Dancer Gear

[Burningskull]

Yoshida said that it wasn't really a straightforward answer and will be covered when they talk about the overhauls to the battle systems in May.

That makes it sound like it's going to use Monk gear... which... I mean... Logically the more STR you have the stronger you could throw something I guess...

[Jumquat]

That makes it sound like it's going to use Monk gear... which... I mean... Logically the more STR you have the stronger you could throw something I guess...

Q: What will Dancer's main stat be?

A: Since it's a ranged DPS, probably DEX, since the gear is already compatible.

So I am leaning towards aiming like the other 2.

[Daralii]

That makes it sound like it's going to use Monk gear... which... I mean... Logically the more STR you have the stronger you could throw something I guess...

My guess is that they plan to consolidate gear into VIT/STR/DEX/INT/MND instead of having very specific subsets that have become redundant, like Maiming(originally had less magic defense, changed in ARR when dragoons would instantly die to raid-wide AoE that other jobs survived) and Scouting(originally had different defenses than Aiming, changed in either ARR or HW).

[Bonbori]

My guess is that they plan to consolidate gear into VIT/STR/DEX/INT/MND instead of having very specific subsets that have become redundant, like Maiming(originally had less magic defense, changed in ARR when dragoons would instantly die to raid-wide AoE that other jobs survived) and Scouting(originally had different defenses than Aiming, changed in either ARR or HW).

That would be nice. It's already done that way with accessories (specifically Slaying and Aiming) so it seems weird to me that left-side gear has the extra layer of split.

Having different defence values doesn't seem like a good justification to me. The armour value of each job can always be tweaked on passive trait/defensive CD/proc/stance level. Give dragoon +x% more defence from worn gear and it might as well switch to Striking gear and not feel any difference.

And it's not like they can make the gap between various non-tanks' armour classes large enough to matter anyways since everyone's gear has to be tuned around an average so they take roughly similar damage that is healable at roughly the same rate at a given ilvl.

(But really my agenda is just wishing gearing up alt jobs wouldn't eat up so many tomestones)

[Saccharin]

That makes it sound like it's going to use Monk gear... which... I mean... Logically the more STR you have the stronger you could throw something I guess...

Probably more close to an aesthetic of a dancer than the rest. Besides, isn't it only DRG and MNK who use strength gear.

Oh, what's their main weapon?

[Burningskull]

Probably more close to an aesthetic of a dancer than the rest. Besides, isn't it only DRG and MNK who use strength gear.

Oh, what's their main weapon?

SAM shares gear with MNK and all three jobs share STR accessories. Dancer's weapon is Throwing Weapons. Chakrams, Boomerangs.. huge Shurikens? Stuff like that. Tho my main weapon will ALWAYS be glamoured as a Chakram cause I have loved those weapons every since Xena and Kingdoms of Amalur.