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    I could use some help in deciding what gear I want to get once I reach level 70+, and any advice on my current gear setup.



    Current gear:



    Weapon: Grand Knight’s Lance Acc+7

    Head: Valkyrie’s Mask att+7

    Neck: Merman’s Gorget Acc+5

    Body: Jaridah Peti Acc+5, Att+5

    Waist: Life Belt Acc+5

    Hands: Enkelados’s Bracelets Str+7

    Back: Amemet Mantle Str+1, Att+10

    Legs: Tiger Trousers Att+4

    Feet: Drachen Greaves

    Ring 1: Sun Ring Str+3

    Ring 2: Sun Ring Str+3

    Earring 1: Beetle Earring +1 Att+3

    Earring 2: Assault Earring Att+5, Acc+2



    Total +stats:

    Str +14, Att +29, Acc + 29



    Total +attack is 36 counting the +14 str, and I’m not taking into account things like +agility and stuff, I am more interested in str, acc, att, and to a lesser extent +dex.



    I can currently hit high end VT-low IT reasonably well. High end VT, it’s a bit of a tossup as to whether I want to eat sushi or not, they seem to be right smack on the borderline there, low IT, yeah, I normally feel more comfortable eating sushi, but I could probably still eat meat on them.



    I would like a setup that works equally well for /thf or /war, however I do not plan on subbing thf in the foreseeable future, so this is really more of a /war setup. I think the best setup would be to have enough +acc that I can hit mid IT to low end IT+ and still eat meat dishes, and this is the gear setup I thought of:



    Planned setup, lvl 72+:



    Weapon: Imperial Nezza Damage 92

    Head: Pahluwan Qalansuwa acc+7, att+5

    Neck: Chivalrous Chain str+3, acc+5, Store TP+1

    Body: Pahluwan Khazagand acc+10, +critical hit rate

    Waist: Potent Belt str+3, acc+8

    Hands: Enkelados’s Bracelets/???

    Back: Amemet Mantle +1 str+2, att+15

    Legs: Pahluwan Seraweels str+3, acc+4

    Feet: Drachen Greaves

    Ring 1: Woodsman ring acc+5

    Ring 2: Woodsman ring acc+5

    Earring 1: Assault Earring/???

    Earring 2: Fowling Earring/???



    Total +stats:



    Str +19, Att +25, Acc +49



    Stats on the Fowling Earring:

    Lvl 70, rare, Str +1, Acc +3, Enhances Bird Killer effect, sells on the AH for about 900k.



    My planned endgame activities right now are exp/merits, and dynamis, so I am not considering a gear setup for fighting Kirin or other HNM/Gods.



    So, I have a question for the people who are up there at lvl 72+, such as, how much +accuracy DO you really need to hit the mobs well up there? How much dex or +dex do you need to support that accuracy? My main WS will probably be Wheeling Thrust, I’ve played around with some +str setups when using it, and I haven’t noticed any big improvement in it’s damage, so how important is +str for it? For example, I went from +19 str, to +38-42ish str while under spirit surge and with all of my +str gear, and the damage was the same as a high end Wheeling Thrust with +19 str (545 or so on the Colibri’s at lvl 65)



    The reason I put the /??? behind some pieces of equipment was because I’m not sure if that’s the best piece of gear for that slot. For instance I could get a Drake earring and a Brutal earring and really up my double attack activation rate. However I’d have to get through CoP and figure out what the latent effect is on the Drake Earring, I’ve heard I just have to sub warrior for it, but I don’t know for sure.


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    Re: Need some gear advice =^.^=

    Some suggestions;
    Earring: Mermans
    Legs: Barone
    Feet: Rutter Sabatons
    Hands: Spiked Finger Gauntlets

    Gear swap af feet for jumps, STR rings and Enky Bracelets for WS

    The latent for Drake Earring is low hp but I cannot remember if it was 25% hp left or 50%.


    Here is my setup and I either use sushi or meat when partying.

    Weapon: GKL
    Head: Walkure Mask
    Neck: Mermans
    Ammo: Balm Sachet
    Earring: Mermans/Assault
    Body: NQ Peti
    Hands:SFG
    Rings:Woodsman x2
    Back: Am mantle
    Waist: Life Belt
    Legs: Feral
    Feet: Feral

    With Sis Kebabi Minuetx2 and Berserk, I got my ATT up to 622 at 65.
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    • #3
      Re: Need some gear advice =^.^=

      Though the body you pick for 72 is good, Assault Jerkin is still better. As for your acc. question if you have more ACC just eat meat.

