Hydra Gear Point Discussion

Garret

Galkasaur
FC/Active Member
I hadn't set a value for any of the Hydra gear which drops in Tavnazia yet. What do people think is a reasonable cost for this gear?

While it is obviously rare just getting to Tavnazia is also hard enough, and the cost for entering is far worse than a normal Dynamis, as well as the difficulty in farming in Tavnazia in general.

My inclination is to give these pieces a point value of 4 or 8, leaning towards 4.

Thoughts?
 
hehe.. if anyone even wants it. I concur, 4 points for hydra NPC gear

What about the -1 gear costs? or other gear costs?

~Sass
 
maybe should look at just what the pieces are before giving a point tier to them... if i recall right some are downright worthless, and some are rather nice... maybe tier points on these depending on relative usefullness?
 
hydra gear
Hydra Beret
Level: 70
Flags: Rare / Exclusive / Not NPC Sellable
Slot: Head
Type: Armor: Doublet
Jobs: BRD BLM RDM SMN WHM
Races: All
Defense: 24
Equipment Category:
Armor / Head
Effects for Hydra Beret:

* Accuracy +3
* Evasion +3
* Enmity -8
* MP Regeneration While Healing +2


Hydra Boots
Level: 70
Flags: Rare / Exclusive / Not NPC Sellable
Slot: Feet
Type: Stout Cloth
Jobs: All
Races: All
Defense: 18
Equipment Category:
Armor / Feet
Effects for Hydra Boots:

* Fellow: HP+10 MP+10 AGI+2

Hydra Bracers
Level: 70
Flags: Rare / Exclusive / Not NPC Sellable
Slot: Hands
Type: Stout Cloth
Jobs: All
Races: All
Defense: 20
Equipment Category:
Armor / Hands
Effects for Hydra Bracers:

* Fellow: HP+10 MP+10 DEX+2


Hydra Brais
Level: 70
Flags: Rare / Exclusive / Not NPC Sellable
Slot: Legs
Type: Armor: Doublet
Jobs: BRD BLM RDM SMN WHM
Races: All
Defense: 32
Equipment Category:
Armor / Legs
Effects for Hydra Brais:

* Accuracy +10
* Evasion +10
* Enmity -6
* MP Regeneration While Healing +1


Hydra Brayettes
Level: 70
Flags: Rare / Exclusive / Not NPC Sellable
Slot: Legs
Type: Armor: Plate
Jobs: DRK PLD WAR
Races: All
Defense: 37
Equipment Category:
Armor / Legs
Effects for Hydra Brayettes:

* HP -30
* MP +30
* Accuracy +3
* Enmity +6


Hydra Cap
Level: 70
Flags: Rare / Exclusive / Not NPC Sellable
Slot: Head
Type: Stout Cloth
Jobs: All
Races: All
Defense: 28
Equipment Category:
Armor / Head
Effects for Hydra Cap:

* Fellow: HP+10 MP+10 INT+2


Hydra Doublet
Level: 70
Flags: Rare / Exclusive / Not NPC Sellable
Slot: Body
Type: Armor: Doublet
Jobs: BRD BLM RDM SMN WHM
Races: All
Defense: 43
Equipment Category:
Armor / Body
Effects for Hydra Doublet:

* MP +40
* Accuracy +10
* Evasion +10
* Enmity -9
* Enchantment: Adds 'Refresh' Effect
<Max Charges: 20 / Equip Delay: 30s / Reuse Timer: 30m>


Hydra Gaiters
Level: 70
Flags: Rare / Exclusive / Not NPC Sellable
Slot: Feet
Type: Armor: Doublet
Jobs: BRD BLM RDM SMN WHM
Races: All
Defense: 14
Equipment Category:
Armor / Feet
Effects for Hydra Gaiters:

* Accuracy +6
* Evasion +6
* Enmity -5
* MP Regeneration While Healing +2


Hydra Gloves
Level: 70
Flags: Rare / Exclusive / Not NPC Sellable
Slot: Hands
Type: Armor: Doublet
Jobs: BRD BLM RDM SMN WHM
Races: All
Defense: 16
Equipment Category:
Armor / Hands
Effects for Hydra Gloves:

* Accuracy +6
* Evasion +6
* Enmity -5
* MP Regeneration While Healing +1


Hydra Harness
Level: 70
Flags: Rare / Exclusive / Not NPC Sellable
Slot: Body
Type: Armor: Banded Mail
Jobs: BRD BLU BST COR DRK DRG MNK NIN PLD RDM RNG SAM THF WAR
Races: All
Defense: 44
Equipment Category:
Armor / Body
Effects for Hydra Harness:

* Enchantment: Attack+25 Ranged Attack+25
<Max Charges: 1 / Equip Delay: 30s / Reuse Timer: 20h>


Hydra Haubert
Level: 70
Flags: Rare / Exclusive / Not NPC Sellable
Slot: Body
Type: Armor: Plate
Jobs: DRK PLD WAR
Races: All
Defense: 45
Equipment Category:
Armor / Body
Effects for Hydra Haubert:

* HP -20
* MP +20
* Accuracy +10
* Enmity +9
* Enchantment: Adds 'Refresh' Effect
<Max Charges: 20 / Equip Delay: 30s / Reuse Timer: 30m>


Hydra Hose
Level: 70
Flags: Rare / Exclusive / Not NPC Sellable
Slot: Legs
Type: Stout Cloth
Jobs: All
Races: All
Defense: 35
Equipment Category:
Armor / Legs
Effects for Hydra Hose:

