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    I'm assuming you're trying to HQ 40 durability...

    I'm assuming you're trying to HQ 40 durability stuff to sell for profit rather than for personal use?

    You really need to get that Carpenter up to 50 and Culinarian to 37... but after that it...
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    Agree. Tanks wearing anything better than...

    Agree. Tanks wearing anything better than Darklight can pretty much just stand to the north; run their fingers over the 1-2-3 keys and doze off, providing that they wake up long enough to take two...
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  3. Thread: Tanking Turn 4

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    I think this largely depends on whether or not...

    I think this largely depends on whether or not you're prepared to Flash - Flashing a Knight makes you eat some damage (700-800), but if you're using Hallowed Ground it doesn't matter. We sometimes...
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  4. Thread: Tanking Turn 4

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    Our healers are usually either just behind where...

    Our healers are usually either just behind where the New Dread spawns (West and just slightly northwards of middle) if feeding the spiders, and either Middle or South West if not. There's a Knight...
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    You can, but (i) you get a damage buff and...

    You can, but (i) you get a damage buff and healing debuff from using Cleric stance (ii) You will still have considerably less MND after the swap due to equipment loadouts after i70.
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  6. Thread: Parsers

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    Actually they're substantially less personal (it...

    Actually they're substantially less personal (it largely doesn't matter to the instigator who their target is) but it happens a lot more (due to the anonymity and lack of any social repurcussions)....
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  7. I hope you responded by /panic emoting and...

    I hope you responded by /panic emoting and repeatedly chasing the Valefors around the arena yelling "Godzirra!!" in alliance chat!!

    CT is funsies :D
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    Sorry, you're right. Had the old numbers in my...

    Sorry, you're right. Had the old numbers in my head for some reason.

    If I recall correctly, the bonus from handing in a HQ item was reduced in Patch 2.1, but the generic hand-in reward was raised...
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    You won't miss it. Enemy Weaponskills and...

    You won't miss it.

    Enemy Weaponskills and abilities can't crit, so Awareness is really only useful in certain Coil fights where your taking a Critical Autoattack at exactly the wrong time might...
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  10. You can make exactly the same enmity argument...

    You can make exactly the same enmity argument about SS builds, because under optimal conditions they'll be healing for roughly the same amount over time as the Crit/Det builds.

    The problem with...
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    Second Wind just doesn't scale very well in...

    Second Wind just doesn't scale very well in parties and has a long cooldown.
    It's not that it's not helpful, just that other stuff is usually more useful.

    Mantra (as Bixby says) is also worth a...
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    Levelling a crafting job is quite different in...

    Levelling a crafting job is quite different in this game due to the cross class skill system - and the most efficient way is to use Leves (if you synth a HQ version of whatever the Leve contact is...
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  13. Thread: Parsers

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    I can appreciate both sides of the argument. ...

    I can appreciate both sides of the argument.

    It's not nice failing an instance because a teammate is performing badly.
    It's not nice being told that you are performing badly (regardless of...
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    Provoke is mandatory for certain endgame fights. ...

    Provoke is mandatory for certain endgame fights.

    I find myself using Convalescence, Awareness, Featherfoot and either Flash or Inner Release depending on the situation.
    Convalescence and...
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    Short version: Don't bother Long version: If...

    Short version: Don't bother
    Long version: If you really want to level ONE craft; try Culinarian.

    CUL is fairly standalone with both Hasty Touch and Steady Hand II - these two skills plus "Tricks...
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    Imagine the following situation: MT grabs...

    Imagine the following situation:

    MT grabs Garuda and Suprana.
    OT grabs Chirada.
    Spiny Plume attacks MT (Or another party member).

    What happens midway into the fight once Chirada is dead and...
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  17. Depends on the situation... A Tank getting...

    Depends on the situation...

    A Tank getting hit for ~2200 HP per hit might need 2 cures to completely top them up on a Det/Crit build but 3 on a SS build.
    Do they NEED to be completely topped up?...
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    Think of the current state of Crafting as an...

    Think of the current state of Crafting as an optional sidequest.
    It makes "interesting" stuff, but not "better" stuff.

    The one exception is Culinarian.
    If you're going to level any craft to...
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  19. Thread: Ingenuity ???

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    Basically, you use ingenuity at the end of your...

    Basically, you use ingenuity at the end of your Synth (for Byregot's Blessing and your Synthesis Actions) whenever you're level 50 and attempting 1-star or 2-star recipes.
    Prior to that, it really...
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    Another vote for +30 INT. SCH heals are...

    Another vote for +30 INT.

    SCH heals are still perfectly fine with -30 MND at endgame.
    (will it make a difference? Yes... but much less than -30 INT on BLM. You'll still be able to Physick for ~1k...
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    This. Triangle is fine if your group's...

    This.

    Triangle is fine if your group's tanks are undergeared but the group as a whole has high co-ordination. That's why it was popular on JP servers. English PUGs are generally much less...
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    TBH if whichever tank is taking the adds stacks...

    TBH if whichever tank is taking the adds stacks the Patches properly (killing the adds close to the edge between 2 and 3 o'clock, with landslide baited at 3) there's little/no issue here.
    Groups on...
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  23. This problem would be much better approached by...

    This problem would be much better approached by simply making Pharos Sirius suck less.

    Seriously Tanks, DPS, Healers, Whatever... people hate that dungeon, and I don't blame them.
    The time...
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  25. Technically you can time a cure to hit after the...

    Technically you can time a cure to hit after the damage but before the debuff effect kicks in (Divine Seal + Cure II is particularly potent here). You can also apply regen before the debuff.

    And...
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