i did a bit of limit break damage testing.

[o3o]

from what i got....

melee limit break is 50% stronger then mage limit

ranged limit is 10% weaker then mage limit.

ranged limit being the weakest while everyone thought it was between melee and mage damage but its atually the weakest out of the 3

Tested with the same party 3 times in the 3rd floor of Alexander. Using each of the limits to test thier damage while getting our drops for the week.

just putting this out here XD seems everyone assumed ranged limit was stronger.

[Arkanethered]

This info isn't going to stop every brd / mch from spamming it as soon as the bar is full.

[o3o]

This info isn't going to stop every brd / mch from spamming it as soon as the bar is full.

this is true. but eventually people will figure that out for themselves. never stopped obnoxious mages from limiting even if a melee was there.

[Reinfeld]

This info isn't going to stop every brd / mch from spamming it as soon as the bar is full.

I'm going to assume you're only talking about at the final boss? It's stupid when people expect me to let the LB sit there full for 60% of the run when it can be used to speed up the clear, or when they get mad at me for using it on a pull with 6 mobs right before the boss because "we need it for Lady Amadine."

[Fantasy9]

I only use the LB if there is no melee to use theirs.

[Squa]

mage/bard limit break is AOE

[fanservice]

mage/bard limit break is AOE

Longer attack range, but narrow.

It's easier to hit more targets with the mage LB, so why does it do more damage than the narrow ranged LB? That honestly makes no sense to me.

on top of the mage limit being easier to aim since you do not need to adjust your character to line up the targets.

That's what I'm saying!

[Underdog2204]

Longer attack range, but narrow.

It's easier to hit more targets with the mage LB, so why does it do more damage than the narrow ranged LB? That honestly makes no sense to me.

Last I knew it was based on weapon damage and your level and BRD/MCH have the lowest weapon damage in the game by quite a large margin.

It really could do with being slighty increased imo.

Dex ranged are just getting screwed over atm it seems.

[Malevicton]

Last I knew it was based on weapon damage and your level and BRD/MCH have the lowest weapon damage in the game by quite a large margin.

It's based on the group's average weapon dmg (Edit - or weap ilvl actually i think), not the one casting the lb.

[Gamer3427]

Last I knew it was based on weapon damage and your level

Actually, it's based on the average iLevel of the party if I'm not mistaken. I'm curious to see the OP's testing data, because if the party composition wasn't the exact same each time, (IE: Same players, and no one upgraded any gear or equipped lower gear for spirit bonding), then their test data is flawed....

That being said, as a MCH, I only LB if either the situation calls for it, (IE: Adds are spread out and need to be killed, but I can line it up to hit the boss as well), or if we reach the point that it's pointless to save the LB but no one uses it because they're so used to someone else using it, (IE: LB will kill the boss, and we'll have more than enough time to recharge the bar before the next one). It's rare that I'm not in a party with a melee of some kind though, so for the most part my LB goes unused....