Useless spells

[Dale]

But it was a flawed example. As I stated, Phalanx II is the exact same at 5/5 as the original spell except for it's ability to be cast on other players. This is an upgrade for that reason, a pure one, as it has no drawbacks that are forced upon it in return for that benefit. If at 5/5 it only hit -30 while the original spell hit -35 then ok, point taken, it's not a pure upgrade, but this simply isn't the case.
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Really? Some may consider the fact it requires merits a drawback. That's points you could have put elsewhere. And you even pointed out another possible drawback in your previous post when you said it couldn't be used with accession.

So it wasn't a flawed example. At least not to me. But you can think it was flawed if you want. That is your right But I was and still am every comfortable making the comparison.

I use phalanx 1 on my Red Mage all the time. So Phalanx II certainly wasn't a pure upgrade for me at least.