Is Selene all that?

[Mhalak]

Read a reddit post where the author suggested that (heresy!) Selene's speed buff isn't really all that great. However, I couldn't help thinking they may have a point. Even under ideal circumstances, Fey Glow's +3% attack speed boost being up 50% of the time amounts to at best a 1.5% boost to overall team DPS (please correct me if I'm wrong). Over the course of a five-minute fight, that's a massive time savings of 4.5 whole seconds.

I couldn't help wondering if I pulled out Eos instead if I could more than make up for any DPS loss myself by being able to spend relatively less time healing and more time DPSing. Perhaps this wouldn't be the case for 8-man content or raids, but I would think it could be the case in 4-man dungeons.

Thoughts?

[Krixus]

Prolly a very small difference regardless which fairy you choose.

[Nague]

it bosts the speed stat not the speed, its much more than 3% more dmg

[Sabeta]

This is not a Spell/Skill Speed buff. This is "Haste", and that improves the refresh time of just about everything. Auto-Attacks, Cast Times, Refresh Times. I feel as though this buff is actually stronger than the Skill Speed buff for Melee characters.
Right now there's nothing that requires the intense Healing that Eos supplies. I only bring Eos out when I have too many Bads and I need to put on my carry pants. Selene's DPS wins out any other time imo.

[Cynfael]

The issue is more that Eos is redundant in most situations. I only use Eos when an extra healing or mdef buffer is necessary for specific mechanics during progression.

Also, Fey Caress can be super convenient, which counts in Selene's favor.

[Roxas_Andrade]

If you take a moment and see that AST's speed buff for the whole party is 5% for 15s and the minimal chance you get it is every minute (If you're the luckiest person in the whole world), a guaranteed 3% buff for 30s every minute is proving to be worth it.
People complained that Presence of mind was nerfed from 30% to 20% and selene's buff from 30% to 3% (me included) but if you consider that it affects the whole party... it's a fair trade. And a group esuna helps too. Selene is my main main fairy from now on.

[Zari]

If you take a moment and see that AST's speed buff for the whole party is 5% for 15s and the minimal chance you get it is every minute (If you're the luckiest person in the whole world), a guaranteed 3% buff for 30s every minute is proving to be worth it.
People complained that Presence of mind was nerfed from 30% to 20% and selene's buff from 30% to 3% (me included) but if you consider that it affects the whole party... it's a fair trade. And a group esuna helps too. Selene is my main main fairy from now on.

Selene's buff didnt change from 30% to 3%
This is more like a haste
Completely different from skill/spell speed

[Ballooooon]

Ya that's why I use eos. I'd rather play it safe than get a minuscule decrease in how long a fight takes. No matter how overkill eos may be it still has a chance of being very useful whereas selene will always be underwhelming unless you really need the aoe esuna.

Edit: I guess selene could be amazing if the boss is enraging and a few seconds would've made a difference.

[MidnightTundra]

Haste (Attack Speed) just straight up reduces the GCD recast and cast by 3% (After taking into account Spell/Skill Speed values). Selene's old buff just increased spell speed and skill speed by 30%. Also, Haste reduces the delay of Auto attacks. Through the entirety of Selene's duration, you should almost gain an extra auto attack when it ends (assuming 100% uptime). An AST with Expanded Arrow is weaker than Fey Wind but with Celestial Opposition, the AST's buff will pull ahead (You will gain an extra AA with this set-up).

[Cynfael]

Ya that's why I use eos. I'd rather play it safe than get a minuscule decrease in how long a fight takes. No matter how overkill eos may be it still has a chance of being very useful whereas selene will always be underwhelming unless you really need the aoe esuna.

Edit: I guess selene could be amazing if the boss is enraging and a few seconds would've made a difference.

Unfortunately the reverse is usually true; Eos brings nothing but more healing and magic mitigation, which is useless if you are perfectly fine without it. More DPS, even if marginal, is always preferred.

When I first started playing, I was of the same opinion about Eos vs. Selene, but I eventually realized why many players favored the latter for most situations.