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I don't believe in good guys versus bad guys anymore… I only see a plethora of states acting in self interest… with varying ethics and moral standards of course, but self-interest nonetheless
Winston Churchill wrote:
Criticism may not be agreeable, but it is necessary. It fulfills the same function as pain in the human body. It calls attention to an unhealthy state of things
Thanks for doing that for me. I stopped after "is the"
But no.
But fine. I will give you a hint. Maybe even a couple. The catch is that I'm PMing it to you, and I won't discuss it here. And you should in no way interpret this as me committing myself to the discussion.
Nobody thought that story was funny? True story, hand to god.
But no.
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Honestly, I'd prefer if you just think I'm a trolling liar.
But fine. I will give you a hint. Maybe even a couple. The catch is that I'm PMing it to you, and I won't discuss it here. And you should in no way interpret this as me committing myself to the discussion.
Nobody thought that story was funny? True story, hand to god.
Hyrist wrote:
Ok, now we're going to get slash fiction of Wint x Kachi somehere... rule 34 and all...
Never confuse your inference as the listener for an implication of the speaker.
Good games are subjective like good food is subjective. You're not going to seriously tell me that there's not a psychological basis for why pizza is great and lutefisk is revolting. The thing about subjectivity is that, as subjects go, humans actually have a great deal in common.
Out of curiosity, is the divide and concur strategy actually working on anyone?
Jabba Desilijic Tiure wrote:
You weak-minded fool! He's using an old Jedi mind trick!
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I don't believe in good guys versus bad guys anymore… I only see a plethora of states acting in self interest… with varying ethics and moral standards of course, but self-interest nonetheless
Winston Churchill wrote:
Criticism may not be agreeable, but it is necessary. It fulfills the same function as pain in the human body. It calls attention to an unhealthy state of things
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divide and concur
Was that an intentional pun? I like it.
But no one else has PM'd me if that's what you're asking. I was only going to talk to one person about it anyway. Then they're welcome to convey the results of the discussion to the masses if they so choose, but I am determined to avoid having a public debate about FFXI math. Not as determined to avoid a debate about the debate though. I mentioned that math is not a preferred recreation of mine, but psychology and sociology definitely are.
And particularly in Western individualistic societies, there's an ingrained tendency to stick to your guns once you've committed to something publicly. Some interesting research there. Infer from that what you will.
Hyrist wrote:
Ok, now we're going to get slash fiction of Wint x Kachi somehere... rule 34 and all...
Never confuse your inference as the listener for an implication of the speaker.
Good games are subjective like good food is subjective. You're not going to seriously tell me that there's not a psychological basis for why pizza is great and lutefisk is revolting. The thing about subjectivity is that, as subjects go, humans actually have a great deal in common.
Thats all well and good, but many of alla's regular's cry out for math, its math behind an MMO which makes it entertaining for many ppl to practice and to read.
These are alla's Job forum's, and although certain topics occasionally head off into philosophical debates, or just plain joking, your saying to everyone that reads this thread that you have spotted a/some flaws but won't tell.
No-one here is asking you to tutor them, or for any kind of math lesson, we simply now want to know what you have found out. All it takes is one post, and then you can let the rest of us debate it if it holds any weight.
Also, that story might have been entertaining, and ppl might have talked about it, but derails usually come after the main content of the thread has been dealt with.
You say your not going to post anymore, yet you do, so instead of all this beating around the bush, just put your argument on the table. It won't hurt you. Luckily for you too, your posts are not being rated down either, if 95% of alla's posting population had tried to do what your doing, it would be sub-def's all the way.
These are alla's Job forum's, and although certain topics occasionally head off into philosophical debates, or just plain joking, your saying to everyone that reads this thread that you have spotted a/some flaws but won't tell.
No-one here is asking you to tutor them, or for any kind of math lesson, we simply now want to know what you have found out. All it takes is one post, and then you can let the rest of us debate it if it holds any weight.
Also, that story might have been entertaining, and ppl might have talked about it, but derails usually come after the main content of the thread has been dealt with.
You say your not going to post anymore, yet you do, so instead of all this beating around the bush, just put your argument on the table. It won't hurt you. Luckily for you too, your posts are not being rated down either, if 95% of alla's posting population had tried to do what your doing, it would be sub-def's all the way.
Taking a break.
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These are alla's Job forum's, and although certain topics occasionally head off into philosophical debates, or just plain joking, your saying to everyone that reads this thread that you have spotted a/some flaws but won't tell.
