Recommended materia for sch?

[F_Maximillian]

Why would you say Determination is not useless "yet?" What do you mean by that?

Det appears to scale linearly while crit gets exponentially better the more of it you have. As our substat caps increase we'll get more use out of crit than det.

[Tanama]

Is one Savage Aim VI enough to unlock Direct hits?

[Tridus]

Is one Savage Aim VI enough to unlock Direct hits?

Should be, but the rate of them happening is so low at that value that it's a rounding error.

[Jonnycbad]

Will crit be less valuable now that non-crit adlo gives a 150% shield, while crit is 200% shield? Crit heals result in a lot of overhealing, too.

[era1Ne]

Why would you say Determination is not useless "yet?" What do you mean by that?

Stats don't scale similar in this game. F_Maximillian explained very well, why crit gets better and better compared to det.

Det appears to scale linearly while crit gets exponentially better the more of it you have. As our substat caps increase we'll get more use out of crit than det.

Is one Savage Aim VI enough to unlock Direct hits?

You need about 4 points direct hit.

Will crit be less valuable now that non-crit adlo gives a 150% shield, while crit is 200% shield? Crit heals result in a lot of overhealing, too.

Overhealing doesn't matter in this case, because if you see an crit adlo you adjust an heal less, which gives both healers more time to dps. Personally, i'd go crit all day for scholar and this change won't effect that. I try to heal with my fairy and indom most of the time anyway and reduce my shields usage. Besides, crit is good for dmg aswell.

Edit: You got the changes wrong. Adlo and succor both cost less mana as of 4.1, but only succor got an potency buff. From 100% shield to 150%. At least thats what we know so far.

[Riyshn]

Will crit be less valuable now that non-crit adlo gives a 150% shield, while crit is 200% shield? Crit heals result in a lot of overhealing, too.

Um, source? Where was it said that Adlo's shield is being changed? I only saw for Succor. And even if it is, the current text of the spell is "when critical HP is restored, damage nullification is doubled", so unless they're changing that as well, crit shields would become 300% of heal, not 200%.

[Ametrine]

Thank you for the DET explanation. So, does DET grow on a curve? I recall some players talking about Tenacity growing that way and that this kind of growth is why it's crap right now, but might be OP by 5.x... But it's all greek to me right now since I never melded much.

Adlo's only buff is an MP cost decrease.