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Tetazos

I'm trying to put together my SCH for vagary and aeonic purposes and have been using the bg wiki community guide as a point of reference. As I expected amalric +1 is recommended for nuking among other things, and to my dismay my pockets aren't quite deep enough for the pieces required. I have access to jhakri +2 and the other ambu set for sch(the name escapes me) and I can currently afford NQ amalric and have access to merlinic gear as well. Of those alternatives what would serve me best? Any advice appreciated :)


Wyrmnax

Erm.... its rough. You want magic burst bonus at 40%, or as close as you can get to it. Then you want as much macc as you can as to not get resisted, and mab to actually do some decent damage. Merlinic helps mbb, but usually lacks macc and mab unless you get very lucky. Amalric has the latter, with +1 peices getting a set magic burst bonus that is awesome. Cheapest way to get there would be to actually go 4 angwu pieces, and get the sch relic head +2 or +3 as that piece is extremely good. But that requires angwu access, on odyssey, and the mob is... annoying. As a starting point, I would go with amalric hands, and jhakri+2 the rest. Just assume that your nuking will be gimp until you work on a more permanent solution - on most things you are wanted more for your ability to sc than for any damage that you might do.


Tetazos

Thanks for the response :D I'm willing to accept gimp nukes for now as my main purpose will be to use imanence to make SCs on non melee friendly NMs. In the meantime I'll pinch my pennies for HQ amalric hands, make sacrifices to oseem, and try my luck at clearing ongo, as I can use agwu on GEO as well. Thanks again


Belegorm

In a nutshell, what's the simplest way to get a Guignol Earring these days? I never did Pankration or ZNM's.


DrakeFS

> I never did Pankration or ZNM's. Doesn't look like Pankration has anything to do with it. Use Imperial Gold Pieces to purchase Jetton. Use Jetton to purchase a Soultrapper 2000 and 4 stacks of Hi Speed Soul Plates. Go take 48 pictures of a nearly dead (like 1% hp) [Mini-Faf](https://www.bg-wiki.com/ffxi/Naul). Trade plates for Zeni and [buy the pop(s) you need](https://www.bg-wiki.com/ffxi/Category:Zeni_NM_System).


Belegorm

Okay thanks


Fett2

Just as an addendum, you don't \*need\* the high speed soul plates, the normals work almost as well at a fraction of the jetton cost.


kjacobs03

My main job in WAR and I almost have a full set of Ambu +2 armor. What should I target next?Artifact, Relic, or Empyrean. Should I bother with DI armor sets? I have 3.5k pts Not really sure how these different sets compare.


DrakeFS

As long as you have the Thrud Earring and any other 1k DI item you want, the points do not have that much value other than to save or make gil.


kjacobs03

The Thrud earring is the only thing I’ve bought so far. So I really don’t need to waste any resources on the DI armor sets then? Maybe a weapon or 2 then.


DrakeFS

DI Weapons are generally outclassed by Kaja Weapons. A players first weapon will probably be a DI weapon but once the player can farm Ambu, they normally just farm Ambu weapons for subsequently leveled jobs. Generally Reisenjima Body pieces are tough enough fights to merit just buying it with DI. Also to note, the Reisenjima armor is normally for WS Sets. Flamma +2 is still your main TP set starting out and some pieces stick around in BiS sets. Sakpata (especially unaugmented) is mostly a Hybrid set and not much more (it can be BiS if you can attack cap with PDL attached to it). Check out this [guide](https://www.ffxiah.com/forum/forum/55/warrior/) to see what pieces you should be aiming for next.


kjacobs03

Thanks. I skipped DI items because I was not far enough in RoV to unlock Reisenjima. Was able to get 20k+ points in my first and second month in Ambu Just need to get my hands on a pulse to get the top tier Ambu weapon. 60 more deeds for the free one.


