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    Thunda_Cat_SMASH's Avatar
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    Ninja stat optimization

    So, I've been gearing up my ninja in anticipation of hitting FCoB and I've been wondering what stats to focus on. So far I've been focusing mostly on determination while making sure I have enough accuracy but everyone tells me I should focus skill speed, butthat just feels like iit'll cause problems during long fights even with invigorate. Thoughts would be appreciated!
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    Aria Placida
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    Quote Originally Posted by Thunda_Cat_SMASH View Post
    So, I've been gearing up my ninja in anticipation of hitting FCoB and I've been wondering what stats to focus on. So far I've been focusing mostly on determination while making sure I have enough accuracy but everyone tells me I should focus skill speed, butthat just feels like iit'll cause problems during long fights even with invigorate. Thoughts would be appreciated!
    Skill speed is our least useful stat. Point for point, Det wins, but you'll basically wind up with a det/crit split and a splash of skill speed.
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    Player Kaze3434's Avatar
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    Rumina Asou
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    Quote Originally Posted by Viridiana View Post
    Skill speed is our least useful stat. Point for point, Det wins, but you'll basically wind up with a det/crit split and a splash of skill speed.
    not entirely true. as ninja you wanna have enough skill speed to make huton put you as close to 2 second gcd as possible. the crit/det tho is true.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Kaze3434 View Post
    not entirely true. as ninja you wanna have enough skill speed to make huton put you as close to 2 second gcd as possible. the crit/det tho is true.
    Ehh. . .it does simplify the rotation timing. That said, whoever's telling the OP to focus SS is still wrong.
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    Skill speed loses all of its value the moment you become TP starved. Only way it may have value equivalent to crit/det is if another ninja is in the party or if brd is gimping themselves to play paeon. Even then ninjutsus already cut into your gcd, why in the world would you want to cut into your gcd even more?(@those telling this guy to go for ss) I have 468ss and its literally the worst thing ever and i cant wait to replace my gear.

    Scenarios in current coils with 468ss:
    T10 - TP starvation
    T11- TP starvation
    T12 - enough breaks to avoid TP starvation
    T13 - a fight in which if you luck out by not getting earthshakers in last phase actually sucks if you have too much skill speed.

    Go for crit/det
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    Last edited by Houston009; 12-28-2014 at 12:14 PM.

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    A'lyhhia Tahz
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    TP starvation is going to happen regardless of how much Skill Speed you have. Long fights are what makes people starve for TP. All a high Skill Speed does is make you run out of TP exactly 1-2 GCDs sooner.
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    Player Houston009's Avatar
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    So if Skill Speed is suppose to make me attack faster, but then i'm forced to stop fighting sooner because of it, that means I gained nothing from it.

    btw GCD w/o any SS is 2.12s, w/ 468(the amount i have) its 2.02. Far more than just two GCDs earlier xD
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