Darklight DoM gear

[Jinrya-Geki]

Howdy!

I checked with the development team about their plans for Darklight equipment.

They do not have any plans of increasing the difficulty in exchange for a higher drop rate. Also, since Darklight equipment is one of the strongest of all the currently obtainable gear, a proper drop rate was established with this in mind, and as such we have no plans of changing the current drop rate. However, after monitoring conditions for a while and based on the feedback we receive we will look into possible adjustments for the future.

This gear is far from being the best. The only thing this gear does is boost enfeeble skills with it's high piety and enhancing/enfeeble skills.

But the enfeebles have just been gimped. The more you use it, the more resistant the mob becomes, so what good is enfeeble skill now?

Darklight gloves are +80 mp, +10 vit, -10 eva, +15 enhancement magic potency

Darklight breeches +100 mp, +10 pie, -10 eva, +5 enhancement magic potency, +5 enfeebling magic potency

DarkLight boots +80 mp, +20 pie, -10 eva, -30 enmity

Darklight Cowl +15 Int/Piety, +15 Enfeeble skill, 120 Mp, and Refresh +3

One hat with Intelligence IV materia in it, and a regular robe with 1 Piety IV Materia could beat that.

For the effort I see people putting into this, the lower drop rate doesn't warrant this for disciple of magic gear. It should be redone with Magic attack, and Magic accuracy, Int, and Mp for Blm/thm. And Another set for Whm/cjn with Mag Acc, Healing Potency, and Mnd and MP.

[BruceyBruceyBangBang]

You mean to say, it's not incredibly powerful for BLM. It is for WHM.... and some pieces are pretty nice for BRD, too.

[Jinrya-Geki]

It's good for the buffs, not the enfeeble.

They have two sets of darklight for disciples of war, and only one for DoM which is primarily healer based. And even then it's not that great for healers. A little bit of extra mp and a probable minuscule buff to enhancing magic skills.

[KoujiGeki]

ya but dont forget tht a dev also said that Dropped dungeon gear will never be as good as crafted gear so whats the point of that armor.

[indira]

the game is focusing on balance not being OP from equip they just want you to have a small boost.

dungeon gear will have better base stats but you cant upgrade, crafted gear will be the one you can enhance to a higher spec.

dont think there working to make this another equipment dependent game like almost all other mmo's.

[Babydoll]

Yeah..its not that impressive honestly. And usually they out do gear each patch anyway...DL for mage as far as I'm concerned is inventory -1 lol

[Estellios]

Enfeeble skill is more accurate and better added effects from Flare/Aero/Stone/Blizzara. If more testing gets done with Flare maybe the DoT increase is worth it. Not sure if there has been any done yet.

Hands are around 10-12 HP/tic more on Regen which is amazing, too.

[carraway]

DL gloves and breeches are amazing for WHM. DL boots are amazing for BRD. BLMs got shafted with itemization though, so hopefully that turns around with the next set of gear. As mentioned already, two DoMs, one set of gear -- there was never going to be a chance that the set would be good for both BLM and WHM.

[illriginalized]

BLM has in fact been shafted. lol

[Excer]

To me it seems like its designed as an MP set for blm, with all the raw mp + pie + refresh - while also adding a few things for brd/whm. A lot of people complain about MP issues on blm (or used to) so I think this is probably a solution.