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Grandphoenix

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What's some typical non HNM geared setups for PLD?

I'm kind of getting urge to lvl pld
 
homam hands legs feet
turban
ares cuirass
 
Grandphoenix said:
What's some typical non HNM geared setups for PLD?

I'm kind of getting urge to lvl pld
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I guess question would be what do you actually want gear for if not HNMs, lots of other parts of the game where lots of different gear sets shine.

All I know is the gear I use for pld is very situational my pld probably has almost as many gear sets as my blm. I basically have no "HNM" gear that I actually use on my pld
homam, ares, askar, valant, Iron ram are all good sets to look at even bah mask doesn't really come from "HNM". w legs come in handy as well as M head if you do sky. What gear you want depends a lot on what you want to do, what sorts of mobs do you want to tank, maybe you want to do something other than tank with pld?
 
Not really sure have just had an urge to lvl pld.

Possibly upgrade burtgang since it's useful compared to sch and as good as whm is..I basically hate it heh
 
So many pieces that are decent for PLD... it really depends. Just off the top of my head these are good ones, for tanking.
Homam - Legs ,Hands
AF1+1 - Body ,Feet
AF2 - Body ,Hands ,Feet ,Legs
M abj - All
Iron Ram- All can be used, just not on at the same time unless you need the magic defense.
Ares - I think all can be used, I dont really know the stats though other then body.
W Abj- Legs
Askar- Hands ,Head
(Pretty much what jakey said)
 
Arthur said:
So many pieces that are decent for PLD... it really depends. Just off the top of my head these are good ones, for tanking.
Homam - Legs ,Hands - Feet for /nin(Ni)
AF1+1 - Body ,Feet - Bolded is a pointless upgrade unless you have nothing else to spend coins on, and cannot sell them as it adds no enmity, and very litte HP. Epeen item only imo.
AF2 - Body ,Hands ,Feet ,Legs - Head is also useful to macro in for Rampart as it extends duration.
M abj - All - Head should be a priority for shield skill+, the rest has extremly limited uses.
Iron Ram- All can be used, just not on at the same time unless you need the magic defense. - Excellent set, especially for a new 75 pld, and easy to obtain. MDB, high Enmity+, HP+ on each piece and the set bonus, very nice.
Ares - I think all can be used, I dont really know the stats though other then body. - Body is good for a standing set, the rest is trash for pld
W Abj- Legs - Must have item for *most* kited battles
Askar- Hands ,Head - Feet are excellent again, head no, Wally Turban has an additional +1% haste and 30HP/MP, better in every way for Ni casting, and easier to obtain.
(Pretty much what jakey said)
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Just my opinion.
 
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Jakey's 100% right. Decide what you want to do. Then gear for it.

If all you want to do is level, then you can mix match gear and perform your job just fine. You don't need a "setup".
 
Considering PLD isn't the greatest merit job really wouldn't want to gear for that.

In the end, since I'm sure I won't become the perfect pld, would just like to be an alternative for an event if no other plds were online if I were to lvl it.
 
All the good pieces have been mentioned already, though if its just in case an alternate is need for events such as dynamis and such, then what you use to level towards the 70-75 ranges is decent enough to get by. Your AF is really gonna hold you over for a while until you get some sky pieces (M.head and hands) and some homam (if you have it).
 
Ares isn't to far out the question anyone with 100 min a day could do it.
 
weap; durandal / joytoy(if you get atonement)
sheild; koeing/terror shield
ranged: Bibiki Seashell
head: w.turban
body: af+1 / relic bodies, quite similar and somewhat easy to obtain
hands; valor gauntlets
legs; homan
feet; af feet
neck; parade gorget
earrings; etheral / crimson earring or hospitaler's earring
rings: sattva ring / jelly ring / bomb queen ring
back; lamia mantle+1
belt; swift belt or warwolf/trance belt


this is a medocrie, cheap, realitivly easy set to attain, should be sufficent in most endgame applications.

depending on what you do you might need to invest in further fire resistance gear.
 
ds083roadkill said:
this is a medocrie, cheap, realitivly easy set to attain
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The OP was asking for Endgame gear why do you provide him mediocre gear ?

I'd like to add that now that Einherjar is easy to do, you can add Valhalla body/head to your list.
 
So either askar head or wturban which is better in the end?
 
Grandphoenix said:
So either askar head or wturban which is better in the end?
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Depends on your sub job. Neither are good if you are /war and are blood tanking. If /nin then Turban is best for the 1% more haste. If you are just messing around/DD'n then Askar.

As others have said, paladin gear sets are very situational.
 
pchan said:
The OP was asking for Endgame gear why do you provide him mediocre gear ?
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uh, yeah. read "typical" (common and widely accepted) and "non-hnm" (Limbus, Einherjar, assault, kc/bc/is/scnm's)

pchan said:
I'd like to add that now that Einherjar is easy to do, you can add Valhalla body/head to your list.
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again, the word typical roughly means common. id be hard pressed to find 2 differant random people with valhalla body on any one given day. save your breath if you decide to reply with people you know who have, it's moot.
 
The stats for AF1+1 body are: DEF: 55 HP +20 VIT +6 Divine Magic Skill +8 Enmity +2
Its a very well rounded piece so its not every useless. I use it personally, and love it.

Valor body is : DEF:55 HP+23 DEX+3 Enmity+4 Augments "Cover"
Not much of a difference, and i'll never understand why some PLDs go overboard on enmity even when subbing WAR. I understand that you need some enmity as nin sub but some people put it in EVERY slot sacraficing shield skill(half the reason pld/nin is useful is so you block and not get interrupted), hp , and haste of course.
 
Arthur said:
The stats for AF1+1 body are: DEF: 55 HP +20 VIT +6 Divine Magic Skill +8 Enmity +2
Its a very well rounded piece so its not every useless. I use it personally, and love it.
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Couldn't agree more. I have Af+1 and I love it. Much easier to get then spending years farming Xarc.
 
ds083roadkill said:
uh, yeah. read "typical" (common and widely accepted) and "non-hnm" (Limbus, Einherjar, assault, kc/bc/is/scnm's)
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Just because you don't do einherjar yourself doesn't mean it's not a typical event. It's less expensive, less time consuming, and more than anything better rewarding than Dynamis. M.body can drop from Odin.
 
Well, bladewind has a point here because:

[Body] All Races
DEF: 47 HP +20 VIT +4
Divine Magic Skill +5
Enmity +2
Lv. 60 PLD

[Body] All Races
DEF: 55 HP +20 VIT +6
Divine Magic Skill +8
Enmity +2
Lv. 74 PLD
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lets see...

DEF = +7 ... loldef
VIT = +2 ... lolvit
HP = +0 ... nope
Divine Magic Skill = +3 ... yay my flash is more accurate.

Both VIT/DEF is un-noticable, due to the diminishing returns. Divine Skill is more or less useless... therefore it classifies as a "hmm, spare coins and items, I can upgrade this"

Most if not all the Martial pieces suck too, unless going for a HP build. Except the head. The trend is -damage taken now rather than VIT/DEF. Until they fix it completely where by one doesn't need to get it to 999 DEF/over 150 VIT for it to see a difference.
 
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