What scales flash?

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11-19-2013, 10:51 PM
Seaside8

What scales flash?

I seem to be having problem with aoe aggro - mainly when I have a trigger happy BLM that just spams aoe spells. Luckily, I dont have any problem with single target, so my question is, what scales flash? or does it scale at all?
11-19-2013, 10:58 PM
symba

I think it scales with weapondamage, not entirely sure if it scales with anything else however.
11-19-2013, 11:11 PM
Skold

Flash scales with STR. :)
11-19-2013, 11:28 PM
Ehayte

I'm not sure if anyone has done the work on this, but the simple answer is that if you have better gear, your flash is stronger.

I took a quick peak at your gear, and if you are going up against someone with full/near full DL and a relic or garuda weapon, you will struggle. Not knocking you or the way you play the game or anything - just an objective comment.
11-19-2013, 11:51 PM
Maelwys

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Originally Posted by Seaside8

what scales flash?

It's affected by both your Weapon's Damage and anything that increases your attack rating - so STR and DET.
(Also, Shield Oath + Defiance's enmity multipliers, but you shouldn't be out of Shield Oath when Tanking anyway!)
11-20-2013, 05:17 AM
Lex_Luger

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Originally Posted by Maelwys

but you shouldn't be out of Shield Oath when Tanking anyway!)

This is not true all the time. I'll assume you meant on progression content, or anything you don't currently out gear, you should be using shield oath. For anything you greatly outgear, like when I tank an AK for a buddies ALT relic, I'm in Sword Oath the ENTIRE run.
11-20-2013, 06:06 AM
Seaside8

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ehayte

Not knocking you or the way you play the game or anything - just an objective comment.

lol the fact that i am undergeared is not a result of "the way I play the game." I'm just undergeared cuz i hit lvl 50 like 3 days ago. thanks for the comment though :)
11-20-2013, 06:34 AM
v90k

TBH if that BLM is spamming aoe like an idiot then let him tank what he pulls off you. There are times that aoe spells are useful against weak mobs other than that he should be either sleeping mobs or focusing on the marked target.
11-20-2013, 10:44 AM
Maelwys

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Originally Posted by Lex_Luger

This is not true all the time. I'll assume you meant on progression content, or anything you don't currently out gear, you should be using shield oath. For anything you greatly outgear, like when I tank an AK for a buddies ALT relic, I'm in Sword Oath the ENTIRE run.

Meh, I'd call that more steamrolling than "Tanking" :p
(I'm guilty of doing the same on Demon wall and a few others...) ;)