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    Player
    Vid's Avatar
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    Jun 2013
    Location
    Limsa Lominsa
    Posts
    235
    Character
    Iggi Wunohwun
    World
    Sargatanas
    Main Class
    Machinist Lv 90
    So this is what I've tested.

    Current Gear (base stats no buffs):

    500 Mind
    304 Determination
    395 Spell Speed

    Cure 1 range: 1049 to 1113
    Cure 1 cast time: 1.96


    Spell speed gear (again no buffs):

    500 Mind
    261 Determination
    461 Spell Speed

    Cure 1 Range: 1027 to 1090
    Cure 1 Cast Time: 1.91

    Now I don't have the optimal amount of gear for spell speed, I got most of the gear that adds Determination and crit because I felt that spell speed had little relevance once I got used to the fights in the game. I could see myself maybe getting 1.85 cast time (maybe even lower) with full spell speed gear at the cost of a lot of determination. Although as it stands, I don't notice enough of a difference in casting times between my spell speed setup and my determination setup. At the same time the amount healed isn't that much different either, but I do love getting over 1.1K heals.

    You can argue that with current gear neither one really adds that much of a difference, which I believe is true, so it really just depends on preference. I personally prefer Determination over Spell Speed mostly due to the fact I like bigger heals and bigger Regen ticks. I also feel crit is useful for a secondary stat because Regen can in fact crit. Although in most end-game fights it won't make that much of a difference, and without knowing exactly what my % is to crit I feel its not nearly as useful. I'm not about to spend hours with the combat logs to try and figure out my crit %.

    Just my 2 cents though, as others have said, spell speed loses its luster after you become more familiar with fights and get the timing down.

    Edit:

    Party buffed which boosts my Mind up to 515 puts my Cure 1 at a range of 1082 to 1146. So would suggest you get Mind above all else even if the secondary stats aren't ideal for you.
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    Last edited by Vid; 03-05-2014 at 12:21 PM.