DRG: AJ vs Barone Corazza

[Sqwunk]

Out of those two for XP parties and end-game Assault Jerkin wins hands down. Should be a no-brainer to compare +13 attack vs. +18 attack and +3 accuracy.
However, Barone is the best body piece you can have for soloing imo (apart from Ares) and still a very worthy investment. I recommend you get and keep both and yes like said, Barone is a nice little boost to your Jump macro. If you play the job seriously eventually you'll end up lugging around 3-4 body pieces regardless, it's all situational.

I've just mostly only used my scorpion harness for TP. And I meant mainly from the solo perspective, I feal that the Regen and 13att > 18att, -1% hp, and 3 acc.

you say i'll be lugging around 3-4 bodies with me..hmm so far I have Scorp Harness, Hecatomb Harness, Wyrm Mail, and Barone Corazza. and my friend wants me to get an AJ, and then i'll still need homam when i finish cop, and there's always room for ares/askar

As for using BCorazza just to macro in for jumps, then he wins this fight because 2tp+ tp isn't exactly worth the 1mil price tag.

hmm i think that's it for now.

[weeee]

when I hit 75 drg, I decided everyone in my ls was right and that AJ makes my eye bleed cause its so fugly, and bought a Barone Corazza. if I was on Pc I would use AJ with dat change. this is problably the only time I ever did visual enjoyment vs benifits in ffxi:D

Although AJ is better, im sure im not the only one who hates the look of AJ and did this

[Keston]

Amir Body. Because its red.

I use amir body (but i'm strange and like to pose while I fight), or paluwan body. I think AJ looks ass ugly. Barone body looks decent, but could never seem to justify the cost for using on one job.

[S N K]

If you have to choose, the corazza. There are way better options than either though.

Assaut Jerkin in exp. Acc+3 & Attack+18 is hard to beat.

Barone Corazza for solo. It's a nice piece with the 2 HP a tic Regen on it.

[Starr]

DRG75 DRK75 THF75 RNG75 NIN75 PLD75 SMN75 BLM75 RDM75 BRD75 WHM75 SAM75 BST62 WAR40 MNK8

Listed in order of least used to most? :wink:

[Ryko]

I'm guessing I'm the only one who finds 5 attack and 3 acc negligible compared to greater TP returned when you use jumps, even when you miss or hit for 0.

[Kaita]

I'd say use the Corazza the difference to the AJ won't be noticeable and the extra TP from jumps is nice. One of these days I should get mine crafted. >|

[Sqwunk]

it's not just the tp gain, but the regen helps a lot when soloing, even if just 2hp/tick

[Keston]

DRG75 DRK75 THF75 RNG75 NIN75 PLD75 SMN75 BLM75 RDM75 BRD75 WHM75 SAM75 BST62 WAR40 MNK8

Listed in order of least used to most? :wink:

/drghitlist add Starr

That actually reminded me to move SAM over . Supposed to be grouped by roles, then non-75s (for maat's cap list).

[Casey_]

it's not just the tp gain, but the regen helps a lot when soloing, even if just 2hp/tick

Regen has taken me over the 50% hp threshold and gotten me killed from being oneshotted in the time it took to cast the next spell.

go get http://ffxi.somepage.com/itemdb/8696 for soloage

[Sqwunk]

it's not just the tp gain, but the regen helps a lot when soloing, even if just 2hp/tick

Regen has taken me over the 50% hp threshold and gotten me killed from being oneshotted in the time it took to cast the next spell.

go get http://ffxi.somepage.com/itemdb/8696 for soloage

I'm fully aware on how to solo. I can do up to solo exp chain #4 on Sea Puks. I'm a taru and my max HP drifts around 1000 (until i merit HP). So I know that my 50% is around 500. And if i just barely cross over the 50% line i wait to be hit again to cast a spell. But for you to be one shotted, you must be fighting Mamools, something I can't do yet.

and on the note of -3% on those 2. I'm still going on the assumption of sea puks which hit me for 70-100, that's only 2-3hp, hardly worth it. Although I can see you making the statement that it's the same amount as the regen. In this matter I would have to say that barone vs hydra is just personal preference.

