[Terren]

I'm levelling sch, and I keep coming across conflicting reports about Modus Veritas.

I know it was "nerfed" to disable the instant-kill on JOL etc.

However, I've seen references that since the 6/21/10 update, that it sometimes doesn't land at all?

I'll test this all myself once I hit 65 but I was curious if anyone had anything definitive on the issue, it seems attention to MV got killed the moment it couldn't be exploited anymore.

[Kendo]

I can't remember the last time mine landed as 75SCH soloing anything worthwhile recently.

[Terren]

Kendo, on 21 August 2010 - 11:05 AM, said:

I can't remember the last time mine landed as 75SCH soloing anything worthwhile recently.

That's a shame Does it give a message stating whether it works or not? How do you know if it landed, apart from, well, eyeballing the damage/duration?

I guess I'll just have to see when I hit 75ish. Honestly, in theory, even without exploit, full merits in MV is very appetizing for average int mobs and a few solos, but if it can be randomly 'resisted' or whatever ... bleh.

[Kendo]

It tells you it misses.

[Terren]

Kendo, on 21 August 2010 - 11:34 AM, said:

It tells you it misses.

Thanks Kendo

[briyanka]

Terren, on 21 August 2010 - 09:35 AM, said:

I'm levelling sch, and I keep coming across conflicting reports about Modus Veritas.

I know it was "nerfed" to disable the instant-kill on JOL etc.

However, I've seen references that since the 6/21/10 update, that it sometimes doesn't land at all?

I'll test this all myself once I hit 65 but I was curious if anyone had anything definitive on the issue, it seems attention to MV got killed the moment it couldn't be exploited anymore.

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MV was nerfed.... but not as the general "FFXI public thinks it does."

If you go to Kanikan's live journal he explains what the nerf did exactly. Basically the nerf allows "Modus Veritas to get resisted," additionally Kanikan explains that multiple SCH's need to time the Modus Veritas carefully, as well as something about the Group1 merits.

BUT it doesnt mean its useless. basically it just requires more sch's to one-shot something or to at least take it down to 50%. (instead of 6 sch's to one shot u now need like 9 or more because u assume a few will be "resisted")

if you go on youtube you can find a few videos post the 6/21 update.

This post has been edited by briyanka: 24 August 2010 - 09:58 PM