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FINAL FANTASY XI 2011 |OT| To Abyssea and Beyond!
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Chuck (Old)
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Fuck this guy. Killed me right behind the OP as I was on my way to deliver supplies.
Oh, and my hat failed to activate. Lame.
Oh, and my hat failed to activate. Lame.
Chuck (Old)
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Are you from San D'Oria? We practically control the whole world this week. :lol
Also, thanks a million to Aurellius for raising me in Xarcabard.
Also, thanks a million to Aurellius for raising me in Xarcabard.
Chuck (Old)
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Yeah, no kidding. I chose Sandy for my mule in large part because they have access to all the outposts that I want, especially the two jungle ones.Alchemy said:
elohel said:
Solo with party flag up. I found doing Field of Valor pages on mobs that con easy prey to be pretty efficient exp. It probably depends greatly on your job, I've been doing this mainly as MNK and DNC.
I've also been using my +exp rings while soloing mainly to make it less tedious. The Novennial Ring lasted me from 36-39 last night.
BentMyWookiee
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When dual wielding, does it matter which weapon you place in your main hand and which you place in your sub?
For instance, should my main hand weapon be the weapon with the higher dmg? Or shorter delay? Or is it irrelevant?
For instance, should my main hand weapon be the weapon with the higher dmg? Or shorter delay? Or is it irrelevant?
SpiderJerusalem
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uhhh higher damage for main hand
Looks like it depends on what you want from weapon skills. According to the wiki:
- Only the Weapon Skills of the weapon currently equipped in the main hand are available for use. If you equip two different types of weapons, you do not have access to both Weapon Skill sets at once.
[*]Weapon Skill Damage is based on the damage rating of the main hand weapon.
ZetaEpyon said:
Is there a reason for the low delay in the off hand? The wiki mentions that TP gain is based on the average, and I imagine that damage of the weapons is balanced around the delay so there doesn't seem like DPS benefit.
From what I can tell it looks like you want the highest damage weapon in your main hand for the weapon skills you want to use, and then whatever other weapon you want in your off hand.
Although I might be confused on how DWing actually works, do the weapons swing on their own delay? Then it might be beneficial to have a high delay weapon in your main hand and a low delay in your offhand to try to increase the TP gain average of your weapons so the offhand generates more TP then normal.
Well, it's the whole situation really. You are right in saying "whatever other weapon you want in your off hand".
Typically, people just like to combine a high damage main with a low delay sub, because it keeps your overall attack rate higher. Lower delay weapons are generally going to have lower base damage, so you wouldn't put them in the main hand anyway.
There used to be a floor on TP gain, where even as combined delay decreased, TP per hit did not. This isn't the case anymore, so the low delay stuff isn't as important as it once was.
Typically, people just like to combine a high damage main with a low delay sub, because it keeps your overall attack rate higher. Lower delay weapons are generally going to have lower base damage, so you wouldn't put them in the main hand anyway.
There used to be a floor on TP gain, where even as combined delay decreased, TP per hit did not. This isn't the case anymore, so the low delay stuff isn't as important as it once was.
BentMyWookiee
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Thanks, guys! I appreciate all the helpful dual wielding info.
Boss Man
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Unlock subjob, get chocobo license, maybe gain a rank or two.elohel said:
Currently, level 30 means you can just leech your job the rest of the way to 90. Generally speaking, though, levels 30, 60, and 75 do change things up quite a bit more than other gaps.
At 30 this is more of a broad change, since you get access to advanced jobs and stuff.
Bringer Of Bacon
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Hey newbie here. never played FFXI. Should I start now? Im looking for a new MMO... are you gaf guys pretty active?
pancakesandsex
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B.K. said:
Grats!
Chuck (Old)
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When are y'all going to start letting us leech abyssea?
pancakesandsex
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Totally hit woodworking 42 seconds before maintenance.
Chuck (Old)
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Fine, whatever. Invite me when you're online and tell me how much gil you want.B.K. said:
pancakesandsex
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Chuck said:
Lol I don't think he's serious (please don't be serious).
Huge huge thank you to Tef. We spent about 3 hours farming Kazham keys last night. With at least an hour of that spent inside Palborough Mines.
It was quite epic, we had something drop that hadn't before (a Brass Subligar), so she goes maybe the next one will drop the key. And then Bam there it was!
It was quite epic, we had something drop that hadn't before (a Brass Subligar), so she goes maybe the next one will drop the key. And then Bam there it was!
Shouta
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Voracious Violet or Gnarled Horn depending on circumstance. Razed Ruins is the one you should use all the the time really.
I do want to note that those are the best DD atma but sometimes you don't need them for a particular thing you're trying to do. Casting is one, proccing is another, AoE farming, or alternative types of damage dealing all require different atma setups. I hear Infernal Scythe, Endark, and a OAT2-4 Scythe is a really nice build for DRKs and that requires more MAB/Dark Damage+ atmas than say the ones mentioned above.
I do want to note that those are the best DD atma but sometimes you don't need them for a particular thing you're trying to do. Casting is one, proccing is another, AoE farming, or alternative types of damage dealing all require different atma setups. I hear Infernal Scythe, Endark, and a OAT2-4 Scythe is a really nice build for DRKs and that requires more MAB/Dark Damage+ atmas than say the ones mentioned above.
DrForester
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VV, RR and Apocalypse are usually my 3 atma's for DD. But like Shouta said, there are circumstances where you might want something else.
I need a repeating crossbow to get my first puppet frame(sharpshot). Are there any higher level woodworkers in the LS to whom I can send the required materials to make one for me? I'm hoping the materials will be cheaper than the finished product is being sold for on the AH.
Required skills woodworking-88, smithing-59, bonecraft-46...
Required skills woodworking-88, smithing-59, bonecraft-46...
Dechaios said:
http://www.ffxiah.com/item/17221/rpt-crossbow select Sylph server if it doesnt do it for you.
Looks like your cost for materials would be around 20k. Buying the frame out right on the AH would be 50k.
Not sure what our LS has craft wise but you could proabably farm the 50k in a decent amount of time.
You mean buying the crossbow would be 50k? I don't think you can buy the automaton frame.hgplayer1 said:
Bleh, looking at all the other materials besides the crossbow it's going to cost me well over 50k... More so in the range of 70-80k. Some beginner stuff is super expensive in this game to the point where it slows your progress to a halt.
Unless its beehive chips I have no ability to farm things lol... and even then its like a stack an hour or something. I know it's probably not the best idea but I used some of my CP to buy rank 2 items for sale on the AH. Most of the rank 2 items for bastok are going for around 10k so I could get some quick money today from that. I'm at 25k right now.hgplayer1 said:
Dechaios said:
Actually beehive chips are what I farmed for the longest time. You also get honey drops so thats a bonus. Depending on where you are farming and how easy you can kill things you might have some other mobs in the area that are worth killing for items.
Using CP points for buying and reselling isnt a bad idea as long as you dont have plans for using those CP otherwise.
Also go kill some easy prey and get crystal drops or get in an exp party and watch the crystals pour in.
I guess I wanted to get the sharpshot before I started EXPing but it might not be a bad idea to at least grind pup to 15-18 for farming drops. Bees in the highlands actually have a decent honey/chip droprate. I think I might do it a bit later this evening. Besides that I'll see where I'm at with these multiple auctions I have up later on. Apparently for new PUP frames you need to wait until japanese midnight(tomorrow morning) for the automaton mechanic to be done making it. Either way I need lots of money if I plan to get more useful automaton attachments(only have 3 or 4 now).hgplayer1 said:
Thanks for the advice hg, always helpful!
Chuck (Old)
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