Gryphonskin Viable?

I don't really want to have a TON of different gear sets, so I was thinking of using Gryphonskin Jerkin/Gloves/Trousers/Thighboots for all of my DD classes.

Is this viable for LNC or is it just too gimped?

Also, assuming I do go this route, ideas for an accompanying hat/belt? stats are most important, but aesthetics do play a part.

If you're doing it to play as just Lnc instead of Drg for solo play or small parties for coffers or something then yeah it's pretty decent if you use the right materia.
As for a hat I don't know, but the belt depends on your GC. If you're with Ul'dah, use the Flame Sergeants Belt seeing as it's just about the best DD belt in the game, although debatable.

The jerkin and pants, are better than a lot of alternatives for classes. Personally I prefer the explorer's moccasins over most boots for +30 crit rate. (Barring darklight of course)

btw for aesthetics purposes, the belt doesn't matter, as the jerkin makes your belt invisible.

I'd prefer the hands over my felt bracers, but can't afford to make enough of them to triple meld so...

why someone would go LNC over DRG is beyond me let someone else equip cure and raise and stop gimping yourself

Between Obelisk and Griphonskin gear, it might be perhaps valuable to go into Lancer, the loss of Jump (a pretty good TP generator), Disembowel (a sadly underused combo) and Ring of Talons (an alternate finisher for the back combo) might be made up for the increased DPS achievable by the far superior gear and other ability choices.

That said, I don't know how much would be enough to hit that threshold and what non-Archer/Puglist abilities would make up for that (Sentinel and Bloodbath come to mind)

To say LNC has "far superior gear" based on their access to gryphonskin is inaccurate. DRG is a machine for damage, TP, and sustainability, even moreso than LNC. Gearing DRG properly is at the core to increasing its damage, just like any other class. Problem I find with most DRG's I see running around is their obsession with wearing the AF gear when 3/5 of the pieces are pretty much trash compared to what you ought to be wearing. Once the community starts getting passed the pretty AF syndrome, DRGs will start to improve on the whole.

As far as Gryphonskin being viable for LNC, definitely, but making an investment like this for any job but ARC seems unreasonable if you don't have the gil. It's not that great since it's class-restricted.

I have full set minus the gloves, and really only seems viable on Archer, found it much easier to gear out using cheaper non-class specific gear for LNC/DRG.

Unless you got Double/Triple Melded Gryphonskin, just use generic gears (stuff like Ranger Tunic or Felt Gloves etc.) with Double/Triple Melded Materia for STR/PIE.

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Originally Posted by Deathgiver

I have full set minus the gloves, and really only seems viable on Archer, found it much easier to gear out using cheaper non-class specific gear for LNC/DRG.

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to be honest archer seems like the only viable class to use over job and that's only for a DPS build

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Originally Posted by Krausus

to be honest archer seems like the only viable class to use over job and that's only for a DPS build

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MRD over WAR for DDing
THM over BLM for the CNJ back-up

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Originally Posted by cyborgmermaid

MRD over WAR for DDing
THM over BLM for the CNJ back-up

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To be fair, like ranger, these classes deviate from their roles as outlined specifically by their jobs.

Warrior is a Variable DD/Tank and THM goes for more surviability/hybrid assist then a straight DD.

The only thing that's pushing them over the edge in their chose damage role is the Class Specific Weapons, which are components for the Job Specific Relics in turn.

So really it all boils down to the next wave of weaponry/abilities we get in 2.0 that pull things one way or another. For Damage wise, Dragoon beats out Lancer, there's just too many tools DRG gets that assists in that function. LNC, on the otherhand, can be built more tanky, which is why I think that Lancer's next Job to shift into may be in the tank role.