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

[Cream Soda]

Are ENMs, limbus, dyna counters ect reset w/ maintenance? or does it still hold memory? For example, could I do hagun ENM right before maintenance and then right again afterward?

[nitsuj]

How doe Medusa act after maintenance? This is week 6 that she hasn't been up for us, getting really pissed off.

[Naver]

To make a long story short, I got banned from FFXI for duping way back last Jan. After reading these new updates I wanted to start playing again from scratch. Only problem is when I try to register a new account on POL, it won;t accept my credit card. I'm pretty sure it's verified by visa and all that jazz. So my question is: Would SE blacklist my credit card because of the ban?

[Chen]

ideal setup for dyna tav? (assuming every is reasonably skilled/geared)

we can likely make any reasonable comination of jobs

[Vendeen]

Around how much do Pachipachios go for? I haven't really seen one for sale recently.

[Vodou]

To make a long story short, I got banned from FFXI for duping way back last Jan. After reading these new updates I wanted to start playing again from scratch. Only problem is when I try to register a new account on POL, it won;t accept my credit card. I'm pretty sure it's verified by visa and all that jazz. So my question is: Would SE blacklist my credit card because of the ban?

Well, no they blacklisted you and likely everything connected to you. Any credit card that has your name or possibly your address is going to be denied.

[Waku]

Can anyone recommend a site to reference for the Japanese titles to assault missions, WotG missions & quests?

[Byrthnoth]

Well, no they blacklisted you and likely everything connected to you. Any credit card that has your name or possibly your address is going to be denied.

This is incorrect. It's probably just a processing issue. Call their service center Monday and see what they say.

[Vodou]

This is incorrect. It's probably just a processing issue. Call their service center Monday and see what they say.

So to clarify your point, you're saying it's a coincidence that he was banned before and can't create an account now.

Considering how very few people have a problem actually creating and paying for an account with a valid credit card, that would make him very unlucky in an ironic sort of way.

Well, looking forward to hopefully seeing how this turns out.

[stewie]

So to clarify your point, you're saying it's a coincidence that he was banned before and can't create an account now.

Considering how very few people have a problem actually creating and paying for an account with a valid credit card, that would make him very unlucky in an ironic sort of way.

Well, looking forward to hopefully seeing how this turns out.

I've been banned on one account and been able to pay with the same CC on another.

[Karbuncle]

Dumb question.

Does MND effect Repose Acc?

[Radec]

ideal setup for dyna tav? (assuming every is reasonably skilled/geared)

we can likely make any reasonable comination of jobs

Target mobs? If you can avoid doing clusters:

DD
DD
DD
DNC
BRD
WHM

DD
DD
DD
DNC
BRD
WHM

RDM
RDM
RDM
BLM
BLM
COR

Each RDM watches a DD party. You're either clearing leeches and makara twice, or everything but clusters upstairs twice like this.

If you have to do clusters:

DD
DD
DD
DNC
BRD
WHM

DD
DD
DNC
BRD
RDM
WHM

BLM
BLM
BLM
BLM
RDM
COR

For clusters: Melee on the large original cluster, BLM only on the smaller pops. They have ~2k HP, even average gear you can knock them out in 3 T4's. DNCs remember you can step backwards and then violent soon as it moves from a nuke to avoid Self-Destruct, they typically WS after 2 nukes.

In either case, one DD is a Thf.

If you can't get the DNC's, move a rdm into the party and bring another BLM, 4DD WHM BRD can be potentially too stressful.

Edit: If you *only* want clusters, (4blm cor rdm)x2, (PLD WHM RDM THF/BLM (sleepga TH) ??? ???) and just aga down the lot of it.

[FailureMidgard]

Target mobs? If you can avoid doing clusters:

DD
DD
DD
DNC
BRD
WHM

DD
DD
DD
DNC
BRD
WHM

RDM
RDM
RDM
BLM
BLM
COR

Each RDM watches a DD party. You're either clearing leeches and makara twice, or everything but clusters upstairs twice like this.

Wat? A whm+dnc can't cover a DD party on their own? Change the last party to like Rdm, Blm, Blm, Blm Blu, Cor, or something. Also, this is for everything, clusters or not.

For clusters: Melee on the large original cluster, BLM only on the smaller pops. They have ~2k HP, even average gear you can knock them out in 3 T4's. DNCs remember you can step backwards and then violent soon as it moves from a nuke to avoid Self-Destruct, they typically WS after 2 nukes.

