Warrior Tanks: Maximizing DPS Output

[bokchoykn]

Alternatively, you could make a rosegold set (gorget, earcuffs, bracelet, 2x rings) and meld it with str. This way you actually still get a lot of parry as it takes an astronomical amount of DEX to make up for loss of parry (as in the gryphonskin doesn't really give you enough), and the dex from gryphonskin doesn't entirely benefit you a whole lot as a tank (it does some, but not much).

With an HQ rosegold set thats melded with STR IV and STR II material, you'll get +50 VIT and +45 STR for the whole set, and well as a lot of parry, and 3 additional slots to meld with det, crit, or whatever the hell you want.

Rose Gold caps at 12 Parry. So does Gryphonskin.

With Gryphonskin, you can get the same stats as Rose Gold, except you get 45 DEX on top of it. Mathematically, there is no reason to use Rose Gold over Gryphonskin.

(PS. Consider Rose Gold Ear Screws as "Gryphonskin" for the above comment).

[cearka]

Rose Gold caps at 12 Parry. So does Gryphonskin.

With Gryphonskin, you can get the same stats as Rose Gold, except you get 45 DEX on top of it. Mathematically, there is no reason to use Rose Gold over Gryphonskin.

(PS. Consider Rose Gold Ear Screws as "Gryphonskin" for the above comment).

except that you can meld Dex to rose gold if you want DEX (same caps). And its cheaper to meld dex then it is to meld parry, because STAT materia is generally way cheaper then any other materia.
this may be server specific but I've heard teh same from people on other servers.

So really, mathmatically they're equal, but Rose Gold can be done more cheaply. You can get basically the same end results based on what you want, but the cost of doing so is significantly different.

[bokchoykn]

except that you can meld Dex to rose gold if you want DEX (same caps). And its cheaper to meld dex then it is to meld parry, because STAT materia is generally way cheaper then any other materia.
this may be server specific but I've heard teh same from people on other servers.

So really, mathmatically they're equal, but Rose Gold can be done more cheaply. You can get basically the same end results based on what you want, but the cost of doing so is significantly different.

Suppose I melded Vit 8, Crit 9, Parry 6, Parry 6, Vit 2 to a Gryphonskin Choker HQ. The total stats I would have on that ring is:

10 Vitality, 9 Strength, 9 Dexterity, 12 Accuracy, 12 Parry, 8 Determination, 9 Critical Hit Rate.

Show me how to get those equivalent stats by pentamelding a Rose Gold Gorget HQ.

(Rose Gold Gorget HQ starts with 10 Vitality, 12 Parry, 6 Determination.)