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

**rog** · 2010-09-07 00:28

Originally Posted by Nightfyre

EDIT: Anybody having issues with random NPCs completely failing to load? One of my shellmates had to wait an hour to enter Abyssea today because the NPC for using stones didn't load on the first attempt and just now the WG warp NPC in Windurst didn't load for me. Wondering what's up and if this is ongoing or recent.

A few years ago i had an issue where every so often no npcs would load at all, and i'd have to restart ffxi. Not sure what the problem was, but i ended up reformatting a month or two later for unrelated reasons, and never had it happen again. Probably unrelated anyway since it would cause all npcs to not load, instead of just one particular npc, and it wasn't fixed by zoning either.

**Yugl** · 2010-09-07 01:29

It may just be Abyssea. I someone have issues on the PS3 where the Carn maw at Abyssea doesn't load. It's annoying since I end up burning warp items...

**thetruepandagod** · 2010-09-07 01:32

Just curious but defense down% on mobs caps at 50% yea? Or am i completely wrong and there is no cap.

**Fiarlia** · 2010-09-07 03:16

Shadow Mantle/Ring worth anything these days? (Not gil worth, worth using etc.)

**rog** · 2010-09-07 03:17

Ring is pretty cool for an mdt set. Mantle is ok for jobs that can't use umbra cape, as well as darksday chakra (lol).

**Khidir** · 2010-09-07 03:32

shadow mantle works when you least expect it, i get more use out of it on darksday curing (magic fruit) than the damage negated.

although I will say that its nice when on rdm for crowd control and sometimes it procs; pretty sure that it doesnt have an increase in damage null procs in darksday either did some eyeballing for a few hours on it wasn't impressed.

You'd negate more damage in the long run with umbra than a single proc of shadow however in my case of rdm and crowd control where they hit obscenely hard or use a tp move obscenely hard pdt isnt going to mean too much without sacrificing for enfeebling is hard to comeby(i dont have altruistic but I dont get resisted anymore in dynamis zones...) Macros yeah but you'd be swapping pretty fast and on the fly for a mob that wakes up only for a few secs to be re-slept again... and not miss something wearing, another mob waking, cures, etc.

there's a new pdt cape for melee now iirc cant remember for the life of me atm though

Short version though I use it for hi damage stuff/shitsngiggles lower end I use chev; but chev(umbra) is the best answer really

**Guitarman** · 2010-09-07 04:52

i've never .dat modded anything before, but i'm kind of interested in doing it now. any guides out there someone can link me to? or even just give me a quick and dirty rundown of what i'm doing?

**Wintermute** · 2010-09-07 06:05

Thinking about reactivating after a 2 year or so break.

Which of the mini-expansion dealies are worthwhile? Not keen on getting all of them if most are going to end up being fluff.

**stewie** · 2010-09-07 06:06

Originally Posted by Wintermute

Thinking about reactivating after a 2 year or so break.

Which of the mini-expansion dealies are worthwhile? Not keen on getting all of them if most are going to end up being fluff.

Abysseas.

**TheCaptain** · 2010-09-07 08:01

How much Store TP is needed for 4 hit with Spitfire (46 I think)? Doesn't the TP Formula change as the delay gets higher or was I told wrong?

**Dooom** · 2010-09-07 08:23

Originally Posted by Guitarman

i've never .dat modded anything before, but i'm kind of interested in doing it now. any guides out there someone can link me to? or even just give me a quick and dirty rundown of what i'm doing?

Use a model viewer program to locate the path/location of the dat you want to change; on AltanaViewer the location of the dat will be at the bottom, under all the options. Open said folder, and make a back-up copy of that dat in case something goes wrong for whatever reason. Now find the .dat you want to swap it to, move it into the folder, and rename it what the dat you backed up was originally called (e.g. swapping mithra face 2b to something I'd open up ROM folder 51, make a back-up copy of 97.dat, then copy newface.dat into folder 51 and rename it as 97.dat).

**Hyden** · 2010-09-07 09:19

Noob BST question time!

Beast Affinity, is there a point in more than 1 merit level of this at present? "If" the new jugs cap at 80, and jugs pop 0-2 levels below your level, at 80 the jugs would pop 78-80. 1 level of Beast Affinity would bring it up 2 levels to the 80 "cap". Or am I off on this?

Also, would do people recommend for BST merits? Kinda thinking Call Beast and Reward Recast T1 at least.

**Byrthnoth** · 2010-09-07 10:10

There is no point is more than one level of beast affinity anymore, as far as I can see.

46 stp would 4-hit the gun, but you would also have to wear it during ws. I don't know if there is another higher TP tier, but my assumption is that there is not.

**Nitrous24** · 2010-09-07 10:21

The way my bst merits are setup is 5/5 Killer effects, 5/5 call beast 5/5 killer instinct 1/5 feral howl (will probably end up taking this to 5/5 at some point even though it's completely useless 99% of the time)

**rog** · 2010-09-07 10:51

Originally Posted by Khidir

although I will say that its nice when on rdm for crowd control and sometimes it procs; pretty sure that it doesnt have an increase in damage null procs in darksday either did some eyeballing for a few hours on it wasn't impressed.

Rdm can use umbra...

**Ocara** · 2010-09-07 11:29

Originally Posted by Katoke

Does Mappy do the same thing with detecting VNMs and shit?

You can see vnms, mobs, dead bodies, etc with Mappy.

**StevenW** · 2010-09-07 11:38

Are the RDM AF hat fights soloable by SAM or PLD in any way?

I've done some pretty ridiculous things solo with sam, but wiki testimonials are all over the place, claiming it's easy, claiming it's impossible, claiming the fights have been pumped up, none of them have dates or details on them.

I remember doing the fights for a friend some while back, the ghost was easy thanks to rampart on PLD, and the guardian statue was fairly easy, but took a while and I remember using all my MP as PLD fighting it.

**Yugl** · 2010-09-07 11:50

If you're going to solo, use SAM for both. You can easily bring the ghost to the entrance and zone/WS/melee/DoT him. Probably SAM/RDM to always have some form of DoT on him. The doll is a bit more rampant and you have to redo the ghost if you don't beat him (And who likes going to FeiYin?), so to bring someone or wreck him on SAM/DNC.

**StevenW** · 2010-09-07 12:14

I was hoping to use evasion to tank it, don't think that will work though. Maybe it's just best that I go SAM/NIN with a mage. I'm worried about the ghost's magic casting.

Does the doll process accuracy, or is it one of those fucking stupid mobs that has capped accuracy no matter how much evasion you use?

**Fievel** · 2010-09-07 12:14

Did the RDM AF hat fights with 2x SAM/DNC, was amazingly simple just zerg em down. Don't listen to otherwiki or anything the fights really aren't that hard.

In all honestly you could probably solo, take a few meds to be safe I guess.

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