Sniper ring usefullness in question

[Mitsu]

Im currently lvl 53 war and my 2 snipers seem to do less and less for me. So far im decked out with all acc gear that i could buy with haubergeon waiting for me. My question is...all you higher lvl war...do you use snipers?, do they work well for you if you do?. Ever since I got aggressor my acc problems have all but vanished. Am i correct in assuming agressor is 15-20 acc boost?. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

[Uroboros]

I used Sniper's until 72, and sold them and swapped to Ruby Rings. At 75 the only time I wish I had Sniper's back now is for HNMs. I used every bit of ACC I could the whole way leveling, but in hindsight the Sniper's were probably unnecessary, but I don't regret having had them.

Spend a few hours using Chrysoberyl Rings instead, see if you notice any real difference. I did that with Ruby vs. Sniper's at 72 and noticed no difference except on my WS, where Ruby made them noticeable stronger.

Also, I've heard Aggressor referred to as -25 EVA, +25 ACC, and that "feels" about right, it's an incredible ability regardless of the actual numbers. It's definitely a large amount of ACC in any case.

[Ozymandis]

I know a lot of other warriors do not agree, but IMO snipers are required equipment. Aggressor is a great ability. But you should not use it as a crutch.

If you rely on it to hit, your TP gain will be uneven.

[laicram]

I didn't buy one until 59. I noticed a big jump in evasion from raptors and perytons. 60+ all of a sudden acc+ is important.

[Uroboros]

Originally posted by Ozymandis
I know a lot of other warriors do not agree, but IMO snipers are required equipment. Aggressor is a great ability. But you should not use it as a crutch.

If you rely on it to hit, your TP gain will be uneven.

Let me add to my previous comments by saying I greatly dislike Viking Axes and didn't offhand one. So for me Sniper's were great for a long time. If you are willing to offhand a Viking for a while I don't think you need Sniper's. This is based on that my ACC in exp never went under 80% and was usually a fair bit more, and I never offhanded Viking, but always had Sniper's.

On that note, you don't need both. Either offhand a Viking or use Sniper's and a better offhand axe, but not both.

[Kibagami]

Do you guys know how much ACC does focus give?
Ive been going WAR/MNk lately and will soon have acces to both acc+ abilities. If i alternated aggressor and focus would i still need snipers that bad? or would you recomened STR+ rings?

On another note (i'm gonna hi jack this trhead). Since i picked up WAR again ive only been getting invites to be a DD and not once invited to tank (i swear to ppl i can tank and they still tell me: we gonna wait for a pld or nin to show up :mad: ). Anyways at those times i rather sub THF for SA Sturmwind...mi q is: How well does WAR/THF work for later on and to what lvls is it accepted that i do that? I thought of using WAR/MNk as DD since i could have a permanent ACC boost but with WAR/MNk my WS damage is just far better.

[Hisdon]

<----- wuvs his sniper rings

[Techboy]

I skipped sniper rings completely all the way to 74 and use viking axe on 2nd hand whenever I don't have a BRD in the party.

From my parser runs, sniper rings benifits DRK and SAM the most in terms of hitting.

Do you need it? IMO, no but it is consider a must-have item by most elite players.

Focus + Aggressor is very nice. You can use one ability right after the other with virtually no accuracy issue. It is too bad WAR/MNK is being overshadowed by WAR/NIN as either tank or DD.

[Pai Pai Master]

Nothing is a "required equipment."

People did play the game before Sniper Rings were invented.

[Hisdon]

Originally posted by Techboy


From my parser runs, sniper rings benifits DRK and SAM the most in terms of hitting.

I'd have to agree with this but it still helps to have that extra +10 acc regardless of what melee job you are.