So how are grips working out for you guys?

Today I logged in for the first time in almost 3 weeks. I went to an AH and purchased my first grip for my Dragoon. So how are grips working out for you guys? Are they useful?

I don't use any two handed weapons but I hear the updates to those were insane. Not so much the grips as the weapon skills and other things.

I've heard frequent mentions of an update regarding two-handed weapons, but I don't know any of the details. Anyone care to enlighten me (or link me)?

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Originally Posted by FFXIclopedia

The following adjustments have been made to two-handed weapons:

- Two-handed weapons will now receive larger benefits from a character’s attributes, and will also inflict more damage when facing higher-level opponents or enemies with high defense.

- A new type of equipment known as “grips” can now be equipped in the sub-weapon slot while using a two-handed weapon.

*Grips cannot be used without a two-handed weapon equipped in the main weapon slot. **TP will be reset when changing or removing grips, in the same manner as for main weapon equipment changes.

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The whole "1 STR = 1 Attack, 1 DEX = 1 Acc." is the meat of the two-handed weapon upgrade. Grips are just the new alternate equipment type for ammo equipment slot.

The first one was the real kicker. I think it sets 1 Dex = 1 Acc and 1 Str = 1 Atk for 2hand rather than 2 Dex = 1 Acc, 2 Str = 1 Atk.

I was in a party as Blue Mage today and the SAM and WAR's regular hits were doing more damage than my best spell, and hitting more often.

This is why the Acc. market's crashing. WAR, DRK, SAM and DRG are all better off with +DEX for weapon skill modifiers.

The smartest thing to do right now would be buy a scorpion harness/other good acc. gear while the market's down before Square decide to nerf the update.

Yep, get em while they're down! SE will almost certainly nerf this in some degree. Pld should not have more accuracy with a staff than with a sword. :o

That is abso-lutely-freaking awesome and would probably make being a dark knight (which I rather enjoyed) bearable. A shame my room mate has announced he's going to do everything in his power to stop me from going back.

I personally think they do not make that much a difference with the exception of one or two...relly then only help SAM, DRK and DRG...really

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Originally Posted by Siegfried

I personally think they do not make that much a difference with the exception of one or two...relly then only help SAM, DRK and DRG...really

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I'm mostly excited about the drop in the necessity for accuracy equipment. This frees up a lot of slots that I can put towards STR to make a tarutaru DRK a little more feasible.

The Pankration update included a slight nerf to 2-handed weapons. They keep the 1str=1atk etc, but the damage output is slightly more random.

I havent logged on much in a month so I havent tried the grips but I'm probably going to just save a bit of cash and get a decent one instead.

Looking forward to trying out my DRK, I was already doing great damage for lv72.