New Elemental Staves

[Classikmage]

I traded my Cure Potency Teiwaz to the Magian Moogle and checked the resulting trials, it eventually turns into a Surya's Staff with +17% Cure Potentcy.

So the 8 new elemental staves in the dat's are most likely 8 different elemental Teiwaz's. So I guess BLM gets to quest their 6-7 new elemental staves through Magian.


Fun times...

[blev]

looks like SE found a way for everybody to be able to enjoy the gear and not just those lucky enough to be rich mofo's lol

[miokomioko]

I think this primarily allows for macro swaps onry.

[Tsuko_Asura]

I think this primarily allows for macro swaps onry.

..Exactly?

[Goldencarnage]

Anyone know what trial these new staves are?

[Kincard]

looks like SE found a way for everybody to be able to enjoy the gear and not just those lucky enough to be rich mofo's lol

The absurd amount of time needed to make these weapons is probably more than it takes to go out and farm the gil needed for the respective staff.

[ringthree]

A friend checked and the thunder staff is indeed the Indra's Staff. Lightning Affinity: Magic Damage +4, Magic Accuracy +1.

[ringthree]

The absurd amount of time needed to make these weapons is probably more than it takes to go out and farm the gil needed for the respective staff.

And those respective HQ staffs are now going to be 10% less damage than the Magian damage staffs.

[Narol]

Well, if I remember right, HQ staves are accuracy affinity 2, so they'll still be more accurate, right?

[Kincard]

And more accuracy. I'm sure all you min/maxers out there are shitting your pants, but I'm having enough inventory trouble as it is, heh.

EDIT: Beaten by Narol.

[blev]

The absurd amount of time needed to make these weapons is probably more than it takes to go out and farm the gil needed for the respective staff.

i'd rather have fun killing mobs to upgrade a weapon than farm TW mobs for items so i can save up for something on the AH, but that's just me ^_^

[Draylo]

fun killing the same mob over and over again 500 times.

[blev]

if it gets me a free weapon, sure. i see more purpose in killing mobs to upgrade a weapon than i do in farming. i've always hated farming, but this has a different feel to it for me and it's a bit more enjoyable for my particular tastes.

[Pandorablue]

I agree with Blev, but some of the mob types are a royal pain to find in the right weather.

[Yugl]

For BLM, I can see the change occurring. I'm not so sure about SCH.

[blev]

I agree with Blev, but some of the mob types are a royal pain to find in the right weather.

it also gives me a reason to go level my npc lol

edit: can also do FoV for a decent chunk of exp if you're in the right area for it

[Mercilessturtle]

For a lot of stuff a sch with elemental merits is already nuking in full potency gear. Sea, limbus (omega/ultima), dynamis, vnm, znm, etc are all fine.

[CDF]

An HQ staff would do 8% less damage than Magian staff with elemental affinity: magic damage +4 assuming the damage factor for the Magian staff is 1.25.

Not the worst thing in the world to upgrade, unlike some of the high-dmg OATs.

[miokomioko]

..Exactly?

read.

[Tsuko_Asura]

I did. You're making the a massive breakthrough for the utility of these weapons sound like a consolation prize. Before now, you essentially had to decide which single staff you would use on each job at any given time, making most of them essentially useless.