What gear do you use?

[SharMarali]

Originally posted by Masaharu
If you really wanted to, you could wear RSE until you have access to AF armor.

Umm.. I did this.. Heh heh

That's a big part of why I stopped being a melee RDM in the lower 30s and didn't start up again until 56. I started wearing that red rank 6 Sandoria shirt (I dunno what it's called, I've used the NA client like.. Once.. heh) around then, so getting hit didn't hurt so bad. But at level 51, using 33- gear, if whatever we were fighting turned on me I was in deep doo-doo.

Nowadays I wear the full set of Errant gear, except for the hat. Because number 1, I can't live without that fast cast enhancement. And number two, you will see me give up my AF hat for a pointy hat over my DEAD COLD BODY!

Oh, and I use AF still for doing skill up, hunting money, basically anything that requires me NOT to have a gigantic minus to DEX.

[lazner]

Crimson Sword or Rose Wand
balance shield
Red Cape
Brigandine Armor
Black Earring
Enhancing Earring
Warlock Boots
Electrum Ring
Saintly RIng
Combat Caster's Mitts
Gold Hairpin
Magic Cuisses
Holy Phial
Druid's Rope

[fyrewyre]

hopped up to level 36 this evening (hope i'm still not moving too slow for you fyrewyre ), rocking out with the following..

@_@!
While i was around making money schemes and doing mission 10, you just flew right on by. I only plan on deleveling twice before i finish M10, then if im lucky i can catch up to you





*Edit*
Subbing dark limits you to one wep and like 6-7tp most on a hit and since you miss once every three to four hits you might as well double your chances. i dont know how much pow a DRK adds but i do know its a great sub later on in the game.

[Uroboros]

From Edarkness:

I am an equipment nut. I have to have the best gear I can wear at any given level.

and

I will admit that going the route of the caster is much cheaper, but I have no fun running around with level 30 equipment on.

Hume RSE boots/pants - 60-90k

Astral Ring x2 - 300-400k
Red Cape +1 - 80-90k
Solid Wand - 15-20k
Electrum/Gold Hairpin - 20-40k

Apple Pies - 1800-2200 a stack

Much cheaper than what? A Noble Cloak?

[Apple Pie]

As for foods, caster's ones cost more.

Meat Mithkabob: 2.5K / dozen
Meat Chiefkabob: 0.8K / each

Witch Kabob: 1.4K / each (my default food)

Well, I don't think I'm gonna eat Meat Kabobs as a red mage anyway

[EDarkness]

You don't have to pay for RSE stuff. I just did the quest and got them for free. Even so, RSE boots and pants sold for about 25k a piece. At least that was the going rate at the time on my server.

Most people don't get Astral Rings. I've only seen 2 RDMs have them in my whole time playing.

For me it's been:

Knights Sword +1 80k
Red Cape +1 80k
Corrosive Dagger 80k
Brigandine+1 600k (Regular Brig = 40k)
Royal Knights Belt 45k
Shihei 5k a stack (I go through them like water)
Then any other powders I use which can range up to 2.5 to 4k depending on where I'm going.
Puissance Rings 80k per

I use mithakabobs mostly, though I've recently switched to chiefkabobs.

What I was getting at is you can get caster gear at low levels and never really worry about upgrading for some 10 or 15 levels. So you may spend a lot in one lump, but if you have to upgrade your armor every couple of levels, it's ridiculously expensive. Whereas with armor I have to upgrade every 4 or 5 levels. Some weapons I have to upgrade more than that. It's a constant battle to have the best armor at all times.

My other RDM friends spend much less money on equipment than I do. But then I'm constantly farming to get money to keep up with both equipment and spells. Like I said, I hate not having the best equipment I can get.


-EDarkness

[SkuLLy]

GL with M10 Fyre, it's exciting stuff.

EDarkness, can't find the stats on them (could be so late that my eyes are failing), but what're the stats on the "Puissance Rings"? And you actually bought the Brigadine+1? O_o

[EDarkness]

Brigandine +1...MANY hours of farming....

The rings are 2 DEF, +3 STR, +6 FIRE. Pretty sweet. I dare some goblin to drop a bomb on me.

Also, for you guys who are looking into heavy armor at high levels, you can get magical cuisses (26 DEF, +3 INT, +3 MND, level 48). If you're a caster definitely worth it. I only paid 8k. For being so awesome, it's amazing it's so cheap.


-EDarkness

[Uroboros]

Most people don't get Astral Rings. I've only seen 2 RDMs have them in my whole time playing.

Most people don't get Brigandine+1. Or a Knight Sword+1. Or a Corrosive Dagger. Or eat Chiefkabobs, especially as a mage. Etcetera.

As for farming - 2 good BCNM runs would net you that gil.

[SkuLLy]

I'm actually pretty shocked that anyone bought the Brigandine +1, because it's price to stat boosting ratio didn't seem worth it (imo). Haven't seen many people on my server (actually none yet) wearing it. Just thought it was kind of interesting that you picked it up.

Do you wear any kind of MP boosting gear?

[Carbon]

@Lv31

Centurion sword
Yew wand
Balance buckler
Centurion scale mail
Savage loincloth
Savage gaiters
Savage gauntlets
Silver hairpin
Holy phial
Astral ring X2

Although honestly, I think +MND or +INT rings might be better than astral rings for a Red Mage, unless you've been recruited to play full-time main healer (or your PT's WHM is incompetent =P).

[Apple Pie]

I had bought it if it helped my PT to get 300+ more XP in an hour

To tell you the truth, I was wearing Royal Squire's Robe from LV40 to AF for MP+10 I thought it more important to match HP with MP for efficiency when I used Convert.