[Lilsoulreaver]

I'm looking for opinions from some ppl and was hoping you could all help me out. Right now, for TP setup I have pretty much all Haste and ACC. But for Drakesbane, I have All STR, STR, and STR. Well, as much as I can muster/afford. But there are some pieces I'm wondering if I should full time or not. Throw your opinions my way, the more the merrier.

Current Setups are:
TP:
Weapon: Mezraq
Sub: Pole Grip
Ammo: Tiphia Sting
Head: Askar Zucchetto
Neck: Chivalrous chain
Ear1: Assault earring
Ear2: Brutal Earring
Body: Pahluwan khazagand
Hands: Homam manopolas
Ring1: Woodsman ring
Ring2: Woodsman ring
Back: Forager's mantle
Waist: Swift belt
Leg: Askar dirs
Feet: Dusk ledelsens

Drakesbane:
Weapon: Mezraq
Sub: Pole Grip
Ammo: Tiphia Sting
Head: Askar Zucchetto
Neck: Light Gorget
Ear1: Fowling earring
Ear2: Brutal Earring
Body: Zahak's mail
Hands: Drachen finger gauntlets +1
Ring1: Victory ring
Ring2: Victory ring
Back: Forager's mantle
Waist: Warwolf belt
Leg: Barone cosciales
Feet: Barone bambieras

I don't currently have an end game LS, salvage group or ZNM group, so some of the higher end gear is out of reach for me. I understand that TP'n in Askar Body is better than what I currently have.

[Austar2.0]

Rajas Ring and Askar body for TP to get a 6 Hit. I don't know about the WS. Astrolabe you can camp for for ammo too.

This post has been edited by Austar2.0: 10 April 2010 - 12:04 PM

[Linear]

Get a Thalassocrat or Fay Lance with at least DMG+4. If Rajas in unobtainable, Askar Korazin, Rose Strap and Ecphoria Ring will get you a 6-hit. Until then, P.Body is fine. It's slightly better than SH.

WS set doesn't look too bad.

[TresDuendes]

Zahak's should be better for TP granted your ACC isn't absolutely terrible.

Edit: You're swapping out a lot of ACC during WS too.

This post has been edited by TresDuendes: 10 April 2010 - 08:54 PM

[Bladen of ifrit]

Need some gear help unsure whether to go for Str/att or str/dex build.

Weapon: Sarissa (WS acc+8 no crit hit+ yet)
Grip: Pole Grip
Head: Champion's Galea (Str+4 dex+4 ws acc+15 crit hit damage+2%)
Body: Zahak's Mail
hands: Fourth Division Hentzes
Legs: Askar Dirs
Feet: Fourth Division Schuhs.
Neck: Chiv Chain (no sea access yet)
Waist:: Warwolf Belt.
Ear1: Coral earring (Dex+1 Augment)
Ear2: Assault Earring
Ring1: Iota ring... soon to become Zilant ring
Ring2: Ruby ring (Dex+3 augment)
Back: Foragers Mantle
Ammo: Tiphia Sting

I get Str+35 and dex+30.

Working on both heca feet and hands but should i stick with fourth division or use pallas/alky bracelets in the till i get them? Atm drakesbanes are all over the place damage wise so should i keep str/dex even or go for more str than dex? Not worried about acc as im hitting 4/4 nearly every time.

[rambus]

This is what im using for ws's and im wondering if this setup makes one ws do more then the others,. im a bit shocked no one bought up alkies, i know it has -6dex but has 11 str


Grip: Pole Grip
Head:maat's cap
Body: homan
hands: alkyoneus
Legs: conte cosciales
Feet: creek m clomps
Neck: light gorget
Waist:: Warwolf Belt.
Ear1: aesir ear pendent
Ear2: brutal earing
Ring1: rajas ring
Ring2: flame ring
Back: Foragers Mantle
Ammo: Tiphia Sting

I have 64+43 str and 65+11 dex like this, 405 attack no buffs.

