Random Question Thread (FFXI Related)

Just a quick spellcast~ish question that I bet has been answered already. Does spellcast have any trouble with duplicate gear like windower macros sometimes did? For example in windower, I used a 7Vit and a 6VIT ring for chakra to be sure both fingers ended up with rings. If I can update that a little, I'd like to.

I'd just buy the second ring and mess with it, but A. I'm lazy and B. if it works in town, how does it do during a fight, or if there's some lag, or whatever.

Thanks! :D

I'm thinking about re-doing ToAU 44. Has anyone done it at 99 recently and can tell me what the bare minimum would be?

I've used double dark rings/merman rings for dt sets and have never had an issue.

I some times don't gear swap back into double dark rings, one would go on and the other would switch to rajas ring.

For Stringing Pummel, should I be using mustela hands, or athos gloves? I don't currently use other athos pieces (dont have chapeau >_<) for WS, so set bonus should not be factored in. Or if set bonus is a deciding factor, consider chapeau vs that STR+13 beret from meebles (something I'm aiming for as well). I just can't see myself buying the mustela just for sam, until I get phorcys, unless it helped out other jobs as well is why I ask.

I would put my money on Mustela Gloves.

That's kinda what I was thinking.. I figured 2% DA has to beat 4 stat mod, right? But idk with that fTP bonus on the gloves too.

I'm curious to know, if Sorcerer's Tonban +2 loses it's 5% same day/weather bonus over n.q. should I get another pair of n.q. to use when the bonus would apply (the game would allow me to own n.q. and +2) or would the +2 outperform anyways? Also if I could only have one piece of Nares gear would the hat still be the ideal option for the slot? Thanks in advance.

all ToAU is soloable by blu smn and a couple others if thats your thing

Don't need a cast delay for JAs. Unsure on WSs, but when my friend wrote mine she used 0.2 so I've just been sticking with that.

What plugins make the latest version of windower crash when starting xi?

Try to unload recast.

I understand that this is old knowledge but I've been gone for a while so I have to ask...

Assuming no relic/empy/mythic, would the best GS for DRK be the 99 OAT or has something replaced it?

Also, any recommendations for a medium tier (VW, Aby, and below) gear sets for PLD TP and WS with 99 OAT GS? I know it's silly but since I'm currently making the OAT for DRK (unless something else is better) I'll definitely want to muck around with it on PLD for fun. I am not trying to be a pretend that a PLD is good dd or anything like that, so please save the flames, this is only for fun. Also, I'm planning on getting NNI/Salvage/Limbus gear soon, but being that I just came back, I haven't gotten around to it yet.

I use this for TP (sword and shield):

A quick set I tossed together for Resolution WS:

Thanks guys.

Resolution doesn't crit. Take all that dex gear out and replace it with str. Also: use soil belt/gorget

Yes: OAT, althought hoarfrost is "ok" if you plan to make something bigger one day.

edit:

This should be "attainable" for pld. I would strive for phorcys hands and body asap to augment the set:

That resolution set has to be the worst I've ever seen, sorry :P
Soil gorget, either an atk or str earring over suppa, str ring over airy, soil belt, avant cuisses\+1, dilarams.

Is that set voluntarily mixed with dt-? Cause it can improve further to go all out dd.

Thanks. A lot of that gear is from my CDC set since I haven't gathered much for Reso. I think it'd be fun to see what an OAT GS PLD would parse in VW haha (maybe higher than the PUP ^^)

Edit: Yeah, that Phorcys gear looks pretty nice. I'll admit that I'm more excited just to wear the nyzul gear style again, but I disress...

I agree haha, like I said, it was just tossed together quickly with gear I had in my inv.

I'm actually going to gather some decent stuff with Ash's recommendation.

Edit: @Seha, I assume you're talking about the Dark Ring? I do need to replace that for TP... not sure why I still have that there. I thought I replaced it a while back, so maybe it's in my MH. What would you recommend for that slot?

Resolution has an attack penalty on it that is usually "less" concern for drk and war. You're going to need a nice mix of str/attack/acc since pld will suffer limitations on alot of those fields.

[edit: NEVERMIND, I AM SLOW AND UNCAFFEINATED. Carry on listening to Ash]

I fixed it too kel lol. I quickly converted another "starter" set i made for someone else to give quick EMS to that set.

Ah, that damn attack penalty. Okay, I have a good idea of what to use to gear this out, although it'll be less of a priority under DRK gear.

Attack should be no issue once this damn Ares' +1 set is finished haha. I always wanted that set but it was too much work to get simply for PLD at 75 and my main was DNC so yeah... Although the Ares' set fits with my recently-changed-to-anti paladin in D&D lol.

Thanks again all.

Just a small note, Soil gorget isn't the only one that works for Reso, you can also use Breeze or Thunder. I know it makes no difference which you use, just makes me wonder why you only mentioned one.

I use the breeze set personally because I already had the gorget.

Sorry, force of habit. My inventory is like.... put stuff in sack to use sneak and invis.

Soil is conducive to apoc/scythe weaponskills so i mention that one out of habit.

You can solo all zilart missions up to ark angels with little difficulty as BST.

can do ark angels too if you're a good bst.

Yeah I should amend that to say up to, and including, Divine Might.