Random Question Thread XI: You're Wrong

[Shamaya]

I'm looking to replace my Hellfire+1 with something from Trial of the Magians.

Only problem is I have a shit ton of money but not a whole lot of time. So these magian trials really hold me back. I wanted to ask, the Spitfire that attacks 2-3 times and the one that deals double damage.. how do they compare to the OAT one? Those later trials are a real bitch. The 2-3 one looks shitty but if it's better than my Hellfire+1 I'd probably get that, as I don't have to go through 30 Quetzalli kills (whoever that is) for the 2x dmg one, nor get 10verthandi eyes and god knows what else for the OAT one.

So would I be correct that OAT > 2xDmg > 2-3x > Hellfire+1?
How close are they in dmg? Advice?

[Raen Ryong]

Well for haste Raen told me it's just (100)*(newH/[100-newH-oldH]). I'm not sure what to do about sTP since its benefits should vary by TP:WS and I'm unsure what that is for DRG (PS3/Cannot Parse).

You mean Added Haste, not New Haste

[Nightfyre]

Wait, what?

Haste improvements can be found with (1-oldhaste)/(1-newhaste), as i'm sure raen knows. I hope you just typod/remembered that wrong? Going from 60->70% haste would return -233% with that formula.

Max possible benefit can be found with x/y*(wsdamage%). This number will be overestimated, and never completely accurate. Factors that would effect this are meditate, and not wsing right at 100% (like i mentioned before, because of DAing the last hit before 100% tp, a mob being too close to dying for it to be worth wsing, or because lack of attention). Trying to quantify it any further is not something i'm willing to do, especially at 5am.

With that formula newH should be entered as 10 in your example, not 70. It will then return the correct value. A clearer way to write it with the variables you were working with might be (100)*((newH-oldH)/[100-newH]), which is how I usually write it except with whole numbers instead of decimals.

[Riiaider]

Is there anyway to make it so you equip your RSE if you are plasticsurgeoned as another race.

[Cream Soda]

Thew bomblet (not that I know of)

[Jazz]

Sorry if this has been asked before... I searched for a bit here and on the windower forums but couldn't find what I was looking for...

Anyway, does anybody here have a .DAT for Brandson's/Emiko's Status Icons that actually has an Utsusemi icon that works with SE's new shadow counter ?

I'm using the ones that Rog posted here, but that one doesn't show SE's shadow counter on Utsusemi's icon... (unless it's so extremely small that I'm not seeing it somehow)

Doesn't look like they'll be fixing precognition either... I can and have been playing without the counter with no problem. Nevertheless, it was still nice to have.

[Esvedium]

Looking at all the Kick attacks questions here has led me to my own question. Since footwork was lolfootwork for a long time, I never really used it other than the occasional footwork > DK > spellcast cancelled footwork right after ws.

If going for a oathrice h2h and keeping footwork up full time, do you stack on more +kick attacks gear to increase proc rate (relic legs, etc), or just keep a full haste setup and either dune boots or Poise Shoes (if they're obtainable by me)?

I would assume that +haste will win out since the double attack proc rate appears to be ~75% with the oathrice h2h and footwork up, but would like to know for sure before going after particular gear.

...and now the long and boring road to oathrice h2h begins. >_>

{edit}Also, does base h2h delay or the +delay from the weapon affect footwork delay?{/edit}
{edit2} And does +double attack gear add to more kicks while under footwork? (eg: Aurore Body, Brutal Earring, etc) {/edit2}

[Mazmaz]

Am I correct in assuming that with Poise Shoes (DMG35), footwork will be DMG88 Delay480 with the OA2-3 magian weapon? Do H2H weapons DMG and Delay not affect Footwork at all?

[rog]

Sorry if this has been asked before... I searched for a bit here and on the windower forums but couldn't find what I was looking for...

Anyway, does anybody here have a .DAT for Brandson's/Emiko's Status Icons that actually has an Utsusemi icon that works with SE's new shadow counter ?

I'm using the ones that Rog posted here, but that one doesn't show SE's shadow counter on Utsusemi's icon... (unless it's so extremely small that I'm not seeing it somehow)

Doesn't look like they'll be fixing precognition either... I can and have been playing without the counter with no problem. Nevertheless, it was still nice to have.

Either this, or this. No idea which one it is, but one of those is what you're looking for. I want to say it's the first one, but i'm not really sure (yay uploaded same date, with the same name, and same filesize, with no way to differentiate them).

Lemme know which one it is, so i can delete the other.

[Jazz]

Either this, or this. No idea which one it is, but one of those is what you're looking for. I want to say it's the first one, but i'm not really sure (yay uploaded same date, with the same name, and same filesize, with no way to differentiate them).

I will try them.

Thanks Rog!

[Tobi]

IIRC Ele Staves > Alkalurops correct? If so, is there any other use for this staff as RDM before I sell it?

[rog]

IIRC Ele Staves > Alkalurops correct? If so, is there any other use for this staff as RDM before I sell it?

It's a pretty amazing macc/potency staff for slow/para. 13 mnd 20 macc vs 30 macc 3 mnd, vs 16 mnd. Personally i would never use hq staves for their 5 macc over 10 mnd, and wand+shield is hardly worth carrying around, and having a separate macro for only 3 extra mnd.

[Cream Soda]

Am I correct in assuming that with Poise Shoes (DMG35), footwork will be DMG88 Delay480 with the OA2-3 magian weapon? Do H2H weapons DMG and Delay not affect Footwork at all?

DMG 91 w/ full h2h merits/torque. As for h2h weapons, you are correct. Delay and dmg+ don't have any effect on footwork whatsoever, unless you decide to use a WS that isn't dragon kick or tornado kick, then the DMG of the hand to hand is considered for WS damage.

[Mazmaz]

That's amazing.. Thanks for your replies.

[Tobi]

It's a pretty amazing macc/potency staff for slow/para. 13 mnd 20 macc vs 30 macc 3 mnd, vs 16 mnd. Personally i would never use hq staves for their 5 macc over 10 mnd, and wand+shield is hardly worth carrying around, and having a separate macro for only 3 extra mnd.

So used to using Mythic +1 and Muse that this didn't even come to mind. Guess I'll be keeping it then, thanks. This will also free up some inventory for me too.

[Jazz]

Either this, or this. No idea which one it is, but one of those is what you're looking for. I want to say it's the first one, but i'm not really sure (yay uploaded same date, with the same name, and same filesize, with no way to differentiate them).

Lemme know which one it is, so i can delete the other.

Neither of them worked actually Rog. =/

No counter on Utsusemi's icon, I tried both.

[Spagnutty]

How badly does Enkidu clash with Aurore?

[urat]

How badly does Enkidu clash with Aurore?

Worse than stripes and polkadots, but its looking like coelots looks even worse on other gear.

Im hoping it doesn't look completely fugly on rapparee harness, being fashionable is half the job for dancer

[Jazz]

Well I searched the forums a bit more, and found this one:

http://www.filefront.com/16891029/57-modded-utsu.DAT/

That was posted here: http://www.bluegartr.com/forum/showthread.php?t=95287

You, rog, posted that one which was made by Kohan I think.

Anyway, that one did work for me at least.

[rog]

Neither of them worked actually Rog. =/

No counter on Utsusemi's icon, I tried both.

The first one should work. You restarted ffxi, right?