How to meld shared gear efficiently?

Good day.
Does anyone have advice on how to meld gear, so you can share it between all your jobs without loosing overmuch?
I have all 3 jobs and spend time on them equally, yet have them sharing same gear set and want to get the most for all.
So, basically stat weights or order, but for all 3 put together?

Max crit. /10char

While its true that different classes have different stat weights its hard to go wrong with maxing Crit then DH or Det. It may not be 100% optimal for all classes but its a benefit to all classes. I don't really play healer but I believe Det is better than DH for them. Maybe someone else can give you better info.

Crit is prized for contributing to SCH's "Critlo" and AST has a similar mechanic with Nocturnal Aspected Benefic/Helios, so you can't go wrong with Crit for those two, and it will still be a bonus for WHM.

Crit, followed by Det. It's what I've done for WHM - it's what I would do for all the others. Now, if we were talking Tanks or DPS -- totally different story.

For omni-healer use, I'd meld either Crit or Determination with my bias leaning towards crit. Secondary differences don't matter too much unless you're looking to optimize at the extreme highest tiers of content and looking to achieve the absolute best numbers.

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Originally Posted by Seraphor

Crit is prized for contributing to SCH's "Critlo" and AST has a similar mechanic with Nocturnal Aspected Benefic/Helios, so you can't go wrong with Crit for those two, and it will still be a bonus for WHM.

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Just as an FYI, Crits increase the potency of your cures and thus increase the potency of shields, but AST doesn't have the same bonus benefits to critting their Aspected Benefic / Aspected Helios that SCH has when they crit Adlo.

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Originally Posted by Ghishlain

For omni-healer use, I'd meld either Crit or Determination with my bias leaning towards crit. Secondary differences don't matter too much unless you're looking to optimize at the extreme highest tiers of content and looking to achieve the absolute best numbers.



Just as an FYI, Crits increase the potency of your cures and thus increase the potency of shields, but AST doesn't have the same bonus benefits to critting their Aspected Benefic / Aspected Helios that SCH has when they crit Adlo.

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I said it's similar.

"Nocturnal Sect Effect: Erects a magicked barrier which nullifies damage equaling 250% the amount of HP restored."
If it crits, it restores more HP, thus erects a more potent magicked barrier.

It's not doubled like Adlo, but it's still an increased shield.

Healers have it easier than the other roles on this because all healers value Crit and all healers value Det. If you're doing progression, some VIT can also be useful, but again all healers benefit equally. If you go with those you're in good shape.

If you find you have MP issues on one job and want to add PIE but not on the other jobs, go pick up a piece of Anamos armor and slot a ton of PIE in it. The other two jobs can't wear it, so they won't be impacted.

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Originally Posted by Seraphor

I said it's similar.

"Nocturnal Sect Effect: Erects a magicked barrier which nullifies damage equaling 250% the amount of HP restored."
If it crits, it restores more HP, thus erects a more potent magicked barrier.

It's not doubled like Adlo, but it's still an increased shield.

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If that was the intent of your statement, that's fine. I just happened to interpret it that because you used "Critlo" and compared it to Noct A.Benefic / A.Helios, it implies critical A.Benefic / A.Helios also gains that bonus shield and I'm trying to stymie that misinformation as I'm probably not the only person who would interpret your statement in that way.

Meld Crit then Det.

Useful for all healers.

If you truly want to be portable across healers. Just keep yourself around the 1k piety level (meld accordingly) that's usually a comfortable spot for scholars. The rest is generally (though not always) Crit > Det.

Thank you all.
I was more in thinking Det/Crit, because for WTM Crit is usually waste when it happens and not happening when I may want it. And Det is just flat out increase on everything. My SCH is in love with Crit on other hand, while AST is more neutral about it.
Piety... well, only AST have Mana issues, but extended lucid usually help with that, and if really starving I would forgo roading refresh card and eat it myself. Though that is rare.

The piety is for DPS on SCH. (As a general rule the added Piety is always for dps >.>).
And the reason why people use crit over det is because optimized healer play in FFXIV revolves around doing more damage and crit is a huge component.

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Originally Posted by Charred

Thank you all.
I was more in thinking Det/Crit, because for WTM Crit is usually waste when it happens and not happening when I may want it. And Det is just flat out increase on everything. My SCH is in love with Crit on other hand, while AST is more neutral about it.

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Was getting 12,000 damage Stone crits in Rabanastre last night. :D Crit can sometimes be a waste on heals (although if the tank is low a crit Cure 2/Tetra is pretty great), but it's always excellent for more DPS.

That said, if you prefer Det over Crit, go for it! It'll work just fine.

I'd like to chime in and say that melding Direct Hit is a substantial increase in DPS due to how burst windows/party buffs work in this game. Det has the advantage of affecting healing as well, but the bonus is so tiny it will basically never save you from having to cast an extra heal, so it goes to waste.

If you want the maximum achievable damage you meld as much Crit as you can, then go for DH. Melding Det is still reasonable, but you won't be outputting the same amount of damage.