EP9 Armor or EP8 Armor?

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Alrinia wrote on 2011-10-15 19:52

Kinda spamming the questions section of mabination but anyway...Is the EP9 armor worth exchanging over the EP8 armor? EP8 armor as in Ingkells and Wonderland. From what I gathered, the EP9 armor for Evie has 200 more def and gives 25 stam BUT has 100 less int along with less in some other stats. Is it worth sacrificing 100 int for the 25 stam? Also, for Fionas, the EP9 armor for her gives 200 less def, 60 less agi, 40 less will, 20 less crit res. The EP9 armor for Fiona does give slightly more str (not noticeable though) and the 25 stam. All in all, is it worth exchanging the EP8 armor (or the BH armor in Fiona's case) for the EP9 armor (In Fiona's and Evie's case)? Thanks in advance.

Evie:
Wonderland Set: http://vindictusdb.com/set?i=Wonderland+Set
Fallen Angel Set (EP9 Evie armor): http://vindictusdb.com/set?i=Fallen+Angel+Set

Fiona:
Ingkells Set: http://vindictusdb.com/set?i=Ingkells+Set
Black Hammer Set: http://vindictusdb.com/set?i=Black+Hammer+Set
Silent Quemielle Set (EP9 Fiona armor): http://vindictusdb.com/set?i=Silent+Quemielle+Set
sakraycore wrote on 2011-10-15 20:23

Wonderland is the best set for Evie still. 100INT is substantial.
Invertex wrote on 2011-10-15 20:42

For Fiona, I think the Ep9 set is better.
In theory, Fiona should be able to block most attacks (at the cost of stamina, which is why the +25 Stamina is useful). -200 Defense is also a rather small sacrifice, especially when most of Fiona's sets still leave her at 6k+ defense. If anything, a few enhancement runes and you've remedied that problem. The Crit Resistance is the main thing you'll be missing, but it is worth noting that Ingkells has abnormally high Crit Res compared to the other 61 sets.
Yanm wrote on 2011-10-15 22:35

As far as Fiona goes, you can always just mix and match Ingkells with the episode 9 armor.
Alrinia wrote on 2011-10-15 23:04

Okay thanks for the feedback. This part is probably pretty technical but about how much m.att do I lose if i lose 100 int and how much less "HP" does my mana shield have with 100 less int? Also, I was considering something like a 3 piece EP9 Fiona armor and 2 piece Ingkells. Anyone have any other mixing/matching armors for Fiona? Thanks in advance.
foreignreign wrote on 2011-10-16 00:47

Quote from Alrinia;621888:
Also, I was considering something like a 3 piece EP9 Fiona armor and 2 piece Ingkells. Anyone have any other mixing/matching armors for Fiona? Thanks in advance.

Here you go.

The armors are listed in order of decreasing STR. Since it's hard to tell what each set is without having to highlight every armor piece:

(going from left to right)
1) 3 Black Hammer, 2 Swift
2) 3 Colru, 2 Swift
3) 3 Black Hammer, 2 Ingkells
4) 3 Colru, 2 Ingkells
5) 3 Black Hammer, 2 Lorica

Pick your poison.
Alrinia wrote on 2011-10-16 01:48

Thanks for the armor combinations.
Gotejjeken wrote on 2011-10-16 04:56

Why leave out raiders? Force blows anything else away in terms of damage for Fiona.
Alrinia wrote on 2011-10-16 07:30

Raider's just doesn't have enough def for me. Though I do think it's decent with 3 piece BH and 2 piece Raider's.
Gotejjeken wrote on 2011-10-16 16:39

If you mix raiders/BH you will most definitely have near 6K DEF if you enchant the BH a bit and are wielding a large shield. You'll have a bit less with small (I think I have 5.5k atm), however that shouldn't be too troubling considering the STR boost you get.

Anyway, I'm more of an offensive Fiona player...I prioritize damage rank over anything really. If you are more casual/defense/support minded then yeah I agree with the suggestions in the topic.
Alrinia wrote on 2011-10-18 04:06

Hmm, well in response to your post, I actually have 2 sets that I use on my Fiona: 2 piece Raider's and 3 piece BH (about 6.1k def with large) and 3 piece chiulin 2 piece ingkells. As of now, I like the more defensive set (chiulin/ingkells) since it does give me about 7.3k def...which makes glas hit me for relatively low damage. At the same time, I also like my Raider's/BH set since well...it gives me more damage output. I guess it kinda depends on how I'm feeling for that specific day.