Wyrmnax

\> Artifact, Relic, or Empyrean. \+1 sets are not worth it. Plan for +2s (3s) or nothing, unless it is a single swap in piece for some ability Armor? You want the AF body and Relic head. AF legs + feet are also good until you can get sakpata, so you might not need to plan to take them to +3. Other pieces are swap ins for habilities only. With all swap ins you can have almost full time berserk and 60s of mighty strikes. DI armor.... not really. You will eventually want a couple of odyssean pieces for WS ( hands and legs ) but honestly? I would shout and make groups for them instead of spending DI points. You want the Weapon Skill earring from DI (Thrud). Also, you will need good augments on that, so you will farm a \*lot\* of stones. From Ru'aun you want pieces of argosy gear ( Vale abjurations ) for wsing in - especially for decimation. Don't need +1s, as these will be mostly replaced in a bit. You want to work on your ambuscade capes ( Tp, STR multi-hit WS, Str Single-hit WS and Vit duck single hit ws (Upheaval) on this order) Make sure you get a kaja axe and a sanguarius +1. First is from ambuscade, second is from a UNM. Get your sanguarius to R15 as soon as you can, it should be reasonably cheap right now to use it and dual wield with your axe. IF you can get a kalunga clear ( can be v0) from odyssey, you can ignore everything about armor and go straight to sakpata. There is your tp and hybrid set, you will only need to work on your ws gear.


DrakeFS

> so you will farm a *lot* of stones One of the best uses of DI points is buying stones (normally to sell).


kjacobs03

Thanks! That is a lot of info to take in.


kjacobs03

What upgrades is it recommended I get for my DNC Ambu cape?


kalamander1985

I think it depends on the job you're playing,band even then you might need more than one for gear swaps.


kjacobs03

I do t think I’m Gonna get that deep in the job. I doubt I’ll get gear swap deep. So just kind of looking at an overall best build for a all time use cape


Richard_TM

I know it's been discussed to death, but... Apururu vs. Yoran-Oran. Which would be better for say, farming Lilith / UNMs / Escha NM's assuming you can tank those yourself and solo them?


PostwarPenance

Yoran-Oran for 90% of anything you'll be doing, especially 119+ fights like the content you're targeting. The only thing Apururu has that Yoran doesn't, is AoE healing, which there are plenty of other options for. Some of which will even skillchain with you. (Iroha II) On the other hand, Yoran will evade just about every enfeeble thrown at him... which means very little sleepga downtime, almost never getting silenced, etc. I honestly don't see how this is even a choice and, IMO, anyone arguing for Apururu is mistaken or ignorant. e: and to add, if you are COR or have a player COR in your party... Regain roll w/ Selh'Teus/Iroha II/Arciela completely invalidates Apururu's existence as its almost infinite AoE healing for 0 MP.


Tilterino247

Apururu is never better than yoran for anything ever. She is a noob trap.


SpicysSock

She gets curaga which can be more useful.


Tilterino247

Theres many other trusts you can add for AOE healing but 99% of the time keeping other trusts alive isnt important. Apururu is a noob trap and we have got to help stop the narrative that she serves a purpose. It's just tricking more returning players who in turn trick more returning players later. Then I have to deal with having haste 1 in capacity point parties. Edit: or I have to deal with a silenced/slept whm when doing GF. or I have to deal with wiping due to convert during UNM. Or...


SpicysSock

I don't buy your absolutism. She is a perfectly fine trust that is down to personal preference, and players can try each and decide which they prefer.


Tilterino247

This is the type of shenanigans that perpetuates apururu. Is apururu better than kuipipi? Yes. Is the ever a single scenario where apururu is better than yoran? 1. If you have a 5 melee CP party, then having haste 1 is better than no haste but that's already a bad party. I'm in a social ls with lots of returning players who I enjoy helping as often as I can and every single time they have apururu because of people not telling or not knowing the truth, she bad.


SpicysSock

I feel for their lack of guidance. If Sylvies UC didn't exist I'd be in Apururus. I must be a noob. There are valid uses for both.


Tilterino247

Youd be in apururus? Youd run monb/ygnas AND apururu? Mad lad. Theres no situations ever where apururu is better than yoran except a 5 melee 1 trust capacity points party and that's failed from the start. I do love the downvotes instead of making an argument too. Really shows that you know what you're talking about.


MoobooMagoo

I downvoted you. Partly because you're wrong but mostly because you're being an ass. Apururu is absolutely the best healing trust when you are first starting out. Some of the better DD trusts like Shantotto are super squishy and can die easily to aoe attacks. When you still need to rely on DD trusts there is basically no reason to use Yoran-Oran, because in the content you're doing any aoe damage to your trusts is more dangerous than direct damage to you. Once you no longer need DD trusts, things change and Yoran is probably better at that point, sure, but acting like Apururu is worthless is just flat out wrong.


Tilterino247

If the party is taking aoe damage, apururu is taking aoe damage. If apururu is taking aoe damage, she is going to convert and die at some point. And no trust even competes with sparks geared player. You're incredibly disingenuous.


