Cerberus.Taint said: »
Pole grip and apoc makes my eyes bleed.
Why?
Catastrophe Set Help.
Catastrophe set help.
When I try to figure out some sets for Cata aftermath recently I usually end up with so much close calls that I have really no idea what to choose.
You pretty much looking at a need to have:
5hit /sam set with LR+marches
5hit /sam set without LR or marches
/war VW set with marches+LR
/war VW set without marches or LR
/sam VW set with ...
/sam VW set without ...
Idk maybe something like that for VW /war marches+LR set:
For LR or marches down:
Windbuffet -> Phasmida
Bale -> Calmecac ?? Im not sure of that because that a lot of acc loss here so maybe Jingang -> Ryuga instead?
/sam 5 hit build with marches+LR
windbuffet to phasmida for LR or marches down.
Now about near future
5 hit build /war
What you guys think?
You pretty much looking at a need to have:
5hit /sam set with LR+marches
5hit /sam set without LR or marches
/war VW set with marches+LR
/war VW set without marches or LR
/sam VW set with ...
/sam VW set without ...
Idk maybe something like that for VW /war marches+LR set:
For LR or marches down:
Windbuffet -> Phasmida
Bale -> Calmecac ?? Im not sure of that because that a lot of acc loss here so maybe Jingang -> Ryuga instead?
/sam 5 hit build with marches+LR
windbuffet to phasmida for LR or marches down.
Now about near future
5 hit build /war
What you guys think?
This is what i plan to use, minus hq hauberk, for 5-hit:
TP (+6 STP on body)
WS (+6 STP on body):
Maths out better than, but very close to, rose strap + bale neck for TP and Abyss Gauntlets +2 for WS, but it's so close it's not even worth mentioning. This setup falls behind Ganesha's Mala by a bigger margin though, which isn't an option for this build since you need the STP neck w/o rose strap.
TP (+6 STP on body)
WS (+6 STP on body):
Maths out better than, but very close to, rose strap + bale neck for TP and Abyss Gauntlets +2 for WS, but it's so close it's not even worth mentioning. This setup falls behind Ganesha's Mala by a bigger margin though, which isn't an option for this build since you need the STP neck w/o rose strap.
So with the new nyzul gear what would be the optimal aftermath tp set 5-hit, 6-hit and cata sets
Fenrir.Evildemon said: »
So with the new nyzul gear what would be the optimal aftermath tp set 5-hit, 6-hit and cata sets
Have you done neo nyzul?
Floor 80 gear is iffy, 100 seems near impossible without extreme luck and a group willing to put the time into a poorly made event.
Oh I haven't done it yet, but was listening on vent. Just was curious on what to aim for from it
Sylph.Sgttrainbike said: »
Bismarck.Greezy said: »
How do you write a rule for spellcast to equip set if buff active, i know it can be done, but i'm not sure how to word it
<if BuffActive="Aftermath">
<equip when="Engaged|Aftercast" set="AftermathTP" />
</if>
<else>
<equip when="Engaged|Aftercast" set="TP" />
</else>
<?xml version="1.0" ?>
<spellcast xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude">
<config RequireVersion="2.40" debug="True" showgearswaps="false" quickcommands="true" showspellinfo="false" />
<sets>
<group default="yes" name="Standard">
<set name="Idle">
<range>remove</range>
<ammo>Bomb Core</ammo>
<head>Twilight Helm</head>
<neck>Bale Choker</neck>
<lear>Brutal Earring</lear>
<rear>Bale Earring</rear>
<body>Twilight Mail</body>
<hands>Bale Gauntlets +2</hands>
<rring>Rajas Ring</rring>
