Questions regarding "AF2"/Allagan

Hey, guys. I have a few questions regarding the Myth AF and Allagan. I've not tried Bahamut's Coil yet but I understand that it has Allagan armor which is item level 90. Weapons also. I just got my Relic +1 yesterday and thought to myself "Maybe I should stop messing around with Botanist and try some coil." What is the difference between Allagan weapons/armor vs. Relic +1 and Myth AF? Item level is item level so if I just take the time (months) to get Myth AF, do I really need to enter coil? Thanks!

The armors have the same iLevel, but can carry different stats on each piece. Do some research and you can find out which pieces might be best for your play style. Or, you can just work on getting one set over the other (player preference). They are very similar.

Depends on the class. On most classes the AF2 / Allagan have the same primary stats. The only difference is they swap a few sub stats say Accuracy for Determination.

You do not need to do the coil if you are looking for similar gear. However you do if you want BiS.

AF2 isn't out yet, its coming in patch 2.1 I think and no one knows the stats yet.

Tell me if I'm wrong, but don't we have Artifact, and Artifact +1 armor? AF2 as mentioned will be confusing to people as it's not out yet.

As I understand it, you should be denoting AF, AF1 and to be released AF2.

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Originally Posted by Babydoll

AF2 isn't out yet, its coming in patch 2.1 I think and no one knows the stats yet.

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He is referring to the ilvl90 AF set. Most people referred to it as AF2 until SE showed pictures on the Live Letter labeled AF2.

Its a matter of choice. I am personally doing AF1.5 (or whatever we are calling it now) because I can't deny myself looking like an awesome DRG. I do tend to however find gear with good Determination and Crit on it. So like someone said, if you are seeking stat efficiency, I would do your research on what you think is the right gear to get. Nothing wrong with mix and matching.

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Originally Posted by Symbiant

Depends on the class. On most classes the AF2 / Allagan have the same primary stats. The only difference is they swap a few sub stats say Accuracy for Determination.

You do not need to do the coil if you are looking for similar gear. However you do if you want BiS.

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or critrate and spell/skill speed.

The real question is. What does Square Enix call the mythology armor? MA?

Relic obviously.

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Originally Posted by Andrien

The real question is. What does Square Enix call the mythology armor? MA?

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Allagan? Like what is in the name of every single piece of gear that drops in coil?

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Originally Posted by Symbiant

Depends on the class. On most classes the AF2 / Allagan have the same primary stats. The only difference is they swap a few sub stats say Accuracy for Determination.

You do not need to do the coil if you are looking for similar gear. However you do if you want BiS.

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When you say "BiS", do you mean to say you HAVE to do Coil? And are you referring to the weapons?

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Originally Posted by DukeBurden

When you say "BiS", do you mean to say you HAVE to do Coil? And are you referring to the weapons?

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BiS = Best in Slot, meaning that all of the gear you can buy with Mythology may not necessarily benefit you better than a combination of it and Allagan gear.

Primary stats between the two are the same, but you have to find the most optimal combination of stats between the two sets of gear for your job to play at peak efficiency. For example, you'll want to be accuracy capped first and foremost, then from there you start working on whichever stats benefit your job the most based on their stat weights. There's a lot of this information posted elsewhere, but each of the secondary stats (crit, determination, spell speed) all have a ratio of effectiveness compared to your main stat, so you just have to come up with the best combination of armor to maximize your DPS.