Question on Scholar's pet

[ZaxLavayi]

Ok this is some napkin maths might be wrong but meh, btw the times were taking from a previous casting/spell speed analysis.
But the 30% buff selene provides is effective, even more so when you dont need Eos.
-30% on a base BLM spell speed 341 will provide a total casting reduction of .54secs which brings Fire I to 1.96 cast.

Lets take a 30 second period of uninterrupted casting -
Without buff 12 casts will = 1800 potency
With buff 15 casts = 2250
that's a 450 potency boost lets say 2 Blms 900 potency boost + the affect on others. Please note that is a boost over 30 secs, when considering the whole fight it would be a significant boost.

There is no reason not to use Selene when Eos isnt specifically required.

Exactly this!

[Cynfael]

-30% on a base BLM spell speed 341 will provide a total casting reduction of .54secs which brings Fire I to 1.96 cast.

Selene's buff applies directly to the spell/skill speed stats, not to the effective casting time. On my SCH, for example, it's between 5-6% effective casting time reduction based on the ability. Base cast of 1.92 becomes 1.81; 2.4 becomes 2.27; and so on.

It's better than nothing, but it's still pretty anemic.

[Sanguisio]

how can it apply direct stats, it needs to be applied to a base stat ?
Those numbers were pulled from the results of Spell speed stat being buffed, I will test when I get back.

[Cynfael]

how can it apply direct stats, it needs to be applied to a base stat ?
Those numbers were pulled from the results of Spell speed stat being buffed, I will test when I get back.

Yeah, check it out for yourself when you can. The actual result is disappointing. If she really could take half a second off of an average-length cast, I'd love her to death

[givemeraptors]

Here's the thing:

If you need extra healing -- Eos is better
If you don't need extra healing -- Selene is better

And from my perspective:

Fights that need extra healing -- T5 and ScoB?? (I haven't done this content yet outside of T5 practice)
Fights that don't need extra healing -- Everything else

Ergo: Selene is what I go with.

[Tandy]

Selene gives me .1ish off cast/recast times. If she gave half a second? My god no one would use anything else, the cast/recast time shaved off our own heals would outweigh Eos right off the bat... but .1ish? Its barely, and I do mean BARELY noticeable. Shes good for people who cant take the time/have the ability to control the fairy full time AND their own abilities but thats it.

To me, its WAY easier to set Eos up to control every ability she has, turn on cleric stance and DPS while I use Eos to heal for regular things, and still use Eos for harder content too.

Seriously, Selene is kinda crappy overall.

[Danbo05]

Eh, to each their own. As long as the heals are coming, and nobody died, you did a fine job. Personally I prefer Selene though. Just because her cooldowns are much easier to manage, as opposed to Eos's cooldowns, which you forget is available sometimes, aside from Whispering Dawn. Also because more deeps. Most of the time you won't even need Eos's extra heals and healing buffs.

If you're a skilled scholar, you'll find an effective way to manage your fairies, and you'll figure out which situations suit you best, and have fun healing. I find Scholar fun at least.