So, going by this, everytime they intruduce a new item, or a bunch of them, a job is going to get nerf, or another piece of equipment already in the game, is going to get changed as well, or both. Ok, good to know!
If spellspeed worked with pets I can see it being pretty nice! But sadly I don't think it does :(
I don't see where you're getting SMN is being loaded with Spell Speed from. Only 1 of the new accessories has SS on it and it probably won't be worn anyway. The new book actually has less SS than Relic+1. I view the new book as a weapon for people that haven't spent the 900 myth for Relic+1 to get. It also adds a bit of ACC which again might be useful for people that aren't close to what is considered "BiS".
Arguably our best set will be:
Weapon: Allagan
Head: Summoner
Chest: Summoner
Gloves: Summoner
Belt: Allagan
Legs: Allagan
Boots: Allagan
Neck: Hero
Earring: Tremor
Wrist: Hero
Ring: Vortex
Ring: Hero
This set ends up with 448 ACC, 565 CRIT, 378 SS, and 268 DET. Changing the book still keeps our SS at 415 (Relic+1) or 404 (EM) keeping everything else the same. I don't consider either of those numbers being "loaded" on Spell Speed. These calculations take into account the boots being hot-fixed. I'm sorry I don't have the source for that information though.
Yea, they can't change the ticks...it's on a global timer. This really sucks. I would think they would raise the potency of Fester or make it auto-crit.
You are forgetting that every new SMN book added at ilvl90 has SS. The accuracies I was wrong on, but the books I was not.
Just read that Spell Speed may now effect Garueda... may increase its viability. However if that is the case it further removes our choice as to which pet to summon.... poor infret.
415 spell speed takes garuda down from 3s to 2.91x
I'm not even sure if the AI could take advantage of it