Leviathan.Comeatmebro said:
»I'm just not understanding where the difference comes from. I used most of the same buffs as you listed, and got much less damage. You claim you don't need Threnody, Languor, or SPs.. but where's the difference in m.acc coming from? I'm assuming we have the same set besides hands, and I had same buffs minus those things. Given there's no inherent m.acc on Merlinic, and Apogee have 38, I actually have more magic accuracy unless you have an insane DM augment.
I obviously have job master, 5/5 thunderstorm. I may not have changed my merits over to magic for just that fight, I don't remember. However, my results were certainly not consistant 70k+, logger doesn't have a pact over 40k. If those buffs aren't needed, why is your damage over double mine?
Brixy was not able to hit 99,999 with g/r, bolster, and 3000 pet tp in the (25 minute..) video above. Most of them were 30kish. I'm sure he didn't have perfect gear given it was feb 2017, but I'm also pretty confident he was gearing correctly with what he had. Results from the other person who tried on this page weren't great either. Just because you can make it work with an entire group working effectively around it doesn't mean it's viable or practical for most people. I already acknowledged I was completely wrong about Flaming Crush on Zerde.
I do not understand either. Resists, cumumative resists, a lack of buffs/equips or macros not working properly are the only possibilities I see. Your gear is good minus the hands but it's not as if the relic could double dmg on MBs. I only have macc+12 on my staff, cape has macc+30, Crooked Cards is used for Puppet Roll. I know my SMN is probably above average but I don't consider SMN MB method "hard" to replicate on Kei, we use RUN for solo Light but people can add a SCH if they prefer.
About Zerde you have said "Just use BLMs, honestly. The only reason to use SMN on it is to save a job change if doing them all in one sitting. BLM is better." although Meteor Strike MB is a very effective method and probably one of the most used against Zerde so yeah, maybe you just think SMN isn't suited for MB setups and I disagree with that (except when the Death spell is involved) but it's fine. I understand that the Flaming Crush strat is less known.
I don't have the patience to study the video but the dmg seem indeed very weak.