Greetings peoplings
A little background to begin. I've had War 75 for a little over a year now I think, and of course trying to maximize my capabilities in both meripo and event situations with the limited resources I have. I built the job revolving around GA (the 2h update happened like right around the same time I hit 75, lucky me i guess). I primarily use /nin for just about everything (haven't had a chance to use the job in many endgame situations relying on other subs, but i have them all).
So lately I feel like I've about reached my potential in meripos with the /nin sub, and reading posts here about war/sam and seeing a couple in action, I have begun to try that sub out. I'm having trouble though. Every time i use /sam in meripos, I get my butt kicked, even when i use seigan full time. I know this is in large part due to the lolwar's and other crappy DD's i have the misfortune of often getting stuck with in pickups who can't hold or keep or even get hate for the life of them. But I was curious and thought I'd ask here, if there were some techniques other war/sams use when meriting that help them generally not become mp sponges, specifically what people do that allow them to use hasso, or if hasso is even suppose to be usable in meriting.
In case people ask, i'll post my gear, though I don't think this matters much with actual meriting techniques. And yes, I know i'm missing a few elite pieces. They're on my list, I just haven't had a chance to get them yet.
Perdu Voulge/pole strap/_/bomb core
wal-mart turban/chiv chain/brutal/assault --- adaman celata, snow gorget for ws
Hauberk +1/dusk gloves/ulthalams/ecphoria* --- hecatomb hands, flame ring
Amemet +1/swift belt/af2 legs/unicorn feet --- warwolf, rse2 feet
*i use the ecphoria full time, ws and tp, because that extra 1 store tp lets me get exactly 100 tp in I think 7 hits. w/o the ecphoria I kept hitting 98 and it drove me nuts.