@ WHM who stoneskin whole party

[Jyoeru]

Except for the fact that you effectively just wasted 1000 MP vs waiting a mere 24 seconds to cast SS on everyone before the fight for 0 MP.

Where's your proof? You clearly have no idea what you're talking about. Let me walk you through my logic here:

Fight starts. 15 seconds later, she AOEs. One Cure III gets everyone up to full. Nothing more to do until after she jumps. Mana is up to full.

Let me clarify my point a little: if there is a clear benefit to fully casting SS on the whole party beforehand, and I am not in a DF pug, I will do it. Otherwise, no thanks. I don't really have issues with mana management, but that might be my play style. If anything hurts my mana stores for that fight, it's casting Holy a few times on plumes.

Anyway, thanks for discrediting my point of view. Good job!

EDIT: Sorry, I just refuse to spam a pointless pre-heal that shouldn't even be a single target buff. I'd rather SS cost 3x as much and AOE everyone. Anyway, I use it situationally in a fight, such as before sisters pop on OT/MT and before wheel. But, sorry, I am not going to spend 30 seconds target/casting SS on people when there really is no need, or the group is likely going to wipe over and over anyway. SS won't do anything to avoid learning curve wipes.

Why am I defending myself? I am doing it right.