PLD, Suggest a gear upgrade path please

[Ariyn]

I am almost positive you still get the threat from Halone combo on Soldiers even though they don't take damage from it. When we do T4, I grab a knight/solider combo with a double flash between them, and then start halone combo on the Soldier. Depending on the healers threat, I may use the 2nd Savage Blade on the Knight.

Interestingly enough, I noticed on last nights run that Flash gets reflected by the Soldiers, and you actually take damage from it. I didn't think to get a screenshot of it, but I will definitely get one on next weeks run. Took ~500 and ~700 dmg from Flash 1 and 2 respectively.

You do in fact get threat from comboing on the soldiers. Flash as well is considered magic so they do reflect it back to u as dmg. Ever want to know what your threat is from flash? Just use it on a soldier and watch the dmg you take!

[Lucavern]

You want to get the Hero ring & +1 your Curtana and Shield first. Valor Surcoat is a huge waste. Allagan body drops in T1. Get the Coronet next as it drops from T5.

While you can make a case for the Valor/Allagan Body, you lose points for suggesting the Hero Ring as an early upgrade. Upgrade from Hoplite Ring -> Hero is 7VIT, 5Acc, 3ACC. All this does is prolong your time till getting items that will have larger impact. Just as an example: Changing DL legs/feet combo into Valor Legs/Hoplite Feet. Net gain: 2DEF, 6STR, 8VIT, 4Parry, -8ACC, DET10. This changes further if you get Heavy Allagan Flanchard which is a Turn 1 drop. Not saying the Legs are best first purchase by any means, just using them as example to counter the Ring.

EDIT: Also, made error in original post about flash being reflected. Its actually reflected by the knights, not the soldiers. Soldier has the melee stoneskin effect, knight has the magic reflect.

[dark494]

While you can make a case for the Valor/Allagan Body, you lose points for suggesting the Hero Ring as an early upgrade. Upgrade from Hoplite Ring -> Hero is 7VIT, 5Acc, 3ACC. All this does is prolong your time till getting items that will have larger impact. Just as an example: Changing DL legs/feet combo into Valor Legs/Hoplite Feet. Net gain: 2DEF, 6STR, 8VIT, 4Parry, -8ACC, DET10. This changes further if you get Heavy Allagan Flanchard which is a Turn 1 drop. Not saying the Legs are best first purchase by any means, just using them as example to counter the Ring.

EDIT: Also, made error in original post about flash being reflected. Its actually reflected by the knights, not the soldiers. Soldier has the melee stoneskin effect, knight has the magic reflect.

375 tomes vs. 825 tomes

Get legs on week 3 and ring on week 4, or get ring on week 2 and legs on week 4.

Hmm... Yeah ring.