The new Spear card vs the Arrow...which one?

[Ilian]

You can't really compare them like that, though.

You're describing diminishing returns which exists for both Crit and SS but to a different degree. SS is better when stacked to a point, but eventually has diminishing returns as well. The exact stat weights and soft/hard caps haven't been updated yet as far as I know.

The way I'm comparing them is exactly what you are saying. I'm saying its 3.3% Crit vs 5% SS when you control for duration. So for any given class/current gear stats, all you have to decide on is 3.3% crit better for me than 5% SS. For most classes it seems like the answer right now is yes.

[Lyrica_Ashtine]

You're describing diminishing returns which exists for both Crit and SS but to a different degree. SS is better when stacked to a point, but eventually has diminishing returns as well. The exact stat weights and soft/hard caps haven't been updated yet as far as I know.

The way I'm comparing them is exactly what you are saying. I'm saying its 3.3% Crit vs 5% SS when you control for duration. So for any given class/current gear stats, all you have to decide on is 3.3% crit better for me than 5% SS. For most classes it seems like the answer right now is yes.

I'm not talking about diminishing returns, though. Which doesn't seem to be a thing with (secondary) stats in Final Fantasy XIV anyway. And I'm not sure what you're trying to tell me/us with that second paragraph

[Ilian]

I'm not talking about diminishing returns, though. Which doesn't seem to be a thing with (secondary) stats in Final Fantasy XIV anyway. And I'm not sure what you're trying to tell me/us with that second paragraph

The more crit you have, the less each additional crit chance is worth to a point. If you have 100% chance to crit already, additional crit is worth nothing. That is literally diminishing returns. The second paragraph is just to provide an easy way of looking at Spear vs Arrow. Its 3.3% crit vs 5% SS and you can decide for yourself which one is better. Not sure how to word it any other way.