No-one here is asking you to tutor them, or for any kind of math lesson, we simply now want to know what you have found out. All it takes is one post, and then you can let the rest of us debate it if it holds any weight.
No-one here is asking you to tutor them, or for any kind of math lesson, we simply now want to know what you have found out. All it takes is one post, and then you can let the rest of us debate it if it holds any weight.
Unfortunately I just don't believe that it's that simple. I've been involved in many relatively simple math debates in the past-- I've even seen people completely snub proof that looks them square in the eye-- and maybe life just has me that cynical, but somewhere between my perceptions that "people will believe what they want to believe" and of my own limitations at convincing people (I am not that succinct, if you hadn't noticed), it just doesn't seem worth the effort.
And don't get the wrong idea. I would never completely exclude the possibility that I'm wrong. It just doesn't really matter to me at this point whether I am or not, or for that matter, if all the melee DD in Vanadiel are right or wrong. It's fun for you guys, but it's an unimportant nuisance to me.
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Also, that story might have been entertaining, and ppl might have talked about it, but derails usually come after the main content of the thread has been dealt with.
Yeah, I was afraid of that :/ I actually called my brother first to tell him about it but he didn't answer. I knew the timing was bad, but I just had to share if with the first pair of ears/eyes I could. Don't worry, I still have the story about how the firefighters stole my rug tucked away for later.
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You say your not going to post anymore, yet you do, so instead of all this beating around the bush, just put your argument on the table. It won't hurt you. Luckily for you too, your posts are not being rated down either, if 95% of alla's posting population had tried to do what your doing, it would be sub-def's all the way.
Correction: I'm not going to discuss the particulars of the math anymore. But I'm actually enjoying this (helps that I'm posting during breaks from reading boring studies and commercials). And I really do appreciate that I have not received a stream of ratedowns in light of my being so uncooperative, where I probably deserve it. It's not something I would normally care about, but I guess it gives me a little more faith in internet humanity. Or maybe the board is just dead? Now I'm a little tempted to invite ratedowns just to see, but I guess I could at least express my gratitude by not being a complete troll.
Hyrist wrote:
Ok, now we're going to get slash fiction of Wint x Kachi somehere... rule 34 and all...
Never confuse your inference as the listener for an implication of the speaker.
Good games are subjective like good food is subjective. You're not going to seriously tell me that there's not a psychological basis for why pizza is great and lutefisk is revolting. The thing about subjectivity is that, as subjects go, humans actually have a great deal in common.
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Correction: I'm not going to discuss the particulars of the math anymore. But I'm actually enjoying this
Trolls enjoy posting just to get people wound up. Also, you have not begun to discuss the particulars of the math at all, other than the initial confusion you had.
Taking a break.
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Jabba Desilijic Tiure wrote:
You weak-minded fool! He's using an old Jedi mind trick!
You weak-minded fool! He's using an old Jedi mind trick!
I think you missunderstood the mind trick. It seems to be working damn fine, as it got you all (and myself, tbh) very curious to see whether or not he'll post something valuable in the thread. So curious in fact, that you keep arguing with him for such a long time.
You noticed already that if he had just tossed his maths on the thread, he'd have spent much less effort writting then he's wasting now. So here's my theory about this:
1- He's not wasting. That's his game and you all fell for it
2- He has nothing. He noticed a flaw in his theory and he's prolonging the discussion to sustain theory #1 until you all stop writing
3- He does have something, but he simply won't share in public by "fear" of the reaction of the Alla regulars (which as
Now, no offense meant, but I'm going with #2 (mainly cuz I've done it a couple of times ><)
Sorry Kachi, you lost my attention on that story. Not your fault tho, I simply had my mind somewhere else.
Edited, Sep 30th 2009 8:34am by sbrubles
Excuse my ignorance but...what exactly is the haste cap from gear? What +haste is too low to use over +ACC? What is the max haste you should have?
Manifest, Valefor
BST/PLD/COR/BRD/WAR/THF/SMN/BLM/WHM 99
RDM/SCH/DNC/NIN/WAR/SAM/RNG 49
PUP 30, BLU 16
Maniken, Valefor
WHM/DRG/BRD/MNK/RDM/WAR/BLM 99
SCH/NIN/SAM/BST 49
BLU 16
Linkshell: ChaoticUnion
Sozu Rogberry(pre Thf Knife patch): 0/49 ><
BST/PLD/COR/BRD/WAR/THF/SMN/BLM/WHM 99
RDM/SCH/DNC/NIN/WAR/SAM/RNG 49
PUP 30, BLU 16
Maniken, Valefor
WHM/DRG/BRD/MNK/RDM/WAR/BLM 99
SCH/NIN/SAM/BST 49
BLU 16
Linkshell: ChaoticUnion
Sozu Rogberry(pre Thf Knife patch): 0/49 ><
ManifestOfKujata wrote:
Excuse my ignorance but...what exactly is the haste cap from gear?
