Full Perle

[Karbuncle]

Mmm...elitist much? I've never worn full Perle, but I still use a few select pieces. I like the philosophy, "Good gear doesn't make a good player good; it makes a good player better." To me, as long you have the knowledge and skill to play your job, and you could be wearing LV 50-60 AF, it doesn't matter to me. With Abyssea, if you have the right Atma, gear could easily be balanced out.

That Philosophy is a bit Flawed, Cause I think Being Knowledgeable about how to play your job would mean you're Knowledgeable enough to know how to gear it.

Which is where the guy you quoted gets his from. If a Person doesn't appear to know how to gear their job, the chances of them knowing how to play it are equally as low. Hes not being elitist, He's probably basing his information off past experiences, and i can relate to him.

Whenever I do pick-up alliances, Or shout groups for some things When I'm bored, 9 times out of 10, The people who show up in Full Pink/Perle/Teal get lost, Die, Don't have any Atmas/Cruor Buffs, Don't understand how Weakness triggering works, and are generally not helpful to the alliance and do not understand how to play their jobs, To the point i have to baby-sit them.

Thats not saying properly geared people are always perfect. Its only less likely they will be a hindrance. Its more likely properly geared people will have Superiority Complexes, Which i can deal with for that Event, I simply avoid them for future endeavors.

I Try not to judge people by gear alone, I always give people 1 chance, but the guy you quoted is probably not elitist, Just cautious because of what he may have had to put up with, You should not judge him so harshly as he judges those in perle without knowing his reasons.

[Harpalina]

That Philosophy is a bit Flawed, Cause I think Being Knowledgeable about how to play your job would mean you're Knowledgeable enough to know how to gear it.

Which is where the guy you quoted gets his from. If a Person doesn't appear to know how to gear their job, the chances of them knowing how to play it are equally as low. Hes not being elitist, He's probably basing his information off past experiences, and i can relate to him.

Whenever I do pick-up alliances, Or shout groups for some things When I'm bored, 9 times out of 10, The people who show up in Full Pink/Perle/Teal get lost, Die, Don't have any Atmas/Cruor Buffs, Don't understand how Weakness triggering works, and are generally not helpful to the alliance and do not understand how to play their jobs, To the point i have to baby-sit them.

I Won't go as far to stop associating myself with them, I Try not to judge people by gear alone, I always give people 1 chance, but the guy you quoted is probably not elitist, Just cautious because of what he may have had to put up with, You should not judge him so harshly as he judges those in perle without knowing his reasons.

Good point. Maybe it was the way he or she worded that kind of irked me. At any rate, yeah if you do know how to play your job you should know how to gear it properly. Sometimes you don't have all the right avenues as to obtaining uber gear, and I don't think you should crucify someone just because they're wearing full perle/teal/aurore. And as some others have mentioned, full perle isn't the worst one can wear...it's decent. There are better options available, yes. But it's not completely nooby. Or just assumed to be nooby.

[Karbuncle]

Good point. Maybe it was the way he or she worded that kind of irked me. At any rate, yeah if you do know how to play your job you should know how to gear it properly. Sometimes you don't have all the right avenues as to obtaining uber gear, and I don't think you should crucify someone just because they're wearing full perle/teal/aurore. And as some others have mentioned, full perle isn't the worst one can wear...it's decent. There are better options available, yes. But it's not completely nooby. Or just assumed to be nooby.

I Can agree with this.

I think someone whos wearing 3/5 Perle, or 4/5 Perle only to put on something like Askar Head, Haub, or something to akin are much worse than 5/5 Perle players. Cause At least the 5/5 People know the Set bonus is what makes it nice.

So as i said, I can never condemn a player for gear, They always get 1 chance, If it shows that they are generally not knowledgeable I simply avoid them. I will not Call them out, or belittle them, I just make a note to avoid them for future efforts.

[Harpalina]

I Can agree with this.

I think someone whos wearing 3/5 Perle, or 4/5 Perle only to put on something like Askar Head, Haub, or something to akin are much worse than 5/5 Perle players. Cause At least the 5/5 People know the Set bonus is what makes it nice.

So as i said, I can never condemn a player for gear, They always get 1 chance, If it shows that they are generally not knowledgeable I simply avoid them. I will not Call them out, or belittle them, I just make a note to avoid them for future efforts.

lol I'm one of those people that wear 2/5 or 3/5 perle pieces :P Like I stated before, I only use a few select pieces. I macro a couple pieces for WS. And I use a couple pieces for TP on WAR. To get the max haste for my gear that I have available, it's not worth equipping all five pieces.

[Karbuncle]

lol I'm one of those people that wear 2/5 or 3/5 perle pieces :P Like I stated before, I only use a few select pieces. I macro a couple pieces for WS. And I use a couple pieces for TP on WAR. To get the max haste for my gear that I have available, it's not worth equipping all five pieces.

I meant full time of course :P

Like say, someone using Perle Head, Haub, Perle Hands, Byakko's, Perle Feet.

When a better set would be Wal/Haub/Dusk/Byako/Perle

Basically I just dislike when people wear Perle Head/Hands without full fet When Dusk/W.Turban general produce better results based on the job. (And other gear options available to them).

but again, I wouldn't condemn them for it :P Just be upset at the idea >.>

[Harpalina]

I meant full time of course :P

Like say, someone using Perle Head, Haub, Perle Hands, Byakko's, Perle Feet.

When a better set would be Wal/Haub/Dusk/Byako/Perle

Basically I just dislike when people wear Perle Head/Hands without full fet When Dusk/W.Turban general produce better results based on the job. (And other gear options available to them).

but again, I wouldn't condemn them for it :P Just be upset at the idea >.>

Oh God I would never wear perle full time. WS or TP. Not as WAR anyways. I heard DRG does pretty decent from the full set of perle though, but that was just the ffxiclopedia 'what to gear on drg guide'; so not sure how credible the source was. I believe it mentioned that perle wasn't worth equipping at 78 unless you had all five pieces, which sounds like a load of crock to me lol.

[Karbuncle]

Oh God I would never wear perle full time. WS or TP. Not as WAR anyways. I heard DRG does pretty decent from the full set of perle though, but that was just the ffxiclopedia 'what to gear on drg guide'; so not sure how credible the source was. I believe it mentioned that perle wasn't worth equipping at 78 unless you had all five pieces, which sounds like a load of crock to me lol.

I think those "without all 5 pieces" guides are simply for TP Phase. Also, It was at level 80 some of the best armor for DRG/DRK unless you had Dusk+1, because it offered the same haste as a Homam/Wal build, with better over-all Stats.

But once they get certain +1 pieces its not the best. But as a lot have said, its a good Gate-Way armor, But not the end ground