Dragoons: A Rotation Reborn

[Ayvar]

Sorry about not staying on topic, but I figured I'd ask my quick questions here instead of opening a new thread.

1) What are the best stats besides STR on gear? (does this post still hold strong today?)
2) What does Determination do exactly and how to calculate what (for example) would +20 Determination on a gear piece improve for me?
3) There are 2 lvl60 gear sets drops in AK (Haitaros and Peltast), main difference is that one has balanced physical and magic defences and the other one is focused on a very high p.def and lower m.def. Which one do I pick as a lancer?

Thanks in advance!

1) Those numbers are indeed accurate, and are in the guide.

2) There are calculators that allow you to manipulate your stats and see how your damage would change (http://valk.dancing-mad.com)

3) They both have equal STR values, so I would mix and match depending on what you need in terms of accuracy, and which piece is the most valuable using the previously discussed stat weights. If you're aiming for defense stats, which shouldn't factor in too much but that is your choice, I'd aim for an even mix of physical and magical.

[Griffeth]

Crafted gear vs Darklight, what do you think would be better?

[Ayvar]

Crafted gear vs Darklight, what do you think would be better?

This is in the BiS section of the guide

[Griffeth]

This is in the BiS section of the guide

There is talks about the Allgean/Myth gear vs Crafted but nothing about the DL vs Crafted.

[Ayvar]

There is talks about the Allgean/Myth gear vs Crafted but nothing about the DL vs Crafted.

Oh my bad, I'm so used to gear questions being about Myth/Allagan. Judging from the STR stats (which tend to be capped on crafted gear) I imagine it would slightly favor Darklight, but the differences would be so small it would barely matter.

[xSGxSamurai]

Out of curiosity why not HT - Ph?

[Ayvar]

Out of curiosity why not HT - Ph?

This is touched on in a couple places, but Fr and Ph can be in either position. I just tend to use Fr first to ensure Ph gets buffed by both IR and BFB. Once the initial buffs are used you can switch to using Ph first.

[Griffeth]

This is touched on in a couple places, but Fr and Ph can be in either position. I just tend to use Fr first to ensure Ph gets buffed by both IR and BFB. Once the initial buffs are used you can switch to using Ph first.

This reminds me I need to change my macros around and put IR on Fr and not CT

[Kikosho]

Oh my bad, I'm so used to gear questions being about Myth/Allagan. Judging from the STR stats (which tend to be capped on crafted gear) I imagine it would slightly favor Darklight, but the differences would be so small it would barely matter.

HQ crafted gear with melds is BiS for the ilvl 70 tier. They share the same defense/mdef/STR/VIT values as DL.

[Ayvar]

HQ crafted gear with melds is BiS for the ilvl 70 tier. They share the same defense/mdef/STR/VIT values as DL.

HQ crafted would indeed be better than Darklight