Whats better?

[Yugl]

For BLU Disseverment (also frenetic rip/hysteric barrage)

Currently:

applicable merits
8/8 blu magic | 8/8 sword skill | 5/5 phys pot and acc(i kinda forget blu tier 1 merits w) 4/5 enchainment

eating meat for the sake of this hypothetical

perdu | kogg | xxx | smart grenade/str chakram
v.sallet | fort.torque | minuet earring | suppa
jubbah+1 | creek M mitts | flame (ulthalam in nyzul) | Rajas
commander cape | warwolf belt | enkidu | denali

Cant remember off the top so lets assume +10str +5dex from spells.

?: Are the skill peices doing anything for me?

Neck, whats better?
fort or pcc/spike necklace (kubira is the end goal but please ignore it for this hypothetical)

Ear?
suppa or some variant of str earring

Edit: thanks in advance hehe /

1. If by skill piece you mean BLU skill, then yes. Sword skill only affects ACC.

2. PCC is better for the ACC. You don't benefit from the ATT gained by Fort Torque and the torque only has ~6 ACC.

3. Suppa + STR Ear maybe. If you're using ATT items > Sushi, then you'll want that extra ~4ACC from the ear equip.

Edit: Since you're using ATT items > Sushi, the ACC from gear becomes increasingly important. I understand that this is a hypothetical situation, but you'll almost never be in a situation where using ATT items > Sushi-like items (Maybe Pizza?) since ATT doesn't affect spells and you gain more STR from gear than items.

[Ddboner]

I use meat for things like nyzul (well not so much nyzul I guess) but stuff where I might not have a rdm/brd and feel like I need to spread out my spell usage for mp. I find adding in some nice sword dot with meat and using my tp for vorpals instead of chain affinity helps my group out.

I know meat doesn't do anything for spells aside from added str etc. from certain meats, and yea more often than not I use pizza or sole.

I should probably have been more specific in saying "not acc food" hahaha

Summary is; switch to PCC for neck slot? ear is more of a grey area..?

[Yugl]

Summary is; switch to PCC for neck slot? ear is more of a grey area..?

Pretty much.

Question: Dusk mask v NQ Wivre for SATACA CB.

[Ultimagi]

Using Brutal Earring and Rajas Ring, for maintaining Store TP +26:

Aurum Cuirass + Toreador's Ring
Askar Korazin + Toreador's Ring
Nuevo Coselete (Accuracy +10 Store TP +4) + Ecphoria Ring

After negating the minimum of all stats on all 3, I get this:

Strength +3 Dexterity +8 Defense +2 Attack +18 Accuracy +6
Vitality +8 Agility +8 Attack +12 Double Attack +2
HP +10 Dexterity +5 Vitality +13 Agility +8 Defense +2 Accuracy +11 Subtle Blow +5

What's better?

[KSDI]

Just a minor correction, Nuevo can only get store tp+4 on it.

[Max™]

Only stats that really matter are: Dex +8 Att 15 Acc 3, DA 2% Att 12 Acc 3, Dex 5 Acc 10.

Even losing 3 acc from Toreador > Ecphoria, you're still up 10 Acc 5 Dex on Asscrap failazin, and up 10 Acc/down 3 Dex on Aurum.

10~15 Att~DA for 6~13 Acc is a stupid trade off if you have access to the other options.

[PEIPld]

I'm sure this has been asked before, but I can't seem to find it using the search function and I don't really want to go through 175+ pages >.>

Wondering if I should be using Askar Zucchetto or Walajra Turban for TPing on War. Here's my Current Setup (feel free to give any other tips!)

Byakko's Haidate
Perdu Voulge
Fire Bomblet
Rajas Ring
Swift Belt
Ulthalam's Ring
Dusk Ledelsens
Cerberus Mantle
Hauberk
Askar Manopolas
Peacock Amulet
Brutal Earring
Ethereal Earring
Pole Grip
Askar Zucchetto

Also, any advice on whether the new expansion Head piece would beat heca hat for RR? I saw a few comparisons in the thread, but they seem to all have more hardcore supporting gear than I do. Current setup:

Hecatomb Cap
Perdu Voulge
Hecatomb Leggings
Hecatomb Mittens
Hauberk
Cerberus Mantle
Rajas Ring
Potent Belt
Byakko's Haidate
Ulthalam's Ring
Brutal Earring
Fowling Earring
Aqua Gorget
Fire Bomblet
Pole Grip

Thanks for the input!

[Wolfknight]

I'm sure this has been asked before, but I can't seem to find it using the search function and I don't really want to go through 175+ pages >.>

Wondering if I should be using Askar Zucchetto or Walajra Turban for TPing on War. Here's my Current Setup (feel free to give any other tips!)
Thanks for the input!

Askar vs Turban is depended on haste and acc, though generally if you getting two marchs and haste, turban, otherwise it's more vague and use fowling over ethereal for GA, and mineut when active.

[Darlantan]

High haste and accuracy situations, Turban. Not so high accuracy, I guess Askar, but this should almost never happen. Askar is an ok piece when you are not being hasted, no marches etc.

Should also change what Wolfknight said, and use Dusk hands instead of askar in just about any scenario.

