Hello, I need PLD gear advice

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09-13-2012, 03:59 PM
Fievel

Hello, I need PLD gear advice

What do I wear
09-13-2012, 04:03 PM
Brannigan

Personally I like to wear my quad-melded VIT chestpiece. Don't worry about accuracy - it's your party's job to hold back long enough for you to get hate. Also I'm working on a penta-melded Sentinel's Celata. I'm pretty proud of my gear because I've played the materia slot machine pretty hard to get what I want. I also use a Thormoen's Pride for the +evasion.
09-13-2012, 04:04 PM
Ashiee

Thormoen's Pride, but , if you want to tank anything, you should probably gear out a whitemage with a defense build.
09-13-2012, 04:13 PM
Brannigan

I'd also suggest wearing Gallant Sollerets for the block rate. It really helps. Block value is a worthless stat, it's all about stacking block rate.
09-14-2012, 04:59 AM
TaalAzura

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Originally Posted by Brannigan

Personally I like to wear my quad-melded VIT chestpiece. Don't worry about accuracy - it's your party's job to hold back long enough for you to get hate. Also I'm working on a penta-melded Sentinel's Celata. I'm pretty proud of my gear because I've played the materia slot machine pretty hard to get what I want. I also use a Thormoen's Pride for the +evasion.

Mind posting your setup + stats? I'm just curious considering you're using quad meld gear (assuming its all III's and IV's)
09-14-2012, 05:11 AM
Madruk

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Originally Posted by Fievel

What do I wear

What are you wearing right now baby
09-14-2012, 05:48 AM
Stufoo

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Originally Posted by Brannigan

Personally I like to wear my quad-melded VIT chestpiece. Don't worry about accuracy - it's your party's job to hold back long enough for you to get hate. Also I'm working on a penta-melded Sentinel's Celata. I'm pretty proud of my gear because I've played the materia slot machine pretty hard to get what I want. I also use a Thormoen's Pride for the +evasion.

I'd love to see your VIT/evasion build take as little damage as my DEF build does.

Grats on the celata though, I've been having trouble double melding mine. This game is pretty ridiculous sometimes. 18% success rates it's as bad as darklight gear drop rates lol and hey magic evasion materia isn't easy to come by~

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Originally Posted by TaalAzura

Mind posting your setup + stats? I'm just curious considering you're using quad meld gear (assuming its all III's and IV's)

No you see for optimal melding success you take a tier II for +10 (8 or less will not do), a tier III for +15 (less that that will cost you on the tier IV) and any tier IV. Your chances of success will be higher than two tier IIIs and a IV.:o
09-14-2012, 05:52 AM
Molly_Millions

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Originally Posted by Stufoo

No you see for optimal melding success you take a tier II for +10 (8 or less will not do), a tier III for +15 (less that that will cost you on the tier IV) and any tier IV. Your chances of success will be higher than two tier IIIs and a IV.:o

Oh, I see. when it suits you, you do rely on my advice.

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Originally Posted by Molly_Millions

The cheapest and easiest way to get 40+ MND or STR is to get a tier II for +10 (8 or less will not do), a tier III for +15 (less that that will cost you on the tier IV) and any tier IV. Your chances of success will be higher than two tier IIIs and a IV.

but hey, I guess I'm just some guy that post a lot but doesn't know how to play this game.
09-14-2012, 06:11 AM
Molly_Millions

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Originally Posted by Brannigan

Also I'm working on a penta-melded Sentinel's Celata.

DAMN! so I assume then that you have a multi melded sent. celata currently?! I'm so jealous. I can't get one of those things to drop to save my life =/
09-14-2012, 06:43 AM
Brannigan

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Originally Posted by TaalAzura

Mind posting your setup + stats? I'm just curious considering you're using quad meld gear (assuming its all III's and IV's)

Here's my setup that I use for everything

Sentinel's Celata 3-meld (+49 healing potency) my old 4-meld blew up :(
Sentinel's Cuirass 4-meld (+70 vit)
Raptorskin Subligar+1 3-meld (+30 str/dex)
Fingerless Raptorskin Gloves of Slaying+1 4 meld (+28 block rate)
Explorer's Moccasins
Scarlet Sash

Rose Gold earrings +1
Black Pearl Choker +1
Amber Bracelets +1
Stonewall Ring/Amber Ring

MH: Thormoen's Pride OH: Thormoen's Purpose (for the hidden set bonus)

It works pretty well against Ifrit. As soon as my LS can muster enough people I'm hoping to take on the dreaded chimera :)
09-14-2012, 07:01 AM
Stufoo

