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Post by Yvondith on Aug 21, 2012 23:10:38 GMT -5
You do realize that a character move will move all the characters you want to the selected server, all your money, items, etc... only thing you lose is your linkshells, and your pain in the ass stalker friends on Bismarck. and $25.
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Post by Caller on Aug 21, 2012 23:24:11 GMT -5
My stalkers are minimal and that's what invisible is for anyway. Plus I don't want to sever ties to AD, they were good to me. I don't have the intense hatred of Bismarck that you do.
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Post by Yvondith on Aug 21, 2012 23:35:05 GMT -5
Ah, I understand my dear. See, I didn't exactly make many friends on Bismarck. I had you guys, and you are the only one who still plays... rarely. My other "friends"... I didn't want to be around them anymore. They were pushy. So you see why I left. My move to Odin was purely due to the fact that it has the largest population of all the servers, which means more people to party with, and a better supply/demand for items. I'm thinking ahead of myself I suppose, it remains yet to be seen if you will ever have time to play again, or if anyone else actually comes back.
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Post by Yvondith on Aug 24, 2012 2:12:20 GMT -5
Selling all the stuff sitting around that I have collected... for a long time, if I saw a +1 item, I bought it. ...So far I've made 500k+, I'm over a million gil now.
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Post by Yvondith on Aug 24, 2012 23:53:07 GMT -5
Selling all the stuff sitting around that I have collected... for a long time, if I saw a +1 item, I bought it. ...So far I've made 500k+, I'm over a million gil now. And now, I'm starting to spend it again. www.ffxiah.com/item-sets/270659- 119k for the Cassie Earring
- 60k for the Focus Collar
- 30k for the Warrior's Belt +1
- 16k for the Bone Earring +1
I'm just starting. That Rabbit Charm is either farmed, or forgotten about. I'm not paying 300k for it.
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Post by Yvondith on Aug 25, 2012 4:04:15 GMT -5
O hay, I have some questions for you melee DDs.
First off, when in TP gain mode, which stats should I focus on, and in what order?
For WS, I should focus on the WS modifers, right? Does the second modifier even matter? I've heard somewhere that it doesn't.
And of course, for JA, the modifiers for that as well I suppose.
This is mostly directed towards THF. However I do not plan on using Sneak Attack, since it's very hard to get off in today's party mechanics.
I'm also going to be THF/MNK and using H2H weapons, because Gusgen is nothing but Skeletons, and piercing damage is the least effective against them.
Thankies in advance.
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Post by Caller on Aug 25, 2012 12:13:11 GMT -5
Accuracy is the most important until you're confident your hit rate is high enough to warrant attack and strength. At low levels, +Accuracy is much more potent than +DEX or sushi. Even more effective are +skill items, but those are rare at low levels. If your accuracy is well enough, you want to stack Attack and STR. Never ever stack DEX or AGI on THF when TPing, you only use those for SATA and WSs. Attack is more important if you fight high defense mobs. If your attack is equal to or less than the enemy's defense, you get a damage penalty, and the opposite is also true (this is called the pDIF and is why Warrior and DRK mobs can kick your ass if your defense sucks). You want enough Attack (and by proxy, skill) to register the mob as "low defense" before you can start using STR, which will raise the maximum damage of your attacks. Attack raises the minimum damage, which averages out your damage per hit. Remember STR also raises attack so don't ignore it! This is why STR merits are so important for pretty much every job that melees at some point. DEX and AGI are significantly important for SATA. For every two points of DEX, one point is added to your weapon's damage and then it forces a critical. This is huge. Once you get Assassin, the same is applied to TA, and yes, they stack. If you use SA/TA, then DEX/AGI take priority over WS multipliers (though in most cases DEX and AGI are involved in dagger WSs anyway). At low levels, WS modifiers are so awful that you're not going to notice a difference with stat swaps. Attack and STR will have a much more dramatic effect. At the higher levels, when the modifiers are above 40-50%, you will notice a difference. Here is how modifiers work: wiki.ffxiclopedia.org/wiki/WSCwiki.ffxiclopedia.org/wiki/Calculating_Weapon_Skill_DamageTo sum it up, it takes a percentage of those stats and adds it to your *base damage,* and then uses that amount to calculate the total damage of the WS by multiplying it by the pDIF. The reason the primary modifier has more impact is because