One of those nights *sigh*

[DrkMateo]

Re: One of those nights *sigh*

Bream does give more of an bonus than sole sushi, I use it to for the acc when I know I'm going to die a lot (ex: Kirin.) I use the bream since I'd rather go through the 15-17k when I know I'm going to die as opposed to the 40-50k sole sushi which I could save for something more important when I can get the full benefit from it.

Don't feel bad about not hitting anything, just go do some promy ENM's for the Woodsman rings and your set, I prefer woodsman to snipers, they are a huge difference in price and I sold the sniper's to get the woodsman's, same acc and a nice 2 mil profit, I couldn't compalin.

[Queen Uma]

Re: One of those nights *sigh*

Don't feel bad about not hitting anything, just go do some promy ENM's for the Woodsman rings and your set, I prefer woodsman to snipers, they are a huge difference in price and I sold the sniper's to get the woodsman's, same acc and a nice 2 mil profit, I couldn't compalin.

Wish I could say the same for the prices on Asura. Woodsman and Snipers are both the same price (2.5mil). I recently got a Venerer ring to use alongside my woodsman but more often than not I can use my str ring in its place and not have any trouble hitting stuff.

I've switched back to using my scythe for a bit because the last 2 parties had warriors with great axes Which makes a surprising change although I will be using my Gigant Axe when I level.

I really believe Aeni's theory of a random number generator being at the heart of the battle system, this is an RPG after all and we all know how they started. I love the fact that when I did my initial post in this thread I had acc+ coming out of my eyeballs along with a bard in the party yet still ended up fighting air.

The next party I got didn't have a bard, I didn't wear my deft ring (after a while) and I used my GS (to SC with the thf), didn't get to use abs-agi as often as I would like and didn't notice when I ran out of food for a whole 10 minutes. I just couldn't miss. Bearing in mind this was on the same mobs that I had been whiffing at constantly.

[Ziero]

Re: One of those nights *sigh*

The random number generator thing is how it works more or less. Boosting a stat only increases your chances of getting a higher roll. When I went through those lvls on War and Thf I had *minimal* acc gear and ate rice dumplings for the att%+ and +5 acc. Never had a problem with mobs really, even when I was forced to use my uncapped axe skill once. It all basically comes down to luck.

From your description of your gear it seem you should have more then enough acc to do the job at those lvls. And if you're eating sushi that should just lower your need for +acc gear. The only thing I can see that you should add is stuff that enhances att/str. Walk mask and Repub sub/garrison hose are great for melee DDs for a long while. And most RSE feet are far better to a drk then the RS boots so you can just switch them in full time. There's also mountain gaiters or luisant boots if you have a few extra mil to bloow around, but they're cetainly not needed.

Acc wise, your gear is fine. You just hit a really bad spot of luck. Happens to everyone.

[Brothershadow]

Re: One of those nights *sigh*

I have to say that is strange, but it doesnt surprise me.. More than a year ago. I once had a DRK @ 60th lvl. For most of his carreer I really didnt suffer on accuracy problems, using only meats. @ 43rd lvl I opted for a Walk Mask because I still wasnt suffering on my to hits. But by 45th it soon became apparent that the need for a Sniper ring was needed, and picked up the other by 50th lvl.
Coming back to the game I picked DRK back up and restarted the lvling process.
But like you, this time I also ran into a crazy whiff fest, (around 36th lvl). I counted
10 misses in a row. I'd never seen that happen before. And this time around I've been eating "Rice Dumplings" as opposed to the meats of old. I guess what im saying is I believe all DRK's at one point have to have a bad day when it comes to hitting things. Dont let it get you down.

[Aeni]

Re: One of those nights *sigh*

I have to say that is strange, but it doesnt surprise me.. More than a year ago. I once had a DRK @ 60th lvl. For most of his carreer I really didnt suffer on accuracy problems, using only meats. @ 43rd lvl I opted for a Walk Mask because I still wasnt suffering on my to hits. But by 45th it soon became apparent that the need for a Sniper ring was needed, and picked up the other by 50th lvl.
Coming back to the game I picked DRK back up and restarted the lvling process.
But like you, this time I also ran into a crazy whiff fest, (around 36th lvl). I counted
10 misses in a row. I'd never seen that happen before. And this time around I've been eating "Rice Dumplings" as opposed to the meats of old. I guess what im saying is I believe all DRK's at one point have to have a bad day when it comes to hitting things. Dont let it get you down.

I think at times like this, I wish I had a hotline number and can tell someone at SE to reboot my server. Because somewhere out there, I just know it, a WHM/NIN is solo'ing robber crabs at level 75 with that level 1 Katana for ***** and giggles and hitting with 100% rate on 0 G.Katana skill...

[one_klump]

Re: One of those nights *sigh*

Yep, I know what you guys mean. I have +44acc (without food) as my 68drk, and normally its not a problem, but some mobs, (espically IMPS!) I have a wiff fest. I will say that having a brd arund will sometimes help out. My br das casting ACC songs just on me, and the different was incrediable. Double attack kicked in 6 times in a row, and every single swing hit, filling my TP in record time.


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