations. If you get raped for 500 dmg and your rotation has blind as the next spell, by the time you recast utsu, do the blind and get to a CE spell a DD who doesn't bother with defensive gear is about to waste some cures or even die.

[BerenTebogo]

Is 1500 HP a good approximation for the Contemplator NM that spawns from teal MR in Pulling Plug? I know it's neither efficient nor necessary to kill it but I figure since my roll as RDM is limited, if I can CS nuke it dead with aero2 I might as well.

For shits and giggles anyways.

[Terravcota]

Noob Salvage question: My original group never really ran Arra to kill Flayer and I'm kind of nervous on how to run it with my group now.

1. What's the best way to avoid the 3F flayers?
2. How hard is the Flayer to tank? What kind of support is necessary and what is helpful - both in terms of the "tank" (eg, Third Eye vs. Shadows?) and back line jobs?
3. Should we farm extra SJ from the gears on 4F?

A general idea of how best to handle the fight would be appreciated.