Random Question Thread IX: Mathology 101

[Klonen]

For RDM MKE hat, I'd recommend MND+4 "Cure" potency +3% and MND+2 Enhances "Fast Cast" effect (+2%). Start your cures in AF hat and finish in MKE.

Great for WHM and SCH too of course, if you plan to level those.

[Severance]

So my graphics card is tripping balls when I play FFXI?

Character models vanish, generally laggy. Feels like the old Nvidia issues again... but these drivers should be ok? It started around the time of the last version update I think (haven't played much recently). No hardware changes have been made.

I can post whatever information people may think is necessary but to start:
http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n...ntitled-21.png
All 3 are running driver 8.17.11.9621 and claim to be up to date.

Halp

this please

[rog]

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

Spoiler: show

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";

acc+25 for high eva mobs? I guess if you don't fight anything that you'd need much more acc than that, then whatever, go with the cure potency i guess, though that's not the most useful thing either.

[Riiaider]

best way to 5hit ebow without skadi legs?

Mekki Shakki and Rose Strap maybe? Or Cobra Unit Harness. Not sure those are 'best' but they came to mind first x.x Enkidu subligar also has 5stp on it. Can make some sort of combo based on what you find easiest to acquire. I know MKE head has a mod for STP as well not sure about the others off the top of my head but depends also already on what you are currently using them for.

[Darkmagi]

well more so wondering if there is a way to do this without having to fulltime a store tp body. Also friends rng won't have rose strap for a while so that's out. I know mekki + STP Snapshot mirke + brutal + enkidu works, but is there any way to ws in osode without losing 5hit otherwise without rose strap or skadi legs?

[Amok]

What does parrying cap at? Recently parsed two hours of FoV and it seemed a conditional 10% on EP's, but it was on DRK and some were DC so I'm not sure it was capped.

[Darkmagi]

IIRC it was 15%, same with guard afaik.

[Leolai]

best way to 5hit ebow without skadi legs?

You need +36 store TP to achive a 5 hit ebow (assuming 90 delay arrow).

Best set-up as said is usually mekki/rose/skadi pants/rajas with /sam.

If you don't have skadi you have 3 options that I'd reccomend.

1st: Use cobra unit harness + brutal earring. Harness has good -enm that is nice, but you also loose some DoT from not using osode/ACP body during tp. You also have to get rid of a more useful earring. This option forces you to WS in +33 store TP to keep 5 hit.

2nd: Use Enkidu Subligar + Cobra Unit Leggings. You loose some racc/ratk/str etc from using other leg/feet options, but it's still a much viable option. This option forces you to WS in +25 store TP.

3rd: Use a 120 delay arrow (marid is the only useful option really) instead of a 90 delay one. This option is more of an hassle and marid arrows are not as commonly found as kabura/demon. This option requires you to use +34 store TP instead which can be achived by: Mekki/rose/rajas/enkidu. This option requires +31 store TP during WS.

Personally I'd say go with option 2, I'm in the same situation as you as the damn frog refuses to put out for me but I'm almost exclusively /drg on ranger so I haven't given much 5-hits a try.

[noodles355]

i hope you're kidding

Blau/Sir: Del 252. 126/hand. 5tp/hit.
TP/Sec=2.95
DPS=17.41
Avg Hits/sec=.59

Blau/Athame: Del 299. 149.5/hand. 5.3tp/hit.
TP/Sec=2.97
DPS=17.82
Avg Hits/sec=0.56


(40% DA and non-jailor) it edges out sirocco on tp (BARELY: 0.6%)and DPS (2.4%)

Blau/OAT 3% better than Blau/SK, which perfect fane/blau and acc dakini beat comfortably, so i've call it average, yeah

[Kegsay]

So my graphics card is tripping balls when I play FFXI?

Character models vanish, generally laggy. Feels like the old Nvidia issues again... but these drivers should be ok? It started around the time of the last version update I think (haven't played much recently). No hardware changes have been made.

This thread had information on NVIDIA drivers, possibly consider downgrading:
http://ffxi.allakhazam.com/forum.htm...7244185&page=1

Other than that, normal checks. Check temperature (read: is fan always on? If yes, probably too hot.) For more accuracy, google SpeedFan to get an exact reading of your GPU, should be no higher than 80 before shit starts to go wrong, though some mobile cards go even higher (90+) before this happens.

Make sure you have updated DirectX by going to the microsoft website.

If you're POSITIVE it was fine like 6 months ago, do a System Restore which should revert anything you borked up (too much porn?).

