{image:captain by khamsin.jpg}\\ - ~~Picture by Khamsin of Pandemonium.~~ ---- 1 Yo Ho (A Corsair's Life for Me) ---- 1 {ColorMacro:green}({ColorMacro}Corsair's Roll{ColorMacro:red}){ColorMacro}? {ColorMacro:green}({ColorMacro}No thanks.{ColorMacro:red}){ColorMacro} Yes, yes—having a job that can give you an experience points bonus is an amazing ability. However, don't get too used to it. As any ~~good~~ Corsair will tell you, if you're still using __Corsair's Roll__ religiously after Lv.40 you're only going to be hurting your overall EXP per hour. Honestly, you shouldn't really be using it much after Lv.31; some extreme people even believe that you shouldn't be using it at all after Lv.14—but that might be tad bit inflexible. Some of you may be surprised by this. In fact, I could name a few dozen people whom I've encountered while leveling Corsair in the Lv.60-75 range who would send me irritable __{ColorMacro:red}/tells{ColorMacro}__ about how they wanted __Corsair's Roll__; "Wherz the COR roll?". Sometimes it seems like the uninformed think that Corsairs are nothing more than walking __Empress Bands__. Not that I expect non-Corsairs to read this or do any research into how the job is played, but I figured I'd try to explain it here since I'm tired of explaining it repeatedly in /tells during experience points parties. When you get both __Hunter's Roll__ (Accuracy and Ranged Accuracy) and __Chaos Roll__ (Attack Up), the measily +5-20 EXP bonus from __Corsair's Roll__ becomes a completley lackluster ability. Like I stated above, some people don't understand that if you can enable your party to kill faster, it will improve your EXP per hour—much more than the measily EXP bonus from __Corsair's Roll__ could ever hope to make up for. When a Corsair can increase your party's Critical Hit rate, Accuracy, Ranged Accuracy, Attack, Store TP, Magical Attack, and give Double Attack to everybody... why people would still want a trivial and very marginal EXP bonus is beyond me. Now, on the flip side, the decision whether to use or not to use __Corsair's Roll__ (early on) can be highly situational. For instance, before Lv.40 and __Evoker's Roll__, the mages don't really have a worthwhile second roll. Also, there may be circumstances where you'd like to apply __Corsair's Roll__ to a particular individual in order to close a small EXP gap; but those situations don't arise very often. Some Corsairs will try to end a #4 or #5 EXP chain with __Corsair's Roll__. Although it's possible, it's up to the individual Corsair whether or not they can fit it into their standard roll order. So, in summary; although it's not universal, most ~~good~~ Corsair's know how to play their job—they don't need you being demanding of them or telling them what rolls they should use. So if you're not consistently getting __Corsair's Roll__ past Lv.14, Lv.31, or Lv.40, please don't keep pestering them. ---- 1 Know When To Hold 'Em, Know When To Fold 'Em Each Roll has a __Lucky__ and __Unlucky__ number. The potency of a roll normally corresponds to your running total for that roll; a __Ninja Roll__ of 3 provides less +evasion than a __Ninja Roll__ of 7. However, the __Lucky/Unlucky__ numbers are an exception; if you hit a __Lucky__ number, it will enhance your roll to be slightly less powerful than that of an 11 (the maximum effect)—an __Unlucky__ number will reduce the potency of the effect to be slightly more than a total of 1 (the minimum effect). Also, if you go over 11, you will __Bust__ and you (the Corsair) will receive a negative penalty; for example, if you __Bust__ on __Ninja Roll__, you will receive an Evasion debuff (-evasion) for the duration of the __Bust__ — which is five minutes. For example, let's break down the ever-popular __Evoker's Roll__: {table}Evoker's Roll|WITHOUT\\Summoner|WITH\\Summoner|Double-Up? roll a __I__|+1 MP|+2 MP|Yes roll a __II__|+1 MP|+2 MP|Yes roll a __III__|+1 MP|+2 MP|Yes roll a __IV__|+1 MP|+2 MP|Yes roll a __V__ ~~(lucky)~~|+3 MP|+4 MP|No! roll a __VI__|+1 MP|+2 MP|Yes roll a __VII__|+1 MP|+2 MP|Yes roll a __VIII__|+2 MP|+3 MP|No roll a __IX__ ~~(unlucky)~~|+1 MP|+2 MP|No rolla a __X__|+2 MP|+3 MP|No roll an __XI__|+4 MP|+5 MP|No {table} ---- 1 Roll List {table}|Roll Name|Lv.|Effect|Lucky#|Unlucky# {image:Die.jpg}|__Corsair's Roll__|5|Increases the amount of experience points earned by party members within area of effect.|5|9 {image:Die.jpg}|__Ninja Roll__|8|Enhances evasion for party members within area of effect.|4|8 {image:Die.jpg}|__Hunter's Roll__|11|Enhances accuracy and ranged accuracy for party members within area of effect.