Quote Originally Posted by Fannah View Post
Hello everyone
I play mainly MCH for now, and I'm wondering why people I read say we need Direct Hit in priority then Det or Crit as MCH (depending on each players to know what's better between Crit or Det, it seems)?
It just makes no sense to me at the first sight to explain what a class needs in priority (skill speed and spell speed aside).

Is it just that D.Hit is too powerful overall, or there is something else to take in count?
Generally, yes. Direct Hit is a pretty darn powerful stat due to its much higher stability point per point versus Crit, but certain classes will want Crit more than DH. The most noteworthy examples are Bard and Monk, whose mechanics require crits to work and activate. For Bard, it's to work with Repertoire, and for Monk, it's to generate Chakras.

Black Mage is one of the few classes in FFXIV that REALLY wants speed above all else because of how our casts are slower than the GCD.