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

[Francisco]

Still, better of going from Rajas/Toreador/Amemet+1 to Lava's/Kusha's/Cuchulain - and then eventually to Rajas/Toreador/Cuchulain?

I can, with some effort - probably solo a Toreador Ring - but I cannot solo a Cuchulain Mantle.

If ENMs are uncapped come June - Toreador's will plummet in price. Cuchulain's may remain rare - and be eligible for some very nice augments.

[Nightfyre]

There was no indication that BCNMs/ENMs/etc would lose their level cap, only the areas themselves. Unless Toreador's Ring gets replaced outright I doubt the price is going to change significantly in the coming months.

[Kyte]

Consider this: Rajas/Tor is nearly always the best combo for any melee job, whereas Cuch. Mantle isn't always the best choice for a backpiece.

Then again- you could just use Rajas/Blood or something. That might actually be your best bet.

[bunz]

If i cancel my POL content ID to suspend payment, how long do I have until the content ID/character is deleted forever?

Or does that not happen anymore, and one can just indefinitely keep the account off without worrying about losing it in the future?

[pchan]

Any good situational gear for MNK recently added that I may have missed? I've recently come back from a long break, and with the level cap increasing, I am going to focus on one job exclusively.

My MNK is already pretty decked out - but I keep finding little improvements and side-grades which free up gil, and I'm sure I'm missing more...

My main TP set includes full Usukane, Black Belt, Black Tathlum, Kusha & Lava's Rings (just got), Brutal, Etheral, Amemet +1, Faith Torque and Destroyers.

For WS, I swap in Anwig Salade and Virtuoso Belt (just got today).

For situational weapons, Hades and Birdbanes (just got).

I have Genbu's Kabuto, Medieval Collar, AF+1 body, relic hands, 2x VIT+5 rings, Melee Cape, Warwolf Belt, Kensei Sitabaki and Power Sandals for Chakra.

I've been trying to get Kyoshu Kyahan for the 20 acc/attack on WS every five minutes... other than that - are there any good situational pieces worth going after that I may have missed?

I have full AF+1 and full relic armor. No Cuchulain's Mantle - but I have a Toreador's Ring on AH... once that sells, I can afford it.

I'm not especially interested in remaking a Chi Blast build - and I don't find the VIT+1 earrings to be worth the inventory slot.

Plenty of old fashioned gear here. On evading stuff monks eat pizza and outside, they eat meat. Your gear only allows you cap acc if you require less than ~390. I mean if you only swear by birds go ahead and use cuchulain's/double toreador etc, although Hades sainit+1 is your best option at this point. Anyway

- rajas is the best second ring (except when rajas doesn't give a fstr, which can happen on birds especially on elvaan- 103 STR is the cap, that's easy with full usu, although at this point swapping cerb+1 > charger and tor > rajas is better)
- pizza build generally works fine with str rings
- Osode tends to be better than other body slot for WS if you got at least dia2 or chaos roll (usually birds are such pussies that both are easy to maintain).

[lolwut]

Has any testing been done to conclusively determine if macc affects Quick Draw accuracy? I've heard it both yes and no in equal amounts, but nothing to back it up in either direction.

[Nightfyre]

I'd hardly call it conclusive, but that Tiamat parse (two CORs, one using RDM roll and one not) that was posted a while back was pretty compelling evidence for the "yes" camp.

[Windfoxster]

Sorc ring activation. Check my math please?

75 Taru blm/rdm with 772 HP

Macro to force HP down:

Zenith Hands
Grip
Ixion Cape
Serket
Ether Ring
Black Cote

That's 195 HP

772-195 = 577 HP = 74.74%
772*.75 = 579 HP

Swap Sorc ring, Tamas and genie weskit back in on nuke macro.

Makes my HP at time of nuke 577/682.

Sorc ring should proc?

Yes, should. You can test it out yourself by nuking on too weak mob too.

[Dooom]

quick question about WAR WS set:

hauberk+1 vs hecatomb body

Didn't see it answered anywhere else, so: Haub+1 on RR/KJ/Vorpal/Rampage, Osode on Steel Cyclone. Heca body has no real use to warrior except towning. Though, eh, I suppose it might have a use if you've got crazy buffs going, dia3 on the mob, angon, etc. etc. so attack is capped but generally, haub+1.

[Eldelphia]

So it was suggested to me, given my total lack of ability to decide this for myself, that I should ask this here.

Thanks very much in advance.

