Good TT 99 armour set up?

BIaze_ - Heavens Tear

hello fellow BMs, now im sure there are plenty of other topics like this but i cant be bothered to go through them all at 03:30 am b:surrender

tomorro/later im going to hit lvl 99 and was wondering before i equip the gear is this a good set-up for - interval for TT 99 ~

LA wrists + necklace
&
HA boots, legs and chest.
this will save me belt for being Magic defence
or is there another better setup to do?

thank you in advance for your answers and happy hunting b:thanks

PenutButer - Dreamweaver

Magic defense necklace and LA belt, that way you can get 5% hp .

OR

LA Wrists/LA Boots for ultra pdef squishy

ULMOS - Archosaur

To be honest, I went through the same questions as you did.

When it came down to it, I chose to go 4 pieces TT99 HA (Arms, Legs, Chest, Arms) for the +15 vit. Then 2 TT99 LA ornaments for situations that 5.00 aps is useful. In pvp you'll want ele / 5% hp ornaments.

I think the problem alot of bms have been having is going straight for the 5.0. and opting for LA armor pieces.

4.0 in demon spark is just as good in most situations.

You will find this useful: http://pwi-forum.perfectworld.com/showthread.php?t=743362

Michael_Dark - Lost City

Only go for the LA 2 set bonus if you're sage, certain you're not going to get either tome or nirvana pants, or you absolutely have to have 4aps unsparked.

I would opt for the 2 ornaments... at least you can switch to them if you're fighting a heavy or PvEing with an ep.

Smobo - Heavens Tear

Don't be afraid of LA wrists and boots. People tend to be afraid of the loss of Pdef, but its not that big of a thing. You lose out on ~500 pdef on the boots, and ~600 on the wrists (including +phys bonus). You do however gain ~200ish magic defense on each one.

Now, this is a lot of Pdef to lose, but if you're going for the LA set bonus, each one allows you to omit wearing a LA orn, which gives you evasion (which most people say is worthless) instead of phys/magic defense. If you refine your orns fairly high ( to +5 or maybe a bit higher), you will in fact have more Pdef trading a piece of HA in for LA, and giving yourself an extra phys orn. This will also allow you to wear a +5% HP necklace, which itself may grant you more survivability than the loss of a bit of Pdef for some Mdef.

However, if you have a fairly high budget, and plan on buying nirvana leggings and/or a -int tome, you can afford to lose -.05 somewhere. You can drop the LA set effect, or drop the lunar cape for a wings of the cloudcharger. Right now, I'm not 100% sure which would give you more defense, as I'm sleepy, but I'm guessing the cape would, due to its ability to hold +2 def gems, and its +3% phys reduction.

Steopie - Heavens Tear

Always worth looking into having a set of Mdef ornaments (OHT / Warsong belt and Swindlers / Cube necky) and the set of LA ornaments. Switch and swap when appropriate to the situation.

TheDan - Sanctuary

I'm speaking on behalf of a 5.0 Sage BM, if you're a Demon BM, I don't recommend this build unless you're going for 4.0 APS un-sparked, but I use:

LA99 Wrists
LA99 Boots
HA99 Chest
Nirvana Lunar HA Pants
LionHeart Belt
Cube Neck
Love: Up and Down
Lunar Int Cape
TT100 Striking Dragon
2x Lunar Rings
Helm of Holy Punishment

I've done the math, and the 2 LA wrists and Boots are Equal in Mage Def to a +6 OHT Belt 95 Quest Belt.

The only difference I see is that I lose about 2K P def and 700 HP from the HA 99 Wrists and Heavenrage Boots. To compensate for that, my HA99 Belt is +6, Lunar rings +5, and Nirvana Lunar Pants.

The Reason I'll never consider using LA Orns is cause you can't compensate for the loss of Mage Def through refining armor, but you can compensate for Phys Def for refining Rings, Belt Etc.

I would say it's always good to have a set of Phys Def Orns and Mage Def Orns, both can be useful in their own way, Phys Def Orns more for PVE, and Mage Def Orns for PvP.

Since I'm an Axe/Spear/Fist Hybrid Cat BM in TW, I value Mage Def waaay the hell more than Phys Def... The only opponents I face are Archers , Wizards , and Venos, so it makes sense to prioritize Mage Def over Phys Def.

I'm sure if I played LC against +12 Rank 8 Archers I'd reconsider more Phys Def, but since you're on HT you probably don't have to worry about that.

But Yeah, don't take my words for the only viable solution out there for optimizing your 99 set. If I was speaking on behalf of a Demon BM, I'd toss the LA 99 Wrists, Boots and HA Belt the hell out, Keep HA 99 Wrists, Heavenrage Boots, and Warsong Belt hands down.

In short, I'd have to say if you're only looking to PvE, you may not want to consider my build, mine is strictly for PvP, I have a separate PvE set. I'd only wear LA Orns if it was for PvE... since Phys def and HP is more important than Mage def in most cases in TT/Nirvana etc.

Ranfa - Dreamweaver

Personally I'm going HA chest, leggings, wrists, and LA boots + belt. I want to keep my Phys/Ele +5% HP neck (even more if I could somehow get my hands on one of those Warsong necklaces) so I'm compromising the boots. Since I have no chance in neither HR boots or Love tome, I'm going to opt for Nirvana leggings assuming I last long enough, for 3.33 aps (which is my ultimate goal, 4 aps is fancy talk). At least those are somewhat farmable...

Combatte - Dreamweaver

i like the idea of having more than one neck/belt , this way i can go full HA TT99