SAM/THF for VW. Nope it wasn't controlled plus I use SaveTP and ConserveTP gear. If its 1.0 extra TP then you are right, I was looking for a huge zanshin TP return. Still pretty confident though.
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Answer only for the OP. and Bumping this i updated the LINKS, hope this time the links work!
Editing because Tachi Rana was changed it seems.
Kikugosu 4 hit build. http://www.ffxiah.com/item-sets/230834
( You get 24% haste not 10 % haste how the people think, but this 4 hit build cant beat a good 5 hit luxury build for rana)
Keito 100 tp bonus 4 hit build . http://www.ffxiah.com/item-sets/230835
(I dont recomend you using this keito 4 hit build, because you will have WS almost in full stp gear.) Even with all the sacrifice you get 22% haste. Not 15 or 16% haste how the people think
Now. This is not lv 75 anymore, where the only 2 choices was. 5 hit build losing haste or 6 hit build caping haste and ws in the best luxury items posible. We are in lv 90, with a lot of new STP gear. 6 hit build is obsolete for any two hander job.
Even Warriors, Drks, and DRG can get 5 hit build with capped haste. We the samurais, can get 5 hit build super easy, but in this moment in the game 5 hit build for a samurai probably not is enough for beat a War, a drg or a drk. The only way for beat them is a 4 hit build having 26% haste using Rana or have marvelous STP gear.
Usually the people tell you go 6 hit build on sam, is people never parsed their events and eyeballing the numbers. Only people parse their events and have challenging vs 5 hit build wars or very strongs dds can give you a idea of how increase your perfomance a lot.
ANSWER TO THE OP: DO NOT LISTEN ABOVE POST? IT IS FULL OF FAIL
that is totally wrong
learn how multi hit ws work for tp return (unless it have been fixed recently)
: 1st hit is baseTP*(1+stp/100),
all extra hits are 1*(1+stp/100)
so with 480 delay you get (13+2)*(1+stp/100)
to get 40TP return you need +167stp
2) any situation where rana shine (you're pdiff capeed) penta is better
3) (dont wana be elitist but get masamune!)
+ your links are in your member zone, we cant see em
This is my solution for you.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ&ob=av2e
This was my favourite bit
Just thinking the last bit through and making assumptions on the store-tp amounts on your WS set (as stated they're not showing).
Just using the basic Rajas/Brutal store-tp combo for ws, to get 40TP return from Rana you'd need...
1. For it to be a 15 hit weapon skill.
2. Wear Oneiros Ring for WS and hope the TA proc's on all 3 of the hits & some Conserve TP to kick in from either Unkai +2 feet or Snow Belt.
3. Weapon skill in every single piece of store-tp gear available and still hope Conserve TP kicks in.
4. As above but with Corsair's roll bang on 11 instead of Conserve TP.
In conclusion.
I need check if a 4 hit penta will work better than a rana. Recently my LS mates, are using Tachi rana and they are parsing a bit higher than me using gekko and the reason is this they can keep up good gear for WS and for Tp and still getting a 4 hit build thanks to Rana.
Which is the range of a good parse in einjerhar lets check.
For tier 1 = 40 000 - 50 000 damage
For tier 2 = 50 000 - 60 000 damage
For their 3 = 60 000 - 70 000 damage
In my last parse was a tier 2 einjerhar. I did 51 k using 4 hit gekko build, my LS mates did 53k and 54k using Rana only. We had over 17 people on our einjerhar run.
I can't see shit in that video, looks like the dude was filming it with a calculator.
any retard can edit any stupidity in wiki's talk.
just did a short test sam/whm masa, rana in 40+37 stp, NO conservTP gear, seigan TE to not get extra tp from being hit
got
23
23
23
21
3
3hit landed (11.1+1+1)*1.77=23.1
2hit landed (11.1+1)*1.77=21.4
1st miss 2extra landed: (1+1)*1.77=3.5
rana TP return work like any multi hit ws
it's easy to make a video that show 40TP return from ws when said video last less than a meditate+2
and there is no way you can see he got 40TP from his rana
Two things.
1. You can reach a 4 hit build easily with a bow (600 delay) I know not as efficient as actually meleeing but great when you're on the back lines. Just throwing it out there.
2. While making a STp GK for said occasions (in Abyssea), I had capped Ikkishoten merits and Zanshin merits, plus all the Zanshin gear I could get. 1600+ WS later, not a single Ikkishoten proced on WS. That said, I was getting roughly the same TP with Hassanshin as I was on triple attacks. Was very nice.