"A Crystalline Prophecy" Advance Orders Begin and Item Details Announced! (03/23/2009)

[Unstable]

New Gimp/Confused/Wtf Player thread: Wtf is with those augments?

Also: God damn I hope it is 5%/-5%, as I have no speed/vbelt or valor surcoat for my newly 75 Pld... fucking fapworthy shit. Was disappointed at no haste/refresh, but 5 Enm/5% Fastcast is really fucking sexy.

PLD - Ares's body
DRK - Ares Body
DRG/Mage - Ares Body
WHM - Nobles
RDM - Dalmy
BRD - Dalmy
SMN - YYR
SCH - Ixion
BLU - Morrigans

What other jobs use mp really and some jobs have 1-6 Refresh bodies (Nobles / Dalmy / Verm / Ixion / af2 / Salvage)

Unless you want a NIN/DRK with refresh >_>

[Arthars]

i strongly think refresh and haste(even 2%) should be included

[Max™]

Yeah, even if it's just 2.5%, Pld is the one DD job where I advocate sushi above building for meat (as with atonement, pld is a full on hybrid tank/dd/curebot, depending on the situation, and you only need enough attack to make a joytoy not hit for 0 dmg) due to Dorado's sexiness.

I don't have Are's, and am not interested in Salvage after hearing the years of bitching about it, plus the cost of ingots on the only piece that I ever heard good drop rates about = ffffffffffffuuuuuuuuuuuuuucccccccccccckkkkkkkkkk yyyyyyyyyyoooooooouuuuuu is all my mind screams at me.

[Quetz_Jamal]

1. Fast Cast + Enmity body for PLD...
2. OR
3. Quick Draw + MAB for Solo-cor
4. OR
5. Snapshot + RAcc for COR and upcoming RNG

My only problem is 2 and 4!

[Ethican]

nothing to see here...

[Starr]

Is +4 STP enough to push Annihilator into 5 hit without gimping other slots?

[Nameless]

A drg body with acc and store tp +4. This is match made in heaven for V.Fork owner who seeks true 6 hit build, a perfect tp piece.

[Starr]

Would use Aurum> always

[Classikmage]

Royal Redingnote might be interesting for SCH with MAB +4 and Fast Cast traits.

With that AF2 head and AF1 Feet SCH would now be only 5% Fast cast away from the max that RDM can get if they /rdm.

Would also be nice for nuking since they don't have access to Morrigan Body.

Ideas on this?

[Nameless]

Not in a million year lol, I take that 13 acc over 6 anyday. A million attack won't make up for lose hits.

[Xanthe]

I honestly have not sure what I'd go with given the current options and gear I already have. My natural inclination is to always choose first with my DRG in mind, but overall there isn't any large improvement compared to gear I already have. Ares's Cuirass is better for Jump. Aurum Cuirass is better for TP. Aurum Cuirass or Zahak's Mail is better for Drakesbane.

I could go Accuracy+10, Store TP/Subtle Blow +4 for a TP piece, but that's less Store TP than Askar even offers which would break 6-hit.

I could go Critical Hite Rate +3%, Double Attack+2%, but that's cutting half of the stat modifiers off of Zahak's Mail for a mere 2% Double Attack. That's a loss of ~1.25 fSTR, 5 STR towards secondary modifiers, 5 DEX towards critical hit rate, and associated accuracy and attack loss. Critical Hite Rate +3% and Accuracy +10 is more viable, but the loss in STR/DEX still hurts. The same thought process applies to Jump. I just can't find any combination that would be good for DRG that I can't already do better with what I have.

Mirke Waldecors with Accuracy +10 and Dual Wield +3% would be an astounding TP piece for my THF, much better than Homam Corazza. Also lacking Antares Harness/Skadi's Cuirie it would be superior to my Dragon Harness and Hecatomb Harness for WS. If I wanted to focus on WS I could swap Dual Wield for Critical Hite Rate and whore Evisceration, but I think that would be the poorer overall choice. Additionally I have considered leveling DNC in the future, so this would be a good piece to have there as well.

Royal Redingote with Magic Attack Bonus +4 and Magic Accuracy +4 would be a great low to mid-skill nuking piece for my SCH (Helices aside), but I think this would probably be the weakest increase of any of my options.

Finally, my next job to 75 will probably be PLD, which brings me back to Nuevo Coselete with Enmity +5 and Fast Cast +5%. That would indeed be a huge performance boost as a tank, especially on anything /NIN or /RDM.

So as you can see I'm in quite a bit of a pickle. At this point I'm probably leaning towards Mirke Waldecors. It's really a shame since I like the Nuevo Coselete model best.

[Kriz]

As a WHM, I'm kinda happy that there aren't any amazing WHM things on this, it will make going Acc+10 / Dual Wield augment combo less lol. Because as people have said, it offers nothing that another piece can't do better, except for being a cheaper Marduk body. But as for a melee WHM piece... <3

[Maxxthepenguin]

HP+20, STR+5, DEX+5, Acc+10, DA+2% should be better than hauberk for my DRK (2% DA should be better than 10 Atk.) I like it.

Too bad it will make eyes bleed.

[Arthars]

i think its debatable (refering to aurum vs 10acc + storetp)

TPing

[Max™]

Xanthe, you silly cat, you don't have a Thf.

FINISH THAT GUNGNIR!

Sam piece... Acc +10 Store TP +4?

[Turbotwo]

SAM piece reccomendations prz

[Arthars]

SAM piece reccomendations prz

nothing really that sam can benefit

everything sam need, that are way better, can be bought, or found in nyzul and salvage

maybe the best i can think of, is + 10 acc and 4 storetp

[Hyan]

nothing really that sam can benefit

As it should be. /grin

[Turbotwo]

Yeah, I guess, so should I just go with M.Acc and Fast Cast piece for my BRD? Or...? I mean I only have BRD and SAM at 75, BLM otw to 75 from 62, then DRK from 54...What should I go with >.<?

[Xanthe]

i think its debatable (refering to aurum vs 10acc + storetp)

TPing

There's no debate really. If 6-hit is broken the Store TP +4 is moot. Also keep in mind I'm thinking about Gungnir in the long term and not Valkyrie's Fork. If the fork is your stopping point then Nuevo Coselete with Accuracy +10 and Store TP/Subtle Blow +4 is a consideration.