256/1025 to be exact.
But practically, you need 26% of written haste from your gear.
e.g.: Dusk Gloves is 3, Swift belt is 4, etc etc
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What +haste is too low to use over +ACC?
Theoretically and practically, 2 acc shouldn't do better than 1% haste
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What is the max haste you should have?
As much as you can but retaining your hit rate as high as possible
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Trolls enjoy posting just to get people wound up.
Well I'm not -trying- to get you wound up. Are you getting wound up?
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You noticed already that if he had just tossed his maths on the thread, he'd have spent much less effort writting then he's wasting now.
Well that conclusion doesn't necessarily follow. For one, effort alone is not the only motivational factor in play here-- my value of the discussion is equally important. Which feels like more effort-- writing 10 pages and enjoying every word, or a single page that you're dreading? Also, you're assuming that if I bring it up, I won't be dragged into 3 or 4 pages of further discussion.
As for your list, I haven't noticed any flaw, but sure, it could be there. You could factor in the % of my doubt as a portion of the reasoning either way (reducing my value of the task and increasing my perception of projected effort). Mostly it's 3 and the opposite of 1 (it's not my game that I want to play, but "their game" that I don't), but it's certainly true that I've attempted to change the objective of the game to that end.
Hyrist wrote:
Ok, now we're going to get slash fiction of Wint x Kachi somehere... rule 34 and all...
Never confuse your inference as the listener for an implication of the speaker.
Good games are subjective like good food is subjective. You're not going to seriously tell me that there's not a psychological basis for why pizza is great and lutefisk is revolting. The thing about subjectivity is that, as subjects go, humans actually have a great deal in common.
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What +haste is too low to use over +ACC?
Theoretically and practically, 2 acc shouldn't do better than 1% haste
Practically 1%haste>2acc almost always since we have hasso, other gear and in party, mage buffs.
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starting at 0% haste adding acc is better untill it caps
at 5% haste adding acc is better untill right at the cap
at 10% haste (~1 march song, or just hasso) adding 1% haste is better than adding 1% acc if your acc is above ~90%
at 15% haste (WHM/Garuda haste spell) you reach this threshold at ~85% acc
at 20%haste (double march or WHM haste + turban or hasso+march) you only need ~78% acc to hit this threshold
25% haste (hasso+WHM haste) ~75% acc
30% haste (hasso + double march) ~71% acc
35% haste (hasso+WHM haste +10% gear) threshold is a miserable ~65% acc
at 5% haste adding acc is better untill right at the cap
at 10% haste (~1 march song, or just hasso) adding 1% haste is better than adding 1% acc if your acc is above ~90%
at 15% haste (WHM/Garuda haste spell) you reach this threshold at ~85% acc
at 20%haste (double march or WHM haste + turban or hasso+march) you only need ~78% acc to hit this threshold
25% haste (hasso+WHM haste) ~75% acc
30% haste (hasso + double march) ~71% acc
35% haste (hasso+WHM haste +10% gear) threshold is a miserable ~65% acc
if you want to compare other amounts:
figure out: (+acc/2 + current acc%)/(current acc%) and (100-current haste)/(100-current haste - increase in haste), then take the bigger one.
ex: @88%acc and 45%haste minus w/e slot in question you're looking at 3% haste or 12acc
(12/2+88)/88= 1.06818x
(100-45)/(100-45-3)= 1.05769x
so you should take the acc
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I don't believe in good guys versus bad guys anymore… I only see a plethora of states acting in self interest… with varying ethics and moral standards of course, but self-interest nonetheless
Winston Churchill wrote:
Criticism may not be agreeable, but it is necessary. It fulfills the same function as pain in the human body. It calls attention to an unhealthy state of things
Honestly, why do you numbnuts wring your hands about double attack having a linear effect on TP-phase damage only (ignoring for now that DA also affects WS frequency and WS damage)?
Ultimately, the only important observation when comparing factors that affect melee damage is that haste reduces effective delay, hence is more efficient at increasing damage/time the more you stack. By comparison, pretty much any other factor you would consider is less efficient, relatively speaking. Retarded, in-a-vacuum faulty demonstrations of "increasing/decreasing returns" in terms of percent change are retarded when the only real point of comparing sh*t in terms of percent change is to abstract away all the other things that are held "fixed" (all other gear the same).
