Fiona Questions

• John wrote on 2011-07-17 18:44
  1) What armor set should I use at level 61? Looks like the Holy Wing set, but I don't know about mixing and matching, if it's better.
  
  2) I'm 59 right now, and I've yet to actually use a large shield (it's at rank 9, but never even used one)... in what situation should I use it, considering I can't counterattack at all w/ it?
  
  Thank you.
• Intimacy wrote on 2011-07-17 18:46

  Quote from John;515832:

  1) What armor set should I use at level 61? Looks like the Holy Wing set, but I don't know about mixing and matching, if it's better.
  
  2) I'm 59 right now, and I've yet to actually use a large shield (it's at rank 9, but never even used one)... in what situation should I use it, considering I can't counterattack at all w/ it?
  
  Thank you.

  
  
  shining will set
  
  or black hammer swift 3/2 set.
  
  i love large shields, you don't get pushed back with heavy stander and it uses less stamina.
  
  Use it for smash happy bosses.....aka most of boat 6+
• Invertex wrote on 2011-07-17 18:55
  Mainly for the second point.
  
  Large Shields
  +Use less stamina for HS
  +Suffer no knockback from HS
  -Cannot use any counter
  
  That's the basic difference between large shields and small shields. What it boils down to is "Can I counter this boss often enough to make a small shield worth it?". At Lv. 59, you've probably already done some of the later missions. If you see yourself not using counter that often, consider using a large shield instead. At this point of the game, you should be able to make the judgement for yourself.
  
  There's also some guide I wrote that I'd shamelessly self promote, but it's already a bit outdated and I can't write the Ep8 stuff yet due to personal reasons (aka being in Asia).
• Gotejjeken wrote on 2011-07-17 18:56
  1. Shining Will, unless as Intimacy said you want to min/max, then BH/Swift.
  
  2. Raid bosses mostly. Surprised you didn't use one on Irukul, however you'll want one for Queen, Titan, Inkgells, Aghlan, Thor, etc.
• John wrote on 2011-07-17 21:09

  Quote from Intimacy;515836:

  shining will set

  
  
  
  

  Quote from Gotejjeken;515852:

  1. Shining Will, unless as Intimacy said you want to min/max, then BH/Swift.

  
  
  Just wondering, why the Shining Will? Vindictus DB shows all stats (str, agi, will, def, crit resist) being worse vs. the other 61 set.
  
  

  Quote from Intimacy;515836:

  Use it for smash happy bosses.....aka most of boat 6+

  
  

  Quote from Invertex;515848:

  If you see yourself not using counter that often, consider using a large shield instead.

  
  

  Quote from Gotejjeken;515852:

  2. Raid bosses mostly. Surprised you didn't use one on Irukul, however you'll want one for Queen, Titan, Inkgells, Aghlan, Thor, etc.

  
  
  I see. Alright, thank you. I have noticed that I don't counter often (maybe quite literally less than 5 times in a boss battle), but figured the times I do, I might as well stick with regular shields. Guess it's not worth it, vs. being knocked back and countering back in, causing a lot of stamina.
• Andy-Buddy wrote on 2011-07-17 21:09
  1. I'm surprised at the amount of Shining Will in this thread.
  
  To be honest, I think he means end game set, which would be either Holy Wing or Black Hammer/Swift combo.
  
  2. Large shields are good for whenever you need them. Try going all-large shield for runs like dailies or redundant runs with friends. There will be a difference in your play style, and you can learn the ins and outs of large shields through forced-use.
• John wrote on 2011-07-17 21:19

  Quote from Andy-Buddy;515969:

  1. I'm surprised at the amount of Shining Will in this thread.
  To be honest, I think he means end game set, which would be either Holy Wing or Black Hammer/Swift combo.

  
  
  Both gear-recommendation posts mentioned the min/max of BH/Swift set, so I do believe they understood that I meant the current end game... is Shining Will really that good? I'm still wearing the Laghodessa, to save gold for the 61-set... >.>
  
  *EDIT*
  
  I played around with a large shield, and it seems like there's no point in just doing a normal block... be safe and just heavy stand everything. Is there any cons to doing this?
• Intimacy wrote on 2011-07-17 22:58

  Quote from John;515977:

  Both gear-recommendation posts mentioned the min/max of BH/Swift set, so I do believe they understood that I meant the current end game... is Shining Will really that good? I'm still wearing the Laghodessa, to save gold for the 61-set... >.>

  
  
  its max damage and defense compared to bh swift is not really far apart. for a level 56 armor it's really good.
• Andy-Buddy wrote on 2011-07-17 23:30

  Quote from John;515977:

  Both gear-recommendation posts mentioned the min/max of BH/Swift set, so I do believe they understood that I meant the current end game... is Shining Will really that good? I'm still wearing the Laghodessa, to save gold for the 61-set... >.>
  
  *EDIT*
  
  I played around with a large shield, and it seems like there's no point in just doing a normal block... be safe and just heavy stand everything. Is there any cons to doing this?

  
  
  Cost in stamina, speed. Otherwise, it's okay to overcompensate. Try to tell the difference it tinks, so you can use a large shield on your first run on bosses, just to tell which attacks are smashes or not.
• ThatNerd wrote on 2011-07-17 23:32
  Like everyone else said, Shining Will and BH/Swift. Shining Will gives a attack boost, so it's pretty good.
  
  I've also heard 3-4 star shining will is best for fiona
• Yanm wrote on 2011-07-17 23:38

  Quote from Andy-Buddy;515969:

  1. I'm surprised at the amount of Shining Will in this thread.
  
  To be honest, I think he means end game set, which would be either Holy Wing or Black Hammer/Swift combo.
  
  

  
  
  Shining Will isn't that much worse than Holy Wing Half Plate. Holy Wing only has about 300 more defense and like what? 5 more will? It's completely viable for Fiona's for end-game.
• Gotejjeken wrote on 2011-07-17 23:42
  Yeah, Shining Will actually outclasses Holy Half in set bonuses. As for the large shield, I'd really recommend learning how to counter what you can. You will be a lot more helpful that way as you will provide both damage and stun, instead of turtling and waiting for an opening.
  
  For a great example, look at Fleeing Gnoll King. Doing that with a large shield is hella hard, and gives no benefit at all compared to a small.