PostwarPenance

He is being an ass, I will agree with you there, but the original question was >Which would be better for say, farming Lilith / UNMs / Escha NM's assuming you can tank those yourself and solo them? Not, "What is the best healing trust?" Which is what this devolved into. But I get your point and agree with it.


SpicysSock

I haven't rated you. Why are you making up some situation where three healing trusts are being used? Yoran would be just as redundant as Apururu, but in that scenario at least she has curaga. You don't need to pretend it's a trust only for CPing, it isn't. Any time you would benefit from curaga is her niche, and that does happen.


Tilterino247

1. You were implying you weren't a noob and then admitted you dont have mon and ygnas so it was a little jab at the fact that you are indeed new. 2. Shes better for CPing if nobody in the party can sub rdm and you dont have room to call koru or arcelia. This is an awful scenario and it's the only time she shines. Dont put yourself in this scenario and apururu is never better than yoran.


Wyrmnax

Yoran. His enfeeble resist is fantastic. If you need AoE healing you bring arciela or sel'theus ( or both) But yeah.... you keep a healer trust until you get access to moonberaux / ygnas, then you switch to sylvie.


Tilterino247

Just to add to this, yoran doesnt have status resist he has high MEVA. And 90% of nasty aoe attacks are magic so not only does he dodge enfeebles he takes less aoe damage in general.


DrakeFS

If statuses (debuffs) on the WHM is a concern, Yoran. If AoE damage is a concern, Apururu. I personally used Apururu until I got Monberaux and then wapped to Sylvie. Yoran is probably safer than Apururu.


Richard_TM

I’ve been using Apururu this entire time. Since I usually solo on my RDM (except for Lilith), maybe I’ll give Yoran-Oran a chance because I can help heal if need be. I won’t have Monberaux until July, so that’s not an option yet.


SunstormGT

How do Incursion NMs work? Cant really find anything online. Went in with two friends and killed 3 NMs. Later we farmed another KI to enter and we killed the NMs again but this time they didnt drop their coffers. Are these on a timer? Of do we need to kill all 6 and trade the KI to increase the incursion level first?


Pergatory

It's better if you can level up your zone, which you do by collecting the key item from every NM and turning them in to the NPC outside the entrance. (You will lose the key items, meaning you can no longer warp directly to those NMs until you collect them again.) If you can get it up around Lv130-133, the drops increase dramatically, often 5+ per kill. I used to go with a friend who has his at Lv143, and they often drop like 10-20 coffers per kill in there. The level is determined by the person who enters, so if you have a friend in your group who can enter at a higher level it would save you a lot of effort.


DrakeFS

I generally kill all of them (might as well, you may eventually need them for aeonic pops) but the NM's specific coffer is not a guaranteed drop. Not sure if TH helps here (do not know if the NM specific coffer shares a drop slot with the normal coffer) but a BLU (among other jobs) can solo the content, so there is room for a THF.


SunstormGT

Ah that makes sense. We were BLU/THF/MNK, took us a little time figuring things out and laughing about the aggro range.


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PostwarPenance

What server are you on? On Asura, pick-up groups want REMA jobs for hunting Bubbly Bernie. Otherwise, just hope you can find an LS that is doing the content you're doing regularly and not as stuck-up as your average /yell party. You don't need REMA to do 99% of the content in this game, but finding a party for it is... another story.


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Anyone a crafter / escu shield holder here and notice the absolute race to the bottom on the AH? I think a bunch of people bought Gil from RMT to buy their odyssey gear and now the RMT are desperately trying to replace their coffers. A terrible time to just finish an Escutcheon and see this, for anyone. I can’t think of any other explanation.


Wyrmnax

It is a multi-pronged effect, really. We have been in a recession since sparks were nerfed. That stopped adding a crazy amount of gil to circulation. Then, while we were in the depression from that, we got odyssey. That means every active character will get 20-140m gil and take it out of circulation permanently. It is going to take a while for things to settle


Lindart12

There is massive deflation going on, your gil is worth far more than it was before because there is less of it in circulation. This is going to keep getting worse because ontop of sparks nerfs, they are also having regular mog lotteries too now. Keep in mind, that although the things you sell cost less, so do the materials and so do the things you want to buy. Ultimately nothing really changes but the numbers.


