Originally Posted by
RKenshin
Well, you go from a fight where you basically get hit non-stop by the chained attack rounds from the Prudence NMs that are comparable to Hundred Fists speed, to fights that (normally) last 30-60 seconds where you take very little damage due to how fast they die, how much hate bounces around, and having shadows up to save you from taking damage period most of the time.
I think the explanation should be obvious, no?
If you get hit 10000 times you'll see it proc more often than if you got hit 10 times. Not to mention, 90% of the only damage you should be taking in normal exp PTs now count as magic damage, so Mantle would do nothing.
Also, a friend of mine who uses it almost full-time on his PLD and DD jobs claims the proc rate is about 5-10% as well.