Whats better?

[Septimus]

It depends on which job you use more. For RDM- when you need to land Gravity and/or Silence on a mob, you need to land it. Since neither spells is affected by INT/MND potency, the +15% accuracy from Auster's Staff is incredibly helpful. A Drain/Aspir that is 5% less gimp is nice (but it is still gimp), but I think maxing out your enfeebling is a lot more important.

For BLM, probably Pluto's Staff since you have a nice Dark Magic Skill with which to work.

[Amele]

In a TP gain sense which is better?
DEF:30 STR+5 DEX+5 Attack+10 Haste+3%
DEF:42 DEX+15 Haste+5%
I've bean hearing alot about for Mnk and Sam its better but not for Ninja, which doesn't make any sense to me.
DEX+10 Haste+2% vs Atk+10 STR+5 seems pretty simple to me. But I'd like everyones opinions, for all 3 jobs too. (Pups not a job)

assuming you don't have the rest of the set: I'd wear them to look cool, but would probably TP in the haidate. if I had the rest of the set, I'd wear the hizayoroi since it's probably safe to assume the 'enhances haste' effect is at least 5%

weaponskilling, I'd seriously consider the Hizayoroi depending on if I had shura+1 and how comfortable I was missing 4.5~ accuracy for the weaponskill. (would almost definitely do it for sam, not as sure for monk) ninja I'd probably ws in the haidate too assuming :jin.

[Magewrath]

I knew there was something I forgot to mention...
Sorry, I'm BLM to 99% of events. Thank you for your opinion.

[Septimus]

I knew there was something I forgot to mention...
Sorry, I'm BLM to 99% of events. Thank you for your opinion.

Pluto for sure. You will most likely cast Drain and Aspir a lot more frequently than Aero IV and Tordado II. (Although it should be your next HQ staff if your LS does Ouryu frequently.)

[Nirokun!]

I knew there was something I forgot to mention...
Sorry, I'm BLM to 99% of events. Thank you for your opinion.

Pluto for sure. You will most likely cast Drain and Aspir a lot more frequently than Aero IV and Tordado II. (Although it should be your next HQ staff if your LS does Ouryu frequently.)

how can you forget sleep? = =

[Vedder]

Nin tekko+1 or Bando kote for WS?

B.Kote or O.Kote will always outperform AF+1, unless you're going for meat in the Mire.

Currently debating O.Kote vs. AF+1 ... why do you say Kotes are better? and is the difference significant?

And if "shit is situational" ... let's talk about some situations. :D

[Max™]

If you're able to use Meat and maintain high Acc, the fStr/Crit+ on Tekko+1 would be pretty sexy.

How often are you in a position to give up 20 Attack, and maintain high acc without sushi on Nin?

[Septimus]

I knew there was something I forgot to mention...
Sorry, I'm BLM to 99% of events. Thank you for your opinion.

Pluto for sure. You will most likely cast Drain and Aspir a lot more frequently than Aero IV and Tordado II. (Although it should be your next HQ staff if your LS does Ouryu frequently.)

how can you forget sleep? = =

Black Mages cast Sleepga II mostly in Dynamis and Einherjar where they have double dark weather already working in their favor. At least this is how things happen in BG.

[Nirokun!]

i sleep stuff when solo meriting or doing most anything on blm lol

[Septimus]

i sleep stuff when solo meriting or doing most anything on blm lol

And I am looking at it strictly from the perspective of utility for end-game events.

[Suiram]

Is it worth losing 15 attack and 2~3 STR if you get to 100% TP in 18 hits instead of 19 and also receive a (probably negligible) Zanshin bonus?

[Amele]

if you're asking what I think you're asking. I don't think it is - in really any circumstance (since it's probable that the zanshin bonus on that piece of gear is only 1%)

there's better slots to get store TP from if you really want to reduce your swing count; but depending on what you're wearing already the answer for where to get it varies a bit.

[Awoir]

As Mithra for RNG, I know AF2 feet for TP, but for WS AF2 or RSE (STR+3)?

[Gerion]

Lets say I'm meleeing an HNM with a GSD, because I am participating in a Light SC whenever my parter and I have TP. Which would be better for this purpose? This is with Great Sword Merits and Sushi, so around 80% hit rate on an average HNM.

Subduer:
DMG:85 DLY: 444
Critical Hit Rate +6%

or

Perdu Sword:
DMG: 72 DLY: 456
When under 100 TP - DMG: 84 Attack +10 Accuracy +5

Subduer has lower delay and Critical hits ignore defense, so it is probably better melee damage on HNMs, but Perdu Sword has 5 accuracy, which increases the speed I get to 100 TP.

[Chupunpupun]

Lets say I'm meleeing an HNM with a GSD, because I am participating in a Light SC whenever my parter and I have TP. Which would be better for this purpose? This is with Great Sword Merits and Sushi, so around 80% hit rate on an average HNM.

Subduer:
DMG:85 DLY: 444
Critical Hit Rate +6%

or

Perdu Sword:
DMG: 72 DLY: 456
When under 100 TP - DMG: 84 Attack +10 Accuracy +5

Subduer has lower delay and Critical hits ignore defense, so it is probably better melee damage on HNMs, but Perdu Sword has 5 accuracy, which increases the speed I get to 100 TP.

I suspect you are using /THF? If so, I think Algol is better if that is not possible than using Subduer is better because of the higher damage.

[Judai]

I think Subduer is the best GS you can get. Algol is nice for Epeen shots and is not too far behind though.

