BLM - Spell Speed Vs Crit Rate

[Clarkamite]

Here's my take on the situation. I would love to build for SS. I really would. It's late enough in the game for me though that taking these pieces now would only hurt my fellow static members looking to lot on those pieces for their alts.

Whenever someone posts their DPS numbers I take it with a grain of salt so when I tell you mine, go ahead and do the same. I play on PS4 so I cannot parse myself but I am told that on T8 (a good turn to find out your DPS numbers in near perfect scenarios) I hit ~410. Give or take from randomness.

I just went over my attributes the other day and even though I planned on going for SS I found out I'm actually sitting at like 390 something. Higher now that I have my HA staff. I'm sitting at 520 ish crit. I've seen people saying they do 480 DPS as a BLM on T8. Maybe it's because I have several tower duties and even a quadrant of mines that makes mine 70 DPS lower than theirs. Maybe it's my "lack" of spell speed. What I know is if I'm hitting 410 DPS, I'm gonna call that a day. This game hasn't required us to min/max to that extreme and I'd say my 410 is pretty damn good considering all my duties. Go for whatever pieces you can get your hands on. Build after that.

An extra 70 DPS higher than me is a little hard to believe but I'm not saying it's impossible. My times in T8 feel near perfect so an extra 70 DPS seems crazy high but again, all these numbers could be way off anyways. Moral of the story, if a piece drops and you can get it, take it. Upgrade = More DPS.