Powerful and questable items like Black Belt/Evoker Ring for all jobs.

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Originally Posted by Kari

I'd hope for something more interesting than this, at least. [As it's basically be a slight upgrade from Rancor Collar for most of us.]
But, I do like the idea of job specific equipment that doesn't suck, regardless of the effort to make it.
Just hope it's worthwhile, like Black Belt.

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My Original concept was

Lv.99THF Neck
DEX+6 AGI+6 Haste+3%
Critical hit Rate +6%
Critical hit Damage +6%
Occ. Evades Physical Attack +5%

(Note: with Haste+3%, Full THF AF3+2 can be worn with 26% haste still possible)

Then i thought to myself it might be too powerful and fall into the realm of "Impossible"... then i thought "well it could happen if the quest was extremely hard"... then i thought "Well, I can't really think of a really hard quest..." to which i thought "Maybe make it just a good item thats an upgrade to whatever"... I thought Critical hit rate, and as such i thought it would need to then beat Rancor Collar (which as it stands is the best TP/WS Collar for a few jobs ATM).

So that idea was born. Truthfully, I want it to be on the level of broken that is Black Belt... But IDK. The item i settled on seemed rather "powerful" considering the other alternatives we currently have for neck armor.

But regardless, trust me when i say I re-wrote the charm dozens of times in my head trying to come up with something unique, realistic, and powerful.

Also, More interesting? >_> Condescending much =.=a? I thought it was rather interesting... :( took a long time to settle on that. Could be more overwhelming, But i tried to keep it a bit realistic.

I think your idea was brilliant, Karbuncle. My favorite part of FFXI is the storylines, and I think your quest would fit in perfectly.

Lancer's Ring
Polearm Skill+6 Wyvern HP+50
Haste+2% Store TP+7
Jump Ability recast-5

Ooh, I like the megazoid one! Since I am a RNG and we are Green does that mean I can play a flute and my zoid will come and open a can of rape or does that only apply to BRDs? ;o

Only Vajra-wielding Thieves may summon the Dragonzord, to make up for having put months of their life into making something so disappointing and goofy-looking.

About the potency of job-specific stuff, it seems that recently SE isn't afraid to put really awesome stats on equipment if only 1-3 jobs can use it and it has a focused purpose. As the number of jobs on a piece becomes larger or the purpose becomes broader, the piece of equipment either becomes harder to obtain or the bonuses become smaller.

I think Krabnuckle is onto something about Haste being the tipping point for a piece that's also good for weapon skills/job abilities, given how most new equipment looks.

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Originally Posted by SpankWustler

Only Vajra-wielding Thieves may summon the Dragonzord, to make up for having put months of their life into making something so disappointing and goofy-looking.

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