Talk:Dia Wand

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Any confirmation on the ammount of Dia/Cure enhancements? Llana 00:15, 20 October 2006 (EDT)

According to http://ffxi.allakhazam.com/db/jobs.html?fjob=1;mid=117212431515812660;num=18;page=1, the target's DEF is further reduced, at least in ballista. The test from that thread reads:

Constant in all tests: Initial damage, Duration

MNK68 in normal exp wear

Base Defense: 262

Dia 1
Rose Wand +1: Defense 248, 1HP/tic
Dia Wand: Defense 242, 2HP/tic
Difference: -6Def, +1HP/tic

Dia 2
Rose Wand +1: Defense 235, 2HP/tic
Dia Wand: Defense 228, 3HP/tic
Difference: -7Def, +1HP/tic


MNK68 naked

Base Defense: 135

Dia 1
Rose Wand +1: Defense 128, 1HP/tic
Dia Wand: Defense 123, 2HP/tic
Difference: -5Def, +1HP/tic

Dia 2
Rose Wand +1: Defense 121, 2HP/tic
Dia Wand: Defense 115, 3HP/tic
Difference: -6Def, +1HP/tic

We should attempt to do testing to confirm these results and further quantify the effect that may or may not be present when casting on mobs. But the assertion that there is no effect on DEF down is certainly in question, so I've edited the article to indicate that it is undetermined. --VxSote 16:29, 28 June 2007 (CDT)

Well... in the higher-DEF case, Dia I goes from 27/ to 39/ (+12), and Dia II goes from 53/ to 66/ (+13) (I'm being lazy here and omitting the 512s in denominators); in the lower-DEF case, the changes are 27/ to 45/ (+18) and 53/ to 75/ (+22). The problem is that you can't fit a flat increase to it instead of a percentage increase either. I'm thinking the additional defense reduction is done prior to the 27/ or 53/ reduction - it looks like -5 and -7 DEF respectively. --Mdenham 01:12, 26 May 2008 (UTC)

1% / 10%

This has been changed again, can we get some kind of discussion here? --Charitwo^Talk 06:07, 26 August 2007 (CDT)