* Fellow: HP+10 MP+10 STR+2


Hydra Jupon
Level: 70
Flags: Rare / Exclusive / Not NPC Sellable
Slot: Body
Type: Stout Cloth
Jobs: All
Races: All
Defense: 42
Equipment Category:
Armor / Body
Effects for Hydra Jupon:

* Fellow: HP+20 MP+20 VIT+2


Hydra Mittens
Level: 70
Flags: Rare / Exclusive / Not NPC Sellable
Slot: Hands
Type: Armor: Banded Mail
Jobs: BRD BLU BST COR DRK DRG MNK NIN PLD RDM RNG SAM THF WAR
Races: All
Defense: 16
Equipment Category:
Armor / Hands
Effects for Hydra Mittens:

* Enchantment: Accuracy +15 Ranged Accuracy +15
<Max Charges: 1 / Equip Delay: 30s / Reuse Timer: 20h>


Hydra Moufles
Level: 70
Flags: Rare / Exclusive / Not NPC Sellable
Slot: Hands
Type: Armor: Plate
Jobs: DRK PLD WAR
Races: All
Defense: 17
Equipment Category:
Armor / Hands
Effects for Hydra Moufles:

* HP -18
* MP +18
* Accuracy +4
* Enmity +6


Hydra Salade
Level: 70
Flags: Rare / Exclusive / Not NPC Sellable
Slot: Head
Type: Armor: Plate
Jobs: DRK PLD WAR
Races: All
Defense: 25
Equipment Category:
Armor / Head
Effects for Hydra Salade:

* HP -20
* MP +20
* Accuracy +5
* Enmity +7


Hydra Sollerets
Level: 70
Flags: Rare / Exclusive / Not NPC Sellable
Slot: Feet
Type: Armor: Plate
Jobs: DRK PLD WAR
Races: All
Defense: 15
Equipment Category:
Armor / Feet
Effects for Hydra Sollerets:

* HP -35
* MP +35
* Accuracy +4
* Enmity +4


Hydra Spats
Level: 70
Flags: Rare / Exclusive / Not NPC Sellable
Slot: Feet
Type: Armor: Banded Mail
Jobs: BRD BLU BST COR DRK DRG MNK NIN PLD RDM RNG SAM THF WAR
Races: All
Defense: 14
Equipment Category:
Armor / Feet
Effects for Hydra Spats:

* Enchantment: Evasion +15
<Max Charges: 1 / Equip Delay: 30s / Reuse Timer: 20h>


Hydra Tiara
Level: 70
Flags: Rare / Exclusive / Not NPC Sellable
Slot: Head
Type: Armor: Banded Mail
Jobs: BRD BLU BST COR DRK DRG MNK NIN PLD RDM RNG SAM THF WAR
Races: All
Defense: 24
Equipment Category:
Armor / Head
Effects for Hydra Tiara:

* Enchantment: Increases Rate of Critical Hits
<Max Charges: 1 / Equip Delay: 30s / Reuse Timer: 20h>


Hydra Tights
Level: 70
Flags: Rare / Exclusive / Not NPC Sellable
Slot: Legs
Type: Armor: Banded Mail
Jobs: BRD BLU BST COR DRK DRG MNK NIN PLD RDM RNG SAM THF WAR
Races: All
Defense: 32
Equipment Category:
Armor / Legs
Effects for Hydra Tights:

* Enchantment: Haste
<Max Charges: 1 / Equip Delay: 30s / Reuse Timer: 20h>
 
While there is a mix of good & bad items among them I would rather charge a standard price for them all, otherwise it becomes a hassle during the run to figure out how much it costs.

AF2-1 already has a point value assigned to it Sass. I wasn't planning on adding a different cost for the Tavnazia pieces, if that is what you were referring to.
 
The melee hydra set give a ton of enmity which would be nice to macro in for /ja's. Down side is you'd lose 123 HP everytime you macro the set in. The +MP on it wouldn't do anything for me either.

Mage hydra set looks nice for the +mp and -enmity. As a WHM I don't see where I'd really want it tho, I have other pieces for each slot that are better if not just as good.
 
I'm not a fan of macro'ing in enmity on visible pieces of equip, it can be frustrating to targetting.

The body piece I might be willing to suck up the HP loss for.

It's more than 123hp as well, consider that each time you macro it in you also lose whatever +HP other gear had. The body piece for instance is more like a -40hp loss when you compare it to like body pieces, or a -80hp loss if you were wearing koenig.
 
I think I would rather win AF2 but Hydra Haubert would be pimp l33t rare sexy factor.
 
tbh i think the only ones i'm interested in are the npc ones lol, oh and the hmp hands and feet look gewd
 
Mage hydra set looks nice for the +mp and -enmity. As a WHM I don't see where I'd really want it tho, I have other pieces for each slot that are better if not just as good.

I'm somewhat surprised by that. Several of the pieces have the best hMP of any armor for that slot. This set has the best +acc for several slots. It has as much -enmity as full raven, better +eva, and much higher defense. I suppose it depends on what you're doing, but for times you need to solo/farm or help some lowbies with quests/missions, I can see it being pretty useful.

The hMP is the part I'm most interested in. Using this armor lets you build a set that outperforms full Yigit (including its auto-refresh). More hMP is always a good thing. ^_^

I think the primary drawback of the set is the same as any new armor: not enough inventory spots to keep everything that would be useful. >_<

Edit: slightly changed my +acc comment.

P.S. I think 4 points is probably a good number for these. As much as I think the Hydra mage set looks really interesting for some purposes, they're not really pieces to use all the time. 2 sounds low, but I don't think people would drop 8 points on them.
 
WHM evasion sucks.
-enmity... I really don't have a problem with pulling hate as is on whm
+hmp is nice but I'm happy with what I have atm. (dark staff, houppeland, wiz cookies)
 
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