[Myth] arien's dps vs yuki

[WhatThePhuc]

allright, i've always been hearing that arien's dps is lower than yuki's
which i do not agree with
someone give me a yuki build that has more dps than this arien build:
Lunia Skill Calculator(JP)
given that ldrake is used (and ancient elf when lvl 60 skill is available)
i'm pretty sure that yuki is not the top dps anymore

[Xpecial]

Then wouldn't you lose out on DPS from the str boost of Myth gears?

[WhatThePhuc]

Originally Posted by Xpecial

Then wouldn't you lose out on DPS from the str boost of Myth gears?

ldrake on hotkeys
when you press the hotkey to switch equips, the slot is replaced with the equip that you switched with
so you basically use the same key to switch between equips
for example, using 1 key to switch between ldrake support and lunia decoration

with myth equips, any character should get at least 4k mp which allows arien to spam skills for a while before switching to ldrake for a few seconds to recover mp
while yuki is standing there recovering mp, arien recovers mp while doing more damage
and it's only significant if you're changing between str brackets
for example, if you have less than 1.5k when u switch to ldrake, then yes there is a difference
however, if you have between 1.5k to 2k str with or without ldrake on, then might as well leave ldrake on since it won't make much difference

the only reason yuki is better than arien for myth would be her flinching skills

[whitepage]

Originally Posted by WhatThePhuc

allright, i've always been hearing that arien's dps is lower than yuki's
which i do not agree with
someone give me a yuki build that has more dps than this arien build:
Lunia Skill Calculator(JP)
given that ldrake is used (and ancient elf when lvl 60 skill is available)
i'm pretty sure that yuki is not the top dps anymore

I cant give you a yuki that beats this because I dont have much knowledge on yuki skills beside seeing them in action. But I can give you a better build for arien, in myth (?) , even though I didnt played the game for days.

[Myth]
Does it matter that arien has more dps or less dps skills? All she need to bring to the stage/raid is imbal party crit buff and she has done sufficiently well in her role. Think of the rest like a bonus. That's the sole reason she is up there, right at the top.

[Inno]

Does it matter that arien has more dps or less dps skills? All she need to bring to the stage/raid is imbal party crit buff and she has done sufficiently well in her role. Think of the rest like a bonus. That's the sole reason she is up there, right at the top.

Thats true... Her damage(in myth) sucks lol.

[Azuna]

Originally Posted by boobeemagic

I cant give you a yuki that beats this because I dont have much knowledge on yuki skills beside seeing them in action. But I can give you a better build for arien, in myth (?) , even though I didnt played the game for days.

[Myth]
Does it matter that arien has more dps or less dps skills? All she need to bring to the stage/raid is imbal party crit buff and she has done sufficiently well in her role. Think of the rest like a bonus. That's the sole reason she is up there, right at the top.

Yessir. Crit buff to 8+ members provides way more DPS than any skill Arien (or anyone, for that matter) could ever hope to have.

[WhatThePhuc]

Originally Posted by Azuna

Yessir. Crit buff to 8+ members provides way more DPS than any skill Arien (or anyone, for that matter) could ever hope to have.

depends on who
its useless on yuki and dainn
but yea, crit buff is hax

[Deity]

If Arien didn't use so much MP, she'd beat Yuki in terms of damage and efficiency. The only major drawback about Arien is that she has less flinching skills in myth compared to Yuki.

[VeraSwablu]

Something most people don't seem to consider is that most of Arien's skills DO NOT PIERCE. They do hax dmg... but not against a mob of monsters. Lightning Arrow, Calling Thunder and Fierce Wind are her only non-flame skills that pierce.

Against giant mobs of monsters (Example:MYTH RAID.) her dps isn't near as good as it may seem. It is still quite nice however, and her crit buff is very hax, but her own dmg output certainly isn't the highest when it comes to mobs.

