[dev1058] SMN Two-hour abilities

[Infidi]

Yes, it does. Meaning it can give you an extra BP both at the start and at the end.

Yeppers. Edited original post with new SS ^^.

http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxi/th...002#post351002

Used dolls in {A} Altepa the first time, tested on Melo Melo this time so wouldn't have to worry about attacking another mob. Ignore the damage XD, was naked(also using Ducal Guard, Minikin, and Razed Ruins atmas) and using Garuda(wind -perp and bp time-) trial staff. Looks like 7 is max with the 'extra' one for the reset after 2hr wears. So potentially 8 in a row? Alittle more powerful then I thought was going to be. Barring you have the MP pool, para, other status ailments, etc. lol. Any thoughts? ^^


***EDIT***

Just had a thought! No one will probably read this before I answer, but: Does the 2hr reset an already used BP? Going to go test now. x.x I'm duuumb, should have thought of that before.!

***EDIT2***
It does indeed reset the BP timer. So potentially 9 BP in a row. Use Bp, use 2hr, then use last bp after 2hr wears.

[Badieh]

Ha ha! So it's similar to a Sch's 2h in how it resets Stratagems. Awesome!

[Infidi]

So.... Anyone else find anything else out or anything?

[Babekeke]

Anyone tried to see how many Shock Squall can be used , since it has a much shorter charge timer? Or Shock Squall > Thunderbolt > Shock Squall > Thunderbolt etc.

[Arcon]

Anyone tried to see how many Shock Squall can be used , since it has a much shorter charge timer? Or Shock Squall > Thunderbolt > Shock Squall > Thunderbolt etc.

I haven't, but I thought all the charge times were the same? Not that it matters, the Stun from it lasts long enough to make spamming it on timer a bad idea.

[Infidi]

I haven't, but I thought all the charge times were the same? Not that it matters, the Stun from it lasts long enough to make spamming it on timer a bad idea.

Shock Squall is indeed faster then other BP:Wards to have it be similar to the Stun spell. Bit it its still a bad idea, the stun also seems to last longer then a Stun magic spell so be kind of a waste of two hour. If anything spam Chaotic Strike it has chance to stun and doing damage at same time.

[Kysaiana]

It's definitely one of the better new 2hrs. Unfortunately, unless you're soloing or something I doubt this 2hr will ever see real use since Perfect Defense exists. Really the only way most of the new 2hrs would see any use at all is if they didn't share timers with the old ones.

[Babekeke]

It's definitely one of the better new 2hrs. Unfortunately, unless you're soloing or something I doubt this 2hr will ever see real use since Perfect Defense exists. Really the only way most of the new 2hrs would see any use at all is if they didn't share timers with the old ones.

I think 'unless you're soloing' is the key here. This could make it very easy to solo emp weapons etc on smn. With all of the temp items/ISL chests you become a BP spamming machine.

[Infidi]

I think 'unless you're soloing' is the key here. This could make it very easy to solo emp weapons etc on smn. With all of the temp items/ISL chests you become a BP spamming machine.

Yeah, will be crazy with 2hour chests lol. Not caring about red proc ( usually get pretty lucky) I've been soloing my Itza(mothra) scales on SMN. Make killing the big NMs that much faster.

[Babekeke]

The real trick of course, is once you ahve your pop set, kill mobs near the NM pop until you find a ISL, then pop fast, new 2 hour, and when you get low on MP or your 2 hour runs out, /item "Forbidden Key" <st> and start again XD