Fenrir.Nightfyre said:
Asura.Loneshadow said:
Fenrir.Skarwind said:
I thought Grim was best over all post update for weaponskills? Berserk or Not :o
If your using berserk your pretty close to attack cap, so more crit rate wins.
Being close to cRatio cap devalues both attack and critrate since crits are a static +1.0 to pDIFa. The difference is that critrate is still useful even if you're capping cRatio, and that's the point where Zahak's begins to overtake Grim.
Cerberus.Hiryo said:
Swap ukon for TM GA :P pretty much best TP set atm
As mentioned, swap Claymore for Pole. Rancor Collar is better as long as the +DT isn't an issue.
The problem with Hachiryu is that it has no STP. No STP from Ebody/Askar/AF3+2 means you have to make a trade elsewhere... Claymore > Rose isn't a good trade, it means you're only gaining 2 critrate. Hoard Ring + Attila's or White Tathlum doesn't work either, you're sacrificing a decent amount of DA (amount depends on exact augments plus your choice of slot but 2% DA is the goal for NQ Ebody along with 5 STP) and it would cause you to dip below capped haste during Restraint anyway. Tactical Mantle is awful, 5% DA and ~40 attack down the drain. So really, there's no better trade to make.
What I don't understand is why people are sacrificing the 4 Store TP for 1% haste from Blitz Ring, and using a Pole Grip over Rose Strap. Reaching 26% Haste instead of 25% Haste, and an extra 2% Double Attack IMO isn't nearly as important as reaching a 5-hit. Especially outside of Abyssea, reaching a 5-hit can be difficult (then again, who uses Store TP atmas amirite??).
If you use that setup (let's exchange the E.body for AF3+2 Body for now), you're being set at 8 + 5 + 5 + 1 = 19 Store TP, 34 if sub SAM.
So using a Maschu+2 (504 Delay), you receive 13.7% TP per hit, add in the .137 per Store TP you have
Code
34*.137=4.658 TP + 13.7 = 18.358% TP
Which puts you at a 6-hit
Using a Hoard Ring instead
Code
38*.137=5.206 + 13.7 = 18.906% TP
But if you add in a Tactical Mantle (+6 STP):
With Hoard Ring
Code
44*.137=6.028 + 13.7 = 19.728% TP
And now if you use the Rose Strap...
Code
48*.137=6.576 + 13.7 = 20.276% TP
Then again, all of this info is coming from me, and I'm a derp-tastic person.
I currently don't have a Rose Strap myself, although I am working on getting one for my WAR.
But, I guess it just depends on what kind of build you want, although IMO the 5-hit over stacking little itty-bits of haste/d.att hardly make a difference, while 19% TP/hit and 20% TP/hit make all the difference.
So this for a 5-hit:
+48 Store-TP (if sub SAM)
+8% Double Attack
+25% Haste
Or this for a 6-hit:
+34 Store-TP (if sub SAM)
+13% Double Attack
+26% Haste