DPS on Mage weapons?

I haven't looked too much into the way the new weapon setup works, but my question is for Mage DDs, do we care about "Magic Damage" "DPS" "Delay" "Auto-Attack" or just the stats (INT,etc) along with it?

In 1.0 it was pretty broken and the best thing was a one handed and a shield with good stats. I assume the biggest thing we want now is "Magic Damage" followed by INT, just curious if anyone can share a link to explanations on how it works in 2.0



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You care about INT, spellspeed, crit, magic damage.

Yeah, they have a 'magic damage' or 'magic attack' stat on them, that does actually factor in, never tried to work out how much, but they do have an effect.
(changing from a lv10 to a lv15 pink weapon from sastasha GREATLY increased my heals on CNJ).

you care about Magic Damage

dps/delay/autoattack are pretty meaningless (unless you intend to walk up and melee the mobs instead of casting at them?)

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Originally Posted by ActiveLink

You care about INT, spellspeed, crit. "Magic damage" is not a stat you get on equipment.

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It is a stat on weapons only- it determines auto attack damage (but it might also factor in to spell damage calculations)

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What about general spell damage ie Fire 3?

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That's what I'm talking about when I say "spell damage calculations." In other words, the magic damage on a weapon does play a role in how strong your spells are.

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Originally Posted by ActiveLink

You care about INT, spellspeed, crit. "Magic damage" is not a stat you get on equipment.

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Not true http://xivdb.com/?item/2140/Stardust-Rod

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Originally Posted by Vmage

you care about Magic Damage

dps/delay/autoattack are pretty meaningless (unless you intend to walk up and melee the mobs instead of casting at them?)

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Originally Posted by Alhanelem

It is a stat on weapons only- it determines auto attack damage (but it might also factor in to spell damage calculations)

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What about general spell damage ie Fire 3?

Magic Damage factors into all spells, healing, nuking, HoTs, and DoTs.

It's why changing weapons is so noticeable whereas simply getting more INT or MND gear is a bit more gradual, and also fixes the issue 1.0 had where there was no reason to upgrade your weapon until level 50.

A Mage's weapon is EXTREMELY vital to their overall Damage Output. Honestly you want to focus on getting the most powerful Weapon possible with the highest Item Level you can grab. Then local items with high Intel and even high Crit Rate. This is what really matters in DPS.

The magic damage is the most important part of the weapon. I'd say it's the most important part of your gear in general too. This is easily observed by upgrading your weapon and seeing the power of your spells make very noticeable leaps in effectiveness.

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Originally Posted by Sparker

What about general spell damage ie Fire 3?

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the spell damage you deal is a function of your INT from items and the Magic Damage of the weapon you're holding, with the Magic Damage on your weapon playing a bigger role

the old formula was something like ((potency of spell)+INT)*(Magic Damage on weapon)

it heavily favored weapon damage over raw stats, although I'd assume the damage algorithms are a bit different (and probably more complicated now?) it seems that weapon upgrades are still the most significant

Pretty much focus on Magic Damage, it factors in to every spell harder than even relavent stats, Heals heal more and attacks do more damage the more magic damage you have, its the main reason why you NEED to upgrade your weapon as you progress through dungeons, even if its just through white weapons. Nothing is more embaressing than a level 16 Conjurer trying to heal through Tam-Tara with a level 5 wand for about 80 health a Cure.

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