Dancer tank gear? Help Me Out!

[headstrong]

mh tbh i was thinking about dropping my haste samba merits for step accuracy lately ~.~
i use step acc hands/feet/earring + acc gear on steps already but theres still those moments where presto > step > fail > next step > fail > rage -.-

almost never use haste samba tho ._. the only times when i'm on dnc i'm solo and either fan dance and tanking or soloing some easy mobs and sabre dance + 50/50 drain or haste

[Jesterking]

mh tbh i was thinking about dropping my haste samba merits for step accuracy lately ~.~
i use step acc hands/feet/earring + acc gear on steps already but theres still those moments where presto > step > fail > next step > fail > rage -.-

There are ways to remedy this without getting Step Accuracy Merits. Such as food, more accuracy gear, Dagger merits, and if it comes down to it, Quickstep is the most accurate step, so drop a quickstep or two on it if you really need to land the steps. You'd be hurting yourself by dropping Haste Samba merits.

[headstrong]

guess i will need to start cooking some pizza again.. love em on thf anyways
actually i dont think i could ever bring me to drop my haste samba merits anyways..
meh i just really hate missing steps ><

[scaevola]

Double evasion kilas and prioritize haste/dw on gear, followed by ago/Eva/subtle blow. Saber dance and let the whm heal me, or drop sd every 3 minutes to top myself off. If overall damage mitigation were more important than enmity generation, plds would not be in nearly as awful a state as they are; doing things like using scouters over a haste belt or empress hairpin over charis is questionable in my mind.

Maybe if you're fighting a gnat, I guess.

[Rieul]

THF naturally has 20 higher Evasion skill then DNC does (THF 361 vs DNC 341). It's a huge difference. They can hit the evasion cap with a lot less gear.…

((not counting CP, I presume?))

@Rieul I don't understand why you would choose to use Drain Samba or God forbid, Aspir Samba over Haste Samba, yes, Drain Samba has it's utility but if I'm in a party with other people, nobody wants Drain Samba. The only reason I use Drain Samba is either by accident or when I'm killing really weak stuff so I don't waste my TP on Waltzing myself and save TP for WSs. Or if Saber Dance is up and I don't want to click it off to Waltz myself.

In no way is Haste Samba merits a waste. Step Accuracy is. If you miss Steps, add more ACC to your macro. It's as simple as that.

As DNC/WHM, I can cast haste on myself and still use Drain Samba, if I run low on MP, (gogo ethereal) I can use Aspir Samba (mob permitting of course)
No, I don't think Step Acc is the end-all-be-all for DNC merits. However what i don't need in ACC I make up for with more ATK, DEX, STR or haste% even.
If you don't like it, noone said you had to do it my way. I am NOT trying to tell ANYONE how to play.
I was explaining my reasoning, nothing more.

[Frost]

Don't forget on top of the 20 skill thief get, they also get Evasion Bonuses IV & V, adding another 35 Raw evasion to the mix on top of what the skill adds.

[Jesterking]

As DNC/WHM, I can cast haste on myself and still use Drain Samba, if I run low on MP, (gogo ethereal) I can use Aspir Samba (mob permitting of course)
No, I don't think Step Acc is the end-all-be-all for DNC merits. However what i don't need in ACC I make up for with more ATK, DEX, STR or haste% even.
If you don't like it, noone said you had to do it my way. I am NOT trying to tell ANYONE how to play.
I was explaining my reasoning, nothing more.

Fair enough.

[Mara]

FAIL!
...
You dont need Eva dagger and Aurore Body is allways fail!

Um... what? seriously?
News flash, having 2xKila+2s means you don't even have to wear a single other piece of evasion for most things. Not having at least one is incredibly retarded and lazy. And strictly speaking of evasion tanking scenarios, how, exactly, does aurore body fail? Because you don't like the color? It's got the same eva and acc as a SH plus STR (not exactly a huge bonus) and double attack.

[scaevola]

If you think so! But i bet i can tank you out.

No matter how good you are, you'd be better if you got rid of stuff like Furia Vest and Airy Ring.