Cure V, Raise II Where?

[Yekyaa]

The long run isn't always as important as the short term. Frequently phalanx amounts to little more than mp savings, which of course are meaningless. Phalanx will very, very rarely save someone from dying. Not to mention overhealing is done incredibly often, lowering any advantage. It definitely is very useful outside abyssea, where mp may be a concern, but inside, it adds extremely little, and definitely does not even come close to making up for a lack of cure5.

People actually merited Phalanx II or are we talking about RDM/SCH? PLD tank gets Phalanx natively, so maybe I missed something here. You guys are talking about giving Phalanx to the tank. Why? Slow II/Paralyze II are a much better option and probably a MUCH better damage mitigator if it could be actually measured.

[rog]

People actually merited Phalanx II or are we talking about RDM/SCH? PLD tank gets Phalanx natively, so maybe I missed something here. You guys are talking about giving Phalanx to the tank. Why? Slow II/Paralyze II are a much better option and probably a MUCH better damage mitigator if it could be actually measured.

/sch most likely. Many of us also have a merit in phalanx2, which obviously isn't much, but still helps. Or there's the occasional person that does 5/5 phalanx, 2 dia, 1-2 slow, 1-2 para, which is certainly an acceptable setup.