Stun .... Weapon Bash...

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Alright, I've been trying to get a clear answer on what they are used for.

I know both of them will stop spells, and or JAs, but what, for which ones?

Stun interrupts ?

Weapon Bash interrupts?

thx
 
stun stops all spells, and most JA's that give you time to stun, weapon bash is junk, i wouldn't rely on it, i use it when stun timer isnt up.

stun also stops your trigger happy blm from getting eaten after blizzaga 25 or whatever their new spell is, and comes in handy after a double crit JA from the mob on your pld.

oh ya, can't forget souleater>>guillotine>>>stun>>>run behind pld for cover.
 
meeze said:
stun stops all spells, and most JA's that give you time to stun, weapon bash is junk, i wouldn't rely on it, i use it when stun timer isnt up.

stun also stops your trigger happy blm from getting eaten after blizzaga 25 or whatever their new spell is, and comes in handy after a double crit JA from the mob on your pld.

oh ya, can't forget souleater>>guillotine>>>stun>>>run behind pld for cover.
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When you say it will stop a blm from getting eaten, do you mean it will turn hate to me, or just give the tank time to voke it?


So what about weapon bash?
 
weapon bash is junk, i only use it when stun isn't ready and the mob needs to be stunned. the stun effect works like 1/50 times you use it or some ridicoulus ratio. the AF gloves don't help at all with it.
 
Hit it asap. The timer for Stun is almost instant and you want to be sure that it lands before the spell/attack/whatever you are trying to interrupt fires. Weapon Bash probably works 1/15 times or so unless you get lucky, but I always try it anyway if Stun's timer is down.

As for saving the BLM, it does generate some hate, but more importantly it just keeps the mob standing still for a few critical seconds for the tank to get hate back. If you're in a pt with a good drk and a good rdm, Gravity + Stun almost always keeps the mages from taking hits, unless they just go crazy apeshit with damage/healing.
 
how bout flat blade? (although it only stunns them for like 1 second :roll: ) it helps me by stopping annoying things like bomb toss.
 
As a blm, I usually stun in the following situations:

1) Right after I do a burst (sometimes there isn't a SATA to keep the hate on the tank). This will stop the mob for a few seconds...or 1 second from attacking me..and usually there'll be some hate control shortly after.

2) When the mob is doing something I could stop. Umm...good example would be a bomb toss I guess. Or a long casting spell.

3) Now, this isn't always true with me. (More of when I can read through the battle ) I'll try to cast it when the ninja casts Utsemuni ICHI
 
meeze said:
stun stops all spells, and most JA's that give you time to stun, weapon bash is junk, i wouldn't rely on it, i use it when stun timer isnt up.

stun also stops your trigger happy blm from getting eaten after blizzaga 25 or whatever their new spell is, and comes in handy after a double crit JA from the mob on your pld.

oh ya, can't forget souleater>>guillotine>>>stun>>>run behind pld for cover.
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now now Meeze, us BLMs aren't trigger happy >.>

<lie>
 
zelk everwood said:
how bout flat blade? (although it only stunns them for like 1 second :roll: ) it helps me by stopping annoying things like bomb toss.
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Weapon Skill stun is not as bad as job ability stun, but not quite as good as spell stun. It doesn't always work when you hit, and it can still miss as well.
 
_Neosquall_ said:
They both stun the same, but the weapon bash stun isn't garaunteed.
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I stunned Kirin on Stonega IV with Shield Bash :D
 
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