Moreover, if you have any grasp of basic calculus, it is sufficient to observe that the rate of change (NOT PERCENT CHANGE) of "damage over time" with "haste" increases fast enough so that, as a necessary consequence, your sophistic demonstrations of haste's "increasing returns" lead to the correct conclusion in the wrong way.
By comparison, the rate of change of "damage over time" with double attack, when accounting for DA's effect on weapon skillfrequency and damage (unless you never use a WS, which is retarded), is also increasing... but much more slowly than in the case of haste. Consequently, 1 point of DA is (eventually) less efficient given higher base DA levels. OMG, something can have (slow) increasing rate of return yet be less efficient in terms of a percent change, will your brains explode?
Since most of you obviously fail to grasp the difference between percent change and rate of change, I look forward to your responses.
Ultimately, the only important observation when comparing factors that affect melee damage is that haste reduces effective delay, hence is more efficient at increasing damage/time the more you stack. By comparison, pretty much any other factor you would consider is less efficient, relatively speaking. Retarded, in-a-vacuum faulty demonstrations of "increasing/decreasing returns" in terms of percent change are retarded when the only real point of comparing sh*t in terms of percent change is to abstract away all the other things that are held "fixed" (all other gear the same).
Moreover, if you have any grasp of basic calculus, it is sufficient to observe that the rate of change (NOT PERCENT CHANGE) of "damage over time" with "haste" increases fast enough so that, as a necessary consequence, your sophistic demonstrations of haste's "increasing returns" lead to the correct conclusion in the wrong way.
By comparison, the rate of change of "damage over time" with double attack, when accounting for DA's effect on weapon skillfrequency and damage (unless you never use a WS, which is retarded), is also increasing... but much more slowly than in the case of haste. Consequently, 1 point of DA is (eventually) less efficient given higher base DA levels. OMG, something can have (slow) increasing rate of return yet be less efficient in terms of a percent change, will your brains explode?
Since most of you obviously fail to grasp the difference between percent change and rate of change, I look forward to your responses.
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Also, you're assuming that if I bring it up, I won't be dragged into 3 or 4 pages of further discussion.
hehe I didn't think that through ^^
Glamrawkus wrote:
Overly obvious sock Trolling
You're doing it wrong
EDIT: ooo I found a picture:
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But no one else has PM'd me if that's what you're asking. I was only going to talk to one person about it anyway. Then they're welcome to convey the results of the discussion to the masses if they so choose, but I am determined to avoid having a public debate about FFXI math.
Edited, Sep 30th 2009 3:00pm by shintasama
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I don't believe in good guys versus bad guys anymore… I only see a plethora of states acting in self interest… with varying ethics and moral standards of course, but self-interest nonetheless
Winston Churchill wrote:
Criticism may not be agreeable, but it is necessary. It fulfills the same function as pain in the human body. It calls attention to an unhealthy state of things
Aw, I missed the picture (btw, you're abusing that premium more than a free day pass with a $2000 hooker). Anyway, I swear it's not me. I'm far too lazy to bold all those words. Though I don't really disagree.
Hyrist wrote:
Ok, now we're going to get slash fiction of Wint x Kachi somehere... rule 34 and all...
Never confuse your inference as the listener for an implication of the speaker.
Good games are subjective like good food is subjective. You're not going to seriously tell me that there's not a psychological basis for why pizza is great and lutefisk is revolting. The thing about subjectivity is that, as subjects go, humans actually have a great deal in common.
Kachi wrote:
(btw, you're abusing that premium more than a free day pass with a $2000 hooker)
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I don't believe in good guys versus bad guys anymore… I only see a plethora of states acting in self interest… with varying ethics and moral standards of course, but self-interest nonetheless
Winston Churchill wrote:
Criticism may not be agreeable, but it is necessary. It fulfills the same function as pain in the human body. It calls attention to an unhealthy state of things
Kachi wrote:
As for your list, I haven't noticed any flaw, but sure, it could be there. You could factor in the % of my doubt as a portion of the reasoning either way (reducing my value of the task and increasing my perception of projected effort). Mostly it's 3 and the opposite of 1 (it's not my game that I want to play, but "their game" that I don't), but it's certainly true that I've attempted to change the objective of the game to that end.
His Excellency Aethien wrote:
Almalieque wrote:
If no one debated with me, then I wouldn't post here anymore.
gbaji wrote:
I'm not getting my news from anywhere Joph.
