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[Reizvoll]

Homam pants vs. Adaman pants for /war.

For the difference it will make, just save your money (or sell them back after you go 73-75 in them). Adaman pants are a good piece, but they are mostly a placeholder for better legs. In exp I'd say Homam wins (3 acc, 3 haste, MP), and if you actually tank anything /war, 3 enmity won't matter as much if you have a solid enmity build elsewhere, which is completely doable, but there's always Valor Breeches, and they are just as sexy looking as Homam Cosciales.

[Ferien]

It's a better-balanced piece, making it more worthwhile for full-time usage. Even /NIN, you still want to have a good amount of HP, and you're not going to notice a 1 enmity difference in any situation.

I'm an Elvaan with 8 HP merits, 20 more HP isn't going to make a difference on anything that can already 1-shot me. A difference of 3 def and 2 vit not going to do anything. 8 Divine Magic? Unless I'm counting small franctions of a second difference on Flash duration or trying for new damage records on Holy or Banish II...it's not going to make a difference.

1 enmity? More beneficial then any of those stats. 4 MND? That s 1 or 2 more HP per Cure III (I think). Although 8 MP probably won't matter much, it'd be more beneficial on my PLD than 20 HP due to my HP/MP pools as an elvaan.

Other than looks, I really don't see any reason at all to use Gallant +1.

1 Enmity isn't going to make a difference either. 1% more hate isn't going to make or break you, and would save you around the same hate as a Cure2 over the entire length of time it takes you to get to the CE cap. You're also going to need more than just +1 enmity to make a significant difference in your VE generation, and since we're only discussing the one piece versus a full set, it's not worth switching. Adaman Cuirass is honestly just as useful now as it was back before /NIN: at best a macro piece or a kiting piece.

[Capo]

Other than looks, I really don't see any reason at all to use Gallant +1.

this is the only reason, theyre both pretty much the same otherwise. adaman looks real bad with homam on a galka so i had an obvious choice until valor coat finally dropped

[moguri]

It's a better-balanced piece, making it more worthwhile for full-time usage. Even /NIN, you still want to have a good amount of HP, and you're not going to notice a 1 enmity difference in any situation.

I'm an Elvaan with 8 HP merits, 20 more HP isn't going to make a difference on anything that can already 1-shot me. A difference of 3 def and 2 vit not going to do anything. 8 Divine Magic? Unless I'm counting small franctions of a second difference on Flash duration or trying for new damage records on Holy or Banish II...it's not going to make a difference.

1 enmity? More beneficial then any of those stats. 4 MND? That s 1 or 2 more HP per Cure III (I think). Although 8 MP probably won't matter much, it'd be more beneficial on my PLD than 20 HP due to my HP/MP pools as an elvaan.

Other than looks, I really don't see any reason at all to use Gallant +1.

1 Enmity isn't going to make a difference either. 1% more hate isn't going to make or break you, and would save you around the same hate as a Cure2 over the entire length of time it takes you to get to the CE cap. You're also going to need more than just +1 enmity to make a significant difference in your VE generation, and since we're only discussing the one piece versus a full set, it's not worth switching. Adaman Cuirass is honestly just as useful now as it was back before /NIN: at best a macro piece or a kiting piece.

Hades+1 vs NQ Hades
Bahamut's Mask vs. Aegisjalmr
Valor Surcoat +1 vs. Valor Surcoat
Kaiser shield vs. Koenig shield

Sure, +1 enmity won't make or break anyone, just like Ebody won't make a big difference over Haubergeon, but the difference between Adaman vs. Gallant is the same difference between Bahamut's and Aegisjalmr.

[Ferien]

Hades+1 vs NQ Hades
Bahamut's Mask vs. Aegisjalmr
Valor Surcoat +1 vs. Valor Surcoat
Kaiser shield vs. Koenig shield

Sure, +1 enmity won't make or break anyone, just like Ebody won't make a big difference over Haubergeon, but the difference between Adaman vs. Gallant is the same difference between Bahamut's and Aegisjalmr.

And that difference (in terms of Enmity, at least), no matter how you look at it, is insignificant. Like I said before, on your way up to the CE cap, it's the equivalent of a Cure2. Considering PLD/NIN VE generation, it's also only going to amount to maybe 1 second worth of VE every 1.5~2 minutes, assuming you're above the 3600/min threshold (which, in some circumstances, you won't be). It changes if you're using a different sub, but that's a different argument.

The only group of items you described above that's relevant to the discussion is the two helmets, since the others have no statistical downside between the HQ and NQ. Between Aegishjalmr and Bahamut's Mask, I'd still argue that Aegishjalmr is the more versatile of the two, because it gives a similar amount of enmity, with an HP boost as well.

These are all really marginal differences, though. The pieces will perform evenly, given the rest of the gear remains unchanged. At that point, wear what you want based on looks and what makes you more warm and fuzzy inside.

