A Christmas present of sorts!

Dec 24, 2007 18:04

First, feel free to skip to the update but I can't help but express some happiness concerning RL at present! I'm really pumped up over how this past season went! Semester is finally done, back at home again, and on my first real break in over a year! I haven't had any time to myself since around last winter break. This semester was also the most ( Read more... )

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humebrd December 26 2007, 00:35:02 UTC
Happy Holidays and OMG that plushie I WANT.

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rukenshin December 29 2007, 01:26:06 UTC
It's mine! No hume BRDs are allowed to posses Chocobo plushies.

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sekcisonawt December 26 2007, 05:47:17 UTC
You've been a naughty boy from what I hear!

(.....Or didn't hear..)

/spanks

*giggles*

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rukenshin December 29 2007, 01:39:50 UTC
You're one to talk! I bet you got coal in your stocking!

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sekcisonawt December 29 2007, 06:28:46 UTC
Well, if I had a stocking, I'm sure I would.

..But I didn't have one... lolz

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rukenshin January 3 2008, 06:02:02 UTC
Only thing worse than coal is Santa stealing your stockings.

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anonymous December 27 2007, 03:59:06 UTC
Merry Christmas ruke!

Awesome compilation of info. I don't know a whole lot about anything but THF WS sets. I guess that's to be expected since my other highest melee jobs are 37 lol! I do remember using O-hat and life belt pre-75 for a long time on Dancing Edge because I felt my accuracy was lacking. I don't use much acc now in my build, but I do go off of maxed DEX in every non-heca slot. Another reason to use Thunder Rings over flame I guess >_>

I don't remember who said it, it may have been Miruka, but I've always followed the logic. Your highest damage will always be triple attacking or double attacking a swing in a multi hit WS, so your main focus should be landing all of those hits. I think I may have over simplified that but yea lol.

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rukenshin December 29 2007, 01:35:26 UTC
Thanks Zoot! You too!

And yeah, Miruka always made a big point about that too... And it's especially true for something like Dancing Edge where you're swinging 6 times (7 if /NIN) and often will hit the 8 swing limit with DAs and TAs and the like.

It really sucks to TA or DA and miss that additional swing too, and every bit of accuracy that works against that makes a pretty significant difference.

Have a good New Years!

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obsidianstorm December 27 2007, 18:27:08 UTC
You know, it's funny. Doing so many DD jobs, a lot of this stuff is obvious aside from the actual math (I've got a degree in Journalism & History. I stayed as far away from the math department as I possibly could). But you don't really need the math to know most of it; balance your gear, land all your hits, then worry about filling in the damage.

The funny part is, even knowing all this and all the multi-hit ws'es I've thrown around, I don't think I ever did a multi-hit ws where I landed -all- the swings (at least not that I remember) until this very morning about 3 minutes before reading this. I got a 15-TP Blade: Jin when my normal non-DA TP return is 12. I'm sure I've had them in the past, but this is the first I actually remember. Lots and lots of having 2 extra attacks on things like Raging Rush, Blade: Jin, Rampage and the like...but never remember having 3+.

Anyhow, good to know school's treating you well, and Happy Holidays to you and everyone reading.~

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rukenshin December 29 2007, 01:39:23 UTC
I used to hate math, but some where along the line I ended up really liking it... I'm not really sure what changed it or why but it worked out well in the end, I suppose.

And yeah, even without knowing any math at all most of it is just pretty basic stuff. I just like using math to help explain and justify some concepts, because otherwise some people just won't believe anything. Which, isn't so much a bad thing nor is it something I'll try to change, but I at least want to offer up my view.

I've had quite a few 2-3 DA WS land all hits, but I think more on pure luck than anything. It happens with no kind of consistency at all, but every so often I'll get a few in a row out of no where.

Thanks though, and Happy Holidays/New Years to you too!

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battousai ^_^x anonymous December 31 2007, 21:49:12 UTC
メーリークリスマス ルーさん
hope ur holidays are good you nub !_!x

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Re: battousai ^_^x rukenshin January 3 2008, 06:01:36 UTC
Battousai! What's up man!?

Long time no see! How has everything been? Have you talked to Tang at all? lol

I see you're still taking Japanese too. :P

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Re: battousai ^_^x anonymous January 3 2008, 15:05:20 UTC
lol everythings good here. Got to stop by in new england again. yeh i talk to tang once in a while through aim, i guess hes still doing good in BC (i think thats where he goes). i think he just plays a little AA now.

my school completely blocked ffxi, so i cant play anymore. I gave my account to a person in FoS and he brought Battousai back on Seraph.

well take it easy ru. *and to think it was about 6 years ago around today that i told u to buy ffxi lol*

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Re: battousai ^_^x rukenshin January 5 2008, 03:04:39 UTC
Good to here, going well here too. What's Tang's AIM? I need to get in touch with that bastard lol.

Sucks to hear that about FF though. D: And yeah, I still tell people you're the one that got me to play FF!

Take care man!

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