Random Question Thread IX: Mathology 101

[Thorny]

Psh, if I need extra cures, I got a mule I can bring out (unrelated note, brought out a RDM as a plvl with a DNC, DRG, COR COR BRD BRD party once and it was mad fun)

Nobody cares. /DNC is still viable and has plenty of situations it's useful in, I have 3 75 mage accounts I can use besides my own and I still opt for /DNC in ein most of the time as an extra erase is useful due to us using BRD COR DNC DDx3 with outside hasters.

No, /DNC isn't always necessary, but saying you'd never use it makes you look like a tool.

(So does saying /RNG is sub of choice for that matter, but trying not to be too mean because I enjoy your avatar)

[vivix]

I believe FFXI unbinds the windows key from back when minimizing would exit the game. Is it possible to rebind this?

[noodles355]

Thanks.

Edit: Nvm, pizza is a good choice outside of merits I guess. Can't rly go wrong.

You shouldn't need Pizza on most events you'd use drg at outside of merits. I think the only time I've needed pizza was against byakko. I haven't parsed an ice or non-tav cop dynamis on drg, but in Cities and Tav I'm definitely capped with meat. The same applies to Limbus and Einherjar, always capped there.

Can't think where else I use drg... of course zerg fights for angon, but you'll have feint and probably rotated brd madrigals aswell so you wouldn't ever need pizza anyway.

Eat Rabbit Pie if no attack buffs, or red curry buns if you have cor/2nd brd.

For Bard Instruments:

Harlequin's Horn
Angel Lyre
Siren Flute (23) -> Hamelin Flute ( 58 ) -> Requiem Flute (72)
Traversiere +1
Faerie Piccolo
Horn +1
Mary's Horn -> Cradle Horn
Piccolo +1
Cornette +1

Crumhorn +1
Meh @ Harle horn, if it added movement+ I'd give a damn, but one inv spaced isn't worth +20 seconds on mazurka.

COR/WAR with a Joytoy and Brutal > COR/RNG IMO. The double attack saves you on bullet spending,

What? This makes no sense.

[Dooom]

Nobody cares. /DNC is still viable and has plenty of situations it's useful in, I have 3 75 mage accounts I can use besides my own and I still opt for /DNC in ein most of the time as an extra erase is useful due to us using BRD COR DNC DDx3 with outside hasters.

Just to build on this, there's probably times when you can't bring an extra mule too (dyna-tav springs to mind). And Erase, as Thorny touches on, because your out-of-pt mule can't cast them on you. Support doesn't just mean cures. Plus /dnc gets an acc boost trait, so /rng only offers 12 acc in comparison (excluding JAs).

What? This makes no sense.

Maybe he's trying to imply that you wouldn't melee for TP as /rng, only shoot? idk. Makes little sense to me, too.

[Kegsay]

Can Young Behemoth for the Sandy[S] quest Bonds That Never Die be soloed by SCH? Search function said in an earlier random q thread that a RDM/NIN got it to 5% before timing out, so with more damage from SCH I imagine it is possible, provided I can stay alive?

[Pendulum]

What are people's typical Tavnazia routes? Specifically after clearing up to the ??? on 2 and 3F. We currently have a thf sac whilst the ally wait in the central donut and generally re-kill our path (ie: 3F south corridor and hall) but it can lead to probelms with big links because thf has popped a lot of stuff on sac. Just wondering if others have some ideas.

[Mrp]

Which spell your PreCast Fastcast Set for RedMage job?
I really wonder if i should use Precast Fast for spell like
Sleep , Para , Silence , Bind , Blind

Does it worth it?


Fastcast item available
AF1 HAT
AF2 Body
Loq Earring

[StevenW]

Disregard this post I'm an idiot and answered my own question

[Kamil]

Is there something that tells you the amount of stats your subjobs give?

[Ragnus]

How the hell do I get to shadowreign northlands zones?

