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Shamanking · 05-09-2008, 04:53 AM

Pretty much in my nutshell of experiences....

/thf = Spike damage that gets overlooked as the best sub. It'll neglect your dps with swords (yes, we have that...and changes to sub and gear effects it more than we like to think), it's good at the lower levels, 60-70 perhaps in exp, when taking off half of a mobs HP with a move is uncommon, but in merit, I wouldn't dream of subbing thf due to the sluggish feeling you get from having to SA to keep up with other WS.

/nin = Overlooked as that generic sub everyone uses wah wah wah. It's commonly used, but why isn't that hard to figure out. Dual wield, for one, over the levels increases damage per second with sword, also lets you use a weapon for str, or acc, for offhand which may not have amazing damage, allowing the mainhanding of a good ol' damage based sword like a Scimitar. The additional hit to Vorpal Blade is also welcome. Utsusemi? Yeah, that too...if you put effort into gear and food, like everyone else you'll get hate, utsusemi is a givin' with headbutt.

/rdm = I suppose that though in exp, it's not the most useful sub in the world. I like to look at it as /thf without any real 60 second boost in 'on screen damage' for your epeen, but with the odd fast cast quirk which I can only really see working for headbutt, in EXP, anyway.

This, however, does not make it useless. I take /rdm to ballista on BLU, but mostly for combatting the effects of silence. You get some nice damage resistance with def food, phalanx, some -dmg% gear...and more importantly, wind resist gear + baraero + barsilence will make silence bounce most of the time, sticking for short periods of time if at all. Also can't forget the pretty much 100% stick rate of dispel, for those annoying pld/rdms!

I'd like to conclude that nobody is going to hound you for trying out new things, but doing so as an attempt to deviate from the crowd is probably not the best motive.

It's very situational. I myself only /thf in sky, where it's clearly the best way to do noteable damage to gods. /nin when I solo and merit, 'cause I just like the DPS that you combine with your spells, which I believe BLU was intended to do.

05-09-2008, 04:53 AM	#6 (permalink)
Shamanking FFXI Addict FFXI Character Info. Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 8 Style: My Mood: Thanks: 0 Thanked 0x in 0 Posts Gil: 1,423 Bank: 0 Total Gil: 1,423 Donate	Re: blu/rdm any good? Pretty much in my nutshell of experiences.... /thf = Spike damage that gets overlooked as the best sub. It'll neglect your dps with swords (yes, we have that...and changes to sub and gear effects it more than we like to think), it's good at the lower levels, 60-70 perhaps in exp, when taking off half of a mobs HP with a move is uncommon, but in merit, I wouldn't dream of subbing thf due to the sluggish feeling you get from having to SA to keep up with other WS. /nin = Overlooked as that generic sub everyone uses wah wah wah. It's commonly used, but why isn't that hard to figure out. Dual wield, for one, over the levels increases damage per second with sword, also lets you use a weapon for str, or acc, for offhand which may not have amazing damage, allowing the mainhanding of a good ol' damage based sword like a Scimitar. The additional hit to Vorpal Blade is also welcome. Utsusemi? Yeah, that too...if you put effort into gear and food, like everyone else you'll get hate, utsusemi is a givin' with headbutt. /rdm = I suppose that though in exp, it's not the most useful sub in the world. I like to look at it as /thf without any real 60 second boost in 'on screen damage' for your epeen, but with the odd fast cast quirk which I can only really see working for headbutt, in EXP, anyway. This, however, does not make it useless. I take /rdm to ballista on BLU, but mostly for combatting the effects of silence. You get some nice damage resistance with def food, phalanx, some -dmg% gear...and more importantly, wind resist gear + baraero + barsilence will make silence bounce most of the time, sticking for short periods of time if at all. Also can't forget the pretty much 100% stick rate of dispel, for those annoying pld/rdms! I'd like to conclude that nobody is going to hound you for trying out new things, but doing so as an attempt to deviate from the crowd is probably not the best motive. It's very situational. I myself only /thf in sky, where it's clearly the best way to do noteable damage to gods. /nin when I solo and merit, 'cause I just like the DPS that you combine with your spells, which I believe BLU was intended to do. There is a windmill in my beard. Your argument is invalid.
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