What is the best race for PLD. : FFXI General Discussions

[lilfisher]

well idk if TA will like it so ill make one in general. no buck farming on it but hey lets make it be some fun!

[Tault_admin]

you are leaving.

[kourath]

yeah, that sucks, you were pretty close to 1000 ><

[pyrolol]

Yeah, I quit ffxi a couple of months back; and I see no point renewing this account tbh.

Just started this thread for a bit of fun, to see what happens to it.

Thread title was pretty random really.

[graw88]

I think Elvaan, all my friends were elvaan plds and they were really good.

[vaxthemonk]

elaan ftw..

high str, 2nd highest vit, 2nd highest HP, more MP then galka.. and elvaan are sexy in the holy armor >.>

[kourath]

amazingly, i found something intresting on allakazham, the shithole of the internet (i honestly think that).

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note: i did not write this, all seen in the quote tag is the original work of Akirus at Allakazham. i will take this down if asked.

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VI. Paladin racial choices
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This is a very sensitive subject on the boards. The first and most important thing to realize when looking at the different racial choices is:

PLAYER SKILL + EQUIPMENT > RACE

Any race can play any job at any level given enough skill and the right gear, and Paladin is no exception.

That being said, certain races such as Galka or Elvaan have natural advantages in terms of the primary Paladin stats Vit and HP. However, these races also have natural disadvantages in terms of total MP for generating hate, and total Agi for damage avoidance through blocked/parried/evaded attacks and reduced critical hits. Taru, Mithra, and Hume Paladins on the other hand, have natural advantages in MP and Agi, but natural disadvantages in HP and Vit.

Each race should take note of their natural disadvantages, and purchase equipment that compensates for them. Again, every race is viable for Paladin, even if they each require different gear choices and a different playstyle.

a. Paladin stats according to race at level 59
For general reference, here are the base stats of the 5 races for a level 59 Paladin/29 Warrior. I am currently working on collecting the stats for each race at level 75, but the stat calculator becomes innacurate post 60. Here are the 59 stats in the meantime:

Galka
HP: 1249 MP: 97 Str: 66 Dex: 50 Vit: 74 Agi: 40 Int: 37 Mnd: 54 Chr: 48

Elvaan
HP: 1130 MP: 188 Str: 69 Dex: 47 Vit: 67 Agi: 36 Int: 33 Mnd: 61 Chr: 55

Hume
HP: 1041 MP: 248 Str: 62 Dex: 50 Vit: 63 Agi: 43 Int: 40 Mnd: 54 Chr: 55

Mithra
HP: 1041 MP: 248 Str: 59 Dex: 61 Vit: 60 Agi: 50 Int: 40 Mnd: 51 Chr: 48

Taru
HP: 863 MP: 428 Str: 55 Dex: 50 Vit: 60 Agi: 47 Int: 51 Mnd: 51 Chr: 55

[lilfisher]

smartest post on here ever

[shawnod1]

galks seem to be really slow but i like em

[syztem]

alla fails at everything -.- every lucky bastard online is on that website, and all the post count lovers to.

"i just got 100mil from people quitting while im going to my AH because my kraken clubs sold, then i run into VE, i got a hairpin even tho there was 100 other campers, then i go to LTP and run into teh big old ram nm, i gots teh shield! then JeJ n i got a charm!!11"

Jealous? yes. that is why i dont visit that website. Have a few times but... no.

also i dont know if it counts as racism but this is just how it goes on my server, elvaans usually suck till there 75 for a year. mithras suck except the whm ones. taru's are good but there !@#$%^* (funny !@#$%^*). and galka are quiet but perverted around females. humes are emo around women and do the DONT TOUCH MY FRIENDS thing.

3 years or near that on shiva and everyone will agree.

[mrstaby]

galka

[lilfisher]

taru onry

[kourath]

im going to hax the server and create the perfect race for every job.

[lilfisher]

taru is the perfect race for any job. small & cute > all

[pyrolol]

so true^.