Black Mage Sanctuary - A Guide to DPS

[RyeMinx]

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There is RARELY ever a time the extra pentamelded stats are better for DPS than the higher main stat. This is more common with tanks who could pentameld STR, we can't do that. Based on suggested current stat knowledge, CH is really bad, and doesn't start getting good until over 2000 CH... which is tough to do. Det is alright, but still not enough to compensate for losing so much INT. The stat weights on Ariyala's are from last tier, and are extremely wrong for this tier since they re-balanced secondary stats. Stat weights for SS are now equal to about .167 (best estimates), where it used to be .283.

Even if there was an ornate belt (which there isn't) that allowed for 5 materia 6s, the belt still probably wouldn't beat the Omega belt. It does seem to slightly beat out the creation belt, but not by much. Just stick with the 340 gear.

[waifugenerator]

BLM feels almost... complete? Like at this point I wouldn't mind if we never got any new skills. I've played BLM since 2.xx and this is the best it has felt so far IMO

[Makrar]

I think BLM is pretty much complete. I would like Umbral Hearts to have 6 charges instead of 3 and Transpose CD to be reduced by 2 seconds to give a little leeway in using it to keep foul ticking but that's about it in regards to Mechanics. Maaaybe Scathe gets a big buff or something.

[Shiroe]

blm UHearts still feels broken.., if I dont use a pot or there is no TA, not sure ill even start with b3, instead start with f3...

and losing astral / enochian when casting f1 under any ice astral, feels odd..

would still like to see a possible (3-) caster meta, parallel to the years long melee/ physical meta.., but as the casters are now, its not possible... (and as blm, you have to prove you are capable for good deeps, rdm doesnt need that, for some savage pfs or statics)

[Realfoxy]

OK is it just me or is the 4.05 rotation ridiculously impractical? It seems nearly impossible to fit in a proc or Foul without dropping Enochian.

[Gwaeron89]

Not sure what you mean. Foul is used during umbral phase along with t3, there's more than enough time to fit it in. If its not ready yet just cast single t3 and switch back to astral, or if mana tick is a issuea add b4 on top of that.

[Maero]

I jut hit 70 on BLM a few minutes a go what stats should I be going for?ive been told speed speed in about chat so I just slotted as much spell speed as I can and crit the rest

That would be correct, Spell Speed is still number one, after this i still think it is a debate between Crit and Direct Hit

[Remedi]

BLM feels almost... complete? Like at this point I wouldn't mind if we never got any new skills. I've played BLM since 2.xx and this is the best it has felt so far IMO

I think they might add more polyglot related spells or enochian tier spells in the future. I kinda think that the new UI is a starting point rather than an arrival

[Galvuu]

OK is it just me or is the 4.05 rotation ridiculously impractical? It seems nearly impossible to fit in a proc or Foul without dropping Enochian.

Huh. After 4.05 I can fit procs/Foul fine in AF, actually.
It's either your latency or your spell speed failing you.

[Shiroe]

anyone know FOR SURE if: determination > critical hit

or not..., no speculations or melee crit tests that show you need +2600 crit etc... but REAL blm stat weights at 4.0 / 4.06?