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Random Question thread (FFXI related)
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By Odin.Jassik 2014-10-12 17:23:43
What's harder? Making A mythic to 119 or empry to 119 from scratch?
If you haven't done any of the mythic prereq's, it's probably about even. If you have, and gil isn't an issue, mythic is easier by far. There are generally quite a few Alexandrite available, HMP's dross/cinder not so much.
By Pantafernando 2014-10-12 17:26:45
What's harder? Making A mythic to 119 or empry to 119 from scratch?
Mythic.
The 50 days of assualts and nyzul consumes a time that you can easily farm enough cash for materials, thats not mentioning the alex.
Only downside of empy is the lack of hmp and expensive cinder if you happen to do a cinder empy. The cash itself is less troublesome than the pain of lack of hmp, and just need one person to completely shift the offer/demand equilibrium.
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By Sylph.Jeanpaul 2014-10-12 17:29:51
Which expedition in Meebles is the best to farm for points? It'll be a duo. I'm not 100% certain, but I think all Meebles expeditions (except boss fights) reward the same for points, so you can just do whatever one you find easiest to clear all 3 objectives on, like some of the ones where you just kill weak crap.
By Pantafernando 2014-10-12 17:33:14
Which expedition in Meebles is the best to farm for points? It'll be a duo. I'm not 100% certain, but I think all Meebles expeditions reward the same for points, so you can just do whatever one you find easiest to clear all 3 objectives on, like some of the ones where you just kill weak crap.
According with bg, the more you advance in course, more marks you earn. Also, there are bonus for aditional person you bring with you.
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By Sylph.Jeanpaul 2014-10-12 17:40:38
Ah, my mistake.
By Crevox 2014-10-13 04:40:30
Quote: Would lowering MDB on a target increase its skillchain damage taken?
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By Pantafernando 2014-10-13 05:00:00
Quote: Would lowering MDB on a target increase its skillchain damage taken?
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If mdb affect sc, that would imply sc possess a certain number of mab, what i dont think its true.
By Crevox 2014-10-13 05:30:07
Quote: Would lowering MDB on a target increase its skillchain damage taken?
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If mdb affect sc, that would imply sc possess a certain number of mab, what i dont think its true.
According to the wiki, it affects "all magic damage", including elemental weaponskills. However, there's no statement on skillchain damage.
By Pantafernando 2014-10-13 05:33:50
Quote: Would lowering MDB on a target increase its skillchain damage taken?
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If mdb affect sc, that would imply sc possess a certain number of mab, what i dont think its true.
According to the wiki, it affects "all magic damage", including elemental weaponskills. But no statement on skillchain damage.
Elemental weaponskill has mab in their modifiers. I dont know the general formula, but wildfire has a mab term, so reducing mob mdb will increase wildfire dmg.
By FaeQueenCory 2014-10-13 07:09:08
SC are magic damage.
That's why a random Light SC will turn off Yumcax's regen in the WKR.
I don't believe SCs are affected by MAB, but just because they don't have a MAB doesn't mean that reducing MDB wouldn't raise their damage.
Because MDB reduces magic damage wholesale. (Hence why RUN takes stupid little damage from any magic.)
By Pantafernando 2014-10-13 07:54:30
SC are magic damage.
That's why a random Light SC will turn off Yumcax's regen in the WKR.
I don't believe SCs are affected by MAB, but just because they don't have a MAB doesn't mean that reducing MDB wouldn't raise their damage.
Because MDB reduces magic damage wholesale. (Hence why RUN takes stupid little damage from any magic.)
I believe sc are closer to enspells and rune dmg than from casted magics or magic ja/ws.
Enspells, according to wikia, does not benefit from mab. Instead benefit from enhancing skill. It does not benefit from mab, but as well arent affected by mdb. So, its not correct mdb reduces magic as a whole.
I would go as far to say, if something doesnt benefit from mab, it will bypass mdb also, because mab and mdb belong to same term, but thats just my opinion.
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By Cerberus.Ykfan 2014-10-14 01:20:45
I was taking a long break from the game. What is the best R Acc food for rng right now?
By gdiShun 2014-10-14 01:25:26
Going through the story again on an alt and I have a RotZ story-ish question. What is that giant crystal in the Celestial Nexus? A sixth fragment of the Mother Crystal?
EDIT: To possibly answer my own question. Doing CoP now and during 5-3(Tenzen), Nag'molada mentions that the Crystal Line(and Selh'teus) drains the power from the Mother Crystal shards. So I'm imagining that the Crystal in the Celestial Nexus is actually where that power is going to. Basically it's a Crystal that I assume the Zilart created to house the power of the 5 shards so it'd be whole again. Which is interesting to me if true because I always interpreted it as they were just trying to connect the shards' power together again. And not transfer their power in anyway to a new vessel.
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By Sylph.Jeanpaul 2014-10-14 01:56:19
SC are magic damage.
That's why a random Light SC will turn off Yumcax's regen in the WKR.
I don't believe SCs are affected by MAB, but just because they don't have a MAB doesn't mean that reducing MDB wouldn't raise their damage.
Because MDB reduces magic damage wholesale. (Hence why RUN takes stupid little damage from any magic.)
I believe sc are closer to enspells and rune dmg than from casted magics or magic ja/ws.
Enspells, according to wikia, does not benefit from mab. Instead benefit from enhancing skill. It does not benefit from mab, but as well arent affected by mdb. So, its not correct mdb reduces magic as a whole.
I would go as far to say, if something doesnt benefit from mab, it will bypass mdb also, because mab and mdb belong to same term, but thats just my opinion. MDB doesn't seem to apply to SC damage, or at least from what I've noticed with higher difficulty AA's (assuming AA's are benefiting from MDB and not %MDT). However, I have noticed enemies that take extra magic damage get totally ruined by SC damage, even before the update.
