Random Question Thread XV: This Is Not The Sticky You're Looking For

**SaviorSelf** · 2010-10-29 16:42

Thanks a bunch.

**FailureMidgard** · 2010-10-29 16:42

Originally Posted by LordTrey2

Winning streak doesnt really lock you into bad rolls more, your recast timer didnt change...

I miss double duration 11s still

Which only helps if you're doing more than 2 rolls, which evokers/scholars really shouldn't be needed on most Abyssea stuff? Also, unless you're doing 4 rolls (which I think is almost never the right way to do it), you'll still potentially have issues, and even with 4 rolls (or 3 if you don't have the issue due to order), you'll mess up your order.

Ex:
Caster>Chaos>Fighter
Let's say you 11 caster, 4 chaos, and 9 fighters. In order to overwrite fighters, you now need to do 2 other rolls first, either running off and giving yourself a shitty roll x2, or overwriting a good casters and a good chaos.

In the end, Winning Streak basically does nothing at all for you or your character...it extends bad rolls, it extends good rolls, there's no real reason to spend merits in it. If you want to redo all your rolls, go for it, that's not relevant to a discussion on Winning Streak, and the only reason anyone mentioned it locks you in bad rolls longer is because someone is bound to say "well, it lets your good rolls stay up longer". It just doesn't change a thing though.

**jimbobsonofgod** · 2010-10-29 16:57

Real cors keep rolling til they bustx2 then reraise and repeat. Honestly though, Rollx4 + winning streak = 4 solid mins of whacking off with both hands.

Also winning streak lets me pretend i'm a ranger.

**Mrp** · 2010-10-29 17:06

Do Treasure Hunter help to farm KEY ITEM in abysea?

**Langly** · 2010-10-29 17:19

Originally Posted by Mrp

Do Treasure Hunter help to farm KEY ITEM in abysea?

No.

**Mrp** · 2010-10-29 17:23

Originally Posted by Langly

No.

Lets show the math!

naa its ok... lol

**rog** · 2010-10-29 17:26

Originally Posted by jimbobsonofgod

Real cors keep rolling til they bustx2 then reraise and repeat. Honestly though, Rollx4 + winning streak = 4 solid mins of whacking off with both hands.

Also winning streak lets me pretend i'm a ranger.

Need phantom roll merits too.

**grover** · 2010-10-29 22:01

Hi,

I quit back a little after the level cap was raised to 80, after getting both BLM & BST to 77. Was thinking of coming back and was wondering what sort of solo options exist for those jobs to grind exp to 85. Would only be playing maybe a couple hours a week, so wouldn't really do any events or parties. Seems a lot of threads talk about parties/alliances in Abyssea for exp 75+, but are there any solo options? I've heard Bastion mentioned, but not really sure what that is. Thanks.

**hykiri** · 2010-10-29 22:03

I don't know much about MNK but does the gear that increases/helps on counter have to be on full time in order to keep the effects? I'm a RDM, but my grandma is a MNK. Thx.

**Avarice** · 2010-10-29 22:03

Is there some sort of trick to Tottering Toby/Is otherwiki's information correct? I've been out here for well over seven hours and have not seen him once.

**arus2001** · 2010-10-29 22:23

Originally Posted by Avarice

Is there some sort of trick to Tottering Toby/Is otherwiki's information correct? I've been out here for well over seven hours and have not seen him once.

It's correct, but he can be stubborn. Personally went through and edited PH names for purposes like this and it's made the NM phases of trials much more tolerable when multiple mobs are in the vicinity.

**Myrrh_Quetz** · 2010-10-29 22:37

Is there any decent pin spots for Urd/Lamprey Lord/Chesma for a Rng? Looking to hopefully solo my VNM trials.

**Guitarman** · 2010-10-29 23:37

use this for chesma:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CjHA14-HQs8

word of warning: if the range on it's petrification is the same as tammuz's it's going to take a lot of luck to not get nailed by it. Great pin spot though, gives you a ton of time to fire off shots.

**Francisco** · 2010-10-29 23:40

Originally Posted by hykiri

I don't know much about MNK but does the gear that increases/helps on counter have to be on full time in order to keep the effects? I'm a RDM, but my grandma is a MNK. Thx.

Relic Boots enhance Counterstance, and can be macro'd in. Empyrean Head +1/+2 enhances Perfect Counter damage, and needs to be on for whenever Perfect Counter kicks in. Any other Counter+ gear obviously needs to be equipped in order for you to benefit from it.

Also... your Grandmother plays FFXI? I know people of all ages play, but it's weird hearing of a grandmother playing...

**Flic** · 2010-10-30 01:02

Just haveing a debate in shell. Do all emp mobs give bonus lights. From my experiance 2 murex caps azure but when i have killed those amoeban things it has def taken more.

**Nemesio** · 2010-10-30 01:38

Anyone know the .dat for Gigadaphnia?

**Sylvrdragon** · 2010-10-30 02:23

How are Tier Vs for BLM? Should they become my default nukes in place of Thunder4 and Bliz4? Side by side, how do they compare in Damage/MP ratio and accuracy? Do they take the same basic gear set?

**Tavjon** · 2010-10-30 03:52

Water V(239mp) did 2245 w/ day and obi and 2048 without. Aero V(255mp) did 2169.

Burst 2(287mp) did 2426 with Indra+1. Did all nukes on the lv20 bats outside of jeuno

Aero V would be your highest nuke if you don't have Indra+1 or lightning potency merits.

**Plow** · 2010-10-30 10:29

Efficiency-wise they're not even remotely close to bliz/thunder4 though, but that rarely matters now.

**rog** · 2010-10-30 11:11

With atma of beyond bliz4 can actually beat aero5 <.<

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