The official "rate my gear" threadFollow

Yeah, I was mostly aiming for a more "this is what I think everyone with middle end gear should be wearing..." type post.

I do have some interesting questions for when I get some polearm merits under my belt though.

First, my TP set isn't going to change much from where it is, I feel I have a very solid understanding on how it works.. I will probably try to get a few things to tweak it a little. Askar Zucchetto, Askar Korazin, Homam Manopolas, Eventually Homam Cosciales, but I will probably try to get Barbarossa's Zerehs in the mean time.

But I have some serious questions regarding my WS gear for penta. I am thinking about getting a Wyvern Helm or Wyvern Helm +1 after I get some merits, because I will be pretty good on acc on WS. Also, I would probably switch out the spinel Ring for a Flame/Ruby +1 ring also. What other recommendations besides the obvious Hecatomb Subligar/Cap could I do to improve my WS set? Would you use Paluhwan Legs over Drachen Brais +1 or stick with the massive acc on the Drachen Brais +1?

hi everyone, got drg75 just a week ago, this is my first 75 DD job. here are my stuffs:

main: Thalassocrat
sub: Mythril grip +1 (get DA grip? or something else?)
ammo: Smart gernade (get Tiphia Sting?)
head: Optical hat / Wyvern helm (usually ohat for WS)
body: Pahluwan khazagand / Assault Jerkin (usually AJ for WS)
hands: Tarasque Mitts +1 (don't know any other good options)
legs: Pahluwan seraweels / Barone Cosciales / Aurum Cuisses
feet: Marine F boots (i guess i should work on Amir boots? any other good options?)

neck: Chivalrous Chain (PCC would be nice... but I am happy with chivy)
ear: Fowling earring / Assault earring (working on Brutal)
ring: Woodsman ring + Rajas ring (fulltime them for both TP and WS)
waist: Lifebelt / Warwolf belt (i think these 2 works pretty well? no need for upgrade?)
back: Amemet mantle +1 (good enough?)

Polearm skill not capped yet, but have 4/8 merits from PLD, also have STR5/5 and crit4/4

TP in haste gear: Walahra turban + Dusk gloves + Dusk ledelsens + accuracy gear

- What I do with my WS gear is... first I make sure I can land all 5 hits of penta regularly, then I start swapping out acc gear for att gear after I am comfortable with penta's accuracy. the order I switch them is:
1. Pahluwan seraweels -> Barone Cosciales
2. Lifebelt -> Warwolf belt
3. Optical hat -> Wyvern helm (but I haven't gone this far yet)
am I doing it right?


- Aurum Cuisses looks great for ws, so should I just ignore their att-4 because acc+7 and STR+4 totally make up for loss of 4 att?

- do I really have to replace Smart Grenade with Tiphia Sting? takes like 3 hours to kill Demonic Tiphia solo.. >_<

- Planning on getting Nuevogeon soon, and should I wear that for both TP and WS? (Actually I'd be really happy to know Pahluwan/AJ can cover TP and WS because that means I can get Royal Redingote for my SMN...)

- Working on getting Asuka.. which pieces are good? head body and legs?

- For 6hit build you need total of STP+35?


thanks so much for the advice m(_ _)m

Edited, May 26th 2009 3:57am by Tabrith

Ideally Heca or AF+1...but uh, Tarasque+1 instead of either of the two you mentioned? Maybe? Neither of those really come to mind when I think of WS hands. :\

He means Askar.

As for STP, it's 26 you need for a Delay:492 lance, counting /SAM as 15, and 29 for a Delay:480 lance (Cletine). If for some reason it's a Delay:478 lance then it goes to STP+30.

Thank you so much cynicalsaint (and sorry about askar typo.)

So acc > att > str for penta.. and haste/acc > att for tp. It's good to know AJ is much more valuable than I thought it is, which makes me really happy.

I like to use Aurum Cuisses more often too but it's so ugly..

thanks again for your inputs!

Wyvern Armet = Wyrm Armet or Wyvern Helm? Nah, I'd stick with O-Hat. Maaaaaybe Wyvern Helm, or better, Askar, for Drakesbane if your acc is ok.
N. hands - Yes!
Smilodon mantle - Nope! Amemet +1/Forager's/Cerberus for Drakesbane/Penta. Smilodon +1 is ok for wheeling Thrust, given the cRatio bonus for 1-hit WS.
Warwolf - Ok If your acc is keeping up. I personally do use it over Life/Potent with my less-than-stellar gear.
Barone Cosciales - Only for offensive SJ-dependent Jumps, imo. I'd use something like Heca/Ares/Askar/Pahluwan (i.e something with acc/DEX).
Askar Feet - If nothing better, sure. Something as simple as Rutters would be better. Heca is wonderful. Amir is good too. Aurum also a solid option.

This is my setup atm.

