Good CORs Bust!

[ereblog]

Ding COR32!

Part of why I am leveling Corsair is to prove to everyone how to play the job. I had a pretty good idea beforehand, but now that I’m actually playing it and having to make the hard decisions, I’m getting a lot more insight.

This is my first COR-based mathy entry, about how busting on rolls is actually a good thing.

Comments

[anonymous]

Sure, in that case there is only a .5% increase for the EV, but if you don't risk it then you know you are guaranteed to never get a roll of 41% so you have to just do what you feel is right for the circumstance. In a party, I would definitely go for it; buffing for a HNM fight, I woudln't unless there was time to fold and try again. Again this is mostly a moot point once snake eye is taken into consideration. Even simply saving it for getting off of an unlucky bumps the EV from 22.5% to almost 25% since you effectively eliminate the 13%(VIII) value and replace it with another 29% (IX). Using it to push the roll up higher on IX and X as well even further widens the gap. Considering, that when fully merited, snake eye has only a 5 minute recast, you will be able to do this on every roll cycle if you so choose giving you a much greater deal of control over the rolls you produce. Playing smart with chance will give a greater benefit in the long run. My point is, if I had wanted to play a job where my buffs were reliable but moderately weak (ie: safe) then I would have went with brd. However, I like the risk aspect and the potential beef out the party to hell. I'm not going to judge someone and throw a fit if a cor doesn't play the risk, I just hope that most cors will see that there is some benefit to trying. :) - Pyrefox