Quote Originally Posted by Velev View Post
I'm not sure if you also noticed the delay on the Ex weapon compared to the relic +1.

I currently use the Ex weap since the delay is less and of course it it's nice to have that crit.
... ... You do realize that the weapon delay only affects auto attacks...not your Cast speed or GCD lol, so with losing the 37 spell speed both are increased, not decreased.

Anyway, I was initially excited when I saw the det/crit like everyone else, so I bought the Elder Staff first, thinking to replace my Zenith. Sadly, Ive tried it out on lots of fights (All EXs, Coil 1-5, etc) and was very disappointed to find that I do significantly less dmg using it. I was originally stacking crit/det, but since noticing the the DPS increase from Zenith over Elder, I switched out all my equipment to Spell Speed, and do more DPS than I ever have.

So, in my experienced (and what any DPS calculator will tell you) Spell Speed is King, no BLM with equal ilvl wielding an Elder Staff has equaled my DMG, let alone exceeded it. I guess its fine as a place holder for allagan, but if you aren't in a group downing T5, and want to maximize your DPS, go with Zenith.