Random Question Thread XII: Don't Believe Advanced's Lies

[Bee]

Meditate vs. 3eye merits. I don't know why I'm even considering this, but I find myself soloing more and more these days.

[Karbuncle]

The Eldieme Necropolis {S} is a good place (At level 80) For a MNK to do undead trials. In the basement you can clear a hallway(Of skeletons)and pull from one of the several rooms of Skeletons (All easy prey--).

15 minute repops but theres so many undead it won't matter.

[dem0nfr0g]

When I was doing Bravura trials I found present day Eldieme faster unless I had an extra DD and a mage with me. MNK could be different since you rape bones much easier than I did though. Eldieme present seems to be almost always occupied too, so you can usually team up with someone if you can get behind the gate.

[Darkmagi]

Some people on my server that have Isatu OAT complete told me that with Brutal Earring and /WAR that the OAT procs about 60% of the time or more, which seems to be good for TP gain. I think it’s just the Isatu that OAT, not the other katana used. I plan on building both the OAT and the Sekka DEX/ACC ones and it will be interesting to see what else they will add in the coming updates.

I got some messages from a few people and it seems that there are a lot of different opinions when it comes to what’s good to use for NIN:

Some people told me to TP in Ninja Chainmail +1 and WS in Koga Chainmail or Haub+1. One said to fulltime Haub+1 but I’m not sure about that. Seems that Koga Chainmail or Haub+1 are almost equal in stats for the most part, apart from the -20 EVA on haub+1, so not sure really if one is truly better than the other for WS. So if it’s true that DEX = ACC and STR = ATT, when an item has ATT or ACC, does that factor into the WS mod? Otherwise Haub+1 would seem the best for WS.

Seems to be mix feelings on the waist. Anything that has 5% haste or more is of course recommended as best. Swift Belt and Koga Sarashi seems to be more split with the people I’ve talked to. Some say that the 4% haste is what matters based on what I own, so why bother with Swift since it has -5 ATT, and I already have a lot of +ACC gear. Others feel the more ACC is better to have overall, and I should use Swift for now rather than Koga.

For rings Shinobi ring seems more situational than practical from the opinions I heard. I got more of a positive push for Tor ring than Shinobi, as it would be rare that my HP would be in yellow unless I force it when I am solo. My HP usually becomes yellow around 1200, so not a great danger of a quick KO anyways. Both rings seems good to have anyways.

Gloves it seems to be Dusk or Dusk +1, Koga Tekko at night, and Usu gloves got some good push, especially with completed Usu set (goes without saying I suppose).

The other slots I chose seem fine as the general consensus, with the appropriate swaps where it suits it.

Seems a lot of people like Haste first, then ACC, followed by stuff like STR, ATT, DEX etc. Of course depending on the WS being used, or if it's TP gain, determines the stat being used at the time (obviously). I finding that the WS gear choices are a lot more clear than what should be worn to gain TP gear in.

So I’m hearing both that I’m choosing correctly and incorrectly, with mixed feelings on what should be equipping in each slot as either proper gear or major fail. Can any NIN give me an idea of what they wear so I can compare it to what I do, and can go from there?

Big post I know, very sorry, just want to get my head wrapped around this once and for all. Thanks.

Late but fuck. How can you actually not know some of this stuff and have a relic for your NIN? Fucking koga chainmail for ws, why the hell would you even consider this?
Edit: You have agi merits....?

[Benevolentone]

Is Lord Ruthven your typical pop > run to pin spot > DoT nuke kinda fight? What should I bring to speed it up? What is the most effective way to kill this low man?

[sruon]

Is Lord Ruthven your typical pop > run to pin spot > DoT nuke kinda fight? What should I bring to speed it up? What is the most effective way to kill this low man?

Has auto regen, Bio barely offsets it, poison don't land and nukes don't do shit, best option is something like RDM + RNG since ranged hits it like a merit mob. RDM mostly here for safety.

[Guitarman]

does a low dmg offhand weapon affect ws damage? i'm looking at trying to snag a fendoir

http://wiki.ffxiclopedia.org/wiki/Fendoir

but wondering if the low dmg will hurt me in any way. also, anyone have any firsthand advice for killer johnny? Reading the testimonies about him i really can't figure a good strat to take him down with.

[chazzyphizzle]

Cors kiting around the rock do fine, just have to make sure you have a QD charge up at all times since he likes to drop aggro...a lot.

[Onorgul]

Your single off-hand swing (and presumably its Double Attack) will be quite, quite weak. Moreover, the TP gain will not begin to make up for the overall DPS loss. Until your TP:WS split in terms of damage begins to resemble a Samurai using Hagun, which it won't, Fendoir will be just a toy at best. Work on a Magian axe if you want OA2.

[Byrthnoth]

does a low dmg offhand weapon affect ws damage? i'm looking at trying to snag a fendoir

http://wiki.ffxiclopedia.org/wiki/Fendoir

but wondering if the low dmg will hurt me in any way. also, anyone have any firsthand advice for killer johnny? Reading the testimonies about him i really can't figure a good strat to take him down with.

Well, first off let me preface this by telling you that the axe is crap. Its DPS is so abysmal that the increase in WS frequency will not save it. It's entirely not worth getting unless you meleeburn Flans a lot or something.

That said, no, base weapon damage doesn't factor into the Primal Rend equation in any way, and if you offhand it then it only affects the offhand hit of Rampage.

[Gunitsoldier]

Which trial weapon is best for MNK? DMG:0 OAT 2-3 or DMG+19 OAT 2?

[stewie]

OA2-3 if you have a footwork build, STR/ATT Taipan Fangs otherwise I believe.

[Gunitsoldier]

So the DMG+19 OAT2 is bad? Seemed good to me :s

[fredjanx]

Has auto regen, Bio barely offsets it, poison don't land and nukes don't do shit, best option is something like RDM + RNG since ranged hits it like a merit mob. RDM mostly here for safety.

What this guy said. Also, don't take longer than 2 hours or it'll depop

[Tortalius]

anyone know if Tefenet (sentry belt coeurl) can be gravitied or bound? The wiki doesn't have an answer. I'm trying to see if a sch/rdm could solo it.

[Guolou]

um anyone know why i have 0 skins or anything loading on my screen after the forum update it's just all white with no boxex around posts or anything

[fredjanx]

Use Mappy instead.

Just tried this out, it's badass for when looking for a specific mob (like vnms)

[Diddy Kong]

Do conquest items like Mst. Caster's Mitts work in Abyssea?

[rog]

No.

[Akyrey90]

i'm thinking to augment some equip to try to get some pet stats:i'm intrested about pup,but wouldnt mind getting something that smns wears too.i dont have bst,so idm about it.is there any good place where to do it(that just has some % more on pet stats) or is it completely random?