Quote Originally Posted by eagledorf View Post
On DRK, no amount of SkS will get you any benefit in terms of getting a skill under Delirium, you get 5 BS no matter your SkS (even at 0). On PLD, you could get Riot Blade under FoF at a certain level, but it's not really worth pursuing it because of how terrible SkS is on PLD elsewhere.

GNB, not entirely sure. It throws you off from No Mercy, but it might still be worth it with the increase in gauge.
to clarify, you need "enough" SkS to even operate during no mercy (1300 for 2.40s GCD), and going a LITTLE faster (2.39 or 2.38) gives you a TINY bit of safety net to ENSURE you get your final burst strike during a no mercy window.

so while going TOO fast is bad for GNB, you need quite a lot of it before it starts seriously screwing your no mercy.
The true issue isnt no mercy- its becoming Cartridge positive and misaligning your gnashing fang; 2.40s already moves it a GCD off and forces a burst strike to fix it