All For One, And More For Me: A Guide To Red Mage
All for One, and More for Me: A Guide to Red Mage
It should be noted that like melee's, once in a while, you're going to miss an enfeeble, and you can just cast it again. On VD stuff, you're going to get resisted a fair amount, that doesn't mean "I got resisted, no reason to try again". Keep casting, especially if you have nothing else to do for a bit or get an immunobreak message. Even if you don't get "resisted" on high end stuff, you're likely getting reduced duration at least some of the time, anyway.
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Bismarck.Josiahfk said: »
It's not too big a deal; I'm nice to everyone lol
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My set is more or less equal to yours, actually imbodla neck is superior to weike and hagondes+1 with macc+23 or higher is superior to lurid
Do uk'uxkaj boots and sayon effect distract potency?
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Uk'uxkaj boots Add 6% to all Enfeebling Type Magic (Potency not duration).
I have no idea what Sayron is so....
I have no idea what Sayron is so....
Asura.Fondue said: »
Ah sorry my bad, yes that affects it lol!
Thought a new item just called Sayron.... not Sayon! Learn to Spell Maeldiar
I find the concessions needed to use ux'kaj and sayon are basically a tradeoff on high end stuff, and especially when using saboteur, it's often better to use higher accuracy pieces.
not if i use elemental seal! besides if the stuff you're using the boots and body for (potency spells) doesn't land just recast it, its not as vital as landing sleep the first time. And i'd use seal with sabo to not waste the job ability.
Cerberus.Maeldiar said: »
not if i use elemental seal! besides if the stuff you're using the boots and body for (potency spells) doesn't land just recast it, its not as vital as landing sleep the first time. And i'd use seal with sabo to not waste the job ability.
I generally reserve ES, assuming I'm /BLM, for Impact, but to each their own. I will always try to cast in a potency set before resorting to an accuracy set, personally, but I find myself using accuracy gear more often than not on high end stuff.
Odin.Jassik said: »
Cerberus.Maeldiar said: »
not if i use elemental seal! besides if the stuff you're using the boots and body for (potency spells) doesn't land just recast it, its not as vital as landing sleep the first time. And i'd use seal with sabo to not waste the job ability.
I generally reserve ES, assuming I'm /BLM, for Impact, but to each their own. I will always try to cast in a potency set before resorting to an accuracy set, personally, but I find myself using accuracy gear more often than not on high end stuff.
Very true but we have a SCH in what Maeldiar is thinking who does Impact~ obv when we dont have SCH yeah but it's about if I have X here, does this work in theory.
Lets not shoot stuff down because it rarely happens.
I'd rather be prepared and not need it then die.
In the thing's we do, a GEO helps massively with Macc issues, I'd trade off a few macc for a chance of a Huge Bonus to my front line (extra 35 acc?) and then if it fails, resort to just landing a gimp version.
I rarely see SCH used at all these days, and obviously a GEO COULD do impact. I can usually spare the 666MP easier than any other mage sans SCH. In any case, a serious RDM should have both Ux'kaj boots and Sayon +2 and use them whenever possible, but don't waste a lot of time/mp or a precious JA if you can't afford the loss in Macc.
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I only use /blm in incursion, all the other event, i always come as /SCH (delve AA, BCNM etc).
/SCH offer a so huge boost to macc when you want nuke, still a good option.
/SCH offer a so huge boost to macc when you want nuke, still a good option.
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If I was mainhanding Mandau what would be my best offhand option?
ES+Impact doesn't last for 3min on Gramsk it seems, only did it 3x yesterday and all 3x it seemed to last about 30-45 seconds or so. Could be he has such a monumental meva that even ES doesn't work or he has some kind of resistance to it, idk.
Valefor.Ophannus said: »
ES+Impact doesn't last for 3min on Gramsk it seems, only did it 3x yesterday and all 3x it seemed to last about 30-45 seconds or so. Could be he has such a monumental meva that even ES doesn't work or he has some kind of resistance to it, idk.
It's entirely possible that he has a fixed resistance to the effect.
My ES Impacts on 133 Gramk last for three minutes. I however drop it on him, before I swap Languor (for sleeping him) with something more useful for DDs. He has no "fixed resistance" to Impact at up to 133.
