Russt Wrote:The more I think about it, Bless is pretty useless. The only stat that makes any difference is accuracy, and just about everyone including warriors nowadays have more than enough accuracy to 100% hit what they want to hit. The only time it might be helpful is at PQs and bosses, where warriors don't always have enough accuracy without Bless to 100%. But when the need arises, it's VERY crucial. Missing warriors don't contribute much to the party.
MP Eater saves several million mesos from 30-70, and several million more during priesthood. If you don't mind essentially buying a HA 'skillbook' for 30+ mil, go right ahead. But I believe the real choice is between HA and Bless.
Bless is NEVER useless. With what the Bishop becomes in 4th job it's not as huge an issue in 4th job, but TRY getting there without Bless... ugh. Priests can solo, but it's not an easy life; you're better off in a party with a warrior. Afrobean is right about the DK, but to that I'd add that the rest of the warriors want the same thing, and some godly Sader is a pretty good training partner. Most of the high end warriors nowadays try to reduce their Dexterity to increase their Strength. Ever notice how a 12 Dex earring costs a LOT more than a 10 Dex earring? Who do you think is buying them? If you stack those extra 2 points of Dex against the acc bonus of max Bless, it becomes pretty obvious. Put simply, having bless will allow low-dex or no-dex warriors to train in places where they otherwise wouldn't be able to train. So, you have a warrior, (even a 4th job warrior,) who will be looking for a regular party with a Priest or Bishop. If you have max Bless you will certainly be selected over someone with less than max Bless. It's not as big a catastrophe as the Priest who didn't go HS first, but it's pretty bad. I knew a Priest who only had 10 Bless, a lot of warriors simply wouldn't party her. And think about what you get for that huge pain in the ass; max Holy Arrow and MP Eater. It's simply not a good way to go.
Stereo: In 3rd job I tried the Ludibrium maps and the Haunted House. If you're able to hold your map, you're better off in HH, where MP eater seems to ensure that you spend no pots at all. I personally went straight from HH to Himes.
Afro: I personally haven't found MP eater to be helpful at all approaching to and in 4th job. My Gen is at lvl 20, which means I am spending 4k MP per Genesis attack. With Max Gen this will sink to 3500, but I've never really noticed MP eater to reduce my pot drain. That's why I call it worthless; it's nice when it saves on pots, but the moment you start using Gen over Heal, I don't think MP eater can help. Come to think of it, when using Heal at Himes it doesn't do that much either because you're taking damage almost every second you can take damage.