MRD Gear Set Opinions?

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10-16-2011, 01:07 AM
Technolust

MRD Gear Set Opinions?

Hello,

Can someone please review my gear set to make sure it is optimal for when I hit 42-43 Blue is current gear, Red is gear I will switch to when I hit the appropriate level. Currentl a L41 MRD

Conquistador Elmo L35: HP+25 STR+1 VIT+3 ATK Power+4 Magic EVA+2 DEF41
Mythril Chain Coif (Black) L43: HP+28 DEX+2 ATK Power+4 DEF66

Mythril Bhuj L41: ATK Power+5 Crit Rate+11 DMG105 Delay 4.0 Slashing 100% (STR Materia III +13)

Kokoroon's Darkshell Mail L35: HP+20 Water Res+4 ACC+5 ATK Power+5 Magic EVA+2 DEF81
Mythril Haubergeon (Black) L43 STR+5 ATK Power+5 ACC+5 DEF129

Penance L35: HP-10 STR+2 VIT-1 EVA+2 Magic EVA+1 DEF10

Paladin's Trousers L35: HP+28 VIT+5 Earth Res+4 DEF65
Peisteskin Subligar L42: DEX+5 VIT+3 EVA+12 DEF78

Engineer's Leggins L35: HP+32 VIT+2 MND+2 EVA+4
Mythril Sollerets (Black) L43 ACC+2 STR+2 DEF50

Warden's Gauntlets L30: HP+10 VIT+2 EVA+1 ATK Power+2 Magic EVA+7 DEF23
Mythril Mitt Gauntlets L42: STR+2 VIT+3 Magic EVA+10 DEF44
10-17-2011, 06:31 AM
Holyomen

I'd offer my critique but honestly, even with the "stat fix" I havent seen any significant benefits from gear beyond defense and HP.

You're set up looks fine to me, but if you're trying to develop your MRD, the only thing I have seen to do that is to get all the abilities and traits, know how and when to use them, and team up with others who play to win.

Technique > Gear
10-17-2011, 06:34 AM
Technolust

Quote:

Originally Posted by Holyomen

I'd offer my critique but honestly, even with the "stat fix" I havent seen any significant benefits from gear beyond defense and HP.

You're set up looks fine to me, but if you're trying to develop your MRD, the only thing I have seen to do that is to get all the abilities and traits, know how and when to use them, and team up with others who play to win.

Technique > Gear

I have most of the cross class abilities. Accomplice, Taunt, Provoke, Disorient, Raging Strike, Invigorate, Sentinel, Ferocity, Cure, Cure II, Sacrifice, Sacrifice II.

All battle classes are 30+ including magic classes. So I think I have almost all the abilities. I know I'm missing Deflection and Diversion.

Anything else I'm missing?

I got to really use Accomplice for the first time last night as I ended up tanking raptors because our GLD in the party was R45 and wearing rank 20 dated gear that wasn't even specced for GLD. I loved it, it was amazing. Combined with Warmonger and Main was <3.
10-17-2011, 10:08 PM
Holyomen

You need 36 and all 3 quests completed to get the class traits, which cost 12,000 Guild Marks each.
10-18-2011, 12:35 AM
Raikki

Quote:

Originally Posted by Technolust

All battle classes are 30+ including magic classes. So I think I have almost all the abilities. I know I'm missing Deflection and Diversion.

Did you mean Decoy and Diversion? Deflection is a shield only ability. Also, your gear choices look fine and contrary to what the other poster says stats are meaningful in 1.19.
10-18-2011, 01:31 AM
Lienn

I must say i personally prefer light armor and evasion gear. Unless you're planning on straight tanking, heavily evasive gear is improving MRDs performance drastically due the current miss/parry overflow it's generating.

Right now i'd suggest you to focus in these aspects:

Enmity bonus
Attack Power
STR
Evasion
Critical Hit
Critical Damage

Magic Evasion and DEX are also good, but not a must have...same goes for VIT, HP and acc.

An action that is must have for MRD now is Keen Flurry (LNC). Due the damage difference between Storm's Path and the other WSs, you might want to always have SP ready for a double usage.

Cadence (GLA) now is also very nice to combo with Collusion (LNC). It can generate some obscene amount of enmity if you're using SP, intimidation and enmity gear...so if you gift this enmity to tank he might thank you.

Seeing the way things are going, i'd say now MRD is moving from off-tank position to enmity manager (like FFXI THF) when talking about single target fights.
10-18-2011, 04:53 AM
Technolust

Quote:

Originally Posted by Raikki

Did you mean Decoy and Diversion? Deflection is a shield only ability. Also, your gear choices look fine and contrary to what the other poster says stats are meaningful in 1.19.

I did lol... already got R50 MRD, now working on final cross-class abilities.
10-18-2011, 04:59 AM
Technolust

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lienn

I must say i personally prefer light armor and evasion gear. Unless you're planning on straight tanking, heavily evasive gear is improving MRDs performance drastically due the current miss/parry overflow it's generating.

It's been my experience that I end up tanking anyway. With Accomplice, Provoke, Disorient, and Warmonger and the amount of damage I can do, might as well tank? Otherwise I'd have to severely limit myself to my damage output to work with a GLA.

I will look into Keen Flurry and Collusion, thanks for the advice.
10-18-2011, 12:23 PM
Viridiana

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lienn

Cadence (GLA) now is also very nice to combo with Collusion (PGL). It can generate some obscene amount of enmity if you're using SP, intimidation and enmity gear...so if you gift this enmity to tank he might thank you.

Collusion is actually LNC, but, yeah, that seems like a valid setup. . .
10-18-2011, 03:10 PM
Lienn

Quote:

Originally Posted by Viridiana

Collusion is actually LNC, but, yeah, that seems like a valid setup. . .

Woops! My bad. Fixed it =P