As a Paladin: Speedrunning and Enmity

[Synra]

PLDs might barely be able to hold all those enemies, but we have always known that it was much more of a single target tank. Flash is meant to be a helper for establishing initial threat, not a solution to AOE tanking.

I think what a lot of people are forgetting is how stats work. With a WAR, every single attack you have is classified as a melee attack. Melee means it benefits from your strength. More damage = more threat. But for a Paladin, Flash isn't a melee attack, it's an offensive spell. That means it uses your Intelligence, not STR. That's why we all see such a huge difference between the threat we get off of Overpower compared to Flash. Shield Oath gives a huge improvement to flash when you get to 40, but the more you gear up at 50, the gap between overpower and flash just grows larger and larger. It's a bit of a design flaw that will become more and more apparent the further we progress.

[Muzy]

But for a Paladin, Flash isn't a melee attack, it's an offensive spell. That means it uses your Intelligence, not STR. That's why we all see such a huge difference between the threat we get off of Overpower compared to Flash. Shield Oath gives a huge improvement to flash when you get to 40, but the more you gear up at 50, the gap between overpower and flash just grows larger and larger. It's a bit of a design flaw that will become more and more apparent the further we progress.

So much misinformation. So much.

Flash is based off of Attack Power, not magic attack, not weapon damage. So FoF does NOT affect it, on the other hand, Berserk(Which is +50% Attack Power) does affect it. So STR(which increases attack power, btw) does increase it. THE MORE YOU KNOW!