? I said quite a bit there. You might not care about any of it, but it wasn't directed at you anyway.
Hyrist wrote:
Ok, now we're going to get slash fiction of Wint x Kachi somehere... rule 34 and all...
Never confuse your inference as the listener for an implication of the speaker.
Good games are subjective like good food is subjective. You're not going to seriously tell me that there's not a psychological basis for why pizza is great and lutefisk is revolting. The thing about subjectivity is that, as subjects go, humans actually have a great deal in common.
Still waiting on that explanation. If we're all missing something blatantly obvious and you can show us a much more accurate way to represent DoT increases in the game I'd certainly like to know about it.
His Excellency Aethien wrote:
Almalieque wrote:
If no one debated with me, then I wouldn't post here anymore.
gbaji wrote:
I'm not getting my news from anywhere Joph.
#72Glamrawkus,
Posted: Oct 10 2009 at 6:12 AM, Rating: Sub-Default, (Expand Post) Grow up, but that's asking a lot of jackoffs who give themselves scholarly labels ("LOL") yet have shown little evidence of critical thinking here.
Glamrawkus wrote:
Professor shintasama wrote:
Glamrawkus wrote:
Overly obvious sock Trolling
You're doing it wrong
Grow up, but that's asking a lot of jackoffs who give themselves scholarly labels ("LOL") yet have shown little evidence of critical thinking here.
For the few who actually will even consider a concrete example, consider the percent increase in rate of damage from subbing /WAR, with double attack +10%, starting from 0% DA. For the sake of simplicity, let hit rate be 100% in this example. (No Meditate either.) Also, for this crude example, suppose all hits whether during TP generation or using a weapon skill have the same average damage/hit.
For a 6 hits to 100 TP situation, on average it'll take 4.6281 rounds to accumulate 100 TP while on average landing 5.0909 hits in the process of reaching 100 TP. 5.0909/4.6281 = 1.1 attacks per round, so obviously the DA rate is "conserved." This should make sense because some attacks will occur in excess of 100 TP with non-zero DA.
Now suppose you're spamming Penta Thrust. Since we know DA can proc twice (first hit and another hit) on a multi-hit weapon skill, 5.2 is the average number of hits of Penta Thrust. Therefore, on average there will be (5.0909 + 5.2)/4.6281 = 2.223571 total attacks/round. Without /WAR the average is 2 total attacks/round. The percent increase (on average) is then (2.223571/2 - 1)*100% = 11.18%. If you never use a WS, then the percent increase is 10%.
I didn't say this is what you'd actually achieve in practice but is kind of a best-case scenario. Also, you can convert attacks to damage (as damage/hit can be different during TP gain than during WS execution) and rounds to an appropriate unit of time as necessary.
I already said that I don't give a damn about the "total gain" perspective you've listed above because it's not useful for doing comparisons. Way to waste time by not paying attention though.
thinking point:
150/100 = (148/100)*(149/148)*(150/149)
thinking question:
Whats better: 5 Attack or 3 Strength?
Edited, Oct 10th 2009 12:42pm by shintasama
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I don't believe in good guys versus bad guys anymore… I only see a plethora of states acting in self interest… with varying ethics and moral standards of course, but self-interest nonetheless
Winston Churchill wrote:
Criticism may not be agreeable, but it is necessary. It fulfills the same function as pain in the human body. It calls attention to an unhealthy state of things
#74Glamrawkus,
Posted: Oct 10 2009 at 12:03 PM, Rating: Sub-Default, (Expand Post) Right. Percent change in "DoT" != "total gain." It doesn't matter how the result comes about despite your blind fixation on that.
Glamrawkus wrote:
shintasama wrote:
I already said that I don't give a damn about the "total gain" perspective you've listed above because it's not useful for doing comparisons. Way to waste time by not paying attention though.
Right. Percent change in "DoT" != "total gain." It doesn't matter how the result comes about despite your blind fixation on that.
the problem is:
Glam wrote:
starting from 0% DA.