[Xpecial]

Originally Posted by WhatThePhuc

ldrake on hotkeys
when you press the hotkey to switch equips, the slot is replaced with the equip that you switched with
so you basically use the same key to switch between equips
for example, using 1 key to switch between ldrake support and lunia decoration

with myth equips, any character should get at least 4k mp which allows arien to spam skills for a while before switching to ldrake for a few seconds to recover mp
while yuki is standing there recovering mp, arien recovers mp while doing more damage
and it's only significant if you're changing between str brackets
for example, if you have less than 1.5k when u switch to ldrake, then yes there is a difference
however, if you have between 1.5k to 2k str with or without ldrake on, then might as well leave ldrake on since it won't make much difference

the only reason yuki is better than arien for myth would be her flinching skills

I know about the switching between equips.

But in the higher Myth stages, the bonus in str per part is really high, making 4 pieces equating to at least 1k+ str, which can be a fairly big difference (on the other hand, having enough of the other parts should give enough damage for ldrake to be effective).

[Gladiat]

Originally Posted by VeraSwablu

Something most people don't seem to consider is that most of Arien's skills DO NOT PIERCE. They do hax dmg... but not against a mob of monsters. Lightning Arrow, Calling Thunder and Fierce Wind are her only non-flame skills that pierce.

Against giant mobs of monsters (Example:MYTH RAID.) her dps isn't near as good as it may seem. It is still quite nice however, and her crit buff is very hax, but her own dmg output certainly isn't the highest when it comes to mobs.

Aren't you forgetting about Edge of Thunder and Eye of Storm?

Or are you just considering the ones that shoot arrows?

[Lunar]

Originally Posted by Gladiat

Aren't you forgetting about Edge of Thunder and Eye of Storm?

Or are you just considering the ones that shoot arrows?

those dont exactly do dmg and edge doesn't pierce it shoots 10 times 5 on each side.. they do not pierce

[Xpecial]

Not many skills pierce...

It's like saying that Dainn's firebomb is completely useless on mobs, since it can only hit 2 times at max.

[Lunar]

well we are comparing to yuki in this thread
and yuki has more "piercing" aoe skills
all of yuki's rb skills are pierce or aoe
while arien has this real slow gigantic aoe, weak aoe lightning, and a semi pierce arrow(it acts like moon pieces where if it hits a target in front it doesn't hit the one in back)
that and yuki's non rb versions all have the same atribute while arien gets an even weaker aoe, a 150sec cd skill, and a no pierce shot

then u add yuki's icerain, icepillars, cbd all "pierces"
and arien gets lightning arrow

[VeraSwablu]

Originally Posted by Gladiat

Aren't you forgetting about Edge of Thunder and Eye of Storm?

Or are you just considering the ones that shoot arrows?

Yea I forgot about Eye of Storm. But as the other person said, Eye isn't exactly great dmg, and Edge does NOT pierce.

And when comparing to Dainn, Eir, Yuki... (and this topic is about comparing to Yuki) the majority of their skills are either AOE or Pierce. Even Sieg, Krieg, and Tia, next to all of their skills easily hit multiple targets. Arien's arrows will almost never hit more then one target each.

I'd say more but quite frankly, Lunar said everything I needed to say xD

[WhatThePhuc]

arien's problem in myth isnt that her skills dont pierce
its that her skills don't air

[Xpecial]

I recall Myth as "mobbing everything into one spot" where I really don't see the need for piercing.

But, I'm sure the rest of you would be much better at talking about staging than I am; thus, carry on `-`

[VeraSwablu]

Originally Posted by Xpecial

I recall Myth as "mobbing everything into one spot" where I really don't see the need for piercing.

Yes, but, although even characters like Sieg and Tia's skills will generally hit more then 1 of those monsters mobbed into one spot, all of arien's non-piercing skills (Aka almost all the good ones) will still usually only get 1 monster per hit. This severely hurts her damage in comparison to other characters.

[Lunar]

hmmmm.. how to describe. arien has no splash damage (taken from starcraft) on a lot of her skills
but in my terms, although it says [myth] in title i kind of generalize to all staging

[az335]

well if l.drake were to be switched in and out, then we can say the same for dacy, a TC would regen most of her mana back. the problem is rarely do u see people doing so with dacy.

and i agree here arien and yuki dps are comparable.

I have come up a skill build for myth myself:

Lunia Skill Calculator(JP)

feel free to judge