Quote Originally Posted by repoe View Post
Crit affects rate as well as critical damage as of 3.0
Pre expansion it only affected the rate
Yes but the amount it raises changed DRASTICALLY.

current crit tests show a base crit rate naked of 4.95%. It takes roughly 430 additional crit in gear to increase that rate by 0.1%.

354 crit (naked). 4.95% Crit rate.
784 crit (base+430). 5.05% Crit rate.
4654 crit (base+4300). 5.95% Crit rate.

Yes crit raises proc rate. But at mind boglingly miniscule amounts.

Forget what you know about 2.x stats. They have drastically changed. The real benefit is in crit damage.

The same 430 crit raises damage from 1.448x damage (naked) to 1.5448x damage.

430 crit raises rate by 0.1% and damage multiplier by 0.1 (which is about a 7% increase in crit damage). That's where crits value is.

If you are a job like sch or pld you will be stuck with that 5% Crit rate. Raising crit will only increase damage of 5% of your attacks. Pretty weak. If you are a bard or mnk woth crit rate abilities and force crit moves (boot shine, straighter shot etc) then that 7% Crit boost will pay off a lot more.

Don't just blindly follow 2.x stat mantras. Times have changed.