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Originally Posted by Molly_Millions

I guess I'm just some guy that post a lot

You can not be this dense. It's not possible.
09-14-2012, 07:45 AM
Orophin

This whole thread is wooooooooosh.
09-14-2012, 12:11 PM
Raze

The most important thing is to spend all money on melds before ARR because the stats will work exactly the same and there's gonna be no new gear and only those with triples will be able to even walk out of town.
09-15-2012, 09:01 AM
GreyJorildyn

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Originally Posted by Molly_Millions

Oh, I see. when it suits you, you do rely on my advice.

but hey, I guess I'm just some guy that post a lot but doesn't know how to play this game.

anyone who can add knows perfect tier IIs are great for melding something in the 40s range lol
09-15-2012, 07:50 PM
Chardrizard

I definitely learns it from Molly.
09-16-2012, 03:45 AM
Lordofthedisc

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Originally Posted by Orophin

This whole thread is wooooooooosh.

^^^^^^^^^^
09-16-2012, 08:22 AM
Catapult

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Originally Posted by Brannigan

MH: Thormoen's Pride OH: Thormoen's Purpose (for the hidden set bonus)

What, what? What's the hidden bonus?
09-16-2012, 02:27 PM
Brannigan

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Originally Posted by Catapult

What, what? What's the hidden bonus?

It makes it so you occasionally gain a large amount of enmity when you block an attack.
09-16-2012, 02:43 PM
TaalAzura

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Originally Posted by Brannigan

It makes it so you occasionally gain a large amount of enmity when you block an attack.

this sounds like bologna.
09-16-2012, 02:57 PM
HoolieWho

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Originally Posted by Brannigan

It makes it so you occasionally gain a large amount of enmity when you block an attack.

No. It's when you parry. Please don't spread misinformation. Thank you.
09-16-2012, 03:01 PM
Brannigan

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Originally Posted by TaalAzura

this sounds like bologna.

Show me the testing that proves it's false and I'll believe you.
09-17-2012, 01:12 AM
Molly_Millions

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Originally Posted by GreyJorildyn

anyone who can add knows perfect tier IIs are great for melding something in the 40s range lol

Sure, but he reposted what I said word for word without giving me credit.
09-17-2012, 01:21 AM
TaalAzura

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Originally Posted by Brannigan

Show me the testing that proves it's false and I'll believe you.

Show me the testing that proves it's true.
09-17-2012, 01:57 AM
SwordCoheir

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Originally Posted by HoolieWho

No. It's when you parry. Please don't spread misinformation. Thank you.

That sounds a bit like bologna tbh, especially when you very well know you can't parry with a shield equipped.

That's besides the fact I've never heard of such a thing, but by the same definition wouldn't the mages and explorers set provide some sort of set bonuses as well.
09-17-2012, 09:34 AM
Brannigan

There's actually 2 separate explorer's sets. Tabard + Sabatons which gives a damage mitigation set bonus and Bandanna + Moccasins + Breeches + Earring which gives crit AP. The Mage's set reduces the MP cost of AOE spells by a small amount.

Uhhh this is pretty common knowledge guys we've known about this stuff since 2 weeks after AV/CC came out.
09-17-2012, 10:54 AM
SwordCoheir

Might be because I've rarely seen anyone wear more than maybe one piece from any set so it doesn't spark enough interest for me to inquire and ask about why they're wearing it.

For that matter I can't seem to locate any info on the hidden set bonuses either.
09-17-2012, 12:30 PM
Chardrizard

Did you actually buy that lol
09-17-2012, 02:11 PM
SwordCoheir

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Originally Posted by Chardrizard

Did you actually buy that lol

Not really, considering most of the equipment that drops from AV/CC just plain sucks save for a select few pieces for certain jobs. It wouldn't convince me to buy them if they did have a hidden set bonus, because I seriously doubt any hidden effects could make up for the gears shortcomings.
09-17-2012, 02:19 PM
Brannigan

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Originally Posted by Chardrizard

Did you actually buy that lol

Why would you buy something instead of just running the dungeon for it? The pieces are all pretty common drops.
09-17-2012, 02:36 PM
SwordCoheir

He was asking if I was actually buying what you were saying, not buying those mostly PoS gear that drops like candy from AV/CC.
09-17-2012, 03:17 PM
Brannigan

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Originally Posted by SwordCoheir

He was asking if I was actually buying what you were saying, not buying those mostly PoS gear that drops like candy from AV/CC.

I don't follow you.
09-18-2012, 01:27 AM
Lordofthedisc

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Originally Posted by Brannigan

I don't follow you.

Too much, gonna lose your audience