BLM End Game Gear - Obi's worth it?

[ShadowHolyFlyingDragon]

I'm a career BLM and so I never got around to farming organs for an Obi. But to be quite honest, I really didn't think it was worth it. I mean, sometimes there are SCH's around who will change the weather, but that's not always a given, and I can't really rely on the fact the weather will be perfect for bursting/nuking.

Sure, it seems nice, but I've been MIA for many months and I found my shell disbanded, I'm not crazy about revamping myself into a brand new Sea LS.

So does anything really think its worth it having an Obi? I mean, we're talking what? Maybe 2-300 more damage if that on a burst, less a nuke? I mean if it becomes easy enough for me to farm organs, I'll go get it, but right this moment, that's a huge chore.

But, my goal is to make sure I've maxed out all the really good gear for a EG BLM. Anyone else know what you think is the best ideas of things to get?

Though it's pretty, I'm not crazy about Magical Critical. It doesn't fire off enough for me to change it out for raw INT/MP. However, I was thinking if I got the Add-On expansions, that gear lets you create stuff for BLMs with Magic Critical on it. I wonder if that adds up to something worthwhile.

In my mind, I think you can get magic critical to like 25% or something..... that's nearly half as effective as a Joyeuse firing off. I just want to make sure I don't waste my time in the wrong places before getting all the good gear I want.

I'm not holding out for +7mab earring...



TIA

[Malacite]

Re: BLM End Game Gear - Obi's worth it?

1 word: Scholar.

[TheGrandMom]

Re: BLM End Game Gear - Obi's worth it?

Nah, I didn't think Obi's were worth it. If you have a lot of great end gear stuff and just want to add them to your collection to say that you have them, then go for it. Getting them because you think they'll make a big difference or are needed...nope not in my opinion.

[Mog]

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So does anything really think its worth it having an Obi? I mean, we're talking what? Maybe 2-300 more damage if that on a burst, less a nuke? I mean if it becomes easy enough for me to farm organs, I'll go get it, but right this moment, that's a huge chore.

This is a question that only you can answer, really. From my personal experience, I've done a lot of lowmanning in the past and the elemental obis have been very beneficial to me on the right day/weather. However, if all you're going to be doing is HNM's with a larger group of people and a scholar in your party then it really doesn't matter. But if you want to raise the bar for your nukes then of course try to get it.

[Aksannyi]

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Although they took up a lot of space, I really loved having the obis around. My philosophy on BLM was always "Take any extra damage you can get." If you have the space, I'd say get them, and if you use spellcast, put the clauses in so that they automatically swap in over your normal waist piece when the day/weather conditions are right.

The biggest return I had with the obis was the Anrin (dark) obi, on WHM/SCH in dark arts pulling Aspirs off of mobs in Dynamis. Even on BLM, I noticed that the Aspirs were amazing in Dynamis, and it really kept me going longer without resting.

Most BLMs at endgame - and ever - don't really nuke more than Thunder and Ice spells, so get those two at least. Sure, it's not always that day or weather condition, but when it is, you'll notice the difference in your numbers and if you're like me, you like to see them get as big as you can. And get the Dark one, and possibly consider light, if you do a lot of curing on your BLM. (I always did find myself popping off a lot of cure 3's. BLM cures aren't that special so take what you can get to make them more MP-efficient.) The other four aren't as necessary, but if you happen to get the required organs just through normal sea farming, it wouldn't hurt to get them if you have the space.

Really it's about getting more bang for your buck on weather and/or days. Might as well get some extra damage whenever you can. It's true you might not have a SCH all the time but when you do, you'll be glad you have the obis honestly. I would recommend that every BLM gets them.

And for the record, M Crit stuff all has a really low proc rate. I don't remember the exact numbers, but wearing stuff like that is kind of a waste, IMO, because if you just wear your Sorcerer's belt (or other INT belt), you'll easily outparse yourself wearing the M Crit belt (wtf was the name of it) over a series of spells.

[ShadowHolyFlyingDragon]

Re: BLM End Game Gear - Obi's worth it?

Aww, you guys are swell. If I can find another SEA ls to go get into, I'll give the obi's another shot. Til then, I'm just going to drink and xp on my WHM.... fun combination. I don't think I can do for another round of "let's try to join an ls" for shytz and gigglez and royal ass rapings of the sanity.

Last summer, I sat thru three and a half months of a SKY ls with the most inane, idiotic, and yellow short bus group of people I've ever met in videogamedom trying to get a Haidate.

I got a Haidate, but at the expense of my desire to play FF ever again. And the sanctity of my virgin pscyhee..... -lower lip tremble-

Doesn't that just beat all tho? You bust your ass to get items in this game, but end up getting so burned out or turned off by the process, you end up never playing with the new shiniez......

[Aksannyi]

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That happened when I got my ebody. I was level 73 so I could wear it but I put it on one time, then quit about two days later.

[TheGrandMom]

Re: BLM End Game Gear - Obi's worth it?

Last summer, I sat thru three and a half months of a SKY ls with the most inane, idiotic, and yellow short bus group of people I've ever met in videogamedom trying to get a Haidate.

Yep did this when one of my ls's disbanded. Decided to get into a "light" ls that did only sky/sea shit. Wow.....just wow...

I really am tolerant of others and my son had the biggest issues with the ls (i.e. major screaming from his room during events) but even this ls tried my patience eventually. We both had just come from a very large ls that knew their stuff. We both were no strangers to sky/sea events and decided to try and help out as best we can. My son is more "direct" than I am but I was trying to gently help. I remember one time where I became very agitated with the leader of the shell because he insisted we stay at the bottom of the stairs with Zip. Yes, in a GOOD shell you would but this shell needed to do the zone tactic. He INSISTED I was wrong. We'd wipe, try again, wipe, try again, wipe, try again, until eventually gil sellers or some other ls would come show us how it was done. Once when this happened another ls came and did not use the zone tactic and he was like "SEE I TOLD YOU!!" in ls. I lost my temper and said "Hey moron, did you check their equips? Do you know them because I do and they are people who've been playing endgame SUCCESSFULLY for YEARS so they have the brains to do it right too!" I think a couple of weeks later I logged out because I had major surgery (which they knew about) but I didn't log back in for 4 months and when I did I dropped that pearl like a hot potato.