Random Question Thread IX: Mathology 101

[Rocl]

For Campaign Ops like Splitting Heirs and Plucking Wings-- does the nation NEED all zones under their control or only the Beastmen Stronghold? For example, if after tally San d'Oria had La Vaule but lost The Eldieme Necropolis, could they do Splitting Heirs?

[Deader2818]

You need all of them under control.

[Dathus]

What's a good melee setup for COR/WAR?

Typical dusk/skadi joyeuse setup puts you at like 83% accuracy on birds (with squid sushi).

What's the best way to optimize it?

http://www.ffxiah.com/item_sets.php?id=95479

I use this and find myself around 90-ish ACC when I parse.

[Lonoha]

ASA legs augments choice, cor only. 4MAB 4M.Acc. or Movement Speed+ for soloing, and get Denali Legs?

[Darkmagi]

3% haste 7acc imo especially if you don't have skadi or barb legs. 4macc 4mab otherwise and use hermes/wlegs.

[Loire]

What's a good melee setup for COR/WAR?

Typical dusk/skadi joyeuse setup puts you at like 83% accuracy on birds (with squid sushi).

What's the best way to optimize it?

http://www.ffxiah.com/item_sets.php?id=70867 just steps up from what got posted before, would also look into getting http://wiki.ffxiclopedia.org/wiki/Cobra_Harness and 1 stp somewhere, possibly echporia ring, instead of the skadi to shave a hit off.

[Frankwhite]

Moogle hat augment choices for RDM? Basically I'm clueless to what I should do with it, became obsolete on WAR and don't really see anything worthwhile for PLD, so I'm left with my 48 RDM that's getting taken to 75. Suggestions?

[cdgreg]

What's a good melee setup for COR/WAR?

Typical dusk/skadi joyeuse setup puts you at like 83% accuracy on birds (with squid sushi).

What's the best way to optimize it?

It's shocking how many cors use the wrong food. Especially you who can fish the shit out of some mercs lol.

NQ squid
* HP +30
* Dexterity +6
* Agility +5
* Mind -1
* Accuracy +15%
* Ranged Accuracy +15%
* Resist Sleep

NQ bream:
* Dexterity +6
* Vitality +5
* Resist Sleep
* Accuracy +16%
* Ranged Accuracy +16%

HQ bream:
* Dexterity +6
* Vitality +5
* Resist Sleep
* Accuracy +17%
* Ranged Accuracy +17%

[Dooom]

ASA legs augments choice, cor only. 4MAB 4M.Acc. or Movement Speed+ for soloing, and get Denali Legs?

If you're serious about soloing then get Hermes Sandals, only 1milish for 12% movement rather than 8%.

[ronin sparthos]

8% movement =/= 12% movement. 8% is just something to get around faster.

[Carrilei]

To be fair, HQ Bream Sushi is rare compared to HQ Sole or Squid, and an HQ of Sole or Squid > NQ Bream.

I'm guessing people get the idea that they should be using one of those two exclusively (squid being cheaper but still acceptable).. And Bream Sushi in general illustrates the "out of sight, out of mind" idiom. It's good to point out how underrated and useful the NQ and HQ Bream are, though.

[nitsuj]

http://www.ffxiah.com/item_sets.php?id=70867 just steps up from what got posted before, would also look into getting http://wiki.ffxiclopedia.org/wiki/Cobra_Harness and 1 stp somewhere, possibly echporia ring, instead of the skadi to shave a hit off.

Well with /RNG, I can hit 95% hit rate on merit mobs, without much trouble. It's /WAR that I was asking... since you lose the innate bonus. I sit around 83%-ish.

It's shocking how many cors use the wrong food. Especially you who can fish the shit out of some mercs lol.

NQ squid
* HP +30
* Dexterity +6
* Agility +5
* Mind -1
* Accuracy +15%
* Ranged Accuracy +15%
* Resist Sleep

NQ bream:
* Dexterity +6
* Vitality +5
* Resist Sleep
* Accuracy +16%
* Ranged Accuracy +16%

HQ bream:
* Dexterity +6
* Vitality +5
* Resist Sleep
* Accuracy +17%
* Ranged Accuracy +17%

Lol, well I've never done the hard math as a melee, typically just put on badass gear and cross my fingers (doh) since I'm normally on SMN or WHM. Finally been taking the time to figure this shit out.

Looks like I'm buying bream from here on, though, thanks

[rog]

Moogle hat augment choices for RDM? Basically I'm clueless to what I should do with it, became obsolete on WAR and don't really see anything worthwhile for PLD, so I'm left with my 48 RDM that's getting taken to 75. Suggestions?

Nothing is really all that good for rdm. Get a ws head for war.

