The parser currently doesn't support ranged accuracy. Being a RNG, I don't often melee on HNMs unless necessary. I have no idea what my accuracy is (making optimizing gear more difficult). Do you have any plans to include a ranged accuracy column to accompany the ranged damage one or perhaps an option where you can choose to display either/both melee and ranged acc?
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Spider-Dan
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I have a related question.
In FFXIParser, my ranged accuracy while pulling is always skewed. If I pull and miss, the only message that shows up is "<me>'s ranged attack misses." This miss is not applied to any enemy, as the next "battle" has not yet started (there is no enemy yet). Long ago, I spoke to Spyle about this, and he was unable to get around it. The end result is that ranged accuracy is skewed artificially high; if the first action against a new mob is a ranged attack, you get credit for a successful hit if it lands, but it's dumped into the void if you miss.
Does DvsParse suffer from the same problem?
In FFXIParser, my ranged accuracy while pulling is always skewed. If I pull and miss, the only message that shows up is "<me>'s ranged attack misses." This miss is not applied to any enemy, as the next "battle" has not yet started (there is no enemy yet). Long ago, I spoke to Spyle about this, and he was unable to get around it. The end result is that ranged accuracy is skewed artificially high; if the first action against a new mob is a ranged attack, you get credit for a successful hit if it lands, but it's dumped into the void if you miss.
Does DvsParse suffer from the same problem?
Spider-Dan
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Well, more to the point:
If that's the case, could DvsParse be made to apply all ranged misses to the next mob that the player in question fights?
It seems like the possible scenarios where such an approach would skew the results are small and relatively insignificant.
If that's the case, could DvsParse be made to apply all ranged misses to the next mob that the player in question fights?
It seems like the possible scenarios where such an approach would skew the results are small and relatively insignificant.
Spider-Dan
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Well...
a) Even as RNG, I don't fire anywhere remotely close to 40 shots per battle... in my last 3 meripo parties, I fired 2.95, 2.62, and 2.96 shots per fight. Supposing we want to throw out meripo (where I don't really pull anyway), I pulled two random logs from parties at LV64 and LV68 (pre-nerf)... I fired 8.72 and 8.68 ranged attacks per fight. So obviously, -1 miss makes a major difference.
b) For a job like THF, I may as well completely ignore the ranged accuracy column, as it is completely useless data to me (with the aforementioned parsing error). If my first action is an acid bolt, and it lands, I won't be firing another. If it misses, I might fire one more, or I might not. In order for me to accurately record a miss, I have to miss at least two ranged attacks in a row. 50% real accuracy instantly becomes 75% on the parser... and that's assuming I'm actually trying to stick acid effect and I fire more than once. If I make my first and only shot my initial offensive action, I would always have 100% accuracy.
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Ok... 1 shot missed does make a big difference. When I leveled ranger to 40, I recall blowing thru so many arrows and bolts.
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