Random Question Thread IX: Mathology 101

[Evane]

Security token question.

My friend is going to JP in few days and I was thinking..

Can we find the token in shops over there? and if so.. will the token work on my NA account?

Or is it better to order a token on my friend's address in JP?

[Ashira]

Tried the spellcast thread and got nothing, was wondering if anyone had a decent White Mage spellcast they could pm me so i have something to do at worth rather then work.

I played with Aikar's I think, and it worked for me to an extent. My biggest problem is having gear on before a cast and the way I prefer to cast, in the end I'm not convinced spellcast is the best choice for my WHM. But I did like Aikar's template, if you happened to have missed his?

[Byrthnoth]

Ok so I posted this Q a few pages/page back, and got a response. I just want to clarify this to make sure I don't need anything else.

I want to change to sandy in the past, because sandy took La vaule (sp?) over (can i haz cuchulains preaze). Currently I am bastok.

I just need to do this quest right?

http://wiki.ffxiclopedia.org/wiki/Back_to_the_Beginning

And then im good to go for campaign in sandy?

No, if you've already registered with a city then you just need to do this quest to switch to Sandy:
http://wiki.ffxiclopedia.org/wiki/Steamed_Rams

[ronin sparthos]

For Cor quick draw earrings (since Novio is not an option atm):
Altdorf's/Wilhelm's or
Casandra's/Helenus's or
Drone/Moldivite ?

Id go for Cassandra'/Helenus for the middle ground of MAB (equal to Moldy) and MACC. The only reason I haven't camped these is the horrid droprate.

Alternatively you could get a moldy and attempt getting an Aptus Earring from ASA's Battaru Royale which can have pairings of MAB+2 / MACC+2 which would be better than the Cassandra/Helenus set when paired with Moldy.

[Iresire]

from wiki "Calculating magic damage":

This is for calculating spell base damage. Since people seem to know exactly how much INT certain mobs have, can't we (or do we already) know what the const/inflection point is? All in all, how accurate is this model on wiki?

Also, some part of magic spell damage is random. Do we know how to predict the band/margin?

One thing that the wiki doesn't really point out is that those inflection points and constant values vary based on the spell as far as I understood the formula back when it was still new to NA players. It's really a non-issue as dINT doesn't get close to those inflection points on anything that matters.

[Sin Harvest]

Saotome Sune-ate +1 vs Usukane feet for penta thrust.

[TheMysteriousX]

Depends what your fighting. Uncapped acc, Usu, capped, Saotome.

[Kohan]

Security token question.

My friend is going to JP in few days and I was thinking..

Can we find the token in shops over there? and if so.. will the token work on my NA account?

Or is it better to order a token on my friend's address in JP?

The tokens are all manufactured by the same company, and all use the same exact technology. Considering all that, I don't believe it is even possible for tokens to be region specific. Thus, I highly doubt a token bought in Japan will not work with a North American account.

If for any reason you're still worried, contact the people who manufacture them, as I don't believe Square Enix will be able to answer your question correctly.

http://www.vasco.com/

This is the specific one SE re-labels as the FFXI token:

http://www.vasco.com/products/digipa...ipass_go6.aspx

[Chen]

surprisingly enough, they don't work. just tried it. was unable to link an NA account onto an EU token, but the EU account worked perfectly.

[tonystigma]

Can RDM+BLM do the KC BCNM, or do you need 2 BLMs?

[blackmail]

Can receive an HNM title for merely being in the zone? What are the requirements to receive title? Exp range? In zone? Hate list?

[Draylo]

Can RDM+BLM do the KC BCNM, or do you need 2 BLMs?

Yes they can. I do it a lot rdm/sch and blm /sch easily. ( no 2hrs btw)

[tonystigma]

Gravity + Sleep + Nuke = Win?

[Draylo]

Gravity + Sleep + Nuke = Win?

Basically it, bind as well. Really only use sleep if you need to rest mp. Use the strats for blm spells to lessen mp cost same on rdm.

[rog]

Can RDM+BLM do the KC BCNM, or do you need 2 BLMs?

Both rdm/sch (or /blm, though possibly a bit risky if you're not quick about it, and have good gear) and blm/rdm can easily solo it, so i would imagine any duo that included at least one of those jobs would work.

[rog]

Can receive an HNM title for merely being in the zone? What are the requirements to receive title? Exp range? In zone? Hate list?

I want to say exp range, though i'm not entirely sure.

[Draylo]

Both rdm/sch (or /blm, though possibly a bit risky if you're not quick about it, and have good gear) and blm/rdm can easily solo it, so i would imagine any duo that included at least one of those jobs would work.

BLM/sch much better than /rdm.

Edit: Nvm realized you said solo it.

[tonystigma]

/SCH is awesome but neither mage has it. Hope I don't die!

[Draylo]

/SCH is awesome but neither mage has it. Hope I don't die!

Nah you won't, /blm and /rdm are fine. You will just have to rest more often most likely.

[Tyramut]

Is it generally proven that a gear swap one line before a WS command will always take effect in that WS? Even at laggy times?

Say:

/something
/wait 1
/gearscript
/ws