July 2018 Version Update

where'd you read this? Version update notice by SE says the following:

Stage 3 it is!

Prove it princess

I fixed the BG thread, copypasta fail. Sorry for the confusion.

Probably meant to be used in conjunction with the Aram, which adds 6% of wyvern's current HP to attack.

In theory, makes it a ACC +25, ATT +125ish, CRIT +4 necklace.

Except everything AoE's like crazy, so you're almost never going to see that full bonus once Steady Wing breaks.

Something something about SE not knowing anything about their own game, etc etc.

EDIT: Even with that, even Gungnir is a better weapon than Aram.

Game is up

drg neck is an efficient acc swap over anu, though. it really isn't that bad (ignoring wyvern stats)

Yagudo for ambu vol1 KI so probably the fight is vs Yagudo too.

If we're talking about accuracy neck then it's barely better than shulmanu.

Models for SU5 look very generic and dull. Maybe not final form of weapons?

Get your pitchforks. *** used Vagary and Delve mats again.

It was originally in the OP BG thread, it's fixed now

Best news I've heard yet!

Sorry, but this is an incorrect take.

1) Obviously, if racc is capped Moonlight is better since Moonlight has more STP.

2) Even when racc is well under cap, Ninja Nodawa +2 can win but it's very close (like, single digit DPS difference in several spreadsheet scenarios I've tried). It does help Daken, which isn't to be ignored, but remember that Daken proc is only a 54% possibility (assuming max gifts) of one additional attack per attack round, and you're giving up STP+3 on every single melee hit AND Daken hit per round by dropping Moonlight. That's more significant than you're acknowledging, especially for the insane amount of multi-attack we're generally using these days.

As a sidegrade in the best of cases for Ninja Nodawa +2, and a clearly worse option when acc capped, I don't see a reason to replace Moonlight Nodowa (especially considering the likely seriously annoying acquisition/upgrade process).


It's a trash mainhand. Not close to Heishi or Kannagi, and only comes close to Kikoku (which gets Atk+60 base plus another 100+ Atk from easily maintained relic AM Atk+10%) when you assume you're always getting max shadow/attack buff. Even if acc was an issue, it's looking significantly better to use a better mainhand and a more accurate offhand (like Shigi)

HOWEVER... assuming all of the stats also work in offhand, Fudo Masamune may well be a very legit offhand option. I'm getting it as near BiS offhand to the RMEA mainhands in various spreadsheet scenarios even when attack capped (adding nothing from the shadow/attack gimmick), so if you're ever uncapped attack it's probably an easy win for best offhand.

You don't have to maintain max shadows 100% of the time to get a significant benefit - messing around on spreadsheet, I halved the max atk bonus just to simulate frequently losing shadows, and it came out well ahead as best offhand. Again though, all depends on whether that stat (and even the acc/racc+50) actually work on offhand.

Cue the people telling me that I shouldn't bother even attempting to do damage without BRD COR GEO max attack buffs and everyone is always attack capped on everything (which is insanely unrealistic, but I've heard it many many many times...)

nin is always attack capped because everyone begs you to bring nin to attack-capped scenarios

right?

right??

So wait, if the GK is supposed to allow SAM to use "all great katana weapon skills", what the hell is it talking about? The only thing I can think of are the Amatsu variants that Tenzen has.

EDIT: Or maybe Kaiten even though they said they weren't adding ways to get dynamis WS? If so, lol who gives a ***.

Tachi: Kaiten without Amano, Shoha without merits, Mythic/Empyrean without having to do the quests.

Realistically, it just means you can use the Relic WS with a fake new Relic GKT.

Any campaign WS for gkt?

Presumably, relic WS (Kaiten), which is otherwise locked to Amano. Perhaps it also unlocks Shoha without having to have turned in the WoE stuff. Meh? Meh.

I sincerely doubt that the SAM GKT lets you use any NPC-only WSes. It would be too difficult to move the animations over to different models/races. It's probably just all the WSes you could perform but without the weapons/quests/merits required

None, as far as I know. But Tenzen has a unique GKT WS called Amano: Tsukikage and he's basically a standard Hume model, so maybe... but extremely unlikely.

Yeah, I remembered Kaiten like right after I pressed send. Well that sucks.

E: I guess you could use Kaiten instead of Shoha for non-radiance double lights? Probably still not worth it though. Thats if they even allow that. They said pretty clearly that they weren't going to allow non-relics to use relic ws.

It appears these new mats are obtainable from the goblin box.

That is coming from the "fun" type event that will run from 8/30-9/30. Like the sword/shield from Kam in June.

With Level 5 Pet we get:
20% Attack Bonus
20% Defense Bonus
10% Job Ability Haste
15% Double Attack (Only possible though Job Points)

The only logical explanation [From Grind point of view to make new Neck] is that your pet will become Level 6..

So is it expected to become more like this?
25% Attack Bonus
25% Defense Bonus
15% Job Ability Haste
20% Double Attack

If so, its worthwhile.

It's SE, remember. I think It's more a thing like : your wyvern start at LVL 1 and Need less xp To get To 5. I guess

Smn staff is pretty meh aside from maybe a debuffs staff? Idk off hand if it's better than what we already have. Not at home so I can't check. The neck seems okay... I guess...

I didn't consider that about the Dragoon's neck.

I'd be very interested to see whether that's the case or not.