[Rockon]

http://wiki.ffxiclopedia.org/wiki/Gondo-Shizunori

[Canada]

Tomoe, Engutsuto are better choices and Gondo is probably equal to. This polearm is a waste of time.

[Rockon]

I don't see why Tomoe is just assumed to be a clear cut winner. There is a reason Destroyers beat out Wagh Baghnaks after all (6% crit vs 5acc 14atk).

[Dragonhope]

Er..who said Tomoe is a clear cut winner? I just used it as an example. o.o

Also weren't you one of those who said a Crit setup wouldn't work for 2-handed weapons?

[Rockon]

Tomoe, Engutsuto are better choices and Gondo is probably equal to. This polearm is a waste of time.

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And equips with +crit are different from adding dex for crit rate.

[Dragonhope]

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And equips with +crit are different from adding dex for crit rate.

But wouldn't they need to pile on +crit gear for it to be efficient as well? I was under the impression that Destroyers was awesome for MNKs because the 6% crit rate carried over to both punches. Wouldn't it be better for a job like SAM who uses Weaponskills as their main source of damage to use something with higher DMG instead? With meditate and Store TP and such, wouldn't a 5-hit setup with something like the Tomoe work better?

PS: Apologies if I'm asking a lot of questions in the wrong forum section but figured I might as well just ask them here since it's kind of on topic. Planning to take SAM up to 75 at some point anyway.

[Rockon]

The only difference between Tomoe and Gondo is 1 base damage and 5acc/atk, you can still manage a 5 hit the same with either weapon. You'll lose a slight bit on your WS average from the ACC/ATK and 1 DMG, but the 6% crits for melee should more than make up for it, though I can't be sure. Shouldn't be too hard to get some friends to go do the KSNM as apparently it has a 100% drop rate on Orichalcum Ingot iirc, 200k assured + other stuff, so as soon as I get my SAM up towards 75 I'll have to parse between the two.