Bushido - The Way Of The Samurai (A Guide) V. 2.0

Came from Tenzen v2. SAM RNG PLD SCH COR BRD was an easy win on normal.

Came from Tenzen v2. SAM RNG PLD SCH COR BRD was an easy win on normal.

Also had to make sure that the TP Bonus +100 works only on bow. It works like that for every other weapon with a TP bonus so if anything, it was just wishful thinking. (Works only on bow)

Need ccl to test the defense down effect :p

I got interested enough in this to give it a try on the Test Server, now that they have fixed it. Someone please check these ranged attack numbers, as I'm no ranger and this is just my guess for how they're calculated:
440 Ranged Skill + 78 in gear + 10 from /WAR trait + 8 base + 61 from 123 STR = 597 Ranged Attack without food
440 Ranged Skill + 78 in gear + 10 from /WAR trait + 8 base + 61 from 123 STR * 1.25 = 746 Ranged Attack with Berserk and no food
440 Ranged Skill + 78 in gear + 10 from /WAR trait + 8 base + 61 from 123 STR * (1 + (17+64)/256) = 786 Ranged Attack with Berserk and Warcry and no food
440 Ranged Skill + 78 in gear + 10 from /WAR trait + 8 base + 61 from 123 STR * 1.25 + 75 = 826 Ranged Attack with Berserk and Red Curry Bun
440 Ranged Skill + 78 in gear + 10 from /WAR trait + 8 base + 65 from 130 STR * 1.2 = 721 Ranged Attack with Hydra Kofte
440 Ranged Skill + 78 in gear + 10 from /WAR trait + 8 base + 65 from 130 STR * 1.2 * 1.25= 871 Ranged Attack with Hydra Kofte and Berserk

Level 0 neutral targets took 1548 damage from my Apex Arrow, which reflects the predicted 172 base damage with Loxley/fSTR/Ruszor Arrow. This would be 1687 damage from the sweet spot, or 2108 from the sweet spot with Piercing Bonus. 1935 is from outside the sweet spot.

Data (all shots from 7.4'):
101 TP, 90 xp monster: Berserk/Hydra Kofte (871 RAtk) = 2108 damage :: So it ignores at least 10% defense at 100TP. I also did one point-blank for 1935 damage.
100 TP, 90 xp monster: Hydra Kofte (721 RAtk) = 1836 damage :: approximately 2.65 cRatio
This indicates about 15% defense ignored at 100TP. (721/322/2.65) If this is the case, we would expect cRatio to cap at 819 RAtk.
100 TP, 90 xp monster: Berserk/Warcry (786 RAtk?) = 1951 damage :: approximately 2.8 cRatio Again, ~13-15% defense ignored
104 TP, 100 xp monster: Berserk/RCB (826 RAtk?) = 2108 damage :: The extra could have added something here, but it seems to ignore at least 16% defense at 104TP.
300TP, 100 xp monster: Hydra Kofte (721 RAtk) = 2108 damage :: At least 25~30% defense ignored.


At this point I ran out of medicine and died. I'd love it if someone could finish this, but I don't think it will be me!

http://www.bluegartr.com/threads/120652-The-Warrior-s-Path-Part-2

-Dramatica's party, who've beat it on VD already, says cosmic is only damage now.

You can also avoid cosmic elucidation entirely by kiting him when he does Meikyo. (I was under the impression that Cosmic Elucidation is a skillchain so if you stop the skillchain at any point, you can avoid it). You can also avoid it completely by using Yaegesumi, which makes you avoid all his WS's. At the last 10ish seconds of Yaegesumi, popping Meikyo will make you feel like god.

I think Tenzen used Meikyo twice, but I'll have to check my logs.

I think Tenzen used Meikyo twice, but I'll have to check my logs.
That's strange, because with ninjas all of his skillchains would go off even if we blinked every single WS. I guess outranging them works though?

