[X] My Assistant

I was pretty confident that Uncle also would laugh at it (IMG:[invalid] style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

I should? Why did no one sent me the memo about that? (IMG:[invalid] style_emoticons/default/unsure.gif)

Hath Perk Crystarium V Activated!

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Crystarium IV

The most miserable RE I've ever had.

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Forbidden prof 585, and still increasing by about 1 per two weeks. Couldn't do it without my awards and catgirl-stars, though. This gives me 0.932 prof factor with peerless robe only. And dark counter resist is then 80.0%. With my 1.0 3+2 build, dark counter resist is 83.4%. The 4+1 wins on sheer firepower though.

By the way, I can finally make it to the end of a PFFEST, just not on Fridays. I use my 3+2 build for that, which has much better cast speed with my charged robe of fenrir. And IW is not optimal for PFFEST, because I choose to keep pen5spel3arch1 on my IW. More damage is just more Awesome!

Forbidden prof 585, and still increasing by about 1 per two weeks. Couldn't do it without my awards and catgirl-stars, though. This gives me 0.932 prof factor with peerless robe only. And dark counter resist is then 80.0%. With my 1.0 3+2 build, dark counter resist is 83.4%. The 4+1 wins on sheer firepower though.

By the way, I can finally make it to the end of a PFFEST, just not on Fridays. I use my 3+2 build for that, which has much better cast speed with my charged robe of fenrir. And IW is not optimal for PFFEST, because I choose to keep pen5spel3arch1 on my IW. More damage is just more Awesome!

Post your stats!

Well... Today I managed to win a lottery, after an unspeakable amount of time with no luck. Now I finally have a full peerless set of Shade Armor, if that also counts as an accomplishment.

Also, by equipping the armor from the latest lottery, my physical attack surpassed 10k damage (10106) for the first time ever. So... three accomplishments in a row?

Post your stats!

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If you're new here, please note that I had to play a lot to get this far. And I did some bounties and star selling as well.

Well... Today I managed to win a lottery, after an unspeakable amount of time with no luck. Now I finally have a full peerless set of Shade Armor, if that also counts as an accomplishment.

Also, by equipping the armor from the latest lottery, my physical attack surpassed 10k damage (10106) for the first time ever. So... three accomplishments in a row?

Congrats! Very nice, killing 3 with one stone.

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Wow, very nice magic scores. The difference in our offense is staggering (IMG:[invalid] style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

That said, I was mostly interested in the defense, and we're not considerably far apart there (once my gloves are back & I do a bit more forging). Right now I die around the 700ish mark in pffest invariably, even with scrolls & infusions... so I guess I'm not far from getting past that hurdle.

Wow, very nice magic scores. The difference in our offense is staggering (IMG:[invalid] style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

That said, I was mostly interested in the defense, and we're not considerably far apart there (once my gloves are back & I do a bit more forging). Right now I die around the 700ish mark in pffest invariably, even with scrolls & infusions... so I guess I'm not far from getting past that hurdle.

these stats were without featherweight and eather on the staff. The feathers increase the defense a bit. But I think that more offense is also defense in non-imperil play. Because if the monsters die in the first blast, they can't kill you. The trick from sickentide is to keep T3 dark spell out of rotation in the last rounds of PFFEST, so you can start with that one each round. Makes a lot of difference in the defense. Not that I use that trick often - can't be bothered, too much work.

Forbidden prof 585, and still increasing by about 1 per two weeks. Couldn't do it without my awards and catgirl-stars, though. This gives me 0.932 prof factor with peerless robe only. And dark counter resist is then 80.0%. With my 1.0 3+2 build, dark counter resist is 83.4%. The 4+1 wins on sheer firepower though.

By the way, I can finally make it to the end of a PFFEST, just not on Fridays. I use my 3+2 build for that, which has much better cast speed with my charged robe of fenrir. And IW is not optimal for PFFEST, because I choose to keep pen5spel3arch1 on my IW. More damage is just more Awesome!

That post alone proves that aiming for a 1.0 prof factor without using a 3+2 setup is pure Utopia.
Not saying that chosing a 4+1 setup is wrong, though. Only that one should choose between 1.0 prof factor or EDB, or at least calculate the equips so that EDB gets as high as possible for a prof as close as 1.0 possible.

Thanks for the info. (IMG:[invalid] style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

After a long time (I do not know how much exactly (IMG:[invalid] style_emoticons/default/heh.gif) ), I could not do all the REs nor all Arenas. (IMG:[invalid] style_emoticons/default/sad.gif)

And the reason is the same of other times: I got sick and had to go to a basic health unit. (IMG:[invalid] style_emoticons/default/wacko.gif) And the worst is that it's just the beginning. I'll still have to come back other times. (IMG:[invalid] style_emoticons/default/faint.gif)

But at least I had time to take a comparative test.

