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People really have trouble with the last pull of Skalla? It's like only six mobs. The one before the second boss is a lot bigger and harder.
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Nov 18, 2017 19:13
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DPS in dungeons, folks. It helps a lot. 
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Nov 18, 2017 19:13
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So, question about the Level 50 Dark Knight quest: if you play as a Lalafell, is Fray really tiny? 
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Nov 18, 2017 19:22
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Solo Wing Pixy posted:As long as we're sort of on the subject of tanks, I'm bringing my PLD up through the ranks, currently level 53. I'm guessing that Sheltron can be popped whenever on trash pulls, and saved for tankbusters if possible? Does it give less/any mitigation on magic damage, or did they make everything blockable in Stormblood? sheltron is free mitigation, and it doesn't care what kind of damage you're taking. note that blocking isn't just a flat amount of damage, either, it changes depending on your stats (i forget which one), so it gets better as you level. using it during big pulls is kinda useless mitigation-wise, because it's just going to be one block among many (bulwark is a better option) but it can be useful to spam due to it having the side-effect of giving you MP so you can do extra clemeny's or holy spirits (once you have that). speaking of which, clemency is under-used in trash pulls imo. often you are going to run out of TP because the dps sucks, so you have the option of doing pitiful single-target dps, or alternating clemency/total exclipse. not only does clemency give your healer more room to dps, it also generates aggro just in case that's an issue for you. note that tanks have the lowest dps potential in trash pulls, so anything that lets the healer holy more is more is worth it.
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Nov 18, 2017 19:31
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Ask me about the leveling roulette I just ran with a sprout tank who insisted on pulling everything they possibly could and the sprout healer that used every gcd to cast medica until they ran out of mana. This was Sastasha and they died about three times each.
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Nov 18, 2017 19:32
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Brainamp posted:Ask me about the leveling roulette I just ran with a sprout tank who insisted on pulling everything they possibly could and the sprout healer that used every gcd to cast medica until they ran out of mana. the candle that burns twice as bright lives half as long. godspeed.
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Nov 18, 2017 19:34
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Die Sexmonster! posted:DPS in dungeons, folks. It helps a lot. What the gently caress is going on with SMN right now? Fister Roboto posted:People really have trouble with the last pull of Skalla? It's like only six mobs. The one before the second boss is a lot bigger and harder. Which one has the DesertMan guys and the little golems? That's the one where it's a 50/50 on if I die or not. The big zombie men hit hard, but usually that one goes alright. I just don't remember if it's boss 2 or 3.
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Nov 18, 2017 19:36
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Sarrisan posted:sheltron is free mitigation, and it doesn't care what kind of damage you're taking. note that blocking isn't just a flat amount of damage, either, it changes depending on your stats (i forget which one), so it gets better as you level. The mitigation from blocking isn't affected by your stats at all, only by the block strength value on the shield.
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Nov 18, 2017 19:38
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Fister Roboto posted:The mitigation from blocking isn't affected by your stats at all, only by the block strength value on the shield. oh is that it? all i knew is the number kept getting bigger so i thought it was my defense stat or something.
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Nov 18, 2017 19:39
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SonicRulez posted:What the gently caress is going on with SMN right now? SMN's in a good place but there's always a bit of a question about how correctly dots are being tracked.
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Nov 18, 2017 19:57
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Fister Roboto posted:People really have trouble with the last pull of Skalla? It's like only six mobs. The one before the second boss is a lot bigger and harder. The idol splashes lightning on everyone in melee so the more people in there, the more healing gets diverted. If you burn the idol down then it becomes a generic pull, much like the entire dungeon. If you aoe the pack and your aoe sucks then you'll run out of ogcds to heal everyone in melee so it becomes a little weird for a dungeon pull.
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Nov 18, 2017 20:13
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SonicRulez posted:What the gently caress is going on with SMN right now? ACT still doesn't have the bane nerf implemented. Yes, the one from Stormblood launch.
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Nov 18, 2017 20:14
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SonicRulez posted:What the gently caress is going on with SMN right now? Summoner has always had great AOE damage and the Tri-Bind changes in 4.1 made it even better, plus I believe ACT's simulation of the dropoff on Bane (and DOT effects in general) and Deathflare/Akh Morn is a bit off, though it's a lot closer than the 18-20,000+ DPS that it used to report on big trash pulls. I think BLM is the only job that has comparable AOE right now, obviously depending on BLMs procs and such (i know nothing about BLM) versus the SMN having Aetherflow stacks and/or Bahamut ready to go. Anyways, I was the Summoner in that run, and I saw some bigger numbers than that. That six-mob pull before the final boss that everyone's complaining about? Turns out that rotting royals and spooky floating jars don't like getting Akh Morn'd and Mathemagic'd. The two really big pulls in there had more DPS going out, but bragging about your DPS output on a 12+ mob pull feels like cheating a bit.  and i'm just now noticing the tank's name. anime was a mistake.
