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

[Mazmaz]

What other Store TP options are available to MNK for 5 hit footwork other than Usu Body and Cobra Unit Harness? Is there any options I missed (other than Brisk Mask that hasn't been found)? Need 6 STP in addition to brutal/rajas.

[Benevolentone]

What is a reasonably low-man and reliable way to take down the NM that drops Vermeil Bhuj? And what drop rates are people seeing? I assume pretty decent drop rates for a lot of the abyssea NMs but I have yet to really try it personally.

Also is that weapon as good as I think it is? It seems pretty amazing for the time involved to obtain it.

[Thorny]

mnk mnk rdm whm brd thf should have 0 issue, have rdm stand in aoe with stoneskin for gorge and use cruor meds/enhancements

[Onorgul]

What other Store TP options are available to MNK for 5 hit footwork other than Usu Body and Cobra Unit Harness? Is there any options I missed (other than Brisk Mask that hasn't been found)? Need 6 STP in addition to brutal/rajas.

Um... White Tathlum and Mirke Wardecors with Store TP? Or Anwig Salade with Store TP and Haste +3%, I suppose. You have limited options if you insist on avoiding Cobra Harness.

[Ellimist]

Doing apkallu for magian trial. I've read here and elsewhere very conflicting things...

We've decided to stick with Arrapago apkallu because the Zhalom ones were freaking out. Me and my friend are RNG and COR... Would it be better to just /ra to kill them, or can we melee for TP and slugshot afterwords? Some BST told me that attacking them with melee gave them defense bonus... something I haven't read about before.

[Yugl]

Does Phalanx have a cap? I heard 28, but the Enhancing Magic Calculator is stating 29.

[rog]

28 is cap.

[Jeryhn]

I know everyone's macros are different but what are some of the "needed" macros I should have for RDM?

At the very least?

Cure4, Haste, Refresh, Slow, Paralyze, Bind, Gravity, Sleep

[Borgasm]

Anyone use xp scroll on their npc buddy? Does it work right away? Seeing if I could level her up so I can do the Tactics mini quest for max XP tonight and not waste the 5700 xp on just capping her at current level. Thanks.

[Snprphnx]

Question. Aside from the 3-4 needed for specific quests/missions, is there a purpose or use for the cards you get from the cardigans, like Eight of Coins card?

[Byrthnoth]

Question. Aside from the 3-4 needed for specific quests/missions, is there a purpose or use for the cards you get from the cardians, like Eight of Coins card?

They have no purpose, but you can NPC them for a nominal amount of gil. The ones you get from KS30 Royale Ramble NPC for about 1k each if I remember right.

[Riiaider]

Doing apkallu for magian trial. I've read here and elsewhere very conflicting things...

We've decided to stick with Arrapago apkallu because the Zhalom ones were freaking out. Me and my friend are RNG and COR... Would it be better to just /ra to kill them, or can we melee for TP and slugshot afterwords? Some BST told me that attacking them with melee gave them defense bonus... something I haven't read about before.

Recently completed this myself for mnk. Most of the stuff you read is pretty much spot on with communal hate and PDT. From my on experiences I noticed that melee PDT and Ranged PDT are totally different. I was hitting for 0 on mnk but dragged a RNG mule that was able to deal full dmg. He eventually hit PDT cap also though and shot for 0. My GF was with me on COR one night and QD seems to ignore any defense they have built. I am only guessing this is true because we were with a JP nin whose nukes started doing noticably less damage but her QD was still doing full dmg with the only variable being what # she hit on wizards roll.

In regards to what you should do I would recommend doing both as the PDTs seem to be separate you will be able to kill more per session.

[Karbuncle]

Quick question

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Using these two as an example, i don't know how to word it, do they do the same thing (Spell Int. Rate down) or do the pants Increase chance of interrupting?

"Spell interruption rate down -5%" Sounds like "Spell Interruption Rate up 5%" because of the double negative, and the fact the Nikk does not have the -% and we know what it does already.

only curious if its another vast typo in the ocean of typos this update...

[rog]

I would assume it's another typo.

[Kyte]

I would like to believe that if SE were to make an item that increases interrupt rate, they would word it "Spell interruption rate +xx%"

[SteveMc]

Umm I have a weird problem, I can log into Pol just fine no problems at all, but when I log into my char I get instant R0, when I run around (say if I move from MH to AH) I log back in there but instantly R0 again, this is getting annoying and no SE custom support is open for me atm, anyone else had this problem?

[Khajit]

Spot with lots of vermin and signet/sigill. I'm doing a magian trial and i gotta ws as many as possible.

[cdgreg]

Umm I have a weird problem, I can log into Pol just fine no problems at all, but when I log into my char I get instant R0, when I run around (say if I move from MH to AH) I log back in there but instantly R0 again, this is getting annoying and no SE custom support is open for me atm, anyone else had this problem?

Will have to have someone move your char out of zone, or hope your ISP clears the issue up.

[xIndustrialxAngelx]

SMN burning seems dead, due to Abyssea. (atleast on my server)

Any recommendations for a lvl 12 sch to solo/duo? to lvl 40? or beyond?

[SteveMc]

Will have to have someone move your char out of zone, or hope your ISP clears the issue up.

All my internet is working fine, I play FFXI on Xbox and XBL is working fine, just FFXI itself, POL is fine also.