[dev1017] PLD proposed adjustments

[Greatguardian]

^ Agreed. New content requiring Paladin is always helpful. Though really, and I'm always shot down whenever I say this, I'm of the firm belief that Almace/Ochain/Burtgang+ fixed the majority of what was wrong with Paladin.

Now, can just anyone get an Ochain? Well, yes, but for the sake of argument let's say no because it's a pain in the ass to get and a vast majority of people are lazy/unable to work well with others. So a lot of people don't like to consider an equipment-specific fix a fix to the Paladin job. However, Paladin has always been a particularly equipment-heavy job. Back in its hey-day, it was one of the most complex jobs around, and required easily 3-4x as much gear as any other job in the game bar a good RDM. A lot of that gear was R/EX and/or extremely expensive. None of that has changed.

Now, is that to say that Paladin can't be mildly effective without awesome gear? No. I've most definitely tanked Sandworm and other HNM-esque mobs with little more than AF, a turban, and 500k's worth of whatever I could find after my character was hacked in 2008. Kept pace with my Aegis co-tank too. But that doesn't mean I was anywhere near as good as I could and should have been without my equipment and working macros.

Anyone serious about Paladin and utilizing it post-Abyssea should start investing the time and energy into completing a 90 Ochain. If you want tips for making that nightmare easier? Feel free to ask. If you just want to complain about how hard it is and freak out about how gear shouldn't be required to make a job work? Well, it's your right to post, but I've honestly heard it all before.

[Zagen]

Anyone serious about Paladin and utilizing it post-Abyssea should start investing the time and energy into completing a 90 Ochain. If you want tips for making that nightmare easier? Feel free to ask. If you just want to complain about how hard it is and freak out about how gear shouldn't be required to make a job work? Well, it's your right to post, but I've honestly heard it all before.

11 Skins away from 85 Almace and then back to working on Ochain (finished plates a while ago). I was wondering if you had any advice on color changing haven't found any info other than its "luck". This is the only part I'm worried about since I'm almost certain we'll have the 75 horns before I finish the souls.

[Greatguardian]

11 Skins away from 85 Almace and then back to working on Ochain (finished plates a while ago). I was wondering if you had any advice on color changing haven't found any info other than its "luck". This is the only part I'm worried about since I'm almost certain we'll have the 75 horns before I finish the souls.

Luck . It's sad, but it's really all the advice I can give on changing. I'd camp out in Xarcabard when your group is offline or you're off/on doing other things in rl though. You can buy T3 pops from groups fighting Shiva for seals, and you can probably even snag Souls off of the occasional group that kills Leviathan for the armor drops (I've seen it, once or twice).

If you don't already know, definitely stick with Levi for souls in general. His drop rate on doubles is significantly higher than the other two T3s (hell if I know why), and Levi/Shiva are ridiculously easy fights to boot so it's really a no brainer. I had originally thought about getting some T3s in Altepa while doing plates for a buddy of mine, but after 6 hours and 20 T2s without a single change I just said fruit it.