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I don't believe in good guys versus bad guys anymore… I only see a plethora of states acting in self interest… with varying ethics and moral standards of course, but self-interest nonetheless
Winston Churchill wrote:
Criticism may not be agreeable, but it is necessary. It fulfills the same function as pain in the human body. It calls attention to an unhealthy state of things
#76Glamrawkus,
Posted: Oct 10 2009 at 1:23 PM, Rating: Sub-Default, (Expand Post) The point of the earlier example is to show explicitly that the overall effect of additional DA will be more than the "nominal," as slight as it is, which depends mainly on the potency of secondary hits of the WS and the number of hits of the WS. (Arguing that it is worthless if you don't spam WSes is like arguing store TP is worthless if you don't spam WSes.) And why not consider the overall effect other than laziness or ignorance? (Laziness I can understand because most comparisons are meant to be merely quick and dirty.) You find the percent change from additional haste, that affects both TP-hit frequency and WS frequency. Typical computed percent changes from additional DA don't account for WS frequency or WS average damage though.
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And why not consider the overall effect other than laziness
Edited, Oct 10th 2009 11:28pm by shintasama
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I don't believe in good guys versus bad guys anymore… I only see a plethora of states acting in self interest… with varying ethics and moral standards of course, but self-interest nonetheless
Winston Churchill wrote:
Criticism may not be agreeable, but it is necessary. It fulfills the same function as pain in the human body. It calls attention to an unhealthy state of things
yawn. DA diminishing returns, haste increasing returns. the stuff quoted by me and starfox is right, it's been explained, parsed, makes sense, doesn't regard how much haste you have, glamrawkus has a huge boner for some snub that happened some long time ago, no one cares.
And here I saw the thread had been updated and I was expecting some astounding news from Kachi.
I've been let down.
I've been let down.
His Excellency Aethien wrote:
Almalieque wrote:
If no one debated with me, then I wouldn't post here anymore.
gbaji wrote:
I'm not getting my news from anywhere Joph.
#80Coyoteblackzero,
Posted: Oct 11 2009 at 2:07 AM, Rating: Sub-Default, (Expand Post) I spent about 5 minutes trying to figure out wtf this topic was about after the 2nd page. Then I had to take a shyt, because eventually, thats all i could give.
#81Glamrawkus,
Posted: Oct 11 2009 at 7:34 AM, Rating: Sub-Default, (Expand Post) shintasama - to get any sense of relative gain you always need some awareness of "total gain" holding everything else fixed. In the previous example, 1.15A and 1.05A are measures of "total gain" with A being a catch-all for whatever is held fixed between comparisons, but A cancels out anyway. In no way was I modeling the "whole system," but the point is the effect of DA is less simplistic than people think. So at least be aware it exists when you guys pass off some fruity "when is some X better than DA" bullsh*t as authoritative.
Glamrawkus wrote:
milich - wut, huge boner for classification that doesn't even matter and is not even the point of anything I said in this thread (not that you read you solipsistic putz), yet you bring up some weak sh*t from the past. Why don't you go butcher another weak-ass "comparison" similar to the crap you did with Love Halberd vs. Tomoe.
keep researching me. it won't be hard, considering i've done so much more than you. nice to still have fans.
#83Glamrawkus,
Posted: Oct 11 2009 at 8:50 AM, Rating: Sub-Default, (Expand Post) But even if I had the misfortune to be you, I wouldn't go around waving around my "cred" like it actually matters.
Glamrawkus wrote:
But even if I had the misfortune to be you, I wouldn't go around waving around my "cred" like it actually matters.
I am only reminded of that example because, hey, blowhards are easy to spot anywhere they go. I was happening to browse FFXIclopedia forums when I came across your bemusement about Love Halberd doing better than you "expected." I guess when you play with numbers and yourself incorrectly I can see how that could come about.
Get back to me when you do something more substantive than basic arithmetic.
I am only reminded of that example because, hey, blowhards are easy to spot anywhere they go. I was happening to browse FFXIclopedia forums when I came across your bemusement about Love Halberd doing better than you "expected." I guess when you play with numbers and yourself incorrectly I can see how that could come about.
Get back to me when you do something more substantive than basic arithmetic.
get back to you(:? it's cute that you think anyone gives a sh*t about you. though i'll give you a tip: you'd be mentioning your "cred" a thousands times more than i do, because you're so obsessed with mine. people with dicks up their throat like you always lust to get theirs down other throats. sadly, no one cares about Your Amazing Ideas. why? why do people like milich but not you? wait, you post crybaby sh*t about other people, boasts about math, and long semantic monologues that make no difference to anything anyone does in the game.
at least you get a nice charge every time you see my name. trolls are so pathetic and predictable. "MILICH IS INFURIATING ME! AND EVERYONE LOVES HIM! I NEED TO CUT HIM DOWN!" protip: no one gives a sh*t about me either. you should never post again.
CB0 wrote:
CB0 wrote:
80%DA>80%Haste for SAM...
