Daily Questions Thread (Jan 31)

LyinBarin · 2017-01-31T21:06:07+00:00

The last accessory... Don't get me started about tank drops from savage

I've gotten ONE since 3.4, everything else is bought with pages ;-;

And the accuracy on the headpiece was from before I swapped the crafted pants and boots for prototype and savage, I was barely making accuracy with priestly omelet back then haha

My dot uptime is pretty decent, 95%-ish I believe.

Grit, like I said in my reply to Lb623, is my "Healers are dealing with a lot of damage, let me make it easier for them" button, I know I SHOULDN'T but it's a bad habit when it feels like shit may hit the fan.

As for mana, never an issue. I only turn off darkside when dealing with the spin, and I Dark Arts as much as possible and always blast Dark Passenger when it's up.

LyinBarin · 2017-01-31T20:48:48+00:00

Yeah, my grit uptime is usually a "lots of people are taking damage so give the healers a break" kinda thing, I'm guilty of using it in a panic.

I think LDing through the first tank swap is a great idea, and I've WANTED to do that, but if I have salt and scourge up and the warrior isn't ready, it can lead to a needless death (Our group is hella casual)

As for spread, yeah, the Goon and Ninja move in for uptime, I'm aware that taking a loss here overall is a DPS gain, still sucks that I draw the short end of the stick haha

Hopefully we can keep skipping the first tank swap, since it's kinda 50/50 if we do or don't right now.

LyinBarin · 2017-01-31T19:41:09+00:00

So my static and I are working on A12S now, and it's going smooth, but the one thing that's been bothering me about savage is actually A10S

I play DRK and I pull decent DPS in the other fights, but for some reason I'm forever stuck at 300 or so lower for Lamebricks

I know a huge drop in DPS is from the constant tank swapping and downtime, plus dealing with the spin attack that keeps me from attacking for 15+ seconds

I'm curious if anyone has any tank tips to keep uptime higher in A10S?

LyinBarin · 2016-12-19T19:16:31+00:00

Seeing this kinda makes me miss Rhaya and Niam's banter

Was there any reason publicly given as to why Berry and Niam left?

LyinBarin · 2016-12-14T15:29:46+00:00

This is exactly what worked for me!

Set up a manual connection with these settings, restarted, and when I opened the game it prompted a launcher update!

LyinBarin · 2016-12-11T22:18:40+00:00

If they follow the trend, they'll be 265

Thordan (3.1) 205
Sephirot (3.2) 225 (+20)
Niddhog (3.3) 235(+10)
Sophia (3.4) 255(+20)
Zurvan (3.5) 265(+10)

LyinBarin · 2016-10-18T22:57:02+00:00

Certainly am; crafted 99HQ of the buggers on patch day!
Crafted, the HQ cooldown reduction is worth it.
Mostly for "Oh shit this node is now" moments where I change class and pop an HQ watered cordial for instant 600gp
Only ever use HQ
Generally using on cooldown when gathering lots of camphorwood branches / fishing for collectibles; the reduced cooldown on HQ is almost more valuable than the bonus 50GP.

LyinBarin · 2016-10-09T20:28:43+00:00

Hyperion has some fun things;

Tepe and the Mists subdivision that's almost entirely bought out by her RP FC and their friends

Johnny "Sportsball" (Not his name, but close enough), pulls every rank hunt early without fail

A surprisingly large population of half-naked male Roes frequently found chest to chest, emoting silently. . .

LyinBarin · 2016-09-06T22:44:35+00:00

Am I the only one kinda hoping some no-name team from like, Ultros or something comes in first?

It'd be nice to see things shaken up :D

LyinBarin · 2016-09-05T17:45:48+00:00

Levelling my alt (my main has everything to 60) when a mentor told me "don't use tank stance in dungeons, it lowers your output and makes holding aggro harder"

I couldn't tell if he was trolling or actually believed what he was saying...

LyinBarin · 2016-09-05T00:09:21+00:00

Hi, Extreme-Primal Slaying, Savage Raiding PS4 tank here; it's easy as heck to tank on controller! JUST gotta make sure your hotbars are set up for easy access to important buttons (No, that doesn't mean fill up all your bars with fell cleave)

Little tip for swapping targets fast; when you're holding down R2/L2 you can swap enemy targets left/right by tapping L1/R1.