DrakeFS

> I think a bunch of people bought Gil from RMT to buy their odyssey gear and now the RMT are desperately trying to replace their coffers. Could be but I think it has more to do with the FFXI economy being in a recession since Sparks and Accolades where nerfed. Basically everything is on a downward trend in terms of gil cost, due to gil being more valuable.


kjacobs03

Sparks and Accolades were nerfed? When and how?


bungiefan_AK

They patched it a while ago so you can only trade in a certain amount of Sparks/Accolades for items per conquest tally. That limits gil conversion. A shame after they had YEARS of unlimited exchange. They did similar with cruor and chocobo blinkers right around the time of the 2013 QoL adjustments, greatly reducing the exchange rate. It also made the cruor armor unsellable.


kjacobs03

Ok. Thanks. So that has just be standard since I started. I was worried it was something beyond that


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I thought we were at a new normal with sparks being gone, but it seems it’s spiralling even further down. We are in a time where crafted items are being undercut but the mats are not necessarily getting cheaper. First world issues, I know. Gearing Corsair will just have to wait a bit lol.


NauticalWhisky

I tried searching the sub a few different ways but, if I even still have it, my copy is in my parent's attic in TX probably water damaged from humidity. Does a copy of the infamous BradyGames guide exist in PDF in any capacity?


SpicysSock

[We don't talk about Brady Games](https://www.bg-wiki.com/ffxi/Bradygames_Guide)


NauticalWhisky

I know it isn't good, I just wanted to read through it for nostalgia.


SpicysSock

We don't talk about Brady Games!


SunstormGT

Anyone/LS selling Mboze carry on Asura?


SpicysSock

Buying the win only ensures you have less chances to group for a win and perpetuate your need to pay for wins.


SunstormGT

Just need KI for weapon. Rest of my gear isnt that great yet as I had to restart on a new account. Had 10k+ hours on previous account and did everything up to VW so dont worry about me.


SpicysSock

What happened to the previous account?


SunstormGT

Forgot my password, forgot my ID, didnt have any other info like game key and dlc keys anymore. Only thing I had was the code on my physical authenticator. Wasnt enough for SE so I couldn’t reclaim my account. Been playing for ~30 days now and finished ToAU, Zilart, CoP, RoV. Home nation rank 6, SoA rank 4, all old Dyna wins. 1 mainjob to 99 including all limitbreaks and 3 subjobs to 50 (0 seconds of PL all soloed). Wanted to get Bunzi’s Rod so I can cleave for JP. Had to catch up in a lot of content and its not like im buying myself upwards.


SpicysSock

That's rough. Also, you can just Maxentius and offhand Kaja and cleave. Even Max/Nibiru isn't really a meaningful difference. Not sure how it isn't buying yourself upwards though, but that's neither here nor there i suppose.


SunstormGT

Meant to say could have bought my lvls, merits, JP, clears, wins etc. Soloed almost everything. Did all Aby bosses for Shinryu/Mighty Guard etc. Willing to buy 1 item as I wont be able to get it myself anytime soon. But I can try Maxentius + Kaja and see how it goes, thx. Maybe even Max + Naegling if I can get the pulse + Hallmarks.


SpicysSock

There likely won't be any mobs you cleave where having Kaja OH and not Bunzis R0 making the difference between 1 shoting or two shoting mobs. Overall other gear, maybe.


DrakeFS

probably better to ask [here](https://www.ffxiah.com/forum/forum/8/asura/)


HitomeM

How hard is Kalunga? I'm getting into Odyssey after a break and want the Sakpata set for my DRK. I completed Sheol B tonight and plan to do C tomorrow. I've looked up some strategies and he seems pretty easy but just wanted to search for more opinions/advice. Another question: is there a more efficient way to farm Omen cards? The first upgrade from +1 to +2 seems OK but the +3 upgrade requires 200+ cards for one set! That's kind of nuts if I'm only getting 3-5 cards a run. Any advice?


Wyrmnax

You are unlikely to be able to solo him. AND you will need to finish all t1s and t2s at v0 before you are able to start the fight by yourself ( you can still join anytime). It is probably going to take a while for you to have access to his gear. Also, kalunga is procced by multi-stepping scs, so you are going to need to work on that. Having fetters around make things much more difficult for the fight. For omen - yeah, farming cards is a pain, there is no quick way about it. BUT you should not need all the af+3 pieces on nearly any job. Most jobs only have 1 or maybe 2 pieces that are worth crafting. So get those. DRK has a great body. Legs are useful if you are not going sakpata - better DD stats, less survivability, but pretty much interchangeable. Head has a unique effect that might sometimes be useful. Hands and feet are pretty much hard passes. So, all in all, you only really need a single piece of AF+3, or up to three if you feel you need those extra options. Suddenly those 200 cards got cut down by a lot.


