Just last saturday I got 2 infinity cores in dynamis. I was pissed cause I kept getting them and nothing else, but I never got a chance to sell them. Well, good thing: saturday they were going for 10k on my server (Lakshmi). Today, Tuesday morning, they're going for 100k!
But anyway, with the discovery of the password formula, I decided to use them rather than sell. I can confirm that the password formula and the elemental modifiers posted above are correct. However, the (modifier x 4) for the final value is more confusing than it has to be.
If it's 4 numbers combined to create an 8-digit password, think of this this way. The first 3 numbers are the values of the first 3 letters of your name, each one plus the modifier. Whatever numbers you get, total them up (with the modifiers included) to get a sum, and add the modifier to the sum for the fourth number.
Ex.
Anaxagoras, so use A, N, A.
A=00 and N=13
In CN, the modifier is 2. So my 4 numbers are:
02, 15, 02, 21. 2+15+2=19. 19+2=21. It's the same as multiplying the modifier by 4, because look: there are 4 values being computed here, each one with the modifier added to it. So you're adding the modifier 4 times.... hence, the modifier times 4. But that's a pain. Just compute the numbers, add the modifier once to each one.
Anyway, that's already been established. And it works. I tried CN first: entered my password, got doctor status, traded infinity core and blue chip. Got 2 adaman nuggets.
Next I decided to try a different apparatus, so I went over to Dangruf Wadi. Entered password, got doctor status, traded core and chip, got 8 cermet chunks.
I know you won't get the same results from one apparatus now, even though I didn't try either one twice. A friend of mine picked up a core and tried the CN apparatus, just before I did: got 6 rune arrows.
So the results seem to be the same as they were before. Without more data, it's impossible to tell if we've got a better chance of getting rarer items than we used to... but I'm sure those data will be available soon.
So the main thing now is: has anyone figured out what the effect of being registered as a doctor has on these machines? I guess that's the next mystery. Post here if you find anything! My 2 attempts have been completely inconclusive.
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[FFXIV] Anaxagoras Lakshmi
Melmond Server
LS: Gehenna
[FFXI] Anaxagoras (retired)
Lakshmi Server
LS: TheFallenAngels