What stats do you stress

[falloutboy14]

I've been thinking about which stats to stress, especially in regards to rings, earrings, and neck equip. At the moment, I have my sandoria ring, a dex boost (I'm an elvaan), a mp boost earring, and the rest HP, which I've raised about 20hp. Then my gloves are also better used for mages, less def, but mp+5.

So my question is, whether this is a good idea. I know that defense is my main goal, but don't know whether to sacrifice my other stats to do so. I figure the MP+ gives me another cure, which I seem to run out of. Then the dex is a bit of a help. Hitting helps with the hate, but my attack is truly weak though, hitting 5-10 compared to 20+ to the other melee classes. So I don't know how much that 1 dex helps, compared to say increasing my vit a point or two.

Any thoughts, what combinations work for the rest of you...

[Hem]

hmm, Really, at first all i really worried about was my Mp....but being the Poor Mofo that i am, all i could afford was a +2 mp earring.


Lately, however(mostly thanks to bards), i've had less need for Mp(i can still cast any of the Cures to produce enough hate to control battles).

Because I'm Galka I really don't worry about my Hp(67X) or Vit(probably 48-50) as much.

So really that leaves me with a slight focus on dex....i really see no need to deal damage, but actually hitting in itself seemed sort of important(as i build Tp, and do weapon skills, thereby gaining more hate).

Agi ...i have a sword and a piece of armor that gives me +2 and +1 :sweat: , so far its not much of anything, but i've heard it becomes important....

Mind.....i still wear the Justice badge! S.O.B for life!

i ignore the rest of the stats....i don't need Charm or Int o.O

and as a little advice to you, i wouldn't worry about doing less damage, we aren't there for that ^.^, i say just be proud that your race gives you a nice Str Bonus(kinda like mine) and leave it at that.

[foobar]

IMO, + VIT items are a pally's best friend. They enhance defense while increasing the amount of hitpoints restored with cures.

[bside]

personally, i'm stressing on AGI the most, to minimize the chance of being critically hit, and to increase the chance to dodge.

as an elvaan, i already have a high VIT stat, so i'd rather think of covering the weaknesses. my rings and earrings r for AGI boost, while i have Ryl. Grd. Collar (Def 6, Acc+4, Atk+4) for my neck to help w/ increasing the hitting average. also, i've picked a life belt, which gives me +10 on accuracy. (as an elvaan pld, my hitting average would be very low like a joke without them.)

btw, for the rings, i use ones for MP boost along w/ AGI boosting rings. they give 50 MP total, and once my MP gets below around 170, i switch to AGI boosting rings.

like foobar says, VIT also is an important stat for pld. but depending on ur race, u get to choose whether stress on enhanceing ur strength, or covering ur weaknesses. i chose the latter, but it's ur choice.

[Arnda]

As a hume PLD, it's a lot easier to pick and choose, mainly because my MP hasn't failed me yet (but then I don't have Cure III yet either). When I was a WAR I concentrated on STR, only to find it didn't help me all that much, and so as a PLD I've been working mainly with +VIT items.

The advantage is that, in my experience, +VIT is easier to find at lower levels, with +AGI seeming to be a close second. You can get a belt for VIT, necklace for AGI, etc. Which is why I would either go for +VIT rings (if you're, like me, not exactly a pro in that category), +DEX (Elvaan), or maybe even +AGI (depends, but if you're not a Mithra it can't hurt). +VIT seems to be easier and easier to find, as Centurion/Squire and Iron Musketeer both come with bonuses, and those do you well into the 40s-50s. After that, well, I can't speak. :sweat:

Then too, I see +AGI earrings (the Wing/Drone earrings for mid-30s) and everything (on Cent alone I think I get +3/+4 agility), so perhaps one should free up other spots for other stats.

I would rank essential stats like this, but bear in mind this is mostly for 1-35ish, as I don't have experience beyond that:

1. Defense/VIT - You're going to get hit; play to your strength.
2. Evasion/AGI - You're going to get hit, but that doesn't mean you have to get hit ALL the time.
3. Accuracy/DEX - You want to hit, or else you aren't gonna keep hate, are you?
4. MP (higher for Galka) - Heals give you hate, keep your HP up, save other PT members in a pinch, separate you from a slightly beefier WAR, etc.
5. Attack/STR - Obviously, it's good to do damage, it's just not our priority.
6. HP (higher for Taru) - Well, it DOES help tanking to be able to TAKE hits (duh), but I feel there are other priorities.

I could be wrong here, but +HP seems not so great unless you're getting it from RSE. HP boosts on most items are in the 1-20 range, and 1-20 HP is barely one hit! Before anyone says "it adds up," bear in mind that OTHER stats "add up" as well, and I'd rather have my +VIT and +AGI "adding up" than 50ish HP. Heck, I'd rather have 50 MP than 50 HP, that's well over 100 HP in Cures.

[sn0wwolf]

in general, u wannt boost vit (def) as a pally. But for an elvaan pld, who's vit is already high (and with nice armor), u should jack up ur dec/accuracy. no matter how strong ur hits are, u can't draw much hate if u are missing half ur hits. life belt is nice for elv pally... and get some +2/3 dex rings will help too