<lring>Tyrant's Ring</lring>
<back>Atheling Mantle</back>
<waist>Goading Belt</waist>
<legs>Blood Cuisses</legs>
<feet>Bale Sollerets +2</feet>
</set>
<set name="Engaged" baseset="Idle">
<range>remove</range>
<ammo>Bomb Core</ammo>
<head>Bale burgeonet +2</head>
<neck>Bale Choker</neck>
<lear>Brutal Earring</lear>
<rear>Ethereal Earring</rear>
<body>Bale Cuirass +2</body>
<hands>Bale Gauntlets +2</hands>
<rring>Rajas Ring</rring>
<lring>Tyrant's Ring</lring>
<back>Atheling Mantle</back>
<waist>Goading Belt</waist>
<legs>Homam Cosciales</legs>
<feet>Ace's Leggings</feet>
</set>
<set name="AftermathTP" baseset="Idle">
<range>remove</range>
<ammo>Bomb Core</ammo>
<head>Bale burgeonet +2</head>
<neck>Bale Choker</neck>
<lear>Brutal Earring</lear>
<rear>Ethereal Earring</rear>
<body>Bale Cuirass +2</body>
<hands>Bale Gauntlets +2</hands>
<rring>Rajas Ring</rring>
<lring>Tyrant's Ring</lring>
<back>Atheling Mantle</back>
<waist>Windbuffet Belt</waist>
<legs>Bale Flanchard +2</legs>
<feet>Ace's Leggings</feet>
</set>
<set name="PDT/MDT" baseset="Idle">
<range>remove</range>
<ammo>Bomb Core</ammo>
<head>Valhalla Helm</head>
<neck>Twilight Torque</neck>
<lear>Brutal Earring</lear>
<rear>Ethereal Earring</rear>
<body>Bale Cuirass +2</body>
<hands>Bale Gauntlets +2</hands>
<rring>Rajas Ring</rring>
<lring>Tyrant's Ring</lring>
<back>Boxer's Mantle</back>
<waist>Nierenschutz</waist>
<legs>Inmicus Cuisses</legs>
<feet>Ace's Leggings</feet>
</set>
<set name="Cata" baseset="Engaged">
<range>remove</range>
<ammo>Bomb Core</ammo>
<head>Twilight Helm</head>
<neck>Soil Gorget</neck>
<lear>Brutal Earring</lear>
<rear>Bale Earring</rear>
<body>Ares's Cuirass</body>
<hands>Heafoc Mitts</hands>
<rring>Rajas Ring</rring>
<lring>Spiral Ring</lring>
<back>Atheling Mantle</back>
<waist>Shadow Belt</waist>
<legs>Bale Flanchard +2</legs>
<feet>Bale Sollerets +2</feet>
</set>
<set name="Souleater">
<head>Twilight Helm</head>
</set>
<set name="Last Resort">
<feet>Abyss Sollerets +2</feet>
</set>
<set name="Nether Void">
<legs>Bale Flanchard +2</legs>
</set>
<set name="Arcane Circle" />
<set name="Weapon Bash">
<hands>Chs. Gauntlets +1</hands>
</set>
<set name="Haste" baseset="Engaged" />
<set name="DarkMagic" baseset="Engaged">
<ammo>Bomb Core</ammo>
<head>Twilight Helm</head>
<neck>Bale Choker</neck>
<lear>Brutal Earring</lear>
<rear>Ethereal Earring</rear>
<body>Twilight Mail</body>
<hands>Abyss Gauntlets +2</hands>
<lring>Raja's Ring</lring>
<rring>Tyrant's Ring</rring>
<back>Abyss Cape</back>
<waist>Goading Belt</waist>
<legs>Bale Flanchard +2</legs>
<feet>Bale Sollerets +2</feet>
</set>
<set name="Absorb-TP" baseset="DarkMagic">
<hands>Bale Gauntlets +2</hands>
<ammo>Bomb Core</ammo>
</set>
<set name="EleMagic" baseset="Engaged">
<range>remove</range>
<ammo>Bomb core</ammo>
<head>Twilight Helm</head>
<neck>Bale Choker</neck>
<lear>Hecate's Earring</lear>
<rear>Bale Earring</rear>
<body>Twilight Cloak</body>
<hands>Abyss Gauntlets +2</hands>
<rring>Raja's Ring</rring>
<lring>Tyrant's Ring</lring>
<back>Abyss Cape</back>
<waist>Goading Belt</waist>
<legs>Bale Flanchard +2</legs>
<feet>Bale Sollerets +2</feet>
</set>
<set name="Haste" baseset="Engaged">
<range>remove</range>
<ammo>Bomb Core</ammo>
<head>Bale Burgeonet +2</head>
<neck>Bale Choker</neck>
<lear>Brutal Earring</lear>
<rear>Ethereal Earring</rear>
<body>Bale Cuirass +2</body>
<hands>Bale Gauntlets +2</hands>
<lring>Tyrant's Ring</lring>
