Nuevo Coselete

Copied from my Post (#78) over at Dreams in Vana'Diel on the new PLD Armor coming in the April 8th update.
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I'm leaning towards definitely going with Enmity, since neither Valor, Gallant or Koenig offers +5. 

Base state difference between the popular/common PLD TANKING Body Pieces:

Gallant

DEF 47 HP +20 / VIT +4 / Divine +5 / Enmity +2 - - - Gallant
DEF 55 HP +20 / VIT +6 / Divine +8 / Enmity +2 - - - Gallant +1
DEF 52 MP +08 / VIT +4 / MND +4 / Enmity +3 - - - Adaman
DEF 53 MP +10 / VIT +5 / MND +5 / Enmity +4 - - - Gem
DEF 55 HP +23 / DEX +3 / Enmity +4 - - - Valor
DEF 56 HP +30 / DEX +3 / Enmity +5 - - - Valor +1

DEF 49 HP +20 / VIT +5 / STR +5 / DEX +5 - - - Nuevo

With +5 Enmity, it's already better than our AF, hands down. 
It's also only 3 DEF less than Adaman, warranting a 100% replacement.
And it's only 6 DEF less than base Valor, in addition to 1 Enmity higher and 3 HP less.

What I need to see if how this gear is obtained. I'm going to go on a limb and assume it'll be easier than Relic Body and/or HQ AF, pieces that I won't see for at least 3 months of hardcore playing.

Even so, no body piece in the game gives +5 Enmity aside from Valor +1 (lol). Of course, there is the Hydra Haubert, but yeah, moving on... >_>

It also has more DEF and more AGI than Haubergeon, and doesn't worry about negative evasion. Hell, the +5 AGI will even negligibly help Shield Blocking.

I was thinking of adding Fast Cast, but that only comes into play with Flash and Utsusemi. With the current state of PLD/NIN being de facto standard in end-game tanking (allegedly), Fast Cast (+5%)+ Enmity on a body piece, would be unequaled.

In that case, with +10 ACC, I need to compare it to other pieces. It's comparable to the Homam, and there aren't too many other PLD pieces that give Acc; mainly just attack. Amir, Askar, etc..

But I'm a long way away from tanking as PLD/NIN end-game, and SE said you can discard and redo. So I'll cross that Fast Cast bridge when I get to it.

Acc +10 puts it at the same DEF of Homam, 5 ACC less, and 8 HP/MP less. No Triple Attack is a bit disconcerting, even though on the Homam it's 1%, 1% is better than none.

Also, keep in mind that gear like Askar, I'd mostly only use for WS, not TP (and I'm a loooong way from Askar). Avalon Breastplate isn't even on my list of "things I need to get in this lifetime". Oh and next to the Avalon is the Hydra Hauberk (lolol). -20 HP is a price I'd pay exp, though, for +9 Enmity, but in the situations where +9 enmity is useful (end-game), -20 HP might not be a good idea.. And I switch body pieces a lot, so I'd rarely use the added effect from Hydra.

Enmity and Accuracy. I'll sell Adaman and Macro in AF for Flash. Or something.

My rationale is that, end game, I'm not going to be meleeing with the intent to cause damage on a significant scale anyway, and I'm sure that I'll build up TP for Chivalry and/or Spirits Within just well and fine.

But until I'm at End-game, when the armor with Fast Cast + Enmity is an AWESOME option(no other body piece for PLD offers that, so paired with the Homam hands, legs, Dusk Feet and Turban, I think that's realistically the fastest we can cast without gear..), Enmity + Accuracy will suit me just fine. I get Def from food, so I don't mind that it's lower than pretty much all the heavy PLD tanking pieces. Hell, even the Valor doesn't have VIT on it...