Blue Mage: Best thread ever

[Razz]

Has anyone 75ish tried BLU/BLM on HNMs or what-have-you? or even with pimp gear and junk magical spells still suckass... sorry if this is dead topic brought back to life

blu has a much greater 'spell combo" for magic attack bonus that a sj blm can't match (and dosne't stack)

That's wrong. Blu gets first tier traits through spell combos. In this case, you can get mab I through spell combos(20 mab) while getting mab II(24 mab) at level 60+.

I don't know much about BLM but BLU's MAB trait is 20%, how much is /blm when subbed?

[Koul]

I've launched many,many head butts as RDM/BLU just when fucking around on EP (spiderslol) and up , the stun has proc'd once.

Sword merits/bonus? ACC bonus? Rdm Has a B rating naturally in Sword to start. Maybe a merited weapon that is naturally A+, and a significant amount of ACC bonus gear(50+).

I relize this was aimed towards RDM blahblahsuckmydick but...
my BLU was 62 at the time and I have 7 of my 8 sword merits so that's a grand 14 skill lvls above what I should have and I was still 6/10 stuns (rough estimate) and I have about +28ish acc which isn't STELLAR but still...

P.S. Does sandstorms -acc effect proc a lot? anyone know? or is it like frightful roar and the effect just lasts a long ass time cause I never see it wear off from mobs which has me wondering if doin it is useless

P.P.S. BLU enemies needa be nerfed... that insta-cast bullshit is fucking retarded ... bad breath to my face

[epigram]

At level 62 don't you only get +12 sword skill max?

[Koul]

At level 62 don't you only get +12 sword skill max?

::Edit::
No, it should be +14 skill
7th merit @60
and I think the 8th merit @65(?)

checked via somepage.com put in warrior lvl 62 axe (they're A-) skill was 211 and my skill at 62 was 225 where I used my calculus skillz to figure the difference between 225 and 211 which was ... YOU GOT IT: 14~

[Excalin Garisk]

So is it 60 that the last of your merits unlock? Or is it 65? (not including JSM which is 75 only)

[Gulkeeva]

1 Lv10
2 lv20
3 lv30
4 lv40
5 Lv50
6 Lv55
7 Lv60
8 lv65

[Excalin Garisk]

K thanks

[Sylvrdragon]

ORLY? I did NOT know that, I thought it was one merit level every 10 levels... Awesome, that means I get level6 Sword merits next level on PLD (54 now), and either way, I'll be able to 100% Confirm this probably sometime tomorrow night assuming I don't get the worlds shittiest PT that can't get me 6k xp. I must assume this works for MP too?

Edit:
This is what I'm at now. 10 above Cap according to Somepage just like I should be. Somepage says I should be at 178 next level, so if I still only get 5 merits, I'll be at 188, or if I get my 6th level, then I'll be at 190.

http://img214.imageshack.us/img214/9...dmerits1ns.png

[DrObvious]

That's wrong. Blu gets first tier traits through spell combos. In this case, you can get mab I through spell combos(20 mab) while getting mab II(24 mab) at level 60+.

I don't know much about BLM but BLU's MAB trait is 20%, how much is /blm when subbed?

I guess I wasn't clear enough. Level 60+ blu/blm gets mab II which is 24%.

[Hiruke]

Um, doesn't require confirmation. It is already confirmed. If you got a "merit level" only every 10 levels, how exactly do you figure you would get your 8th? No, the answer is neither at level 75 nor at level 80. >.>

Head Butt definitely landed and proc'd more often before, but I'm not sure why so many people are reporting what I might characterize as an abysmal proc rate. I used to use a STR build, but in the late 60s to 75 used an ATT build (not that there is a lot of wonderful options for ACC sets before Homam...). Before I switched to Flame Rings (at which point mobs were getting into the T-VT range, ofc) I had maybe +35 ACC along with +10 sword skill. Only +25 before Optical Hat was able to be equipped and after Sniper's came off. I want to say I've had around a 60-80% proc rate (on xp mobs, ofc... VT-IT). Certainly better than 50%. Reliable enough to think it might stun the mob's casting, for sure. All of this with sushi, mind you.

I plan to test it out on HNM fairly soon, once I finish out my buffer. I'm looking forward to seeing how well I can get it to proc (or not proc) on Behemoth-type mobs especially.

[Koul]

Can anyone confirm if it still (if it did in the first place) is 100% proc rate if stacked with SA? Kids in my ls said it was 100% proc if SA'd so ... I dono

[Alathar]

P.S. Does sandstorms -acc effect proc a lot? anyone know? or is it like frightful roar and the effect just lasts a long ass time cause I never see it wear off from mobs which has me wondering if doin it is useless

Yes, from what I've noticed in xp, sandspin has never 'failed to take effect'. Sometimes, if the pt blows the mob lasts long enough to get the message that "acc down effect wears off". I don't know how powerful a debuff it is, but i use it in xp occassionally, just because from what I've seen the proc rate is pretty good, and it's a cheap spell.

[Excalin Garisk]

How does Refueling compare to Haste in % haste given?

[Alathar]

How does Refueling compare to Haste in % haste given?

I don't have the numbers, they're somewhere hidden in this giant thread. However, refueling was confirmed to give less haste%, but was of longer duration than the haste spell.

[Excalin Garisk]

eh >.< guess Ill have to try reading through all 90 zillion post then. when I left this was on page 17...when I figured out how to get around the filters at my deployed location it was already in the 80s lol

[Celeras]

How does Refueling compare to Haste in % haste given?

Its less. I think its 15%, not sure. But its so easily testable I dont know why you feel the need to ask.

[Not Kuno]

eh >.< guess Ill have to try reading through all 90 zillion post then. when I left this was on page 17...when I figured out how to get around the filters at my deployed location it was already in the 80s lol

There's a search function. I dont remember the exact % but it's a little less haste but 5 minutes long.

[Gulkeeva]

Blu gets like... 1 point away from savage blade use (if you got 8 merits) at lv 65 ;;

[Moochi]

Haste is 15% and Refueling is 10%.

[Bluetonberry]

Refueling is like 10% I think; you can get savage blade at 65 if you sub rdm with the latent sword skill belt!1

Personally, I get like a 95% stun rate with head butt on exp mobs >.> It only misses on Imps when they do sleepga. You cannot stun any mob immune to magical stun, but I have managed to land it a on a couple things like Cerberus. It almost always works on omega, and can stun him regardless of any shield he has up. (Physical shield, it does 0 damage but can still stun)

Sandspin will not always land, but I've got it on Tiamat a couple times... Also, until 20%, Tiamat rarely resisted Filimate Hold or Sandspray...