Random Question Thread X: Fucking 99 Level Cap, How Does it Work?

[Rionel]

This'll probably sound extremely dumb, but it had kind of been bothering me recently.

When you double attack with SAM's Yukikaze, Gekko or Kasha... does it receive the innate ACC bonus, or does it separately depend on your current ACC without the bonus?

I know this was answered somewhere... I just forget. =(

Thanks!

[Dooom]

DA'd hits don't get the bonuses.

[noodles355]

I can gear up rdm to tank for about 350k to a moderately mediocre standard.

However I lack Dchap, Tabard or Dalmy/Morri. Without those pieces is Rdm tank still viable? Should I buy the stuff and start tanking? (I joined some gimpy start up sky shell to loot some stuff, so can practice on gods i guess)

But yeah, without dchap/dalmy/tabard, is it still worth me buying tank gear? Or should I hold off till I get at least some of those ra/ex things?

[Raen Ryong]

You'll still be able to tank fine. Idle in a Vermy between casts and you're more or less on par with those with one Refresh piece anyway.

[Rionel]

Oh shoot, totally forgot.

Does WS ACC affect the DA ACC of Yuki/Gekko/Kasha?

[noodles355]

You'll still be able to tank fine. Idle in a Vermy between casts and you're more or less on par with those with one Refresh piece anyway.

I see thanks. I might give it a go then. I think I'll post some sets in the gear thread first though.

[Raen Ryong]

I hear cat in PDT set (Darksteel!) is worth evaluating in the gear thread.

Basically, PDT, MDT (depending on mob), Fast Cast, Enmity, Stoneskin and Phalanx gear will cover the very basics.

[rog]

I can gear up rdm to tank for about 350k to a moderately mediocre standard.

However I lack Dchap, Tabard or Dalmy/Morri. Without those pieces is Rdm tank still viable? Should I buy the stuff and start tanking? (I joined some gimpy start up sky shell to loot some stuff, so can practice on gods i guess)

But yeah, without dchap/dalmy/tabard, is it still worth me buying tank gear? Or should I hold off till I get at least some of those ra/ex things?

tabard is the only thing there that really matters. Refresh isn't really that important, since rdm uses very, very little mp. Between refresh, ballad, and convert, it's pretty much impossible to run out of mp while tanking, unless there's no one else but you with cures....and even then, it's unlikely that you'd ever run out of mp, unless you really suck.

Oh shoot, totally forgot.

Does WS ACC affect the DA ACC of Yuki/Gekko/Kasha?

Yes, but unless you're like /war, with brutal, pole, etc, and 11 on fighter's roll, i can't imagine it's worth using any acc for ygk.

[Benevolentone]

Is there any way to stop using your security token after you register an account with it? I think I remember something about this topic popping up a long time ago and would appreciate the help finding it.

[Rionel]

Yes, but unless you're like /war, with brutal, pole, etc, and 11 on fighter's roll, i can't imagine it's worth using any acc for ygk.

Oh I was wondering is all. Just one of those things that's good to know!

Noct Mail seems that much more sexy to WS in it seems with Osode STR and like, 19~ ACC on it, let alone Triple Attack. D:

Also I was thinking of changing my Champion's Galea (4 STR, +15 WSACC, +2% WS Damage) but now I don't think I will for the sake of loving my SAM too much.

Mm. Triple Attack'd Gekko.

[Pooke]

What sub do you prefer for red mage in campaign? Also, does Uriel beat out other weaponskills for red mage (1v1 obviously)? I was thinking /nin to griffinclaw/joyeuse, but having blinks just lowers damage taken > less exp received so maybe not use them just use /nin for the dual wield? Perhaps /blu? Lol clueless taru, so use to whoring out /dnc on tarudin and other jobs, and I'm bored of it!

[Rionel]

Fff. I forgot again.

Sea Gorget affect Double Attack ACC during WS?

I assume one should always WS in Sea Gorgets if possible... right?

You can kill me any time now for being behind as hell with the times.

I'm sorry, that's probably the last one for me D: excuse my forgetfulness and what not.

[Nightfyre]

Yes, the accuracy applies to all hits. There are certain times when you wouldn't WS in a sea gorget, but as a general rule it's the way to go. SAM can safely WS in the relevant gorget (though Shadow v Love is basically a sidegrade for Penta iirc).

[rahskala]

Is there any way to stop using your security token after you register an account with it? I think I remember something about this topic popping up a long time ago and would appreciate the help finding it.

Yes. Go to account.square-enix.com and select Security Expansion, then follow the prompts.

NB: Once removed from your account, the security token becomes a useless lump of plastic. You'll have to buy a brand new one if you ever want to use a security token again.

You still have access to your Mog Satchel after the token is removed from your account. (Buying a mog satchel for $5 is the best ffxi-related quality-of-life thing I've ever done)

[Chen]

just don't make the mistake of closing your SE account! people have done it and been locked out of acccount until SE remade it

(yes i was stupid enough to do this.)

[Ashael]

Asked 4-5 pages back, reposting. Please forgive me.
Best place to solo COR appollyon item, Canvas Toile?
Otherwiki has it listed as Jidra being best floor, wondering if there was somewhere else with decent drop rate. Just looking for easy(ier) Solo/Duo than stupid treant floor.

[noodles355]

Just thought, you think any of the RDM synergy armor would be good for tank gear?

Not so much the vs monster shit, but maybe magic: enmity+ or something ont hat fastcast body could hold me till tabard...

[Vodou]

Yes, the accuracy applies to all hits. There are certain times when you wouldn't WS in a sea gorget, but as a general rule it's the way to go. SAM can safely WS in the relevant gorget (though Shadow v Love is basically a sidegrade for Penta iirc).

I'm not sure how this was tested.

E.g., 1,300 gekkos with a 15% DA rate, gives you an expected DA of 195 (assuming /war and brutal.)

Let's say you have 60% accuracy with no gorget, thats 117 hits. You seems to be saying you'll land 127 hits (65% accuracy.) That's the margin of error. So even 1,300 is not enough to prove it.

Maybe ther's a parser now that identifies WS DA's? I don't think you could use the avg WS damage as an indicator because the random factor in its calculation adds even more variability to the results.

(That's also assuming the control groups (mobs) all have the same evasion, which is no mean feat.)

The same response applies to the WS accuracy post on this page, although you can wear more WS accuracy than 10%, so the test sizes can be smaller.

Saying that sea gorgets and +WS accuracy work on weapon skills is much easier to prove than that it affects the DA postion.

Moreover, the fact that DA's are treated as distinct from the WS (in how the damage is calculated) makes it more suspect as not receiving any special treatment within the code. I'd like to see some more posts with info though since whoever proved this did a hell of a job.

[Dooom]

Just thought, you think any of the RDM synergy armor would be good for tank gear?

Not so much the vs monster shit, but maybe magic: enmity+ or something ont hat fastcast body could hold me till tabard...

For lack of rdm relic body, I've been skilling my crafts up purely to make a fastcast body via synergy. It may have -2 enmity, but that's nothing really; while relic body is definitely better, I see nothing really wrong with the synergy body.. Could always use your ACP body for it too, if all your other jobs are sorted without one.

[Martinius]

what are the exact acc values needed to cap accuracy on the four boss chariots in salvage? just picked up my usu hands, and w/ pizza, im pretty sure it'll let me cap acc in osode for everything other than arrapago.