[Kyte]

Maybe he's trying to imply that you wouldn't melee for TP as /rng, only shoot? idk. Makes little sense to me, too.

He means you save bullets by not using Barrage.

[Theraven]

How the hell do I get to shadowreign northlands zones?

You go through the same zone in Batallia (s) that you do in present day Batallia. In the past you don't have to worry about the ledge, you can just walk up some stairs (where the lycopodium npc is iirc) and get to the zone that way.

[Massimo]

Which spell your PreCast Fastcast Set for RedMage job?
I really wonder if i should use Precast Fast for spell like
Sleep , Para , Silence , Bind , Blind

Does it worth it?


Fastcast item available
AF1 HAT
AF2 Body
Loq Earring

It does worth it for any spell that takes over 1 second to cast, imo.

[miokomioko]

Is there something that tells you the amount of stats your subjobs give?

http://bellsouthpwp2.net/k/i/kinemat...tatCalculator/

I suppose this would answer your question... eventually.

[Ddboner]

For big bomb NM, if i want to low man it, (Rdm/nin blm smn brd cor thf probably brd cor and thf being dualed) where would be the safest place to do this. Do people do it right in the pop area, or is there a zone I can drag it too?

Preferable I'd like to zone it (so the blm can dump hate) but if there is a safe place to kite nuke that is ok too.

Also is it resistant, or become resistant to bind and or grav? (333 enfeeble skill)

Thanks

[Airenn]

Nobody cares. /DNC is still viable and has plenty of situations it's useful in, I have 3 75 mage accounts I can use besides my own and I still opt for /DNC in ein most of the time as an extra erase is useful due to us using BRD COR DNC DDx3 with outside hasters.

No, /DNC isn't always necessary, but saying you'd never use it makes you look like a tool.

(So does saying /RNG is sub of choice for that matter, but trying not to be too mean because I enjoy your avatar)

When did I say I'd never use it? I was talking specifically merits. I would never take /DNC to merits, waste of TP. Ein and Salvage I have taken /DNC to. I didn't even read where Thorny said for Dyna/Ein -- I just skipped to the end and saw "Consider /DNC for support"

[sruon]

For big bomb NM, if i want to low man it, (Rdm/nin blm smn brd cor thf probably brd cor and thf being dualed) where would be the safest place to do this. Do people do it right in the pop area, or is there a zone I can drag it too?

Preferable I'd like to zone it (so the blm can dump hate) but if there is a safe place to kite nuke that is ok too.

Also is it resistant, or become resistant to bind and or grav? (333 enfeeble skill)

Thanks

Bombs have a 16(?) minutes repop so you can do it between pop area and the bridge that goes up.

Zoning it isn't an option iirc because either way you have true sight mobs (feel free to correct me if I'm wrong) and the zones are really far.

It is susceptible to both bind and gravity, but builds the usual NM resistance.

Not sure BLM/SMN is a good option really, because any burst of damage will make it grow in size just rendering it harder. evaTHF + RDM/WHM is plenty to kill it with ease, and if you're doing this for money... you really don't want to bring a lot of people because in my experience the drop rate is shit.

[crazyrabbit]

Quick question about chocobo raising:

Whats the difference between a brisk short walk and a leisurly short walk? I'v been doing the brisk one as it sounds like it would help physical stats, but there is no cutscene (just black screen and text) so maybe brisk just means a shorter walk-"animation" or w/e like the brief daily reports ~.~

[Ddboner]

Alrighty so then can I assume TP fed to mob doesn't really come into effect here. Thinking to rework my pt to be nin/dnc + thf/nin and a rdm/whm (then cor brd dualed for support). And just kill in the pop area.

Works for me.

Also it's just for me to use as equip at this point, hoping I can get it in 5-6 pops. Thf has TH4.

[Gwynplaine]

Has anyone ever checked to see if Ebon Tam, Furia Tam, and Ebur Tam have different amounts of fast cast? I doubt it would be more than AF but I'm still curious.