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    DPS on Mage weapons?

    I haven't looked too much into the way the new weapon setup works, but my question is for Mage DDs, do we care about "Magic Damage" "DPS" "Delay" "Auto-Attack" or just the stats (INT,etc) along with it?

    In 1.0 it was pretty broken and the best thing was a one handed and a shield with good stats. I assume the biggest thing we want now is "Magic Damage" followed by INT, just curious if anyone can share a link to explanations on how it works in 2.0



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    Ehran Lahr
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    You care about INT, spellspeed, crit, magic damage.
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    Last edited by ActiveLink; 08-24-2013 at 05:56 AM.

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    Diesel Power
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    Yeah, they have a 'magic damage' or 'magic attack' stat on them, that does actually factor in, never tried to work out how much, but they do have an effect.
    (changing from a lv10 to a lv15 pink weapon from sastasha GREATLY increased my heals on CNJ).
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    Mrv Light
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    you care about Magic Damage

    dps/delay/autoattack are pretty meaningless (unless you intend to walk up and melee the mobs instead of casting at them?)
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    Quote Originally Posted by ActiveLink View Post
    You care about INT, spellspeed, crit. "Magic damage" is not a stat you get on equipment.
    It is a stat on weapons only- it determines auto attack damage (but it might also factor in to spell damage calculations)

    What about general spell damage ie Fire 3?
    That's what I'm talking about when I say "spell damage calculations." In other words, the magic damage on a weapon does play a role in how strong your spells are.
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    Last edited by Alhanelem; 08-24-2013 at 06:01 AM.

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    Quote Originally Posted by ActiveLink View Post
    You care about INT, spellspeed, crit. "Magic damage" is not a stat you get on equipment.
    Not true http://xivdb.com/?item/2140/Stardust-Rod
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    Quote Originally Posted by Vmage View Post
    you care about Magic Damage

    dps/delay/autoattack are pretty meaningless (unless you intend to walk up and melee the mobs instead of casting at them?)
    Quote Originally Posted by Alhanelem View Post
    It is a stat on weapons only- it determines auto attack damage (but it might also factor in to spell damage calculations)
    What about general spell damage ie Fire 3?
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    Yoso Carrasco
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    Magic Damage factors into all spells, healing, nuking, HoTs, and DoTs.

    It's why changing weapons is so noticeable whereas simply getting more INT or MND gear is a bit more gradual, and also fixes the issue 1.0 had where there was no reason to upgrade your weapon until level 50.
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    Zenny Zimba
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    A Mage's weapon is EXTREMELY vital to their overall Damage Output. Honestly you want to focus on getting the most powerful Weapon possible with the highest Item Level you can grab. Then local items with high Intel and even high Crit Rate. This is what really matters in DPS.
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    The magic damage is the most important part of the weapon. I'd say it's the most important part of your gear in general too. This is easily observed by upgrading your weapon and seeing the power of your spells make very noticeable leaps in effectiveness.
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