Hecatomb Cap will be better than the new ws head piece combo for RR everywhere except fighting a really evasive mobs without the proper buffs, too. It would allow you to wear stats instead of acc in other slots, but loading on DEX, sea gorget, hauby/+1/ebody is already giving most of the acc you need. That piece is extremely good for pentathrust, asuran fists, guillotine, etc, though.

[Wolfknight]

use Dusk hands instead of askar in just about any scenario.

I am going to have to disagree on that since 3.75 acc vs 1 haste, unless you're capped acc or at 55~65% haste depending on acc% askar will beat out dusk.

[PEIPld]

Just for comparison

Hands Dusk vs Askar: 1% Haste 5 att vs 5 Dex (& 8 Eva)

Head Turban vs Askar: 1% Haste vs 4 Str, 4 Dex ( & 4 Vit)

Why go with Askar hands over dusk, but turban over askar head. Wouldnt 4str be >> 1 dex (and 5 att) ?
Not disagreeing, just trying to understand ^^

[Argettio]

Just for comparison

Hands Dusk vs Askar: 1% Haste 5 att vs 5 Dex (& 8 Eva)

Head Turban vs Askar: 1% Haste vs 4 Str, 4 Dex ( & 4 Vit)

Why go with Askar hands over dusk, but turban over askar head. Wouldnt 4str be >> 1 dex (and 5 att) ?
Not disagreeing, just trying to understand ^^

If you have over 50-60% haste and over 85% acc then Dusk and Turban win

If you have less haste and/or less acc then askar become viable.

Some of these guys only (mostly) do maths based on in a party with a BRD and RDM(or WHM) with at least 1 march and haste.

Others accept that some of the time you wont have anything more than the haste you wear (campaign, solo) or other times you will be getting limited support (low man, or lacking bards online).

Those that say Dusk and Turban 'for life' are prodomiently in the former group.

Disclaimers:
I know when you are in campaign you will have capped acc, so that is a dusk and turban orny event.
I am not trying to have a go at anyone, just explain to the new guy how it goes.

[eva00r]

Pretty much.

Question: Dusk mask v NQ Wivre for SATACA CB.

Dusk Mask > NQ Wivre because of a huge def difference, assuming you're going to CB tough NM. Otherwise, NQ Wivre > Dusk.

[Wolfknight]

Just for comparison

Hands Dusk vs Askar: 1% Haste 5 att vs 5 Dex (& 8 Eva)

Head Turban vs Askar: 1% Haste vs 4 Str, 4 Dex ( & 4 Vit)

Why go with Askar hands over dusk, but turban over askar head. Wouldnt 4str be >> 1 dex (and 5 att) ?
Not disagreeing, just trying to understand ^^

Was my understanding for ws dmg heavy jobs acc was valued at least 5x the value of str/attack.

[Darlantan]

The thing is (at least in my experience) the situations you are on your own (not being hasted, no marches), you are most likely fighting something weak, where you have capped hit rate, anyway. So in the end you only want to wear askar head and hands in the very few situations you find yourself hitting something without capped hit rate and a low % of haste, which will only happen in some hnms or middle-range events where you are slacking and not eating pizza.

[Kiaru]

For tarudin champion's galea what would be best combination as an ichi piece? 3% FC and +5 shield, 5% FC, whataru? I've already homam legs and 5% FC on Nuevo if that would make a difference in how to build, and I also don't do any major hnm; Odin, Dynamis, low man, solo basically for this taru.

A complementaruy taru dancey-wance to the firstaru response that informs!

[Psion]

Ok, with the new moogle hats coming out, I want it to be a pup headpiece, and one augment I am completely set on is the acc +3/pet: haste +5%.

I want to make it a TP piece for my pup, but I'm also working on a haste build for pup. The two augments I can choose that seem appealing to go with it are the haste +3%/snapshot +3 augment, or the acc +10/att +5 augment to go along with my 3 acc, 5% pet haste.

The question is, which would be better? I currently have:
Swift Belt: 4%
Pantin hands: +3%/pet: haste +3%
and situationally Wyvern Earring: 5% with /drg sub

Keep in mind, that pup can hit up to 26% gear haste with /drg sub using the following:

W. Turban: 5%
Goliard Body: 4%
Wyvern earring: 5%
Usukane legs: 3%
Usukane feet: 2%
Swift Belt: 4%
Pantin hands: 3%/3% pet

Without /drg, its 21%... and swaping W turban for the 3% haste augment, the caps are 24%/19% respectively.

At what point of haste % would 3% haste outweigh 10 acc/5 attack? Halp! :s

[seiji]

haste+3
enmity+4 (mdt-2)

for flash or other hate casting?

[PEIPld]

@ Kiaru:
I would think the best way to go is to put 5%FC on the head, then switch to Koenig/Kaiser Schaller after casting has started for max shield skill
That would give you 5% FC and 5/6 Shield Skill as well.

If that's too much macroing/you don't have Martial Head, imo the 5 shield skill would beat out 2% FC. But that's just my 2 cents and I'm new.

[Callisto]

haste+3
enmity+4 (mdt-2)

for flash or other hate casting?

Assuming this is Dusk hands vs. Iron Ram Dastanas? I would take the Haste personally, against many fodder mobs like Dynamis/Limbus/Einherjar I'd rather the better shot of having recasts up again by the time(if not a few seconds before so I can pre-cast) I'm on the next mob, and in longer fights once you get up near the hate cap you'll want lower recasts over more enmity per to cover your decaying CE.