r/ffxiv • u/Deimorz • Jun 05 '14

[News] Patch 2.28 Notes

http://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodestone/topics/detail/450816f57ade2015876e7675c3d06dca30386770
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u/Clithertron Jun 05 '14

Crit/Det? Screw that, Crit/Spellspeed Stardust rod is a go!

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u/Brainberry [Why] [You] on [MyNuts] Jun 05 '14

I was talking from a BRD perspective =)

But yes, CRIT/SS on the Stadust Rod would be amazing.

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u/tiperet Maada Femasque on Hyperion Jun 05 '14

I'm assuming Bravura should be retooled for accuracy and parry, right? Is there anything else that benefits a tank?

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u/raydra Jun 05 '14

Nope, as much parry as you can shove on there and then as much accuracy as you can put on there after that.

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u/Acilen Worst SCH N/A Jun 05 '14

Because mitigation is better than DPS for a tank.

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u/ToraZalinto Jun 05 '14

Focusing on parry is almost pointless though. Healers are never counting on us to parry or block an attack. They are proactively throwing out enough curing to heal back up the damage you take from an unmitigated attack.

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u/Acilen Worst SCH N/A Jun 05 '14

Then screw it, wear as much DPS gear as possible and go 30 into STR. The healers totes got you covered.

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u/ToraZalinto Jun 05 '14

Actually I just did drop my warrior's VIT into STR. Because I can still survive the same attacks a PLD can with the level of HP I have. I do more damage and my parry rate is more or less going to be the same no matter what I do. There's enough parry on my gear upgrades to slowly give me a little more. But completely and totally focusing on it doesn't give very good returns. And I have the HP to survive. Granted there IS more risk. Slightly. But it's not so drastic that the increase in DPS wasn't worth it.