Fighter's Calligae

[Russta]

Has anyone ever done any testing on the "Enhances 'Double Attack' effect" on these? I personally have no idea how much it enhances it but I'm a big big fan of Double Attack and don't want to risk nerfing it much. I can't really see much better than Fighter's Calligae but if the enhancement turns out to be only like an extra double hit every thirty attacks or so then the accuracy+3 from Adaman Sollerets would work out better overall.

[lun4tic]

If you are using a great axe, the effect of the calligae may seem minimal because of the great axe's chance of striking twice in the first place.

I noticed a good amount of extra double strikes while dual wielding axes. It may have been small, but I consider it a good amount because it had an obvious effect on holding hate, along with the enmity+1.

If you're a War/Nin definately keep them. War/Thf or /Sam I'd go with +Acc. You could use the accuracy since great axes swing so rarely, that missing a hit here and there would have an obvious negative effect on the battle. You wouldn't want to enimty+1 anyways.

That's how I see it, but I'm only level 52.

[Ozymandis]

I've heard that it doubles the chance of Double Attack, specifically from 10 percent to 20 percent. That seems high to me, but I do Double Attack a LOT with /NIN and the boots on. I would think 5->10 would be more reasonable a guess.

There aren't any better foot options for a long time, so why sweat it?

[ZQM]

I've been interested in knowing just what they do. I might go out later and try it out with dual wielding axes, one axe, and great axe and record how many times I double attack w/ them on and w/o them on......though I'm sure luck is the biggest determining factor. :sweat:

Another rumor I heard that it makes the Double Attack stronger (which I severly doubt).

[lun4tic]

Plus they look sweeeet.

War/Nin tanking is the most suited for AF. Some stuff isn't useful at all, but some of it REALLY helps us out.

[Russta]

Originally posted by ZQM
I might go out later and try it out with dual wielding axes, one axe, and great axe and record how many times I double attack w/ them on and w/o them on......though I'm sure luck is the biggest determining factor. :sweat:

That's kinda what I was hoping someone had done but your second point is also what worries me about the results somewhat. Let me know if you try it and what you discover.

[Meimei]

Enchance Double Attack:
Dont feel it makes a difference pretty much just 1 renkei to finish the mob.

+3 acc +3 atk:
Dont feel it makes a difference if you already have more then +45 acc and atk.

+1 vit +15 hp +17 def:
Probably wont make a difference too.

But when i fought Fafnir and Nidhogg, i do experience that i need the highest ACC i can get. I also wish i could sacrfice all my atk to get my ACC +100 just to hit them :)

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[lun4tic]

Do you fight the HNMs as /Sam?

[ZQM]

Originally posted by Meimei
But when i fought Fafnir and Nidhogg, i do experience that i need the highest ACC i can get. I also wish i could sacrfice all my atk to get my ACC +100 just to hit them

Yeah, for HNMs it's a good idea to load up on ACC. Since I'm a lowbie, I've only fought the lowbie HNMs, but they're still hard to hit. At 66 against Roc w/ only +31 ACC, the THF got TP twice as fast as me (5 levels or more above me) and I even mised my first Mistral Axe. :mad:

I now have +44/54 ACC though, so hopefully that'll help...also need to pick up a couple of Snipers.

Going out to do some small testing with the boots, be back in a few. ;)