<rring>Rajas Ring</rring>
<back>Abyss Cape</back>
<waist>Goading Belt</waist>
<legs>Homam Cosciales</legs>
<feet>Ace's Leggings</feet>
</set>
<set name="DS" baseset="Engaged">
<ammo>Egoist's Tathlum</ammo>
<head>Ganesha's Mask</head>
<neck>Bloodbead Gorget</neck>
<lear>Brutal Earring</lear>
<rear>Moonshade Earring</rear>
<body>Bale Cuirass +2</body>
<hands>Alkyoneus's Bracelets</hands>
<lring>Raja's Ring</lring>
<rring>Meridian Ring</rring>
<back>Aenotherus Mantle</back>
<waist>Goading Belt</waist>
<legs>Avant Cuisses</legs>
<feet>Marine M Boots</feet>
</set>
<set name="Reso" baseset="Engaged">
<range>remove</range>
<ammo>Bomb Core</ammo>
<head>Twilight Helm</head>
<neck>Soil Gorget</neck>
<lear>Brutal Earring</lear>
<rear>Bale Earring</rear>
<body>Grim Cuirass</body>
<hands>Alkyoneus's Bracelets</hands>
<lring>Rajas Ring</lring>
<rring>Spiral Ring</rring>
<back>Atheling Mantle</back>
<waist>Soil Belt</waist>
<legs>Bale Flanchard +2</legs>
<feet>Bale Sollerets +2</feet>
</set>
<set name="CataL" baseset="Engaged">
<range>remove</range>
<ammo>Bomb Core</ammo>
<head>Twilight Helm</head>
<neck>Soil Gorget</neck>
<lear>Brutal Earring</lear>
<rear>Bale Earring</rear>
<body>Twilight Mail</body>
<hands>Heafoc Mitts</hands>
<lring>Rajas Ring</lring>
<rring>Spiral Ring</rring>
<back>Atheling Mantle</back>
<waist>Shadow Belt</waist>
<legs>Bale Flanchard +2</legs>
<feet>Bale Sollerets +2</feet>
</set>
<set name="Absorb" baseset="DarkMagic">
<ammo>Bomb Core</ammo>
<head>Twilight Helm</head>
<neck>Bale Choker</neck>
<lear>Brutal Earring</lear>
<rear>Bale Earring</rear>
<body>Twilight Mail</body>
<hands>Vicious Mufflers</hands>
<lring>Tyrant's Ring</lring>
<rring>Rajas Ring</rring>
<back>Abyss Cape</back>
<waist>Goading Belt</waist>
<legs>Bale Flanchard +2</legs>
<feet>Bale Sollerets +2</feet>
</set>
</group>
</sets>
<rules>
<!-- special case rules first -->
<if status = "dead">
<cancelspell />
<return />
</if>
<!--Rules to stop parsing if you can't perform an action-->
<if BuffActive="Sleep|Petrification|Stun|Terror|Charm">
<return/>
<if BuffActive="Aftermath">
<equip when="Engaged|Aftercast" set="AftermathTP" />
</if>
<else>
<equip when="Engaged|Aftercast" set="Engaged" />
</else>
<return/>
</if>
<if Type="*Magic|BardSong|Ninjutsu" BuffActive="Silence">
<return/>
</if>
<if Type="Weaponskill|JobAbility|PetCommand" BuffActive="Amnesia">
<cancelspell/>
<return/>
</if>
<if status="engaged">
<equip when="engaged|aftercast" set="Engaged" />
</if>
<if status="idle">
<equip when="idle|aftercast" set="Idle" />
</if>
<if type="Ninjutsu|*Magic">
<if spell="Utsusemi: Ichi">
<defaulttarget target="<me>" />
<castdelay delay=".2" />
<equip when="precast" set="Haste" />
<!-- The next 4 lines are used to cancel shadows incase you have Ni active -->
<!-- 66 is for 1 shadow, 446 is for 2 shadows, 445 is if you have 3 shadows active -->
<!-- No way to program Spellcast to discern if Ichi or Ni is active, deal with it -->
<midcastdelay delay="2.5" />
<command when="midcast">cancel 66</command>
<command when="midcast">cancel 446</command>
<command when="midcast">cancel 445</command>
<equip when="aftercast" set="%status" />
</if>
<elseif spell="Utsusemi: Ni">
<defaulttarget target="<me>" />
<castdelay delay=".2" />
<equip when="precast" set="Haste" />
<equip when="aftercast" set="%status" />
</elseif>
<else>
<castdelay delay=".2" />
<equip when="precast" set="haste" />
<equip when="aftercast" set="%status" />