This post has been edited by rambus: 15 May 2010 - 05:49 PM

[Yhelothur]

If you're looking to really make use of Drakesbane, you want to try to cap your dDEX if possible. If you can't, then sure. Stack STR. If you can cap dDEX though, it's fucking epic.

I'd probably stick to Penta though, if I couldn't build a moderate DEX build for Drakes.

[MrReinhardt]

I'd recommend something besides Homam for Drakes, if your PA skill is capped you shouldn't need the added ACC.

[Yhelothur]

Yeah... If you're in the business of stacking STR, might as well go get Heca body.

[TresDuendes]

Anything you can't obtain any decent crit rate on, the -ACC on alkys is going to hurt most likely as well. But if you know your crit rate will be floored regardless of heca or alkys (not likely) and ACC capped, go with alkys.

[rambus]

yeah i really did not want to post that setup because i use homan body because that is all i have.

I do not have a goret for penta so i been trying to see if skewer, draks or penta is best for me at the moment.

the only job i came across that seriously took stacking dex was thf, i wasnt sure what other jobs got real use out of it

This post has been edited by rambus: 16 May 2010 - 07:04 AM

[Yhelothur]

Drakes only does because it's a critical hit WS, and with mobs who's values we know, it's easy to build a capped critical hit rate set on.

For example, lv82 Greater Colibri require 117 DEX to cap. I'm Elvaan, and if I spent about another mil, I'd have a total of 119.

[Lilsoulreaver]

Wondering if anyone has tested the advantages of Perle Hauberk against Zahak's Mail and Askar Korazin. Seems to me like a great TP and WS piece. You would be losing the Store-TP plus 5, but Rose Strap can account for that. You should aslo go with the Store TP +8 Magian Polearm if needed. Just wondering what others would do. Askar Body has eluded me for too long, considering using the Perle and swapping out other pieces and just forget about it.

[Banter]

Lilsoulreaver, on 11 July 2010 - 01:20 PM, said:

Wondering if anyone has tested the advantages of Perle Hauberk against Zahak's Mail and Askar Korazin. Seems to me like a great TP and WS piece. You would be losing the Store-TP plus 5, but Rose Strap can account for that. You should aslo go with the Store TP +8 Magian Polearm if needed. Just wondering what others would do. Askar Body has eluded me for too long, considering using the Perle and swapping out other pieces and just forget about it.

Get the STP+8 Polearm. It's not amazing, but it's better than Thalass iirc, easy to get, and gets you a 6 hit + frees up your sub slot.

[Ranthozyk]

Banter, on 11 July 2010 - 08:11 PM, said:

Get the STP+8 Polearm. It's not amazing, but it's better than Thalass iirc, easy to get, and gets you a 6 hit + frees up your sub slot.

I'm curious as to weither Askar Korazin or Perle Hauberk would be better with the new store TP+8 polearm. I do have both, but am wondering which I should use when I get 80 and that polearm. I wonder if Perle's better hit rate will outweigh the double attack boost gained from Askar + pole grip.

[Linear]

Stingray + full perle > Stingray + mixed set

[Ranthozyk]

Linear, on 18 July 2010 - 09:58 PM, said:

Stingray + full perle > Stingray + mixed set

How so? I get more haste from a mixed set.

[Banter]

Ranthozyk, on 18 July 2010 - 10:37 PM, said:

How so? I get more haste from a mixed set.

It might be one haste at best with dusk +1 (Perle salad is actually 3% and not 2%), but the ACC on Perle is going to let you free up most of your other slots.

[Ranthozyk]

Banter, on 18 July 2010 - 11:15 PM, said:

It might be one haste at best with dusk +1 (Perle salad is actually 3% and not 2%), but the ACC on Perle is going to let you free up most of your other slots.

Oooh, didn't realize the Salade was actually 3%. Why do they keep mistranslating equipment?

[Linear]

So they could get the update out quickly instead of people bitching over more maintenance extensions.