enhancing spells

Well, Sneak and Invis DO seem to be increased/reduced some days and weathers. Like wind weather/earth weather vs. ice weather, but still, they're too random to see much of a difference.

Mobs, on the other hand, get increaed/recuded aggro range during certain weathers and times. Most mobs seem to have a hard time seeign through fog, and most mobs that persue on scent won't hunt you as long during rainy weather. Its the same thing as running through water while crawlers are hunting you, it removes the scent trace.
 
The dmg absorbed by stoneskin is constant for a given enhancing magic, 358 with 256 base enhancing magic for a rdm, which i easily checked with a rdm friend. For example attack a qiqirn that runs and drops bombs ( for 100 dmg each). first ,second , third bomb=0 dmg, and 4th bomb = 42. That's why stoneskin isn't affected by mnd, at least if u have good enhancing.

Also, one thing that nobody mentionned about staff is that they give magic accuracy. You get less resist if you cast Thunder with Thunder staff, than Thunder with Ice Staff ... which means their magic accuracy > 10 elemental skill (and probably > 10 dark or elemental aswell).
 
from ffxiclopedia

It is reported that the formula for determining how much damage is absorbed total is:

X = ([Enhancing Magic Skill] / 3) + MND
F is the the amount of damage reduced.
F = X (if X < 80)
F = X * 2 - 60 (if 80 <= X <= 130)
F = X * 3 - 190 (if X > 130)
Caps at 350 damage.
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Also Magic accuracy =/= Boost from elemental staves. It's just a flat 10-15% increase (or decrease if you use one with the wrong spell).
 
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mdkuser said:
The dmg absorbed by stoneskin is constant for a given enhancing magic, 358 with 256 base enhancing magic for a rdm, which i easily checked with a rdm friend. For example attack a qiqirn that runs and drops bombs ( for 100 dmg each). first ,second , third bomb=0 dmg, and 4th bomb = 42. That's why stoneskin isn't affected by mnd, at least if u have good enhancing.
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Did he use Phalanx too? And you left out the part about having different MND for the test(s?)
 
The bombs do 100 dmg no matter what
 
And again, was there any varying MND for the tests, or was it one test? Are you saying the 5th bomb did 100 damage to him with the same setup, or did 100 damage to you?
 
I put the staves in for stoneskin/blink/phalanx. Why? Why not? For all I know if I'm hit with damage with casting stoneskin the staff will save my life with reduced damage, or when casting blink I'll evade the hit and get it up. As long as I hit the macro and it's casting, I might as well add an equip line in.

I won't swear by them actually doing anything.
 
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