What's Better?

[Cyn]

rng question regarding the ACP body and MKD head:

assuming 5/5 rapid shot merits and 5/5 snapshot merits, is it worthwhile to get the ACP body (i'm guessing i'd probably go ratt+10 for the 2nd augment) and MKD head (w/ the +4 str and ws acc for the second augment).

so all that build-up: i have both af1 hat and af2 body, which i tend to wear for tping when i have little/no acc issues.

will the 8% snapshot enhancement outparse the rapid shot (the body's 5%, i'm assuming the hat is somewhere between 3-5%) build?

if not, i'll likely just go for the extra +2 str, not having to use wyvern helm for rng ws and shura kabuto for mnk, and go from there, wishing that i didn't have to choose between sam and mnk/rng.

Why build it specifically with bonuses that contradict each other? Would be so much better to just go get the quadav snapshot helmet and then put STR, AGI, WS acc, WS damage on the helm. Then it can even be used on other jobs too.

[pchan]

Alright so my MNK's currently level 72, and I'm only missing Adamantoise Egg for my Black Belt (all prereqs are done and such, just waiting for that fucking mob to put out).

I have almost everything for Monk, I'm just waiting to ding into my levels. My gear is going to look somewhat like this when I ding to 75:

Main: Destroyers
Ranged: Tiphia Sting
Head: Walahra Turban
Neck: Chivalrous Chain*
Earring 1: Brutal Earring
Earring 2: Triumph Earring (have Suppa for NIN and THF)
Body: Shura Togi
Hands: Ochimusha Kote (currently trying to get Xolotl to put out as wel for Bandosl)
Ring 1: Rajas Ring
Ring 2: Sniper's Ring
Back: Amemet Mantle +1*
Waist: Black Belt
Legs: Byakko's Haidate*
Feet: Sarutobi Kyahan*

When it comes to Monk I'm still relatively new. For my back piece, would it be better to get a Forager's or a Charger's Mantle?

In theory charger would perform better since you gain +20% attack during WS, but it's a side grade.

I'm currently saving up for a Peacock Charm since it helps out all 3 of my 75 jobs, but is Faith Torque worth getting?

Yes, it's typcally better than PCC for you gear since you will have to use suchi or pizza.

Also, Salvage Gear. Whats worth getting for MNK that comes from Salvage? Nothing really appeals to my interests from Salvage.

Every single piece is worth getting, the most usefull would be feet and body.

[Vodou]

When it comes to Monk I'm still relatively new. For my back piece, would it be better to get a Forager's or a Charger's Mantle?

Also, I've always assumed that having 25% haste is better than using Dune Boots, unless its for Dragon Kick?

Should I bother macroing in Shura Haidate for WS or just stick with the 15 Dex bonus on Byakko's Haidate?

I'm currently saving up for a Peacock Charm since it helps out all 3 of my 75 jobs, but is Faith Torque worth getting?

Generally speaking
1) foragers...cant think of when charger would be useful. Unless +3 str does not give you +1 base damage (unlikely)
2) aim for 25% haste (use Fuma now, Usu feet when you get them) except ofc footwork
3) use shura
4) faith is free and certainly is worth having. Especially if the 2MM for PCC can be put elsewhere for your mnk (e.g., black belt, usu feet, noritsunes), but if /when you have both at the same time you'll want to swap them depending on if you are capped on accuracy or not. (PCC when not capped.)
5) Ochiudo's until the bando's fall would be a possible choice unless you are camping like a madman. Then re-sell. A better option is noritsune's especially if your acc is not capped. Plus those tend to be cheaper I think than ochi's on most servers. It's not bad to have two gear sets for when you have focus up and are capped accuracy versus perhaps when focus is down. Nori kotes are a nice relatively inexpensive way to cover those swaps.

Also, get hollow earring. Even Mermans > triumph. Get Fenrir's earring to be extra godly 50% of the time.

[Cream Soda]

In theory charger would perform better since you gain +20% attack during WS, but it's a side grade.

18.75%, but whose counting?

[Despain]

Thanks for the tips guys :D

[Ohaigaiz]

iota ring or NQ sniper's for 2h?

[Darlantan]

Iota is 5 or 6 acc depending on your total DEX (its 5.25 but the total gets rounded down, no decimals), plus an improvement on the crit. % which is greater or more marginal depending on how big/small your crit. % was before accounting for that 3 DEX, but given NQ sniper's is a plain 5 acc, obvious answer is obvious.

Someone in the forum has built a very bad history for Iota's, though.

[Jesifromgaruda]

+10 ACC +2 Double attack ACP body vs. HQ hauby.

