Got to 80..now what?Follow

Didn't really rush into xping my rdm like most of us would.... but finally got it to 80 last night, what are you guys gonna trying out now that we are a bit stronger?

I went soloing Misareaux vultures on RDM/BLU to cap my dagger skill.

The new Aquaveil actually makes Stoneskin recasts (and by extension, fighting these birds), a snap.

I'm diggin' it too. Wearing -%interruption makes Aquaveil last longer by taking care of some of the "procs"... not so noticeable with Ninjitsu.

Funny how SE adjusted Aquaveil rather than imposed a %interruption cap. It's like they're asking "Which is it Red Mages, you want uninterrupted spells or capped recast? /evillaugh"

If anything, I need to get revenge on BLM Maat. He's the only Maat I ever lost to ~_~

(I did try again and beat BLM Maat later though; he only won the first round due to an absolute cheesy trick)

Uh, phalanx2 doesn't work with accession, and why the @#%^ would you want to accession enspell2s?

Kind of a minor detail, but you get the :Ni line of Ninjutsu nukes from /nin, which if you're a meleeing rdm like me makes Debuff sticking really easy on just about anything worth meleeing on.

All HQ staves give you is +30 magic accuracy. It's basically the same thing. I agree, I rarely have a magic accuracy problem on things worth meleeing. I melee a lot of Abyssea NM's though and it really helps to use a ni nuke. Also, using a ni nuke means I can get away with pure MND gear and not have to macro in enfeebling+ which I typically would otherwise have to. (Sometimes I still do though regardless).

It's not too big of a deal but it can help.

Edited, Jul 15th 2010 10:53am by Zafire

First time I've seen any info on Phalanx II not working with Accession. Clopedia didn't have it when I looked.
So none of the spells 50+ can be used with the aoe strategems? Or only the RDM exclusive ones?

Phalanx II : Phalanx caps at 300 skill, while II doesn't AND lasts longer. If skill caps keep rising with 5 each level to 99, current gear allows 425 skill or Phalanx(33). That's a whole 5 more damage absorbed! The earth would tilt with the imbalance!

Enspell II : similar reasoning, with enspells II dealing a whole 10 dmg more(52 vs 42 now) on the first hit.


Maybe I want some more variation then just cycling Para II, Slow II, Haste, Refresh ad infinitum... All that lvl 80 gives me is the ability to do it 5% faster...

I'm sticking with PUP80 for now... at least that's actually fun to play.