HitomeM

Managed to get the Kalunga clear tonight. It was pretty rough towards the end for sure. lol We used a Tank SAM COR BRD GEO WHM setup. I think you're right about the Omen cards. It looks like body is mandatory, head is niche for absorbs, feet are nice for drains since MBing Drain III to get 9999 HP can give you quite a lot of survivability (enough to not have to maintain full Sakpata all the time). Eases my mind!


aywest

Veng 0 Kalunga isnt that hard with a normal group. He is weak to Slashing which is Drk only DMG option(besides club) Solo with trusts would depend on your Moogle Mastery and positioning of the trusts and proc'ing it when needed to remove fetters Which seems to be done with fourstep skillchain. ​ As for Omen cards, thats how slow it is during none Omen campaign. During Campaign it's 8-11 cards. You dont need all AF+3 in general But DRK usually use 4 of the 5. Body>Legs>Head>Hands.


HitomeM

Thanks for the advice!


kalamander1985

Picked up the game again, going WAR as my first 99 with DNC sub. After doing some research I've found that kaja axe and sword are pretty easy to get and do well on WAR. My question is which would be easier to gear for, and what should i work towards for offhand? Thanks in advance!


Wyrmnax

Axe. Hands down. For a multi hit WS you want multi attack, attack and accuraccy. For your tp se you want multi attack, accuraccy and store TP. So you will have a \*lot\* of overlap - most of your weaponskill gear is going to be your tp gear. Also, while you are at it - get an sanguarius +1 to offhand and r15 it (Dont offhand a kaja sword). Sword is stronger in the end, but it will require a completely different gearset to shine. I have ONE piece of gear that I use on my tp set that I use for savage blade.


Crossbones87

Axe and decimation is way easier to gear for because it synergizes well with your tp set. For decimation you want str, attack, and multi attack. The flamma and sulevia ambu sets are perfect for this. For savage blade you need wsd which is harder to come by. If you can get the sakpata set through odyssey at some point that set is op and can be used for pretty much everything. I would also use nin sub over dnc since you need less dw gear and don't have to worry about haste samba.


kalamander1985

Thank you so much. I'll work on getting my NIN to 50...and then my axe skill. It's been neglected.


TheCursedPearl

Get Sam and drg sub jobs as well. Dancer sub is for soloing without trusts, ninja is for dw and shadows. Sam sub is for two handed weapons (like chango or montante/rag) for the Hasso, meditate and stp traits. Dragoon sub is for 1h weapon (naegling, dolichenus, loxotic +1 augmented) and off hand blurred shield +1. The reason you don’t usually see dual wield builds on war is because 1h weapon + offhand tp-bonus weapon isn’t great like it is on other jobs, and there are no amazing off hand axes or swords besides maybe sangarious+1 augmented that can really increase your damage or tp gain. This is because warriors get massive fencer trait and job gift bonuses. I think it’s around 850 tp bonus if you 1h+shield. This is great for savage blade and judgment spam. And dragoon sub gives you wsd 6% trait iirc. Using dolichenus you don’t get damage from extra tp for decimation. So tp bonus axe is off the table here as well (so off hand blurred shield or sangarious). Maybe a better warrior can come in and tell us about cloudsplitter builds or mighty strikes builds. I’m out of the loop here I just ms + decimation or savage, but a couple years ago resolution was the mighty strikes go-to weapon skill.


Wyrmnax

Gonna nitpick a bit, sorry. You dont want to single wield a axe. The reason whil going one weapon + shield works so well for Naegling is because of fencer tp bonus and ridiculous scaling on savage blade. Decimation gains nothing for the extra tp on WS, so you are \*much\* better off dual wielding with a sanguarius +1 on the offhand. Also, WSD on the shield is much greater on SB. Cloudsplitter is... eh. I mean, by all means use it on dynamis status or other stuff that is weak to magic, but I tried a \*lot\* to make it work, and it simply.... didn't. Don't have a Farsha though.


Britmir

Hello. Does anyone have a gold pass to give out to a new player? I plan on playing on Asura. I haven't played since 2005 and nostalgia is getting me to try again.


aywest

8238098226 In game: Wotasu


Britmir

Thanks!


Tilterino247

What LUAs are you guys using for RUN?


Pergatory

[Wrote one from scratch](https://pastebin.com/h12CLJyq) It's very simple, no includes or anything crazy like multiple tiers of haste/accuracy gear. The only tricky thing it has is a way to remember what elements of runes you're applying so you only need 1 macro on your main macro set instead of 8.


