Random Question Thread VIII: Wait, There's a Sticky?

[ZhiGaruda]

>:/ Why has no one commented on the Silver Obi +1? Am I just that far out of the loop?

Pretty sure I've seen that Stephano TP's in Virtuoso or Life Belt, so I assume he doesn't have Swift/Speed/Velocious. Of course even a Haste+2% belt would probably be better, but meh, he stated he's capping the timer regardless.

[Byrthnoth]

Yeah, but doesn't Silver Obi +1 do pretty much nothing for you as PLD/NIN casting Utsusemi? Might as well save inventory and not bring it.

[Gustave]

I think there is more to consider in an ichi build then if its gonna be up 2 seconds earlier. I also said that it was what I prefer.

Also we talking about under 25% right? I would think the phys dmg reduction and shield skill would be worth even more during an ichi cast then haste at that point. You want to live from a mighty strikes DA if you get caught with your shadows done.

I can't think of one time I've died or got jacked up that I've said "Damn I wish my Ichi timer was up"

[Cream Soda]

fuck, what am i supposed to do for zeni. It's qutrub -.-

[Raen Ryong]

Flowers in sea!

[Cream Soda]

Hmm?

[Kipling]

Flowers in sea give 66-67 reliably no matter what the SOI is.

[Cream Soda]

does it matter which level? I'd imagine i'd only be able to land sleep as /sch on even match or lower

[Kipling]

does it matter which level? I'd imagine i'd only be able to land sleep as /sch on even match or lower

No, not that I've seen. I do a lot of these when the SOI is shitty.

Edit: Just remember, they rage.

[Cream Soda]

How long? Only need 20ish pics

[ZhiGaruda]

How long? Only need 20ish pics

15 minutes if memory serves

[Cream Soda]

All flowers or just the ones for limbus cards?

[Byrthnoth]

When he says Flowers, he means the NM flowers for Limbus. They rage after maybe 20 minutes? I can generally take 36 pics as RDM/WHM before they rage.

[Rocl]

Yeah Aw'euvhi, not the regular ones for Zeni

[Kipling]

20 minutes on rage, been there many times.

[QuePsiXI]

So I'm a new 75 Sam. My accuracy is horrible, and my WSs are shitty.
Here's results from a party from yesterday(one bard gave minuets), all polearm(and I capped it with 2 merits at the time of fighting):
http://img202.imageshack.us/img202/131/polearm.png
Even though my WS were pretty lol, I did outparse everyone(really had no idea we were shuffling people, the dude in 2nd stayed as long as I stayed).

Now today, at first I was using polearm, but then I noticed a bunch of us using GK, and mine isn't capped(and it's also lolWindslicer), so I just went full GK in this parse(was the latter half of our party), and this was a Bard who only marched us:
http://img408.imageshack.us/img408/93/allgk.png
Again, I'm about 30 GK skill from cap, but I out TP one dude, and almost got another. Bad WSs are really punishing me. The parse winner is using that 100% Zanshin GK, so even when we were polearming, he was giving us the bidness.

Here's me.
TP set:
http://img12.imageshack.us/img12/2253/35631142.png
GK setup is Windslicer/Chiv Chain.

WS set:
http://img697.imageshack.us/img697/3844/wsgear.png
LT for Penta, Chiv for Gekko, Breeze for Yuki.
Already getting gorgets, Hagun, Alky Bracelets very soon.
Currently 2 GK, 4 Polearm, no Medi, no Store TP, no Cat 2, 2 Dex, 2 Str.
Help me not suck. Should I just be patient until I finish merits, or is there some gear I'm overlooking('sides Usu Feet, Askar Body, Askar Head, Ace's Helm) that I need to get like tomorrow?

[Raen Ryong]

Definitely eat some kind of sushi if your accuracy is that low.

[Byrthnoth]

Go back to meritting on whatever job you used before you got 75 SAM and wait until you have merits to go back out. Any other issues with your gear are minor in comparison.

PS. Get Engetsuto at least

[Thorny]

Spam crab sushi, get a longer delay polearm. Love halberd is acceptable, but iron ram lance is wtf.. Engetsuto is a good AH option, with Tomoe being end goal typically. If my memory doesn't decieve me, hachiman kote will give you a 5hit(may be wrong, not doing #s right now).

[takethistoyourgrave]

COR in Merit PTs. Assume 8/8 dagger merits and 0 sword merits possible due to capped skills. What is better, Joyeuse or Merc. Kris? Assume I have both and ignore the cost/ease of obtaining. If it depends on subjob, let me know what you think.

I'm assuming Kris would probably win out on birds, especially due to the dagger merits. But what about Mamool? Joyeuse seems to be the general consensus but with an extra 16 skill in dagger and 0 in sword, I wonder.

Yeah, I realize this might be one of those things I just need to test myself.