parrying question... : FFXI General Discussions

how do u increase your parrying skills and what is the cap? currently i am playing my warrior with great axe lvl23. thanks...

you increase your skill by fighting things. it raises VERY VERY VERY slowly! i'm level 75 ranger and 55 thief with 75 parry skill out of 189 cap for 75 rng and 178 cap for 55 thf.

see what you cap at here:
http://www.ausystem.org/~aushacho/gbox/ff/skill-e.html

i heard u can increase dodge (evasion?) by getting stumbling shoes?

you increase your evasion by getting hit. if i remember right stumbling shoes decrease your evasion, therefore making it easier to get hit. so yes, you could increase your evasion by wearing them, but it is not worth it at all. just tank for a while to max it out. if you are a non-melee class you may have to get a skill up party to do that.

Add more to your Agi- you'll parry a lot more. but as a tank you will most likely do unless you are using a shield. -

One RDM recommended putting up stoneskin/phalanx and aggroing a mess of beetles in altepa, and letting them go at you for a few hours. Or you can tank. I use evasion down gear (like cavaliers mantle that also increases vit) since evasion checks happen first.