New to PLDFollow

Been a career RDM for 4 years, finally decided to level PLD and BLU to 75 also due to gear and merits it seems to be a wise choice to do those 2. (WHM BLM BRD too but rather give those a miss)

At the moment PLD only 40, and I am currently researching into HP vs VIT vs Def vs enmity.

For the first 30 level, I pretty much just loaded up on VIT as there isn't really much choice, but as it hit over 40, gear choices starting to increase and I am looking at different gear choice other than just VIT. Have 2 PLD friends giving me totally different advices, 1 told me to turtle up on Def and Vit and get some of the VIT pieces on AH like the IM Helm and such, where as the other friend told me don't bother loading up on VIT as the effect it has is minimal.

The second friend told me to as long as I have over +10 VIT I should just stop loading up on it, and use Voyager Sallet over the IM Helm. And told me to get the new Gothic Gloves and Boots combo from Casket (took a while but got them).

What I am looking into at the moment is VIT vs Def, or the general usefulness of VIT (if at all), and also is there a "too much enmity"? I am using Dash Sash (+2 enmity) and Resentment Cape (+2 enmity) at the moment at 40, as soon as I hit 43 I will use the Gothic boots and gloves for extra +4 enmity and thinking of using Mermaid Ring for another 2 enmity on top over a VIT ring (isn't much ring choice other than VIT til Hercules), is that too much enmity? As sometimes I still lose hate when PT with trigger happy SAMs, can get hate back but I rather not lose them in the first place ^^;

BTW Lv40 and current gear:

Weapon: Grudge Sword
Shield: Jennet Shield
Ammo: Fortune Egg
Head: Empress Hairpin at the moment but deciding on IM Armlet or Voyager Sallet
Neck: Medieval Collar
Ear1: Buckler Earring
Ear2: Mercenary Earring
Body: RS Chainmail
Hand: Kampfhentzes (but will be using Gothic Gauntlets soon
Ring1: Verve Ring
Ring2: Rajas Ring (yeah I know >.< will be using Mermaid when I hit 43)
Back: Resentment Cape
Waist: Dash Sash
Legs: Eisendiechlings
Feet: Kampfschuhs (and again will be using Gothic at 43)

Edited, Mar 7th 2009 9:21am by crissagrym

Edited, Mar 7th 2009 9:21am by crissagrym

Thanx very much.

I was debating buying a PCC for my BLU or not but if it helps PLD also (didnt thought I would be using PCC as PLD), it kinda give me a better reason to invest in one.

I'll keep some of the enmity gear for macro purpose then, main is RDM so I am used to macro-ing spell related gear :D

Thanx for the advise I will look into those when I log in :)

I actually used the gothic set till af feet, partly because it was such a pain to get, partly because the alternatives aren't too great, partly because I honestly think the 5 atk, 3 dex, 3 str, and damage from ice spikes WAS better than using the other DD options especially when you consider they have enm on them too, but mainly they are badass.


But yeah I went DD pld 14-59 (my current level) and it has gone really well and been very fun. BTW I highly reccomend crab sushi for food, you NEED the ACC even with the sushi I never parsed above 72% ACC and crab sushi is the price of mithkabobs on my server lol.

BTW DD pld looks sexy imo, love the way hauby looks with AF feet, R.K legs, fourth gauntlets you still look like a pld, but your doing damage too! =P

Funny that he's getting the same replies on BG.

ALLA IS FULL OF NUBS THO!!!!

PLDs don't evade. Mobs miss. Our evasion stat is low enough that the Hauby doesn't really hurt us that much at all.

My pld looks almost exactly the same as my drk... kind of sad, really.

They're just chainmail legs, go good with any heavy armor XD


Also I used luisant haub till jaradia, then SH, then haub




Never evaded even with SH, still got hit a few times while mob was flashed even in SH. The mob just gets lucky sometimes, but when you have haub on you have something to blame it on >_>

The only time I used hoplons was the ONE time I went PLD to the airship battle. In XP, I found it too cumbersome to keep up. And, I really don't think it'll be better than size 3's these days. I could be wrong on that count, though.

Drac said:


O_O I was so busy during that that I couldn't possibly have remembered to swap out my shield and use another enchantment, unless you're referring to lolMammets at the start, as that would've been an outstanding idea.


Drac also said:


Possible Clarification:

Not really saying it's better than a size 3, at least not in the damage reduction department. More that the phalanx enchantment allows the hoplon to come up to roughly on par. My point was that it's possible (and I haven't the foggiest on how to run the numbers on this) to shave off a hit or two to 100 tp by using the smaller shield. possible. I think. I could be wrong


Also, if one were to be having trouble keeping shield capped for whatever reason, size 2 helps with that


{Hmmm} Perhaps chalk this up to personal preference?



~Cwell


PS Nice progress on your blu Drac :)

PPS
Siralin said:


Siralin, I thought you only .dat swapped your subligars to homam :-p

Edited, Mar 8th 2009 4:33am by CwellThor

I actually have Homam pants.

I sometimes use Flash as a breathing room spell aside from hate generator, and with the Surcoat on, mobs rarely hit you unless you have quite a bit of -eva. Actually, in the early levels you get Flash, it's almost a guaranteed miss for mobs for 3 rounds. Hauby makes the mobs not miss, ever (well, low 5% cap), which can be dangerous if you casted Flash as breathing room tool.

Not really overcamping. I'm Tarutaru, so if my Healer isn't quick enough, I might die with unfortunate crits or DA's after moves like Pecking Flurry, Sickle Slash, Death Scissors, etc. A well timed flash after those helps your healer to catch up, or you to cure yourself, which is useless if you are getting your ass handed to you even when mob is flashed.

If you are galka and the move only took 30% of your HP, well I can understand to fulltime Hauby and just use flash for enmity gain, but as taru and on the situations I just said, I'll just swap out Hauby and other pieces with -eva to stay alive, because you can't DD if you're dead.

Edited, Mar 12th 2009 12:16am by Cigarman

Since most the response I get from VIT is lolVIT.

Is Koenig Body worth getting then? For the Def (10 more Def than Valor) and HP?