|4|8 {image:Die.jpg}|__Chaos Roll__|14|Enhances attacks for party members within area of effect.|4|8 {image:Die.jpg}|__Magus's Roll__|17|Enhances magic defense for party members within area of effect.|2|6 {image:Die.jpg}| __Healer's Roll__|20|Increases the amount of MP recovered while healing for party members within area of effect.|3|7 {image:Die.jpg}|__Puppet Roll__|23|Enhances pet accuracy for party members within area of effect.|4|8 {image:Die.jpg}|__Choral Roll__|26|Decreases spell interruption rate for party members within area of effect.|2|6 {image:Die.jpg}|__Monk's Roll__|31|Enhances "Subtle Blow" effect for party members within area of effect.|3|7 {image:Die.jpg}|__Beast Roll__|34|Enhances pet attacks for party members within area of effect.|4|8 {image:Die.jpg}|__Samurai Roll__|37|Enhances "Store TP" effect for party members within area of effect.|2|6 {image:Die.jpg}|__Evoker's Roll__|40|Gradually restores MP for party members within area of effect.|5|9 {image:Die.jpg}|__Rogue's Roll__|43|Improves critical hit rate for party members within area of effect.|5|9 {image:Die.jpg}|__Warlock's Roll__|46|Enhances magic accuracy for party members within area of effect. |4|8 {image:Die.jpg}| __Fighter's Roll__|49|Improves "Double Attack" rate for party members within area of effect.|5|9 {image:Die.jpg}|__Drachen Roll__|52|Enhances pet magic attack and magic accuracy for party members within area of effect.|3|7 {image:Die.jpg}|__Gallant's Roll__|55|Grants a damage reflection effect to party members within area of effect.|3|7 {image:Die.jpg}|__Wizard's Roll__|58|Enhances magic attack for party members within area of effect.|5|9 {table} ---- 1 Corsair Artifact Armor {table}Name|Type|Level|Defense|Stats [Trump Gun]|Marksmanship|Lv.40||DMG:28\\Delay:480\\AGI+2\\Ranged Accuracy+2 [Corsair's Culotte]|Legs|Lv.52|DEF:28|HP+20\\INT+3\\Enmity -3 [Corsair's Gants]|Hands|Lv.54|DEF:11|HP+10\\DEX+2\\MND+2\\Parrying Skill +5 [Corsair's Bottes]|Feet|Lv.56|DEF:11|HP+10\\STR+2\\AGI+2\\Ranged Accuracy +2 [Corsair's Frac]|Body|Lv.58|DEF:42|HP+15\\DEX+2\\AGI+2\\Ranged Accuracy +8 [Corsair's Tricorne]|Head|Lv.60|DEF:22|HP+8\\STR+2\\Ranged Accuracy +8\\Enhances "Quick Draw" effect {table} ---- 1 Other Roll Data (In Progress; Unconfirmed) {table}Corsair's Roll|WITH\\Corsair (sub)|WITH\\Corsair (main) roll a __I__|-|+7% EXP roll a __II__|-|+7% EXP roll a __III__|-|+7% EXP roll a __IV__|-|+7% EXP roll a __V__ ~~(lucky)~~|-|+16% EXP roll a __VI__|-|+9% EXP roll a __VII__|-|+9% EXP roll a __VIII__|-|+12% EXP roll a __IX__ ~~(unlucky)~~|-|+7% EXP rolla a __X__|-|+14% EXP roll an __XI__|-|+24% EXP {table} {table}Wizard's Roll|WITHOUT\\Black Mage|WITH\\Black Mage roll a __I__|-|+5% Magic Attack roll a __II__|-|+5% Magic Attack roll a __III__|-|+6% Magic Attack roll a __IV__|-|+6% Magic Attack roll a __V__ ~~(lucky)~~|-|+11% Magic Attack roll a __VI__|-|+7% Magic Attack roll a __VII__|-|+7% Magic Attack roll a __VIII__|-|+7% Magic Attack roll a __IX__ ~~(unlucky)~~|-|+4% Magic Attack rolla a __X__|-|+8% Magic Attack roll an __XI__|-|+13% Magic Attack {table} {table}Healer's Roll|WITHOUT\\White Mage|WITH\\White Mage roll a __I__|+1 hMP|- roll a __II__|+1 hMP|- roll a __III__ ~~(lucky)~~|+7 hMP|- roll a __IV__|+2 hMP|- roll a __V__|+2 hMP|- roll a __VI__|+3 hMP|- roll a __VII__ ~~(unlucky)~~|+1 hMP|- roll a __VIII__|+4 hMP|- roll a __IX__|+4 hMP|- rolla a __X__|+5 hMP|- roll an __XI__|+9 hMP|- {table} {table}Chaos Roll~~*~~|WITHOUT\\Dark Knight|WITH\\Dark Knight roll a __I__|+4%|+11% roll a __II__|+4%|+11% roll a __III__|+4%|+11% roll a __IV__ ~~(lucky)~~|+12%|+18% roll a __V__|+6%|+12% roll a __VI__|+7%|+13% roll a __VII__|+7%|+13% roll a __VIII__ ~~(unlucky)~~|+1%|+7% roll a __IX__|+8%|+15% rolla a __X__|+10%|+16% roll an __XI__|+18%|+25% {table} {table}Evoker's Roll|WITHOUT\\Summoner|WITH\\Summoner roll a __I__|+1 MP|+2 MP roll a __II__|+1 MP|+2 MP roll a __III__|+1 MP|+2 MP roll a __IV__|+1 MP|+2 MP roll a __V__ ~~(lucky)~~|+3 MP|+4 MP roll a __VI__|+1 MP|+2 MP roll a __VII__|+1 MP|+2 MP roll a __VIII__|+2 MP|+3 MP roll a __IX__ ~~(unlucky)~~|+1 MP|+2 MP rolla a __X__|+2 MP|+3 MP roll an __XI__|+4 MP|+5 MP {table} ~~* There is a level-based penalty on this roll when the COR is lower-level than the target\\(COR Lv. ÷ TargetJob Lv. x Bonus Total = %).~~ __See Also:__\\ [Bard] | [Beastmaster] | [Black Mage] | [Blue Mage] | [Dark Knight] | [Dragoon] | [Monk] | [Ninja] | [Paladin] | [Puppetmaster] | [Ranger] | [Red Mage] | [Samurai] | [Summoner] | [Thief] | [Warrior] | [White Mage] 2007-03-13 21:38:17.754 2006-05-03 18:48:42.282 Sat Jul 01 14:25:40 CDT 2006 captain by khamsin.jpg Tue Jun 27 14:39:50 CDT 2006