SAM TP Gear

As I didn't get any leveling done on SAM last night I am kinda sad. It was relatively uneventful in sky because now that we don't really want W Legs as much Kirin is poopin them out like its his job. The problem is that he's not shooting out N Bodies which is possibly the 2nd most wanted r/ex item for us in sky now because everyone is getting W Legs. Haidates are coming pretty well too since we did get to sell one this week already.

Anyways, back to what I really want to talk about ... SAM TP build (@75 of course). The gear I use until 75 is rather unimportant because it is all just going to change quickly anyways. I guess I should just list the gear and then explain why I chose this stuff afterwards.

Weapon: Hagun
Grip: Pole Grip
Ranged: Tiphia Sting (or Elvaan Sachet if I can ever get ahold of it 0/8)
Head: Walahra Turban
Neck: Peacock Charm
Ear 1/2: Brutal Earring/Storm Loop...../Bushinomimi
Body: Haubergeon
Hands: Dusk Gloves (pre 5/5 Store TP) / Hachiman Kote (5/5 Store TP)
Ring 1/2: Rajas Ring/Jaeger Ring
Back: Amemet Mantle +1
Waist: Swift Belt
Legs: Byakko's Haidate
Feet: Fuma Sune-Ate (Usukane Sune-Ate)

Most of the gear is probably pretty easy to understand. The only gear that I would actually have to get is Hagun(3.1M), Pole Grip(36k), Brutal Earring(~525k, 7k/coin), Dusk Gloves(320k), and trade in my Fuma Kyahan for Fuma Sune-Ate(+200k). So I'm looking somewhere in the range of about 4M to really complete my SAM to the extent that I want it for TP gear, and over 3/4 of it is just Hagun. Guess that means I really need to get back in the swing of doing that ENM.

Now just to clarify something that may be confusing is my hands slot. The purpose for the change in gear once I am 5/5 Store TP is for the 6 hit set up for SAM which is amazing. In order to get enough Store TP to make it possible I either have to go overboard with Store TP or wait until I have it merited. Now, Dusk Gloves are great before having 5/5 Store TP since the Haste will do more than the STP +8. Once capping STP, Haste+3% doesn't even compare to the 1 less swing of your GK that you would do with the Hachiman Kote so I would definitely save money once I have that merited because the Kote are A LOT less expensive. Whew, glad I could get this off of my chest because it was bugging me that I didn't realize I didn't account for the 6-hit setup.

There are 2 items on that list that I would like that I didn't list above, Bushinomimi and Usukane Sune-Ate. Bushi is really so I can round out a STR+2 earring and have the extra GK skill. Also, the Suppa that I have I almost NEVER use anymore because I never melee with 2 weapons anymore so replacing it is no big deal. Then Usukane Sune-Ate would be great because of the Store TP, accuracy, and attack, but I do realize that this is kind of a pipe dream because any group that I join is going to have people looking for those already and I'd much prefer to get morrigan gear over those.

I also excluded some items from this list that I feel just aren't worth it for me to get because it wouldn't be a good use of my time and gil. Some of those items inclue Hauby +1, Justice Torque, and Ace's Helm/Askar Zuccheto. The Askar is the most reasonable piece for me to get but I just don't see it happening because any group I've gone with almost always says free lot on Goliard or Denali but not Askar because the person going on the run wants it for himself. So realistically I would have to wait for one of my own friends to get up that high and go with them ... cough, thanks for leaving Swifman, cough. :P

Current total gil needed for SAM(not including extra money from Fuma): 3,981,000 gil

Tonight I may actually skip sky just so I can level my SAM since I didn't yesterday at all. I would also really like to get some good sleep tonight because I am really tired and I can't handle not sleeping much anymore. Although I do have this funny feeling that I'm going to be suckered into going up because they will probably be short a BRD for Kirin. Guess as always we will have to wait and see...

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