Resolution (Merit WS), Is it worth it?

I'm planning to cap all 5 of RUN's skills (GSword, Sword, Gaxe, Axe, and Club), and I was just wondering is Resolution actually even worth getting?

From what I've been reading it isn't that great, I don't want to waste the merits capping it if it is going to end up not being worth it in the long run.

I'm 99% certain Resolution is among the most favored WS in the game right now. Unless RUN is your baby and the only job you will ever play from now on, you're likely safe with just meriting GS and saving the rest for the other jobs you play.

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Originally Posted by Delvish

I'm 99% certain Resolution is among the most favored WS in the game right now. Unless RUN is your baby and the only job you will ever play from now on, you're likely safe with just meriting GS and saving the rest for the other jobs you play.

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I meant capping skills as in the combat skill, not all of the merit WS (they really have too many things that use overlapping terms...)

Resolution was the only one I planned on doing. Meanwhile, yeah, RUN is going to be my front man from now on -- PUP was my main and I only suffered through playing other jobs (BLM and WHM, namely,) to facilitate collecting gear for that. With RUN I have at the very least a melee I can use for those same farming purposes. Capping all of the skills gives me a bit of utility for procing as well.

Resolution is one of the must have WSs to merit, and one of the best. The skills though it seems foolish to do that way. If you want to cap skills, play to the jobs strengths, in this case, Great Sword, Sword, EVA, and Parry, are the best choices.

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Originally Posted by Demon6324236

Resolution is one of the must have WSs to merit, and one of the best. The skills though it seems foolish to do that way. If you want to cap skills, play to the jobs strengths, in this case, Great Sword, Sword, EVA, and Parry, are the best choices.

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I'm capping them because I like having things done 100%...?

I don't see what capping the other skills (side note, an A in Sword is nothing to scoff at) have to do with anything. I wouldn't have mentioned it if I realized people would take it as more than just an expression of something I want to do as a completionist...

Meanwhile thanks, I got my question answered so that's that.

Yes. Well, for DRK/PLD/WAR it is, I'd assume it's good for RUN, too.

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Originally Posted by Kojo

Yes. Well, for DRK/PLD/WAR it is, I'd assume it's good for RUN, too.

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Aah, just weird because I was poking around on BG and people were saying it was only good for DRK because of their ATK bonus (apparently it has -ATT effect on it?)

Thanks though. I'll start working on it soon, then.

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Originally Posted by Horadrim

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I'm capping them because I like having things done 100%...?

I don't see what capping the other skills (side note, an A in Sword is nothing to scoff at) have to do with anything. I wouldn't have mentioned it if I realized people would take it as more than just an expression of something I want to do as a completionist...

Meanwhile thanks, I got my question answered so that's that.

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I did not mean you could not do it as you want, but the job itself has the highest skill in Parry and GS, as such they make sense to cap out on merits as well, especially with the parry trait the job has, and the Tactical Parry trait on top of that. Doing it that way, you would be left with some extra merits which you would probably put into a defensive skill rather than offensive since it would not cap the offensive skill and it would also benefit a tank more, in this case, Guard would do nothing since RUN is not a H2H job, and Shield is not usable with a GS, the RUN's primary weapon, where as EVA seems to be a great stat this job plays with, so EVA seems to be the best choice. The Skills like GS and Sword I agree with for sure, I was just saying that to me it seems kinda pointless to cap out merits in 5 weapons, especially when you are very unlikely to use half of them, and its actually impossible to cap them all anyways as you can only cap 4 weapon skill merit categories.

I apologize if what I said came across the wrong way.

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Originally Posted by Horadrim

Aah, just weird because I was poking around on BG and people were saying it was only good for DRK because of their ATK bonus (apparently it has -ATT effect on it?)

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That is true, but the WS itself is a 100% STR mod, even with lower attack, its hard to find a WS that will do as much damage as Resolution. Sword would be your next best option, but its best WS is even worse with the attack penalty, and has a mod which is a ton harder to build for especially with RUN's gear options, where as STR gear often has Attack on it too, which helps balance out that Attack Penalty problem. Its kinda like DRG, where DRG can not compete with a WAR or DRK using an OAT, but OAT is still one of its best weapons. You will not be pushing out the same numbers as a DRK, not by far, but the damage you do with a GS and Resolution should be the best damage you can get out of RUN right now.

What does Great Axe skill cap at for RUN and are there any GA they can use yet outside of Adoulin?

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Originally Posted by Infidi

What does Great Axe skill cap at for RUN and are there any GA they can use yet outside of Adoulin?

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Cap according to FFXIclopedia is B rank (398) without merits.

As far as ones they can use, a quick search shows they can use Elphas Axe, Vermeil Bhuj, and Toporok. Looks a like a good number of WAR/DRK G.Axes are usable by them.

Frankly, Warlord's Axe looks perfect for them (+AGI/EVA, -VIT) I don't understand why they aren't on it.

If you're serious about Rune Fencer, I'd recommend trying both Resolution and Ruinator and maybe even picking up a Dervish Greatsword. Where Resolution has a decent attack penalty, Ruinator and Spinning Slash have large attack bonuses.

Rune Fencer can't pump its attack as high as a Great Sword-wielding Warrior or Dark Knight, and as soon as somebody starts crafting those new axes, Rune Fencer's Axe current selection won't be terribly far off from its current Great Sword selection. Rune Fencer's limited Great Sword options also make Dervish Sword a less horrid choice. This will probably change as the job grows up, though.

Does any of this make Resolution bad? Nope! Resolution will still outperform any other Great Sword weapon-skill outside of Spinning Slash with a Dervish Sword in certain situations when performed by Colonel Mustard in the kitchen.

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Originally Posted by SpankWustler

If you're serious about Rune Fencer, I'd recommend trying both Resolution and Ruinator and maybe even picking up a Dervish Greatsword. Where Resolution has a decent attack penalty, Ruinator and Spinning Slash have large attack bonuses.

Rune Fencer can't pump its attack as high as a Great Sword-wielding Warrior or Dark Knight, and as soon as somebody starts crafting those new axes, Rune Fencer's Axe current selection won't be terribly far off from its current Great Sword selection. Rune Fencer's limited Great Sword options also make Dervish Sword a less horrid choice. This will probably change as the job grows up, though.

Does any of this make Resolution bad? Nope! Resolution will still outperform any other Great Sword weapon-skill outside of Spinning Slash with a Dervish Sword in certain situations when performed by Colonel Mustard in the kitchen.

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Thanks for the tip. I'll look into getting a Dervish. It doesn't look like too terrible of a choice. I might just get Jingang instead since it seems to have more universal use, but I'll look into the Dervish as well.

can RUN access Great Axe magian trials?

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Originally Posted by Ezikiel

can RUN access Great Axe magian trials?

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Nope, elemental GSWD trials.

thnx sparthos