Bard Darklight Gear - A Joke?

[Warlyx]

Yup , i avoided the DL legs ,going to buy the AF2 legs <3 that crit

[Lecreuset]

Most physical dps needs 141 accuracy on top of your natural for coil but I've heard bards get like a 20 percent buff or something which makes them need very little. Yet another reason bard is the best endgame dps by far.

what 20% buff? lol

[Ragingfungus]

what 20% buff? lol

Just looked it up I assume they were talking about hawks eye but that only lasts 20 seconds so perhaps they were mistaken.

[Sindri_Myr]

With that gear you should be doing around 150dps in AK.

Is that good or bad?

[Ronin]

150 DPS is not that awesome really, not for someone with relic weapon at least.

a relic geared bard should do at least 200, in my experiences at least...

Mind you, that i don't play BRD myself, i've only seen FC mates dps with DL gear + Relic weapon and he do way over 200.
So if 150 dps is estimated for relic weapon with AK gear, then i'd say that the DL geari s a desireable upgrade to do over 50 more dps.

[KupoMania]

How does the af2 gear stack up in reltaion to the allagan pieces from coil? Like whats worth getting af2 wise compared to the allagan? (will probably get all af2 anyway for looks) also is it more important to get relic +1 first or some af2?

[Ysarel]

How does the af2 gear stack up in reltaion to the allagan pieces from coil? Like whats worth getting af2 wise compared to the allagan? (will probably get all af2 anyway for looks) also is it more important to get relic +1 first or some af2?

Brace yourself, AF2 body is not for everyone looks-wise.

Only Allagan pieces I'd prioritize are feet, neck, and maybe ring... both the i90 rings are unique so it's not like you can have two Hero's Rings of Aiming, but I'm not sure how the Allagan ring stacks up against say, an HQ multimelded Gryphonskin Ring. We only get +1 WD and +4 DEX on the relic+1 upgrade if you're not hurting for accuracy (plus a bit of skill speed), so you could probably make a case for getting some of the other pieces first. Head and hands combined are barely more expensive than the relic +1 upgrade, so that's a solid move... legs would be a good choice if you're upgrading directly from Toxotes. Not sure about body, probably weapon before body. WD is very significant, yes, but we get a much smaller upgrade than most jobs by upgrading to relic +1.

[Thotor]

How does the af2 gear stack up in reltaion to the allagan pieces from coil? Like whats worth getting af2 wise compared to the allagan? (will probably get all af2 anyway for looks) also is it more important to get relic +1 first or some af2?

Only Boots and Neck in Allagan are good. AF2 is way better for every other slot.

[KupoMania]

Yeh ive seen what full AF2 gear looks like and find it highly entertaining. In fact the only downside for me is pink & green may not go to well (hat may cover more of my hair dont have my af1 gear yet to check).

Ive also seen that relic +1 isnt as much upgrade for bards as say dragoons (+3? WD and 4 str) so was wondering about priority there in relation to the AF2 gear first, which lead me to think is it worth getting my AF2 gear or allagan gear. Good to know i can get AF2 helm/gloves as well as the legs before my relic+1 depending on wat my gear is like at the time.

Seen a few posts in relation to warriors getting +1 or AF2 gear or waiting for allagan got me thinking of bard the same way.

[Lecreuset]

Just looked it up I assume they were talking about hawks eye but that only lasts 20 seconds so perhaps they were mistaken.

Don`t have to, I`m a bard.. it gives dex not accuracy. Unlike in FFXI I don't think dex here adds any accuracy.. or atleast it doesn't say anywhere