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[WillyTheDog]

At what level should we start using materia on weapons and gear and shoild we only be using the INT materia or mix with CRIT? Thanks for any advice.

[Rbstr]

Materia on stuff below lvl50 seems a bit wasteful because you change it so fast.
And then at that point you don't have materia slots on anything except the super-expensive crafted stuff.

I'd go for crit, mostly.

[Foullacy]

What's the ideal rotation or more recommended rotations?

Did you literally skip every post in this thread?

Thunder III while boss is being pulled, SwiftCast + Fire III, Fire until around 900 mana, Blizzard III, Thunder I, Fire III Fire until 900 mana, repeat. Obviously utilizing Firestarter and Thunderstorm procs as they occur.

[Bablioteca]

i've skimmed the thread but not sure if it has been mentioned yet:

now that i have blizzard 3 do i really need blizzard 1 on my bar anymore?

from experience i haven't needed to cast it, and they seem like they would do comparable dps if i did need to spam either one for some reason.

[Aresaka]

Thunder III > Virus > Raging Strikes > Swiftcast > Fire III > Lethargy (for gcd cooldown) > Fire + Firestarter until under 1000 mana > Blizzard III > Try for Flare if you can get Regen to kick in right after using it (Yes its possible i use it almost every time) > Transpose > Convert > Repeat

[OpalV]

Thunder III > Virus > Raging Strikes > Swiftcast > Fire III > Lethargy (for gcd cooldown) > Fire + Firestarter until under 1000 mana > Blizzard III > Try for Flare if you can get Regen to kick in right after using it (Yes its possible i use it almost every time) > Transpose > Convert > Repeat

You're bad.

[Youmu]

Thunder III > Virus > Raging Strikes > Swiftcast > Fire III > Lethargy (for gcd cooldown) > Fire + Firestarter until under 1000 mana > Blizzard III > Try for Flare if you can get Regen to kick in right after using it (Yes its possible i use it almost every time) > Transpose > Convert > Repeat

This is horrible. Why would you even bother wasting time using flare with Umbral III up?

[Shisou]

I believe that what Aresaka is referring to is that there is a split-second between when Flare casts and when it applies AFIII, much like Fire spells have. During that split-second, if your timing is right, you can get a tick of UI to go off, meaning you go from 0 mana to (1 tick of UI regen) mana and can thus continue your rotation with no downtime. Although, if this is the case, I see no reason for the Convert in the rotation...

[Youmu]

I believe that what Aresaka is referring to is that there is a split-second between when Flare casts and when it applies AFIII, much like Fire spells have. During that split-second, if your timing is right, you can get a tick of UI to go off, meaning you go from 0 mana to (1 tick of UI regen) mana and can thus continue your rotation with no downtime. Although, if this is the case, I see no reason for the Convert in the rotation...

So what? Your flare will still do 30% the damage it would do under Astral instead of Umbral. Even worse, since you're starting from zero mana + 1 UI tick, you're starting your fire rotation with much less mana. It's just a terrible use of flare.

[Shisou]

(...)now that i have blizzard 3 do i really need blizzard 1 on my bar anymore?

Nope, as long as you're managing your rotation correctly and never dipping under the mana you need for Blizzaga during your burn phase.