Hello, I'm back again with another rant and pleading that something long past due gets some attention again!
Anyways, let's look at the whole item level system....great idea for the most part. However, when you implemented item level to the REMs, you left out some stuff, Aegis, Ghorn, Ochain, and I believe Dura.
Where as the only increase you probably could do to Ghorn and Dura are yet another song or duration/potency, you could be giving PLD some more....usefulness again by giving Aegis and Ochain some shield skill.
Aegis is long overdue for some blockrate adjustments since well...longer than I can remember. Let's just say since Day 1.
I don't have the details personally, but people have mathed out that Aegis clearly has just garbage blockrate for a 130~300m item(depending what the going prices were when said person(s)) created it.
I'm not asking for Aegis to be overpowered and have highest blockrate in the game or anything, no...that's too much to ask for...<cough> Anyways! ^^
What I AM asking is that you please reconsider the fact it's suffered with such a garbage blockrate for too long. The rate of blocking on level 120~ monsters is like, hardly noticable and forces paladins to go get the much more easily aquired Skirmish or JSE shield.
Not really something I enjoy considering I put so much time and work into Ochain and Aegis. Does anybody else out there who actually has one of the two or both for that matter, agree? For gil spent, you want it to be at the top with the other good stuff, right?
Show some support and place your thoughts and opinions in the thread!
If someone has the blockrate math, etc. Maybe posting it here and showing SquareEnix what we're talking about!
As for Ochain, well. I don't know to be quite honest.. The shield skill is still something to be considered, but also considering that it costs anywhere starting from 225,000,000 Gil and higher to go from Ochain 90 to 95 is.... Well yeah.
I guess to sum up my rant/post, as it would apply to all REMs, not just shield and instruments... Give us our time/work/gils worth. Please! Thanks!
---Edit---
I also wanted to add that it's pretty bad that shields get slapped in the face with their shield skill on them, such as Eminent Shield, etc. Wher-as weapons are getting 240+ Parrying or Guarding. What's the deal with that?! ~.~
---Edit 2---
To be a bit more specific in my point also, I'll go ahead and list some comparisons.
Eminent Shield
Shield skill +100
Eminent Baghnakhs
Guarding skill +203
Eminent Scimitar
Parrying skill +215
So when you guys finally decide to add the Aegis and Ochain ToMs.... I really prefer not to see "Shield skill +115" when you added:
Priwen JSE
Shield skill +112
I'd very much rather see something along the lines of 242 for a Relic.
Excalibur
Parrying skill +242
So idealy, we should be getting:
Aegis
Shield skill +242
---Edit 3---
I'll be a little bit more specific to reduce further confusion. My point in this entire matter is:
Aegis shouldn't fall flat on it's face when you spend over 100~300m to make it, then 25~50m to go from 95 to 99 with it. These prices vary depending on when said person made their Aegis.
So ultimately in the end.... Shields such as Aegis and Ochain should be at the top of the rest of the shields.
#1 Ochain
#2 Aegis
#3 Priwen
#4 Beatific Shield +1
#5 Beatific Shield
And so on from this point....
---Edit 4---
In regards to Edit 3, I'll be posting the Aegis block rate formula a friend gave me here for quicker access in viewing. I truely hope to see Aegis rise back to the top 2 shields with an actual block rate that is worthy of such a position, time, and effort spent.
Lv.126 Monster:
126 - 99 = 27 Lv. Differences
So Lv.99 424 A+ skill + 27 * 7 skill per Lv = 613 Combat skill
Aegis base rate: 50%
Throw into formula:
50% + (674 (your skill) - 613 (monster skill) * 0.215 (shield skill multiplier)
= 50% + (61) * 0.215
= 50% + 13.115%
= 63.115% block rate on Lv.126 monsters