Just looking at the STR, DEX and ACC, it looks like the ACP body would clearly win. If it didn't, polegrip wouldn't be the best grip.

So the main question would be if the +12 attack would be worth giving up for the +2% DA. From reading and thinking about this, I would say that ACP body would win, but I dunno for sure. Hence, I'm posting it.

This is for SAM btw.

[Tsuko_Asura]

No. Use Haubergeon, and do something more useful with ACP.

[threepoll]

Yoichi Sam or Mkris drk for zerg?

[Argettio]

For Rdm/Nin soloing/DDing, 0 Sword, 8 Dagger merits: Blau/Joyeuse or Joy/Justice?
I have both options available, I'm just curious if the higher skill and access to Evisceration will beat J/J. I've got the Nyzul Rdm sword in storage waiting to be unlocked, but I don't know how Death Blossom compares to Evis.

(Rdm is only 63 but I'm bored so just thinking ahead >.>)

RDM melee doesn't get used much (unless you are one of those that think RDM should melee in merits).

For things like Campaign I prefer to /WAR or even /DRK for the attack buffs (Stoneskin + phalanx is enough to tank all but the NMs), so I normally just use a Joytoy.

If I do /NIN in campaign then I prefer Blau/Joy as I am cheap and don't want to spam stones.

In my experience for pure damage Evis > Death Blossom, but obviously death blossom give the magic eva down, which could be situationally useful.

Now there are the Tier II en-spells some people like single welding a dagger, as this is faster attack speed than blau/joy and means you can get close to 50:50 melee to en-spell damage (good for caping melee and magic damage in campaign and reducing TP feeding).

If you are doing difficult solo fight (WotG dragon fight can be a meleed as RDM/NIN) then I would Joy/Justice combined with Tier I en-spell will be best for DoT (although TP moves could get problematic).

[Bakthi]

For gaining TP on DNC, Cobra Harness versus Etoile Casaque?

Harness: Accuracy +11, StoreTP +6, Enmity -8
Casaque: DEX +4, Accuracy +10, Attack +12

So it's 4 DEX, 1 acc, and 12 attack versus 6 StoreTP and -8 enmity. More -enmity could be swell for DNC, but for the big enmity-generating actions, I'd be in AF1 anyway. Store TP is always helpful for DNC, even if it doesn't save a hit to 100, but then so is accuracy and DEX (and sure, attack).

On COR, unless I did the math wrong, the harness will save me a swing to 100 with Joyeuse/Brutal/Skadi/Rajas, but only from 0 TP; after a WS with Martial Gun, it will not save me a swing. I'm having this issue with a lot of the new AN gear: -1 inventory for making one aspect of one of my jobs slightly better...for like 10 of the new items. I knew 10 more gobbiebag spaces and 80 more field-accessible storage was just a trick.

Edit: to be more clear, I guess the ultimate question is "Should I bother to get the harness or not?"

[Marcicus]

I'm going to go ahead and say no, but that depends on what you're currently using as a body piece for COR.

[matix]

Yoichi Sam or Mkris drk for zerg?

id go rng/war, unless resists piercing, if its relatively weak/ull have lots of attack buff+feint sam/rng!

[Devolver]

Chargers Mantle or Amament +1 for mnk?

in regards to tp and ws?

[Bakthi]

I'm going to go ahead and say no, but that depends on what you're currently using as a body piece for COR.

Pahluwan for sword or gun TP, Denali for WS, Mirke for QD. I'm 3/3 on Skadi, but holy tiny improvement for 15.6 mil, especially since I'm going to get Morrigan body once I get the 25 (and already did Marduk...2 Salvage bodies is enough for me, I think).

[TacoTaru]

Looking to have my Jin gear tweaked for what I can and I'm wondering which of these set ups would be better (MKE head would be str+4/ws acc+15; acc+10/att+5)

FFXIGEAR.com

or

FFXIGEAR.com


I know some improvements could be made like either head > Orc Helm; NQ Haub > HQ, but I'm just wondering which is better with what I've got to work with.

Anyone? I reworded it a little to make it more clear, since at the end it didn't really sound like a question anymore.

[TheTaru]

Anyone? I reworded it a little to make it more clear, since at the end it didn't really sound like a question anymore.

First setup. Pretty sure AF+1 hands always beat attack kotes, and Anwig is much better than Shura for Jin in most situations.

I'd still try to get Koga Tekko for night WS though.

[Seid]

Anyone? I reworded it a little to make it more clear, since at the end it didn't really sound like a question anymore.

the first one with af+1 hands and mke head.

[Tubbers]

[Charger mantle is +]18.75%[ attack on WS], but whose counting?

When was this discovered? This is the first I've heard about it.