DMG set up

[Lakefingers]

Who has a decent DD gear set up to switch to occasionally when not needed as a tank? What gear are you using? How are you faring against other classes?

[GreyJorildyn]

Don't even bother >.>

[Brannigan]

I do this sometimes by switching around some gear. The most important thing to remember is to equip an axe or lance in your main hand.

[Cycloptichorn]

Hah!

For realz tho,

There's nothing wrong with equipping a bunch of Attack+, Dex+, or + crit materia; a bladed lantern shield; and chomping down on some meat instead of bread, all while using a Invigorate -> Light Stab -> Heavy Stab -> Heavy Slash -> Riot blade to start with, maybe with a Raging Strike thrown in as well.

I quite often out-damage supposed DD's in my party with such a setup.

[KRose]

I quite often out-damage supposed DD's in my party with such a setup.

What kind of damage are you pulling with it to make that claim? Victimize II, Chaos Thrust, Simian Thrash, Doomspike II and Storm's Path all do silly damage. Mind you, Victimize II is on a 60sec cooldown, but Keen Flurry fixes that easy. And doesn't Riot Blade lock weaponskills for 30seconds? That's a fairly long time to go without being able to execute another weaponskill unless the damage is absurd. Is there even another weaponskill that's viable to use? The others seem kinda eh.

I've never seen a GLA DD in setups since 1.19 rolled in but I'd assume STR/ATK with Accuracy+ if you're having problems. Weaponskills now have the ability to score criticals fairly frequently so +crit damage and Murderous Intent are nice if you have MRD leveled up. You should probably look at it more like a "Oh well if we have a MRD spamming Storm's Path then I'm gonna DD." rather than a "I'm gonna try to out DD the other DoW!"

Gear choices shouldn't be too difficult though. You should basically play off your strengths and go from there. Like you can add +ATK or +ACC to your hand slot but there's no reason to add the +ACC materia if you aren't missing.

[GreyJorildyn]

I quite often out-damage supposed DD's in my party with such a setup.

"supposed DDs" indeed. Gladiator dps is awful.

[Lakefingers]

lol.............

[Cycloptichorn]

And doesn't Riot Blade lock weaponskills for 30seconds?

Um, I don't think it does. You just have zero TP after using it.

Is there even another weaponskill that's viable to use? The others seem kinda eh.

Spinstroke II is great when the mob is attacking someone else. Luminous spire is magic-based and never misses (At least, I've never once had it miss). Some people are into Onion cut, but it's always been Meh for me.

It is true that pretty much any other class who knows what they are doing will out-DOT a GLA, but perhaps unsurprisingly, many of these players are either lazy or don't know what they are doing... it's also a matter of two different things:

1, timing. The tank gets to smack the mob quite a bit on tough mobs before everyone else joins in. That damage counts to the overall total...

2, you don't have to let up, ever. Ever. Taking hate isn't a problem!

All I know is that in parties in beastman strongholds, I shouldn't be able to pull hate when I'm set up for DD and there are other DD's in the party, and I'm not using any enimity skills or Intimidation... yet it happens all the time. That means I'm out-damaging them in some way.

[Naylia]

Or being cured more...

[Cycloptichorn]

Pff, nobody cures each other in the Beastman stronghold.