Glam wrote:
Overly obvious sock Trolling
Glam wrote:
1.15A and 1.05A are measures of "total gain" with A being a catch-all for whatever is held fixed between comparisons
Glam wrote:
Typical computed percent changes from additional DA don't account for WS frequency or WS average damage though.
Glam wrote:
The point of the earlier example is to show explicitly that the overall effect of additional DA will be more than the "nominal," as slight as it is, which depends mainly on the potency of secondary hits of the WS and the number of hits of the WS. (Arguing that it is worthless if you don't spam WSes is like arguing store TP is worthless if you don't spam WSes.)
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I don't believe in good guys versus bad guys anymore… I only see a plethora of states acting in self interest… with varying ethics and moral standards of course, but self-interest nonetheless
Winston Churchill wrote:
Criticism may not be agreeable, but it is necessary. It fulfills the same function as pain in the human body. It calls attention to an unhealthy state of things
Victrola wrote:
It's been about 6 months since I last played, and I lost my account due to playonline servers attributing to identity theft. I lost about $1152.00 pending criminal charges to some ISP in China (I'll get my money back, but no one will face criminal charges.) I guess SE had some thing where they got their server hacked, and people in China got access to all 16 digits of my debit card number to run up a bill with online services. I'll give them an actual phone call tomorrow about it; the FFXI parts; was thinking about playing!
Victrola wrote:
(does it go in the slot, or does it attach to your blade like the ones in the item mix thinger that happened?)
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I don't believe in good guys versus bad guys anymore… I only see a plethora of states acting in self interest… with varying ethics and moral standards of course, but self-interest nonetheless
Winston Churchill wrote:
Criticism may not be agreeable, but it is necessary. It fulfills the same function as pain in the human body. It calls attention to an unhealthy state of things
#88Coyoteblackzero,
Posted: Oct 12 2009 at 7:37 AM, Rating: Sub-Default, (Expand Post) what you really fail to get is, HNMs don't get SAM zerged /DRG, and since i actually play the game and all you seem to do is post on a forum... your basically just talking out the side of ya neck.
CB0 wrote:
miss-informed, thoughtless bullsh*t that he could easily control test like everyone else and realize he's wrong* (*probably not), but won't because he thinks doing comparison parsing vs sh*tty unaware players is somehow valid
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I don't believe in good guys versus bad guys anymore… I only see a plethora of states acting in self interest… with varying ethics and moral standards of course, but self-interest nonetheless
Winston Churchill wrote:
Criticism may not be agreeable, but it is necessary. It fulfills the same function as pain in the human body. It calls attention to an unhealthy state of things
Coyoteblackzero wrote:
My SAM has 159STR with hasso 149 without in WS set with food (STR W75/D74(hume)+84~ 2 more STR and my WS mod bonus will be 100Damage ºoº)
Wuh oh, should've listened to someone that knows what they're talking about.
Aside: floor(floor(162 STR * .75) * .83) = +100 DMG
His Excellency Aethien wrote:
Almalieque wrote:
If no one debated with me, then I wouldn't post here anymore.
gbaji wrote:
I'm not getting my news from anywhere Joph.
#91Coyoteblackzero,
Posted: Oct 13 2009 at 1:56 AM, Rating: Sub-Default, (Expand Post) I like how you just keep making shyt up outta nowhere like I said it, goes to show how much you get out. Usually ppl who don't get out much have a good imagination. I guess only gay pirates would think that parsing against other ppl to evaluate themselves would be a great idea. You really should stop calling other ppl idiots unless your looking in a mirror.
CBO wrote:
And still no actual results on why SAM/DRG > SAM/WAR.
We generally, (AND ALWAYS HAVE DONE) used exp mobs, mainly merit types, for comparison. Other stuff falls under 'sh*t is situational'.
Yes, no1 will doubt you that SAM/WAR is better for a ZERG when all your doing is: Sekka WS > WS > Meikyo Shisui > WS > Meditate > WS > WS > WS.
Shinta has already linked a thread and methodology behind /DRG in this very thread giving you info on why /DRG is superior to /WAR for meriting (about 7 posts up). Whats the point in spending time writing everything out again in this thread when it has already been done, and all you have to do is read the links.
CBO, being narrow minded is a typical troll trait, and your showing it to everyone now.
CBO wrote:
Talking is for frail ass bitches, real motha f*ckas make shyt happen.
Yes, lets close down alla's forums please, CBO has spoken, we should never chat ever again, everyone who posts on alla is a frail ass bitch.
