Some Questions

Just came back after not playing since release have a rank 45 gladiator.

Can I parry attacks?

Should I put all my stats into vitality and strength or do i need some in dex?

(Can I re assign my stat points?)

Are there any other class skills you would say are necessary?

Thanks

1. you can parry ONLY if you do not use a shield, SE has stated (can't find the link anymore and i r lazy lol) that a player can only focus on his/her shield or sword, not both

2. Vit is your go to stat for tanking, increases your hp by a small amount, and decreases dmg taken from mobs/bosses (undetermined as far as i know, others may be able to confirm this) Str and Mnd are your dmg modifiers, again SE stated this which should be in the latest patch notes. Mnd also increases healing potency iirc however its not a substantial amount for Gla, especially since we can only use cure now, no more cure 2-3 and cura is cnj exclusive. Dex is your stat for blocking, but if you check the post on Shields, i made a post about how shields make a very small difference on ifrit who swings hard n slow, as well as dex not helping all that much if at all.

3. you can not re-assign points at this time, but they are working on it. the infamous SE quote "Please be patient"

4. Cross-class abilities are strictly a personal choice, each has its use in a given situation. That being said the only mandatory 1's that i can think of are Second Wind and Cure. Stoneskin was also on my must have list until 1.20a hit and they nerf'd/fix'd aegis boon + skin, and all it really did was break tank>healer synergy in a grp by now having 2 clashing buffs that can ultimately kill the tank.

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Originally Posted by Tman

Stoneskin was also on my must have list until 1.20a hit and they nerf'd/fix'd aegis boon + skin, and all it really did was break tank>healer synergy in a grp by now having 2 clashing buffs that can ultimately kill the tank.

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I didnt get this part, are you saying that if I use Boon then it will override my SS and loose it?

If you cast boon, and a healer has skin on the way, you will get both buffs. however due to the "fix" boon gets consumed on the next swing that is blocked, however skin absorbs any dmg that would have went thru so boon heals for 0 because you took 0 dmg after the block. simply put, skin nullifies boons heal but boon still gets consumed. the block isn't 100% true but you still block more often then not once you buff with boon

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Originally Posted by Noctix

Just came back after not playing since release have a rank 45 gladiator.

Can I parry attacks?

Should I put all my stats into vitality and strength or do i need some in dex?

(Can I re assign my stat points?)

Are there any other class skills you would say are necessary?

Thanks

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I wouldn't dabble to much in STR, you gonna want max vit some dex and mind.

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Originally Posted by Tman

If you cast boon, and a healer has skin on the way, you will get both buffs. however due to the "fix" boon gets consumed on the next swing that is blocked, however skin absorbs any dmg that would have went thru so boon heals for 0 because you took 0 dmg after the block. simply put, skin nullifies boons heal but boon still gets consumed. the block isn't 100% true but you still block more often then not once you buff with boon

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Thats really not an issue on ifrit, only time healers would(should) be casting stoneskin on you is during jumps and mine stopped doing it cause we thm burn it now and they just SS themselves to prevent knockback, used to cast SS on tank and have lancers run to tank on jumps. Also on moogle you don't usually ever have 3 seconds to spare to SS the tank or even yourself and even if you did you'd make sure you waited for it to break so you can time second wind and aegis to self sustain while kiting.

Not really bothered by the change, kinda makes sense after reading the description.