Random Question Thread XIII: If You Get Linked Here, You're Retarded

[fredjanx]

Counterstance ok to use on krab even through mega scissors?

No.

[Epysian]

I tried to launch the broswer once and it crashed my windower, is that because of windower? Or what. And this FF+Noscript... Should I just google it and it will be self explanatory? I tend to be pretty shit stupid.

If you're ever doing anything like changing Credit Card info, launch Playonline and not FFXI with windower. It shouldn't crash then.

[Fredjan]

Get Rajas Ring. You have Medicine or Sorceror's Ring as options for White Mage and Black Mage, can use Trooper's and Metanoia for -Enmity, and there are a host of MND and INT rings available equal to or superior to Tamas Ring. All things considered equally, I'm not even sure you really need to stress about the -Enmity, anyhow, because I'm fairly sure you've got a pile of Blessed +1 and the like, don't you?

Ignoring the rajas mention, yes, I have Medicine Ring. There's times I don't use it. Now that I can attain the 50% cure potency cap by HQing a Fylgja Torque (39% without Ring+HQ), it'll get more use, nearly fulltime use.

I do own 1 Neptune's Ring and 1 Aquilo's Ring, and my plan was to get a Rajas once I obtain the lv75 rare/ex versions (which are even better than the lv80s, mind you) from VNMs. I'm not re-buying Aqua/Snow Rings. I suppose I could get a 2nd Neptune's/Aquilo's, until the VNM rings come into the picture. The enmity- ring didn't appeal to me because it had VIT- and MND- on it IIRC, but I suppose my enmity- sets haven't exactly had a VIT+/MND+ priority, either, and even with some less VIT/MND, the overall performance of my cures'll hardly be affected. Point taken.

Biggest suggestion, get rid of tamas.

Right, cause -1 STR and +5 DEX'll improve Guillotine damage itself by a significant amount. I suppose it would be the ideal STR ring to use, yes. Overall, Rajas'll benefit my DRK a lot, I'm far from denying that fact.

What part of "ignoring rajas suggestions" do people fail to read here? I've been a career mage the entire time I've played this game, and DRK isn't a job I'll get a lot of use of, with or without a Rajas. I chose Tamas, cause it had the biggest benefit to me. I am NOT denying Rajas has usefulness. Let me say it again: I plan to get Rajas, because I feel Tamas finally has replacements (which aren't the same, they are better), though it is nastier on the inventory. To some, that's all Tamas's ever been, an inventory space saver. To me, it had more use than that (just ask me what inventory my jobs use *with* a Tamas, I'll gladly mention it). Nowadays, I do agree I should just get Rajas.

1 vulcan at most, you'll want vulcan/toreador's, maybe sniper/toreador. Even with adaberk, 8/8 scythe merits etc plus alot of what you use, i still miss hits far too frequently. The AF+1 hands are a great choice for the accuracy too. Just remember hitting 4/4 hits > hitting slightly stronger 2/4 or 3/4 hits.

Finally, a reply I wanted. I almost had 2/2 DRK AF items from Limbus recently, but I was told I couldn't join one group to lot the item cause I was in another group waiting to enter (they said I wouldn't be able to enter with the group I was in), so I lost out. Which brings me to another question: Any truth to that? I find it hard to believe, honestly. Never heard of that before.

I was considering Toreador/Rajas once I make the plunge and drop my Tamas. Probably the ideal combo, I suppose.

[Draylo]

Did you conveniently forget the STP on rajas as well? We are telling you one of the best upgrades you could make, even being a career mage. Tamas is nothing but an inventory saver or a good nuking piece for BLU spells that are both MND + INT mod (which you don't have and blu's would benefit from rajas more anyway unless all you dont on BLU is magical nuke). Why bother keeping it? When, outside of blu nukes, will you need both MND and INT at the same time? The enmity is pretty negligible considering it shouldn't matter that much for most fights to lose the enmity on that ring or you could replace it in another slot. Being versatile is nice, having a DD job will greatly benefit you and the Rajas will help a lot.

[Mercilessturtle]

No truth to that, you can alliance with them or join their party to lot and then disband and still enter another zone. Remember you want to have the same acc in your WS gear as in your TP gear which you should be capping hit rate in. Don't go overboard on acc because you seem to miss 1 hit of guillo "too often". At capped acc that will still happen nearly 1/5th of the time, which can seem like a lot. JSE feet would be an improvement, and a magian scythe would be your biggest gain. Do str if you don't have the storetp gear for a 5 hit with the stp scythe.

[Yugl]

Yes

Cool, thanks.

[Nightfyre]

For MDT/MDB pretty obvious, same crap as RDM really. Coral gear +1, other various MDB pieces if capped w/shell5, lamia mantle+1/kaman+1 etc. New magian trial swords that have +MDB as well.

Nuke build varies by spell.



uggly pendant during proc, leg medallion/prudence torque otherwise or morgana choker/gnole torque/chr neck.
correct staff + grip(reign grip, bugard +1)

MND only swap rings for mnd+, back peice for aslan cape, feet teal pigaches

Missed name of ring with +6 int.

