POTD CAST SPEED

[Pyroxene]

How do I boost it? WHM spell holy is too slow yet I see others cast much faster. even without use of pom or swiftcast. I have 99 gear and 94 weapon.

[ServerCollaps]

presence of mind probably

[Pyroxene]

I see others cast much faster. even without use of pom or swiftcast.

I addressed that point already

[Iscah]

I read "pom" as being short for pomander, in the context of PotD. I would read "PoM" as Prescence of Mind. Capital letters help it looks like an acronym.

(Granted, on further thought I don't think there's a speed-boosting pomander. But it's still what I thought of first.)

[Fredco191]

I misread pom and almost died.

[BillyKaplan]

The only thing I can think of is the weapon levels, but it doesn't sound right. Next time you see someone casting that much faster than you, check their gear to see if that's the case.
Also, I'm assuming you are speaking of other WHMs and Holy. Other jobs, other spells, casting times will be different.

[KaivaC]

Would the spell speed on normal gear affect PoTD casting speed, though? I've never personally seen that. Could be that the WHM's that OP is referring to make liberal use of PoM and Swiftcast. Or that they have the same spell speed, just that the full animation doesn't show up on OP's screen due to latency.

[Vulcwen]

Would the spell speed on normal gear affect PoTD casting speed, though? I've never personally seen that. Could be that the WHM's that OP is referring to make liberal use of PoM and Swiftcast. Or that they have the same spell speed, just that the full animation doesn't show up on OP's screen due to latency.

I believe food still affects it, but it'd not be a massive difference.

[Iscah]

Just a thought - are you waiting until the spell animation ends before starting to cast your next spell? If so, you don't need to. As soon as the cast bar vanishes from your screen, you can cast again.

It took me a little while to work that out, since it's not instinctive when your character is still theoretically occupied with the spell as it goes off - but the game doesn't see it that way.

[Pyroxene]

Thats what Ive been wondering, does the gear a player wears outside POTD effect inside at all? I thought all outside bonuses were removes and replacex with whatever bonus you get from the aetherpool gear. Ive made careful note of how other WHMs use swiftcast and presence of mind, yet even without using these skills their holy spell (and a few others) finish casting a lot faster. I also use foods inside, not sure if that effects my speeds any or if its placebo. I just cant match their speeds. Maybe if Im lucky enough to get a 99 weapon?
Edit: I also recast as soon as my hotbar allows me to, not so much the animation