A question on gear < lvl 30

[Pinn]

A question on lowbie gear...I'm currently lvl 13 WHM/6 BLM

I'm curious as to how long my current set-up will last me level wise. My main concern is getting to lvl. 30, so I can sub WHM for BST. Anything after that can wait until it's time to get BST past lvl 60. As a WHM, I know MND is important. I can't remember the stats right now, as I'm at work, but I know that my MND bonus is more than what my base number is. I think it's something like "12+16"...or close to that anyway.

I've had one person tell me that I won't really "need" to update anything as what I have is pretty good.

Head - Travelers Hat (I don't like hairpins. This hat rocks look-wise IMO)
Body - Doublet +1
Neck - Justice Badge
Back - Mist Silk Cape
Waist - Heko Obi +1
Hands - Zealot's Mitts
Legs - Slacks
Feet - Solea
Rings - Windurstian Ring & Earmites (sp?) Ring
Earrings - Onyx x 2
Weapon - Willow Wand +1
Shield - Maple Shield (Not sure on this one, think it's like the lvl 8 shield)

Now, I know that my earrings probably aren't the best. They give me +2 MP each, so I know I could likely shop around and change out those. Can't find any +1 Slacks for sale and am not sure what's better on the feet.

Thoughts?

[Rodin]

Re: A question on gear &lt; lvl 30

If you're only getting to level 30, dont' worry about HQ items. Whoever told you MND is more important, doesn't play WHM. For WHM it's all about the MP. You most likely won't be enfeebleing unless there's a BRD in your party, which won't happen often. Also, in the dunes you'll get a lot of RDM/WAR and RDM/THF...sometimes they'll call themselves "battle mages" and say they're going all the way to 75 as /war /thf or /nin......(this has happened 7 times to me....WTF ppl)....tell them that the reason RDMs sub BLM is because they're not really supposed to melee after level 41....hence they need the MP, and not STR and stuff.

[neighbortaru]

Re: A question on gear &lt; lvl 30

ditch the hat and get a hairpin (regardless of whether you like the look or not). ditch the eremites (INT) and get a saintly (MND). carry a couple of stacks of ginger cookies with you and use them everytime you heal.

[Pinn]

Re: A question on gear &lt; lvl 30

That is so funny that you say that about RDM/THF...The last party I was in the dunes with had one of those. I thought it was a rather odd set-up for Exp. party.

As far as MND goes, I have been told the better the MND, the better the enhancing spells would work, such as Protect, BarSleepra, BarFira, etc...So is that not correct?

Double Post Edited:
I carry Ginger Cookies with me (although I forgot them last party..grrr) and I will do that with the Saintly ring.

You bum me out about my hat though. LOL

[neighbortaru]

Re: A question on gear &lt; lvl 30

no. Protect will be Protect regardless of how much MND you have.

MND will up your cure's, but only if you've maxed out your skill.

[Pinn]

Re: A question on gear &lt; lvl 30

I see.

Well, thank you for clearing that up. It seems that I had been given some false info.

[Jei]

Re: A question on gear &lt; lvl 30

don't worry too much about gear at lower level. Pretty much you'll end up using seer's set for a pretty long time. Or your race specific suite if it gives more MP.

The thing you'll have to spend most your money will be your spells. A WHM must have spells but can fall behind in terms of gears. For gear, make sure you have enough MP and focus a little on MND for now will be more than enough.

[Pinn]

Re: A question on gear &lt; lvl 30

I guess I should have specified that I'm a Taru. That being the case, my MP pool is good to start with. But I understand more is always good too.

So, other than what's been suggested so far for me to switch, should I sell some of my pricier items and get other stuff? The Mist Silk Cape alone will bring me 120k.

I'm good on my spells for the next few levels. I always take the scrolls for the upcoming 2 levels with me when I party so I can learn them as soon as I ding.

[neighbortaru]

Re: A question on gear &lt; lvl 30

damn Mist Silk Capes are 120 on Asura now? yeesh, I remember when they were 20k. go ahead and sell it. save the money for later (your eq looks fine for lvl 13).

[Pinn]

Re: A question on gear &lt; lvl 30

Yeah, that's how much I paid for it. I mainly bought it because it seemed decent enough and it was the only one up for sale at the AH. I know that the NM crawler is always taken when I've seen it, so I went ahead and bought it. I guess I could sell it back and use that gil to level cooking a little bit.

[Taskmage]

Re: A question on gear &lt; lvl 30

When I was a lowbie taru whm, I used the Traveler's Hat too and had no mp problems. I'd say if the extra point of mind gets you a few more points of healing from your Cure II, stick with that. A Brass Hairpin will get you one more Cure I. Later on mp is king, but when your healing skills are low and your cures haven't capped yet, mind can be a valuable stat. At 14, Shell Hairpin may be vaguely attractive for the water resist, since it buys you a small chance that a wayward Screwdriver won't one-shot you.

If you need money for something badly, go ahead and sell your cape. It's a nice cape and you won't get a better one until level 32, but you could spend 120k better on something else.

Quest yourself a Friar's Rope at 14. If I remember right, Heko Obi +1 costs much more than it is worth, and a rope will get you a little more mp and mind.
http://ffxi.somepage.com/questdb/104

[WHMLindsayHades]

Re: A question on gear &lt; lvl 30

Personally when I was at your lvl I used saintly rings and hairpins... For lvl 30 I used my seer's set until I used my RSE (shorts are pretty handy)... WHM doesn't need to worry about geer too much unless you are lacking a certain area but I am talking about DEF wise...


~LilLindz