A Bit of Rune Fencer Feedback

[SpankWustler]

5% parrying rate is actually the floor rather than the ceiling, but that's an easy mistake to make. The parrying skill VS "something that monsters have that's probably just level" check is not a kind check, and usually floors parrying rate on anything vaguely difficult regardless of a player's parrying skill.

It'll be really interesting to see how the new +Parrying Skill weapons affect all this, since the better ones stand to increase Parrying Skill by half or more its current value.

[Darthmaull]

I'm not sure which site I've seen it on but there was something mentioned about the +188 parry on the new weapons when equipped in the main hand, will increase parry rate. I'm not sure by how much.

[Delvish]

This is being addressed in the August update, where fewer shadows will be eaten by AOE TP moves if you are wielding a 100+ weapon in main hand.

Thanks Matsui for screwing this option for us. On that note -PDT will also not be a primary stat on new gear, so probably just one peice now. Unless RUN AF has significant boosts to Battuta and/or Inquartata, we can say goodbye to tanking anything in Adoulin.

[Babekeke]

Thanks Matsui for screwing this option for us. On that note -PDT will also not be a primary stat on new gear, so probably just one peice now. Unless RUN AF has significant boosts to Battuta and/or Inquartata, we can say goodbye to tanking anything in Adoulin.

Yeah, I'll get my AF, see how it performs, then likely remove all of my great sword and resolution merits, and put them back into H2H and Shijin Spiral.

It's a shame. I was looking forward to playing RUN.

[Darthmaull]

Originally Posted by Babekeke
This is being addressed in the August update, where fewer shadows will be eaten by AOE TP moves if you are wielding a 100+ weapon in main hand.



I'm confused on how that screws us up.

[Babekeke]

Originally Posted by Babekeke
This is being addressed in the August update, where fewer shadows will be eaten by AOE TP moves if you are wielding a 100+ weapon in main hand.



I'm confused on how that screws us up.

Because they now said that it's NIN main only >.>

[Darthmaull]

Oh. Didn't know. It doesn't really affect us because we never had it. I think if we get parry to activate nearly as much as it does with Batutta, then we should be ok. Let's see what the new activation rate will be with the new skills on weapons and on AF.

[Delvish]

Called the one piece of -PDT. Full set gives +10 MDB along with copious amounts of evasion/MEva. Tons of other stats too (though many of them come with being iLvl 109 pieces. That being said, I've been playing around a lot as RUN and find I do surprisingly well. No data to produce on parry rates at the moment that I've seen, but as far as job quests go, RUN does remarkably well. I tanked the fish while everyone else sent pets at it and was able to resist charm quite often through Tenebrae x3/Pflug. Dropped it only to Sulpor x6 > Battuta, Vallation, Gambit, Lunge. Elemental for GEO AF3 quest is also completely dominated by a group of RUNs. Barstone/Petrify + Lux x3 and you're pretty well defended from anything it shoves at you.

That being said, I've only gone so far as soloing 1 Tough at a time in Yorcia Weald, so our abilities in supertanking are still lacking and NMs are still pretty far out of the way. Step in the right direction with this AF, but still have work to do.

[Xerius]

Called the one piece of -PDT.

I believe 2 do I think the hands and the pants both have -pdt but since it's only 5% might as well only be 1 piece but I completely agree that this is a really really nice set for RUN. I've been able to tank much better with it and the refresh/regen buffs are very nice. The fast cast is also really useful. Only thing I see being a problem is that we're probably going to be stuck in this suit for quite a while because of how good it is for the time being.

[Kote]

Don't forget the Evasionist's Cape also adds an extra -3% to physical damage and fits on par with the stats of emp jse accessories.

*** Edit 8-11-2013***

But if your looking for more -pdt with artifact then so far from what I can see or know of, the parts to add in are:

Twilight Torque -5%
Flume belt -4% converts 2% to mp (A must have for Rune when you think about it)
Evasionist's Cape -3%
Rune Af hands and feet -5% (both pieces together)
* Dark Rings x2 1%~6% (thats a max of -12% pdt if your lucky and you might get a decent second or third augment also)

**Jelly ring -5% pdt +5% Mdmg.

I don't want to add in earings unless they exist or do alot of gear swapping except for maybe weaponskills. buit with the best stats on rings, thats a total of about -29% pdt. I don't know if it can get any higher for rune but so far thats actualy not bad considering how hard the mobs can hit in Adoulin. There's the boots from Peacekeepers for an extra +3% (-32%) , however I'd replace them with Rune's Af feet once they are farmed/purchased.


*Because the stats are random you'll need to luck out at least on a -5% pdt or have a good second stat like Spell Interruption Rate reduction or more Magic damage reduction.

**Only used at low levels untill decent dark rings can be farmed.