INT/MND + INT
http://www.ffxiah.com/item-sets/177201

CHR:
http://www.ffxiah.com/item-sets/177204

Might have missed newer pieces but its pretty accurate. Obvious downgrades if no access to pieces, lower mnd/int rings, teal hat.

Obligatory VNM ring reference here for INT set. I use Mahatma over Teal for INT nukes since it doubles as a Mind Blast and Magic Fruit/Plenilune Embrace piece, but that's just inventory limitations. Bugard +1 over Reign Grip for INT nukes. Nimue's Tights for Eyes on Me.

[Thorny]

Ignore the idiots talking about accuracy for guillotine. You're fucking 80, if you're in abyssea pop pizza and you'll still cap attack with buffs and atma. If you're not, you're acc capped naked with a weapon anyway..

[Draylo]

Obligatory VNM ring reference here for INT set. I use Mahatma over Teal for INT nukes since it doubles as a Mind Blast and Magic Fruit/Plenilune Embrace piece, but that's just inventory limitations. Bugard +1 over Reign Grip for INT nukes. Nimue's Tights for Eyes on Me.

Yeah I don't remember the name of the VNM ring. Wow missed those tights, very nice piece.

[Draylo]

Anyone know a good setup that involves like 3 ppl for Manifest Destiny WOTG windurst quest? So hard trying to find people...

[fredjanx]

Just a quick question, but does Lord Ruthven resist Quick Draw? because wiki doesn't specify.

[Yugl]

How do I revert icons back to the original ones?

Just a quick question, but does Lord Ruthven resist Quick Draw? because wiki doesn't specify.

The COR I did ruth with said he received full DMG.

[Salodin]

Lamprey Lord strategy, please =(

[rog]

Lamprey Lord strategy, please =(

http://kanican.livejournal.com/44638.html

[Fredjan]

Did you conveniently forget the STP on rajas as well? We are telling you one of the best upgrades you could make, even being a career mage. Tamas is nothing but an inventory saver or a good nuking piece for BLU spells that are both MND + INT mod (which you don't have and blu's would benefit from rajas more anyway unless all you dont on BLU is magical nuke). Why bother keeping it? When, outside of blu nukes, will you need both MND and INT at the same time? The enmity is pretty negligible considering it shouldn't matter that much for most fights to lose the enmity on that ring or you could replace it in another slot. Being versatile is nice, having a DD job will greatly benefit you and the Rajas will help a lot.

You may have missed the part where I said:

Overall, Rajas'll benefit my DRK a lot, I'm far from denying that fact.

My post was concerning Guillotine damage, not 5-6-hit/etc. Call me crazy, but I liked having Tamas simply because it gave me INT+5 (or MND+5), MP+30 (only relevant at full MP, but whatever), Enmity-3, ALL AT ONCE, without having to macro different stuff in. Now, it really is a inventory saver in my eyes (simply because with newer items, it isn't the best at anything stat-wise that it offers). It wasn't to benefit from INT and MND at once, I'm not delusional, I know what stats help spells. And having 6 very well geared mage jobs means having a DD job years later is irrelevant, people know me because of my mages. I leveled DRK because it's different, and it gives me a break from mage jobs. 99% of the time I'm on my White Mage in events, occasionally Black Mage or Summoner.

But whatever, my intention wasn't to start another CoP ring debate, and it's not like I disagree about rajas's usefulness for melees, anyway.

No truth to that, you can alliance with them or join their party to lot and then disband and still enter another zone.

That's what I thought, thanks.

[Mohit]

Anyone know a good setup that involves like 3 ppl for Manifest Destiny WOTG windurst quest? So hard trying to find people...

This was a pretty easy fight. I was pld and took nearly no dmg at all from NM while the rest of the group killed the elementals. They took very little dmg from that too.

Wiki has sam, brd, whm and i bet you could do DDx2 + healer or pld (hold NM) + healer + DD

I think there are a few ways to do it. It really wasn't hard at all

[Salodin]

http://kanican.livejournal.com/44638.html

A strategy that doesn't involve soloing, please. Need this for my Samurai, and I don't have many mage friends that I think can pull this off solo.

[rog]

A strategy that doesn't involve soloing, please. Need this for my Samurai, and I don't have many mage friends that I think can pull this off solo.

Sam could do it to with med->ws, and maybe some ranged attacks if you want. Just make sure you wait for it to ws before you ws, so you don't get hit with wtf the aoe it uses is (you can easily outrun it if you're not closing in on it when it uses it), since you don't have cures (or just bring a few regen drinks/potions i guess). No idea how long it would take, but you certainly could do it.

Also any rdm that isn't retarded can easily solo it.

[Karbuncle]

On PoL, Whats Error CodeOL-5434?

says services suspended... is it a Billing Issue ~.~? i can't tell until CC servers come back up, But i'll be pissed it I'm actually suspended considering i don't even use windower -.-;

[rog]

I'm going to assume the services that are suspended are the registration server. If your account was suspended you wouldn't be able to log in, and you'd get either LM16, or LM11.