Black Mage Novus

[Numenor1379]

For Black Mage Novus, should I go all out Det + Crits or Det + Spell Speed for BiS? New to Black Mage, just want big number when casting.

I'm just confused about all this Status thing, can someone who is Blackmage have Novus Tell me what you insert?

44 SSPD, 23 DET, 8 PIE here.

A) The question of this thread was BIS. This is for theoretical BIS.

How is my responding with what I put on my Novus NOT responding to the question here Harold? Learn to read.

B) The whole premise that people make up that spellspeed isn't good in real fights is absolute crap. Why? If you have to cancel a cast when running on spellspeed, you are going to have to with any other build. In fact, you get MORE utility out of spellspeed due to lower cast times (can finish your casts quicker), better movement (cast clipping) as well as the dps advantage it brings

Again, show me a post where I have said SSPD isn't optimal? I maxed my SSPD on my Novus on purpose. You're purposely ignoring what I say, while going off on tangents that have no bearing on what my statements were about.

C) I do great DPS with my build in the real world with my Spellspeed build. I run my i110 weapon, i110 gloves, i110 feet, i110 neck. The rest are melded crafted pieces.

Congrats, you've got millions to spend on gear that gives marginal DPS increases over other gear which can complete said content just as easily. I'm i110 myself with unweathered Soldiery gear, some HA stuff from T6, and my Novus. I can clear any content that I've learned without problems with my gear and push over 400dps on T6 myself.

D) You are coming into a thread that was created in asking about a BIS, claiming that a BIS doesn't matter. Says it all.

The thread asked what we put on our Novus. I responded to that and gave my reasoning for it. YOU are the one who is claiming I said BiS doesn't matter. What I have said is that theoretical models are only good on paper and that in real world applications they tend to rarely be met.

E) If you are going for an economical Novus build (which wasn't what this thread was for), there are BETTER options. Hell, put crit instead of piety, at least its a dps increase over piety. Piety doesn't give you a DPS increase in any meaningful fight (as AOE isn't required in current high end game).

Again with the "meaningful fight" crap... Tell me, how many people in the entire game's population do you think have actually ever cleared even T6? I'll bet you'll guess way too high. ANY fight in this game is meaningful, and while things like AoE damage might not be perfect for Coil, you'll be pissed if you're trying to run a Dungeon without it. You're so fixated on a SCoB, EX Primals, BiS, overmelded, overgeared, expensive build that you're blind to the value of anything else and berate anyone who goes a different route for what in the end is an insanely small difference in DPS.

So go ahead and spout your drivel of "Optimal or GO HOME". It's great you're pushing for that extra 0.8dps over others... if that's what you want to do, go right at it. Not that it will truely matter in any fight in the game, as if 0.8dps is what you needed to win your group has other problems. Others (like myself) have different build priorities and when are asked what we did, have every right to give our response without you attempting to rake us over the coals for them. Especially when you misrepresent what we state on purpose.