New Elemental Staves

[Mercilessturtle]

They just have to be EP+, not 75+.

[Dakana]

i was half asleep in my chair last night when it happened, but we had 2 thunder geodes in pool at same time.

bet these things drop from 75+ mobs onry, on day/weather.

Did they drop back to back or about the time the 1st one was about to fall out of the pool? It's about a 4.5 min timer for seals (5 min for pool drop) and also you can get 1 seal per party kill in an ally (Were you in an ally I was solo at the time).

[Aemora]

We got 3 Geodes earlier in Abyssea in the pool (Ally, obv).

[Fogo]

Just to add data, I got a breeze geode today while farming lizards in kuftal, EP to my 86 drg. Didn't get a single geode to drop till the weather popped, and then i got one almost immediately (wind weather, earth day). Would have stayed to farm more but had to go to work

[Shish]

Did they drop back to back or about the time the 1st one was about to fall out of the pool? It's about a 4.5 min timer for seals (5 min for pool drop) and also you can get 1 seal per party kill in an ally (Were you in an ally I was solo at the time).

We were pulling 3-5 bugards at a time. 2nd geode dropped within 2 minutes. When the 2nd dropped we all started o.O! And yes, we had a full alliance, so maybe the 1/party kicked in.

[Alkimi]

Finished the +2 Ice one, nukes are firing off at 36% casting time as BLM/RDM. Worth doing for how easy geodes are to get, especially snow geodes.

Don't have Goetia Petasos upgraded but stacked with that nuking should be pretty damn fast.

[Final]

I have the head +2 and the Indra staff +2 and I cast at 36% ~ with head or staff or both :/ doesn't seem to stack or maybe I hit the casting time cap? If there is one lol

[Aihree]

Received a shadow geode while blue magic hunting in promy-vahzl. It was darksday, and promy has no weather, so they can drop based on the day. Probably a lot rarer though. In 4 hours of spell learning I received only one geode, 90% of mobs were still EP.

[SephYuyX]

Thats dissapointing, yet expected.

[orson]

Received a shadow geode while blue magic hunting in promy-vahzl. It was darksday, and promy has no weather, so they can drop based on the day. Probably a lot rarer though. In 4 hours of spell learning I received only one geode, 90% of mobs were still EP.

Day has a low chance of them dropping and weather makes them drop fairly regularly. That's been known for a while. What we don't know at this point is whether day + weather stack and if mob level matters as well (apart from giving exp.)

I wouldn't worry about it though looking at how many of these are on the AH the prices are going to crash real fast. Shadow Geodes are already about 10k on some servers.

[SephYuyX]

Something to note:
The +2 staves must be equipped BEFORE the spell is started. My windower macro has the staff going on after the spell starts, but when moving it before the spell, the -12% kicked in.

Forgot about that little tidbit when using casting time equip.

[Raen Ryong]

Am I being really dumb or don't all -casting time/fast cast (for casting time reduction) effects have to be equipped before the spell starts?

[SephYuyX]

Yes they do. Rememered that after a couple of minutes.
I dont think BLM has had any casting time equip before these staves and af3, so it never occured to me.

[KSDI]

Yes, they do.

[takito09]

I have the head +2 and the Indra staff +2 and I cast at 36% ~ with head or staff or both :/ doesn't seem to stack or maybe I hit the casting time cap? If there is one lol

A friend noticed the same... so is ther really no change if u have both of them ?? Anyone else made test of this ?

[Darkmagi]

I didn't really read this whole thread, but if this isn't common knowledge: -12% cast time works on songs for sure, and other buffs I would imagine.

[grevenilvec75]

I didn't really read this whole thread, but if this isn't common knowledge: -12% cast time works on songs for sure, and other buffs I would imagine.

I wish the cure potency staff got a -12% cast time buff /sigh

[Pandorablue]

I wish the cure potency staff got a -12% cast time buff /sigh

Well if you really want it and don't mind the inv- you could always make the MAcc version? Come on, I'm sure it'll come in handy for Repose/Lullaby :3

[Skylark]

Well if you really want it and don't mind the inv- you could always make the MAcc version? Come on, I'm sure it'll come in handy for Repose/Lullaby :3

Or you know...... those dia resistant mobs

[Neisan]

Just looking at Magic accuracy trials after doing damage gave me a headache. I'd sooner make a Holy Nuke staff.