</else>
</if>
<if Skill="*Magic">
<castdelay delay=".5" />
<equip when="precast" set="EleMagic" />
<if Skill="ElementalMagic">
<equip when="precast" set="EleMagic"/>
<aftercastdelay delay="1.1" />
</if>
<elseif spell="Drain*|Aspir*|Bio*|Endark">
<equip when="precast" set="DarkMagic" />
<aftercastdelay delay="1.5" />
</elseif>
<elseif spell="Stun">
<equip when="precast" set="Haste" />
<aftercastdelay delay="1.1" />
</elseif>
<elseif spell="Absorb-TP">
<equip when="midcast" set="Absorb-TP" />
<aftercastdelay delay="1.1" />
</elseif>
<elseif spell="Dread Spikes">
<equip when="midcast" set="DS" />
<aftercastdelay delay="1.1" />
</elseif>
<elseif spell="Absorb-STR|Absorb-DEX|Absorb-VIT|Absorb-AGI|Absorb-MND|Absorb-INT|Absorb-Attri|Absorb-CHR|Absorb-ACC">
<equip when="midcast" set="Absorb" />
<aftercastdelay delay="1.1" />
</elseif>
</if>
<!-- If 3rd eye is used while seigan is not active it will use seigan and then 3rd eye -->
<if type="jobability">
<if Spell="Soul Eater|Last Resort|Arcane Circle|Weapon Bash">
<castdelay delay=".2" />
<aftercastdelay delay = ".4" />
<equip when="precast" Set="%spell" />
<equip when="aftercast" set="%status" />
</if>
<else>
<equip when="precast|aftercast" set="%status" />
</else>
</if>
<!-- WS rules -->
<if type="weaponskill">
<if Spell="Catastrophe|Entropy">
<castdelay delay=".2" />
<if buffactive="Last Resort">
<equip when="precast" set="CataL"/>
</if>
<else>
<equip when="precast" set="Cata"/>
</else>
<equip when="aftercast" set="%status" />
</if>
<elseif Spell="Guillotine">
<castdelay delay=".2" />
<equip when="precast" set="Cata">
<neck>Snow Gorget</neck>
<waist>Anguinus Belt</waist>
<hands>Heafoc Mitts</hands>
</equip>
<equip when="aftercast" set="%status" />
</elseif>
<elseif Spell="Entropy">
<castdelay delay=".2" />
<equip when="precast" set="Cata">
<neck>Soil Gorget</neck>
<body>Twilight Mail</body>
<rear>Bale Earring</rear>
<lring>Spiral Ring</lring>
<waist>Shadow Belt</waist>
<hands>Abyss Gauntlets +2</hands>
</equip>
<equip when="aftercast" set="%status" />
</elseif>
<elseif Spell="Resolution">
<castdelay delay=".2" />
<equip when="precast" set="Reso">
<neck>Soil Gorget</neck>
<waist>Soil Belt</waist>
<hands>Alkyoneus's Bracelets</hands>
</equip>
<equip when="aftercast" set="%status" />
</elseif>
</if>
</rules>
</spellcast>
That's my spellcast got from friend, added in the aftermath set and its not switching to my set when active.... help
I'd start by putting spoilers around large blocks of code.
You can probably get away with sticking to Twilight Mail regardless of pDIF. Anywhere attack is deficient on DRK, you may well find accuracy deficient as well even with Apoc. Barring acc you'll find them basically equal in uncapped Ratio situations.
Sets shouldn't be based on buffs up/down given that you may have capped Ratio without LR and in some situations may even have uncapped Ratio even with LR up. Make a toggle instead.
AF2+2 hands for Cata, Windbuffet Belt too. Bear in mind that Sword Strap is counterproductive if you're capping delay reduction and consider carrying around a Pole Grip or Rose Strap (with appropriate revisions to STP gear) if you're expecting marches or Embrava.
You can probably get away with sticking to Twilight Mail regardless of pDIF. Anywhere attack is deficient on DRK, you may well find accuracy deficient as well even with Apoc. Barring acc you'll find them basically equal in uncapped Ratio situations.
