RDM/PLD in EXP

[Icemage]

Re: RDM/PLD in EXP

I don't know that Stun is necessarily better than Flash. While it's not a guaranteed stop on damage, Flash does have the nice effect of bleeding the enemy down to 0 TP. With Stun, if you don't kill it right away, it will just use another WS immediately.


Icemage

[WishMaster3K]

Re: RDM/PLD in EXP

Ah, that's what I figured. But for MP moves, I know Stun is obviously superior. Just like how BLMs, DRKs and RDM/DRKs are pretty much necessary on mobs like the OHat mob.

[Bishop]

Re: RDM/PLD in EXP

To be honest, I am a bit frustrated by the fact that no one can provoke. I do not mean to blame you for the PT setup because it was JP prime as you stated and only a few people were available. However, we need to know the average battle time was 131.9 secs and the interval was 11.9 seconds. This is much worse than regular merit PTs.

What is worse, BLM asked (/tell) me for Lightning Threnody although deco weapons were only VT and it was not necessary at all unless his elemental magic skill was far from capped. In most merit PTs, BRDs are insanely busy in buffing, pulling and lullaby. Wasting a few seconds for threnody made me a little upset because bringing next decos to the camp before the last one died was most important in order to keep chains.

I don't mean to question your skills because I do agree with you, the blm shouldn't need threnody at that lvl unless his magic wasn't capped. But how is it so much harder to cast threnody when even you said yourself that each fight was an average of 131.9 seconds?

[Aeni]

Re: RDM/PLD in EXP

I don't know that Stun is necessarily better than Flash. While it's not a guaranteed stop on damage, Flash does have the nice effect of bleeding the enemy down to 0 TP. With Stun, if you don't kill it right away, it will just use another WS immediately.


Icemage

It does? I've been flashed many times before and retain my TP. Is there some other mechanics at work here?

[Bishop]

Re: RDM/PLD in EXP

I think what he meant was flash will make the enemy miss his ws, therefore eliminate it's tp.

[Aeni]

Re: RDM/PLD in EXP

I think what he meant was flash will make the enemy miss his ws, therefore eliminate it's tp.

Thanks for making that clear for me. I was taking Icemage to literally for his words.

[Apple Pie]

Re: RDM/PLD in EXP

But how is it so much harder to cast threnody when even you said yourself that each fight was an average of 131.9 seconds?

This is because the rest of them did not try to move from the entrance of each Deco room first of all. They just camped there and waited for next weapon coming. As a result, I always had to run for long distances to pull those that spawned far away. Well, I didn't intend to blame them for that because we had BLM who needed to rest.

As you know, the whole PT has to move in search of mobs to shorten the intervals at most places like KRT, Uleguerand, Caedarva and so forth. The Shrine of Ru'Avitau is not an exception.

Second, I believe each BRD player has its own rhythm and routine. I usually go for merit points only with my friends and don't go to old areas anymore. At places like Bhaflau Thickets and Caedarva mire where the battle time is less than 45 seconds and the interval is less than 5 seconds, I don't even have time to sing 4 buff songs and I usually skip Ballad I. I get used to this too much and I wasn't able to adjust myself at that time. Honestly, I didn't think of singing Threnody in merit PTs and I was a little confused.

Anyway, as for the comparison between Flash and Stun, I have to agree with Icemage and Renarudo. I didn't consider TP issue.

BTW Jei, I haven't been in trouble with MP management without auto-refresh in merit PTs, too.