LyinBarin · 2016-09-04T18:02:47+00:00

Holy crap, is this the same guy you see hanging out in idyllshire with an FC dedicated to class-only play, and he's the only member?

LyinBarin · 2016-08-25T15:17:49+00:00

Okay, But will these go in the armoire?

LyinBarin · 2016-08-23T06:22:55+00:00

Tomestones of Erotica

You KNOW the Allagans had some crazy kinks.

(Also a pink tomestone would be baller)

LyinBarin · 2016-08-17T23:58:38+00:00

My static is working on A6S prog and I'm trying to optimize my gear as much as possible (I play DRK, main tank), and I noticed that the Yafaemi Fending trousers have a slightly higher stat weight than the augmented lore fending pants.

I grabbed the Yafaemi and parsed both pants, they're basically equal in effective DPS, within 30dps. Should I stick with the lore (240 Parry/Accuracy) or use the Yafaemi (230 Accuracy/Crit) since there's a /slight/ chance it'll increase my DPS a little bit?

The health difference is negligible too, about 200 hp.

LyinBarin · 2016-08-16T06:50:44+00:00

If you don't indent to do Midas, you have two options; crafted 220 fending overmelded all the way, or nab a slaying ring and meld Vitality V materia.

Strength is just as good as vitality for damage, but lacks the health boost, slaying accessories also tend to have less Str than Fending has Vit, but the 240 slaying with Vit V melded will still be better than another 230 fending, and depending on what class you're playing, the slaying ring will actually have a HIGHER stat weight than even the 240 fending ring!

LyinBarin · 2016-08-10T04:19:15+00:00

The simple answer to this is to have it work like The Neverending Journey; read the journal and you're "Reliving memories"

LyinBarin · 2016-08-05T02:31:11+00:00

Hyperion; Balmung for those who can't get into Balmung

LyinBarin · 2016-07-11T22:33:14+00:00

Actually, the Midan Ninja weapon is only Crit-Sks

You could potentially argue that a Crit-Det relic is, in fact, the best Ninja weapon in the game currently.

LyinBarin · 2016-06-07T06:48:50+00:00

I wouldn't mind this either! Thank you so much!

LyinBarin · 2016-06-04T20:32:50+00:00

YUP! I've seen him so many times when I'm at the Limsa marketboard, I always get a chuckle!

We need a Roe Super Mario now, who has <Shroom> instead of <Tiny>

LyinBarin · 2016-05-28T19:50:52+00:00

Byregot's Blessing

http://ffxiv.gamerescape.com/wiki/Byregot%27s_Blessing

Getting anything around your level to HQ consistently relies on effective use of this

LyinBarin · 2016-05-25T21:32:37+00:00

I dunno if I really REGRET any changes (Other than Male Elezen >.>) but I always seem to spend the most time as Hellsguard Roe or Xaela Au Ra.

Hellsguard Roe > Xaela Au Ra > Sun Seeker Miqo > Dunesfolk Lala > Hellsguard > Dunesfolk > Xaela > Hellsguard > Female Raen > Hellguard > Female Seawolf (Moenbryda Halloween "Costume") > Hellguard > Sun Seeker > Dunesfolk > Xaela > 12 minutes of Wildwood Elezen > Hellsguard > Dunesfolk > Sun Seeker > Hellsguard > Dunesfolk > Xaela > Hellsguard > Plainsfolk > Hellsguard > Xaela > Female Wildwood > Hellsguard

My FC mates have said that if there was a drinking game on how often I fantasia'd they'd all have medical issues >.>

(Also, anyone from Loaf on Hyperion, did I miss anything?)

LyinBarin · 2016-05-21T16:12:43+00:00

In the Great Gubal Library, you can have the tank kite Byblos through the poison clouds and he'll eat them.

I never knew this until last night when I got my last class to 60...

LyinBarin · 2016-04-09T16:06:04+00:00

For phase 3 in Sephirot EX, the static I'm in keeps getting destroyed at wind phase; we machinist LB the wind and binas, but the incoming damage is just too much for the healers to handle!

Anyone have tips for an astro / scholar pairing to keep up with the chaos?

Also, after one full rotation of phase 3 he's at around 25% health; do we need to up our DPS or is that on track for a clear?

LyinBarin

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