Meriting SCH (not speculation)Follow

It depends on what you're doing as SCH. Elemental merits never hurt to have on SCH, but having two other mages at 75 will make it more difficult for you to specialize each job class.

If I were you, I'd not merit for SCH until you're 75 and have an idea of the roles you'll be asked to perform.

Actually... BLU skill is very very powerful for BLU.
-Raises att value for BLU physical spells.
-Affects base dmg of BLU physical spells.
-Affects potency of certain spells (diamondhide etc).
-Increases acc of BLU magic/breath spells.

I found this post to be both unhelpful and needlessly antagonistic.

Whats the point of your question? Apparently, you already have it all figured out anyways, so why even ask?

Your OP in no way asks anything but "is it worth it for SCH?" You dont mention what actiovities you do with BLU. You dont say what you do with BRD. You dont specifically ask whether meriting enfeebling or enhancing is BETTER than meriting for BLU or BRD. In fact, your opening statement is all fuddled, as you ask "Should you merit enfeeble, or wait till SCH 75 to merit elemental?" So... part one asks one question, your scenarios suggest another, and you end with a final question different from them both? Then, at the end of your chew-out post, you restate a scenario in which it SEEMS you are deciding between a nuking aspect and enfeeble aspect... Unsure of which you will use more.

How are we to know?

So, as you didnt give enough information in your post, you get a response that covers all possibilities. All told, the response you blasted was well formed and very polite. There was nothing in the post to even hint that the poster meant anything but to be helpful.

While your OP does state that you know you would have to wait till SCH 75 to merit elemental, I understand how a helpful poster might overlook that part. So what if he gives you knowledge you already have? Skip it and move on to the next part. There are level 75s out there that dont know some of the most basic aspects of the game, not because they are stupid or noobish, but because they have never had to face the situation. In the end, it doesnt hurt to repeat information already known, but it can hurt to not provide information not known.

As to the BLU merits, it seems the person was uninformed. BLU merits seem to be useful in more than just endgame... but regardless, the persons suggestion was to avoid BLU merits UNLESS you used it in endgame. It seems you do participate in endgame, so then MAKE UP YOUR OWN MIND ON IT!

The person talks of BRD merits. Says specifically "merits on BRD are to push yourself up a rank, or to improve debuff resists. Check the BRD forum." They then state that it is dependent on your gear and what you do with BRD, and what your LS mates might suggest. They never say you should put 8 points in anything, they merely state that they like their personal 8 singing skill. And nowhere did he say you should buff it for an extra 1% haste... He didnt make any specific call, as again YOU DIDNT PROVIDE ENOUGH INFORMATION.

WHM merits, the poster starts off with saying "WHM doesnt need em, AS YOU PROBABLY ALREADY KNOW." So, it turns out you know. As he figured.

For SCH, he points out the uses of enfeeble and elemental. He points out that in a one-on-one vs RDM, they are a waste. RDM wins everytime. But then states if you use AoE enfeebles, you beat the RDM there and meriting enfeeble would be well worth the effort. So, yet again, his opinion is very open and clear. He states the scenarios, I think accurately, and leaves it up to YOU to decide based on your playstyle.

He ends by stating his final opinion, which is "If you dont need the BRD and BLU, then he suggests enfeeble and elemental. If you do, then picking between elemental and enfeeble is dependent on what you perceive you will be doing more of."


All in all, Id say it was a very helpful opinion on matters, other than the apparent mistake in BLU merits.

Next time, give explicit and detailed information, or realize we cant read you mind ant take general advice. And when you are asking for advice, apparently you dont know everything. So how are we supposed to assume what you do and dont know? Again, be explicit, or deal. Dont get so bent out of shape, especially when you were the one that was asking for help, and the poster was trying to help you.


Either that, or stop asking for advice and just make up your own mind.

You thought HIS post was antagonistic? The post that was the most well-written and thought out up to that point? Okay.

Are you a troll or something?

I don't think you know what antagonistic means, lol.

Also, if you do not want honest advice, maybe you should stop wasting everyone else's time by asking for it.

Edited, Jun 5th 2008 1:19pm by Fynlar