[cdgreg]

Well with /RNG, I can hit 95% hit rate on merit mobs, without much trouble. It's /WAR that I was asking... since you lose the innate bonus. I sit around 83%-ish.



Lol, well I've never done the hard math as a melee, typically just put on badass gear and cross my fingers (doh) since I'm normally on SMN or WHM. Finally been taking the time to figure this shit out.

Looks like I'm buying bream from here on, though, thanks

/rng ftl imo when you're meriting on birds. Here's my sets that I merited with, generally I parsed 17-18%ish as cor/war using the standard drk/cor's roll.

TP:
input /equip Main "Joyeuse"
input /equip Ring2 "Toreador's Ring"
input /equip Range "Martial Gun"
input /equip Ammo "Steel Bullet"
input /equip Head "Walahra Turban"
input /equip Body "cobra unit harness"
input /equip Hands "Dusk Gloves"
input /equip Legs "Skadi's Chausses"
input /equip Feet "Dusk Ledelsens"
input /equip Neck "Peacock amulet"
input /equip Waist "Swift Belt"
input /equip Ear1 "hollow earring"
input /equip Ear2 "Brutal Earring"
input /equip Back "Cuchulain's Mantle"
input /equip Ring1 "Toreador's Ring"

WS:
input /equip Main "Joyeuse"
input /equip ring1 "Behemoth Ring +1"
input /equip Range "Martial Gun"
input /equip Ammo "Steel Bullet"
input /equip Head "Anwig salade"
input /equip Body "Denali Jacket"
input /equip Hands "Skadi's Bazubands"
input /equip Legs "Skadi's Chausses"
input /equip Feet "Skadi's Jambeaux"
input /equip Neck "Breeze Gorget"
input /equip Waist "Buccaneer's Belt"
input /equip Ear1 "hollow earring"
input /equip Ear2 "Triumph Earring"
input /equip Ring2 "Flame ring"
input /equip Back "Amemet Mantle +1"

I've never run the numbers like you said to see what is in excess and what I should have more of, but generally this set kicked ass on birds. I could of course get rajas, HQ dusk feet, etc, but meh.

As for bream sushi, afaik the +1% ACC/RACC I *think* work out to an increase of 1.5-2% total hit rate. You have high level fishing, go fish up an assload of Mercs and find a 100 cooking friend. They can T2 the Mercs and then just store all the extra bream sushi on a mule. When I was capping merits I spent one day fishing up 100+ mercs and synthing them all. NQ synth is x4 sushi, so even if you were t0 and NQ'd all 100 synths you'd end up with 33 stacks lol. For the most part I spammed NQ and sold the HQ off, you'll go through it pretty fast while meriting so I figured enjoy the profit from the HQ. Use berserk whenever it's up, and save warcry for WS, the numbers are pretty astounding.

[Frankwhite]

Nothing is really all that good for rdm. Get a ws head for war.

Unless I am missing something, my current ws set for war is better than any combo of moogle helm augments?

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My current raging rush set:
409 acc 116 dex 118 str WW belt aug: acc+2
input /equip neck "Aqua Gorget";
input /equip ring1 "Flame Ring";
input /equip ring2 "Rajas Ring";
input /equip hands "Hecatomb Mittens";
input /equip sub "Pole Grip";
input /equip ear1 "Brutal Earring";
input /equip body "Haubergeon +1";
input /equip waist "Warwolf Belt";
input /equip legs "Byakko's Haidate";
input /equip feet "Hct. Leggings";
input /equip ear2 "Triumph Earring";
input /equip back "Cuchulain's Mantle";
input /equip main "Perdu Voulge";
input /equip head "Nocturnus Helm";
input /equip ammo "Fire Bomblet";

[Not Kuno]

How do you open the door in Castle Baileys? I saw some JPs open the door that skips through straight to Keep and when I talk to it, it says its locked.

[Mazmaz]

Get a JP Button?

Seriously though, I thought the gate was always unlocked when non-beastmen own the region and locked when beastmen own it.

[Athas]

Uh, it's unlocked even when beastmen own the area.

[Darkmagi]

best way to 5hit ebow without skadi legs?

[Loire]

Well with /RNG, I can hit 95% hit rate on merit mobs, without much trouble. It's /WAR that I was asking... since you lose the innate bonus. I sit around 83%-ish.

Sorry that was supposed to be titled Cor/war set, never use rng anymore.

Own question, Is it viable to use a shooting 5 hit build on cor using

mekki/rose strap/martial gun/silver bullet
Zha Gho's/PCC/Altdorf/Wilhelm
Skadi/commodore gant+1/behe+1/Rajas
Amemet+1/Commodore/Skadi/af+1 boots

using pot au feu on tier 3-4 VNMs and Ixion-esque mobs. Presuming double minuet, chaos, hunters.

Or am I sacrificing way too much racc to even compete with this for the hit build?