Emp. Hairpin? Yes? No?

[Tomato_Kai]

I recently rejoined the game after a 4 year hiatus, and have been steadily leveling my brand new MNK. Now, my Galka is pretty nifty, but I'm the kinda guy who obsesses about having amazing gear. That being said, I'm less concerned with having the amazing gear if it doesn't actually give that great of bonuses. To that end, I'm trying to find info on the Emperor Hairpin. I understand that as a general rule, mnks benefit from just about all of the stats on that item (except the -15 hp of course) and so my question has more to do with this: Is it really at all useful?

Opinions Please!

Also; I'm an avid farmer who employs his children as a work force to find the gear/money he wants. Assume money is no object.

[Karinya]

I don't see how it benefits you aside from solo (where you would probably benefit more from a DEF helm/headband anyway). 3 dex is 1.5 acc and the other stats are completely dead unless you pull hate.

Honestly, I'd rather wear the +1 STR headband than +3 DEX.

But I don't play monk much, so maybe someone who has it leveled more will chime in. It looks like they don't actually have very many good head options other than Voyager Sallet (which obviously pwns emp pin up one side and down the other, but is 10+ levels higher among other difficulties) until the highest levels.

[Wise Donkey]

Yeah, I wouldn't waste my time or gil on an Emp Pin solely for MNK, the +STR would serve you better. Emp Pin is still a great piece of gear though, so if you have the opportunity to get one, do.

[Silent Howler]

I'm honestly not sure if the Emp Pin is the right choice for a galka. As you already know, galka don't have the most impressive evasion and you're still going to get hit pretty often even with the +10 bonus. This is one of those situations where I would focus on pushing my higher stats even further rather than saying "they're good enough" and boost another ability. (If you were to boost something else though I would go with accuracy over evasion.)

[Tomato_Kai]

Well, that's all well and good, but honestly, I'm not aware of any one item that adds to acc or str that would be equivalently effective.

That being said, I've decided my galka is going to definitely be rocking the Fancy Sunglasses.

Heck. Freakin'. Yeah.

During the night, I'll stick to Merc. Capt. Headgear, just because there really isn't *anything* else. I just wish that the Dex had more of an effect, or that emp hairpin added to acc.

[Wise Donkey]

galka don't have the most impressive evasion

Race has so little to do with Evasion it is not even worth mentioning like this. Evasion is much more Job/Skill/Equipment related than Race related.

[Tomato_Kai]

Well, to be fair, evasion will actually (unintentionally) be one of the more highly modified stats for the gear-set that I'm considering. I've got a goal in mind, and it's very - VERY - presumptuous and aggressive, but I think you'll agree it's also pretty well settled for top-of-the-line.

lvl 34 MNK/WAR

- RH: Impact Knuckles
- LH: X
- RNG: X
- AMM: X
- HEA: Mercenary Capt. Facemask/Fancy Sunglasses
- HAN: Ochido's Kote
- LEA: Beetle Earring +1
- REA: Beetle Earring +1
- BOD: Mercenary Capt. Doublet
- LEG: Martial Slacks
- LRI: +2 str
- RRI: +2 str
- BAC: Traveler's Mantle +1
- FEE: Federation Kyahan
- WAI: Purple Belt
- NEC: Peacock Charm

[Raydeus]

Race has so little to do with Evasion it is not even worth mentioning like this. Evasion is much more Job/Skill/Equipment related than Race related.

zomg please stop spreading missinformation about the issue.

Galkas are bigger and heavier, therefore are easier to hit and have a harder time evading! o_o



...what? <_<;


Edit >

/on topic

Yeah what Wise said on the second reply is pretty much it.

[Silent Howler]

Race has so little to do with Evasion it is not even worth mentioning like this. Evasion is much more Job/Skill/Equipment related than Race related.

Not saying it can't be done. The point was that, as a galka, you're already big and tough and IMO you would be better off just making yourself tougher to soak up the damage instead of trying get an evasion build to avoid a hit or two. There's no need to enhance evasion, so why bother?

[Tomato_Kai]

I'd drop the Martial Slacks and go with Republic Subligar for the +5 Attack.

I'd totally say this is a completely reasonable statement. The problem is, that Republic Subligar ... well, they may cause blindness. And not the good kind either, where you get to take your guide dog everywhere and such. The bad kind, which involves screaming and face-melting.

I heartily agree - the stats on Republic Subligar are substantially better than Martial Slacks. This is one of those instances where I'm willing to make an exception for the good of mankind, however.

This is one of those moments when I just bite the bullet and chow down on food, and pray it makes up the difference.