Parry...

[ZDamned]

I was posting in a BiS list thread pre-2.2 and I found myself questioning the game a little when people were mentioning how Parry wasn't all it's cracked up to be.

SO! I did some testing in Turn 4 last night over and over and over again, and I found that with 620 Parry vs 504 Parry, I still took overall the same amount of damage.

Most of the testing was done with the Onion shield, however even when I changed to the Holy Shield Zenith, I still had a very strikingly similar number. (1-3K differences)

Can anyone shed some light on why this is?

Based on what I can conclude from my testing though, I would like to dispute almost every BiS list with this one:

(Weapon and Shield Wise Obviously the i115 is BiS, but this is a Progression list)

Sword - Burtgang
Shield - Noct Hoplon
Helm - Noct Circlet
Chest - Heavy High Allagan Coat
Gloves -High Allagan Gauntlets of Fending
Belt - High Allagan Belt of Fending
Legs - High Allagan Trousers of Fending
Boots - Noct Greaves
Neck - High Allagan Choker of Fending
Earring - Noct Earrings
Wrist - Noct Wristlets
Ring - Noct Ring
Ring - High Allagan Ring of Fending

This gives these stats assuming we don't need to be much higher than 510 Accuracy for Turn 9
The good news is, it's hard to not get the required accuracy this time around!
Accuracy: 518
Determination: 306
Crit: 445
Parry: 435
Skill Speed: 354

----EDIT---- MORE Testing and some results from Turn 7

Damage taken on Turn 7 169,119 in Parry gear. (564 Parry, ilvl 94)
Damage taken on Turn 7 173,978 in Crit/Det Gear. (449 Parry, ilvl 93)

Damage Dealt on Turn 7 64,879 in Parry gear. (564 Parry, ilvl 94)
Damage Dealt on Turn 7 73,719 in Crit/Det gear. (449 Parry, ilvl 93)

Gear list for my Results:

Crit/Determination Set: W/ HQ Buttons in a Blanket
Wave ShamShir
Wave Shield
High Allagan Circlet of Fending
Valor Surcoat
Heavy Allagan Gauntlets
Heroes Belt of Fending
Heavy Allagan Cuisses
Weathered Noct Greaves
Heroes Necklace of Fending
Tremor Earrings of Fending
Weathered Noct Wristlets
Heroes Ring of Fending
Vortex Ring of Fending

Stats: ilvl 93 W/ HQ Buttons in a Blanket
Strength - 371
Accuracy - 491
Critical Hit Rate - 401
Determination - 281
Parry - 449 (I'm editing my last post, I must have misread the number last night, I had way less parry than before. =P)
Defense - 762
Skill Speed - 406
Attack Power - 371 (I guess this just mirrors strength?)

Parry Set: W/ La Noscean Toast
Allagan Blade
Weathered Noct Hoplon
High Allagan Circlet of Fending
Valor Surcoat
Valor Gauntlets
Allagan Plate Belt
Valor Cuisses
Weathered Noct Greaves
Allagan Choker of Fending
Allagan Earrings of Fending
Weathered Noct Wristlets
Heroes Ring of Fending
Allagan Ring of Fending

Stats: ilvl 94 W/ HQ La Noscean Toast
Strength - 372
Accuracy - 512
Critical Hit Rate - 356
Determination - 235
Parry - 564
Defense - 762
Skill Speed - 382
Attack Power - 372