Blue Mage: Best thread ever

**fantasticdan** · 2013-03-26 19:14

That conflicts with this from the same post:

---[[Quoted post saying Flashy Shot will be useless in Adoulin without level correction]]

For Flashy Shot, we will have to review its effects.

As a result of the adjustment to remove level correction, there will be no benefit to using Flashy Shot. Please hang on for a bit and we will make an adjustment so that there is always a benefit to using Flashy Shot.

We're sorry that it won't be included in this version update.

**dasva** · 2013-03-26 19:18

Yeah know the response at least in dev tracker thread on here doesn't actually answer the question if it will work one way or not. It just says yes we removing it but it shouldn't effect attachments. However if you go back a few pages you get

"In my previous post, I mentioned that we were considering that we might "eliminate level difference correction."

What the term "level difference correction" was intended to mean was that we would ensure that the damage taken is reduced by increasing defense. In other words, we meant "level difference correction to monster attack power."

As far as your concerns such as ranged attacks becoming far more effective by removing the level correction, there are no plans to make any adjustments to "level difference correction to monster defense power."

If we completely eliminated level difference correction, from the point of view of low-level players, there would be a concern that monsters with a very different level (>= +20 levels) would be far too easily defeated. "

**Alistaire** · 2013-03-26 21:54

Originally Posted by Sho

You can expect at least spells for BLU. They definitely have been better about adding spells with Abyssea, they only were super low key about it. No announcements or anything with the initial Abyssea expansion.

Abyssea had 1 major difference though; each release was a new level cap. Since we'd gotten spells every level (or most) so far it wouldn't have made sense to have 5 new levels with no spells. No such condition exists this time, so they could easily hold off adding BLU spells like they did with ToAU and WotG.

**Belgaer** · 2013-03-27 01:15

About this level correction thing: Are you saying Lv.55 or whatever EP mobs are going to hit nearly as hard as a Lv.90 ones, higher stats aside??? Wtf is the point in that? I hope I'm misunderstanding this entirely. I probably am though...

**Prothescar** · 2013-03-27 01:27

what? no

**Sho** · 2013-03-27 02:54

Originally Posted by Belgaer

About this level correction thing: Are you saying Lv.55 or whatever EP mobs are going to hit nearly as hard as a Lv.90 ones, higher stats aside??? Wtf is the point in that? I hope I'm misunderstanding this entirely. I probably am though...

Do we as BLU have to worry as much however overall? We do have access to Cocoon/Harden Shell/Defender before Protect. Guess only time will tell.

**fantasticdan** · 2013-03-27 07:41

The augmentable sword is a gold hofud with 68 base damage, looks like we can finally use a curved sword again?

Or it might be worth using this:

Bihkah Sword +1 DMG:63 Delay:225 HP+65 Accuracy+11 Attack+11 Physical damage taken -2% Haste+2%

in offhand, and switch thaumas feet to athos or something, so we can use this:

Thurandaut Chapeau DEF:35 STR+13 DEX+13 Accuracy+10 Enhances "Dual Wield" effect

And still cap haste.

**Belgaer** · 2013-03-27 08:12

The viability of that would depend on the Dual Wield percentage and the hat. But aside from that here's an offensive stat comparison, assuming haste cap and Almace mainhand:

Offhand: Bihkah Sword +1 ----- Accuracy+11 Attack+11
Feet: Ghadhab Nails ---------- Attack+15
Head: Thurandaut Chapeau --- STR+13 DEX+13 Accuracy+10 Enhances "Dual Wield" effect (Let's assume 3%)
Total: STR+13, Attack+26, DEX+13, Acc+21, Dual Wield+3

Offhand: Shikargar ------------- STR+11 Attack+22
Feet: Thaumas Nails ---------- DEX+9 Attack+14 "Double Attack"+3% (STR+2~5 DEX+2~5(11~14) ( from Set Bonus with body and maybe pants))
Head: Mavi Kavuk +2 --------- Accuracy+12 Sword skill +7
Total: STR+13~16, Att+36, DEX+11~14, Acc+12, DA+3%, Sword+7

Offhand: Shikargar ------------- STR+11 Attack+22
Feet: Thaumas Nails ---------- DEX+9 Attack+14 "Double Attack"+3% (STR+2~5 DEX+2~5(11~14) ( from Set Bonus with body and maybe pants))
Head: Nemetona Cap --------- STR+13 Accuracy+7 Attack+7
Total: STR+26~29, Att+43, DEX+11~14, Acc+7, DA+3%

I would say that it doesn't beat out our current "best" setup, but it does give a TP set with Emp head a run for its money. Of course, this is without taking hit build and Store TP into consideration. So it might knock some of us down even farther on our hit builds. That sucks, but I'm not sure how this stacks as far as overall DPS. Might have to figure that out later. I'll get back to you.

**Vriska** · 2013-03-27 08:32

I shoved it into a copy of Montenten's BLU DPS spreadsheet I have kicking around as 5% just to see what that did. Seemingly, Enif outperform Wurrukattes outperform Athos with it, and Ephemeron is still crap. Just, you know, for the record.

It is, according to this, *marginally* (and I mean it, the difference is -0.013) worse than current optimal at 5% Dual Wield. For anyone without Khepri head, it's better.

e; Ghadhab nails apparently put it on top? That's odd. By +0.746 according to the spreadsheet.

e2; Target Mob = Pil, and apparently the more Attack you pile on the further ahead it pulls (just tried setting Stalwarts = Yes)

e3; As a curiosity, adding capped magical haste on top, on its own changes nothing and isn't enough to hit delay cap, but obviously if you ram yourself into the delay cap by being in a party with a Haste Samba user or something, it sucks.

**Belgaer** · 2013-03-27 08:37

How did it do at 3%?

**Vriska** · 2013-03-27 08:43

Originally Posted by Belgaer

How did it do at 3%?

Ahead of Ocelomeh +1, but behind Khepri w/Ghadhab, Enif & Wurrukattes but falls behind Ocelomeh +1 as well if you only have Athos.

(Also are you named after a bell)

**Alistaire** · 2013-03-27 09:16

PUP gets Asuran Fists, where's our damn Swift Blade!?! /fume

**fantasticdan** · 2013-03-27 09:29

I'd rather they delete swift blade from the game if anything, sword would still have more VW proc ws than other weapons even without it.

**Belgaer** · 2013-03-27 10:51

Originally Posted by Vriska

Ahead of Ocelomeh +1, but behind Khepri w/Ghadhab, Enif & Wurrukattes but falls behind Ocelomeh +1 as well if you only have Athos.

(Also are you named after a bell)

Yes, yes I am. =D

**Vriska** · 2013-03-27 10:59

Originally Posted by Belgaer

Yes, yes I am. =D

Fantastic books. :D

He's a cool dude, too. ;D

**dasva** · 2013-03-27 11:03

Lol holy crap totaly forgot about that name. Dude needs to continue the series already!

**ronin sparthos** · 2013-03-27 13:46

Uh... so BLU was added to Nares? Wat? Was that announced?

Incoming nerf.

**Belgaer** · 2013-03-27 13:50

Originally Posted by ronin sparthos

Uh... so BLU was added to Nares? Wat? Was that announced?

Incoming nerf.

Holy crap. Refresh PANTS to replace my PANTIES???

**jimbobsonofgod** · 2013-03-27 13:53

its not on the hat but you can equip legs / hands etc.

**Fereydoon** · 2013-03-27 14:01

Originally Posted by Belgaer

Holy crap. Refresh PANTS to replace my PANTIES???

I know the inevitable Emergency Maint to fix this, but plsno.

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