What good is accuracy??

[Starplayer]

Is it me or is this stat literally worthless? I never seem to miss so why even have this stat? Other than for relic pre-reqs, the accuracy materia is worthless. Am I missing something?

[Atreides]

Right, Accuracy is worthless until Coil where you need at last 470.

[verily]

This is like saying i90 gear is pointless because you never needed it to beat Ifrit (hard).

[SinisterJoint]

accuracy affects your dmg output. Just because you are hitting the mob, you may not be hitting it for the full potential. Example -- You do 5 attacks and they range from 75 - 200dmg. That is because your accuracy sucks.

More accuracy = more consistent numbers.

What the hell did I just read.

go test it yourself. DO a range of attacks with low accuracy, than with cap accuracy. You will see for yourself

you're taking something off other than accuracy if that's happening. Accuracy is simply missing or not missing. it doesn't modify damage (meaning it doesn't make an attack that lands do less damage). Having low accuracy reduces your damage by causing you to not land some of your attacks. which is what accuracy generally means in the first place...

just explained it wrong, 15hours @ work + vicodin = dyslexic verbage

[Sephirah]

Right, Accuracy is worthless until Coil where you need at last 470.

472 for turns 1-4
482 for turn 5

[EmSix]

accuracy affects your dmg output. Just because you are hitting the mob, you may not be hitting it for the full potential. Example -- You do 5 attacks and they range from 75 - 200dmg. That is because your accuracy sucks.

More accuracy = more consistent numbers.

What the hell did I just read.

[Starplayer]

What the hell did I just read.

This.

I don't know for sure, that's why I'm asking, but the in-game description of accuracy doesn't say about a damage range, just that it affects how often you hit the mob. So far, I've had zero use for it. Granted I haven't done coil yet but even still - a stat that's only useful for 1% of the entire game?

[Esmian]

What the hell did I just read.

This though.

[Teleniel]

try to hit a level 30 enemy at level 21, see how often you actually land every attack. Accuracy matters, but only when fighting content higher level (and at 50 ilevel) than you are.

[Reiterpallasch]

What the hell did I just read.

Clearly, having higher accuracy allows you a better chance at hitting a mobs weak point for more damage, such as gaps in armor and the like! <_<