Question about Ley lines.

Why is it that Ley lines doesn't change your characters Spell speed stats, so that you know for a fact that it's working?

We don't ask such questions around here.

With the change that Spell Speed directly boosts DoT damage, most skills which increase speed have been changed to directly affect your GCD rather than the stat. You can tell it's working by comparing the tooltip for a spell with and without the speed boost; the cast and recast times will display the difference.

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Originally Posted by ShinryuReishiki

With the change that Spell Speed directly boosts DoT damage, most skills which increase speed have been changed to directly affect your GCD rather than the stat. You can tell it's working by comparing the tooltip for a spell with and without the speed boost; the cast and recast times will display the difference.

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That's the thing. I tried that, but there was no differences.

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Originally Posted by ShinryuReishiki

With the change that Spell Speed directly boosts DoT damage. . .

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Spell speed / Skill speed boosting DoT damage is a lie perpetuated by the Illuminati.

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Originally Posted by Bigcat9715

That's the thing. I tried that, but there was no differences.

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You probably kept your mouse over the ability before and after using Leylines when looking for the difference, when you have to move your mouse off and on to see the tooltip difference. Leylines very clearly shaves off 15% cast/recast.

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Originally Posted by Sleigh

You probably kept your mouse over the ability before and after using Leylines when looking for the difference, when you have to move your mouse off and on to see the tooltip difference. Leylines very clearly shaves off 15% cast/recast.

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I'll try it again when I get home.

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Originally Posted by Gooner_iBluAirJGR

Spell speed / Skill speed boosting DoT damage is a lie perpetuated by the Illuminati.

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Since I just posted this in another thread…

http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...=1#post3092483

It has about the same effect as Determination on dots. You're welcome.

because ley lines isn't spell speed, it is attack speed. If ley lines was spell speed then it would scale with our own spell speed like selene used to do. It is it/'s own stat that happens to affect the gcd... I question if it affects dots at all - i havent actually paid mind to it since i rarely ley lines then dot.... I'll have to try it and see haha.

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Originally Posted by Bigcat9715

Why is it that Ley lines doesn't change your characters Spell speed stats, so that you know for a fact that it's working?

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Because it's a way to nerf Spell Speed from BLM. It's an Attack Speed bonus meaning it reduces your GCD from your current GCD. Lower it is, less efficient it is.

Also, Spell Speed affecting DoT does not buff BLM whatsoever. We barely use Thunder is a filler move until we see what they do in 3.05.

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Originally Posted by Sleigh

You probably kept your mouse over the ability before and after using Leylines when looking for the difference, when you have to move your mouse off and on to see the tooltip difference. Leylines very clearly shaves off 15% cast/recast.

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Oh I see it now I was looking at the action & trait window, because 90% of my attacks are macro icons. Thank you :P