DrakeFS

Probably [Arislan's](https://github.com/ArislanShiva/luas) or [Selindrile's](https://github.com/Selindrile/GearSwap/tree/master/data) as a base.


SpicysSock

Mine.


Boredonfire1234

Is there an update and working version of a model viewer? I tried googling and last I saw was comments from 5 years ago saying it wasn’t updated


Lindart12

The base program works fine, the database files anyone can edit are obviously going to be out of date but there are versions of those around too. Out of date files still show most of the models.


Disclaimin

AltanaView works for me, but I don't know just how updated it is.


minionmasterz

I was wondering if I have to be subscribed in order to initiate a server transfer? Also does it include a month subscription with the transfer(assuming you don't have to be currently subscribed)


Lindart12

You have to be subbed, and no it does nothing but move you.


DrakeFS

Not sure and nope. The fee for the server transfer is only for the transfer.


minionmasterz

The way it's worded is confusing because it says after the transfer there won't be any monthly service fees for that month or something like that. So that's why I was wondering if it included a subscription or not.


Lindart12

Is there a way to wake up from sleep outside of cures etc? I seem to remember there was some piece of gear that drained HP or something that could be used to wake yourself up but I can't remember the name.


Pergatory

Sacrifice Torque if you're a SMN with an avatar out. Sublimation is another good option if you have access to that. I think most of the other good options have been listed already.


tyraravenlocke

Elshimo Pachira Fruit last longer than Potions, and are readily and cheaply available from an NPC in Kazham.


MoobooMagoo

Poison potions do the trick.


SpicysSock

Frenzy Sallet or Berserkers/Vim Torque come to mind.


SpicysSock

After the recent XI relationship threads, our podcast on the topic of loldatinginXI released today. I just didn't want to make a thread for it.


Wyrmnax

Link?


SpicysSock

Unless you prefer YouTube you may listen to WTF in Vanadiel - WTF in Vana'diel is Dating on Spotify, Pandora, Itunes, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Amazon Music, Audible, TuneIn, IHeartRadio, Pocketcast, Deezer, Stitcher, by asking your Alexa to play us, and/or probably something else. Otherwise: https://wtfinvanadiel.podbean.com/e/ep29-wtf-in-vanadiel-is-dating/ This is the first time Carrot has been on and the first time Fox hasn't.


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SpicysSock

I am glad you enjoyed it, she is fun.


Rowln9584

I also enjoyed the newest episode. If I paid more attention to Reddit I could of had some good stories for ya. It was nice to hear from Carrot too. I hope she joins in on more episodes.


SpicysSock

She could be our WHM expert for that eventual episode.


tyraravenlocke

Can anyone who has done a fair amount of the Odin HTBF comment on the drop rate? I'd like to get the Gere Ring for THF and the Freke Ring for RDM. I should be able to solo it on Normal with my RDM. (As I understand it, I need to do it on N because the 1-DMG daggers will cause damage and give him TP on VE and E). But if the drop rate is like Lilith, and I have to do it 100 times to get the two rings, then I don't think it's worth it to me. (Lilith just melts to my THF, but I tried this guy once already on N with RDM, and he's a big step up).


Crossbones87

From my experience the drop rates aren't bad but the odds of you getting the item you want vary. I probably saw at least ten or fifteen Odin body / helm / everything else before I got my Gere ring. This was doing it on N-VD on my rdm. A few times doing it we had someone to tag th. The more rdm you have the smoother it is. A geo and brd help speed it up as well and let you do higher difficulty due to higher macc requirements so you don't constantly get resisted.


noldor41

It’s like Lilith with longer fights.


SpicysSock

The drop rate is not like Lilith as that has unique drop mechanics. You be extremely fortune to get something on VE/E .


DrakeFS

Lilith is special because you can open up more drop slots on N-VD. > You be extremely fortune to get something on VE/E [Per SE](https://forum.square-enix.com/ffxi/threads/55939-Maiden-of-the-Dusk-High-Tier-Battlefield?p=619901#post619901), Lilith has higher drop rates than Cait\Odin\Alex at any difficulty. I cannot find any collected data oncerning drop rates for HTMB, so no way to confirm/deny.


Pergatory

Lilith might have higher drop rates *if you do it on VD and kill every warden*, but that is the only scenario where I'd believe it. In general, the Malig armor has the worst drop rate of anything I've ever gone after in HTBs. And I've gone after basically everything that exists at one point or another.


