Random Question Thread (FFXI Related)

I think its about time for them to add EP bonus like the ones from capacity points.

Maybe some RoE related to Sortie, i would hope

Probably the Sortie Records of Eminence they mentioned they were planning.

Monthly RoE for Old Case +1 incoming.

One time RoE for Old Case*

Looking forward to my min roll SMN+1 earring.

Does anyone have an archived copy of the April Fool's update post from this year? You wouldn't think I'd have to ask this, since it's been less than three months...

But while the tweet that points to it is still up:
https://twitter.com/FFXI_EN/status/1774808193686032538

The post itself gives me a permission error whether or not I'm logged in to the OF:
https://forum.square-enix.com/ffxi/threads/61604

and while this does not surprise me, because it's Square Enix and because it's the internet in 2024, I actually liked some of those jokes and wanted to show someone else who had missed them.

The only archive.org snapshot is from April 11 and doesn't have anything but the "you can't access this" error.

What is the best Cataclysm Staff for WAR MNK SCH? Seems to be Xaonon for WAR and MNK?

Xoanon definitely for WAR and MNK.
For SCH, for damage probably Opashoro > Mpaca's > Tupsi, in that order. Tupsi's AM3 is going to be amazing for WS frequency tho.

Is the Mpacs R0 or RPd there? Not looking at any RMEA on SCH

Mpaca R0 or fully augmented Marin Staff +1 then.

What is the drain and aspir value of this scythe:
https://www.ffxiah.com/item/20910/anaimatos-scythe
Not listed anywhere.

Even jpwiki doesn't know. 10%(+) 20% most likely

Genuinely flabbergasted by this. I expected something much less good, and since even min-augs +2 is really good for many jobs this will actually trick me into whatever they make me do - likely using jobs I never use in Sortie, at least once. Which is good design! Well done, team.

Depending the requirements, people will throw their mules on it

I thought I was being generous suggesting that the RoE would be for a +1 case. I would have preferred a quest that rewarded you with an earring for a specific job, but it'll do.


Sounds like this is limited, but at least the +2 cases are gonna be added. Maybe they'll show up in Trove or SE will reset the RoE occasionally.

Does anyone else have connection issues right after monthly updates?

For the last few months now, for a couple days right after an update, I get booted at least once a day.

lmao at my optimism, I interpreted "cases" as meaning "multiple cases", etc, lol

Can someone explain to me why Mujin band isn't an obvious winner for Magic Bursting because of the MB2?

Mobs have 500 INT, sometimes more INT is more better. MACC too

Context matters, not universally better or worse, situational

Aug metamorph+1 being the swap has 16 INT and 15 MACC

It's a multivariable equation. MBD2 is a straight multiplier, but it's also diluted by other MBD. If you're sitting at 60 MBD (emp body+3, ea hat +1, max agwu hands, mpaca's staff, capped MBD1), then mujin band is worth 1.65/1.6 = 3.125% damage.

At 400-500 dINT on Thundaja, value is 1 base per INT. So, the 16 INT from a metamorph ring +1 is worth 16 * MAB (~5.2) * 1.25+(MB) * 1.6(MBD) * 1.25(storm) = 208 damage. So, the Mujin Band will almost always give more base damage on very weak targets, but giving a concrete answer requires your full stats and your target's INT.

If you reduce the dINT to 0-49, the value per point changes to 4, so you get 832 damage in the same situation. In this case, the metamorph ring+1 is more competitive[but likely still loses]. It drops to 3.75 at 50 dINT, and stays there until 200 dINT.

In practice, the extra m.acc provided by 16 INT and 15 m.acc is needed on high end targets and with the greater value per point of dINT it's an easy tradeoff to make. If you're nuking something that won't resist you, you don't need it.

Edited that a couple times. Was thinking Mujin was 3%, but it doesn't really change the takeaway.

Ok, makes sense.

What if I'm cheap and use Emp+3 head on BLM and no Ea+1?

Emp+3 is a m.acc swap, so you might be better off defaulting to Mujin on some targets that Ea is normally preferred, but YMMV. Master level matters too, and I don't think anyone has comprehensive INT or m.eva values for current content either. If you seem to be at max land rate, use Mujin. If not, use Metamorph+1.

The combination of Ea Hat+1 and Metamorph Ring+1 is not necessarily better than Emp+3 and Mujin Band, either. If you want an exact answer for the gear you do have available, recommend you use a simulator or spreadsheet. The all jobs simulator here is quite easy to use:
https://www.ffxiah.com/forum/topic/57175/all-jobs-damage-simulator-and-gear-sets

I'd only use it for Sortie. Would be good to know all the stats for the basement bosses and NQ animon for BLM sets.

Long_horned on twitter (may) have posted their stats. He does that kinda stuff. I don't and won't make a twitter account to see if they exist, but you can check.

He put up all the apex/locus mobs and maybe the gaol bosses

I'm pretty sure the answer to this one is "no", but there's so much wonky Trust behavior that I can never rule anything out: are there any Trusts that will buff your Adventuring Fellow?

And since probably nobody explicitly knows that, sub in "buff your summon/wyvern/pet/automaton", because they occupy the same UI slot and I'm willing to believe that's all it takes.

edit: oh, second unrelated question - Dark Matter augments can take any value, right? Can you get SIRD on every piece, for instance? Trying to compile a list of spell interruption rate down pieces, since there's not actually a big one I can find anywhere (BG wiki has none, FFXIclopedia's list is so old it has like two level 99 pieces total).