[Max™]

Just a little quibble, Baha Mask vs Assjammer isn't really the same as Gallant +1 vs Adaman, how many times have you seen a Gallant +1 coat autolot to an afk Blm? Who here has killed a nasty ass mob in a full alliance BCNM, hoping for an Adaman cuirass to drop?



*ass*

[SamanosukeShiva]

Scout's socks Vs Rutter Sabaton for Sidewinder, which one better?

[Zeria]

I have never personally tested this and I'm sure it varies depending on other gear but a friend of mine told me he noticed more damage with Scout's Socks.

[BerenTebogo]

I have never personally tested this and I'm sure it varies depending on other gear but a friend of mine told me he noticed more damage with Scout's Socks.

What a gay sig, I bet only a huge fag would have a sig like this.

And 10RATT > 2STR for WS

[Aireiya]

I have never personally tested this and I'm sure it varies depending on other gear but a friend of mine told me he noticed more damage with Scout's Socks.

Does anyone have a link to that alla thread where the guy posted damage changes for different values of str/rattk/agi on side/slug? If I remember correctly, he went through and listed %dmg changes to each possible gear equip.

[Akucaen]

What are the best weapons for BLU 72+?

Unfortunately, I'm just an AH BLU at the moment, with no hope of alternatives. With that said, it *appears* a martial anelace+Ifrit's looks good (Read: Savage blade > Disservement > Distortion, I've seen it and the numbers looked good on an 'okay' player.), but I cannot escape the thought of how the adaman kilij (and their demon/dragon counterparts) look. On paper, they're better DOT swords, but I'm not exactly thrilled to pluck down the money on a maybe.

The pardu hanger is out of the question too. I'm only SP rank and have had to rely on shouts since day one. (I'm trying though.)

[Rena]

What are the best weapons for BLU 72+?

Unfortunately, I'm just an AH BLU at the moment, with no hope of alternatives. With that said, it *appears* a martial anelace+Ifrit's looks good (Read: Savage blade > Disservement > Distortion, I've seen it and the numbers looked good on an 'okay' player.), but I cannot escape the thought of how the adaman kilij (and their demon/dragon counterparts) look. On paper, they're better DOT swords, but I'm not exactly thrilled to pluck down the money on a maybe.

The pardu hanger is out of the question too. I'm only SP rank and have had to rely on shouts since day one. (I'm trying though.)

Senior gold musketeer's scimitar, good DPS and doesn't cost all that much. Other than that, try for a demon slayer, there aren't many other alternatives that don't take some work to get, such as shotel/hanger. I personally never liked Ifrit's Blade due to its low DPS, but if you really don't want to put down the money for a demon slayer, it's an acceptable offhand sword until you can get perdu.

[Akucaen]

Senior gold musketeer's scimitar, good DPS and doesn't cost all that much. Other than that, try for a demon slayer, there aren't many other alternatives that don't take some work to get, such as shotel/hanger. I personally never liked Ifrit's Blade due to its low DPS, but if you really don't want to put down the money for a demon slayer, it's an acceptable offhand sword until you can get perdu.

Oh, no, I'm more than willing to pay for good things. Don't get me wrong at all. Just wanted some opinions on that sword specifically. (i.e. Not worth it, good until you get x, y, or z, etc.) Also, I know that sword is a staple weapon, but I always figured it a good offhand stat weapon, even with a good mainhand. Should I drop the Ifrit's blade altogether and go with DPS sword (Adaman/Snr.Gld.Msk.) for overall DD efficiency? I know my spells are a majority of my damage, but after parsing since I dinged 63, my melee damage alone isn't something to ignore at all.

[Rena]

Depends on the situation, but in general you'll want to maximize your sword DoT. 3 STR isn't going to do enough for your spells that it will make up for the low DPS on Ifrit's. For now your best combo should be kilij/slayer mainhand, scimitar offhand until perdu.

[Tempyst]

Does HQ platinum grip have a higher stun rate than the NQ version?

[Fated]

When trying to break the latent on the Pole of Trials, does using Spirit Taker give you 1 point?

[Tempyst]

I know energy drain works like that, so I'd imagine it's the same deal.

[Rena]

Spirit Taker does work, yes.

[Fated]

thanks

[Jaybar]

For my RDM, I have been very slack when it came to my earrings. To understand how slack, I'm still wearing the same earrings as I did at level 60 [Phantom's and Antivenom]

I do not own a Loquacious (And I might not in the future, not sure) or a Magenetic Earring. I just finished DM2, and was thinking of either Magnetic or Ethereal [I play DRG and RDM equally as much]. Let's say I do not pick Magnetic Earring, what should I choose to replace my Antivenom earring when I spend up that 15 mp?

These slots are the only ones that baffle me, because I don't see them AS important as the others that I've upgraded, and there doesn't appear to be many choices for me.