Quote Originally Posted by Sapphidia View Post
Just got to quote this as I missed it - this is 100% WRONG.

Melded stuff is far better than i190s. They're better than i210s.

i150 Melded accessories have 31 Str and 29 Vit on EACH PART. That's 60 total primary stats. i190 Accessories have 40 Str OR 40 Vit. You're losing 20 primary stats doing any combination of Slaying/Fending i190s.

Just had to say. If you have the money (my full set of pentamelds cost me about 4 million gil) then they are absoltuely 100% worth it and far better than any combination of mixing Fending/Slaying accs even up to i210 gear. The only time you want to NOT use Pentamelds is when you feel the need to go 100% full slaying, and even then the dps gain from swapping from pentamelds is minor compared to the vit loss.

Cost is the only downside of Pentamelds. Ideally ALL tanks should have a full set of 5 pentamelds for the current content if the market allowed it. Mixing Slaying/Fending is purely for those who cannot afford them.
Which means to beat content of the game you gotta pay. :'3

$$ CHA CHING This is why RMT is so big in this game. Its honestly bad game design. =)