TP'n

Thala
Pole Grip
Smart Grenade
W.Turban
Chivalrous Chain
Fowling Earring/Coral Earring
Narasimha's Vest (working on the Ose for AJ)
Dusk Hands
Woodsman Ring/Ecphoria Ring
Amemet Mantle +1
Life Belt
Barone Cosciales
Dusk Feet

WS

Thala
Pole Grip
Smart Grenade
Wyvern Helm
Chivalrous Chain
Fowling Earring/Coral Earring
Narasimha's Vest
Pallash Brc.
Ruby ring/Ruby ring
Amemet Mantle +1
Warwolf Belt
Barone Cosciales
Savage gaiters

Still new to the whole gear changing and all but working to get better gear. Looking forward to getting the Ose out of the way then shooting for the WG and CoP rings. Maybe if I can manage with school and all, I'll try to get into an endgame ls and work on other items.

Don't use homam head. I wouldn't use Simolidon either.

Instead of writing everything out, I feel a visual aid is better.

http://ffxi.allakhazam.com/profile.xml?110418

This is all my gear as of now, I'm looking to upgrade hands and feet mainly, but any and all suggestions are welcomed.

Wasn't finished typing ;x

Edited, Jun 1st 2009 12:36pm by KilenChuck

Yes, Tiphia is worth getting.

Yep, it's the best grip you can get at the moment.

Good man.

Edited, Jun 1st 2009 5:54pm by Lucinus

Time for me to ask a couple questions. Check the link in my sig if you want to see my gear.

1) Alright my current set up has the following: +34 Acc, +8% Haste. I usually parse around 90% on birds. I just got my Swift Belt, which using gives me +27 Acc, +12% Haste. Should I always be using the Swift Belt?

2) Trying to figure out what the ideal Drakesbane setup I can put together is. I have the following Victory Rings x2, Warwolf Belt, Wyvern Helm, Wyrm Finger Gauntlets. Currently I'm swapping in all of that in for Drakesbane. Should I be giving up less Acc? Against birds I'm averaging between 900-1k with Minuet up.

http://ffxigear.com/?ref=7873

409 accuracy with merits. 20% haste with 6 hit build. I tried T_T" it doesn't seem right still.

Put 1 merit into Angon first just to get it. Then go 8/8 in polearm. Those will be the best merits you will ever get for DRG. You mention you also want to level sam so they will help that as well when you get to the level your sam can use Penta. The rest is really depending on your playstyle and what you do ingame.

As for gear, get a Wyvern Helm for WSs. If you have money then buy Dusk Gloves and Feet to TP in. The rest of the gear is solo for a new 75 DRG. Stuff to work on for later, Homam of course. Askar gear is really good. Amir boots are pretty easy to get and very good until you get Homam.

Ok, so I'm level 30 DRG/BLU at the moment,I have /WAR leveled for those party invites, but have found that I solo'd 28 of my levels so far. Here's my setup:

MAIN: Military Spear
SUB: Brass Grip +1
RANGE: No Item
AMMO: No Item
HEAD: Centurion's Visor
NECK: Spike Necklace
EAR1: Beetle Earring +1
EAR2: Beetle Earring +1
BODY: Centurion's Scale Mail
HANDS: Battle Gloves
RING1: Courage Ring
RING2: Courage Ring
BACK: Dhalmel Mantle
WAIST: Barbarian's Belt
LEGS: Bastokan Subligar
FEET: Savage Gaiters

Also, this is my first job, but money is not really an issue as it's not my first time playing so I know where and what to farm etc. Also I know that level 40 is coming up soon so I took the time to farm yag necklaces -> Sell utsuemi -> buy 2x woodsman rings. How am I looking so far?

I wouldn't recommend selling Utsusemi: Ichi. Chances are more likely than not you're going to want, or be forced to use /nin at some point. However, once you hit 40 you can always do Royal Jelly to make some money - Utsusemi: Ni and Archer's Rings being the big ticket items. If you know how to /mage, and have another DRG friend that can as well it can be duo'd, otherwise you can do it as a trio of drg, drg, healer pretty easy. You can always farm another Uts: Ni scroll, you only get one Ichi scroll. If you're short on money you can get a Woodsman ring, and an Ecphoria Ring.

Don't listen to the advice to change your weapon, the Military Spear is better than the Platoon Lance. At your level the extra TP from the lower delay isn't going to mean anything. Also, you *DON'T* get extra TP on Jumps with Lances, this is absolutely BS. You do get more TP/hit with Lances because they tend to have higher Delay than other Polearms though (Higher Delay = More TP/hit). Only thing that gives TP to Jumps is equipment that says it does, such as Barone Legs/Body and Skystrider.

You'll want to get a Lance or Lance +1 at 34, from this point on you'll generally want to use whatever the best 'Lance' at your level is for your weapon. As long as you make sure to get your Accuracy rings you're doing fine.




Edited, Jun 4th 2009 9:43am by cynicalsaint

Stop trolling. "Doesn't seem right still," is a bunch of BS.

