Version Update Complete! (03/10/2008) - Page 8 - Final Fantasy XI :: Dreams in Vana'diel :: Community

KingOfZeal · 03-10-2008, 02:58 PM

Heh...
I just went to play StarCraft, forgot I had taken advantage of the NOCD update recently, put in the CD and crashed my system. I gotta restart the update (hopefully right where it left off). Was at 2 hours when this happened, but 50% done at least.

Though, I will say this: I like the new updating system. The check files seems to go MUCH faster than it used to... now if only they could improve the download one so it didn't take 1 second minimum on each file.

Lmnop · 03-10-2008, 03:03 PM

Playing with Retaliation.

3 minute duration/reuse. Just like Defender. Heading off to solo stuff and test it as well as /dnc nerf.

sound like someone using a Warp Scroll.

For the /dnc bit: VIT 90, CHR 72: Curing Waltz II on self used to be 209, I believe. Is now 171. A decent nerf, but not half power. I'm satisfied.

For the War bit:
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First fight, EP goblin bandit.
Hit 8 times, retaliated thrice. (37.5%)

Second fight, DC Goblin Mercenary.
Hit 16 times, retaliated 8 times. (50%)

Third fight, DC Velociraptor. [53 exp]
Hit 19 times, retaliated 4 times. (21%)

Interesting bit about Retaliation: These first 3 fights, I was always retaliate the first time I was struck. This makes me think it works on a Seigan/3E principle, with the chances lessening over time.

Fourth fight, DC Velociraptor again. [50 exp]
Hit 20 times, retaliated 6 times. (30%)

Fifth fight (and my last that I'll babble about, here), DC Cockatrice [86 exp]
Discounting times I was hit while petrafied, and also the time he hit me on approach (I was still registering as "out of range")
Hit 28 times, retaliated 13 times. (46.4%)

It's its own line in the chat log, so it reads:
"The Goblin bandit hits Repion for 34 points of damage.
Repion retaliates. The Goblin Bandit takes 165 points of damage."

Out of 91 swings, I retaliated 33 times.

This isn't nearly big enough to be accurate, but so far it's a 36% activation rate. Not too shabby. I would say the raptors give compelling evidence that level difference will hurt a lot, but the cockatrice doesn't seem to support that idea. If anything, maybe the higher evasion. But even though I'm only wearing +10 acc for this, I shouldn't be missing these guys...

One more thing: Retaliation swings cannot proc additional effects.

Neomage · 03-10-2008, 03:17 PM

Just got home starting update...

Ugg, 5 hour estimate with DSL... I am so glad I don't have dialup anymore, I don't even want to know what that would be.

Kuro · 03-10-2008, 03:20 PM

5 min recast for sam self SC, not good, not bad though...

fuck you SE for not giving ym cor Haste with DNC roll, hell they're both crap tastic.

God SE if you're going to cap haste at least let us have it ¬,¬

Murphie · 03-10-2008, 03:24 PM

Under an hour to go now! I shouldn't be worried about it at all, but this does give me time to study for my two midterms this week.

Kafeen · 03-10-2008, 03:58 PM

Originally Posted by Kafeen

Mine started at 2 hours, 29% later its still at 2 hours.

Two and a half hours later and it still has 15 mins to go.

Celeal · 03-10-2008, 04:07 PM

lol, keep DC-ing.... i will waiting until tomorrow.. XD

Icemage · 03-10-2008, 04:19 PM

My timer started at 2 hours 36 minutes about 1 hour ago. My update timer is now 3h 39m, 20% complete.

Icemage

Muskie · 03-10-2008, 04:28 PM

Since I'm a newbie, I can only say awesome things about this patch as it allows me to do two things I've always wanted to do:

Run in windowed mode without annoying gamma problems,
And DANCE! *dances*

KingOfZeal · 03-10-2008, 04:35 PM

At least you guys have times. My desktop (after restarting 4 times) is at 3:28:30, 2% done (but it did start where it left off, yeay, so only 1200 files to DL). My laptop, on the other hand, is 14% done (4700 files... 2x as many as my desktop had before this restarting business) and the time is still "unknown".

Looks like it's going to be a sleeping update for me.