September 2018 Version Update

Checked DNC Neck just now:

*PDL=Physical Damage Limit

DNC Neck	DEX CHR	STP	PDL
Etoile Gorget	+15	+5	+6%
Etoile Gorget +1	+??	+??	+8%
Etoile Gorget +2	+??	+??	+10%

Its possible to follow same DRK Neck with 6,7 STP [Could be 7,10] and 20,25 DEX CHR

And yes its our new TP,Rudra BiS even at NQ

so whats the word on physical damage limit? is it fSTR, pDIF, or something much more sexy?

If all it does is let you break 100k then it's useless for the majority of jobs that have it.

Why are you hoping for that? That would be the most useless thing ever. How many times you hit something relevant for 99999 physical dmg?

Physical Damage Limit could also operate as [completely ignores target defense].

Wishful thinking there :>

If that were the case how would you evaluate the +6, +8 and +10 values?
Activation rate?

Yes.

No that doesn't make sense. So people are going to pay 130 million Gil for a ten percent chance to ignore the Target's defense? Improbable.

I thought perhaps it might be a blanket 10% physical damage base increase across the board (melee hits, crits, ws)

LS mate was testing it with ranged attacks and his 13xx attacks were doing 13 more damage with 1% more phys dmg limit. There's a chance it's going to be +10% damage done.

In the past, when they've said stuff like "Physical Damage Limit" they have been referring to the cRatio/pDIF cap (MNK adjustment), in which case it won't benefit you at all if you are below capped attack (which is a higher bar due to the increased cRatio requirement.)

The other scenario would be to raise fSTR, pDIF like it was suggested before...

10% increase across the board is equally improbable but we will soon find out!

If that's the case, it's the true hero Monk needs but doesn't deserve.

Im thinking the same as Byrth. Which makes me question this augment on BRD neck, but less on DRK neck.

Go and let him test that ranged attacks on something where his attack isnt capped.

holy *** at draumstafir augment.

if it's pdif cap increase, then outside of super buff scenario monk will have a hard time being at att cap imo.

Well Monk is pathetically pitiful of it's not receiving max buffs anyways. I don't even fool around with it in Omen unless I can pile on the stats

Checking on capped is fine as long as we have exact numbers.

NQ gorget with marksmanship should be ~1.7% increase in damage
HQ1 gorget with marksmanship should be ~2.3% increase in damage
HQ2 gorget with marksmanship should be ~2.8% increase in damage

NQ gorget with archery/thrown should be ~1.8% increase in damage
HQ1 gorget with archery/thrown should be ~2.5% increase in damage
HQ2 gorget with archery/thrown should be ~3.0% increase in damage


Keep the same STR

Would double "Blood Pact" Status just mean like ward buffs? Granted, I wouldn't say no to a double potency crystal buff.

Would it be potency or duration, like the AF3 set bonus?
Now that I would complain with duration eh!

Yeah, I think Byrth is onto something. Check damage when you know you're capped attack, without PDL gear. Add PDL gear and see if you break the "cap". Wouldn't shock me to see this stat just increasing the cap, meaning the subjective value is going to depend highly on whether you're often fighting things when attack capped. Then, also check when known to be uncapped and see if anything changes with/without PDL.

Also beware of spreadsheet biases when people start theorycrafting this stuff, since some people here like to assume everyone has perma-capped attack and is running around with Bolster Fury/Frailty + Chaos Roll + Honor March + Minuets + Berserk... which might be less likely to be true in practice on a difficult mob. Comes down to whether you're seeking to optimize for content where you're capping atk anyway (meaning it's maybe just speeding up something you're probably rolling anyway), or gearing to beat hard content that you're far less likely to be capped atk on even with realistic buffs (say, Divergence wave 3).


I questioned it on PUP neck too. I guess maybe trash mobs? But... eh, that doesn't sound so hot.

Checking on capped is not fine. It only fits to increase pdif, while some ppl think it's straight damage+. If you want to know it's not straight damage increase, then you need to check with uncapped attack to see if your damage will be higher at all. If it's not, then it will be most likely pdif cap increase.

What exactely are you questioning about the BRD neck? I'm curious.
Even ignoring completely the PDL stat, the +2 neck is likely by far the best TP option (and Mordant Rime as well, I suppose. I bet for Rudra too!) option for a BRD.

With the augments I suspect even the NQ neck will be well above all other pre-patch options, on a hunch.

BLM staff +2 path C gives:
100 MP
Manawall +25%
Damage Taken -15%

You took it out of the context Seshs. We were talking about PDL specifically, not whole BRD neck and other augemnts it has. I question PDL alone on BRD neck.

Said it in game, will say it here. LOLBLMTANK.

How's the polearm and scythe auguments or the sword?

In addition to this page, almost complete, used for the JSE Divergence Necklace, is there another page being worked on for the Divergence weapons?

How about a page for the RMEA augments?

Getting Astral Detritus off Transcendent mobs in Omen (smaller light path).