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

[Neosutra]

interesting.. never used that when i played. looking at it now confuses me i need someone to break it down for me lol.

Download spellcast.

Go to the user submitted xmls.

Copy one for a job you have.

Save it in your plugins -> spellcast folder as yourname_job.xml (example Neosutra_RDM).

Open it as text and change the gear for each set to the gear that you have.

Save it.

Read the spellcast help page for how to load it (//sc load Neosutra_RDM).

As you read the instructions on spellcast page, you will understand more about what it's actually doing.

A good file should have a set for every action you can do (for rdm: enfeebling set, dark, healing, emnity down, convert, mnd/int/element/nukes/resting, refresh, etc). Then a rules section detailing when to equip each section.

Good tailored sets + quality rules = you being 10x more efficient.

There is a learning curve, but you'll never go back. Ever.

[Nightmarelord]

Download spellcast.

Go to the user submitted xmls.

Copy one for a job you have.

Save it in your plugins -> spellcast folder as yourname_job.xml (example Neosutra_RDM).

Open it as text and change the gear for each set to the gear that you have.

Save it.

Read the spellcast help page for how to load it (//sc load Neosutra_RDM).

As you read the instructions on spellcast page, you will understand more about what it's actually doing.

A good file should have a set for every action you can do (for rdm: enfeebling set, dark, healing, emnity down, convert, mnd/int/element/nukes/resting, refresh, etc). Then a rules section detailing when to equip each section.

Good tailored sets + quality rules = you being 10x more efficient.

There is a learning curve, but you'll never go back. Ever.

This has been very helpful, Ty sir :D <3

[Esvedium]

There is a learning curve, but you'll never go back. Ever.

This a thousand times. When I first heard about spellcast I was kinda meh about it, but then a friend sent me an xml to work with and a basic run-down on how to edit it, and since then I can't imagine working without it. It's so much more versatile than anything you can do without the windower or with just window scripts.

[Neosutra]

Just to further emphasize spellcast:

If SE deleted all my gear, I'd probably still play.

If they made spellcast no longer function, I'd quit.

[Xrave]

Can Kukulkan be popped only if you're flagged for To Paste a Peiste? Or can anyone go kill the mobs to get the key items and pop the NM?

[Fereydoon]

There's an npc in port jeuno named Zuah Lepahnyu, she seems to be a title changer npc (She's been spitting out the text whenever someone does it) I think she might be for abyssea titles but I haven't gotten any. Can anyone who's gotten one check for me?

[Cairthenn]

Just to further emphasize spellcast:

If SE deleted all my gear, I'd probably still play.

If they made spellcast no longer function, I'd quit.

I'm going to have to spoiler this because it might come as a shock.

Spoiler: show

You're fucking retarded.

[Ripebear]

hey everyone, used to have a account here but couldn't remember name since i've not played in 6 months or so, and I am getting my account back.

Was wondering what's the big differences now 80 is the cap? Are most NM's and HNM's incredibly easy now? I know FFXIV is out next month but I felt like playing XI again.

Is older gear now becoming useless? And is stuff like Dalmatica gona be useless in the future when the cap is 99?

Thanks for replies.

[lolwut]

Has Tactical Mantle been found yet?

[Cairthenn]

hey everyone, used to have a account here but couldn't remember name since i've not played in 6 months or so, and I am getting my account back.

Was wondering what's the big differences now 80 is the cap? Are most NM's and HNM's incredibly easy now? I know FFXIV is out next month but I felt like playing XI again.

Is older gear now becoming useless? And is stuff like Dalmatica gona be useless in the future when the cap is 99?

Thanks for replies.

HNMs are significantly easier now..ex. you can keep Tiamat Silenced nearly consistently for half the fight if you're killing fast enough, KVs AoEs are only taking 1 shadow when kiting, accuracy is capped at nearly everything without giving a second thought.

