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

[Yugl]

Gotcha. Now what would be better, a 6-hit full perle with str/att magain scythe, or a 5-hit homam x3/turban (af3+1 head soon)/askar body with sTP magian scythe? Would switch from pole grip to rose strap for the latter

There's your answer.

[Maguile]

Thats what I was leaning towards, thanks

[Logiks]

Can someone a little more well versed in STP during tp/ws phases help me fine tune a little bit? Been using Carbonera and mostly /nin for low manning stuff, sometimes /war or /drg for farming time. Just got Ace's feet yesterday and want to incorporate them to the fullest.

http://img257.imageshack.us/img257/6/tpset.jpg

http://img502.imageshack.us/img502/5488/wsset.jpg


Don't have usu body, but do have Askar, as well usu feet/perle feet/black tath/thew bomblet. Trying to figure out what I can afford to drop on ws (namely feet) and get me to some other food choices. I don't have any regain atma, yet, either. As well, Goading belt is out of the question, though I should get Bullwhip soonish hopefully.

[Soho]

Is that the OA2 G.Katana? I can figure it out for you if you let me know which weapon you're using.

[Logiks]

Yea, It's OAT Koku+1, 464 Delay

[Soho]

Yea, It's OAT Koku+1, 464 Delay

Assuming that's a Rose Strap and you have full Store TP Merits:
Switch to Askar Body and you have 34 StoreTP on TP set which will return 20.6TP x4 = 82.4TP. That means you need to hit 17.6TP on your WS which requires only 10 StoreTp on WS Set. Rajas/AF3Pants/Brutal/Rose puts you well over that.

No Carbonara required.

Edit:
If you want to lose the White Tathlum during TP phase, you'll have to hit 20 StoreTP on your WS Set.

[Logiks]

Awesome, that will work great, thanks

[Dooom]

Excluding WoE/Empyreal (random coin drops is random - it's an ultimate aim but the road to it is unpredictable) and OAtwice, what katana combos should I be looking at/working on?

[Devolver]

for Bard, 1 Chr = ? mag acc?

[Dooom]

It's assumed chr works the same as mnd and int for m.acc, so 1 chr = 1 m.acc until dCHR is +10 (irrc?) at which point 1 chr = .5 m.acc

[Xera]

How much AGI over enemy DEX is needed to floor Crit hit rate?

Also, under floored crit rate would 4 merits + Van Pendant make a player immune to crits?

[Jeryhn]

Any reason to use Tokon Hachimaki over an augmented Anwig Salade?

Anwig's augments are STR+4, Acc+10, Attack+5, WS Acc+15.
8/8 H2H merits but no Faith Torque.

[Byrthnoth]

How much AGI over enemy DEX is needed to floor Crit hit rate?

Also, under floored crit rate would 4 merits + Van Pendant make a player immune to crits?

Player AGI = Monster's DEX seems to floor monster crit rate (as it does player crit rate). 4 Merits + Van Pendant does not make you immune (tested on RDM in the tree with tons of mandies), though 4 Merits + Warrior's Stone (2%) seems to. Blah blah rounding blah. I don't know how much -% the Critical Hit Defense is, but assuming it's at least 2%, Paladins should be immune to crits from the vast majority of Abyssea mobs with 4 merits.

[Tribe]

Ukko's Fury Mods / testing? Having trouble finding it.

[Drakath]

I recently came back to FFXI after letting 14 waste enough of my life, and I feel a little confused! It looks like the latest Abyssea zones are used solely for getting AF parts? How much effort does getting a +1 or +2 piece require? Also, what on earth do people do about skilling up after 80? It's clear you cannot do it at all in an EXP party and by the time you're 85 on any job your skills are all extremely underleveled. :S

[Xera]

Player AGI = Monster's DEX seems to floor monster crit rate (as it does player crit rate). 4 Merits + Van Pendant does not make you immune (tested on RDM in the tree with tons of mandies), though 4 Merits + Warrior's Stone (2%) seems to. Blah blah rounding blah. I don't know how much -% the Critical Hit Defense is, but assuming it's at least 2%, Paladins should be immune to crits from the vast majority of Abyssea mobs with 4 merits.

Thanks, guess I'll try to pick up a Crit -%/PDT Dark Ring to replace my current one.

[solanis]

I'm currently using a true 5-hit on drk with a maleficence +1. Is this the best scythe to use still, or is there something better now? I haven't seen much decent data on Quietus, so I'm unsure if that would outparse the OAT and be worth making :/

[Villian]

Any good mobs that doesn't give ruby to cleave burn in plateau and highland? Thinking sapplings in highland, unsure about plateau.

[Byrthnoth]

Any good mobs that doesn't give ruby to cleave burn in plateau and highland? Thinking saplings in highland, unsure about plateau.

Saplings in Highlands, I don't know of anything in La Theine that doesn't give Ruby. I'd go test shit you find on the wiki lights page personally before you make an alliance to try and xp on it. I've run into more than a few that were just straight up wrong.

[Scrooge]

Excluding WoE/Empyreal (random coin drops is random - it's an ultimate aim but the road to it is unpredictable) and OAtwice, what katana combos should I be looking at/working on?

Kamome + Enchu OAT

WS dmg Uzuru is a pretty good weapon. Sekka +1 Dex katanas are crazy easy and fast to make and a solid weapon as well.