[Casey_]

it's not just the tp gain, but the regen helps a lot when soloing, even if just 2hp/tick

Regen has taken me over the 50% hp threshold and gotten me killed from being oneshotted in the time it took to cast the next spell.

go get http://ffxi.somepage.com/itemdb/8696 for soloage

I'm fully aware on how to solo. I can do up to solo exp chain #4 on Sea Puks. I'm a taru and my max HP drifts around 1000 (until i merit HP). So I know that my 50% is around 500. And if i just barely cross over the 50% line i wait to be hit again to cast a spell. But for you to be one shotted, you must be fighting Mamools, something I can't do yet.

and on the note of -3% on those 2. I'm still going on the assumption of sea puks which hit me for 70-100, that's only 2-3hp, hardly worth it. Although I can see you making the statement that it's the same amount as the regen. In this matter I would have to say that barone vs hydra is just personal preference.

I also stack a jelly ring on since i go /rdm and the MDB negates the magic damage taken+% if my calculations are correct, and I don't go about soloing mobs for exp, i'm talking about NMs and crap, like warriors double attacking with mighty strikes or anything using a tp move that does 700 damage >.>

[Leashedragon]

Barone Corazza is not a waste of gil, even if it's only used in a Jump macro or for solo. Corazza + Cosciales is an extra 4 TP on Jumps, even if you hit for 0, as previously stated. Seeing as DRG was your first 75, and only at the moment aside from COR70, if you had the gil to throw at it without having anything else major to put it into, go for it.

Personally, before I had Homam Corazza, I used Assault Jerkin. I had a dat swap on it so I didn't have to see it's uglyness. As much as others poked fun at how "gimp" AJ was and how ugly it was, it was at the time the highest attack one could get on body. If I really needed the Accuracy, I had a Scorpion Harness. I later replaced the SH with Pahluwan Khazagand for the critical boost, which later got replaced by Homam. >>;

And as for the carrying around 4 or so body pieces, I currently carry 4. Soon to be 5 once I get the last of the Ores/Ingots I need for Ares. -.-; Personally, I just like having everything that makes my job better, even in the slightest way. I no longer bother to bring AJ or SH with me, they just sit in the Mog House/Mule.

[Sqwunk]

well yes i did have the gil to throw away at it. And i still have enough to get enough ores for ares cuirass if i had the 15/25/35 pieces. but I also just sold my mezraq for a 800k profit since our server had a large raise in it's price. but I do appreciate all the comments

[GSDragoon]

For non-soloing situations, the enmity hurts more than the autoregen helps. For that reason alone, I use Assault Jerkin. It's bad enough I can't use berserk 90% of the time or I die. Also why I use /whm most of the time, for anything. I'm not talking about merit parties either.

[Ryko]

For non-soloing situations, the enmity hurts more than the autoregen helps. For that reason alone, I use Assault Jerkin. It's bad enough I can't use berserk 90% of the time or I die. Also why I use /whm most of the time, for anything. I'm not talking about merit parties either.

Stop partying with gimps?
or maybe the game hates you for being a WAR with a hydra haubert.

[GSDragoon]

For non-soloing situations, the enmity hurts more than the autoregen helps. For that reason alone, I use Assault Jerkin. It's bad enough I can't use berserk 90% of the time or I die. Also why I use /whm most of the time, for anything. I'm not talking about merit parties either.

Stop partying with gimps?
or maybe the game hates you for being a WAR with a hydra haubert.

They keep buffing DD's but tanks remain about the same, in terms of hate. Not much they can do when DD have a bard and the mobs are squishy or hit really hard.

[Zilong]

For non-soloing situations, the enmity hurts more than the autoregen helps. For that reason alone, I use Assault Jerkin. It's bad enough I can't use berserk 90% of the time or I die. Also why I use /whm most of the time, for anything. I'm not talking about merit parties either.

Stop partying with gimps?
or maybe the game hates you for being a WAR with a hydra haubert.

They keep buffing DD's but tanks remain about the same, in terms of hate. Not much they can do when DD have a bard and the mobs are squishy or hit really hard.

Why the fuck do you have "tanks" in your party again?

[Sqwunk]

umm I believe that's what super jump is for... i mean i could be mistaken. But that's what seperates me from surviving after pulling hate with a 1500+ WS and another melee dieing from a 1500+ WS and having little options in surviving.

I don't think he meant merit parties though.

[skurlover]

Homam {End Key}