PLD Gear?

[Molly_Millions]

Can you please post a screenshot of your linkshell's DDs and White Mages? That's way more interesting than your defense and vit which everyone else has.

We're in the PLD forum, not the white mage forum.

STOP POSTING.

[Stufoo]

We're in the PLD forum, not the white mage forum.

STOP POSTING.

I thought you blocked me for being an asshat? Or a douchebag. Something.

Oh you were just being a forum attention whore crybaby.

You suck and are dumb.

By stacking VIT you can make up for this with magical defense and enhancing magic potency..

By stacking VIT you are making up for it in sheer block power. They added that a patch or two ago, you know. When they fixed blocking.

20 VIT vs. 20 DEF difference is 7 defense. 20 VIT is 10 block power, which is a further 2% off blocks not affected by dLVL. Only the floor in that calculation is. 7 defense really doesn't make up for that, especially considering the other benefits of VIT.

[Molly_Millions]

I thought you blocked me for being an asshat? Or a douchebag. Something.

Oh you were just being a forum attention whore crybaby.

You suck and are dumb.

oh, I see, you can't handle it when the tables are turned. Jackass. Do like your namesake and STFU.

[Stufoo]

oh, I see, you can't handle it when the tables are turned. Jackass. Do like your namesake and STFU.

Molly_Millions_of_posts_and_still_dumb_and_don't_know_how_to_play

Beat av yet? Oh okay. Here's something that might be a little easier than miser for you then.

Why is 7 defense better than 10 block power 20 hp and magic mitigation?

[Molly_Millions]

Beat av yet? Oh okay. Here's something that might be a little easier than miser for you then.

nope, because I don't have the time to dedicate to beating all of the dungeons as soon as they come out. I have a real job and don't live in mommy's basement. When I am logged in, I do a lot of things to help players in my shell get what they need to accomplish their goals. I help with AF quests, moogles, ifrit, darkhold, HD, stronghold bosses, etc. whenever needed, am currently in a garuda static as well. The bottom line is, I haven't really tried AV. Lodestone achievements are not an indicator of skill. You'd be hard-pressed to find anyone I play with that'd say I'm not a skilled tank.

Why is 7 defense better than 10 block power 20 hp and magic mitigation?

When you are comparing materia in this way it's probably best not to compare a perfect tier IV to a tier I. I'm not even going to answer this.


tier I bloodwall (DEF) range from 2-8

tier IV VIT (10 block power 20 hp and magic mitigation) range from 16-20


Now, if you want to compare apples to apples, 20 DEF to 20 VIT (10 block power 20 hp and magic mitigation), it's kind of a wash. But if you want bang-for-your-buck in a single area, 20 DEF has the most affect in any one single area, physical def. You don't use the 10 block every time you get hit, only when you block, so it's usefulness is negligible. Also, bear in mind that quite a few of your blocks are due to using aegis boon. When you're getting cured by blocking, damage mitigation from blocks isn't very important. It'd be interesting to see how much DEF, 10 block translates into in terms of physical damage mitigated, I'm guessing the number is close to 10 def. but that would be 10 DEF every hit blocked instead of 10 def every time you're hit.

As Kaeko pointed out, damage mitigation when looked at in terms of usefulness in a party is negligible as well because of WHMs healing power. So in my opinion, it's better to focus on a single area (physical damage mitigation) then spreading the benefit across several different damage mitigating stats.

[Stufoo]

When you are comparing materia in this way it's probably best not to compare a perfect tier IV to a tier I

You are so dumb

20 VIT gives 13 defense so the difference between a perfect 20 VIT and a perfect 20 DEF is only 7 in that category alone, plus all the other stuff VIT gives.

Wow

As Kaeko pointed out, damage mitigation when looked at in terms of usefulness in a party is negligible as well because of WHMs healing power. So in my opinion, it's better to focus on a single area (physical damage mitigation)

That's the thing, because of shields, VIT is better than defense 20:20 on bosses, on physical damage alone. It is focused on a single area. Also, I guess now it's okay to talk about white mages? You seemed pretty against it before! What changed?