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

[Argettio]

Where does the Dormant Rampart pop on 4F BR?

[Gergall]

Is there a list of rewards for the Smilebringer boot camp training in this post-holiday season? I just got 6 bags of Grain Seeds for South Gustaberg and was wondering if any of the other areas had anything better.

[Eole]

Where does the Dormant Rampart pop on 4F BR?

Each side 10 Archaic Gear to kill, not a single one must depop (beware wind weather :/).
After they're all dead, Rampart will pop in the room/next room, on your side.

[Argettio]

Each side 10 Archaic Gear to kill, not a single one must depop (beware wind weather :/).
After they're all dead, Rampart will pop in the room/next room, on your side.

The center room just north of the porter? (H-7)

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[Windfoxster]

Those gear's displacement seems wrong or am i mistaken?Thought its 3 : 2 : 2 : 3 gear in each room. That map shows 2 : 3 : 3 : 2.

Anyway, the dormant pops at the last room with the gear in it. According to your map, it will pop at the last room with the 2 gear in it after all 10 died.

[Argettio]

Those gear's displacement seems wrong or am i mistaken?Thought its 3 : 2 : 2 : 3 gear in each room. That map shows 2 : 3 : 3 : 2.

Anyway, the dormant pops at the last room with the gear in it. According to your map, it will pop at the last room with the 2 gear in it after all 10 died.

The map was stolen from wiki. I thought it was 3,2,2,3 but not 100% sure.

OK thanks.

[Severance]

It's 3 2 2 3.

[Eldelphia]

I finally got around to doing A Moogle Kupo D'Etat with a few buddies, and am on the QSC mission. I need to find 9 tablets/shards/whatever, and the goblin NPC says they are marked on my map, but they're not showing up.

I already found 5 of the whatevers, but the rest are gonna be annoying to track down without some idea of which door they're behind.

Has anyone else had this happen, and if so how did you fix it? Thanks.

Either you haven't found the right map or you had the same glitch as me which meant I found some, moved to another PC, moved back and they were gone. I lost mine too. I just ran around and tabbed around I'm afraid. Eventually picked them all up. None of them required the weighted doors.

[Nemesio]

Is there some place I can look that has sort of a.... Database of endgame LS's per server, I have tried Alla's specific forums but that is fucking garbage. Any other suggestions?

[Argettio]

Is there some place I can look that has sort of a.... Database of endgame LS's per server, I have tried Alla's specific forums but that is fucking garbage. Any other suggestions?

AFAIK nothing like this exists (not that is actually working/up to date).

runicportal.com is trying to be something like what you want but isn't managing it.

You can search FFXIAH.com for LS; which is often a good place to find a link to website as they are often a pain to google (silly little free sites).

[Midnightjade]

Either you haven't found the right map or you had the same glitch as me which meant I found some, moved to another PC, moved back and they were gone. I lost mine too. I just ran around and tabbed around I'm afraid. Eventually picked them all up. None of them required the weighted doors.

Yeah, I think it's the same bug. I just printed out the map and marked all the positions on it with a pencil, then ran around for 2 hours checking them all. Kind of a pain in the ass but it did work.

Thanks.

[Kriz]

Is there some place I can look that has sort of a.... Database of endgame LS's per server, I have tried Alla's specific forums but that is fucking garbage. Any other suggestions?

FFXIAH's "Most Viewed LSes" is a pretty solid starting point.

[Valisk]

Is -MDT and -PDT calculated before, after, or at the same time as -DT?

For example if I have -45% in MDT and I equip a Defending Ring, will it make me 5% over MDT cap or if I equip the final -5% elsewhere, does Defending Ring's -10% DT effect the damage after the -50% MDT has been calculated?

[Thorny]

Is -MDT and -PDT calculated before, after, or at the same time as -DT?

For example if I have -45% in MDT and I equip a Defending Ring, will it make me 5% over MDT cap or if I equip the final -5% elsewhere, does Defending Ring's -10% DT effect the damage after the -50% MDT has been calculated?

-DT is the same as both -MDT and -PDT, it's just added

[Wolfknight]

-DT is the same as both -MDT and -PDT, it's just added

You forgot it's also -BDT% too <_<.

[Thorny]

You forgot it's also -BDT% too <_<.

he didn't ask about -BDT and you're really going to try to one-up me after that idiocy you posted last page? i didn't forget, shit's just irrelevant because nobody makes -BDT builds

[Davricle]

I have been away from the game for a while now, but I have heard that people no longer use PLDs to tank and instead opt for DRK. I am just curious if this is true and why?

Thanks.

[Nightfyre]

I have been away from the game for a while now, but I have heard that people no longer use PLDs to tank and instead opt for DRK. I am just curious if this is true and why?

Thanks.

I believe the logic is that anything a PLD can tank with Atonement can be killed faster if you have them change to a DD. Damage taken doesn't change appreciably as long as you have DDs who actually understand tanking. DRK is attractive as a DD tank due to the variety of additional tools they have for hate generation. For everything else, RDM is superior to PLD in damage mitigation and CE generation.

[Tsuko_Asura]

DRK if it can be damaged effectively, RDM if it can't

[Mateuns7]

Is there ever a good situation to use Ascetic's Fury over AF/HF?

If so, can someone direct me to a good setup for it?