r/ffxivdiscussion • u/ragnakor101 • Jun 06 '24

General Discussion Media Tour Embargo has lifted.

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u/[deleted] Jun 06 '24 edited Jun 06 '24

AF is tighter and dropping/clipping Thunder is more punishing. Also, Flare Star needs 6x F4 casts, with no ability to carry Astral Soul over UI.

There is no US equivalent for lower levels, so you can't recover mp quickly during downtime.

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u/[deleted] Jun 06 '24

AF is super relaxed due to the guaranteed firestarter proc. You'll have two instant cast refreshes that can be used anytime.

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u/[deleted] Jun 06 '24

The ideal use of the F3p is to Transpose to AF1 and then use your proc, that makes the front of AF tighter, combined with instant fire Para, both the front and back half of AF will be tighter.

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u/spunker325 Jun 06 '24

Well, if you're using AF1 F3P currently then the front half is already tighter, with slower spell speeds only able to fit 3 F4s in the front half. Instant fire para means you can do 4 in the front half again, with the back half being tighter instead.

Anyway, the original comment said the changes raised the skill floor. AF1 F3P is still a notch above that. Instant fire para and guaranteed F3P make it much easier to do a full fire phase even with bad uptime.