Hey all, trying to regear my SAM, I'm just wondering with the Tsurumaru, how much STP is needed for a 4hit/5hit not quite sure how the "Save TP" works, you just get 25 tp no matter what after weaponskill?

anyways, any help is much appreciated! :D

Opening my Gear-set node to public for a week for people to test run. Please send suggestions, comments, errors, and feedback to my inbox. Most importantly, I need it to be usable. If you can't understand what I wrote, chances are, it's me and I need to make it somewhat more understandable.

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Opening my Gear-set node to public for a week for people to test run. Please send suggestions, comments, errors, and feedback to my inbox. Most importantly, I need it to be usable. If you can't understand what I wrote, chances are, it's me and I need to make it somewhat more understandable.

I also need affirmation that it's something that people will use. Will you use it? These are important questions because many people who use guides will never say anything about it. For silent stalkers, I need feedback from you too.

So here we go:

http://www.ffxiah.com/node/140

May add a section that lists the current rank for GKs?

Opening my Gear-set node to public for a week for people to test run. Please send suggestions, comments, errors, and feedback to my inbox. Most importantly, I need it to be usable. If you can't understand what I wrote, chances are, it's me and I need to make it somewhat more understandable.

I also need affirmation that it's something that people will use. Will you use it? These are important questions because many people who use guides will never say anything about it. For silent stalkers, I need feedback from you too.

So here we go:

http://www.ffxiah.com/node/140

I've considered this and will continue to consider this. I set it up this way because you can make a case for practically all i119 G.kats and Bows depending on the mob.

You'd be surprised how often I would use Tsurumaru, Anahera Blade, Amano, and Masamune despite having an Koga and Yoichi and this isn't because I want to spread the love to all things SAM, but because they all offer something uniquely different. They all have their niche use and some of them are quite amazing.

I want to encourage everyone to use different combinations of the G.kats/Bows that they own and work off of it. Most of all, be creative and be experimental and find out what works for you.

Unless you're constantly rolling with alliance settings for buffs/debuffs I'd be surprised if Koga isn't coming out ahead the vast majority of the time.

Relevant Amano mobs probably come down to a small handful, and even then you can probably reduce that figure further if you are massively buffed. Masa I can't see any use for except maybe an extremely brief Yoichi 1hr zerg.

Yoichi obviously has some use but it takes markedly more buffs/debuffs to cap ranged ratio than most people seem to think, even on lower tiers of content. Tsu/Anahera only apply when Yoichi applies.

I'm not saying Koga is the end all, but for even someone well above average (in terms of ls/support) its best the vast majority of the time.

i would like to see a hierarchy of progression starting with critical macro pieces and easily obtainable bayld/roe gear through a few steps toward optimal builds. give people a starting point that highlights the important aspects of gearing and playing the job.

What do you think if I made some of the gear on the "Replacement Chart" with different colors? For example, Green would denote that the piece was practically un-replacable (Wakido Kote +1).

Opening my Gear-set node to public for a week for people to test run. Please send suggestions, comments, errors, and feedback to my inbox. Most importantly, I need it to be usable. If you can't understand what I wrote, chances are, it's me and I need to make it somewhat more understandable.

I also need affirmation that it's something that people will use. Will you use it? These are important questions because many people who use guides will never say anything about it. For silent stalkers, I need feedback from you too.

So here we go:

http://www.ffxiah.com/node/140

Are the multiple sets focused solely on the ability to reach the next x-hit tier, based on weapon delay/samurai roll, with a disregard for the DPS spreadsheets(or any other methods), or have you mapped out each situation where each increment of the sliding set scale goes up and down? If you've done the latter, It'd be interesting to see some of the scenarios you'd be changing sets and how much of a gain you'd be getting if you had otherwise stayed with what has been the standard "optimal set" paradigm that's been more common in the past.

Is a Namas racc set needed? I've never noticed any racc issues with it on any content with my sam using very low racc sets. Always thought it was a 1 hit ws with cap acc.