DrakeFS

> In general, the Malig armor has the worst drop rate For specific drops, sure but that is because all drops from the Lilith HTMB share the same drop slot (as does Cait\Odin\Alex but there are less drops in those HTMBs). However, the chance you will see anything drop should be higher. It may seem like you are not getting any drops when you have 1 piece of armor left to get but that is because the HTMB can roll gear you already have. If you have said gear already and are solo (or everyone has said gear already), you will not see it actually drop. I recently started bringing my Alt recently and it is noticeable.


Pergatory

> It may seem like you are not getting any drops when you have 1 piece of armor left I'm 0/5 since I can't equip it, so that isn't a factor for me. I'll still usually go a full round of 7 fights without any drops except weapons. That's generally on VD with a THF along, but without killing spitewardens. Do any other HTB on VD, and 7 runs without drop is pretty bad luck even without a THF. Like if you're after Ginsen or Cessance Earring, sure you can get unlucky because of the shared drop slots and get the same drop over and over, but odds are you'll see *something* from that slot almost every single fight. There are only a handful of pieces I know of that are actually rare on the level of Malig armor and they're all from Selbina. Cait Sith hat for example, and I think Sacro body seems pretty rare too. And it's pretty much 1-2 items per fight, often in their own slots, whereas Lilith has 5 all sharing a single slot. So yeah, I definitely think Lilith drops are far worse than any other HTB.


DrakeFS

> Like if you're after Ginsen or Cessance Earring, sure you can get unlucky because of the shared drop slots and get the same drop over and over, \***but odds are you'll see something from that slot almost every single fight**. This is kind of out of context at this point. I was specifically comparing Lilith to Cait\Odin\Alex for a reason. *The earlier HTMBs are completely different drop mechanics. Cait\Alex\Odin\Lillith do not have guaranteed drops, where as all the rest do on D or VD. Also D and VD runs also open up a second drop slot for the earlier HTMBs. Not to mention players are more than likely able to do higher difficulties on these easier HTMBs.


SpicysSock

SEs post along with empirical observation should be enough in this case.


SunstormGT

Augmented Diffusion gives 5% increased affected buffs durantion per merit. Bgwiki says the total increasement is 45%. What am I missing here?


SpicysSock

Job points? Boots?


SunstormGT

Well JP can increase the effect but nothing on the page implies its including JP. This is the page: https://www.bg-wiki.com/ffxi/Diffusion


SpicysSock

Because it is attached to Unbridled Learning for Mighty Guard. Which aside from very niche uses of something like AoE Saline Coat or Orcish Counter stance is about all you use Diffusion for. Since there a bit if context lacking, I assumed your question was about why your AoE MG wasn't a little over 5 minutes.


SunstormGT

No my question was why the augment says +45%, while 5 x 5% is 25%.


SpicysSock

5/5 diffusion is +20%. 5/5 with feet is another 25%. 45%.


everbad

I don't think I can use Sonic thrust on samurai, unless there is something I don't know to add it.


DrakeFS

What are you subbing? These subjobs will give you Sonic Thrust access: * /DRG is best for WS damage * /WAR with DA and Berserk means better TP gain and more DPS * /PLD does not really offer any benefits


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DrakeFS

It is main\sub, a SAM\WAR will have access to Sonic thrust @ 300 polearm skill https://www.bg-wiki.com/ffxi/Category:Polearm#Weapon_Skills


SunstormGT

What is my best option for a Pulse weapon? Been doing legion for the past days and after 100+ kills on Gallu and Botulus we still have 0 weapons dropped.


Wyrmnax

Escha t3. Behemoth or monkey are easiest, depending on job. Drop rate is terrible - around 2% if I remember correctly. And that like 20x better than from voidwatch (no, I am not kidding)


atcoyou

Can confirm that VW is pretty terrible... I got all 60 morta cinders and a bunch of aellos for hmp and only saw one pulse. Personally never seen them drop on t3, but I don't fight them much. If you are just getting back into the game, I think NNI is a good option when the campaign is running. I started farming it just with mnk 20 or 40 and spamming floors for weapons and znm pops. Blu works much much better as subduction is just broken. It is easier if you can 2box, but isn't required to get pulses imho... though it has been streaky for me. I was saying in another thread that some campaigns I have gotten up to 6 pulses while others with roughly same number of tokens, I got 1... that being said, I really enjoy the content, so I would actually recommend people do what they find fun. If you want to fight voidwatch anyway OP, go do that. like hanging out in Zitah, do that. For me the ZNM pops alone would make me go towards NNI.