Or, using a melee ally, assign 1 party to WS first small one, 1 party to WS second small one. Everyone save TP on the large cluster first, then 1 party WS unload on first, then other on second. Rinse/repeat. They will never explode unless a sleeper has hate and melee can't ever WS it as the sleeper is too far away.

In either case, one DD is a Thf.

If you can't get the DNC's, move a rdm into the party and bring another BLM, 4DD WHM BRD can be potentially too stressful.

If you can't ge the dncs, take the cor out of the blm party, and give it to a melee party, or better, give both brd+cor.

[StevenW]

Is this halfway decent?

First test of my new Snow Gorget.

105tp, warcry, hasso, double attack

http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q...321_032842.jpg

Now that I have that, what are some other ways to improve YGK set? (other than the obvious, like shura haidate...which eludes me still)

http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q...321_040805.jpg

[Massimo]

To be exact, no one has tested this (which was what the OP asked) unless there was a forced server transfer before. (Voluntary transfers do not necessarily follow the same logic since the mass transfers are clearly not being done the way they are done by users. They are likely bypassing a lot of code which is one reason this is being planned and why character creation / moves was halted for so long.)

Mass is probably correct that this will work, but what you are asking is exactly how name conflicts are determined and resolved.

E.g., if the name conflict code looks at the point of the transfer and requires a name change for resolution before character login and does not re-examine conflicts after POL login is one method, or if the name conflict code looks AFTER the transfer and AFTER POL login is another method. In the first case, regardless of what mules were deleted, the 'flag' to require name change would not be reset, because there was no code to do that. (This is not like character creation where name conflicts are examined before new character login because in this above case the character already exists.)

Program code could be either and would have been somewhat uninteresting at the time it was written to specify a particular choice.

I don't see how this is any different from a normal transfer. People get their characters moved to another server; if their name is taken, it goes yellow, allowing them to make a new one. I've used this exact method before (forgot to delete the mule reserving my name first) and I really, really doubt that it will be any different tomorrow.

If it is, however, it should still be possible to chat with a GM and have him do it, as long as the mule is deleted.

[Tsuko_Asura]

Assuming only Dia(no BRD/COR/Haste) against colibri in ER[S], what are the ideal subjobs for WAR and DRK for pure damage?

I generally default to /DRG for most jobs at that level because of 5% haste and Jump, but I'm not sure if DRK would gain more from Berserk, or if WAR would gain more from 100% WSAcc from Sneak Attack. Sturmwind is the only WS being used, by the way.

[Dooom]

Dumb question, but do all my stuff I stored with an NPC like my salvage pieces, Nyzul Isle weapons, and AF carry over when the server merge happens on Monday?

Assuming it works the same as a server transfer of one character to another - which is a fairly safe bet, as they're not so much merging servers as they are transferring all characters from world X to world Y - then anything stored with an NPC is safe.

[Fridell]

Is this halfway decent?

First test of my new Snow Gorget.

105tp, warcry, hasso, double attack

http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q...321_032842.jpg

Now that I have that, what are some other ways to improve YGK set? (other than the obvious, like shura haidate...which eludes me still)

http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q...321_040805.jpg

Osode instead of Haub is the first thing that comes to mind.

[Kuishen]

Assuming only Dia(no BRD/COR/Haste) against colibri in ER[S], what are the ideal subjobs for WAR and DRK for pure damage?

I generally default to /DRG for most jobs at that level because of 5% haste and Jump, but I'm not sure if DRK would gain more from Berserk, or if WAR would gain more from 100% WSAcc from Sneak Attack. Sturmwind is the only WS being used, by the way.

I'm not sure if the effort it would take to do a SAWS in an East Ron party, as hate generally flies around especially if you have a PL, would be worth the extra damage and 100% acc over the 5% haste.

I'd say it /could/ be better than the haste if you had a THF that was TAing somebody at the start, then you do the SAWS. If you don't have a THF doing that though, I wouldn't bother.

Besides that, it's an East Ron party, a WAR or DRK with Sturmwind at that level is godly on Colibri for the most part unless you're naked.

[Killo]

So, I have Linkshell ready to go on Guildportal.com, their site has nice layout. But, I hate their DKP system style.

Is there any site I can get/make a DKP system to keep track of my ls points? Would like to be able to link it in Guildportal and my members not have to log in to view it.

Thanks