Ragnaroks should be shot on site for the waste of gil.

[Therin]

On every parse I've done, Algol has consistently beaten Subduer even when the wielder of the Subduer had better gear (E. Body, for instance, versus my Haub). Typically the difference is negligible but it's definitely not quite as people say - Algol > Subduer, assuming player's skill and gear is matched.

The reason for this is because Subduer gains TP much slower - 59.2 seconds to 100TP versus Algol's 48.9 seconds.

Sure, Subduer swings faster (and has a higher critical rate, resulting in a higher amount of melee damage over the course of a fight), but the extra DoT typically doesn't measure up to the many more weaponskills an Algol-user is going to be getting off over the course of a fight.

Here are some parse results from me (using Algol) versus a much more well-equipped DRK - we're using the same subjobs and the same food.

http://tinyurl.com/2vzyqo

TPing gear is this:

Vandyr (Algol):

Weapon: Algol
Ammo: Tiphia Sting
Head: Ace's Helm
Neck: Chivalrous Chain
Ear1: Ethereal Earring
Ear2: Brutal Earring
Body: Haubergeon
Hands: Homam Manopolas
Ring1: Sniper's Ring
Ring2: Sniper's Ring
Back: Cerberus Mantle
Waist: Life Belt
Legs: Black Cuisses (this is before I got Homam Cosciales)
Feet: Homam Gambieras

Heavenscloud (Subduer):

Weapon: Subduer
Ammo: Bomb Core
Head: Walahra Turban
Neck: Chivalrous Chain
Ear1: Assault Earring
Ear2: Brutal Earring
Body: Adaman Hauberk
Hands: Dusk Gloves
Ring1: Sniper's Ring
Ring2: Sniper's Ring
Back: Forager's Mantle
Waist: Swift Belt
Legs: Homam Cosciales
Feet: Homam Gambieras

I had 10% Haste versus his 18%, lower delay AND +6% critical hit rate, yet still the Algol's TP rate was superior. (yes, I realize I didn't beat him by *that* much, but with an extra piece of homam and an E. Body to even the gear-gap, my damage would be significantly increased)

*EDIT* As a sidenote, I'm fairly certain that the results with Ragnarok versus Algol would be similar for the same reason, because since it has even lower delay it TPs even slower than a Subduer. 480 delay seems to be a sweetspot for TP speed. It seems like the only way you could even a Ragnarok to an Algol in that way is by stacking on a ton of Store TP gear, which could be do-able since Ragnarok has +20 accuracy. For instance: meleeing with SAM sub in Askar Korazin, Rajas Ring, and using Carbonara shaves off two hits to 100 TP, but honestly I still don't think that would be enough to close the gap. I guess you'd just cross your fingers for lucky 3x procs (and disregard that Algol has essentially the same property anyway ). Sad that Ragnarok blows so much, really.

[PeaceNLove]

Maneater or Juggernaut, offhanding Ridill, in meripo/salvage/limbus/dynamis situations? I'd rather not spend the gil to test myself. Here's the rest of my gear if it matters:

TP / WS
Ammo: Bomb Core / --
Head: Walahra Turban / Hecatomb Cap
Neck: Peacock Charm / Soil Gorget
Ear1: Brutal Earring / --
Ear2: Suppanomimi / Minuet Earring
Body: Adaman Hauberk / --
Hands: Dusk Gloves / Alkyoneus Bracelets
Ring1: Sniper's Ring / Flame Ring
Ring2: Rajas Ring / --
Back: Amemet Mantle +1 / --
Waist: Swift Belt / Warwolf Belt
Legs: Byakko's Haidate / Barone Cosciales
Feet: Dusk Ledelsens / Hecatomb Leggings

Accuracy is not an issue.

[Alyriel]

Well, I've been contemplating changing my meripo Katanas (Mamu+1s for solo/duo), I currently use S/F, cheap and effective. Both Unji and Unsho are just 400k on my server now, and I was wondering from more experienced NIN (I'm GjallarhornBRD so I don't get to play NIN often enough to test on my own) which they prefer for merit PTs.

S/F
S/Unsho
S/Unji
U/U

I'm still (slowly) ranking up in assaults so I'll eventually have P.blade, but not anytime soon. After I do obtain P.blade, I'm left with the same question.

S/P
Unji/P
Unsho/P
P/Unji
P/Unsho


"Shit is Situational" - I'm just looking to be as effective as I can be when I (occasionally) play NIN in meripo. Our normal camp is Nyzul Isle Mamools.

As for the rest of my gear, I'm fairly well (but not great) equiped, I use a Dex heavy WS build because I share gear with my THF (Dear SE: More Inventory Please). I have capped Katana, STR, and Crit+ merits.

TP Gear (WS Gear)
Katanas / Bombcore
Turban(O.hat) / Chiv Chain(Breeze Gorget) / Brutal / Suppa(Pixie)
Koga Chainmail(Osode) / Dusk Gloves(Ninja Tekko+1) / Woodmans(Thunder) / Jeager(Rajas)
Amemet+1 / SwiftBelt(Warwolf or Potent) / Byakko's Haidate / Fuma(Savage Gaiters)

Disclaimer- Yeah I know "test it yourself" but as stated above, I'm a Relic BRD, I am rarely able to convince my normal merit group to let me come NIN, but when it does happen I want to be able to be the best I can.

Also, any other tips, or advice on my gear would be greatly appreciated as well.

[careswww]

maneater. the acc+ comes in handy on later levels. Eating meat in salvage(and everywhere else) fucking owns.