paladin novus stat questions

[kirbs]

hi im a fairly new player who just got to his novus and i have 6 points in accuracy so far
so i was wondering everyone says i should cap accuracy
but i dont know what to cap after that
i hear some people saying det and i hear some people saying parry

can someone please tell me what they think the best stat spread is for a paladin

thank you

[ExiaQuanta]

I've been told Parry is something a tank must max. but eh....

[Reynhart]

Parry needs a lot of points to have a decent impact and our gear already has a lot Parry.
Determination is a good choice but it'll cost you a LOT of gils if you want to max out.

For me, I did capped Parry and Accuracy for Shield.
On Sword, Crit and Deter up to the last tier III materia, and the rest on accuracy.

[VargasVermillion]

I used to be big on parry, mostly due to a main tank in the main raiding group of my old FC emphasizing how important it was. But over time I've come to care less about it, ACC and DET seem to be the best choices imo but as mentioned DET is expensive which has halted the progress of my novus.

[dspguy]

Go 44 parry/31 accuracy. If you want some determination on there, do something like 34 parry, 21 accuracy, 20 determination. That'll mean you won't need any Savage Might IV and only a few Parry IV.

Or... how about 15 crit, 15 determination, 23 parry, 22 accuracy. That'll be super cheap. Only TierII crit/determation and a couple TierIII parry/accuracy.

Don't listen to people that say you need 44/31 for any weapon. Let them spend 20-30M on a weapon that will only be upgraded (and those stats likely negated) in the next patch.

[Jican]

Go 44 parry/31 accuracy. If you want some determination on there, do something like 34 parry, 21 accuracy, 20 determination. That'll mean you won't need any Savage Might IV and only a few Parry IV.

Or... how about 15 crit, 15 determination, 23 parry, 22 accuracy. That'll be super cheap. Only TierII crit/determation and a couple TierIII parry/accuracy.

Don't listen to people that say you need 44/31 for any weapon. Let them spend 20-30M on a weapon that will only be upgraded (and those stats likely negated) in the next patch.

Actually in either questions to the producer, or maybe a letter from the producer, but the explicitly stated that the hard work you put into novus would not be reset at all. So ignore all these nay sayers that don't know otherwise and build how you want to build it.

[Giantbane]

Actually in either questions to the producer, or maybe a letter from the producer, but the explicitly stated that the hard work you put into novus would not be reset at all. So ignore all these nay sayers that don't know otherwise and build how you want to build it.

Even if the stats aren't negated, the extra bonus provided by using tier IV instead of some other stat (accuracy, skill speed, det, crit, or whatever isn't your two *primary* stats) is very, very minor. I wouldn't use any tier IV materia unless you are just rolling in gil.

[Madotsuki]

I wouldn't use any tier IV materia unless you are just rolling in gil.

There's always spirit-binding. It may not always net the materia you desire, but it really can help avoid costs (can sell off unwanted ones too). I collected most of my novus materia from spirit-binding along with my friend. Granted, it's not for everyone since there's a fair amount of patience (and luck) involved.

[Giantbane]

There's always spirit-binding. It may not always net the materia you desire, but it really can help avoid costs (can sell off unwanted ones too). I collected most of my novus materia from spirit-binding along with my friend. Granted, it's not for everyone since there's a fair amount of patience (and luck) involved.

It still represents potentially millions of gil you could have made by just selling the tier IV materia and buying Tier I/II of some other stat that's almost as good. Especially for a tank where secondary stats beyond hitting the accuracy cap aren't really powerful enough that having 11 more of one stat vs. another is going to make a real noticeable difference.

[dspguy]

Actually in either questions to the producer, or maybe a letter from the producer, but the explicitly stated that the hard work you put into novus would not be reset at all. So ignore all these nay sayers that don't know otherwise and build how you want to build it.

Doesn't change the fact that people don't have to do 44/31 on their weapon. Most players, like the OP, probably don't have the gil to put 31 determination on their weapon. And they may be turned off by the novus due to being misled by people into thinking they NEED 44/31. There are many options.

To be fair, they also explicitly said they would and would not do many things. And then we got version 2.0 of the game. Nothing is set in stone.