Apocalypse Nigh BCNM Speculation

[Makaveli]

id get Static but i rarely MB anymore, usually im solo on BLM or nuking stuff with no MB, sometimes there is a sc on a Fafhogg or Tiamat etc but i think the Magnetic would be an overall better choice.

[Suci]

So ? how much does the blm af2 hands give damage wise on MBs?

[Krandor]

So ? how much does the blm af2 hands give damage wise on MBs?

I think it's +7 MAB on Magic Bursts

[Banigaru]

well, since it's ice day and I bummed off my friend party, i only had water 4 to test with, i tested against phantom +1, and had 1195 water 4 with earring and 1154 with phantom +1, so 41 dmg, figuer that 2 int is about 12 dmg and you come out with like...4-6% MAB. Pretty good I think

[Jazelon]

Someone needs to do tests on the MB earring. I doubt it would give the same bonus as the af2 gloves.

I'm leaning more towards the MP+20 Conserve MP+5, but that's because I'm leveling another mage job.

[Suci]

well, since it's ice day and I bummed off my friend party, i only had water 4 to test with, i tested against phantom +1, and had 1195 water 4 with earring and 1154 with phantom +1, so 41 dmg, figuer that 2 int is about 12 dmg and you come out with like...4-6% MAB. Pretty good I think

for the above poster

[Arvin]

Nothing really good for melee... so I'm getting ethereal for drg/whm solo. ;x

no joke, this shit is rly good for that. D:

[FFXIFlux]

I'd really be interested in seeing how well something like +5 conserve MP helps on a job that doesn't have conserve MP, if at all. Like WHM/SMN or RDM/WHM. I think that could really make that earring a winner if it's decent. Wonder how the "sword" enhancement works... be good with Kraken maybe... and the 3% mp, does it round up, will 1 damage give you 1 MP? Tough choices.

[NynJa]

and the 3% mp, does it round up, will 1 damage give you 1 MP? Tough choices.

Try it out with one of those stupid HP/MP+1% eggs.

[Kurp]

Nothing really good for melee... so I'm getting ethereal for drg/whm solo. ;x

no joke, this shit is rly good for that. D:

Ethereal is pretty good for melee. It's nothing wtf awesome, but it's a nice combo earring just for the +5atk and +5eva. You don't really see those paired up, but most often in a +5atk -5eva setup.

Add 15hp and the damage -> mp conversion and it's fucking hot for a lot of players that do melee and mp tank stuff. That earring is really nice for me with SAM and WAR.

[inafume]

I'm leaning towards either the Static or Magnetic. Static for future BLM, or Magnetic for BRD/WHM when I need to do a lot of healing. (eg: main healer of melees in a Dynamis party)

[Arvin]

Nothing really good for melee... so I'm getting ethereal for drg/whm solo. ;x

no joke, this shit is rly good for that. D:

Ethereal is pretty good for melee. It's nothing wtf awesome, but it's a nice combo earring just for the +5atk and +5eva. You don't really see those paired up, but most often in a +5atk -5eva setup.

Add 15hp and the damage -> mp conversion and it's fucking hot for a lot of players that do melee and mp tank stuff. That earring is really nice for me with SAM and WAR.

Ah ya, didn't really consider that. I guess it works out good for me then lol. Kinda nice for ballista/brenner too since i sub mage. XD

[Kurp]

Nothing really good for melee... so I'm getting ethereal for drg/whm solo. ;x

no joke, this shit is rly good for that. D:

Ethereal is pretty good for melee. It's nothing wtf awesome, but it's a nice combo earring just for the +5atk and +5eva. You don't really see those paired up, but most often in a +5atk -5eva setup.

Add 15hp and the damage -> mp conversion and it's fucking hot for a lot of players that do melee and mp tank stuff. That earring is really nice for me with SAM and WAR.

Ah ya, didn't really consider that. I guess it works out good for me then lol. Kinda nice for ballista/brenner too since i sub mage. XD

Yea, it's nothing groundbreaking really, but then again they aren't hard to obtain. I'd really like to see how well it performs for PLD, WHM/WAR, or soloing with MP. It's really hard to gauge 3% damage -> MP without actually using the item.

[Hirronimus]

Off topic, but it's somewhat related. How much MP/per dmg do you get back with Valor Surcoat during Cover?

[Immortaldonut]

Off topic, but it's somewhat related. How much MP/per dmg do you get back with Valor Surcoat during Cover?

i believe it's 25% of the damage you take while you're covering someone. but i'm not a pld, and my friend isn't on so i can't ask :x

[Hirronimus]

How much of that 25% is in MP return?

[Demetrios]

Cover with Valor gives 20% damage taken > MP I believe.

I just tested the Etheral Earring some. If you get hit for less than 33ish damage then you will not get 1 MP back. I don't think the game records fractional MP, because I was hit three times for 20 damage and received no MP.

571 Thunder 4 gave back 17 MP.

[Hirronimus]

That's still pretty good numbers if you think about it.

[Demetrios]

Yeah, I think I'll probably wear this earring 24/7 on PLD/WAR. Average Tiamat fireball is aorund 220ish, so that's 6-7 MP everytime Shadow Ring doesn't absorb the hit. It's almost like perma Refresh... ('-'*)

[Suiram]

Banigaru, if you're bored, could you give us some numbers on:

Moldavite + No earring vs. Moldavite + Static (to get accurate idea of % bonus, assuming it's % like AF2 gloves and not MAB)

and Phantom + Moldavite vs. Phantom + Static.

Also, if you're really bored and have the equip, could test, AF2 gloves + Moldavite vs. Zenith Mitts (NQ) + Static.