If you want to duo well then I'd say RDM or even SCH are options but it might be worth looking at COR. COR can solo a few things, have access to multiple movement speed pieces and is a lot of fun. If geared right, you have decent damage output and it's highly desired for merits and endgame etc

[homerun]

Didn't see it answered anywhere else, so: Haub+1 on RR/KJ/Vorpal/Rampage, Osode on Steel Cyclone. Heca body has no real use to warrior except towning. Though, eh, I suppose it might have a use if you've got crazy buffs going, dia3 on the mob, angon, etc. etc. so attack is capped but generally, haub+1.

Does zahak's mail have any use on war? I have haub+1/Osode for reference.

[Argettio]

Does zahak's mail have any use on war? I have haub+1/Osode for reference.

Some pretty situational use as a RR body and maybe a TP body (even more situationally)

[Gergall]

If i cancel my POL content ID to suspend payment, how long do I have until the content ID/character is deleted forever?

Or does that not happen anymore, and one can just indefinitely keep the account off without worrying about losing it in the future?

They don't do that anymore. However, if enough time passes, you may be required to use the Character Reactivation Service (found on playonline.com) to restore your character. In that case there is a one-time fee of (I think) $13.

[Caliburn]

Didn't see it answered anywhere else, so: Haub+1 on RR/KJ/Vorpal/Rampage, Osode on Steel Cyclone. Heca body has no real use to warrior except towning. Though, eh, I suppose it might have a use if you've got crazy buffs going, dia3 on the mob, angon, etc. etc. so attack is capped but generally, haub+1.

See, I'm not sure about that. For KJ, you have a 50% STR mod. If you're in a situation where the acc difference between Hauby+1 and Heca is lost due to cap, then you basically boil it down to 6 STR v. 7-8 att, or something in that neighborhood, assuming my sleep-deprived brain isn't failing me. If I was capped on acc, in merits, I'd for sure take that 6 STR over the 8 att on a WS with a 50% STR mod, nevermind everything else STR does statistically.

But yeah. If you actually can use the acc difference between the two, hauby+1, but... I've always sorta seen Heca body as getting at least a situational use again from KJ. Good if you already have one uncursed, but don't go get one just for this, lol.

[cyc]

Does anyone know (or eventually, quote) where in the ToS it talks about account sharing? More specifically, if there's anything that says that paying 2 different accounts with the same CC automatically means you are violating the ToS

[Thorny]

More specifically, if there's anything that says that paying 2 different accounts with the same CC automatically means you are violating the ToS

That isn't violating ToS, you could have registered both yourself. Additionally, payment method cannot be legally discriminated against as long as the person with the credit card is putting info in and aware/etc(ie: no credit card fraud). It begins to be a ToS violation when you log onto an account that you did not originally register, but they don't do anything about it.

[cyc]

Thing is, my 2 accounts have been banned for suspicious RMT activities after I moved 40m to a mule on that 2nd account. After I explained them the situation (obviously saying that 2nd account was *not* being used by me) SE Agent's answer was that they couldn't do anything cause I also violated the 'account sharing' rule by having the same CC registered on both accounts (which have completely different info attached bar the CC). He told me to go read the ToS again. And I currently am, but can't find anything about that.

[Thorny]

my 2 accounts have been banned for suspicious RMT activities after I moved 40m to a mule on that 2nd account. After I explained them the situation (obviously saying that 2nd account was *not* being used by me) SE Agent's answer was that they couldn't do anything cause I also violated the 'account sharing' rule by having the same CC registered on both accounts (which have completely different info attached bar the CC). He told me to go read the ToS again. And I currently am, but can't find anything about that.

sucks, not sure what you're looking for.. clearly one of them isn't yours if it has completely different info attached.. but you refer to them as 'my 2 accounts'.. you took over or bought someone else's char and did something sketchy(the gil transfer)

everyone knows if it's not your original account SE won't help you with anything

[sruon]

I remember something in the ToS about logging onto an account that isn't yours.

But you're talking about a STF ban apparently, they do shits randomly.

[cyc]

That's not my point. I did get that 2nd account from a friend and I was actually using it, but SE obviously can't (or anyways, doesn't even try to) prove that's true. They base this belief on the fact that the same CC is attached to both accounts. Also, I'm only trying to have my MAIN account reactivated, the one that has my info on it.
That said, SE still refuses to take into account my request only because the CC is linked to both accounts, and the Agent says that it means I'm violating account sharing rule.
So yeah, I'm trying to find the paragraph where it says that's a violation of the ToS, cause afaik, it's just weird.