tanks, str vs vit in HS?

Is it still just stack str accessories or do we ever need the hp now?

No encounter currently in game requires a high enough amount of hp to warrant the use of VIT accessories.

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Originally Posted by Jekyll

No encounter currently in game requires a high enough amount of hp to warrant the use of VIT accessories.

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aight, just checking

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Originally Posted by MrSmiley

aight, just checking

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That's not to say you won't need a few to meet minimum tank buster requirements for Savage though. So it's a good idea to stack up on those also just in case.

Shame dungeon ques wouldnt let tanks "need" str.
Then again... I've ran them all so many times I have em anyways :p

The limited blue extreme adds hit me for 12k alone without def buff so that the amount we will be seeing on Alex or even more, with my current gear I am 15k it's make feel uneasy some time but other than that have str accessories will definitely increase your damage on outside of big hitting stuff it's alway nice to see my soul eater crit for 2.5k

Ahh forgot to mention my ilvl I am i160

Not gonna lie I personally feel extra squishy without vit accessories and even then sometimes.

TBH though DRK feels ALOT like 2.0 warrior anyways sooo yeah

Carry both with you so you can swap when you need to.

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Originally Posted by Jekyll

No encounter currently in game requires a high enough amount of hp to warrant the use of VIT accessories.

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This isn't true. Having tanked both Bismark EX and Ravana EX many times, there is reason enough to use VIT accessories. You can swap out for STR depending on healers, but VIT makes things MUCH easier. You generally need STR accessories if you're having to carry poor DPS at this point.

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Originally Posted by DWolfwood

This isn't true. Having tanked both Bismark EX and Ravana EX many times, there is reason enough to use VIT accessories. You can swap out for STR depending on healers, but VIT makes things MUCH easier. You generally need STR accessories if you're having to carry poor DPS at this point.

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VIT accessories doing two of the easiest primals in the game? I don't think so.

Titan ifrit and Garuda were harder at i90

BIS ex allows the use of Stacked CDs for the adds so you should take very little damage.

Ravana just stands there 50% of the fight.

Melded would probably be good for solo tank Ravana without splitting with the group, but otherwise STR. We won't know what's needed for Alex 'til we get there, but I imagine melded will be best for Savage unless the HP check is just too high.

I've had healers leave grp saying I'm to hard to heal wearing vit accessories
I'm i180 warrior in all vit + 1 slayer ring. Been working on slayer stuff just don't have a full set yet

This is on Ravana ex

Granted if the second tank doesn't help absorb some attacks ravana hits hard
Not my fault though

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Originally Posted by SirTaint

VIT accessories doing two of the easiest primals in the game? I don't think so.

Titan ifrit and Garuda were harder at i90

BIS ex allows the use of Stacked CDs for the adds so you should take very little damage.

Ravana just stands there 50% of the fight.

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What are you, a PLD? Get out of here. You have CDs for days.

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Originally Posted by DWolfwood

What are you, a PLD? Get out of here. You have CDs for days.

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WAR has more CDs available lol......but I main PLD and WAR thank you, I'm just casual besides raiding, so I haven't lvled WAR to 60 yet and my current raid group has me playing PLD.

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Originally Posted by SirTaint

WAR has more CDs available lol......but I main PLD and WAR thank you, I'm just casual besides raiding, so I haven't lvled WAR to 60 yet and my current raid group has me playing PLD.

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I'm talking DRK, I'm a tank main. At the moment, tanking the serpent adds in Bismark EX in full STR accessories as anything but PLD is gonna make your healers sweat a little. Even MT'ing Ravana EX, I use almost all VIT since the healers I've been going with prefer the OT to soak blades with me rather than whole pt, and OTs aren't always 100% reliable. With full VIT, I can soak a blade by myself if need be, and when you got a PUG full of people taking pointless damage, it helps the healers out quite a bit.

Can't wait for all those crazy tank busters in Alexander and people switching back to fending accessories.

All current content is doable in STR gear, crafted is a good balance if you have the gil for it and will be useful for Alex nm and savage.

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Originally Posted by Hundred

Shame dungeon ques wouldnt let tanks "need" str.
Then again... I've ran them all so many times I have em anyways :p

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I've rolled 40 or less on about 5 slaying rings now -_-

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Originally Posted by TrivariumOri

All current content is doable in STR gear, crafted is a good balance if you have the gil for it and will be useful for Alex nm and savage.

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We don't know that yet.

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Originally Posted by shinros

We don't know that yet.

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It's pretty sure that it will be though.
Crafted accessoiries always served tanks well and performed better than pure vit