31/05/2019 (Friday)

Using a Legendary Hallowed Rapier of Slaughter with Infusion of Darkness:

Arena 150 rounds: 29m:17s
Arena 125 rounds: 18m:01s
Arena 110 rounds: 13m:17s
Arena 100 rounds: 10m:25s

07/06/2019 (Friday)

Using a Peerless Shocking Shortsword of Slaughter with Infusion of Divinity:

Arena 150 rounds: 32m:51s
Arena 125 rounds: 19m:48s
Arena 110 rounds: 14m:52s
Arena 100 rounds: 11m:29s

In both cases I used Imperil in all rounds.

I know the ideal for comparison effect would be for me to use Infusion of Lightning in the Rapier, but even so, I doubt that makes a relevant difference in the overall time. (IMG:[invalid] style_emoticons/default/heh.gif)

Even though this test is too simple, I believe the result is valid in a general way. Especially because no one else did it. (IMG:[invalid] style_emoticons/default/tongue.gif)

And this also shows that it is not necessary to have a Peerless Rapier to make the comparison (it would just be an ideal). A good (or top) Rapier is more efficient than a Peerless Shortsword. But I do not think the difference is so great as to say that it is unfeasible (or something to that effect). Especially for lower level players, and generally with few credits, I think it is a good option to use Shortswords with high ADB (which can be bought for a very low value). (IMG:[invalid] style_emoticons/default/wink.gif)

And the reason is the same of other times: I got sick and had to go to a basic health unit. (IMG:[invalid] style_emoticons/default/wacko.gif) And the worst is that it's just the beginning. I'll still have to come back other times. (IMG:[invalid] style_emoticons/default/faint.gif)

Get well soon. (IMG:[invalid] style_emoticons/default/happy.gif)

Get well soon. (IMG:[invalid] style_emoticons/default/happy.gif)

Thanks Uncle!!! (IMG:[invalid] style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

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That's interesting. (IMG:[invalid] style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)
But a few questions arise:
-did you use Aether Shards?
-what is your Depr prof?
-what is your WIS stat
-how tolerant were you regarding the failure of Imperil?
-in what order were you killing the mobs?
-what armor were you using?

Depending on those things, the efficiency of a shortsword can be greatly affected. Too many non-imperiled monsters will cripple it. Using Power of Slaughter will lower the difference in attack base damage between both configs, thus the shortsword's higher ADB/STR will be less significant.

But right now, the most amusing thing would be to have results of no imp rapier on top of those two ones.

Lv. 464

First time in soulfusing a peerless. There go 2.5k fragments.

That's interesting. (IMG:[invalid] style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)
But a few questions arise:
-did you use Aether Shards?
-what is your Depr prof?
-what is your WIS stat
-how tolerant were you regarding the failure of Imperil?
-in what order were you killing the mobs?
-what armor were you using?

Depending on those things, the efficiency of a shortsword can be greatly affected. Too many non-imperiled monsters will cripple it. Using Power of Slaughter will lower the difference in attack base damage between both configs, thus the shortsword's higher ADB/STR will be less significant.

But right now, the most amusing thing would be to have results of no imp rapier on top of those two ones.

(1) No Shards
(2) Deprecating proficiency: 512.899 / No Evil Enchantress
(3) WIS: 591
(4) For SGs, as a matter of habit, I keep trying to Imperil until it works. In most cases it works until the third attempt. Above that is pure bad luck. (IMG:[invalid] style_emoticons/default/heh.gif) For common monsters (Arena 100 or lower), I usually only use rule 2-5-8 (or something close to that depending on the amount of monsters), and sometimes I apply Imperil in the middle of the attacks, depending on how many were affected in the first try.
(5) In SG Arenas, SG first, and what remains after. In the other arenas, since I do not use scripts, the most convenient is to eliminate the monsters from top to bottom (keys 1 to 0). Not necessarily to the end, that is, when I see that the HP of the monster is already very low, I move on to the next one and so on. Some die before I even get close. (IMG:[invalid] style_emoticons/default/tongue.gif)
(6) 4 Slaughter + 1 Balance

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103.6% Magic hit chance
DD IV
Only OFC (SG rounds and 5 monsters or above)

In general, for lack of habit, I do not use Vital Strike. Only against the dragons, and in the penultimate round of the SG Arenas (not to spend the Overcharge). I already tried to play using only Vital Strike. I did almost the same time in the 110 round arena, but I was much worse in the other two (125 and 150). This is probably due to my high attack speed bonus value (which makes it difficult to recover Overcharge).

About testing Rapier without Imperil, I can try next Friday if I have time (and good health (IMG:[invalid] style_emoticons/default/heh.gif) ). But I can already foresee, for sure, that it will be the slowest of all.

Turn count would be better than time to minimize other variables, especially if you don't use scripts to play

Though... I guess if you're not using any scripts, it's gonna be hard to count that. haha

This post has been edited by lestion: Jun 8 2019, 20:14

What's the last thing you've NOT accomplished?
Successfully recognizing Pinkie Pie from Fluttershy.

Those two just don't stick with my brain (IMG:[invalid] style_emoticons/default/dry.gif)