If anybody tells you to wear HP gear before endgame, slap them with a large jagged metal object repeatedly until they say otherwise. generally speaking you're priorities when looking for xp gear should go in this order
enmity > vit > def > MP > other stats > evasion
(obviously this is if they don't have a negative effect on some other important thing, like the lvl 70 JSE, good vit, but sucks up way to much of your MP if you use the full set, basically it sucks for anything none-taru)
i put MP in there because in XP MP transferes into HP, during the process creating hate for you. evasion is at the bottom for a reason. YOU'RE A PALADIN YOU'RE NOT A NINJA!!!!! if you wanna dodge attacks change your job. yea yea dodging an attack keeps hate, but curing the HP back from taking a hit creates more, if keeping your health up is causing alot of down time...news flash, you're too low for what you're XPing on. every time i see a pld wearing a SH i wanna slap them, it's like a RNG using a fire staff, go back to PLD school and learn wtf your job's supposed to do and how it's supposed to work. if you must insist on using something other than adaman of AF body for XP use a byrnie or a hauby. a pld in evasion gear is like a mage in full on HP gear, doesn't do anyone any good. you're not supposed to dodge, not only that your evasion is way to low for an SH to help you dodge any more than you do anyway. so basically you're just wasting a slot by showing off your gil, put your e-penis away and play your job correctly.
and learn how to work with other jobs. true, it is a pld's job to keep hate, but a good pld should be able to lose it when needed (like having a thf SATA WS on you to close a skill chain). any dumbfuck can voke every 30, flash every 37 or 45 (depending on haste) and spam other JA's so the mob won't budge off them, but good plds can keep it on the edge where it can taken away by another melee if he uses WS and voke.
