Endeavoring To Awaken --A Guide To Rune Fencer

Hey guys, I don't want to start a bunch of crap, but, now with the new gear, as well as the mythic or jse GS, what is left before we are on equal playing fields with PLD? The reason I ask, is that I love to tank, I am always a tank in any mmo. At 75 Cap my favorite job was PLD. I don't have the acct anymore, but when I started this one, I wanted to tank again. This was about the time when RUN was announced as a new tank. I leveled my account to play RUN. Unfortunately, we are rarely used, at least on Asura.

I just logged on, and I plan to go ahead and suck it up and level PLD. It isn't the leveling that I'm not looking forward to, it's those damn shields I have to build. I love RUN, love the mechanics of it, but I want to be able to tank again. Do you guys feel like there will be anytime in the near future (yearish) that we will see, "RUN or PLD, <Can I have it?>" shouts? Or should I just go ahead and build a PLD if I want to tank? Thanks peeps!

Where does the new Foreshock Sword rank among our endgame weapons?

http://www.ffxiah.com/item/20757/foreshock-sword

DMG:273 Delay:504 VIT+8 INT+13
Accuracy+15 Attack+26
Great Sword skill +228 Parrying skill +228
Magic Accuracy skill +188
"Spinning Slash" damage +35%
LV 99 PLD DRK RUN

It looks like a solid damage-dealing alternative to the Aettir, at least the stats make it seem as such. It is lacking some innate +skill but the other stats make up for it surely?

As it stands there isn't a problem with RUN tanking things as the job itself is suited for the task, the problem is with playerbase mentality unwilling to adapt to new ideas.

Pld can build better PDT/MDT sets and has better hate tools.
Run has to know what element it will face.
I can think of a few more but I think those are critical.

While I agree that DMG dealt should still generate CE....

RUN's problem is that it has the physical durability of a wet paper sack. Not that it can't generate enough enmity.

In terms of enmity generation, RUN is definitively superior to PLD. RUN has a ridiculous array of enmity tools. Tons of JA, all with notable CE values. And two very good native enmity spells, flash and foil. And foil, being self targeted, generates enmity for every mob on the hate list.
A RUN/PLD using sentinel could Cap CE(10k) in 10 seconds. Mind you, That'd take perfect timing with JA use. So lets say 15~20 for a more realistic value.

Of course, doing this requires RUN's SP, and a rather non standard sub. But even without /PLD, you could still hit 5K~ CE in the same time frame. And that's before accounting for enmity gear.

Furthermore, they have massive native fast cast letting them spam their enmity spells far faster than a PLD.

Wanna see PLD's enmity tool list?
Enmity generation-wise PLD's only advantages are greater access to enmity+ gear, and sentinel(which is sub-able anyway.)

Although PLD does has a great advantage in not Losing as much CE. Both via taking less damage, and having enmity+ on already good PDT gear. Which is good, 'cause PLD has a hell of a lot harder timer building CE in the first place. A PLD that wants to build good CE, has to sub /BLU or /DRK for additional CE actions.

Also, using /war for enmity purposes would be really silly. Provoke is really not that good an enmity tool. And cures, while useful for survival purposes, generate truly terrible enmity these days. And RUN isn't going to lose and fast cast from changing subs. They can easily cap fast cast. +60% fast cast during vallation or valiance(which can be full timed via alternating) with 5/5 inspiration merits and Relic aug.

What RUN needs to be equal to PLD, is the ability to survive heavy physical damage. They've got the enmity thing covered even if they didn't melee at all.

Where does the new Foreshock Sword rank among our endgame weapons?

http://www.ffxiah.com/item/20757/foreshock-sword

DMG:273 Delay:504 VIT+8 INT+13
Accuracy+15 Attack+26
Great Sword skill +228 Parrying skill +228
Magic Accuracy skill +188
"Spinning Slash" damage +35%
LV 99 PLD DRK RUN

It looks like a solid damage-dealing alternative to the Aettir, at least the stats make it seem as such. It is lacking some innate +skill but the other stats make up for it surely?

With good gear RDM can get 8s recasts on easily solo stun everything in delve v1. You only need one march to get that and your own buffs won't wear in any reasonable amount of time.

Got bored and decided to stun tojil on RUN/BLM, with Eosuchus club and inspiration, recast is about 9~10 sec with march/haste. Not bad if you can't get a SCH RDM or GEO! Can DD on lesser NM if you want as well.

Hmm, wouldn't RUN/DRK be better, then, since it would offer some actual DDing for the earlier NM's?

I always thought Mag Acc was made an issue on stun, so I guess it's just a matter of time until they resist?

There's some degree of assumption in this, since I dunno for certain where in the lunge formula M.DMG goes. But I see erlene's at 4 dmg ahead of Dosis. But feel free to test it. I don't have Erlene's, and I'm not gonna go get it over 4 dmg.

Quick question.

In a situation of Delve boss with aura, Yorcia one for example, what best to help to drop aura with Lunge.

Flabra X3 , then boss AURA, so
=> Gambit boss, then flabra X3 => lunge
or
=> Gambit boss, then flabra X3 => Rayke, then flabra X3 => lunge

Any advice ?

I use this lunge set :

ItemSet 329610

And, one more thing about lunge, do you think prudence Torque is better than eddy, cause Skill seem is the 1st multiplier for lunge dmg.

Thks in advance

Skillchain Light breaks aura the fastest.