Quote Originally Posted by Kazamoto View Post
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Agreed. Can't even count the times I've had tanks who can't hold hate to even my poor SMN, let alone the healer or keep any kind of AoE hate, and it gets frustrating when it can cause failed runs... Maybe this is lack of knowledge on how to play a job, But i can certainly suspect having a level 30 white weapon in a level 40 dungeon plays a part in your holding hate. Pinks aren't that uncommon and you can even get them in Leves.

so, gear certainly matters 1-49, as every job, especially DD/Tanks, and while I can't say I enjoy burning Storyline/Side dungeons for armor, it does help you with one thing... If you repeat Storyline Dungeons for Green-tier armor(or at least pink), not only will that armor last you a good solid 5-10 levels, It also lets you get a lot more exp early on, possibly shortening the gap between the "46 to 49" Storyline quest jump.