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        Re: Need some gear advice =^.^=

        Edit: info erased.
        Last edited by Brayden; 08-11-2006, 03:34 PM.

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        • #5
          Re: Need some gear advice =^.^=

          Weapon: Imperial Nezza Damage 92

          Head: Pahluwan Qalansuwa or Optical hat/Wyvern Helm for WS

          Neck: Chivalrous Chain str+3, acc+5, Store TP+1

          Body: Pahluwan Khazagand is worth getting for sure, but I usually use Assault jerkin over it. I'd go for AJ first, but get both if you can./Narasimha's Vest for WS

          Waist: You'd be better off using Life belt and macroing Warwolf Belt in for WS

          Hands: anything with ACC or Attack/Enkelados’s Bracelets for WS

          Back: Amemet Mantle +1 str+2, att+15

          Legs: You'll want Barone to atleast macro in for the "Jump" TP bonus

          Feet: Amir Boots/Rutter Sabatons

          Ring 1: Woodsman ring acc+5/ STR rings for ws

          Ring 2: Woodsman ring acc+5/ STR rings for ws

          Earring 1: Assault Earring/???

          Earring 2: Fowling Earring/???

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          • #6
            Re: Need some gear advice =^.^=

            I've a question about lances. Which is better, Colossal lance or Imperial Nezza? Colossal just went down in price a lot on my server, so I was going to buy it soon.
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            • #7
              Re: Need some gear advice =^.^=

              Here's what I've settled on for now (with changes I'd like to make happen sometime in the future):

              Weapon: Mezraq (Mezraq +1)
              Head: Wyvern Helm (Wyrm Armet +1)
              Body: Assault Jerkin (Drachen Mail +1/Homam Corazza)
              Hands: Spiked Finger Gauntlets
              Legs: Barone Cosciales
              Feet: Rutter Sabatons (Homam Gambieras)
              Neck: Chivilrous Chain
              Earrings: Assault Earring and Merman's Earring (Brutal Earring/Ethereal Earring)
              Rings: Flame Ring x2 (Rajas Ring)
              Back: Amemet Mantle +1
              Waist: Swordbelt +1
              Ammo: Tiphia Sting

              This build focuses heavily on STR/ATT+, with incidental ACC+ only because once you hit the 70s, accuracy starts to become less and less of an issue outside of HNM/gods/Dynamis/etc. Of course, this is just my personal preference; something else could work for you.

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              • #8
                Re: Need some gear advice =^.^=

                But Lilith, you are a Mithra as well with a bit more dex, what if this person is an Elvaan, or Galka? They may need a bit more ACC. But then again that is just my opinion.
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                • #9
                  Re: Need some gear advice =^.^=

                  Well, for starters I should say that I am a mithra, so I'm not too worried about having enough dex for my accuracy. Alot of people are advising a +att build, I must admit, I am worried about having enough +str gear to pull that off. Right now, with my +14 str, and when I use berserk and food, I seem to be very close to my max damage, I know that with 2x bard +att songs, I hit for about, 20 more damage per hit. I plan on being drg/war eating +att food primarily, so I am wondering how much effort should I put into obtaining +att gear?


                  Some questions for the gear selections:

                  I see alot of people suggesting Spiked Finger Gauntlets, is there any particular reason that you are recommending those over the Tarasque Mitts? +1 or otherwise?

                  Most of my gear selection primarily rests on just how much +acc do I need to hit the mobs with enough accuracy so that I don't need to eat +acc foods? So for example, if I don't need the +acc from the Pahluwan Seraweels, then yeah, I'd go for the Barone legs instead. Same for the Pahluwan Khazagand vs Assault Jerkin, though it would depend on how much of a critical hit increase the Khazagand gives me.

                  And just a last question, alot of this gear is rather time consuming to get, so while I would like to get it all, if you guys could only pick one set of gear, and couldn't change gear for weaponskills and stuff, what would you wear?

