Broken/Useless BLU magic

[Tennotsukai]

Has anyone tried some any of our other enfeebles to see if they stick on newer/higher level content? Spells such as: Demoralizing Roar, Embalming Earth, Paralyzing Triad, Benthic Typhoon, Auroral Drape, Frightful Roar, Infrasonics, and maybe Foul Waters?

So far, I've had really good luck with Frightful Roar, Foul Waters, and maybe Embalming Earth on normal AAs but the other spells seem to wear off quite quickly. I'd like to know if they are decent in Delve, WKR, or other battlefields.

[Sixtythree]

Has anyone tried some any of our other enfeebles to see if they stick on newer/higher level content? Spells such as: Demoralizing Roar, Embalming Earth, Paralyzing Triad, Benthic Typhoon, Auroral Drape, Frightful Roar, Infrasonics, and maybe Foul Waters?

So far, I've had really good luck with Frightful Roar, Foul Waters, and maybe Embalming Earth on normal AAs but the other spells seem to wear off quite quickly. I'd like to know if they are decent in Delve, WKR, or other battlefields.

Frightful Roar is moderately reliable. Whatever code that makes this spell work, works.

Auroral Drape lasts about 45 seconds on mobs out in Marjami Ravine. Consistently, too, because I see the chat log spam from all the mobs that lose the silence and blind. I've never been able to land that on anything remotely high level. Also Cimicine Discharge was fully resisted during normal AA's, never once landed despite repeated attempts. However Filamented Hold would stick 100%, it just lasts for a total of like 1 minute (approximate guess) so you have to babysit the debuff.

I just wish we got some kind of official statement from community team or in a dev post that "THIS IS HOW BLUE MAGE WAS DESIGNED" and i'll accept the fact that debuffs are short term inaccurate mostly waste of time on anything high level spells and simply move on; just like i've come to terms with breath spells and almost anything magical on BLU where it should matter.

[Babekeke]

i've come to terms with breath spells and almost anything magical on BLU where it should matter.

Even with Anahera Saber? And what about if Tamaxchi is used in the off-hand, does the magic damage+ still apply and stack with the saber?

[Sixtythree]

Even with Anahera Saber? And what about if Tamaxchi is used in the off-hand, does the magic damage+ still apply and stack with the saber?

There's nothing practical about a spell that takes 10 seconds to cast (especially if you're in the front line), costs 200MP and does about 2000 damage. My statement is rough enough you could sand wood but you get what i'm saying. I know some magical spells can be used for magic burst and some BLU's do have some very cool builds but in practice it really just isn't practical.

The only spell I'm curious of is Wind Breath. Maybe it's another dud but it has very low MP cost and recast; one can only wonder if any use can come from it.

Wow, thanks for the info. Hopefully blu will receive some new spells in the next couple of months that aren't so flawed. Since rdm is getting new spells, perhaps blu spells will come after.

It was confirmed we'll be getting new spells it's in the official FFXI page!

[saevel]

There's nothing practical about a spell that takes 10 seconds to cast (especially if you're in the front line), costs 200MP and does about 2000 damage. My statement is rough enough you could sand wood but you get what i'm saying. I know some magical spells can be used for magic burst and some BLU's do have some very cool builds but in practice it really just isn't practical.

The only spell I'm curious of is Wind Breath. Maybe it's another dud but it has very low MP cost and recast; one can only wonder if any use can come from it.



It was confirmed we'll be getting new spells it's in the official FFXI page!

The new light based spell from eyeballs is quite nice. Same with the wind spell. They both are instant cast with high fTP and dINT x 2, though no WSC's. You pretty much stack as much MDMG as possible and blast things.

[Tennotsukai]

Frightful Roar is moderately reliable. Whatever code that makes this spell work, works.

Auroral Drape lasts about 45 seconds on mobs out in Marjami Ravine. Consistently, too, because I see the chat log spam from all the mobs that lose the silence and blind. I\\'ve never been able to land that on anything remotely high level. Also Cimicine Discharge was fully resisted during normal AA\\'s, never once landed despite repeated attempts. However Filamented Hold would stick 100%, it just lasts for a total of like 1 minute (approximate guess) so you have to babysit the debuff.

I just wish we got some kind of official statement from community team or in a dev post that "THIS IS HOW BLUE MAGE WAS DESIGNED" and i\\'ll accept the fact that debuffs are short term inaccurate mostly waste of time on anything high level spells and simply move on; just like i\\'ve come to terms with breath spells and almost anything magical on BLU where it should matter.

Wow, thanks for the info. Hopefully blu will receive some new spells in the next couple of months that aren't so flawed. Since rdm is getting new spells, perhaps blu spells will come after.

[Babekeke]

I saw a BLU the other day spamming Temp. Upheaval on multiple mobs to 'aga' them... I wondered if that was efficient too.

P.S. Retinal Glare is the light one, I assume?

[Damane]

I saw a BLU the other day spamming Temp. Upheaval on multiple mobs to 'aga' them... I wondered if that was efficient too.

P.S. Retinal Glare is the light one, I assume?

temp. upheaval has decent dmg, whisker does more, BUT temp. upheaval has such a low cast and recast time. So it works well for AoE burn.

[Babekeke]

temp. upheaval has decent dmg, whisker does more, BUT temp. upheaval has such a low cast and recast time. So it works well for AoE burn.

133MP is low!?

[Sixtythree]

Temp. Upheaval is nice, it's not as efficient as Frypan as far as MP and certainly not as powerful as Whirl of Rage but it has the quickest recast. If you're playing around in Abyssea especially, it's a great spell.

Where can you learn Retinal Glare? One of last couple spells I don't have and not to change the subject but if anyone could ninja-sneak in an answer I would be grateful ^-^;