PLD Stat Allotment Update?

[PiedPiper]

So, how ought we allot our points now? Knowing they were revamping pld I held off using up my respec page once they came out.

Now, they've increased our damage on some weaponskills, and warrior has proven beyond doubt that high dps = high threat, so should we spec for that? STR/MND even split.

Of course, this would mean no points in vitality, and even with full GLD hp, that's still a bit of a loss. So... maybe STR/VIT even split? This puts no points in mnd, and endless testing has shown that auto attack damage is highly modified by our stats... so maybe that's too much enmity loss?

Bargain? Full Str, half vit half mnd? Full Vit half mnd half str? Thirds all around? Half measures strike me as unfortunate, but... maybe the thirds is the best route? Honestly I'm leaning to str/mnd because hey, whms can clear 550 potency and regen for 200+ so hang the hp total and have faith in them.

Thoughts?

[Zyph]

I would like to know this as well, I messed up my stat spread decently bad when leveling the early levels and have been saving a Hymn for after the PLD fix.

[Masamune1004]

Don't forget DEX for shield blocks, we just have too many choices.

[KoujiGeki]

i did Vit and Mnd cause dex was proven by a parse not having a big effect on blocking at the time not sure about now though. Mnd for better heals. But it doesnt really matter cause Pld is still terrible.

[Denmo]

But it doesnt really matter cause Pld is still terrible.

You should just post that in every post, regardless of what topic it is.

[Gerrr]

You should just post that in every post, regardless of what topic it is.

He pretty much already has.

[Vanguard319]

I went the str/mnd/vit path, gonna respec and add more dex, so I'm not missing as much

[BlueMage]

Raymeo's post:
http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...ips-plz./page4

[PiedPiper]

I went str/mnd even split. I was able to generate enough threat to hold miser in a speed run. I am however weraing +153 emnity; top two monks in group did 29 and 28k, so if pld can hold that then yay. This how ever was not super consistent, across a few runs I would loose threat when she was in the pool (our strat I stand at range so it comes out asap) though this was solved with cover. Still, kinda sloppy. For threat, this seems a good build, as to dex for block rate... i mean we have divine veild and boon which means nearly 40% of the time you just are gonna block, and the rest of the time I still block a lot. (Phalanx is blue about 80% of the time, judged using a vid I did of myself to analyze my micromanagement).

Unfortunately, I am still simply too squishy and too weak in the AOE trash pulls to really be a safe choice for speed runs. It is viable in that it can be done, but pld will cause more wipes than war in same gear and is thus still just a liability to the group unfortunately. I really wish it wasn't so, I enjoy pld much more than war. Double the effect of war drum and make riot blade AOE and poof, we're fixed.

OH, and Chimchim is no problem for pld, though initial threat is a little slow. The ability to go completely immune to him is nice, and threat was again fine, but the trash pulls are riskier on pld than war, which is just a hindrance to the group.

[Drexel_Mactavish]

Reading this worries me. I understand the game is going through changes and has many coming down the pipe with v2.0

I just recently started XIV and currently sit on a lv 25 Gladiator. Naturally I chose to go down the path of Paladin because it was my first job in FFXI. Some of the posts I have been reading have almost scared me into switching up my class/job but I really enjoy a challenge.

Given what I have read so far in this post, are there any suggestions regarding how I should spend my points early on? Or at least guaranteed stats I should be putting my points in? I have not use any so far because I don't know how these stats will play a factor with the higher level content.