What's Better?

[Dooom]

5-hit.

[Kamentaru]

Thinking about coming back and I was wondering what kind of staves I should be aiming for on rdm. I left my rdm at level 80 with NQ staves. When I come back should I just buy the HQ or keep my NQ while working on the magian ones?

[Andradi]

HQ are pretty cheap these days, it depends how tight your budget is really. Not to mention I couldn't see any sane person replacing all of their staves with magians.

Bare minimum would probably be considered Ice potency and cure potency?

[Fereydoon]

Artemis Medal worth using on SCH? And Searing or Penitent's?

[Caliburn]

Put this in RQT on accident, so let's try this again where it should be:

So I got Smiting Blow the other day and still need to level my sam from 85 to 90, (no Masamune, InB4, etc.) so I was wondering what my other atma should be, seeing as I only have 2 at the moment? VV, RR or Alpha & Omega?

[BlackMoomba]

Anyone have an idea where Taurine Cesti are obtained? http://www.ffxiah.com/item/18779/taurine-cesti

[Byrthnoth]

To settle the belt discussion....

Seraph Blade, 100TP:
Soil Gorget - 277 damage
Soil Belt - 277 damage
Soil belt + Soil gorget - 291
Nothing - 264

83+38 STR
72 MND
77 INT

First two numbers prove it's 0.1, as far as I'm concerned. The rest are in case someone wants to do a more rigorous verification.


My question is, is this belt worth using over Cuchulain's on Evisceration?

[zard1977]

In abyssea where the WSC is so high, gorgets and belts will definitely be better. Outside abyssea you have to check if acc/attack is capped etc. Better off with a anguinus belt anyway.

[zard1977]

Anyone have an idea where Taurine Cesti are obtained? http://www.ffxiah.com/item/18779/taurine-cesti

Drops from Indrik in aby-uleguerand.

[Castellano]

so top 3 atmas for damage on SAM are what now? which 3 for fudo and which 3 for gekko sams?

[Malacite]

VV, Smiting Blow & (IMO) Sundering Slash.

Total - STR +50 (VV is 40 or 50 I honestly forget) DA +5% Regain +4 TP Bonus +100 WS Acc +50 Attack +20? (not sure how much minor attack is)

Can probably switch out Sundering Slash for something else but 4 TP/tic = awesome sauce? I'm sure with enough STP that's gotta be enough to enable 4-hit?

[Obsidian]

Wow.

[nitsuj]

Wow.

Way to contribute.

[JustaWAR]

Rvg. Cuisses +1 (3%DA, 10 attack)
vs
Byakko Haidate (15 DEX)

for Raging Rush? in and outside of abyssea

EDIT: By in an out of abyssea, I mean how it relates to enhanced crit stuff from RR atma

[Obsidian]

Way to contribute.

Because running around yelling CALLED IT and throwing six thousand ideas at the wall so he can do it again next update is contributing?

Well, I didn't really feel like pretending to know SAM at three in the morning, but I can pull atmas out of my ass like he did if it'd make you feel better.

VV/RR/Smiting Blow is probably what I'd go with. Dunno if the better Regain atma would do more for you than VV.

[Malacite]

Why the hell would you RR with SAM?

Gonna say right now I'm unclear on the math, but wouldn't the extra regain enable 4-hit and thus pretty well trump RR? SAM doesn't have any crit WS anyway so wth's the point.

[Yugl]

He probably meant Reraise. Stupid people die a lot, you know?

[EjinCaitsith]

Best 3rd atma (been using VV and RR) to use for Empryean Gaxe War? Can see the following 4 being useful ~.~, stout arm still viable since i always have a brd and would no longer need minuets (already hitting 999 attack) and have 25% haste build (would hit haste cap with double marchs)

TPset: http://www.ffxiah.com/item-sets/183615
Ukkoset: http://www.ffxiah.com/item-sets/188536

Atma of the Scorpion Queen Hedjedjet "Store TP"+: Major Critical hit rate +: Minor Enhances "Resist Bind" effect: Superior
Atma of the Plaguebringer Resheph "Regen": Minor "Store TP"+: Major "Double Attack"+: Minor
Atma of the Griffon's Claw Great Sword skill+: Major Scythe skill+: Major (2H weapon equipped) WS damage+: Major
Atma of the Stout Arm Briareus STR+: Major Attack+: Superior Ranged Attack+: Major

and i know the best offense is a good defense but i already push past 3k hp with all merit abyssite obtained

I've been using SQ and a similar tp set with Ukon.

But, i'm wondering if pairing the 2 stp:major atmas, assuming the second one is 30 stp also, and some extra stp gear for 4hit wouldn't be better. Although, i hate losing VV because i find it extremely useful for !! procs and building tp when running around/waiting for repops.

[Obsidian]

Why the hell would you RR with SAM?

Gonna say right now I'm unclear on the math, but wouldn't the extra regain enable 4-hit and thus pretty well trump RR? SAM doesn't have any crit WS anyway so wth's the point.

If all you do is stand around and meditate then I suppose there isn't a point to RR, but I was assuming he was asking about overall damage, and not stupid enough to care only about his Gekko numbers.

And like I said, I pulled those out of my ass to satisfy the blue. Whether or not they're actually the best seems to have no bearing on the worth of my contribution, so why should I bother mathing it out?

[Darkmagi]

RR is pretty much a must have for any melee. Stupid people seem to think damage during the TP phase is irrelevant.