What jobs do Mithras excel in?

[Macht]

Originally posted by Rones
Only difference in def between a mithra and hume with same equip would be 4-6 from the mithra having 3 less vit than the hume. Other than that they would be identical def wise, except mithra has a considerable amount more agi.

Actually 3 VIT less only translates to 1.5 defense less. As far as STR goes it has a direct 1:1 relation with damage 1 STR will equal 1 Damage. DEX however does not have that same relation with accuracy it's more 2 DEX = .8% to 1%. This means out of the same number of attacks being compaired to an Elvaan with Mithra. The damage output will be very similar, however the Elvaan will miss more often and the Mithra will damage less each shot.

Just do the math on it out of 2,000 attacks you take Elvaan with his 10 STR more translating to 10 more Damage and set base damage as 100 and base Accuracy as 60%. Then the Elvaan is going to hit 1,200 times total damage being 132,000.

A Mithra using the same bases but accuracy getting an 8% bonus at most is going to hit 1,360 times total damage being 136,000. Not with accuracy being at .8% per 2 Dex will be 5.6%, now in this senario the Mithra will hit 1,312 times total damage being 131,200.

Since it is said that 1 sniper ring covers the accuracy difference, then simply by the Elvaan having that 1 ring he now surpasses the Mithra. This is using all basic math of it all, in actual game play the 1 sniper ring for the elvaan will help him but it won't make him some superior amount greater then the Mithra.

That is game balance, the playstyle of the two are different and yet equal still. In the end if you factor this with Hume and then compair it to Galka and Taru you should notice Hume to fall somewere around the middle of all the damage.

Like some have already said here in the end every job is quite viable for any race.

[Rones]

Actually 3 VIT less only translates to 1.5 defense less.

You got it backwards, its 2 def for every 1 vit, at least according to this interview . I don't melee too much, so someone with more experience can probably clear it up.

One thing you left out of your comparison of mithra to elvaan is that fact that even though you are hitting for less but more often, that means more tp, which means more ws and more dmg. Yet, also means more tp for the mob.

[crowly]

False. Critical hit rate difference translates into maybe 2 more crits than an Elvaan in 30 minutes, and the dex difference in accuracy is barely noticeable, even at high levels. For other melee jobs, STR difference is noticeable however and isn't quite as easy to compensate as accuracy.


Actually a mithra can equip...I think it's called pallas's brc. and come out as a pretty much the same natural dex as a hume, or slightly more and the str of an elvaan.

[Farcen]

Red Mage

[Naramaska]

THF is the one job that mithra dominate in, really. Elvaan for MNK (since your most important stats are STR and MND...both of which elvaan have the most of), Galka don't really excel at any one job, taru are obviously the choice for BLM, and hume are meant to be well rounded and not excel in any job (nor be difficient).

I will say this though, the main difference between the races end-game for RNG at least is just HP. I've PT'd with hume and elvaan RNG's (both of which have 10+ STR more than I), and the damage is more or less equal shot-for-shot with us. They may be coming out 1-2 points ahead per shot over time than I do, but higher AGI evens it on on marksmanship WS's.

[UnnamedGalka]

The one job you don't want to be Mithra is BRD in my opinion. Same low CHR as a Galka, just the higher mp makes them mildly better choice than Galka as a BRD.

I'll have to strongly disagree with you here. A character of any race can become an outstanding Bard. There is a plethora of +CHR gear out there to more than make up for what a Galka/Mithra naturally lack. Besides, the only time CHR ever really counts is with HNM fights and the like...other than that, instrument/singing skill > CHR.

The one thing that most people forget is that PTs are mainly interested in a BRD's buffs (which, of course, can never be resisted). Sure, Elegy and Threnody are extremely good songs, but debuffs are not where the majority of a BRD's usefulness lies.

[Cali]

I totally agreed with Unnamed Galka, though it's off topic...

If you ask me, I would say everything, I believe in "player's skill > all", because I have it :p but if you really have to have a race's best job, it would have to be thief, AGI and DEX affects the damage of SATA, and mithra is high on both ^^ Why not ranger? Well, some say that mithra's damage is too high as ranger, they sucked(steal hate and all that) :spin: