PLD Gear Advice. Please assist

[Molly_Millions]

Oh okay so you just haven't successfully tanked anything.

first, how is everything but 3 particular instances not anything at all? Ok, now that we've determine you're a complete asshat..

Got it. Basically I'm just saying that I think getting adequate gear (singles, a couple doubles maybe, and drops) and then actually having fun with the game is probably a better path than spending all your time making gil and blowing up items for minimal stat increases. The stat increases from a triple (especially a 2-3-4 like you're so fond of) are minimal compared to a double. You and Ace come in here and say these melds will make a noticeable difference when you don't really have the experience to back that claim up because you haven't fought anything that actually taxes the tank.

(at least I'm fairly certain that's what ace is probably saying. I don't read his posts)

You should probably just stop there before you make yourself look any more stupid than you already have.

I go for 2-3-4 melds because I can get closer to stat caps that way, more than that is a waste of whatever stat I'm stacking. As anyone who knows how stats work in this game will tell you, Aside from stacking enmity for a tank, reaching stat caps is the most beneficial thing you can do. I constantly update my gear in this game because that's fun to me, but I play the game for myself, not for you. You can go get a simple double meld and call it a day and that's fine, but I strive to have gear that'll make other players weep. I do so in small incriments so as not to lose big all at once. I get good compliments on my gear all the time, and I enjoy that.

Asside from HDL, you'll struggle to get gear that can compare. You can pretend my advice and my gains from my gear aren't shit all you want, but the fact of the matter is, you are wrong. Every time I've updated a piece there is a definate improvement in both enmity and my parses.

without food or pt bonus:
STR: 269
VIT: 308 (284 with Militia Cuirass)
DEX: 197
MND: 287 (300 with Militia Cuirass)
DEF: 662
Acc: 385
HP: 3582
Total Enmity: 82

[Stufoo]

Are skirmish accuracy requirements really that low?

Also, you should probably redo your defense math. That seems very, very low and I'm like 99% sure you have more than that. It's just that you don't know how the game works and left shit out when you added it up. I have 666 defense in 5/5 AF and no shield.

Double also, don't bother listing DEX because nobody cares. I'll let brannigan point out the other flaws.

Every time I've updated a piece there is a definate improvement in both enmity and my parses.

Nowhere to go but up, honestly.

[Molly_Millions]

I have 666 defense in 5/5 AF and no shield.

to respond to this in a different way; So now, when you feel when it fits your argument, you place a measly 4 DEF higher on the scale than all the other stats on my gear? How about the other thread where you gave MUCH more importance to VIT than DEF? You seem to have forgotten all about that post and the test results proving that 4 DEF doesn't mean a thing when weighed against even 4 VIT much less the difference in the rest of the gear I posted vs full AF. Just get out of the thread, you're obviously just here to troll and have no interest in giving good advice.

[Stufoo]

It's just that I am utterly amazed you managed to find a way to get lower defense than AF. Good job.

The rest of it you clearly didn't grasp but whatever.

Maybe you should compare stats solo to solo, not solo to pt bonus stats.

Do you really think full party bonus gives you defense?

[Brannigan]

oh are we posting gear loadouts now???



Sick pants meld molly. I take back what I said before.

[Molly_Millions]

oh are we posting gear loadouts now???



Sick pants meld molly. I take back what I said before.

I was actually trying to blow those up to make inventory space lol. I really want better ones, the lifethirst is kind of a waste and the tier IV bloodthirst could be much better.

[SwordCoheir]

If were going back to posting gear setups here's mine for reference.

Giantsgall Longsword (+18 STR)
Vintage Kite Shield +1 (+16 Def)
Lominsan Officers Overcoat
Cobalt Plate Belt (+42 Enmity)
Cobalt Gauntlets (+35 STR) / Lominsan Officers Gloves
Cobalt Celata (+34 MND)
Felt Trousers (+12 STR, +12 VIT)
Darklight Sollerets

Storm Sergeant's Earrings
Storm Sergeant's Bracelets
Explorer's Choker
Turquoise Ring +1 x1 / Electrum Ring +1 x2 (If I need a slight Acc Boost.)
Rubellite Ring +1 x1

STR: 343 / 308 (With Lominsan Officers Gloves)
VIT: 279
MND: 309
Atk: 494
Def: 707
Acc: 367 / 417 (With Lominsan Officers Gloves)
HP: 3166 (around 3500 with full party bonus)

Doubt I could go any further without resorting to Triple Melds, but hey getting so close to the 350/310 mark without food or triple melds is pretty damn good in my book.

[Okunbunu]

Not at home ~ so can't post a screenshot until tonight

Head: Cobalt Celata (Triple meld +48 MND) / Darklight Helm For the Lulz
Body: Cobalt Cuirass +1 (Triple meld +55 VIT)
Hands: HDL Gauntlets or +50 STR Triple Meld
Legs: Militia Trousers
Feet: Sentinels +90 something HP
Waist: Cobalt Plate +1 +120 HP or +34 Emnity
Shield: Kite Shield +120 HP
Rings: All HQ Depending on fight
Neck: Militia Choker
Wrists: +1 coral or +1 raptor

Just started Iffy X - Should have Curtana and Shield soon

[Molly_Millions]

I've been trying to get a new shield with ~150 HP, and after that will go for some new HP pants (I have some STR/VIT ones already) and new sentinels sabatons with more HP. But since I mine to make gil and keep my hq cobalt, I won't have anything to use it for once I have a new shield. Do you all think that a Cobalt Winglet +1 triple melded with MND would be worth it? Currently I have a Giantsgall Longsword with +32 enmity. Would it be better to go for some combination of STR & MND, or STR/MND/Enmity, or possibly even STR/MND/ACC? My thinking is that since PLD damage is so low compared to other classes, it's really the only job that a triple melded (non-Giantsgall) weapon is truly viable.

[Brannigan]

Just get a mogblade