A few job questions...

[I'm just a guy]

I didn't want to make multiple threads on differant jobs, so i put it here :3

Nin - I'v been haveing problems wif this.. Eva+ and Eva skill+ Im assumeing that eva+ only raises eva to the cap..but eva skill+ raises eva no matter what..? If so, then alot of people are wasteing alot of gil for HQ stuff that raises eva, but not skill... my question is, if thats the case, Dose alot of people know that? and Is it even worth getting eva+ (not skill+) beacuse you can raise it so easaly


Pld, simple question. I know its a mythish thing. But is there any evidense in Chr effecting Voke/other hate?


PLd - Another pld one.. Its a really big deal to me, but is it really worth the Vit+ instead of getting Def+? >_> im not sure how much Vit = def, but theres rings at mid lvls that gives 10def... im just really curious O_o


Rng - dose subbing rng decreses the chance of getting items with scavange?


I have some other questions.. now i forgot >_<.. anyway, thanks for any feedback :3

[Icemage]

Re: A few job questions...

Moved to Race & Job Discussion.

Nin - [evasion stuff]

Common wisdom is that +Evasion affects your evasion rate in a similar fashion that +Accuracy affects your hit rate. Whether this is any different than +Evasion SKILL is an open question...

Pld, simple question. I know its a mythish thing. But is there any evidense in Chr effecting Voke/other hate?

No.

PLd - Another pld one.. Its a really big deal to me, but is it really worth the Vit+ instead of getting Def+? >_> im not sure how much Vit = def, but theres rings at mid lvls that gives 10def... im just really curious O_o

DEF gives diminishing returns once you pass the ATK rating of your enemy. VIT always gives some return. Which one is more important depends greatly on what you're fighting.

Rng - dose subbing rng decreses the chance of getting items with scavange?
I have some other questions.. now i forgot >_<.. anyway, thanks for any feedback :3

Does it matter about subbed Scavenge? I don't think I've ever seen anything useful come from a scavenge... maybe demon arrowheads or something, but that's it. If you're relying on it for a source of income you'll be a pauper.


Icemage

[I'm just a guy]

Re: A few job questions...

Thanks ice And the scavange thing, nah. It's just fun to get dogbolt box things, so exciting to see what you get >:3

[I'm just a guy]

Re: A few job questions...

hmm.. i still dont see how the vit+5 rings or whatever can match the def+10 rings.. im not sure but isnt it like 2 or 3 vit = 1 def? not sure what you mean with advantages Icemage ;3

[I'm just a guy]

Re: A few job questions...

can anyone help me on this vit issue? =3

[Icemage]

Re: A few job questions...

can anyone help me on this vit issue? =3

2 VIT, in addition to the other benefits it does (discussed below), also gives 1 DEF.

The damage formulas in FFXI are pretty complex, but it basically boils down to this:

Damage taken when hit is determined by two things:
- Defender's VIT compared to attacker's STR
- Defender's DEF compared to attackers ATK

The problem with DEF is that, once your DEF rises above the ATK of your attacker, more points of DEF give less and less effect on the damage taken. For Paladins, because PLD have access to the best DEF armors, and have native DEF UP traits, it's usually very easy to push your DEF above your attacker's ATK when you're in an XP party.

On the other hand, as far as I am aware, there's little to no diminishing returns on the impact of VIT on damage taken.

Under perfect circumstances, you'd want to use just enough gear to push your DEF to the point where adding more starts doing less for you, then focus the rest on VIT. Since this is somewhat dependent on what you're fighting (some enemies have more ATK or STR than others), this can be a tricky balancing act.

I'm sure one of the PLD analysts like Armando can probably give you a more definitive answer if needed.


Icemage