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

[solanis]

The file executes itself as teh loop which is why stopping it coudl be a problem. Suggest checking info from solanis.

The windower script page does have guides for looping and stopping by I think the examples are poorly written as I was having a hard time following.

I guess it could be a tiny bit confusing. All you have to do is follow this list:

1. download the core file and save in the scripts folder
2. download autoexec and save in the plugins folder
3. edit the init file as indicated in the link
4. if you don't want to edit the init, just type //load autoexec and //exec skillupcore.txt right into the chat log
5. save the code I posted above as rattack.txt and save it into the scripts folder
6. //skillup_start rattack.txt to start it, and //stop to stop it manually.

[Supersun]

Does anyone know approximately how much evasion the monsters that you exp on in abyssea generally have?

[rog]

I thought I remembered reading a couple weeks ago that at 80 cap you'd need less fire resist for tiamat/sarameya etc.

What are the current accepted amounts that you need? Planning on gearing up my mule for Tiawatch.

Resistance is equal to a C skill, so you gained +20 resist/

[rog]

Does anyone know approximately how much evasion the monsters that you exp on in abyssea generally have?

Depends on the mob.

[Supersun]

Depends on the mob.

Well obviously, but has there been any testing/parses done to get a rough figure of the more popular ones.

[Aerynlia]

Resistance is equal to a C skill, so you gained +20 resist/

Thanks, for Tiamat I should be looking at 280~ then? What about Sarameya?

[Francisco]

Have any melees classes here had much experience with soloing stuff in Abyssea?

As 80 MNK/NIN (with HP and full stat buffs), I have no issue soloing DC-EM Emphereal Clionids and Limules (haven't tried a tough yet...). They can be a tad annoying with DoTs and stuff like Rime Spray and Blazing Bound - but it's not a huge deal.

T1 VNMs are a cakewalk.

I've heard people say Tonberry Bedevilers are ridiculously easy to solo. How true is this?

How about Pixies in La Theine? I'm fairly certain I could take the DCs and EMs without much problem (aside from Diaga annoyances), but what about VTs and ITs?

I haven't tried to solo much as far as regular mobs go - but I feel "buffed" enough that I could easily take down any non-NM in these zones aside from maybe Gnoles, Gnats and some random junk I'd want to stay away from (-ga III, Silence, Petrify, etc...)

I grabbed the Kismet Abyssite today - but I only have ~25-30 minutes left... wondering if I can build up my time in the zone solo with it once I get another stone.

[Yugl]

Best fame quest for Abyssea (Working on Blue Chest Level item).

[Francisco]

Best fame quest for Abyssea (Working on Blue Chest Level item).

Each zone has it's own fame, first of all.

For La Theine, spam trade Rusty Kunai and Rusty Spears. Mix in a few Willow Logs as well.

The Grenade quest and the Water quest don't take very long either, but they aren't spammable... worth considering though. They got me the key item today after I did a clean sweep of the AH and bazaars.

[Shadida]

Is it known if you still receive -25 enmity for weapon skill with Camouflage up? Camouflage wears off if you WS with it up, but I've never known for sure if the enmity-25 applies to the WS or if it wears before the WS.

[meeeeeep]

I was wondering, can anyone give me a detailed strategy on how to duo Cuelebre? Plan on duoing it with a BLM friend of mine (I'm RDM)

[NotGreyheim]

Any of the Phalanx BCNMs soloable? Also, can blm/rdm solo Up in Arms? Any advice would be much appreciated if so

[Nightfyre]

When it readies firespit you move out the way so that it hits the door instead. It's kinda hard to do until you fully comprehend how to do it.

Hmm. Alright, thanks.

Well obviously, but has there been any testing/parses done to get a rough figure of the more popular ones.

Off the top of my head I cap acc on mandies and bats with ~390 acc and pizza and may be slightly over the cap but I don't have parses in front of me right now. Pretty sure I do not cap acc on bugards with the same setup, but I know I do with ~20 additional acc. Crapaudy are probably a bit more evasive than bugards but I haven't EXP'd on them in a while so I can't say for sure.

[Francisco]

Is the glitch where you cannot obtain stones for abyssea still around? In all honesty, I've lost track - but it seems like I'm being short changed on stones.

I obtained one stone Tuesday around 3pm EST. Last stone before that was on Monday at 7pm.

I can't remember any more details - but shoudn't I be getting ~2 stones now and another one around 11 am EST?

[Kalisa]

Is the glitch where you cannot obtain stones for abyssea still around? In all honesty, I've lost track - but it seems like I'm being short changed on stones.

I obtained one stone Tuesday around 3pm EST. Last stone before that was on Monday at 7pm.

I can't remember any more details - but shoudn't I be getting ~2 stones now and another one around 11 am EST?

Tuesday at 3 PM as in a week ago, or ~10 hours ago?

If it was last week, yeah, you should have 7-8 stones stocked up by now. If it was today... no. Not by a long shot. Stones are created every 20 hours (less if you have that one Abyssite). Your next stone will come due tomorrow (Wed.) at 11 AM, and the one after that will be up on Thursday at 7 AM.

[Francisco]

Tuesday at 3 PM as in a week ago, or ~10 hours ago?

If it was last week, yeah, you should have 7-8 stones stocked up by now. If it was today... no. Not by a long shot. Stones are created every 20 hours (less if you have that one Abyssite). Your next stone will come due tomorrow (Wed.) at 11 AM, and the one after that will be up on Thursday at 7 AM.

Yesterday, but I thought it worked kinda like this...

Assume I had three stones stored on the NPC.

I obtain stone one on Monday at 5pm.

I obtain stone two on Monday at 6pm.

I obtain stone three on Monday at 7pm.

I currently have zero stones on the NPC.

Stone one is available Tuesday at 1pm.

Stone two is available Tuesday at 2pm.

Stone three is available Tuesday at 3pm.

That's not correct?

[Nightfyre]

No, the second one would be ready Wednesday at 9 AM and the third on Thursday at 5 AM.

[Manf]

I recently finished the oa3 axe to have something fun to play with on my BST, but also cause I was interested how it would perform on WAR paired with Ridill. I was always under the impression that if you were going to even bother to dual-wield it needed to be with a Ridill to not be completely laughable. Furthermore, when dual-wielding with a Ridill, pairing it with Joyeuse produced better DoT(and ws frequency obviously) than axe/Ridill. Now we have the OA(#) weapons; with the Oa3's attack frequency being a little better than what Joyeuse is(with slight less damage rating). Was I way off-base thinking ridill/oa3 is a good combo when I'm asked to sub ninja?

Would a higher dmg axe main hand(like say the fire one) out perform the increased attack frequency?

[Yugl]

Normal Damage from Firaga III Erebus with MDT 23% + Shell IV? I would often be hit for roughly 700 DMG, which makes soloing a pain in the ass due to MP spent on cures while wearing next to no MP+ gear.

[Riiaider]

Also, can blm/rdm solo Up in Arms? Any advice would be much appreciated if so

Yes, if you arent a Taru would advise maybe a few ethers.