Giggles isn't that good
In my opinion, Giggles is an extremely good set for two reasons:
- it only has two items (for the elite hunter)
- it's cheap - got it for 10k gold which is ok at level 19.
Hunting wise, HP, Armor and defence are of little importance in general. A 2 piece set allows for flexibility and customising your gear. Here is a post I made on my guild's
forum" I am a number cruncher myself. I noticed the large sets (4+ items) sell for a lot of FSP and I was wondering if they are really worth it, from the hunting point of view.
At level 19, I bought the Giggles set - armor and hat - for about 10k gold. Then I was wondering how long I was supposed to keep it (for the elite hunter bonus mostly) - to my surprise - I realised that the combined power of the giggles set and commons/rares/uniques would take me a looong way.
Lets compare the giggles combo with other sets (crafting and skill bonuses excluded):
Nightshade (28 ) Giggles/commons(28 )
HP 72 44
Dam 55 60
Def 180 132
Att 75 86
Armor 140 125
Nightshade (at 33) Giggles/commons(at 33)
HP 72 27
Dam 55 79
Def 180 221
Att 75 91
Armor 140 120
Gnarled (at 35) Giggles/others(at 35)
HP 80 74
Dam 45 102
Def 245 203
Att 105 105
Armor 165 109
Gnarled (at 40) Giggles/others(at 40)
HP 80 43
Dam 45 172
Def 245 171
Att 105 110
Armor 165 150
I've done other comparisons involving small sets (3- pieces) vs large ones - generally small sets + others are at least comparable to large sets at base level of the large one, while at base level +5-10, small sets +others are generally better, mostly because they are more flexible and customisable (who wants the 300 HP bonus of the leaf dragon bonus anyway).
Mind also that large sets require a lot of FSP and trading time, and they only get their real bonus when full - usually not at their base level if you are not filthy rich.
Waiting for comments.
Maegglin"
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