Translated by Slycer from BG.
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Mocchi: Aegis vs. RUN
Thank you for the follow-ups.
At the time of release for Seekers of Adoulin, since rune fencer will just be a new job, if you compare equipment against that of a PLD, PLD is going to have an advantage in terms of magic defense.
As has been said, PLD can evenly reduce the damage taken by all types of magic through equipment such as Aegis. However, because rune fencer will have specific elemental resistances, it will be strong not only against magical damage for those elements, but negative status effects as well.
Additionally, while Aegis affects only the PLD, rune fencer can also grant elemental resistance to party members in range, contributing to a further reduction in elemental damage to party members as compared to those with the Aegis PLD.
The future merit points (job categories 1 and 2) as well as new equipment to be added for rune fencer should be expected to further reduce the gap in elemental damage taken as compared with PLD (with Aegis).
In a separate post, Mocchi said that the effect of rune enchantment will stack with that of any other magic resistance the player has.
Thank you for the follow-ups.
At the time of release for Seekers of Adoulin, since rune fencer will just be a new job, if you compare equipment against that of a PLD, PLD is going to have an advantage in terms of magic defense.
As has been said, PLD can evenly reduce the damage taken by all types of magic through equipment such as Aegis. However, because rune fencer will have specific elemental resistances, it will be strong not only against magical damage for those elements, but negative status effects as well.
Additionally, while Aegis affects only the PLD, rune fencer can also grant elemental resistance to party members in range, contributing to a further reduction in elemental damage to party members as compared to those with the Aegis PLD.
The future merit points (job categories 1 and 2) as well as new equipment to be added for rune fencer should be expected to further reduce the gap in elemental damage taken as compared with PLD (with Aegis).
In a separate post, Mocchi said that the effect of rune enchantment will stack with that of any other magic resistance the player has.
Basically it's sounding like Rune Fencer will be the superior magic damage tank when it comes to mobs that cast single elemental types of damage, and will also be superior because, due to reducing magic damage through elemental resists, they'll increase their resistance to status ailments.
Given the Naakuals we've seen so far look like they might be based on a single element, it might end up being that, at least on a magical standpoint, Rune Fencer might end up being the better tank.
Edited, Mar 4th 2013 4:22pm by Vlorsutes
