Gear Choices and Questions..

[lionx]

Hello i am a level 73(i been lazy to get to 75..sue me orz) WHM, and i am having some trouble deciding what gear i should use. I am a Tarutaru.

What mainly i have been comparing is usually Zenith, vs Blessed, vs AF2. However some of these pieces i am not too sure which to pick.

AF2 Pants: MP+17 Healing magic skill+15 Enmity-2 Elemental resistance spells+20

Looking at this, the real main reason why i would want this over my current Blessed Trousers, would be the Elemental Resistance Spells +20. However what does +20 mean? Does this mean that your Barspells get an extra 20 points when used..? How much are those extra 20 points worth if that is the case? Has anyone seen any noticable effect when it was used that way? If it doesnt matter that much, then i see no reason to sell my Blessed Trousers.

And:

Blessed Brauit: * MP +7%
* Mind +5
* Increase Effect of Elemental Resistance Spells
* Enmity -5

I just like to know if this body piece was worth keeping once i work for my AF2 body and Nobles. The only thing that makes me want to keep this piece would be the "Increase Effect of Elemental Resistance Spells". I have enough MP as a taru, but i really want to know...Increase...how much? Is it significant?

The only Zenith piece i feel was worth it was the head..>_>; Is there any other pieces that are any worthwhile in your opinion for the head, and maybe Zenith in general? I am a little reluctant to get new headgear though since i cant really sell this thing back..

Some other things i am a little confused about are..what belts do you use? I currently use a Hierach Belt, however are there any other belts worth using? What about rings? I currently use 2x Electrum Rings, however i might just switch one out for Mana Rings just so i can get more HP as sometimes i am just inches away from death in Dynamis.

I am definetly switching to AF2 hands and ditching my Errant hands asap though. Enfeebling + and the same +20 MP with no negative HP penalties AND more - Enimity? Freakin win @_@

Thanks in advance for any help. m(_ _)m

EDIT: just curious, how do you get relic AF2+1?

[Palom_FF]

Re: Gear Choices and Questions..

Looking at this, the real main reason why i would want this over my current Blessed Trousers, would be the Elemental Resistance Spells +20. However what does +20 mean? Does this mean that your Barspells get an extra 20 points when used..? How much are those extra 20 points worth if that is the case? Has anyone seen any noticable effect when it was used that way? If it doesnt matter that much, then i see no reason to sell my Blessed Trousers.

Yes, it's a flat +20 to your elemental resistances. However, I don't find much use in relic pants outside of macroing them in for bar-spells.

The only thing that makes me want to keep this piece would be the "Increase Effect of Elemental Resistance Spells".

The "increased effect" only applies to you, while you have a bar-spell up, while you're wearing the armor. I personally am not too fond of the Blessed Briault. If you don't have any other piece to choose from, then the MP+7% is nice. I used V.Cloak over it before I got a Noble's.

With regard to Zenith gear... I use head, gloves, and legs just because I'm an MP whore. However, I'm a hume and have HP to spare. Yigit Turban (from Ilrusi Atoll Assault) is another awesome head piece (MND+4 enmity-5). As taru, I would steer clear of Zenith where you can. For waist, I use Hierarch Belt mostly, switching to Penitent's Rope if I need extra -enmity.

About Relic+1. You can get "-1" versions of armor in the CoP Dynamis areas (Valkurm, Buburimu, etc.). You trade the -1 version plus normal version, along with a small amount of Dynamis currency, to Sagheera in Port Jeuno.

[Icemage]

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This the armor I'm using at WHM 75, swapped in/out as needed:

Head: Walahra Turban (everything except Flash and Cures)/Raven Beret
Body: AF1 (enfeebling), Blessed(Max MP), Noble's Tunic (general/cures), Errant (resting)
Hands: AF2 (Max MP, enfeebling, oh and it's fun during Besieged for spamming Banish against undead to lower their physical resistance)
Legs: AF2 (barspells only), Blessed (everything else)
Feet: Rostrum Pumps (general use), Cleric's Duckbills (barspells, or when HP is really important).

I don't have the AF2 body piece yet, or I'd use it for casting Regen.


Icemage

[lionx]

Re: Gear Choices and Questions..

I might get the Turban, however i am really reluctant to ditch my Zenith @_@...1mil orz...will look into that.

I am still confused about the AF2 pants...is 20 points really worth that much to get..? Is there diminishing returns on elemental resistances like other stats in this game..? I like to hold as little as i can for space issues.

I heard that Rostrum Pumps only give 1% Fast Cast though, hence why i discarded them.

[Tirrock]

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I don't think 20 resistance really amounts to that much, but if you already have AF2 pants, you may as well macro them into bar spells. It's sort of a hard thing to test. You don't know if somebody would have resisted that spell and lived if they had an extra 20 resistance or not. I personally wear AF2 pants because I'm not on WHM enough to justify spending 1.5m on some pants that look pretty. (Plus AF2 pants look better with the VC anyway.)

The blessed body I wouldn't bother with unless you bother with a max MP gear set, after finding out that the enhanced bar spells only work on yourself AND only while you wear that...

[Feenicks]

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Is that confirmed for Blessed Briault? I was under the impression that it increased the proc rate for all bar-element spells for all people you cast it on.

[Icemage]

Re: Gear Choices and Questions..

I've never tested my Blessed Briault, but I macro it in just in case for barspells.

By the way, with the advent of Chains of Promathia, several end-game battles revolve around elemental resistance (Jormungand, Tiamat, Ouryu, Bahamut). If you've got the extra +20, then... well... why not?


Icemage