2011-03-21, 01:18 PM
Stereo Wrote:I gain ~12% dps from MW32, and ~17% from SE32, on my Paladin. I can skip the HB but those two are pretty useful (then again MW32's got a 16 minute timer, so it's not that hard to keep buffed)If funded enough and when you are already killing so fast, I believe the boosts wouldn't make much of a difference to your exp to kill ratio. Of course this depends on each job, and what gears they are using, most of the people I ever party with barely care for SI, its all about their kill speed. In my server, buccs are uncommon, the most popular buffs are still MW30 + SE. Then we go on to say about map locations, I can't hope to stick a paladin at castle golems so I lost 1 buff possible unless I drop by bearwolves (rarely, because most people don't stay long enough there for me, especially bishops). We also have the heavily funded people that can easily cover for MW30, SE and HB all on their own (even though slightly weaker version from potential gears).
SI also gives me a 17% dps boost, so my Paladin is way stronger in a party with a bucc + bowman. Between them, MW + SE + SI improve my exp gain more than HS.
I still believe that the buffs are nice to have, but not nearly as essential as HS. Call it a selfish belief if you will, I suppose.