This item is not about people who are "having trouble with hate," thats nonsense and people need to quit saying that +emnity is for people with problemns. This is an item to macro to 'voke' and up the hate ante so that the DD can do more damage, and thus the whole pt can burn up mobs faster to get more xp/hour.
I consider this one of the best pld neck armors... Considering how tough it is for plds to get +enmity itens... compared to vit... and that there are no other neck +enmity for paladins... and the fact that most neck armor for paladins isnt THAT great...(the +50mp is... but depends on conquest areas) few itens pld can get enmity from i consider +1 enmity quite important... compared to lets say... Iron Musketeer +1vit armor...or medieval colar... +2 so in my opinion this and the +50mp(outside nation control) are the best pld armor for neck... since paladins re good for their hate control... the more hate control pld can get the better no?
Gonna have to disagree and go with IM Gorget. Gorget will serve you well into the late 70's for HNM tanking, as it provides the highest amount of HP for the neck.
Since the mid-40's, I haven't needed more MP items. 200+ mp is more than enough for a PLD. Refreshers will keep your MP up, and if you're still running out, you need to learn to conserve. A PLD's mana is not there to give the PLD HP, it is there for hate.
Now, intresting fact about this neck piece -- It doesn't change your character model. Meaning, you don't lose TP when equiping/de-equiping. Meaning, you could put an /equip line in your 'voke or flash macro, reaping the benifit of +1 emnity, while still getting your extra defense and HP from the Gorget.
btw: on the topic of losing tp. you only lose tp if you change your main weapon, sub weapon, (non-instrument) range weapon, and i think thrown weapon-ammo (pretty sure bow/x-bow/gun ammo changes don't make you lose tp).
however your character model will not momentarily disappear from equipment changes in: back, waist, ring1, ring1, ear1, ear2, or neck
just wanted to point that out (i'm sure it's common knowledge to 99% of players) so someone new doesn't happen to see the above post and gain a fear of changing their head armor during battle or whatever
That depends. Yes, there are moments where PLD's are having trouble holding hate. I myself had those shares, but on a given occasion, if your party members just now how to control their hate, hate shouldn't be that much of an issue. I hate the fact that people brags on how they take hate from PLD's or tanks for that matter where in reality instead of helping and actually trying to balance it out. Yes I do see the point of Barrage+Sidewinder/Slug shot, Souleater+Zerk+Vorpal Scythe, Warcry+Aggressor+Rampage, Boost+Zerk+Howling fists at given moments. But you also have to consider, if that said PLD is trying to keep hate, and you take it, STOP atk and let your PLD get the hate back OR do it at the end of the mob where it's about to die. *sigh*. No, the 50MP is race dependant, and VIT comes in for dmg reduction. +1 enmity will help you if you're having party members like what I just said above. Other than that PLD's don't really need this. Unless they're stacked with VIT and having trouble with people that does the things I said.
I'm not sure this even is really in the game. I think it's one of those items that were discovered by hackers breaking into the code. Even though it is there, you have no way to get it. It showed up on mysterytour around the time of the garrison items/mannequins patch, and they still have no info on how to get it.