What's Better?

[Aeowin]

Hit rampart after fire carol or before fire carol when Tiamat take off?
162vit/30 seconds rampart or 152vit/45 seconds rampart for flight? (assuming using taco)

I generally used it after a few seconds in the air, every time the recast was up.

[Tsuko_Asura]

Hit rampart after fire carol or before fire carol when Tiamat take off?
162vit/30 seconds rampart or 152vit/45 seconds rampart for flight? (assuming using taco)

Rampart will be gone well before 45 seconds are up, so go with the most damage mitigation.

And use sushi against Tiamat.

[Mudge]

Is there a general consensus on the best pair of katanas for DD, outside of relic? If so, what are they?

[Tsuko_Asura]

Senji/Perdu

[Quetz_Jamal]

Kind of late on the PLD TP~

I use Avalon along with a ton of other acc+ gear and use Pescatora for anything worthwhile. I find the additional HUGE amount of HP helps quite a bit on things you will be taking damage on for the bigger Max HP: CE ratio. Its expensive, but effective.

[Villian]

And use sushi against Tiamat.

Just wondering how you deal with hidden counters and roars? I tried sushi once but my shadows/HP got raped with tia's counter and roared me like 2 times in ~8-10minutes, after that I just gave up and put my hrotti away lol.

[SquireStrat]

Best idle rings for Blm?

[Yugl]

Best idle rings for Blm?

Jelly + Defending Ring if the mob doesn't cast?

[Tsuko_Asura]

Just wondering how you deal with hidden counters and roars? I tried sushi once but my shadows/HP got raped with tia's counter and roared me like 2 times in ~8-10minutes, after that I just gave up and put my hrotti away lol.

Tiamat is going to have 100% TP in well under a minute regardless of whether or not you're engaged, and the counter is vastly exaggerated(5%<).

[SquireStrat]

Jelly + Defending Ring if the mob doesn't cast?

While I agree yes this is best, what about Jelly/notDring?

[Yugl]

Patronus and Shadow ring?

[SquireStrat]

I'm debating on getting the Pat. ring. Would BQR be good at all? I don't use Sorc. Ring so hp/mp build doesn't matter.

[Siniroth]

As long as you're either not going into yellow in standing gear or not around undead, it'd be fine if you don't have anything better (see: Pat. ring)

[Raen Ryong]

BQR means you'd lose less (cumulative) enmity when hit, which might be a consideration.

[Thorny]

For the hell of it, been thinking about this for a while may as well do it out loud if anyone else is wondering:
Tsukumo with DMG+5 acc+8 vs Senji for ninja mainhand

Stats: 600 attack with zerk up, 480 with it down, 90% acc with senj
Def: 350
Level Correction:7
Critrate: 15%
fSTR: 4

600 / 350 = 1.71 - .35 = 1.36
480 / 350 = 1.37 - .35 = 1.02
dmg:38 + 4 fstr = dmg:42, 21% critrate
42 * 1.36 * .79 = 45.1248
42 * 2.36 * .21 = 20.8152
Average damage with senji zerked: 65.94
42 * 1.02 * .79 = 33.8436
42 * 2.02 * .21 = 17.8164
average damage with senji unzerked: 51.66
(51.66 * .4) = 20.664
(65.94 * .6) = 39.564
average damage with senji: 60.228

dmg:32 + 4 fstr = dmg:36, 15% critrate
36 * 1.36 * .85 = 41.616
36 * 2.36 * .15 = 12.744
average damage with tsukumo zerked: 54.36
36 * 1.02 * .85 = 31.212
36 * 2.02 * .15 = 10.908
average damage with tsukumo/perdu unzerked: 42.12

Damage per delay round with senji/perdu = 60.228 + 42.12 = 102.348
damage per attack round with tsuku/perdu = 42.12 + 42.12 = 84.24 * .94/.90(hitrate) = 87.984

tsuku/perdu = 380 delay
* .62(30% natural DW 5% suppa 3% 10 acc 3 dw mirke)
235.6 delay
118 - 180 * 1.5 = 93 / 180 = -.516 + 5 = 4.3 tp/hit, 24 hits to 100 tp
senj/perdu = 417 delay
* .62
258.54 delay
130 - 180 = -50 * 1.5 = -75 / 180 = -.416 + 5 = 4.5 tp/hit, 23 hits to 100 tp


9.8% more attack rounds with tsuku/perdu - 96.60 damage to senj/perdu's 102.348, senj wins by 5.9%
4.4% more swings to 100 tp with tsuku/perdu
5.1% more tp over time with tsuku/perdu

blah, disappointing as tsuku can't pull close enough ws damage to pull out ahead through quantity.. a few critrate on tsuku as well and it could compare but expecting max dmg, max acc, and critrate on it is absurd, will edit post with #s including ws later

(not really directed at anyone in particular, just saw someone ask about katana and been meaning to do math on the two before i do a million grauberg fights.. so did it out loud in case anyone else was thinking about it)

[Max™]

I'm wondering how Dmg +4 Acc +8 offhand does since I'm using it til I get Perdu anyway.

-5 Dmg +3 Acc (+3 Subtle Blow, lol) and -10 Att.

Interesting seeing that I was pretty much correct that a Dmg +5 Acc +5~8 Crit +3~5 Tsuky/Perdu could be pretty competitive.

[mdkuser]

Best idle rings for Blm?

I use two merman's rings, because typically on events I do on BLM the dmg I take is from magic or magical aoe (sea mainly).

[Aeowin]

Best idle rings for Blm?

Shit's situational.

Mermansx2 or mermans/D.ring if you're getting hit by magic

jelly/D.ring if there's no magic

or jelly/pat. to replace D.ring in the above situation

[Talint]

For Slugwinder: Seiryu's Kote or Crimson Finger Gauntlets?

[Asmoranomar]

Looking to build an idle/defensive setup for my BRD. Basically, my issue is I don't know a lot about what I should be aiming for. Should I focus on -pdmg gear (darksteel +1?), or DEF/VIT gear? HP gear? Regen (brd can wear TONS../..Orz)? Evasion (I know at base we evade like a brick wall, but can we get better?)?

Also - S.Mantle vs Umbra? S.Ring vs P.Ring?