Hitetsu is correct... you should not be considered gimp for having NQ version of this piece. it still offers alot of great stats and for the price is unheard of. i used this piece until i decided it was time for me to own a +1 version. never the less its a great piece to own. =D
To add to Hitetsu's comment: If you can't afford the +1 of anything don't worry about it. Except for items you'll probably be using from x level-endgame and beyond, those top-dollar items are more of a luxury than anything unless you have money to burn. Sometimes that 10,000,000gil +1 piece of gear you've been farming for months to get may only add 4-5 points to your base damage and won't justify the time it took to get it, especially when the NQ does almost the exact same thing. If it's your first job you're leveling or you don't have a stable HNMls you can easily get by without all the "must haves" pretend to care about.
Considering its benefits of +5 Attack, +5 Ratk, and +1STR over the NQ you have no excuse to buy a NQ Amemet.
If you don't have the gil, get a NQ, but don't suddenly think you're done farming and gimp your own damage output.
Its true, you shouldn't be called gimp, But in the end wouldn't you rather be proud of your armor?
Don't settle for anything less than perfection! Get the HQ, or Foragers! Make yourself proud of your character.
at the end of the day, the only person you have to answer to is yourself.
and wouldn't you like that answer to be: "Damn I'm good!"? I bet you do. Get your rear in gear and go farm! You can do it, and based on Hitetsu solutions it will definitely make your blist smaller =P
It's also barely worth it to even attempt the synth. You can be 40 levels beneath your skill level, but the chance to HQ is still less than 1/3rd? GG Squenix
Tanners need to unite and put an end to 50k loss synths. Start NPC'ing the NQ when you try for HQ. Let the ones that are already out there circulate and eventually the price will go up.
I really hope that dragonhope guy knows mnk can't use jaridah peti. And also that STR+1 and Att+5 won't have an effect unless you can stack STR to 5 and attack to 20.
