[Toth]

The new Dancer merits:

Step Accuracy
Haste Samba Effect
Reverse Flourish Effect
Building Flourish Effect


Discuss.

Personally, I am thinking:
3 Haste Samba
2 Step Accuracy
3 Building Flourish
2 Reverse Flourish

This feels like a balanced set that will improve both the party's speed as well as augment the DNC's already potent DD skills.

[octoberasian]

I use Haste Samba often in EXP parties now, and I may go the following:

Haste Samba - 5 (cap)
Step Acc - 2
Building Flourish - 3 (<3 self-SCing)

[Cream Soda]

I may not bother with step acc at all, depending on how much it increases/upgrade (I'm thinking 1-2) since I just stack all acc gear anyways when doing steps.

I'm leaning towards haste samba and reverse flourish atm.

And hi Ase

[~Kimora~]

I dont even like they added building to this. I hope Reverse is giving us more tp tho.

[octoberasian]

Well, I don't miss Steps that much if you think about it: How many DNCs miss Steps as often as someone missing a WS?

The only thing that would justify putting merits into Reverse Flourish if it gives a good amount of TP back for each Step.

Maybe every 1 Step gives 10 to 15 TP or something back.

EDIT: *waves at Vegetto* ^^

[MaikeruSMN]

I think I'm going to same route as Vegetto. I was still hoping for Waltz potency though. =(

[~Kimora~]

Doubt they will add potency with the body piece that gives 10 and the earring that gives 5 that comes from Serket S.

[Kras]

I am curious to see how much everyting increases from the merits.

[octoberasian]

Doubt they will add potency with the body piece that gives 10 and the earring that gives 5 that comes from Serket S.

Is that confirmed?

They removed it from FFXI Wiki and I haven't seen any screenshots on it so far.

What I was hoping for was Waltz recast.

[~Kimora~]

Yeah i can comfirm it, a dnc on hades has it. Its 5% cure 5% waltz, i been looking for this damn sandworm for weeks. Hopefully with this update me and my friends will be able to get it. Also has a 2tp hp mp item that drops from it too. Forgot to say its rare/ex so you have to fight him to get it.

[Megieux]

hmmm i dont know about haste samba. i really don't find it that usefull for parties. Drain samba usually keeps everyone alive so i dont really use haste samba that much.

Reverse flourish is only good if it gives more tp and building is only good if when it's capped it makes your weaponskill critical...

and step acc? pfff if you're missing steps you should just macro in acc+10 on your rings or something. It's really pretty difficult to miss steps with good acc.'


Depending on the effects, i'll maybe cap building and reverse. or maybe just 3haste 3build 4reverse. but forget step accuracy lol

[Seibar]

haste samba and reverse flourish are my choices

i hardly even use my AF for step accur - i don't often miss steps.
can't wait to see how much tp 5 steps will give with 5 points put onto reverse flourish! maybe meditate!?

[Nilene]

I dont really do much with my DNC, I only use it to farm and level my npc with, so based on that, I think I'm going to invest solely on steps and reverse. I use those most for what I typically do on DNC, so i think those will benefit me best for what I do.

[Cream Soda]

Step Accuracy: 3 acc/merit
Haste Samba: Increase the effect of haste samba by 1/merit
Reverse Flourish: 3 extra tp/merit
Building Flourish: 2 acc, 1% attack, 1% crit/merit

Just lv 4'd my haste samba.

[Nilene]

Oh wow, you're already up, [bastard sword +1]!!! lol

[Seibar]

so max to reverse flourish will give 75 tp instead of 60? or is it 3 extra per step?


edit: its per merit regardless of steps.
with one step i got 13tp, with 5steps i got 63tp (with one merit pt)

[Arian/Armel]

Not even touching merits till I finish RNG and MNK now.

[Toth]

So far:

2 in Haste Samba Effect
2 in Building Flourish
1 in Step Accuracy
1 in Reverse Flourish

Thinking of putting 2 more in HS at the moment, 1 more in BF, and either one more in RF or cap Haste Samba.

[Megieux]

is the merited haste samba noticably different?

[Seibar]

is the merited haste samba noticably different?

5 merits in it should make it 10% weapon haste, double what it normally is.