Stupid(?) Question about PLD Novus

[SirTaint]

Stoneskin interrupts your combo and kills your DPS! I do cast it a few times in t9 but never in t6-8.

A more useful tip would be to swap into Sword oath during T6-8 when you have extra CDs available. Sword Oath > Rampart during T7 is a common one. No extra damage taken and you don't need to save it for anything.

PLD TP is really never an issue, if you are low so is your MNK/DRG/BRD and songs are incoming.

[RaineMagus]

Stoneskin interrupts your combo and kills your DPS! I do cast it a few times in t9 but never in t6-8.

A more useful tip would be to swap into Sword oath during T6-8 when you have extra CDs available. Sword Oath > Rampart during T7 is a common one. No extra damage taken and you don't need to save it for anything.

PLD TP is really never an issue, if you are low so is your MNK/DRG/BRD and songs are incoming.

^ This for sure, songs generally come very shortly after you reach 100 TP. Just be creative, mix MP, and you never run out more or less.


In T9, I generally cast SS during the skill executed before Ravens, then re-cast again, expecting an auto before Ravens lands (thus preventing interruption from the auto-attack). You might call this compensating for the WHM's job, yet it works well.

In T8, you can pretty much either just flash-spam or self SS before you know the mine tower is going to pop + before you proc a tower (if you're going to proc a tower), or before a beam volley. That'll spend a good 2000+ MP over the course of the fight and give your TP a rest.

In T7 you can time the spawns of Renaulds and flash-spam between them whenever an add isn't on you .. or directly after the first 3 adds (which your TP should be hurting after, if you Halone spam the start of the fight until those adds die). Eg, during the archer phase.

Besides that, as the solo tank you're constantly turned around due to getting every voice, you can unload 1-2 flashes during this period on the add + boss, or boss. Or, turn a second early rather than waiting till the last second, then flash instead of a normal attack.

[AeresSilverfox]

I am a skill-speed based PLD and have not looked back. You may check my character out for gearing.
I clear T9 in this gear setup. The difference between this set and full VIT accessories on the right hand side is just 30 VIT (but you lose all the other benefits of STR, skill speed and accuracy).
As you can see, i have sorta future-proofed my accuracy for 2.4 as well notwithstanding whatever new gear comes out in 2.4.

The philosopy in this gear set up is:
maximise skill speed as far as possible without sacrificing too much VIT.
Future proof accuracy for 2.4.
Ignore parry (i have none) because shield blocks proc often enough already at the block rate of an i110 novus shield
Accuracy first followed by determination (and not crit).