If you really want advice, lose Homam Body for Aurum, lose W. That for B. Tath or Smart Grenade, and lose Mythril +1 [lolwtf] for Pole Grip or Brave. Keep the 6 hit, still maintaining 401 ACC to cap on birds [-15 Homam, -2 lolmythrilgrip+1, +4 B. Tath, +6 Aurum body,] and get more STR/ATK. Honestly with that gear you should know better before giving advice to others.

edit: spelling

Edited, Jun 6th 2009 10:02pm by Palides

Cant macro grips so ill stick with my pole grip to increase my tp gain over time.

@Freckyb

First of all ... you'll type out "Thallasso" but are too lazy to to type "crat"? Really? O.o

Next, lose the bibiki shell. Get a Tiphia sting, or if you're too cheap a Smart Grenade. Other than that your gear is respectable.

Nothing wrong with the AJ. The most accessible upgrade is probably going to be the Nuevo Coselete Haub-style. The best thing you could probably get is the Aurum body. Askar body is decent if it gets you to a 6hit build (hint: you'll likely need a Rajas Ring for that). You could also go for the Homam body, but unless you're having acc problems you should be better off with the other choices. Plenty of other places you can pick up Acc.

For your feet: Dusk, Homam, or Aurum are all good choices.

Edited, Jun 16th 2009 3:17pm by cynicalsaint

Im having a dilema on what hands I should use, and also what other pieces I should upgrade.

Weapon: Thal, but wondering if I should get Cletine(got pop item)
Grip: Pole, Claymore, Platinum
Ammo: Tiphia Sting
Head: Walmart hat, Wyvern Helm, Ohat
Neck: PCC, C.Chain, Light / Shadow Gorget
Ears: Brutal, Fowling, Assault
Body: Askar, Pahluwan, Barone
Hands: Spiked Finger Gauntlets (my problem piece), Dusk
Rings: Uthalums, Rajas, Ecphoria
Back: Foyagers
Waist: Potent, Warwolf, Swift
Legs: Conte, Askar
Feet: Amir, Dusk

My problem is that I love the idea of having Haste, but I hate the speed down Dusk gives u (yeh yeh, i know about macros), and I love the ATT the SFG have. I'm also trying to go the R/EX way. Are there any gloves that can be used to replace these with comparable stats?

As far as Cletine goes, you have a 6hit with Askar, Brutal, Chiv, Ecph, Rajas and /sam with the gear you have. Cletine is 480 delay, I dont believe a true "6hit" will be possible with that delay. It is very good for Drakesbane, and arguably better for solo than Thal. Again, for most situations Thal will beat it.

Again, Homam. You have sea, work towards it. Hands, Legs, and Feet will be your best peices for TP (barring Dusk, Dusk+1 gloves, and Dusk+1 feet when you hit the ACC cap, and BZerehs at ACC cap). Homam Body will be a great addition to a jump macro. Sure dusk slows you down, but take it off. I use spellcast, so I instantly swap dusk for homam when I am not engaged.

Also, WS set...look into Hecatomb. Aurum has a few decent pieces as well... body, legs, and feet are decent. WS is definately a huge part of your DMG as DRG with 6hit. Being able to WS every 30seconds for 1200dmg is fun.

WS set currently sits at 411.6 = 411 Acc, 3Acc over Lv82 colibri cap (408).

Uses Scorp Harness and Aurum Sabatons. Considering swapping one to either AJ or Rutters.
Changing to Rutters would mean losing 4Acc (7Acc, but 3 already lost to cap) and gaining 5Att+3Str. Changing SH to AJ would again lose 4Acc but gain 18Att.

So 4Acc vs 5Att 3Str vs 18Att.
I'm leaning towards AJ+Aurum for 93% hit rate on penta, but still not sure.

Replace with Heca feet when they drop etc.

Why? Not as if ZNMs are hard.

If you don't have time to do ZNMs then you must not have time to do anything at all and must log on purely for events.

Farming Zeni you can do in your own time very easilly. Then just ask them if they can stay on for an extra 30mins or something while you kill the ZNM.

You do not need to set time aside, ZNM is not a proper event that needs schedualing, it's something very casual you can farm in your own time (instead of meriting or whatever) then ask friends or even shout for help to kill.

The "various reasons" is purely that you haven't dont it befor and don't think you can. Maybe if you actually tried you'd see how easy they are.

Yeah but I don't understand why.

Seems like you're needlessly being stubborn.

If you'd said "I don't have the resources/gil to do T4 for Aurum body and the other pieces aren't worthwhile for me" then I'd say fair enough.

And you could post now and say exactly that, but it'd only because I said it. That's not the reason you haven't done them otherwise you would have said already. Nor is it whatever cock reasons people give about time/resources.

It's casual, it's easy, and it drops arguably the best DD feet for your Bst, even if you don't need them for Drg. I really don't see a reason not to try unless you don't care about Bst.

But then I'm seeing an Askar Body/Feet on it so maybe you don't w.