                  Oh, and sorry for the big bolded letters, I wrote it in word and cut and pasted it in later

                  Thanks for all the replies =^.^=


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                  • #10
                    Re: Need some gear advice =^.^=

                    Well I am still a 64 DRG myself, but I can run an acc or STR/attack build with food to compensate for what I am lacking gear wise and run about the same DoT either way(I still run an acc gear build usually though). So imo it doesnt matter much which setup you focus on. Oh and I am a mithra too for referance.

                    Despite this, in the future I do intend on running a STR/attack build for gear since I feel doing so while eating sushi will allow me to reach a better result(Of course I would have some acc gear to switch on if needed such as life belt, woodsmens rings, SH, and other items I already have).

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                    • #11
                      Re: Need some gear advice =^.^=

                      The reasoning behind Spiked Finger Gauntlets over Tarasque Mitts (NQ or HQ) has to do with a few things, the main one being that you can have SFG at level 50, as opposed to TM's level 70 (i.e. you can be wearing them *now* instead of waiting to 70). Also, if you happen to do any level-capped events at 50, you keep SFG as opposed to losing TM and having to replace yet another piece of equipment.

                      TM also is crafted from tarasque skin, which is gained from the poppable NM Tarasque in Ifrit's Cauldron, the pop item which is gained from ash lizards there, which ends up being not exactly all that friendly a trip to make. SFG is gained from 3 different BCNMs, which could be a lot easier to deal with than romping around IC hoping not to get chomped by something nasty up there, y'know what I mean?

                      Furthermore, we're Mithra, correct? What sounds better to you, being ugly, or being slightly less able to take a hit? TM's -6 Charisma vs. SFG's -2 Vitality? As a Dragoon, that doesn't really matter, but as a Mithra (i.e. just for fun and flavor), being ugly is a sin. Go SFG!

                      Hope that helped explain a few things.

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                      • #12
                        Re: Need some gear advice =^.^=

                        Originally posted by LilithAngel
                        Furthermore, we're Mithra, correct? What sounds better to you, being ugly, or being slightly less able to take a hit? TM's -6 Charisma vs. SFG's -2 Vitality? As a Dragoon, that doesn't really matter, but as a Mithra (i.e. just for fun and flavor), being ugly is a sin. Go SFG!

                        Hope that helped explain a few things.
                        Spiked Finger Gauntlets are ugly, lol.

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                        • #13
                          Re: Need some gear advice =^.^=

                          They're both ugly, but SFG is the lesser of two 'evils', so to speak.

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                          • #14
                            Re: Need some gear advice =^.^=

                            I use a ACC/STR build.

                            ACC:
                            Weapon: Mezraq
                            Helm: Optical Hat(or Walahra Turban)
                            Neck: Chivalrous Chain (or Love Torque)
                            Body: Pahluwan Khazagand (I have Assault Jerkin but so far I've done more damage using Pahluwan than AJ and higher ACC %)
                            Hands: Wyrm Finger Gauntlets or Taraqsue Mitts +1
                            Back: Amemet Mantle +1
                            Legs: Pahluwan Seraweels (Barone Cosciales for jump)
                            Feet: AF1+1 Boots for Jump / Amir Boots Normally
                            Ring1: Rajas Ring
                            Ring2: Sniper's Ring
                            Ear1: Brutal Earring
                            Ear2: Assault Earring
                            Waist: Life Belt
                            Thrown: Tiphia Sting

                            STR(aka WS):
                            Weapon: Mezraq
                            Helm: Hecatomb Cap
                            Body: Hecatomb Harness
                            Neck: Chivalrous Chain (or Shadow Gorget)
                            Waist: Warwolf Belt
                            Hands: Hecatomb Mittens
                            Feet: Hecatomb Leggings
                            Legs: Pahluwan Seraweels
                            Back: Amemet Mantle +1
                            Ear1: Brutal Earring
                            Ear2: Bushinomimi
                            Ring1: Rajas Ring
                            Ring2: Triumph(or Flame) Ring
                            Thrown: Tiphia Sting

                            | 75 DRG | 75 MNK | 75 BRD | 37 WAR | 37 NIN | 38 WHM | 37 THF | 60 RNG |
                            | 65 SAM | 61 BST | 37 BLM | 46 RDM | 14 BLU | 10 PUP | 10 COR |

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