Random Question Thread (FFXI Related)

Seems correct. You'd get a V21 charge (4704 RP) and a V15 amp bonus (784) and 5% V15 (9) = 5497.

If you're only concerned with Bumba RP, keep in mind that you'll also get 4656 RP back from your 2nd/third fights which can be converted to segments to cut the cost to ~8844.

I'm not entirely sure why you've selected Sgili and Gogmagog (if you want RP from them for augments, they're certainly doable). If you're just converting the RP back to segs, I'd do dealan-dhe twice. You don't have to change NMs as long as you don't kill it.

Edit: Bumba RP ratio there is around 0.62 RP/seg. An alternative is to do dealan-dhe 3x for a V25 charge then go use it on Bumba and exit afterwards. You'd spend a total of 18000 segments, get a refund of 6984, and get 7768 bumba RP (~0.71 RP/seg). If segments are more limiting than time, consider that option as well.

Yes.

For 2. - short answer is:

(What's a Sgili?) ngai x1, butterfly x2. For butterfly, one run is bst ooze, job you don't have on mule. Second run <anything except mnk> and whm on alt. For Ngai, mnk and geo. Healing trusts.

Engage at 5min to go on Ngai, just need 6% dmg. Amps on everything.

At v25 will give you some 9k RP with amps. Less depending on rank. Replace butterfly with a Gogmagog for ooze, or both, if you want RP on Gogmagog. Ooze works, then need dnc (karambit) and a tank or two.

Alt could get a few more support and tank jobs to make it more flexible.

Replace Ngai with Bumba or whatever you're targetting for RP.

I have 197k segments banked and won't be able to do more than 1 cycle per day due to playtime constraints. I'm more worried about playtime efficiency than segment efficiency.

Still, 1 hour of playtime for 7768 Bumba RP vs. 45 minutes of playtime for 5497 (7329/hr) is more playtime efficient and doesn't make it so I always have a charge up. Plus, I can take a break after 45 if need be. I'll probably do Thorny's proposal, perhaps mixing in the Umbril / Dullahan so I eventually upgrade their items.

Going to literally bookmark this like it's 1999 so I can come back to it whenever I have time in the morning.

x3 charge then 1x Bumba was what I did for Bumba RP.

Just depends what else you want to RP, if at all. The more NMs you want RP on you fit in, the more efficient time wise it will be.

So I've seen Ifrit's Cauldron erupt in videos on youtube, but don't think I've actually ever seen it myself in-game. Are there specific conditions needed for this to happen? Time, weather, day of the week?

I went off memory based on how the addon worked, I didnt look at the code closely tbh.

Thats on me.

This exploit seems to have been patched. You can still set and do the other RoEs, you wont be able to complete them.

I dont know if this is a side effect from a future change or just the spaghetti code effect.