New 50 looking for help (Trash/AoE tanking + gearing)

[Efreet]

I actually use a belt with enmity and HP, which helps get my HP to 4k. You can't put HP on a sword.

IMO, the best advice for gearing PLD is to follow a hierarchy of materia.

Enmity > STR > MND > HP > DEF > VIT


You can get a ton of Enmity from jewelry, Sentinel's Sabatons, and non meldable gear like the militia set (which is awesome for PLD btw and can rival even triple melded gear).

I'm really interested in the Militia set but have no idea how to acquire it (returned to the game a month and a half and have been catching up with leveling but never did end game yet). Any information about the set?

And thanks for the materia hierarchy .

[REDace0]

I'm really interested in the Militia set but have no idea how to acquire it (returned to the game a month and a half and have been catching up with leveling but never did end game yet). Any information about the set?

And thanks for the materia hierarchy .

This thread has a list of which Militia equipment drops at which Hamlet. To get a chance for most (all?) of these to drop, your party must score at least 60k. The headgear at each Hamlet is the exception, and will drop every time for a 60k+ run (Armet, Barbut, Hat). Here's a very in-depth guide on the current consistently-successful Hamlet Defense strategy.

[Molly_Millions]

I'm really interested in the Militia set but have no idea how to acquire it (returned to the game a month and a half and have been catching up with leveling but never did end game yet). Any information about the set?

And thanks for the materia hierarchy .

pieces of the set drop with 60k in hamlet defense. the Armet (helm) is a 100% drop from LL if you have over 60k, which is very possible without a provisioner. The chest piece is more rare, but is also from LL. I believe the gloves are from Golden Bazaar, and the feet are from Hyrstmill.

[Efreet]

pieces of the set drop with 60k in hamlet defense. the Armet (helm) is a 100% drop from LL if you have over 60k, which is very possible without a provisioner. The chest piece is more rare, but is also from LL. I believe the gloves are from Golden Bazaar, and the feet are from Hyrstmill.

Sorry if this is a bit offtopic but I thought I would ask here since you're speaking about Hamlet and its drops. I assume by 60k points, you mean the total at the end of the fight right? I just read a bit about Hamlet and that's what I assumed. My questions is about the Hamlet itself! How easy is it to get 60k points? And what factors how the points are calculated? How much you provide in the "preparing for fight" phase?? My friend only as a BLM and MNK leveled to 50, and from what I saw the parties only take Tanks, WHMs and DoL/DoH. Is there a way to fit him in? Also how accessible is Hamlet to someone who hasn't done any end game? I only did DH yesterday and it was 5 man and the time ran out after Ogre fight (which we did win) but that's the only real end game content I really did beside Natalan.

Sorry for the loads of questions and I appreciate everyone's help! Thank you!

[Molly_Millions]

My friend only as a BLM and MNK leveled to 50, and from what I saw the parties only take Tanks, WHMs and DoL/DoH. Is there a way to fit him in?

he could go, but wouldn't be much help. You actually don't want players to be killing mobs, you get more points if the NPCs do it. Ultimately, anyone going in as something other than WHM, tank or DoL/DoH is going to make the fight more difficult. It can be done though, I've taken a BRD in place of a WHM and still got 60k.

[Efreet]

60k is the minimum to get the best chest (which is always guaranteed to drop a head piece), as far as gaining points there are a huge number of factors that can both get you and lose potential points. Here's a list of some objectives for points

-Killing all 3 special NM's
-Not dieing
-Not losing any Archers
-Not losing any Carts
-Using /rally on all the Archers
-Using /psych on yourself
-Using /laugh on the beastman Leader
-Not having more than 2 of any job.
-Getting all 3 buff/debuff combinations and enmity resets for both DoL and DoH.
-Having all 3 buffs or debuffs up at the same time.
-Killing the beastman leader last.
-Equipping a lv.~10/broken weapon (only recommended for DoL and WHM/s)
-Having someone within the group in the top contributors listing
-Beating Hamlet with +5 minute left.

And the level of the hamlet will multiply that score (IE: Earning 20k points in level 3 hamlet gets multiplied to 60k) save for the time bonus.

So technically you don't need to do anything just make sure the hamlet is at level 2 in order to obtain the 60k, having a top contributor only helps reach it without as much trouble.

Thanks for the list Been wondering about the factors which decides the points for Hamlet! Thanks a lot Sword ! I will probably start doing Hamlet after doing Ifrit/Moogle for a few times.

he could go, but wouldn't be much help. You actually don't want players to be killing mobs, you get more points if the NPCs do it. Ultimately, anyone going in as something other than WHM, tank or DoL/DoH is going to make the fight more difficult. It can be done though, I've taken a BRD in place of a WHM and still got 60k.

Ahh I see then lol. I guess he will just have to level his WHM to 50 XD. Thanks a lot for your help Molly Appreciate it!