Ramuh.Dasva said:
You aren't soloing the higher dmg version so that one was obvious choice for me. 10 ruthven nails 30 drops from abyssea nms... 9k resistance credits at a time when peoples abyssea time is of the upmost of importance.
I'd almost reccomend the +10% ws dmg one too. Given how good we can tp now and how good we can ws. Even if its a mob that you can't vorpal well you can do great sanguine blades now. Has nice dps on it and is rather fast and easy to do.
Blu can solo Ruthven, Mangy Marvin and Keesha Poppo, but I definitely agree with you on the importance of abyssea time.
I'm at a bit of a loss with the +10% ws dmg sword, I'm finishing mine because I'm not that far off it anyway (well, 100 more beast ws's then the last trial), but I think the STR shamshir+1 will be much better. 1 higher base damage, 8 STR and 18 attack will do a hell of a lot for all ws's, not 10% more, but still a lot. Tp phase though, the STR shamshir will far surpass the Machaera +1, and the 22 attack (18+4 from 8 STR) will also contribute to your off-hand sword too. If that's an OAT sword, well that's 40% more hits in your off-hand with that extra attack, and if it's another STR shamshir? That's +44 attack for each hit. Then of course you have the +8-16 STR for spells, which neither khanda or machaera improve at all.
On the other hand, I actually do think the DEX sword is a good idea. With 352 sword skill, 100+ DEX, ~25 acc in gear and sushi, there are still plenty of abyssea camps where my multi hit spells are sucking due to accuracy.
sefalon said:
Doing 9-10k damage in one Chain Affinity is why I play this job.
POIDH. My max is almost 10k, but that was on Sim (who's about level 60? and takes extra piercing damage) and using 2-hour. In any abyssea party, my absolute max SC is probably ~6k damage, average though on the right mobs is more like 3.5-5k
This is not to say I disagree with your logic and reasoning. In abyssea, even with double attack set and an OAT sword, I can cast so many spells that I barely have 100tp by the time Chain Affinity rolls around, and still be sitting on 75% MP without even casting battery charge. (I pretty much only use it in abyssea when I get below ~30% MP) This rate of fire obviously sways the ratio between melee damage and spell damage.
I think judging by how things are now, I'll be going for just one 8STR sword, finish my Khanda (need heaps more pamamas, but no traverser stones to get them), and concentrate on AF+1 head/legs. I do actually plan on casting in AF+1 head (unless
aias bonnet is actually attainable), because it's just such a ridiculous amount of accuracy.