Killer Instinct: The Beastmaster Compendium

I agree with Sechs that it seems like maybe it's similar to Sambas' Daze effect. One would think that would have been the easier way to code this, since daze was already a mechanic that existed before Tandem Strike. For DNC the Daze lasts for 10 seconds after last melee hit, including if it hits for 0.

And ty for correcting me on the recent Run Wild testing. All that discussion and I just... ignored that and went with old assumed knowledge :P

its definitely longer than 3~4 seconds... i would have guessed 12 from my hazy memory.

10 seconds like dancer steps makes sense. I don't plan to test it though.

In your defense, everybody assumed Run Wild to boost macc too.
In hindsight it's pretty stupid and very unexpected it doesn't =/


On one hand it doesn't make a lot of sense to test it.
But I can think of several situations where it could be (mildly) useful.
For instance situations where you want to get a boost to your pet's macc to land something (Purulent Ooze?) but you don't want to feed TP to the target to avoid dangerous moves.
Mboze comes to mind for instance.

Then again for Mboze V25 you need a RUN and either a SCH or a RDM anyway.
Without those your Ooze isn't gonna land wether you activate or not Tandem Strike.
And with those, Purulent Ooze is gonna land regardless of Tandem Strike, so...

Hello Guys, on Pangu what is the path of choice if you were to upgrade it, been eyeballing path C, but looking for another opinion, so it doesnt become like my fusenaykio sekka path which I hardly use, thanks.

Its C, or like most the SBII path, but theres not many cases i see bst needing that one. Hiw much you use it varies on what you use bst for

I would stick with Path C Pangu and not worry about the other two options. Path C Pangu alongside a high ranking Agwu's and Ikenga's axe pretty much covers the non rema necessities.

thanks guys

Ngai - lands 100% when Aura is up
Xevioso - I've seen land twice with just PUP and BST in about 5 runs - no SC, no Rayke, Frazzle etc
Gigelorum - should easily land with max gear. 1-2 attempts

Thanks Hux.
Your comment about Ngai implies no way it's ever gonna land with aura down, right?

Also what's Gigi? Arebati? °-°

According to this guide: https://www.bg-wiki.com/ffxi/Sheol_Shop#Farming_RP

Kalunga, Xevioso, Arebati, MBoze are susceptible to P.Ooze.

Ngai is susceptible only when Aura is up. (When does this aura happen btw? <75%?)

Apparently, Ongo is not susceptible at all because P.Ooze is water-based.

Having said that, is it beneficial to use Unda runes on Rune Fencer to make P.Ooze more likely to land? (I know Frazzle helps for sure).

Aura is TP move based. For Ngai it's Carcharian Verve.

Gigelorum

Sorry guys edited my comment for clarity about Gigelorum. In regards to Ngai.. aura is random, definitely seen a few RP runs where we haven’t fed it enough TP and it hasn’t gone off. I cant say I’ve tried much to land it on Ngai without aura but yeah that doesn’t seem like it’s going to happen.

Hello everyone, i haven't posted anything here before but wanted to now cause i been playing more bst in sortie and been able to gain access to Blitz thro the prime, only stage 3 so far but aiming to get higher.

Been having alot of fun in sortie on 8 boss run and wanted to check if other fellow bsts have had any experience in there as bst.

I been running with lizard,slug and crab, all with different reasons. Recently added is the lizard for good fast 4step skillchain for procs on fomors, Blitz>Brain Crush>Tail Blow>Blitz is a good liquefaction>fusion>light 4 step.

Ooze is used on all bosses with uses of corrosize ooze for that atk/def- except for Slugs where I'm using crab for just killer instinct no def- move cause that kills people.

I also been playing with /drk sub instead of the normal /dnc cause my playstyle and testing to squeezes more dmg out of my ws's during the short fights than /dnc would. I been leaning alot more towards using /war /drk for my bst cause of berserk/last resort and ofc fencer. From my experience it feels much better, it's hard otherwise to hit high atk for the high pdl amount bsts have access to.