Carbuncle.Skudo said: »
My ES Impacts on 133 Gramk lasts for three minutes. I however drop it on him, before I swap Languor (for sleeping him) with something more useful for DDs. He has no "fixed resistance" to Impact at up to 133.
Geo + Rdm = awesome.
The sheer amount of resistance on some of the higher-tier content isn't so bad when you recall that pre-Adoulin, everything was immune to whatever it was you wanted to throw on it.
At least now we have a snowball's chance.
Bahamut.Seekerstar said: »
Carbuncle.Skudo said: »
My ES Impacts on 133 Gramk lasts for three minutes. I however drop it on him, before I swap Languor (for sleeping him) with something more useful for DDs. He has no "fixed resistance" to Impact at up to 133.
Geo + Rdm = awesome.
The sheer amount of resistance on some of the higher-tier content isn't so bad when you recall that pre-Adoulin, everything was immune to whatever it was you wanted to throw on it.
At least now we have a snowball's chance.
Landing enfeebles in Delve before ilvl was an art, but damn it was satisfying after having spent days building ToM staves and seeing those spells land.
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I was thinking more along the lines of higher level content
Boshi said: »
I was thinking more along the lines of higher level content
Well, unless you're exploiting some kind of piercing weakness or massive crit buffs, you're probably better off using a sword in mainhand thanks to Savage and CDC being more competitive than Evisceration or Mercy Stroke, but for offhand, the Garuda dagger or Vanir Knife are both decent for 119+ targets, as well as the lower delay 119 swords like Arendsi.
Do the effects of Est. Sayon +2, Uk'uxkaj Boots and Viti. Chapeau all stack? A ls mate said they don't, just want a confirmation since they're all different potency.
I assume since you included chapeau you mean dia 3, in which case he's partially correct, there is a max dia level and those pieces don't affect it. If talking about other enfeebles, namely slow 2, they're wrong, all potency effects stack up to the cap for a particular effect. However, chapeau only extends duration, sayon +2 and ux'kaj increase the potency.
Frazzle seems like a chore to land on gramsk compared to all other enfeebles like distract or slow.wondering if thats just me.
Frazzle is dark elemental, given its resistance to impact, it would make sense.
I have the same problem, but it also happens w/ dispel and blind II, I gotta use it like 5-6 times before they land. Dispel gets straight up resisted, but blind gets inmunobreaks, my guess is he has a slight resistance to dark based spells, minus sleep, that one always lands. I have no problem with all other spells whatsoever. No GEO buffs for for -macc eva/+macc though :(, maybe that'd be fix the issue!
Siren.Inuyushi said: »
Do the effects of Est. Sayon +2, Uk'uxkaj Boots and Viti. Chapeau all stack? A ls mate said they don't, just want a confirmation since they're all different potency.
I'm not sure why you are including relic hat(or any augmented relic piece for that matter) in the same conversation with Uk'uxkaj Feet and Estoqueur's Sayon +2. They don't so the same thing. The augments on the relic pieces only enhance the duration of the spell, not the potency. The latter two pieces are the ones that affect potency.
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My ES Impacts on 133 Gramk last for three minutes. I however drop it on him, before I swap Languor (for sleeping him) with something more useful for DDs. He has no "fixed resistance" to Impact at up to 133.
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ES+Impact duration: ~1:30
I think Insidious Adherent may be responsible because all of my Frazzles said "No Effect" which means he had some kind of undispellable M.eva boost from it. That may cut debuff duration in half perhaps?
This one had Steadfast/Brawny Adherent, frazzle was able to stick easily, so no crazy m.eva buff from adherents.
Duration is still 1:30 with ES in 129.
=Edit: Been casting all along with nuke stats like mdmg and MAB, i changed my gearswap to use full m.acc from now on, going to see if that will affect it.
=Edit2: Added in over 120 m.acc to set, still resists to 1:30 in 129. Did 8 ES+Impacts in 129 over 3 runs, all 1:30.
Duration is still 1:30 with ES in 129.
=Edit: Been casting all along with nuke stats like mdmg and MAB, i changed my gearswap to use full m.acc from now on, going to see if that will affect it.
=Edit2: Added in over 120 m.acc to set, still resists to 1:30 in 129. Did 8 ES+Impacts in 129 over 3 runs, all 1:30.
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