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I'd take Homam Legs.

Before everyone freaks out, our Omegas are STINGY, and everyone wants them, so it's something I'd have to wait a long bit to get anyway.

Homam Legs are insanely useful for PLD, and I'd use them for almost EVERYTHING that I do on PLD, making an almost full-time piece worth more to me than a situational-at-best Sword that's not bad, but horribly overrated by the community.

Add in to that, Hauteclaire wouldn't really get much use for what I do, 99% of what I do on PLD, I'm better off using Joytoy. The times that I'm kiting, I'd rather have the Enmity from Chainsaw, because if I'm kiting something that's hitting me enough that -7% PDT matters, I'd be better off not kiting it in the first place. :P

The only thing I can think of that a Hauteclaire would be useful for (for that I do) would be Jailer Of Prudence, but even then, -7% PDT when I'm getting hit for 20-40s the majority of the time, not that huge of a deal.

Homam.

Much more useful, on many more jobs. Haute is pretty, but thats it. Almost any time i would want it on, joyeuse would do better.

Hauteclaire because Homam legs is a common drop for our linkshell.

Also as someone else pointed, if you do limbus then Homam is just a waiting game and if you don't fight the HNM for hauteclaire then why would you pass them up.

If I didn't already have Homam Legs I'd take them, those damn things took me 2 years of limbus to finally get them and they are simply wow <3

But with Homam Legs I'd probably take 1mil over Haute. Sure it's pretty but, 1mil can buy me alot more useful things. Haute just seems too situational to really be worth > 1million.

Think of it this way, would you pay 1mil for one?

I don't do HNM and I'd NEVER have a chance at the sword, so that's what I'd get. H. Legs would be more useful but at least I have a chance at those.

Gil.

A rare sword you'll never use versus a common drop from an instanced HNM that you'll use all the time? Frankly, I'd probably take the money.

If you never plan to join a limbus shell or do limbus at all, Homam Legs are a clear winner. If, however, you plan on joining one, Homam Legs seems to be one of the more common drops, so you might want to consider a Hauteclaire.

Personally, for me, I'd take the gil. But chances are, I wouldn't win the Tier 3 on my main, anyway.

Gil

I've managed a full SE clear with WAR DRK BRD RDM, I find the only true trouble-spot on this zone is the boss that charms, we got lucky and it didn't use it once.

To the question on hand, I have both. Over the year or so with Haute I have found it's use die down, though in most instances where you would straight tank with a mac+1 you are better off with a haute imo. Though it seems those days are gone, assuming you have adequate support.

Still, the rarity factor needs to come into play here. I think you take a Hauteclaire and live with what it does, and just be patient in limbus. Camping Khim sucks.

did limbus last night.

http://sizedd.freeforums.org/6th-june-2009-limbus-omega-t33.html

seriously. homam is so easy to get.

I'm debating between Haute, RDM relic body, and Homam legs for rank 3. Despite the fact I think the Homam legs would probably be the most useful to me, it's also the one item I see myself potentially being able to get someday if I happened to stumble upon a Limbus shell with a compatible schedule. I don't see myself ever obtaining the other two the normal way unless I merc'd them.

Trotter Boots are tempting, but since Striders are buyable, I doubt I will pick them. For me, assuming I'm lucky enough to win something above rank 4, I want my reward to be something I can't normally buy =/

Khimaira is one of the easiest mobs in the game to hold with a single /nin if you know how to do it. Hell, I've seen a whm/sch hold it for 5+ minutes easily. If you're that worried, have the mule be an alt 75 character (most endgame linkshells have a few laying around from old players who have retired) and its cake.

Its always fun to piss off people by being there totally alone on brd/nin with 6+ people from the competition camping and when it pops and they don't claim instantly thinking they have time. Just claim it with elegy and hold it until help shows up.