Sets shouldn't be based on buffs up/down given that you may have capped Ratio without LR and in some situations may even have uncapped Ratio even with LR up. Make a toggle instead.
AF2+2 hands for Cata, Windbuffet Belt too. Bear in mind that Sword Strap is counterproductive if you're capping delay reduction and consider carrying around a Pole Grip or Rose Strap (with appropriate revisions to STP gear) if you're expecting marches or Embrava.
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not really cappying delay reductions, most of the time i'm dual boxing something so no bard and definitely no embrava. Obviously af2+2 hands for cata, but trying to get 4 more touches.
And so far having my body switches for lr up and down has been nice at least while doing trials.
And so far having my body switches for lr up and down has been nice at least while doing trials.
A follow-up question to the xml question. Is there a way to make it so that this will only activate during a specific group? In other words, a way to make it so the aftermath set goes in for Apoc aftermath, but not for Caladbolg aftermath?
Fenrir.Calamity said: »
A follow-up question to the xml question. Is there a way to make it so that this will only activate during a specific group? In other words, a way to make it so the aftermath set goes in for Apoc aftermath, but not for Caladbolg aftermath?
The way I did that, I made TPAM sets in all my non-apoc groups, but just made them have baseset=tp, so it's the same set as normal tp set.
Edit:
Code
<set name="tpAM" Baseset="tp" />
Basicly just having that in your calad group would work.
But yeah, what the guy under me said would work aswell I guess.
I'm far from a master at spellcast, I just did something that worked for me:P
Fenrir.Calamity said: »
A follow-up question to the xml question. Is there a way to make it so that this will only activate during a specific group? In other words, a way to make it so the aftermath set goes in for Apoc aftermath, but not for Caladbolg aftermath?
Code
<if mode="AND" equipmain="Caladbolg" notgroup="Caladbolg">
<command>input //spellcast setgroup Caladbolg</command>
</if>
<if mode="AND" equipmain="Apocalypse" notgroup="Apocalypse">
<command>input //spellcast setgroup Apocalypse</command>
</if>Then just have different sets for your aftermath.
Also, you can use "inherit" in your groups to get away from having to type the same sets over for each group. It works like this...
Code
<group name="Caladbolg" inherit="Apocalypse">
<set name="Aftermath">
<whatever blahblahblah />
</set>
<set name="TP">
<insert set that would derail thread into "this-is-better-than-that" debate />
</set>
</group>What will happen here is when you are in the Caladbolg group, EVERY single set you have in the "Apocalypse" group will be maintained. Also, if you have an "Aftermath" set and a "TP" in the Apoc group, they will be overwritten with the new Aftermath and TP set in the Caladbolg group.
Feedback on this set? I don't use this currently as I don't have hands or neck piece. Reasons for considering it are I don't lose Crit hit rate for tp from body and it allows for roughly 13% da, 4% ta and 1% qa while being just below haste cap since in gear + cata you'd be at 25%. Also I like this particular set because you can cata in rajas, brutal and rose strap while not having to sacrifice other gear for store tp.
Main reason I was looking at this set was I'm not a fan of losing out on ws, but if people have better cata/aftermath sets for me to look at i'd be glad to take a look... that was calculated at 2 in the morning from being unable to sleep lol
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Any particular reason?
it's a single hit ws, so on average windbuffet is .0696 fTP for a single hit WS and ele. belt is .1
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Ok, thanks.
*** that. Mala+Windbuffet for sure.
Go for the random spike damage, it's more fun to look at.
Go for the random spike damage, it's more fun to look at.
been thinking about leveling drk and getting apoc 95 rag 95 instead of 99 my vere but havent fully decided. Would you guys prefer 99 apoc over 95 apoc + 95 rag? I want to start doing legion and im thinking an apoc drk would be pretty nice since groups look like they are usually spread out.
Apoc needs to be 99 to be competitive at this point.
I'm currently using this for Cata:
However, I just recently got a Drachenhorn and was wondering if that will be a better head to WS in?
However, I just recently got a Drachenhorn and was wondering if that will be a better head to WS in?
Bahamut.Disguise said: »
Entropy(if you bothered to merit it) on non-Mekira proc days.
I never understood why people made such a big deal over it.
I've got it merited however I'll probably be taking them off soon for Upheaval, so I'm guessing it's not useful for DRK. Thanks for the fast reply's.
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