Pld- what secondary dps stat do you stack?

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Originally Posted by Nomad-phx

I prefer fending w/ str because of cost and personal preference of vit>str because that's how our group has always raided so healers can dps more. I originally chose pld because it was simple and being my 1st REAL mmo I needed simple lol I know there's tons of rotations/strategies for dps while tanking but I'm lucky enough to have super dope healers/dps that don't need my top tier damage as long as I have aggro/don't die so that's where my "I'm a tank not a full dps" comes from.(str on my accessories is aggro assistance/clemency potency)

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With Pentamelds there's no VIT>STR argument. Both Fending and Slaying have the same VIT/STR caps. The only difference is with Slaying you can cap VIT with 4 materia compared to Fending which takes all 5 to cap STR. The only reason to choose one over the other is secondary stat preference or money.

I mean vit > str as I make VIT accessories and put str in em but not all are capped because when some people see a lot of activity like buying 30 str IVs they tend to jack prices up retarded amounts so out of my 5 accessories I think I got 29/30/28/29/29 str melded and if being 1-3 away from cap is hurting my dps to a detriment on my team then they have far more to worry about with their own dps before talking bout mine lol

A certain amount of speed will let you get another combo finisher in fight or flight. Not sure exactly how much you need though.

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Originally Posted by Brannigan

A certain amount of speed will let you get another combo finisher in fight or flight. Not sure exactly how much you need though.

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Skillspeed of around 494 allows me to have just enough time to re-apply Goring Blade as it falls off so I'd consider that good enough. Nothing's worse than losing one of only two DoT's a Paladin can apply (Fracture doesn't really count anymore,) because combination moves just don't line up with DoT duration lol. You're allowed 2 full aggro/dps rotations at this skillspeed before needing to work into using Goring Blade again.

Now that's interesting to see. I've never intentionally stacked skill speed on my pld before just what a couple pieces of gear had that I would use anyway. But if your getting an additional combo off during FoF I need to look into it a little more. I hear tell SS also helps goring blade and circle of scorn potency as well?

It's not a full combo, just the ender. Basically, you Fast>Riot and then at the verrrry end of the Riot GCD you FoF>Goring. Then you get a RA, RA, Goring, RA all in FoF. It's easy with Selene. I sometimes miss it without Selene, now that I have less SS.