Actually, my face is the only thing NOT red at this point. I have way too much red gear.
So I had already started a post outline about Dynamis Tavnazia, about how committing two hours to an event and getting very little reward for the amount of effort put in was abysmal for everybody involved.
But then Hydra Sollerets dropped in the last two minutes, and a decent number of people sacrificed a lot of EXP to make sure I got them. So rather than look like a dilettante, I’ll save that post for another day. Instead I’m going to go over all my PLD gear sets.
This is something I haven’t really done before. Mostly because I’ve never gear swapped this furiously. But there’s a first time for everything. It’s also very difficult to gear for absolutely every situation. Anyway, here we go.
Idle, non-melee.
Macuahuitl +1 / Koenig Shield / Rosenbogen
W. Turban / Parade Gorget / Ethereal Earring / Loquacious Earring
Hydra Haubert / Homam Manopolas / Mermaid Ring / Hercules’ Ring
Valor Cape / Swift Belt / Homam Cosciales / Valor Leggings
A mix of everything. +HP/+MP/stuff. This is used if I can’t melee for Atonement spam. The rings need work. I actually don’t have very many PLD rings. Idling in enmity doesn’t help anybody.
Idle, Melee/Atonement spam.
Joyeuse / Koenig Shield / Rosenbogen
W. Turban / Parade Gorget / Ethereal Earring / Suppanomimi
Hydra Haubert / Homam Manopolas / Rajas Ring / Blood Ring
Ram Mantle (augmented +4 accuracy) / Swift Belt / Homam Cosciales / Hydra Sollerets
The goal here is, obviously, accuracy and haste to get the TP needed to spam Atonement. I don’t have Homam Gambieras, and probably never will, but the acquisition of Hydra Sollerets seems to be a suitable replacement with the +4 accuracy. The problem is, the more Hydra I use, the less HP I have. At base, I’m down -55HP with just those two pieces.
I’ve got a Parade Gorget in there now, since I should be at white HP more than I’m not, but if it ever gets a problem, I do have both a Fortitude Torque and P.Charm I could swap in instead.
Flash/Casting
W. Turban / Ritter Gorget / Ethereal Earring / Loquacious Earring
Hydra Haubert / Homam Manopolas / Mermaid Ring / Hercules’ Ring
Valor Cape / Swift Belt / Homam Cosciales / Hydra Sollerets
This set is about hitting recast max/fast cast/enmity. Ethereal is there for lack of an alternative. No Bahamut’s Mask means that W. Turban for it’s 5% haste is where it’s at.
Oh shit/Utsu: Ichi
Koenig Schaller / Shield Torque / Buckler Earring / Loquacious Earring
Hydra Haubert / Homam Manopolas / Mermaid Ring / Hercules’ Ring
Boxer’s Mantle / Swift Belt / Homam Cosciales / Gallant Leggings +1
This set, used for when shadows are down and Utsu:Ichi needs to get up, maximizes shield skill. Puts me at +327 shield skill. Again, need to work on those rings. Toss up between Buckler and Ethereal, the Ethereal having the +3% damage -> MP thing for when I get interrupted, but MP shouldn’t ever be that much of a problem.
Cure III/Cure IV
W. Turban / Ritter Gorget / Ethereal Earring / Loquacious Earring
Valor Surcoat / Homam Manopolas / Mermaid Ring / Hercules’ Ring
Valor Cape / Swift Belt / Homam Cosciales / Gallant Leggings +1
The idea here is to increase HP so that CureIII/CureIV gives a decent amount of enmity, and this is where Hydra really shines. The -HP on Hydra to +HP on other gear gives on average (depending on which gear I’m currently on) usually +150HP, easily a CureIII even when at full HP.
I just remembered that I still have a pair of Marine M Boots lying around, which gives +60HP, or +40 more than Gallant +1. I should incorporate them.
Rampart
Valor Coronet / Fortitude Torque / Buckler Earring / Loquacious Earring
Gallant Surcoat +1 / Valor Gauntlets / Mermaid Ring / Hercules’ Ring
Valor Cape / Warwolf Belt / Homam Cosciales / Koenig Schuhs
This set is fun, because it’s so eclectic! The goal of Rampart is to add as much +VIT as possible. Anything not +VIT here is dead weight, and should be worked on (rings, buckler, homam legs). No Martial Body, so GS+1 works with +6 VIT. Valor Coronet over Koenig Head (+10VIT) because the Coronet increases the duration of rampart by 15 seconds, plus has +3 enmity on top of it.
Kiting/Magic Def Set
Iron Ram Lance / Axe Grip / Rosenbogen
Iron Ram Helmet / Parade Gorget / Ethereal Earring / Loquacious Earring
Hydra Haubert / Homam Manopolas / Mermaid Ring / Hercules’ Ring
Valor Cape / Warwolf Belt / Crimson Cuisses-Homam Gambeiras / Askar Gambieras
Yeah, Crimson Cuisses aren’t on the pic, but that is what I use for kiting.
This set needs the most work since I’m usually not kiting or fighting things that require such a damage reduction set (Ouryu, Jailer of Love, and whatever), but -12% damage from the get go is good. This set is why a lot of advocates scream to use the Lamian Kaman +1, for the Magic Def. Bonus +2, but wearing Hydra really creates an uncomfortable amount of an HP penalty, which is why I like my Rosenbogen, even if it’s +10HP. Same problem with rings on this set as mostly every other set.
So, PLD goals, since they’re NEVER ENDING:
Work out a rings solution.
Figure out what to do about my +HP problem.
Work on Magic Def. set.