Quote Originally Posted by syntaxlies View Post
if you survive longer to land more hits then you do more damage. Have you ever been in a situation were everyone died and the boss was almost dead. My first time killing ifrit we had a full party wipe, and the chest popped and we got the achievement. Anyways, if you compare the gear youll see the sacrifice is trivial at best. cobalt body has +7vit and +4 att, cobalt haub has +7 str and +7 att(off the top of me head, not 100% sure). i wont compare everything else but a couple x2 melds will easily make up for it.


like i said though do what ever you want, im not here to tell you how to play.
Survivability really isn't an issue in this game. If you browse around the forum you can find current endgame fights being tackled in swimsuits, reindeer suits & naked.

Even still, gear in and of itself is trivial. The biggest factor in determining damage output is base weapon damage. But for min/maxing purposes, you're gonna want the gear that provides the highest damage stats for a DD set.