it is directly affected by the stat difference (and by proxy, level difference) between you and the enemy. If you're a higher level, that modifier gets a damage bonus (and vice versa). The secondary modifier is not affected by this variable. This can, however, be used to your advantage if you're fighting enemies that are much higher level than you by stacking the secondary stat (which is what we used to do back in the day when IT++ mobs were the norm). But with low modifiers, the bonus damage is so low that attack will do more for you. If you're going to use H2H, you'll primarily be using Combo. Its modifiers are 20% for both STR and DEX. That's pathetic, but you're going to be stacking STR anyway so you're not really gonna be able to go wrong there. But don't bother with DEX except for SA. You said you weren't going to use SA, but the reason THF is so deadly with SA+Combo at low levels is because of that every two points of DEX, one point of damage is added to your weapon DMG thing. That's how THF's ended up tanking back in the dunes. Here's the tl;dr version: Stack Accuracy, Attack, STR in that order when TPing. You can't damage what you can't hit! Attack and STR are so critical when using daggers because their DMG sucks so if all you're doing is causing a flurry of 1s and 2s, you're only helping the enemy. Swap modifier gear for WSs if you can sacrifice the +attack and not lose the "Low defense" message. Try to find a happy medium. Your pDIF (your attack compared to enemies defense) is the most important stat when calculating damage second only to weapon damage
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Post by Yvondith on Aug 25, 2012 13:11:28 GMT -5
Thank ye love, that's just what I was looking for, answer wise. I was eyeing up a Cestus Belt earlier but wasn't sure... I'll buy it now. Same with the Dagger Belt for DNC cuz it pisses me off that DNC doesn't have an A+ in Dagger but I digress... Afterall, DNC's subs can be sorta iffy, especially when you have an ideal skill set already at your disposal. Subbing THF won't be bad. Actually, just bought the Cestus belt. I see it being useful, since Daggers suck now until you get Dancing Edge. You simply cannot line up and use SATA anymore, so why not Combo or other H2H? That's the only reason I said I won't be using SA, is because the enmity is all over the place, it's very difficult to get a clear shot on the mob and to get it to actually work. I'll try, but we'll see how that goes.
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Post by Caller on Aug 25, 2012 14:23:07 GMT -5
Remember you can still SA with Hide if the mob isn't Sound or Scent based, but you will immediately lose aggro so don't waste time between seconds. SA -> Hide -> WS immediately after an auto attack and reap the benefits. This gets much more difficult with haste gear, however. Speaking of haste gear, that will become more important at higher levels. I have Hundred Stabs at the haste cap with all my gear since it gives Double, Triple, and Quadruple attack. It's quite a sight. But don't even bother stacking it at low levels, 1-3% isn't the slightest bit noticible.
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Post by Yvondith on Aug 25, 2012 14:34:45 GMT -5
Well, remember I'm going to be in Gusgen from level 18-50. Crawler's Nest parties do exist but Gusgen is more reliable.
All I will have access to will be Sneak Attack.
Hide is level 45 I think... right?
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Post by Yvondith on Aug 27, 2012 4:54:31 GMT -5
Made the mistake of listening to the boss themes for the Shadow Lord and DM... I miss this. Even if Norfy doesn't come back, when you are able I may rejoin you just to do these missions. Those were good times. Eald'narche - (Earl, first form) Belief - (Earl, second form) Yes, they are still Kamy and Earl. Fighters of the Crystal - (Divine Might) Depths of the Soul - (CoP Dungeon) Ballista's music is really good too. >.>
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Post by Caller on Aug 27, 2012 14:48:20 GMT -5
Fighters of the Crystal and Awakening, along with Battle Theme (solo battle), Ronfaure, Vana'diel March, Memoria de la S^tono and....something else....are all in Final Fantasy Theatrhythm. Awesomesauce stuff there.
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Post by Caller on Aug 27, 2012 22:53:11 GMT -5
Also I have absolutely no timeframe as to when I'll be getting around to trying to do these.
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Post by Yvondith on Aug 28, 2012 0:47:33 GMT -5
Neither do I.
I'm *still* level 39 BST. I have made no progress on my major jobs, due to not feeling well.
Only thing I'm doing right now is leveling DNC and RNG. And maybe PLD sometime soon.
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Post by Yvondith on Sept 1, 2012 7:13:03 GMT -5
For some reason, I really like this. We need spoiler tags.
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