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

[Konda]

Assuming you don't need the accuracy from Martial (Abyssea mobs, lower level stuff), a higher dmg gun will put out more dmg on Slug. Martial is still best for Detonator, and mab+8 Mayhem is best for QD. I haven't looked at the numbers yet to compare it to Martial on Leaden Salute.

martial even better than the det. dmg+10% one?

[Chen]

Drk/nin, brd, rdm, whm, blmx2. Drk dd tanks on the ground, swaps to fire resist in the air. Let the blms get full mp before you make it fly so they can bring it back down quick so the drk can get back to DDing.

i think two BLMs is cutting it abit fine, i pulled hate a few runs (our LS would do runs of 12 ish at a time) with just two nukes. at lv. 75 a 2.7k MB + almost any spell will take hate(momentarily) off a great DRK who Se'd down the first 30% i'd advise a 3rd, or a RNG.

[Shizoku]

6-man blobdingnag set up?

[rog]

6-man blobdingnag set up?

tank, tank, rdm, blm, blm, blm.

[Yugl]

Personally i use 3 macro sets, one for dark arts, one for light arts, and one in the middle, for both.

Sometimes it's worth casting in the wrong arts. You have to consider that if you switch to dark, cast a spell, then switch back to light, you won't be able to switch back to dark to 50~ seconds. And if you have addendum white on, you'll lose that, unless you want to waste a stratagem (this is by far the biggest reason to cast in the wrong arts). You should also consider how much mp you'll lose from it. If you just need to wake someone up, you won't lose much mp by casting cure in dark arts for example. There's a number of things you should consider before changing arts. Sometimes it's worth it, sometimes it's not, you need to figure out when you should yourself.

I'll probably see if I can cope with one for the moment then. The issue is that I'm running out of space for important spells, but since only Light Arts requires addendums, I should be able to tie the addendum with the healing spell needed (Nas + Erase).

[Ocara]

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.

Gules Harness is another option, but eh.. it's kind of shitty since it doesn't have any other DD stats on it. But its an AH option and pretty cheap, might want to use until you get cobra unit harness at least.

http://www.ffxiah.com/item/11828/gules-harness

[Mercilessturtle]

i think two BLMs is cutting it abit fine, i pulled hate a few runs (our LS would do runs of 12 ish at a time) with just two nukes. at lv. 75 a 2.7k MB + almost any spell will take hate(momentarily) off a great DRK who Se'd down the first 30% i'd advise a 3rd, or a RNG.

You've got 30 minutes and he doesn't have much HP, just ease up when you pull hate. Obviously more people means you can kill it faster, but the question wasn't how to do it quickly.

[rog]

You could always put lesser used -nas, or other spells on a fourth set, above/below your light arts set to get some room. If you already do that, or don't have them macroed, and still don't have room, then seriously play on your pc.

[Francisco]

Was Asuran Fists adjusted at all?

Changes since the update:

Hand-to-hand skill up from 299 to 324.
STR on WS up from 104 to 118.
Attack (/WAR, no food, no buffs) up from ~410 to 467.

Weapon upgraded from Destroyers to STR Taipen Fangs...

4 DMG, a chunk of STR and a bunch of attack added, all which should help WS quite a bit - but I've been seeing some numbers much higher than I thought they'd be...

Consistent 1300+ on DC Hippogryphs, some up around 1500... even with final stage Cat's Claws and some crappier magian weapons, I've been seeing pretty much nothing under 1200 damage on Asuran Fists on EM and lower, unless I randomly miss a couple of hits.

I was on break before the update - but I remember 1000-1150 being about normal for Asuran on weaker enemies, but now it seems like it's 1250-1400. WS ninja boosted, or does the STR, DMG and Attack I added make THAT much difference?

[Naratu]

Repop timer on Brooder (T2 VNM in Abyssea La Theine)?

[Yugl]

I'm avoid PC at all costs since I like my current set up (Two screens without needing an external monitor). I might just end up hiding it in one of my random sets (Enfeebling/Buffs or w/e).

[rog]

Slightly longer than an hour. The one time i actually bothered timing it, it repopped between 1:05 and 1:10. Two or three other times i checked for it after a little over an hour, and it wasn't up, but both times i then afk'd for 20+ mins, so can't say for sure if it varies, but it's definitely more than an hour, just not much more.

[Eleven19]

martial even better than the det. dmg+10% one?

Don't know how to calculate if DMG:9 and 10% on raw damage is better than the .50 multiplier. Somebody does, that was the hagun argument for like a year lol. I'm betting they're either really close, or martial is slightly ontop.

In another question, I'm wondering if I want to trade out my Bushinomimi for a Suppa since I have some dual wield jobs. I really don't like the idea of getting rid of Bushi on an amano but there's STR+3 earrings out now I could get fairly easily and probably something comparable to put there TPing up. I know there's quite a few relic SAM that didn't bother with Bushi, I'm wondering if I should do it at all, and if I do, what earring would be best to switch in for TPing.

[Nightfyre]

Don't know how to calculate if DMG:9 and 10% on raw damage is better than the .50 multiplier. Somebody does, that was the hagun argument for like a year lol. I'm betting they're either really close, or martial is slightly ontop.

0.5 fTP is a 31.25% increase for Detonator, so I can pretty safely say Martial wins for per-WS damage.

In another question, I'm wondering if I want to trade out my Bushinomimi for a Suppa since I have some dual wield jobs. I really don't like the idea of getting rid of Bushi on an amano but there's STR+3 earrings out now I could get fairly easily and probably something comparable to put there TPing up. I know there's quite a few relic SAM that didn't bother with Bushi, I'm wondering if I should do it at all, and if I do, what earring would be best to switch in for TPing.

Suppa definitely has a greater impact on the relevant jobs than Bushi does for SAM, but you'll probably get some kind of response concerning SAM's use vs <insert your DW jobs here>. I'm biased towards Suppa, but if you'd put a Suppa to work on a regular basis I'd strongly consider it.

[Spagnutty]

Spagnutty receives the effect of Corsair's Roll.
BitchA receives the effect of Corsair's Roll.
BitchB receives the effect of Corsair's Roll.
BitchC receives the effect of Corsair's Roll.
BitchD receives the effect of Corsair's Roll.
BitchE receives the effect of Corsair's Roll.

I'd like to not see all that chat log spam anymore. I still like seeing the other messages under that same chatfilter category. Is there a windower plugin to filter out just COR / BRD spam?

[Onorgul]

You don't want to know when your buffs have missed someone? I think that may possibly make you unique.

[Spagnutty]

I'm careful with my distances >>

[Niiro]

Come to think of it, would be nice if the Silence plugin was customizable.

I really don't need to know how much HP I'm draining with every single hit landed with drain samba.

[Moridam]

How do people generally split up tier2 merits for SAM?

I've currently got capped Overwhelm of course, and one each into Shikikoyo and Blade Bash. Should I dump the rest into BB? Ikishoten worth putting anything into?

Also for WHM T2: 5/5 Devotion, or 4 into that and one into Martyr just for the hell of it? (obviously, the other 5 are already in Shellra)

[Niiro]

5 overwhelm
4 blade bash
1 shiki

Is the most balanced route.

That said I have 5 overwhelm 5 blade bash, cause I'm a dick and bitches can get their own goddamn TP.