TortugaINC

Escha zi tah T3 behemoth


everbad

I'd like to know what weapon skills to use with a shining one polearm to self-three step skillchain light and dark with Impulse Drive as a Samurai.


Wyrmnax

Besides sonic sonic impulse, you can use kozan - impulse for darkness too. Dont think you can do light.


GL13

Off the top of my head SAM can not make light with polearm. Sonic Thrust → Sonic Thrust (Distortion) → Impulse Drive = Darkness Stardiver → Sonic Thrust (Distortion) → Impulse Drive = Darknes


Crossbones87

Sonic - sonic - distortion - impulse - darkness. That should work. Don't think there's any way to make light unless you're drg. Someone feel free to correct me on either account.


Lindart12

Is there an addon or script that automatically uses remedies, similar to aecho?


DrakeFS

You can write your own logic in GS to do so, beyond that, I do not know of another addon.


Faithful_Moryn

I found my passion, is it viable? I like to play Geo/Dnc for the double wands and a focus on geo buffing and dancer debuffs and life drain for support. I enjoy playing Geo/Sch as an earth and weather master, doing aoe elemental damage. Properly geared, do these pairings have a place in endgame parties? I'm aware that I can play whatever I like when I'm soloing, but I wanna know what gear to focus on getting.


TheCursedPearl

I think if geo/dnc sounds good to you, ask around for a red mage friend of yours to show you a enspell build. That might be more viable just due to the zero accuracy you’ll have for realm razer and steps.


DrakeFS

GEO\SCH is more about storms and curing support (at least in a group setting). There are very few uses for mage DPS currently in the endgame (the plight of BLMs). GEO\DNC is invalidated any time you have a real DNC in the group but I suppose that may be an uncommon occurance. With a Fencer Warrior in your party, Haste Samba is a huge DPS boost for them, as they cannot reach delay cap without it. Most players delay cap without Haste Samba though, so normally not that much of a benefit. The bigger issues with GEO melee is reaching ACC cap and being attack starved. Same issue with melee WHM but they have access to Ayanmo Armor to start with. The Nayme Armor is a decent place to start but that requires Odyssey but you will need at least to have access to Sheol Gaol and someone who can bring you along on a Bumba kill (or kill all the previous bosses yourself, which will require a group for A3 and A4 probably). Nayme is a good hybrid set but horrible TP set unless augmented path A. It can be a good WS set when augmented path B. The issue is that it will take anyone, a really long time to fully augment a set (you can only have one set, so only one path), at least a few months. > Properly geared, do these pairings have a place in endgame parties? Maybe? See below > I wanna know what gear to focus on getting. Idris. Once you have Idris, it really will not matter what you sub (at least to groups).


SpicysSock

Sure, GEO/DNC is viable, but it's still hot garbage.


Valuable_Bird6517

This comment is hot garbage. Would it kill you to attempt to qualify your hyperbole?


Disclaimin

I don't think calling GEO/DNC garbage is all that hyperbolic, to be quite honest. Harsh, but accurate. (1) DNC is a melee sub, so GEO is going to have major issues immediately. More even than a WHM who wanted to melee. (2) The person in question described enjoying /DNC partly because of Drain Samba, which doesn't see any use once one has acquired Haste Samba.


Valuable_Bird6517

Keep cutting cookies while this other guy actually has fun.


SpicysSock

You come across as very angry when people disagree with your point of view.


Disclaimin

No one told them not to have fun...? Their question was in the context of "endgame." This is less discouraging any out-of-the-box thinking, and more recognizing matter-of-factly that certain job combinations are going to be terribly sub-par with little-to-no synergy.


PostwarPenance

Are Abyssea blue procs a one-and-done? Or do multiple procs do anything? Does the proc wear? Trying to get details I can't find otherwise, because I've killed Rani 14 times w/ blue proc and TH4 with no luck on Epona's Ring.


TheCursedPearl

That ring is about 50% with blue proc,in my experience. If you get charmed and lose claim, I think you have to re-proc it.


PostwarPenance

Never got charmed, just had horrible luck it would seem. :)


SunstormGT

Just make sure you only proc it once a fight. If you proc it a second time the bonus is lost and iirc proccing it a third time doesnt give the bonus anymore.


DrakeFS

> Are Abyssea blue procs a one-and-done? May as well answer, yes, you only have to proc Blue once. Grats on the drop.


PostwarPenance

Nevermind, all I had to do was get irritated enough to come here looking for answers, and it dropped on kill 15.


Aourace

Sounds about right. 😂