My spells are getting resisted a lot.

[durecellrabbit]

I've been getting about a 50% resist rate on my blu spells lately. Both my sword and blu magic skills are capped and I'm not using spells of the wrong mob type, like plant on flies. The 2 spells I've been using a lot are Feather Storm and Head Butt. It's kinda annoying to see my spells get resisted a lot, is there anyway to make them stick more often?

[nanatsu]

Re: My spells are getting resisted a lot.

From what I know, blue spells have an added component to them. You should notice that some spells are labled as beast type, or vermin type or plantoid type, etc. I wouldn't know for sure but this might be a problem for you. You're ideally supposed to use the type of spell that your enemy is weak against. For example, Birds are supposed to be weak against Amorphs. Well, if you use a Bird type blu spell against an amorph, it's going to get resisted a lot or not have much effect. You should learn the ecosystem of vandiel and how the different species interact each other.

Most blu just use whatever, but if you know what you're going to be fighting beforehand, then you should have a pretty good idea about what spells are going to be less effective. That's why there's such a wide variety of blu spells that do the same thing in my opinon.

Like I said I don't know for sure if this is your problem, but it may be a part of it. I'll leave it to the expert blus to say anything else about it.

[durecellrabbit]

Re: My spells are getting resisted a lot.

Well at my level in the dune I normally fight Damselflies and Goblins. I don't use plant based spells on flies becasue they are strong against it and I have no lizard spells which they are weak against. I'm normally using Feather Storm and Head Butt which are neutral to the flies and I think, goblins as well.

[nanatsu]

Re: My spells are getting resisted a lot.

Well maybe that's the problem. You're not using anything particularly strong to anything. And when you move on to a different type of mob because your previous type was giving less exp, then it's generally a higher level mob. What does that mean? It means that you need to gain more levels yourself in order for your magic to become as effective as it was before. Basically I'm saying that the mobs you're fighting now are probably a bit tougher than what you were fighting before. Gain a level and it should get better.

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Also, I know that it's been proven that blu spells are affected by certain stats. Do some research on what stats affect Feather Storm and Head Butt and use macros to switch your stats accordingly. That may help.

[Visper]

Re: My spells are getting resisted a lot.

Here is a nice list I downloaded from somewhere - I forget - but it shows you what is strong against which types of mobs. Now I know that Bestmen abilities are neutral to everything, but I'm not sure if its not in the "loops" that are shown if it is neutral also. Like Bludgeon that is an Arcana spell I believe would be strong against undead but neutral against everything else.

[Yoko]

Re: My spells are getting resisted a lot.

Sigh, you would not have any problems if you would read a bit in the forums Your problem is melee accuracy, or dex. Physical blu spells are directly linked to your melee stats concerning hitting the monster. You should try out squid sushi for the atk acu and dex boost if you really have a hard time hitting the monsters, or if its cheaper for you try a pumpkin.

Monster affinity concerning strengths and weaknesses arent all that important at lower levels. Of course if you use something weak against the mob it will do less dmg, but using something normal wont make it miss more then if you used something strong against it. The only difference is the damage, and even then so low a lvl its not all that noticeable.

So basicly, put on some dex+ rings, and when the mobs get easier/closer to your lvl (VT for example or nearly) switch to STR rings for more dmg. Another thing, ranged spells like feather storm seem to be influenced by agi, so you could use a macro in which you would switch to agi rings when you cast that spell, and then switch back to dex or str for the others.

Hope that helps =)

[nanatsu]

Re: My spells are getting resisted a lot.

If you're really concerned about his melee stats as an issue, then don't tell him to use sushi at such a low level. If attack and accuracy is what you're after, then Rice Dumplings will give you more of it: http://ffxi.somepage.com/itemdb/3942

With +5 accuracy and str and attack, it's a superior choice. Sushi is just crap for low level players and using it in the dunes will give you no more than 1 or 2 additional accuracy outside of the dex boost. So don't do it. It's painful to watch.

[Taskmage]

Re: My spells are getting resisted a lot.

Jack-o-lanterns are an option too if you can't get rice dumplings for one reason or another. They give +10 accuracy, but come with a -10 charisma that may affect some of your blue magic.

Other than that it sounds like you're doing everything right.

[Yoko]

Re: My spells are getting resisted a lot.

Ive used the squid suchi for the +dex mostly. I also carried jack-o-lanterns if i had a really hard time to land my phys. spells. Although the accuracy boost isnt grand at low lvls, the +5-6 dex and +5ish agi is very useful, especially with feather storm i found.

[Taskmage]

Re: My spells are getting resisted a lot.

Feather storm is a ranged type attack and uses agi as a modifer.

[nanatsu]

Re: My spells are getting resisted a lot.

Well like I said, researching the stats that modify your blu spells and buffing them accordingly is a good thing to do. Now the question is which is better for Feather Storm? More accuracy and attack for overall effect on all spells? Or upping the agi modifier for the spell itself? Which one will effect Feather Storm more or does it matter?

[Zempten]

Re: My spells are getting resisted a lot.

Hm . . . . . . .

This is something that troubles me.

I play as BLU/THF and i use Sole Sushi for the STR and the accuracy bonus for the TP gain. So when playing as debuff, SC, self-haste, and MB I run close to low MP and my DMG is pretty good in a PT.

However I hear other BLUs using Squid Sushi. You use this for the DEX+ so your spells land more consistantly? Is that why other BLUs are using Squid Sushi?

I'm confused because I'm not sure if spamming BLU magic with Squid Sushi is better or saving MP for SC with Sole Sushi is better. Also is it necessary to have more DEX for phsyical blue magic that is only 1 hit and has SA on it?

I really doubt anything other then sushi is going to work for BLU because the accuracy percent bonus is really good and we need the accuracy percent bonus for TP gain. I guess it's also my belief that we're better DD when we participate in SCs with 100%+ TP.

However, this is just me and my opinion on the meeling BLU. I guess mage BLU will defiently eat differ food then sushi lol

[Oogami]

Re: My spells are getting resisted a lot.

Percent bonus is always nice.

But it is really wasteful to use sushi when your weaponskill (or maybe magic skill in this instance) is less than 100. Not everyone has that kind of gil to throw around.

[nanatsu]

Re: My spells are getting resisted a lot.

However I hear other BLUs using Squid Sushi. You use this for the DEX+ so your spells land more consistantly? Is that why other BLUs are using Squid Sushi?

Well, both Sole and Squid have a dex bonus. What Squid has differently is agi bonus. So you're not missing out on anything in terms of accuracy, and gaining +str over squid. Unless you think the agi is more helpful than str, you have nothing to worry about.

[Zempten]

Re: My spells are getting resisted a lot.

I see, thanks ^^