I haven't done a whole lot of testing on this but I'm hoping to get opinions.
For my entire bard career, I was always focused on being the best Bard I can be. Making sure I had every song. Getting all of the best +CHR equipment as soon as it's available. Making sure to get AF quests done before level 60, etc.
A few nights ago I was leveling with a party on Aura Statues and I decided to try the group without any equipment on. Here's some info about my character:
With Equipment on:
Level 75, maxed singing and wind skills
70+70 CHR, along with an extra +5 Singing skill from AF1 Gloves.
Naked:
70 CHR, maxed singing and wind skills. The only piece of equipment I had on was an instrument.
The result was that, my songs were resisted SLIGHTLY more, but It still only took 3-4 tries to land Elegy (as opposed to the normal 1-3). Other songs would still land, just not quite as often.
So what is all the equipment for? does my millions of gil in equipment for +70 CHR really only make a 10-20% difference in resist rates? (I don't use elemental staff either)
What about party buffs? They are entirely skill based so they were the same strength regardless of my CHR.
The difference between being totally naked and fully decked out was not enough to justify spending that much money on the equipment.
Has anyone else done similar tests with equipment or has anything to say about this? It disappoints and frustrates me to realize that a Bard with absolutely no equipment is still just as good as one with millions of gil in equipment. I don't think that could be said for any other class in the game.
For my entire bard career, I was always focused on being the best Bard I can be. Making sure I had every song. Getting all of the best +CHR equipment as soon as it's available. Making sure to get AF quests done before level 60, etc.
A few nights ago I was leveling with a party on Aura Statues and I decided to try the group without any equipment on. Here's some info about my character:
With Equipment on:
Level 75, maxed singing and wind skills
70+70 CHR, along with an extra +5 Singing skill from AF1 Gloves.
Naked:
70 CHR, maxed singing and wind skills. The only piece of equipment I had on was an instrument.
The result was that, my songs were resisted SLIGHTLY more, but It still only took 3-4 tries to land Elegy (as opposed to the normal 1-3). Other songs would still land, just not quite as often.
So what is all the equipment for? does my millions of gil in equipment for +70 CHR really only make a 10-20% difference in resist rates? (I don't use elemental staff either)
What about party buffs? They are entirely skill based so they were the same strength regardless of my CHR.
The difference between being totally naked and fully decked out was not enough to justify spending that much money on the equipment.
Has anyone else done similar tests with equipment or has anything to say about this? It disappoints and frustrates me to realize that a Bard with absolutely no equipment is still just as good as one with millions of gil in equipment. I don't think that could be said for any other class in the game.
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