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Nov 18, 2017 20:28
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Hobgoblin2099 posted:So, question about the Level 50 Dark Knight quest: if you play as a Lalafell, is Fray really tiny? Nope, normal sized. Then tiny when the reveal happens. It does make the dramatic scene a little bit adorable
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Nov 18, 2017 20:48
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Jorge Bell posted:One time I made all my abilities macros and spent the next day getting booted from every roulette I ran. you have won at ffxiv
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Nov 18, 2017 20:54
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Solo Wing Pixy posted:
'Ernest Namingway' is top tier though.
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Nov 18, 2017 20:58
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Gloomy Rube posted:Nope, normal sized. Then tiny when the reveal happens. It does make the dramatic scene a little bit adorable Aw. That is great, though.
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Nov 18, 2017 21:08
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Rascyc posted:The idol splashes lightning on everyone in melee so the more people in there, the more healing gets diverted. If you burn the idol down then it becomes a generic pull, much like the entire dungeon. If you aoe the pack and your aoe sucks then you'll run out of ogcds to heal everyone in melee so it becomes a little weird for a dungeon pull. Explains how I dropped so much during Tenka combos. All the more reason to focus idols 
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Nov 18, 2017 22:21
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Rascyc posted:ACT still doesn't have the bane nerf implemented. Yes, the one from Stormblood launch. That explains a lot.
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Nov 18, 2017 22:33
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I wanted to level up ARC after getting to 70, since I was looking up jobs to level, that unlocks two, and I have to ask: Which has the more interesting Job Quests, Summoner or Scholar? Or is either boring?
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Nov 18, 2017 23:26
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Rastan Beeza posted:I wanted to level up ARC after getting to 70, since I was looking up jobs to level, that unlocks two, and I have to ask: I would say summoner, but neither of them are DRK levels of interesting.
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Nov 18, 2017 23:36
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Rascyc posted:The idol splashes lightning on everyone in melee so the more people in there, the more healing gets diverted. If you burn the idol down then it becomes a generic pull, much like the entire dungeon. If you aoe the pack and your aoe sucks then you'll run out of ogcds to heal everyone in melee so it becomes a little weird for a dungeon pull. Also if melee/tanks get hit by the fat ghost AoE's your DPS is gonna suffer because they hit you with Accuracy Down. Which is something actually noteworthy now. The main issue is the Idol's autoattack being a lightning cleave though. The 3 Dhara's pull is still more dangerous simply because Plain Pound hurts a lot.
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Nov 18, 2017 23:36
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Rastan Beeza posted:I wanted to level up ARC after getting to 70, since I was looking up jobs to level, that unlocks two, and I have to ask:
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Nov 18, 2017 23:40
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If you're a lore nerd, the SCH quests get into some cool historical stuff with the Nymians
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Nov 18, 2017 23:58
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Summoner has you dealing with Primals and hanging out with Y'shtola's sister. Scholar has Tonberries in cute outfits.
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Nov 19, 2017 01:01
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Summoner and Scholar both have good lore but of the two I like Scholar outfits better, especially since the caster DPS outfits for a while were just palette swapped healer outfits with IMO worse color schemes.
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Nov 19, 2017 01:50
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Kwyndig posted:Summoner and Scholar both have good lore but of the two I like Scholar outfits better, especially since the caster DPS outfits for a while were just palette swapped healer outfits with IMO worse color schemes. Scholar gets a steampunk top hat.
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Nov 19, 2017 02:01
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Scholar gets some Hellboy AF.... AF2.
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Nov 19, 2017 02:15
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I did all the SMN and SCH job quests and barely remember them. Didn’t really leave an impression. Lots of Tonberries.
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Nov 19, 2017 02:36
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Die Sexmonster! posted:I did all the SMN and SCH job quests and barely remember them. Didn’t really leave an impression. Lots of Tonberries. The SCH quests have the best character in the game with the drill sergeant, the best Lalafell in the game, and the prettiest Tonberry lady in all of Eorzea.  Though they really need to move along with, or move away from, the whole Curing Tonberry-itis plot that's supposed to be driving your Scholarly adventures. I think the driving narrative has been "yeah, we're right on the verge of a cure!" for about four years now.
