Dancer tank gear? Help Me Out!

[Tsukino_Kaji]

Read the post fully, don't skim, for the rest of the info. I know it's daunting, but I tried to keep it simple.

Can I get an abridged version or a book an tape?

[Frost]

Can I get an abridged version or a book an tape?

Lol....

Short Story: Level Corrections make the "Your Evasion vs. Monster's Accuracy" challenge favor DD gear, in almost all cases. I.E. with normal gear, you should be at the evasion cap, or near it.

[Kaeoni]

Can I get an abridged version or a book an tape?

made me lol irl. XD

[Tsukino_Kaji]

Lol....

Short Story: Level Corrections make the "Your Evasion vs. Monster's Accuracy" challenge favor DD gear, in almost all cases. I.E. with normal gear, you should be at the evasion cap, or near it.

So we'll work in the other direction because I like closed possision. 5/5 CP and 4/4 eva merits with a pair of +20s. Where dose that leave the gear?

[Byrth]

It depends a lot on the monster. Your best bet is to have several Evasion set levels and use whatever seems appropriate. Obviously you can't wait for a statistically significant sample size before you change (aka you'll be eyeballing) but you can probably do pretty well. You want to wear the most DD gear you can while still not having trouble keeping up shadows.

[Frost]

So we'll work in the other direction because I like closed possision. 5/5 CP and 4/4 eva merits with a pair of +20s. Where dose that leave the gear?

You can "like closed position" but why? You're not even using it. Idk if you missed the point or are just being snooty.

What's the point of asking for advice/help, if you don't even want to read said advice/help?

[Tsukino_Kaji]

You can "like closed position" but why? You're not even using it.

I think you're missing the point of I am the person constanty face-to-face with the mob so there is never a point where it is not working.

[Frost]

I think you're missing the point of I am the person constanty face-to-face with the mob so there is never a point where it is not working.

Except you're capped on accuracy and you're capped on evasion. So no, you're not using it...

If you're not looking for advice, and you're more bent of displaying the merits of your choices in the face of conflicting information fine, carry on.

But that's tantamount to one saying "What tool should I use on screws? Don't tell me to use a Screwdriver, I already want to use a hammer!"

This is one of the drawbacks of not reading what people post, I've already explained why you shouldn't typically need/use Closed Position and/or Evasion gear while tanking, but since you've glazed over it and missed the point, you just look like a fool now. The information is on this very page, if you chose not to read it fine, but it's ill advised to peruse a position that's already been proven inferior or false, especially when it's you looking for advice.

[Tsukino_Kaji]

Except you're capped on accuracy and you're capped on evasion. So no, you're not using it...

So you're saying that when my base evasion skill by job, hits it's skill cap. Then merits and gear do nothing for it.

[Jesterking]

No, what he's saying, I believe is that, once you hit a certain level of evasion, it doesn't matter how much more you put on, your evasion will stay at that level. It's like how the perfect gear Haste cap is 26%, you can stack all the haste you want and get up to 50%, but you won't swing any faster at 50% then you would if you only had 26%.