Seeing Red - A Complete Red Mage Guide

[JMadFour]

I feel like there needs to be a Crystal or something on the Left and Right of the Balance Meter, for Verstone and Verfire Ready.

Overall, I really like the playstyle of the RDM and I'm probably gonna make it my main(switching from MCH), even after the inevitable nerf.

the proc-based spell weaving between Jolt/Verstone/Verfire and dualcast Aero/Thunder is..FUN. lots and lots of FUN.

I'm enjoying the basic gameplay of the RDM a lot more than I imagined I would, and I haven't even really gotten to the utility and stuff, I'm still in my early 50s.

[GospelVhae]

By the way, dunno if anyone here knows or would be interested but I stumbled on a Macro that is working wonders for me. Got the idea from when we had Thunder 3/Thunder 2 macros for Blackmage.

/micon Jolt
/ac Impact <t>
/ac Jolt <t>

Seeing as there is NO reason to not use impact over Jolt, this will use Impact every time it is up. If it can't it will use Jolt II, tested it out in a 70 dungeon with no errors or slow downs that I could see. You will get a constant error about "Cant cast during" but eh.

Thanks for this! I totally forgot this was a thing. I use something similar for Dragoon

/macroicon "Fang and Claw"
/ac "Fang and Claw"
/ac "Wheeling Thrust"

[xyaie]

It's definitely easier to use macros like that, however you still face the queuing error (half a sec before and after of it not recognizing any other commands). For some people that will result in a net improvement, as opposed to pressing the wrong button, but macros in your rotation are always advised against.

[Kacho_Nacho]

By the way, dunno if anyone here knows or would be interested but I stumbled on a Macro that is working wonders for me. Got the idea from when we had Thunder 3/Thunder 2 macros for Blackmage.

/micon Jolt
/ac Impact <t>
/ac Jolt <t>

Seeing as there is NO reason to not use impact over Jolt, this will use Impact every time it is up. If it can't it will use Jolt II, tested it out in a 70 dungeon with no errors or slow downs that I could see. You will get a constant error about "Cant cast during" but eh.

Thanks, Rena. I'll give it a whirl.

[KilimYolo]

This macro can be improved:
https://www.reddit.com/r/ffxiv/comme...on_this_macro/
Therefore avoid constant errors.

[xyaie]

preliminary napkin math off what i have available. Basing it PURELY off just jolt.
This is not stat weights (directly), it's potency per second increase as i dont know the value of int

this is not "for the class", it's done off 1 spell. going to take a lot more work to factor in this all for our rotation. skillspeed is overvalued because of this.

TL: DR
DH: .0118
SS: .0111
CRIT: .0109
DET: .0107

basis:
Crit:
(((200 * Crit-CritBase)/2170)+50)/10= crit rate
(((200 * Crit-CritBase)/2170)+400)/10= crit damage
(base is 364)
source: https://www.reddit.com/r/ffxiv/comme...hance/djaaslc/

DH:
37.5 = 1% (after 364)


SS:
66.7 = .01s off GCD (after 381)


DET:
172 = 1%
source (DH SS DET): https://www.reddit.com/r/ffxiv/comme...rect_hit_data/

Math:

With my current stats that would mean:
1458 crit
15.08% = crit rate
1.5008 crit damage
1427 DH
28.35% DH chance
972 SS
.0886 seconds off global
895 det
5.2% damage

SO with all of that
jolt is normally 2.5s, 240 potency = 96 potency per second
modified by the above:
4.28% chance of direct crit = 450 (1.5008 * 1.25 = 1.876)
10.8% chance to crit = 360
24.07% chance to DH = 300
60.85% chance to hit = 240
19.26+38.88+72.21+146.04= 276.39
276.39*1.052 = 290.76
global = 2.5 - .0886 = 2.4114
290/2.4114 = 120.26 PPS

adding 80 crit:
15.82% chance
1.5082 crit damage

4.485 chance to DCH = 452
11.335 chance to CH = 362
23.865 chance to DH = 300
60.315 chance to hit = 240
20.27+41.03+71.6+144.76 = 277.656
277.656*1.052 = 292.09
global set to 2.4114
292.09/2.4114 = 121.13 PPS
80 crit = .87 PPS increase
1 crit = .010875 PPS

adding 80 DH (to the base)
= 30.48% chance to DH

4.6% chance to DCH = 450.24
10.48% chance to crit = 360.19
25.88% chance to DH = 300
59.04% chance to hit = 240
20.71+37.75+77.64+141.7 = 277.8
277.8*1.052 = 292.25
292.25/2.4114 = 121.2
80 DH = .94
1 DH = .01175PPS

adding 80 SS
= 2.4s GCD
290.76/2.4 = 121.15
80 SS = .89 PPS
1 SS = .011125 PPS

adding 80 det
= 5.67
276.39*1.0567 = 292.06
292.06/2.4114 = 121.116 PPS
80 det = .856 pps increase
1 det = .0107 PPS

DH: .0118
SS: .0111
CRIT: .0109
DET: .0107

ALL OF THIS IS ALL FROM THE ABOVE SOURCES's FORMULAS
THIS IS ALSO ALL NAPKIN MATH DONE WITH A HANDY DANDY CALCULATOR AT 8:30 AM BECAUSE I COULDN'T SLEEP DUE TO A NEIGHBOR MOWING THEIR LAWN

i'd still shy away from skillspeed, however this would mean DH > crit, which is the opposite of what i've heard

[Mikaeus_The_Lunarch]

As an ast main and levelling rdm, what cards are recommended beyond the obligatory balance? I've had asts give me arrow, but I feel like arrows just better on other jobs. Spear definitely seems good with a lil coordination though

Not saying rdm doesn't benefit from arrows, just that 9 times outtta 10, I'll give an arrow to other jobs like blm

[GospelVhae]

Spears and Balance only, really.

Arrows are better given to SAMs for double/triple Midare Satsugekka

[Maero]

We sill do not yet know enough to base what stats are best, myself i truly think it is Crit> DH> Maybe SS?
Reading descriptions however does still make me wonder about if spell speed is beneficial so i melded some to try

[xyaie]

We sill do not yet know enough to base what stats are best, myself i truly think it is Crit> DH> Maybe SS?
Reading descriptions however does still make me wonder about if spell speed is beneficial so i melded some to try

Don't take it as law yet, but i did some math exactly 3 post before yours. End result for just how potent a stat is for an ability flat:

TL: DR
DH: .0118
SS: .0111
CRIT: .0109
DET: .0107

that said, spell speed is likely lower, and likely the worst for us as it does 0 to effect your melee abilities. if a flat 15% of our time is spent doing abilities that in no way are modified by spell speed that would leave it lower than det @.009435