Originally Posted by
Kaylia
/nin, haubergeon, life belt.
In shitty party: You outdamage everyone and keep hate
In good party: You will lose hate to good melee, but those mnk, sam, and war should be able to handle the monsters if they turn it. Your flash, cover and cure III will help them if needed. A+ weapon and flash should allow you to hold hate for a good part of the fight anyway, while being a decent damage dealer and better tank.
That said, if you want to gear your character defensively, the options you have are kinda limited and obvious for most slot. For accessory, go with enmity over vit/def. Acc would probably do more good than a few vit/def, even if your gear is all defense