Questioning the design of TP

[Kevee]

It also increases TP consumption, meaning there's a higher chance I'd have to use Paeon; meaning that, yes, Paeon is now more valuable, as it goes from "never used" to "used on occasion."

Yes, but if the mob was going to die anyways, it's going to die faster for the same TP amount. If x mob takes 3000 TP per kill, then Skill Speed will only let you spend that 3000 faster. You're still spending 3000 TP to get the kill. All Paeon and natural regen do is help you to sustain DPS to reach that TP threshold.


It's not "never used."

Most people just don't run a comp where it's worth using. Most groups only run 1 melee, and a DRG at that.

[Shaiandra]

Yes, but if the mob was going to die anyways, it's going to die faster for the same TP amount. If x mob takes 3000 TP per kill, then Skill Speed will only let you spend that 3000 faster.

That might be accurate if you were the only one DPSing the mob. If you consume TP 10% faster with upgrades, that doesn't mean the enemy will die 10% faster (assuming the rest of the group's DPS hasn't increased by 10% as well).

If your TP consumption exceeds your total available TP, you run out of TP and your DPS suffers. I don't know the current slopes of TP consumption vs available TP, but if more skill speed increases the former such that TP consumed and available TP now intersect earlier and before the battle is over, well, Paeon becomes a larger DPS increase.

[Viridiana]

Yes, but if the mob was going to die anyways, it's going to die faster for the same TP amount. If x mob takes 3000 TP per kill, then Skill Speed will only let you spend that 3000 faster. You're still spending 3000 TP to get the kill. All Paeon and natural regen do is help you to sustain DPS to reach that TP threshold.


It's not "never used."

Most people just don't run a comp where it's worth using. Most groups only run 1 melee, and a DRG at that.

It's going to die faster at the same TP amount, yes, but only if I can actually get that much TP in that much time. Skill speed will not let me spend that 3,000 faster if I don't have it yet, which potentially means using Paeon where I wouldn't otherwise.