Quote Originally Posted by Ophannus View Post
I just don't see why a job that dual wields nearly 180 DMG fists on each hand with a delay of like 70 or 80, needs something else in their sub slot, also Black Belt is still a top tier belt that other DDs can't compare to. Sure it may be overrated now with things like Windbuffet and such, but being able to reach half the haste cap in a single slot is pretty boss. MNK has a lot going for it and maybe it could use some other buffs here and there, but I don't think an extra gear slot and a new category of equipment solely for 2 jobs is the right answer. To be fair, grips at least accomodate more than just SAM WAR DRG DRK, mages that uses staves also benefit highly from grips. Handwraps would only benefit MNK and PUP. The ridiculousness of SAM, THF, DNC aside, MNK is still top tier. The only handwraps I would tolerate would be like HP+10, or like DEX+2. Anything reaching the level of what grips offer(which still is pretty lackluster compared to the crazy offhand weapons 1h jobs get) would be unfair since 2h weapons are ridiculously slow and the WS are awfully weak(compared to new 1h buffs, and Fudo).
When's the last time you heard of someone using a black belt outside of a -PDT set? They made it so that every job can hit the haste cap almost by default. Black belt is a macro piece now if it's used at all.