Vimien wrote:
Garuda is able to group-blink when the SMN reached lvl 25 (it's a blood pact ability). From what I have read, this is actually counter productive when you 'group-blink' you NIN tank because one of the shadows will actually absorb the blink, thus eliminating one of the shadows.
This is not true. I was in a party with a SMN in Garlaige the other night and I was using Utsusemi. When Aerial Armor is cast, it Has No Effect on me. My shadows remain.
The thing about Blink (WHM) and Aerial Armor is that they're not guaranteed to work. There's a chance that the mob could miss a shadow and still hit you, whereas Utsusemi is guaranteed to work (in situations where a Blink shadow would actually *take* the hit, of course).
I didn't see an answer to this one, so I'll take it:
Nataraja wrote:
Here's a related question. Once leeching stat effects like Poison, Dia, etc. actually land, do your stats play any roll in how fast the leeching effect drains you, and how long it lasts? If so, which ones?
Yes, and it depends on what the effect is.
First off, I believe resistance will be modified by any elemental alignments you have. For example, if you have Barwater on, and Poison does land, I believe it does still affect the wear time.
Now, elements aside, I believe VIT does affect your drain rate on physical DOT effects (poison), while MND affects drain rate on magical DOT effects. Stuff like Dia and Bio, however, have fixed drain rates, as far as I can tell, so all the MND in the world won't change how much they untick your HP. I think it does affect stuff like Rasp, Frost, Choke, etc.
I know that I've played different classes and I've been hit with Poison by the same mob that sometimes would drain 1 HP per tick, and sometimes 3, depending on my class (3 for Warrior, 1 for THF with high VIT equipment at that time). Thus, I believe Poison is affected by VIT directly (since it is a physical ailment).
Accordingly, I'm guessing that resistance (initial and DOT) to Foe Requiem is dictated by CHR. That's just an educated guess on my part, though.
Edited, Tue Oct 12 13:22:44 2004 by Cutriss