ACP Body Choice Help

[Niiro]

Where's the MAB on errant, maybe I'm not looking close enough.

[Ultimagi]

The 5 extra Intelligence should increase your damage by about as much as 2 Magic Attack Bonus. But that's not the point, maybe you missed the part where he said,

320/120

If you're worrying about Magic Attack, you're doing it wrong. It's a serious waste of the other unique possibilities available to do that.

[Niiro]

Speaking in terms of 320/120 -only-, you're right it's better for that purpose.

But as a general nuking piece Redingote is superior I guess is my point, you can still reach 320/120 while using it and have more MAB in the end.

Edit: Also I'd very much agree with you that ACP bodies offer much more to other jobs, but if you don't even use those jobs the point is kinda moot.

[Miraun]

I went with -perp and +Magics on my Redingnote for my SMN... The -Perp cost is good cause I'm too cheap for an penance robe... the +Magic, I was definitely skeptical at first, but I've been getting VERY impressive numbers with 5 merits into the magical BPs, the +~7% damage is definitely noticable and AMAZING.

[Eldelphia]

The 5 extra Intelligence should increase your damage by about as much as 2 Magic Attack Bonus. But that's not the point, maybe you missed the part where he said,

If you're worrying about Magic Attack, you're doing it wrong. It's a serious waste of the other unique possibilities available to do that.

OK, maybe I'm missing something but if I can easily hit 320/120 or higher, why should I not stick in some MAB? 8/8 Elemental so far 3/5 INT and rising. I have relic hat and a ton of nice gear. BLM is not my main job but it's probably the second best geared and merited I have. If I'm missing something, go ahead and explain.

I agree totally that the COR and pet bodies are incredible, if you get to use those jobs regularly. Just sounded like someone else being in the exact same situation as me, being a WHM main with BLM as something they play a lot.

[Julian]

God I want to kill whoever came up with that "320/120" bullshit.

[Ultimagi]

God I want to kill whoever came up with that "320/120" bullshit.

^

[Shin Volcano]

SMN options are insane.

I'd definitely take it if you use smn much at all.

If you use it mainly for solo stuff, or kited stuff, probably take -2 perp and att+ (if you have good acc).

If you use it for nether blast or merit pacts mostly, again -2 perp but the macc/matt+.

If you don't solo with it at all and aren't worried about perp cost at all, just go with either macc/matt and att or acc, or just att/acc.

Why do SMNs waste a slot with - 2 prep cost on RR..i'll never understand this, unless for some reason they don't have YYR, Penace Robe,(even tho this is hard to get even still, not a huge loss to not have) or Af2 body, other wise

Pet attack/accuracy DBL attack/critical, MAB/MACC (which is not avalible on any other peice of gear besides a enhacting item) are far better options.

So many options for SMN that can't be gotten anywhere else, dosnt make sense to put the stats on a custom body that already is on other peices, put on it what you CAN'T get anywhere else.


While i do understand personal choice, but as a SMN main, i'v had no issues soloing needing that - prep cost, since with attack and accuracy 15 or dbl attack/crit whatever im fighting dies faster..


WHM, RR has only one use, (if you are not a meele WHM) is the fast cast for certain spells

RR is also Good for SCH it's "ok" for BLM but they have many better gear options.

I don't know what this update is planning on doing with SMN, and even more so if the WOTG bodies will have actual decent stats. but probably should wait till update, cause by this time, not alot of people still do that fight and it will become harder to redo it should you change your mind.