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Nov 19, 2017 03:00
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I want to start making my own gear and tools for crafting and I'm pretty much starting from scratch, all non hq 70 vender gear. My plan is to farm yellow scrips for the tools then I imagine I would have to hq some of the twin silk gear before trying for the next tier. Will I need to meld my standard gear before attempting to hq the twin silk set? I don't really know if these are the right questions to be asking, Im just trying get advice on the best way to get my foot in the door to higher level crafting.
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Nov 19, 2017 05:42
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I wasn't sure if I liked the Skallic Coat of Casting, but now I am.
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Nov 19, 2017 05:49
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Solo Wing Pixy posted:The SCH quests have the best character in the game with the drill sergeant, the best Lalafell in the game, and the prettiest Tonberry lady in all of Eorzea. Heavensward's SCH story wasn't about being close to a cure as much as "Oh poo poo we figured out this weird invisible voidsent is the cause of the disease and we can kill it for good!"
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Nov 19, 2017 05:49
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Any tips for running SCH in 8 man enviroments? Just getting to 70 and i get the feeling running current content, even normal mode. Is going to be a different beast than doing random roulettes. Also since i'm asking what materia should i slotting in?
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Nov 19, 2017 05:58
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ParliamentOfDogs posted:I want to start making my own gear and tools for crafting and I'm pretty much starting from scratch, all non hq 70 vender gear. My plan is to farm yellow scrips for the tools then I imagine I would have to hq some of the twin silk gear before trying for the next tier. Will I need to meld my standard gear before attempting to hq the twin silk set? I don't really know if these are the right questions to be asking, Im just trying get advice on the best way to get my foot in the door to higher level crafting. I'm sure someone more experienced will speak up, but I think it's a bit difficult to make the new stuff from pure twinsilk tier. You'll probably need some RNG and some overmelds. It's comparably a lot easier to make the new stuff with even just a couple pieces from the new set. I'm not sure where the breakpoint is on investment, though. It's a pretty penny to attempt to make the new stuff and fail. The materials come from every gatherer (but fishers in particular), and from yellow scrip. On the plus side, it's not hard to make the twinsilk stuff. I would bet you could make it from vendor NQ stuff? I made it with 60 gear, albeit nice 60 gear. The materials are fairly easy to get your hands on, anyway.
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Nov 19, 2017 06:15
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HOOLY BOOLY posted:Any tips for running SCH in 8 man enviroments? Just getting to 70 and i get the feeling running current content, even normal mode. Is going to be a different beast than doing random roulettes. Also since i'm asking what materia should i slotting in? You'll always have a cohealer in 8-mans, which changes the question from how can you efficiently handle all the healing to how you focus on what you're good at. In general, a scholar is good at (and should therefore do): - healing quickly after a tankbuster with excog - aoe healing on the move "between mechanics" with indom - mitigating heavy raidwide damage with eos, sacred soil, and succor - keeping a tank alive while both healers are occupied with aetherpact - dpsing on the move with miasma2 and ruin2 - turret dps, if your cohealer is diurnal ast In general, a scholar is bad at (and should avoid unless necessary): - extended throughput healing over a period of multiple GCDs (ogcds have cooldowns) - efficient single target healing (lustrate costs dps, tetra/dignity etc don't) - solo healing while the other healer does mechanics - turret dps, if your cohealer is whm - raising The short version is that you should lean on your entire absurdly large toolbox of cooldowns to make your cohealer's life easier, but try to avoid actually using anything with a cast bar unless necessary.
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Nov 19, 2017 06:18
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this goes totally out the window if your cohealer is actually poo poo (merely mediocre ones can still keep hp bars up, at the cost of doing like 400 dps) play noct ast if you want to handle that case efficiently
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Nov 19, 2017 06:23
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Leofish posted:I wasn't sure if I liked the Skallic Coat of Casting, but now I am. ovan!!!!!!!!
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Nov 19, 2017 06:58
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After much annoyance with black holes, we managed to make it to NED right at the end of our raid night.  Edit: 
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Solo Wing Pixy posted:Summoner has always had great AOE damage and the Tri-Bind changes in 4.1 made it even better, plus I believe ACT's simulation of the dropoff on Bane (and DOT effects in general) and Deathflare/Akh Morn is a bit off, though it's a lot closer than the 18-20,000+ DPS that it used to report on big trash pulls. I think BLM is the only job that has comparable AOE right now, obviously depending on BLMs procs and such (i know nothing about BLM) versus the SMN having Aetherflow stacks and/or Bahamut ready to go. From what I've seen + heard, SMN AoE is just better than BLM's now. If you're wondering what the point of BLM is right now then I'm also dying to know.
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