Magic Resist Rates

[Kimiko]

Found this on Robonosto's blog site today, interesting look at magic resist rates & the effects of elemental staves/elemental skill on them.

The unbearable triteness of preening: On magic resist rates

Also, the original blog post referenced is here (light the Elmer signal!): http://lodeguy.blog69.fc2.com/blog-category-17.html

Cliff Notes Summary:

• Below .50 "base" magic hit rate:
  
  • HQ staves co-aligned in element to that of a direct-damage magic spell (and probably other types too) appear to provide a constant increase of .15 magic hit rate
  • NQ staves co-aligned in element to that of a direct-damage magic spell (and probably other types too) appear to provide a constant increase of .10 magic hit rate
  • 1 point of elemental magic skill (from equipment alone?) corresponds to an increase of about .005 magic hit rate
  
  
• Above .50 "base" magic hit rate:
  
  • HQ staves co-aligned in element to that direct-damage magic spell (and probably other types too) appear to provide a constant increase of .30 magic hit rate
  • NQ staves co-aligned in element to that of a direct-damage magic spell (and probably other types too) appear to provide a constant increase of .20 magic hit rate
  • 1 point of elemental magic skill (from equipment alone?) corresponds to an increase of about .01 magic hit rate
  
  
• A magic hit rate penalty appears to exist when targeting monsters higher level than you

It's a good start, but I'd really like to see more testing with higher elemental skill/INT levels, especially the 320 skill/120 INT barrier that's considered the standard for HNM nukage.

[Hakamaru]

Discussion already underway in the standard player section.

http://www.bluegartr.com/forum/ffxi-...ml#post2410168

[Not Kuno]

Erm yeah you were already beat. Gonna lock this since a link to the other thread is here.