Accuracy

I know DEX is a mod' for ACC, and the levels you have in a weapon. DEX has been PROVEN to be a mod' in ACC, and it's simple to prove. I simply checked a monster without my life belt and it was high EVA. I checked it WITH the Life Belt and it was Medium EVA. No arguement. I think ACC has a base stat like ATT does, then DEX probably modifies it by half your total amount of DEX plus your ACC gear. And DEX isn't alone used for ACC, it's used to modify ACC, critical hits (confirmed by SE) and a modifier for Sneak Attack.

VERY interesting, RobotJesus! Makes total sense to me actually. Sushi adds, I believe, 15% accuracy. You'll notice that the Jujitsu Gi adds +4 Accuracy. It doesn't say 4%, does it? Apparently your accuracy has some kind of number attached to it, just like your Attack, and this adds 4 to it. If you're a Level 50 Monk and right now your Accuracy is 245, then adding 4 to that is actually less than 2%. But adding 4% to that would be the same as putting on an item that gave you +10 ACC. So eating a piece of sushi at that point would be like putting on gear that gave you +37 ACC! That's pretty massive and you'd expect that to make you hit the mob about like it was a DC. So again, thanks, very interesting info.

I hit the target but (NOT) on a regular enough basis to gain tp as i normally do.

use Squid Sushi and was hitting the target almost everytime without fail doing at least (FOUR) weaponskills per fight.

Ok lol sorry about that^^

Name: Indie
Job: 58 Sam/War
Rank: 6 San d'Oria
World: Valefor

I'd like to comment that I utterly disagree with the assumption that 2 DEX = 1 ACC or any equation close to that. SE has explained that while 2 STR bring up your ATK by 1, STR also brings up the MINIMUM damage you can do. There are proven formulas that have come to us courtesy of JP players that state, if I understand the formulas correctly, that STR is basically one half of your damage and ATK is the other half. So, if your STR is 50 and your ATK is 200, 5 STR bring up your STR by 10%, while 10 ATK will only bring up your ATK by 5%. Bringing up one half of the equation by 10% is far better than bringing up the other half of the equation by only 5%, even though the ATK number looks larger. One of the most stunning confirmations of this was the MNK who parsed out his average damage against the same IT mobs with Ochiudo's Kote (+20 ATK) to 55, and with his AF gloves (+4 STR I believe) to 58.

VIT and DEF work exactly the same way (really a no-brainer since the enemy's VIT and DEF are used in the STR/ATK damage equations). So I ask, why on earth would all the other base statistics not work the same way? This means that 2 DEX bring up your ACC by 1, but also bring up the MINIMUM percentage of the time that you will connect with your opponent. STR and VIT bring up the high end (they give you bigger dice rolls) but are also guarantees. DEX should therefore bring up your ACC by a small amount but also be a guarantee of slightly higher accuracy. And if your damage is half STR and half ATK, your accuracy should be half DEX and half ACC (basically some formula involving your skill with that weapon, your +ACC mods and half your DEX).

I would also like to add that all of my experiences (250+ levels) have confirmed this to me. 10 or 20 ATK tend to make JUST about as much difference for me as 4 or 5 STR. A couple beetle rings change my ranged accuracy noticeably; a few points of AGI do that and more. One of the most interesting experiences I've had is when I recently went to help a few friends get their Kazham keys the other day with my 47MNK. I'd had an idea in my head; instead of subbing WAR like the last time I went to do that, I subbed THF and DEX'd the crap out of him (Emperor's Hairpin, Balance Rings, Pilferer's Earring, etc. for +13 or so; I usually have +9). I spent about three hours of actual fighting helping them get their keys...and paying moderate attention to my accuracy the whole time, I was rather shocked that about an hour into it I had yet to notice a single miss (and of course about 1/3 fists were crits). After we were completely done, I still had not noticed or remembered missing a single fist, despite almost never using Focus. That doesn't prove anything (despite how different it was from my other MNK/WAR trips there), I just thought that was very interesting and cool :D

P.S. Another comment--if DEX and AGI don't work the same way as STR and VIT (the base stat (STR, VIT, etc. adds a little to your highest potential--your total ATK/DEF--while also adding significantly to your guaranteed minimum of the ability), why do we see so much equipment that acts like they add equivalent bonuses? Spike Necklace and Custom M Gloves (both are +3 STR and DEX), for example. Most of us understand by now what a large bonus +3 STR is...why would they only give you +3 DEX on your Custom M Gloves to try to "make up" for what you're missing because you're not a Mithra, if it really only gives you +1.5 accuracy and a few crits? Why are Mithra that much more accurate at all (and they ARE) if their huge DEX actually means they only have a couple more points of accuracy than you? Why are base stats even there if they added such a tiny portion of your abilities? And you have to think that Leaping Boots and such aren't really worth much if they only give you +1.5 ACC and EVA, and that in general items that SE has clearly designed to be uber-powerful (Eisen WAR/PLD gear, etc.) with their +2 VIT and AGI are actually hardly worth pursuing. Just trying to get you thinking. I think it's pretty clear that base stats offer ALL relevant abilities a significant guaranteed boost in your ability, in addition to a slight addition to your "potential" best outcome with that ability. Personally, I will always stick with base stats when given a choice. Not only are they more versatile (offering bonuses in more than one category), I just prefer the idea of knowing I'll hit that Snipper about 60% of the time for at least 22 damage, rather than 50% of the time for at least 18 damage with occasional fights at 70% and a few crazy hits for 44 damage.

P.S.S. The same way STR and VIT square off against each other when you fight, DEX (the ability to hit) and AGI (the ability to dodge) also square off. Just makes sense, doesn't it? So Emperor's Hairpin and Leaping Boots make you better in both departments. That just makes sense. Now we just need some JP players with huge brains and excellent parsing abilities to prove it. :P

Edited, Thu Apr 28 21:40:39 2005

yea i read the interview too, heres the link:
http://ffxi.crgaming.com/interviews/viewinterview.asp?Id=209

Dexterity = acuracy, for an interview i read at Caster's Realm they did not told it was a 2-1 relationship. They where clear about Vit = 2 Def so i doubt they omited Dex to accuracy just for kicks.

What they told is that 1 Dex < 1 Accuracy but dex does add accuracy. Also you must keep in mind that having accuracy only helps you hit more often (evaluated against your target's evasion of course) but Dex not only increases Accuracy, it also increases the chance for critical hits. You may find that Dex is just as important, or maybe more important than Accuracy because of that.

If your objective is just hit, then go for Accuracy, but if you want to hit and hit hard, go for Dex. Note Dex equipment can get more expensive than Accuracy equipment (and with reason).

yes and 2 agi = 1 rgd acc