Oddwaffle wrote:
I don't have CDC but I heard from some people that if you are fighting something with high def and you have low atk buff then Req is better. However, if you are soloing or in a situations with a fair bit of Atk buff then CDC has an edge.
Req has an -ATK penalty, which generally makes it worse if you're fighting something that already has high defense. There's also the issue that if it is high defense, then it's probably higher evasion, as well, which hurts both WS since they're mult-hitters. Req needs to land more than CDC, though. Ultimately, the issue gets a bit more complex if you're talking about ilvl Almace with AM or not. A good CDC build will probably outperform on weaker prey thanks to overwhelming DEX. More moderate stuff will wind up being situational, with Req having the advantage if the mob has some kind of slashing resistance or crit defense. If it's really tough, the jobs that can use either likely aren't being looked at for their DPS contributions via sword. PLD just needs to do enough to tank. BLU has spells to fall back on. RDM just gets laughed at anyway. Were I to rank efficacy due to gear/trait options, CDC would be BLU > PLD > RDM while Req would be PLD = BLU > RDM.
Either way, the Apa path is probably the worst of the Emps. Azdaja gets some honorable mention for Ochain, but it's not as hard to pop, I feel, and was generally less contested.