To be honest, nothing much was really outdated yet. There are some new alternatives, but I can't honestly say there's a single piece that no longer has a use. Will this change in the future? Potentially. It all depends on how magians work out.

[rog]

To be honest, nothing much was really outdated yet. There are some new alternatives, but I can't honestly say there's a single piece that no longer has a use.

Garden bangles!

[Ripebear]

HNMs are significantly easier now..ex. you can keep Tiamat Silenced nearly consistently for half the fight if you're killing fast enough, KVs AoEs are only taking 1 shadow when kiting, accuracy is capped at nearly everything without giving a second thought.

To be honest, nothing much was really outdated yet. There are some new alternatives, but I can't honestly say there's a single piece that no longer has a use. Will this change in the future? Potentially. It all depends on how magians work out.

Thanks for the fast reply, is a bit of a relief to find this out since my character was fairly well geared 6 months ago. So i'll probably be back doing what I did best in a couple weeks (DD'ing on SAM).

Also RDM solo now looks very interesting but I never did get those Crimson cuisses.. got nearly everything else though.

I remember the legs from an earlier expansion has 8% if chosen, is there anything else ?

[Cairthenn]

Garden bangles!

MNK THF DRK RNG COR PUP DNC can still use them.

A lot of pieces have been outclassed for certain jobs whilst still having use on others. Ex. Prudence Torque (Lgm. Medallion +1) no longer the best for BLM, still the best for RDM, SCH. Homam Cosciales no longer the best for THF, DRK, still the best for PLD. Amongst a load of other things.

[rog]

MNK THF DRK RNG COR PUP DNC can still use them.

True, i forgot how often those jobs are idling around, that 1/tic regen would actually be useful.

[Nightmarelord]

This a thousand times. When I first heard about spellcast I was kinda meh about it, but then a friend sent me an xml to work with and a basic run-down on how to edit it, and since then I can't imagine working without it. It's so much more versatile than anything you can do without the windower or with just window scripts.

if someone wants to give me a basic run down of how stuff functions that would be great. im learning fast and all.

or if Byrthnoth (sp) has a decent dnc spellcast id be overwhelmingly happy. im trying to put together some stuff for a level 50 and a level 75 cap as well as reg stuff.

[urat]

Still working on a build for Aeolian Edge, and am finding just taking decent cheap pieces for it and mass augmenting them to get matt+/int+ on them is more efficient, so I'm on back now.

Any good cheap back pieces that are in high supply and wont break my wallet, preferably with str or att on them, Im thinking amemet NQ might be decent if I got a couple int or matt on it.

[spider123]

Do the super magic accuracy line of Magian Staffs apply to Lullaby and Elegy?

[Panthera]

Do all abyssea mobs have TP moves identical to their non-abyssea counterparts? or are any missing a move here and there.

The reason that i ask is that tauri and colibri don't have the behavior of mobs in other areas; they don't do Mortal Ray and Reflect, respectively. I figure SE's reasoning on that one is that these are created specifically as EXP areas. So, the same logic might apply to abyssea; sheeps might not do sheep song, is what i'm hoping for, as well as other annoying TP moves as well. Another example is that mandies in abyssea don't do AOE sleep, so.....

[rog]

Do the super magic accuracy line of Magian Staffs apply to Lullaby and Elegy?

Of course.

[rog]

Do all abyssea mobs have TP moves identical to their non-abyssea counterparts? or are any missing a move here and there.

The reason that i ask is that tauri and colibri don't have the behavior of mobs in other areas; they don't do Mortal Ray and Reflect, respectively. I figure SE's reasoning on that one is that these are created specifically as EXP areas. So, the same logic might apply to abyssea; sheeps might not do sheep song, is what i'm hoping for, as well as other annoying TP moves as well. Another example is that mandies in abyssea don't do AOE sleep, so.....

Off the top of my head, frogs don't have any ws, and mandies don't do aoe zzz.