The Blitz btw has been able to perform better than my usual go to Calamity, hitting depending on boss 55-75k at 2120~tp

How has your experience been ?

speaking of which i am curious how to gear up for the blitz ws, assuming its multi-hit ws so the nyame isnt a good option for it right??

what does everyone use so far?

mine is

main="Spalirisos",
sub="Agwu's Axe",
ammo="Voluspa Tathlum",
head={ name="Ankusa Helm +3", augments={'Enhances "Killer Instinct" effect',}},
body="Nukumi Gausape +2",
hands={ name="Nyame Gauntlets", augments={'Path: B',}},
legs={ name="Nyame Flanchard", augments={'Path: B',}},
feet="Nukumi Ocreae +2",
neck={ name="Bst. Collar +2", augments={'Path: A',}},
waist="Grunfeld Rope",
left_ear={ name="Moonshade Earring", augments={'Accuracy+4','TP Bonus +250',}},
right_ear={ name="Nukumi Earring +1", augments={'System: 1 ID: 1676 Val: 0','Accuracy+13','Mag. Acc.+13','Pet: "Dbl. Atk."+6',}},
left_ring="Regal Ring",
right_ring="Gere Ring",
back={ name="Artio's Mantle", augments={'STR+20','Accuracy+20 Attack+20','STR+10','"Dbl.Atk."+10',}},

All prime weapon skills seem to be front loaded regardless of hit count. WSD and TP bonus iz de wae. PDL swaps for attack cap situations.

Is there any _actual_ use for Feral Howl?
I mean, i think that 1 point would be enough given all the m.accuracy we can stack these days?
Im torn, cause ive always liked the animation <.<

Never really have, not much that a single 5 minute recast stun accomplishes

(It's terror but it's really just an emergency stun)

Yeah, I wish.

Feral Howl should have an additional gimmick if it's going to stay at 5-minute recast. I would recommend automatic elemental-alignment for proc'ing (in item-level content only). :)

...or at last a way to replenish charges? (But this would be lame/poor, imo).

Make it unresistable and have a 10 second duration (15 seconds with Jackcoat augment).

Have it only work once in a period of time if you're worried about a bunch of BSTs and CORs locking down an enemy completely with a FH rotation.

I have used it for enmity building at start of fight and a stun.. but yeah, the recast is so bad that its almost never worthwhile.

terror is the gimmick

when delve deeper and deeper to the hyperspace levels where all is possible and happening right then and there

terror is terror
using howl as a weapon in that fashion
works

if you terrorize something
and it lands
it's done




EDIT/update - for more info:
Feral Howl does not say stun anywhere
if it did you would expect a stun

it notes terror
and says terrorize wears off
leading to believe there is no stun effect involved in feral howl at all

believe terrorize does wear off, a terror enfeeble sticks for the remainder of the fight, even while terrorize does show as wore off

using a weapon skill
facing the mob, as terrorize wears off
has been shown to bolster the ws damage

a curse -hp% has been noticed

terror usually means no control, lost, out of order
which is a weak point to allow bolstered damage

also leads to believe the enemy should deal less damage

the terror lock is the extra
the -def and -atk enfeeble that sticks for the entire fight
+ the bolster WS as soon as terror drops with the multiplier of looking directly face to face(like sam merit)

is the main use

bst/cor

TP:
ItemSet 394612
*When Killer instinct is up, switch to ankusa helm and ankusa jackcoat for tp set

WS:
Nyame
*ankusa helm while killer instinct is up

Charm:
ItemSet 390945


Familar with ankusa trousers for familiar buff


charm
dho: bats vs pugil or crabs
bibiki: rabbits vs efts


for killer instinct

quick draw for extra tp build
random deal for the fun of it
bst marksmanship low so does have ranged ws but won't hit on apex even with max r.acc gear since no marksmanship skill gun

Beast roll + corsairs roll
switching as see fit

Quickdraw for extra TP and light shot sleep DOES land


Build 260+ TP each ws, use primal rend

5/5 reward(roborant, poultice both stack to 99 not 12 to remove -str or atk down, reward w/ theta also seems to boost your companion)
5/5 sic/ready

5/5 feral howl
5/5 killer instinct

Sylvie, Koru-moru, Qultada, Ulmia, Joachim
(early trust build, Ayame has a pet buff, and many beast and beastmaster trusts could have hidden buffs)

{Huh?}

ayame unity
can wait to sc with pet

+potential hidden buffs from the bst trusts that no one has made public knowledge

Lhu Mhakaracca
Ark Angel MR
Morimar
all beastmaster main
so possibly a hidden buff for beastmasters in theory

then trust like
darrcuiln abenzio
possibly also giving another boost

says the guy who doesn't use BraveHeroGlenn's super secret super power to win all things!!


btw,, never said it was an actual stun, said I used it like a stun. talking about practicality in tactics, not game mechanics...

and are you just posting in the midst of drunken hallucinations about 2016 bst solo play?

Dude! You promised not to tell!

sorry our code is not compatible with each other :/

I didn't read anything you said
I don't read your posts much due to our incompatibility
but I do thank you for making this thread

i'll do my best using my trinary
and are you just posting in the midst of drunken hallucinations about 2016 bst solo play?
~ i've played bst since 2006
this is bst solo play from the mire sooo 2008ish

You joke, but Brave Hero Glenn has a legitimate use.

For example, he is very cute.