Question about Usukane Somen/Sune-ate for MNK.

[Lawliet]

Usukane Somen (Head) STR +3 AGI +3 Accuracy +7 Evasion +7 Haste +3%
Usukane Sune-ate (Feet) Accuracy +7 Attack +7 Store TP +7 Haste +2% Enmity +5

Strictly talking EXP situations, would the Somen and Sune-ate be able to replace Turban and Dune Boots for meleeing?

[Tankjr]

Usukane Somen (Head) STR +3 AGI +3 Accuracy +7 Evasion +7 Haste +3%
Usukane Sune-ate (Feet) Accuracy +7 Attack +7 Store TP +7 Haste +2% Enmity +5

Strictly talking EXP situations, would the Somen and Sune-ate be able to replace Turban and Dune Boots for TP building?

Dune boots don't do anything for your TP building, they're strictly for the higher DOT output. You can remove them and you'll still be kicking at the same rate. If you make the swap you keep +5% haste and add 14acc and 7 store TP(and other stuff) in exchange for higher dmg kicks. If TP building is what you're looking for the choice should be clear.

[Lawliet]

Usukane Somen (Head) STR +3 AGI +3 Accuracy +7 Evasion +7 Haste +3%
Usukane Sune-ate (Feet) Accuracy +7 Attack +7 Store TP +7 Haste +2% Enmity +5

Strictly talking EXP situations, would the Somen and Sune-ate be able to replace Turban and Dune Boots for TP building?

Dune boots don't do anything for your TP building, they're strictly for the higher DOT output. You can remove them and you'll still be kicking at the same rate. If you make the swap you keep +5% haste and add 14acc and 7 store TP(and other stuff) in exchange for higher dmg kicks. If TP building is what you're looking for the choice should be clear.

Ah guess I chose the wrong words. What I meant to ask was, would using Somen/Sune-ate over Turban/Dune Boots provide overall better melee damage at the end of an EXP session.

[Tankjr]

Ah guess I chose the wrong words. What I meant to ask was, would using Somen/Sune-ate over Turban/Dune Boots provide overall better melee damage at the end of an EXP session.

My personal choice would be Turban/Dunes. In merits situations I'm usually very accurate so the Usukane setup would really only be good for the slight attack increase and Store TP. I wasn't able to find it but I know that Nagamaki did some tests and determined that replacing Dune Boots with Fuma Sune-Ate was only a viable option if it capped your haste from gear. If you do some searching you may dig it up. I seem to recall that it was a marginal increase at best.

I unfortunately don't have any Usukane pieces yet so a test isn't possible. It's my belief that as of now, Turban/Dunes is the way to go.. unless you have a BB. 8)

[Zilong]

I could've sworn there was a thread detailing the calculation beyond Sune-Ate vs Dune, and how usukane is superior under little to no haste condition, and just become that much more dominating as you tack on more haste.

[Tankjr]

Usukane Somen (Head) STR +3 AGI +3 Accuracy +7 Evasion +7 Haste +3%
Usukane Sune-ate (Feet) Accuracy +7 Attack +7 Store TP +7 Haste +2% Enmity +5

Strictly talking EXP situations, would the Somen and Sune-ate be able to replace Turban and Dune Boots for meleeing?

viewtopic.php?f=31&t=18167&start=0&st=0&sk=t&sd=a& hilit=dune+boots%2C+fuma

Yeah, I knew I had seen it before too... pretty recently in fact.