Random Question Thread (FFXI Related)

If it was linear it'd be 4 / 8 / 12 at 1k / 2k / 3k unless im also misunderstanding

All he wanted to know was if there was a sliding scale or anchor points

Which turned into something else

Every tp increases damage on savage blade, the increase is higher per tp from 1k-2k than 2k-3k

What Eiryl said.

TL;DR - you want to be at minimum 2k effective for savage blade.

Exactly, but the wording implied otherwise.

The Lugra earring from UNM...

Its augments are active all the time right, and then you get them on top of its regular Dusk til Dawn effect right?

Correct

Ballin!

For Silence, the BG-wiki links to an update to RDM from years ago about its duration being set to a static 2 minutes.

Is that true for White Mage as well, and is Silence still subject to lower duration if resisted?

Does MND impact its macc and duration as well?

silence has a base of 2 mins iirc, but is influenced by duration+ stuff. MND impacts land rate as it is subject to the usual resist tiers, no effect on duration i think

I saw this weeks ago and forgot to reply and just remembered.

I've really wanted to use a Dualshock 4 or a Dualsense. I've never tried the Dualsense, but DS4 had lots of problems with missed inputs and input lag. I imagine Dualsense is the same. I managed to replicate the issue by spinning both sticks in all directions while simultaneously pressing buttons. It seems that if you overload it with inputs, it starts to miss them or delays them. Thorny's response seems spot on.

I have not tried a wrapper recently. I did when Dualshock 4 first came out and they were not great. Had issues with double inputs.

I will have to try Ashita and see if that helps. I'm probably in the minority, but I really prefer the Sony controllers over Xbox. I'm stuck using Dualshock 3 with official drivers. Sony doesn't even keep the drivers for download on the Playstation website anymore.

Thorny, what controller do you use? Do you know why this is not an issue with other controllers?

The Full icon for having eaten in game is a cheeseburger right?

It's not something more exotic that happens to look like one? Right?

I'm sure it could be a fulm-long salmon sub or something, but how could anyone possibly tell? Are you asking if there is an official post explaining what this icon is?

It's a ramen bowl on the JP client.

I don't play with a controller, I just wrote Ashita's controller handling so I got pretty well acclimated with how the game handles them.

It's not an issue with xinput controllers because the polling API used by xinput is completely different from the one used for directinput.

XInput's API allows the program to check the state of the controller, which FFXI does each frame. If a button was not pressed last frame and is pressed this frame, it gets seen as a press and handled that way. The stick positions will always be correct as well, since they get updated every frame.

Directinput's API allows the program to check the state of the controller, but it also allows the program to request the last X changes to the state. FFXI requests 16 changes per frame, but many directinput controllers will do more than 16*30 or even 16*60 changes per second when sticks are pressed. If your controller is generating 1200 changes per second but FFXI is only getting 960, it falls behind at a rate of ~20% until you stop touching sticks and the amount of changes goes down enough it can catch up. Since FFXI is using the state of the controller for stick inputs, they are always correct. However, button presses won't be handled until the queue catches up.

Ashita fixes it by intercepting the request for 16 changes, replacing it with a request for 64 changes, and discarding unused stick inputs (if stick position is reported 5x, only the latest is sent each frame). DS4Windows and other wrappers fix it by taking your input and converting it to xinput, so ffxi always gets the latest state. Using 60 FPS cap will also help, but may not totally resolve it like ashita or ds4windows would.

Using a different dinput controller won't fix it unless it has a lower rate of reporting.

Just use rewasd and convert the controller to a virtual controller of your choosing. Xbox 360/one emulation works well.

xbox360ce is another option.

Super insightful, Thorny. Thanks!

Do you got any pictures of that? I'd love to see it!

Argh, but but ;-;

On another note, are there other models that are similar to the Osode/Haramaki/Mpaca "doublet" but in black?

I mean. There are a billion jp videos on youtube. They have the same hamburger.

xiview drumstick supremacy

Sounds like some sorta commie gobbledygook!

Is the Store TP +8% from SAM job gifts just Store TP +8, or is it something more?

The same as any other STP.

Not that you ever would there is like 4 pieces..

Can occult accumen work on songs?

The description alone should answer that question, not sure if you're being serious or trolling but:

"Grants bonus TP when dealing damage with elemental or dark magic"

You can't deal damage with songs (except requiem, which isn't direct damage, but dot). Songs also aren't dark or elemental magic. Lastly, the formula involves MP spent to TP. Songs don't cost mp.

Nope just absentmindedly had a thought
Impulses took over
Thanks for the correction

Is there any way to check/know when the chocobo race is going to start (for monthly deed roe) or is it just show up and afk simulator? Was hoping there was an online schedule calculator or at least an npc in game

Thanks everyone for responding. It sounds like everything can be summarized as follows:

• fTP is gradual. 1500 TP is more damaging than 1000 TP, and 2000 TP is trivially more damaging than 1999 TP.

• The fTP slope is steeper/higher between 1000 and 2000 TP vs. 2000 and 3000 TP.
  

• Net 2000 TP is the optimal time to use Savage Blade because the TP/fTP payoff diminishes above that point.

I believe they're roughly around :05/:20/:35/:50. Give or take.