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Usually 2h coz faster auto and more ATK but dw can get high ATK from DEX which gives hit rate necessary for high dodge boss. Can go for either one

 

Thanks

 

Newb question: does the partner / merc considered a party member? Like, does the mob count increase if you have both in your party?

 

no. they don't cont for boss rankings either.

 

I knew it. Thanks for the clarification, cheers :3

 

it was mentioned above.

 

That message was posted 5 months ago and I already replied to it.

 

omg my apologies, I'm just browsing and do not know when was the post was

 

Are mercenaries affected by additional magic or melee? There was a thread but I can't find it.

 

Nope, they just do regular non crit attack. At least they dont graze. But they do miss.

 

Thanks for bumping this thread I never would have found it otherwise.

Great post Mayam senpai!

1.Will there be an update on mercs getting tired?

2.Does tiredness really show that the friend has gone innactive and has not logged on?

3.Since merc aggro is only from auto attacks and aspd, would equipping Navidia shield during event carry over the event only 1k aspd buff?

4.If aspd is "king" why isn't md's used for mercs?

You have my gratitude for your hard work Mayam senpai!

 

1. I dunno the answer. No change have been announced yet.
2.as long as your friend dont log in, the merc will stay tired.
3. Yes the 1k aspd is carried as long as it is registered as a merc on that certain event period.
4.md have interesting attack pattern on mercs. But since no md offer much aggro generation other than aspd. It is a bit of a bummer. Plus there is a maddening balance act of movement, aggro generation and staying put to be pommeled. Around 700-900 seems to be the sweet spot for aspd iirc. But you can try it out and tune up your merc. Btw, mercs do miss sometimes so aggro generation per weapon is a grey area that needs a lot of testings.

 

Ice cream knux from event is the best weapon for defender tank. Nothing can beat the 300% accuracy it gives.

 

Now I can make weeb-powered ATKer merc

 

Thanks I already use ice cream. Thanks to the forum members letting me know C rate didn't help mercs I swapped Drills out. I just need to improve aspd for "motion locking". I haven't tested yet if my merc flees often or not.. I'm debating if I should replace my hat that gives +30%hp for Windup Key's 1k+ Candela 2's aspd. I also swapped out aggro shield for Ifrids +250 aspd shield. How much is enough aspd to hold aggro for friends with finale?

 

Even 10000aspd not enough to hold against finale. Lol need sneak no matter what.

 

@mayam which one you think better(...theoretically)?
- 100k HP, 1.3k ASPD, 150HIT, Knuckle.
or
- 85k HP, 1.5k ASPD, 150HIT, BareHand.

Sadly I missed that ice cream knuck last time.
The reason i ask is because you said the best merc would be '...full VIT barehand' but still i cant figure why? Knowing with knuck i have extra 2 slot for another HP xtalls.

 

Barehanded always gets 50% correct hit. Meaning they will still hit 50% of the time no matter how high boss dodge gets or how low your hit/crit is.

 

First time i thought you meant every missed attack(...by enemy's dodge) has 50% chance to still being able to hit but with graze(...non-critical graze).

So it was barehanded hidden ability then.
Meaning all weapon will miss when it miss no matter what?

edited :
Hooo.. i just re-read the first post.
So all weapon also can do Graze hit but with lower than 50% chance.(100% chance if critical perhaps)

 

Im Gonna Up this

Consumables like Monster Pot , Brave Aura doesn't work on increase atk merce

Only passive skills like magic mastery matk Up can increase ATK also when you have avatar stats it also increases your ATK Mercenary