If none of these things work, Check Files in POL to make sure nothing's corrupted (long shot!) and consider re-installing.

EDIT: Should also mention, try mixing up how you start FFXI up. Does it still lag in true full-screen? With windower? Without? With official windower? If it works fine in one of those but not another, that drastically cuts down any chance its a driver/files/directx issue.

[Rehn]

Let's say you're 9999/10000 limit points and 10/10 on merit points. If you continue to merit, do you get the IS/CP despite being capped?

[ZhiGaruda]

Don't ever downgrade. When Nvidia made the change specifically for FFXI in 2004, every driver package since then has been compatible. If it works for your graphics card and is dated post-November 2003, it's FFXI compatible.

Nvidia has a software package which can track GPU temperature, no need to outsource.

If he didn't have a DirectX that was FFXI compatible, he would've been having these problems since day one. Not to mention, no POL disk will allow installation without a compatible DirectX already installed.

No amount of virus' or other affiliated non-sense will cause noticeable graphics issues. Disappearing character models are associated with failing graphics card, overheating graphics card, internet issues (lag), and game file errors.

My advice: First of all, update your graphics card's drivers. If you aren't sure which model you have, right click on your desktop. If Windows XP, go to Properties, and to the Settings tab. Your monitor will show which graphics card it's functioning under. If Windows 7, right click the desktop, go to Personalize, at the bottom left click on Display, then Advanced Display. Try to log in. Still an issue? Next step.

Turn off your PC for the night. Let it cool down. This will rule out overheating right away. Turn it on the next morning, immediately log in. If the issue is gone, you have an idea of what could be the culprit. Most graphics card (and PC's in general) have a sort of limp-mode they go into when they heat up too much to save themselves from failing.

If the issue is still there, check files from the login menu for POL, then FFXI. If you have any .dat mods, this will likely wash most of them away. If you come up with errors, fix them, worry about your .dat's letter.

If nothing comes up wrong, perhaps consider uninstalling and reinstalling FFXI. My file checker didn't work on my last computer, even when I forced errors into the files it still came up nothing wrong. Sometimes a clean sweep is best.

[Mazmaz]

How do you switch into PDT/MDT set using spellcast?

Do you use: if advanced "var" = "1"? I find that doing it that way takes at least a couple of seconds for it to switch to the set. Is there a way to swap faster?

[Frankwhite]

acc+25 for high eva mobs? I guess if you don't fight anything that you'd need much more acc than that, then whatever, go with the cure potency i guess, though that's not the most useful thing either.

With food only, (pizza) I'm at 453 acc w/o moogle head. My current augments for the moogle head are acc+25 (was planing on changing that to the acc+15 dmg+2%) so I guess I'm just stuck with invent-1 for now... anyway, thanks for the insight

[rog]

How do you switch into PDT/MDT set using spellcast?

Do you use: if advanced "var" = "1"? I find that doing it that way takes at least a couple of seconds for it to switch to the set. Is there a way to swap faster?

/sc set pdt/mdt?

[Mazmaz]

But won't it switch out of those as soon as I take any action?

[rog]

With food only, (pizza) I'm at 453 acc w/o moogle head. My current augments for the moogle head are acc+25 (was planing on changing that to the acc+15 dmg+2%) so I guess I'm just stuck with invent-1 for now... anyway, thanks for the insight

Yeah, honestly neither are going to be all that useful for you most of the time. Nocturnus is a really solid ws head most of the time, and when it's not you'll want the +25 acc head, but depending on how often you fight mobs with such high eva, that might not be often enough to warrant keeping. The cure potency head never hurts for rdm, but again, it's only 3%, and unlikely to ever make a difference.

[Martinius]

is there a good choice for ammo slot on rdm tanking when taking physical dmg? obviously lamian kaman is best for magic, but all i could come up w/ for taking hits is bibiki seashell. anything i'm missing?

[Dooom]

is there a good choice for ammo slot on rdm tanking when taking physical dmg? obviously lamian kaman is best for magic, but all i could come up w/ for taking hits is bibiki seashell. anything i'm missing?

Maybe this? Only active some of the time and costly, but I'd imagine regen helps more than 4vit.

[rog]

But won't it switch out of those as soon as I take any action?

Oh, if you want to keep them on while casting. You could set a var to 1/0, and then use:

<if advanced '"pdt"=1>
    <action type="changelock" when="precast|midcast|aftercast|idle" lock="t" slot="body|head|hands|feet|back|ring2|ear1|" />
</if>

That should work. And obviously just use if notspell= if you want to always switch out for certain spells.