rdm/drk question?

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ive been trying rdm/drk lately for gods but it seems with this sub my enfeb. stick % go to almost 0. Wondering if anyone else have this problems and maybe suggestion how correct it?
 
I thought different disables go by different stats.. like paralyze was mind along with silence and slow, while debuffs like blind were int based. but subbing blm over drk shouldn't give you an elemental magic down, since I believe DRK and BLM share the same elemental magic cap and debuff cap. At least they have with my drk and blm
 
Only difference your sub would make is your base stats. If you notice a huge difference, it has to be from that. INT and MND gear would fix it, but I figure you already have that covered so maybe a different food? If that doesn't do it, gear up for +enfeebskill or magic acc. But again, I would assume you have already done that. I can't think of anything you would do differently with /DRK over /BLM. Nothing that you shouldn't already have been doing.
 
RDM/DRK is designed for Stun, and really Only Stun. Maybe Drain? =/

if you're not gonna be on the stun rotation, no reason to sub DRK over BLM
 
Reya said:
I thought different disables go by different stats.. like paralyze was mind along with silence and slow, while debuffs like blind were int based. but subbing blm over drk shouldn't give you an elemental magic down, since I believe DRK and BLM share the same elemental magic cap and debuff cap. At least they have with my drk and blm
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Drk has B+ Elemental and C enfeebling, BLM has A+ elemental and C+ Enfeebling. Only noticeable difference at higher lvls.

And what mara said, rdm/drk is really only useful for stun gun
 
The actual enfeebling magic of drk vs blm won't be a factor as rdm has enfeebling skill of its own. The downside is obviously low mnd. When fighting gods it's all about speciality, So your abilities that will be useful will only be those you focus on. Subbing drk is a tactical decision that will mean that either you have an overwhelming supply of good enfeebling gear and merits or that simply another rdm with a better enfeebling sub will take your slack.
 
i don't know about many others but i do know one of our rdm subs /drk when fighting kirin and he's the one that lands gravity on him nearly every cast.
his gear isn't near what you would call 1337 or anything, he's got 4/5 af2 but i dont think he has wise gear is +1 or anything. i might be wrong.

maybe he's just got some good meriting in to help with it.
 
if your gonna do RDM/DRK try and cap dark magic right away! lol.... i've spent last 4 weeks {chainspell} stun to cap mine :D but yes i comes in handy on gods such as seiryu for Stun Gun and Kirin as well
 
meirit could be a posiblity though it just seem strange that I land about 85% when sub blm yet only 1% when I did dark. during the battle with suzu <bird guardian> and sei <dragon guardian> I had 99int 87mnd and 308 enf yet was unable to land a gravity and parlize only once. though still need little work on merit side only have 1 wind acc merit and lvl 3 enf magic
 
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