By Pantafernando 2014-10-15 05:23:09
Hi.
What are the worthwhile items to buy with go for gs?
Shaded spetacles + goldsmithing apron + goldsmithing emblem + way of goldsmithing = 205k gp would be the amount of gp i would need total to perform goldsmithing in high performance?
Thanks in advance.
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By Cerberus.Tidis 2014-10-15 05:44:30
Hi.
What are the worthwhile items to buy with go for gs?
Shaded spetacles + goldsmithing apron + goldsmithing emblem + way of goldsmithing = 205k gp would be the amount of gp i would need total to perform goldsmithing in high performance?
Thanks in advance. That's correct.
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By Cerberus.Tidis 2014-10-15 06:59:37
I have a question, so I'm aware you can resist charm from Brainjack, I did SSR yesterday and just wore ilvl 119 gear with all the magic evasion and never was hit.
Using the same tactics would you be able to resist Fanatic Dance charm? I want to do the RoE objectives for Dynamis - San d'Oria and could deal with the charm as I have a whm mule who could hold the mobs but it would still be inconvenient.
Pet job isn't possible as my only pet job, BST, hasn't been used for so long I wouldn't be comfortable using it.
By Pantafernando 2014-10-15 07:17:31
I have a question, so I'm aware you can resist charm from Brainjack, I did SSR yesterday and just wore ilvl 119 gear with all the magic evasion and never was hit.
Using the same tactics would you be able to resist Fanatic Dance charm? I want to do the RoE objectives for Dynamis - San d'Oria and could deal with the charm as I have a whm mule who could hold the mobs but it would still be inconvenient.
Pet job isn't possible as my only pet job, BST, hasn't been used for so long I wouldn't be comfortable using it.
In my experience, at least, i have never resisted it.
Seems like fanatic dance is kinda of 1h ability, the bst charm, and it can charm 100% in players. Even in fodder like dynamis bst, if you kill pet before bst 1h, he will charm one player regardless being fodder and you having ilv gear.
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By Cerberus.Tidis 2014-10-15 07:54:43
Well, guess I'll struggle through.
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By Sylph.Jeanpaul 2014-10-15 10:55:49
Enemy BST charm can be resisted (though the message says it "misses", rather than "resists"). However, it's possible that some of the WS's, like with Terror seem to have impeccable accuracy, while others don't. I've never been able to resist Dance/Gala Macabre, for example.
By Pantafernando 2014-10-15 11:43:17
Enemy BST charm can be resisted (though the message says it "misses", rather than "resists"). However, it's possible that some of the WS's, like with Terror seem to have impeccable accuracy, while others don't. I've never been able to resist Dance/Gala Macabre, for example.
It wasnt a resist due to special ability like fealty or asyllum?
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By Sylph.Jeanpaul 2014-10-15 12:05:15
Nope, though if I'm on RUN I can do it with some regularity against higher level enemies. I do recall resisting it on THF as well. For what it's worth, there are 2 different charm statuses in the files, with the same name/description/icon. I suspect one is BST charm (as used by players) and the other is Virelai/NM BST charm/WS charm.
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By Cerberus.Shashu 2014-10-15 12:59:07
Are the Lv15/25/35 Salvage gears sendable via same account? :x
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By Asura.Isiolia 2014-10-15 13:00:44
Are the Lv15/25/35 Salvage gears sendable via same account? :x
They are, yes.
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By Cerberus.Shashu 2014-10-15 13:09:52
Gracias!
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By Quetzalcoatl.Valli 2014-10-16 23:49:23
Now that APradar has gone open-source, it is now on github and anyone can activate the pro. http://apradar.com/showthread.php?1747-ApRadar-is-now-Open-Source&s=88baf0fee6b18549614183693d1f0db2
My question is how, anyone smarter than me when it comes to this *** (shouldn't be very hard) help me out?
I'm talking like, walk me through it like I'm a *** 2nd grader. me and github don't get along at all.
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By Asura.Failaras 2014-10-17 13:12:21
Can anyone aim me at the usual strategy for Shadow Lord on Difficult? Never done it before or seen anything about it.
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By Sylph.Jeanpaul 2014-10-17 15:41:42
It's been a while, but I can offer some tips which someone else can surely expand/correct.
- Melees should sub NIN since most of his moves are aoe.
- Bring holy waters and echo drops since he also has a curse WS and silence WS. I believe he gains physical or magical damage immunity for 30 seconds after using those WSs, I just can't remember which immunity is tied to which WS.
- He will regularly cast Fire-based nukes, so Barfira obviously.
- In the second phase of the fight, he WSs much more frequently and uses Implosion constantly, which is a strong aoe dark magic damage WS. Having a way to reduce this damage, such as Dark Carol II, Lux Valiance, etc. is rather necessary since it's going to hit everybody and deal a decent amount of damage.
By Davorin 2014-10-17 15:48:05
Can anyone aim me at the usual strategy for Shadow Lord on Difficult? Never done it before or seen anything about it.
For those of you that visit Bg you already know the premise of this thread but for those that don't, it's simple.
Quote: This thread is for off-the-cuff questions that don't merit a full topic to answer. 'What should I wear for my level 65 pup?' 'What's the best way to learn the Qutrub Blu spell?'
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Any questions goes be it FFXI related or not this community has a plethora of people surely one will be able to assist you.
Please don't bash people for asking questions hating someone for seeking knowledge even if you deem it a stupid thing to ask makes you look like an even bigger tool.
If your answer is on the large side either providing a link or spoilering the answer might be a good idea to help reduce the thread size.
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