PLD Seconday Stat Weights?

[LukeyP666]

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Just remember, the word "bit" is 100% true. All the secondary stats do is lean you a bit toward a particular direction. If you really want to do more damage as a Tank, look into melding accessories to give you both VIT and STR, as STR is the big daddy stat for making that weapon make bigger numbers. Or, if you're in a dinky little dungeon or something, just put on STR accessories. You won't need that happy HP number for anything but Coil anyway.

Donjo has pretty much hit the nail on the head here. I personally am stacking Det and Crit, but as he's said, it's a drop in the ocean when compared to your primary stats, where Strength makes the most difference by a long, long way (after Weapon Damage, of course).

When it comes to things like melding for your Novus, and also penta-melding accessories, it's also a matter of what resources you have available to you at the time. When I first did my Novus, I was still very much in the Vit and Parry camp and melded 44 Parry and 31 Accuracy. But since then, mainly due to Xeno's Warrior Guide which you can find here on the Forums, I've re-specced 30 Strength, and have remelded my Novus with 31 Det, 22 Crit and 22 Accuracy, but it wasn't cheap, especially when I failed 6 Det IV materias...

Really does come down to personal preference I think.

[keroo]

Accuracy to cap. Parry for mitigation. Determination for increasing enmity especially for Flash. You won't be needing Skill Speed or Critical since you're a static tank-utility machine. Having SS or critical won't do that much on higher progression unless you just want to mess and have fun.

[Donjo]

Accuracy to cap. Parry for mitigation. Determination for increasing enmity especially for Flash. You won't be needing Skill Speed or Critical since you're a static tank-utility machine. Having SS or critical won't do that much on higher progression unless you just want to mess and have fun.

Determination has no effect on Flash. All accounts point to it scaling off the "Attack Power" stat, of which only Strength directly increases.