Is DPS food even worth using?

[Itseotle]

Honestly I don't see any difference between using 2 star risotto food over not using in regards to DPS.

Aforementioned food gives a paltry +15 det for my MNK which would increase my DPS by practically nothing.

So, would the best food to use be the ones that the main stat buff is Vit? just to give that extra couple hundred HP. Over DPS food which, practically, gives no real tangible benefit or boost.

My groups first T8 kill happened at 11:05 combat time. Imagine what would have happened if none of us used food.

[Orophin]

It comes down to whether or not it makes an impact on the overall outcome of the fight. 1 second too short on killing that green golem before the color swap in T9? Didn't push Allagan Field before the 3rd set of towers? Then yeah, you should have probably used food. Otherwise, probably not a huge deal.

If anything, I like the VIT gains to ease the pain of Megaflare and such.

[Atreides]

Even after progression I see no reason not to min-max and use food.
I mean 2 food per week for 6-9 is not going to get you broke.

[Dwill]

Even after progression I see no reason not to min-max and use food.
I mean 2 food per week for 6-9 is not going to get you broke.

Using Cactaur's price at ~1500 for a HQ Buttons, it would be 9,000 gil per raid nights, assuming 3 hours a night at 3 raiding nights for progression so 27,000 gil per week which is hinestly nothing. For people who have everything on farm and can clear it within one raid night, that number becomes much more little at around 6,000 gil per week if you take two hours to clear the whole thing.

And that's if you buy them. If you get them crafted, the number becomes a joke at this point.

Really cheap cost -> gain ratio right there if you ask me.

[Alistaire]

I pop food for everything. Of course that might be from my stack of boiled eggs for 5g from vendor, but yeah, why not? (and yeah, more serious food for more serious stuff of course)

Sidenote: Bugs me that so many fc's live and die by the food duration buff. Such a minute boost to such a minute cost.

[Ihm]

I pop food for everything. Of course that might be from my stack of boiled eggs for 5g from vendor, but yeah, why not? (and yeah, more serious food for more serious stuff of course)

Sidenote: Bugs me that so many fc's live and die by the food duration buff. Such a minute boost to such a minute cost.

Food and Spiritbond, nothing other FC buffs are useful anyway.

[AlternativeOne]

I use food all the time on every job. I have at least 20 deviled eggs and buttons in my inventory all the time. I keep crafting mats stored so when time allows I make about 40-50 of each. Use to use pastry fish on my healers but i use deviled egg on sch now and pons cake on whm. Maybe it's because i can make it myself but I use food for everything.