Random Question Thread IX: Mathology 101

[Byrthnoth]

You'll probably want to upgrade the chance of rain to 1%. There's always a chance SE can ban you.

[rog]

Fine, .0001%

[cdgreg]

Has anyone leveled alchemy from 60-100 recently, if so what path did you take? I currently have cooking at 100 and all subs at 60 and haven't used cooking in years. Silver/Steel bullet prices are ridiculous on Odin so I've been considering taking it to 100 to make my own bullets.

Also inb4 a link to ffxiah.com and telling me all servers are different.

If no one has skilled it recently no big deal I'll end up doing the ffxiah.com route, was just hoping to save myself some time/give myself a starting point.

[arshesney]

I'm doing the Magian quest for the Pet MAB +7 staff, and I'm on the 'kill 100 slimes in earth, water, ice, or dark weather' tier. I've been trying to get them done in Pashhow Marshlands [S], but it isn't working out. Where's the best place that I can go to get this part of the trial done?

Caedarva mire, Notrhern Nashmau exit, north of Pellaidh pop area, there are 3 Oil Slicks by the ponds with Jnuns in.

[shepardG]

Could someone PM a strategy, techniques, pull routes for SMN burning The jungle? Thanks in advance ^^

[Kipling]

No one burns there!!!!!!!!!!

[Davricle]

Figured its a random enough question. Is it possible to change my name with server swapping?

[Kipling]

Figured its a random enough question. Is it possible to change my name with server swapping?

Yes.

Make a mule on desired server with same name as you currently have. Unless it is taken, then you don't need to do anything.

When you move your name will be yellow text and you will be prompted to change it.

[Kaeko]

Question about the shield you get from Moa Constrictors KSNM30 (Absorbing Shield).

Can you transfer your beneficial effects to the mob? Actually how does this work in general? Anyone have experiences?

[Davricle]

Yes.

Make a mule on desired server with same name as you currently have. Unless it is taken, then you don't need to do anything.

When you move your name will be yellow text and you will be prompted to change it.

I actually meant to say WITHOUT. My bad, same question though.

[Riiaider]

Random rdm question. I recently meritted Dia3 on my mule for lowman stuff and einherjar. Was curious if Dia3 has any sort of teir system like Bio does or its just a straight reduction all the time. Wiki lists it as just a reduction with no teirs but wanted to make sure :s

[rog]

I actually meant to say WITHOUT. My bad, same question though.

Dekete char, make mule on different content id, get char back, ???, profit!

[Dontkare]

Random rdm question. I recently meritted Dia3 on my mule for lowman stuff and einherjar. Was curious if Dia3 has any sort of teir system like Bio does or its just a straight reduction all the time. Wiki lists it as just a reduction with no teirs but wanted to make sure :s

As far as I know, Dia doesn't have any tiers. If you are looking at increasing DoT choose Bio III

[Massimo]

Random rdm question. I recently meritted Dia3 on my mule for lowman stuff and einherjar. Was curious if Dia3 has any sort of teir system like Bio does or its just a straight reduction all the time. Wiki lists it as just a reduction with no teirs but wanted to make sure :s

-15% Defense always. It's probably got a tier system that messes with the DoT, where it goes from 2-3/tic -> 4/tic or some shit, but it's nothing that matters. Bio III is always -15% Attack too.

[Zirk]

What pos to campaign battles take place in Xarc [S]?

[Dontkare]

So I'm going to try to kill Baobahn Sith, and I've tried it before but always ended up getting aggro. I've seen RDM/NIN kill him right at his pop, on the rock to the left of it without getting aggro. How do you do that without running out of MP and needing to convert surrounded by ghosts and skeles?

[Raen Ryong]

If you only use the bare essentials (Bio/Poison/Slow/Para + Composure Refresh/Haste/Stoneskin) then I'd imagine that Refresh spell/gear will cover the MP costs, just eyeballing it.

[Lonoha]

What do you use for DAT-reading/swapping/mining/etc.? If the answer is AltanaView, can you point me to a recently updated list thing?

[Riiaider]

Anyone have the silent marches mod? Had to reinstall ffxi recently for some reason the ffximodinstaller keeps failing on it x.x The logon music is killing me

Edit : Nvm got it looked at the files it modified and deleted them :s
sound\win\music\data\music108.bgw
sound3\win\music\data\music242.bgw
sound4\win\music\data\music179.bgw
sound5\win\music\data\music140.bgw

If anyone needs ^^

[Dontkare]

If you only use the bare essentials (Bio/Poison/Slow/Para + Composure Refresh/Haste/Stoneskin) then I'd imagine that Refresh spell/gear will cover the MP costs, just eyeballing it.

He can't be silenced and he's immune to stun. So when he casts Thundaga III I'm not sure how to handle that