So RDM and SpellSpeed...

[Rongway]

RDM having instant casts is NOT the reason we avoid spell speed. BLM has a ton of instant casts, and they love it!

You're misinterpreting BLM. The reason BLM likes spell speed is that every single offensive action is on the GCD, instant or not. 30~35% of RDM damage is done either oGCD or via weaponskills. That is the difference; not that one has more "instant" casts than the other.

[Gruntler]

You're misinterpreting BLM. The reason BLM likes spell speed is that every single offensive action is on the GCD, instant or not. 30~35% of RDM damage is done either oGCD or via weaponskills. That is the difference; not that one has more "instant" casts than the other.

1) I was addressing the idea that instant casts reduce the value of spellspeed. BLM Instant cast a -lot- more than people think, and they love spell speed, as the only damage that isn't really affected by it is their Xenoglossy timer. That's not a misinterpretation; that's saying 'BLM has instas and also loves spell speed, so instas are not the reason one would not want spell speed.' Which is true.

2) I know that 30-35% of RDM is unaffected by skillspeed, you'll notice I mention that in the very post you quoted:

1) Fleche, Contre Sixte, Enchanted Riposte/Zwerchau/Redoublement, Enchanted Reprise, Engagement, Displacement, and Corps-a-corps are -completely- unaffected by spell speed. This is over a third of your damage output, so having a stat that does not help 1/3 of your damage is going to heavily devalue that stat.

1/3 being calculated by looking at my own parses and pulling out a calculator and coming to approximately 1/3. Close enough to make the point.