Edited, Oct 13th 2009 11:32am by Sandmasterr
Taking a break.
Coyoteblackzero wrote:
and 300TP
Guess who you are informed by. People who write on forums.
His Excellency Aethien wrote:
Almalieque wrote:
If no one debated with me, then I wouldn't post here anymore.
gbaji wrote:
I'm not getting my news from anywhere Joph.
#94Coyoteblackzero,
Posted: Oct 13 2009 at 9:05 AM, Rating: Sub-Default, (Expand Post) to ppl who are here to better themselves and not follow the religious mentality you guys are throwing around.
I love it when people just sit there and defeat themselves~
/popcorn
/popcorn
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I don't believe in good guys versus bad guys anymore… I only see a plethora of states acting in self interest… with varying ethics and moral standards of course, but self-interest nonetheless
Winston Churchill wrote:
Criticism may not be agreeable, but it is necessary. It fulfills the same function as pain in the human body. It calls attention to an unhealthy state of things
Give him some credit, he didn't just make a Wall-O-Text, he made a colorful Wall-O-Mess.
Taking a break.
#99Coyoteblackzero,
Posted: Oct 15 2009 at 9:05 AM, Rating: Sub-Default, (Expand Post) LOL! This actually makes dealing with these drama queens worthwile.
Coyoteblackzero wrote:
Victrola wrote:
Joining a MMO like this in an established forum, this far into the game is like walking into a barber shop and listening to some old guy talk about his 50 year old patents that he made after being dispatched from the service after 4 years due to physical leg issues as he prepares his haircut for his deathbed talking about his 5 wheat combine patents. Without a huge great katana ready to perform open-heart surgery right there on the floor covered with man hair since the assistant is at the dentist, all you can do is listen and watch as the next up for a hairstyle leaves due to a business meeting at the salon you just left because your stylist died of a heroin overdose.
Or something like that.. yay rose strap! Store-tp rocks gogo Sam/Cor!
LOL! This actually makes dealing with these drama queens worthwile.
you lose this round.
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ramble: wouldn't it be amazing if an mmorpg the caliber of ffxi actually could support what we call the snowflake mentality and snowflakes call the anti-cookiecutter mentality?
not that ffxi precludes it, and in general it's only been illiterate children who think people like me have said "you can't be yourself in ffxi!!!" you can do whatever you want, but when you ask, "how do i get the most XP / do the most damage?" there just is an answer. believe me, i would have loved ffxi all the more if there wasn't just one answer and you could mix/match/style around to be effective in different ways, but that's just not how the game is. "but i saw someone solo XXX with this neat strategy where they turned everything upside down and YYY!" awesome, that's one mob in the game. now go show me the non-cookiecutter way to get the most XP for your friends in a party, or kill dynamis lord.
"what was that rambling paragraph about?"
concise summary: ffxi tolerates only so much divergence from "maximal" strategies before "being an individual" becomes "hurting the people i'm playing with / preventing them from completing the tasks they wish to complete." that's just how the game is.
i suspect wow isn't quite so limited, but wow also seems to suck. also, while i've always loved the grind/maximize model of ffxi games, if i ever come back to mmos after ffxi, i hope they (whoever they are) make a game that can tolerate individuality without sacrificing usefulness. meriting guard or zanshin in ffxi didn't quite get there. enough rambling.
edit: p.s.
<imaginary interlocutor bored enough to read my post> you're contradicting yourself; you say that you never told people they can't be themselves, then you say that the game doesn't tolerate individuality in terms of strategy, gear, subjob choice, merits, weapon choice, etc. which is it?
<me> you can get to 75 without ever equipping a weapon. you'll be a sh*tty player, and i'd never party with you, and i'd advise everyone i know not to party with you, but none of this means that you shouldn't do it if you want to. if you want to fall in love with the GK you got from carnero and roleplay your love affair with the sword all the way to 75, do it, it's your money/time. you're sort of missing the point of this pve game, but so what?
Edited, Oct 16th 2009 4:35am by milich
#101Coyoteblackzero,
Posted: Oct 16 2009 at 11:04 AM, Rating: Sub-Default, (Expand Post) Didnt know we were at "war, competition" to where I'd lose rounds. Topics of discussion (for a video game?) were never a confrontation. Sorry, I've been in gunfights, stabbed, attacked by dogs and kick boxing rings, and that was before I became a firefighter. I'd take a retarded sheep passing gas on my leg as more of a battle than the brickwall know-it-all conversations i'm having with ppl who I now believe, don't even play FFXI. Least not on SAM.
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