I use this belt for my Hume PLD. Alot of people say it is a poor choice for the lowered INT, which they believe effects my 'Flash'. I have not seen any evidence to support this.
My 'Flash' still draws alot of agro, and it still only lasts a few moments. As a paladin, I am concerned mostly with taking hits and keeping hate(obviously). So i figured a DEF, HP, and DEX belt would be a wise choice. (the STR never hurts either ^.~)
But for those PLD's who lust after VIT, stick with a Warrior's Belt +1. This isnt much of a DRK belt, considering the -5 INT, unless you are a DRK who doesn't use magic (o.O) The belt i reccomend for most melee jobs is the Life Belt though. +10 ACC = More Hits. More Hits = More DMG&TP. More DMG&TP = One Dead Monster.
The same can be said for PLD too, More Accuracy = More Hate. However, I have never had a problem holding agro. Just keep vokin, flashin, and curin and you shouldnt have a problem.
Sorry for my long and rambling post, and sorry for sounding like Captain Obvious. Just thought i would put my perspective on this fine piece of equipment on here ^_^
I would suggest you dont worry about the -INT for flash reasons. Flash is a White magic skill, and is affected by MND, not INT.
The -INT will slightly up the damage you recieve from black magic attacks and lower your resistance to black magic enfeebs. The effect of this will be VERY small however. Like 5 damage or so...
Personally, I'm not really convinced that INT has anything to do with the effectiveness of Flash. It always seems to hit/stick with the same degree of effectiveness, with or without this belt equipped.
That being said, I *have* seen mobs resist Flash ( Wandering Ghost NM for MNK AF1, for example ). The blindness effect did not stick...however, it did draw the normal amount of hate. I flashed three times during the fight, and he resisted it every time.
Anyway, I have one of these, a Warrior's Belt +1, and a Life Belt, and I switch between them whenever the situation calls for it. I use the Ocean Belt for solo'ing mostly, farming and such. The Ocean Belt sells for between 140-200k on Sylph as of September '05.
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Hey Prod. See you all the time on Diabolos. I am still using this belt and have since lvl 50. I really don't know what my next belt will be. I am lvl 63 now. Any suggestions?
I have it equipped on my Paladin at the moment. Good item for SAMs or Ninjas who dont need INT. I bought it back in the day for 30K. I have now seen it go for 50K-80K!!!!
Not a bad belt. Like most items the price has probably stabilized since the last update so you could hold off on gettin this without worrying about price hikes.
Edited, Thu Jan 13 01:22:18 2005
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