Gearing WAR 4x?

[Anova]

Welcome to the game wargasm. You've chosen a great class to play.

At lv.45, if you do your job quest and get the lv.45 ability, you will also get some lv.45 blue armor for your head, hands, legs, and feet. These are item level 50 items and will outstrip any other dungeon drops you would possibly get until level 50.

Because the quest doesn't reward a body piece, you should find the best body armor you can. If you find better gear, by all means use it, but you should be decent as you are.

I would advise you not to wear the scale mail series as those armors are designed for dps classes (dragoon) and leave you very vulnerable to magic damage. If you are dying a lot on the story quests or job quests, consider replacing that body piece. You will probably be a lot more survivable that way.

You may however glamour them at 50 if you find a look that suits you. However, you will not be able to chain pull the entire first half of the lv.44 dungeon in your current armor (dungeon mechanics actually allow some groups to pull this off, resulting in an xp farm for tanks starting from lv.45 to 50).

Hope that helps.