Military Parade - A DD Bard Guide

Shneddick Ring all day.

We all want it to...but sadly no....

The Chocobo Knife doesn't even allow you to run at Chocobo speed (even Flee would have been nice, Hippomenes Socks/+1, Shijo, Chicken Knife). There is nothing unique about that dagger besides the fact that it looks like a chicken, which there's already a lvl 1 variant of, so even that's whatever. +18% movement speed is obtained by most jobs without a Shneddick Ring too. That dagger is truly a failure, they could have done more with it.

Even if Chocobo knife was good, it doesn't really help the situation.
Carmine legs take care of Rdm, Pld, Drk, Rng, Drg, Blu, Cor and Run.
JSE with 18%: Thf, Brd, Rng, Geo.

Dnc is the only Chocobo Knife job that doesn't appear to have a better movement speed option. The thought of dropping AM3 or TP for it is disgusting.

I don't include Kupo Suit, which yes has 18% and is all jobs but being a bonanza item, is not reasonable and you're dropping several Ilvl slots to wear even if it was something you could just go get anytime.

Nin has that 25% but that is only dusk to dawn.

So, 11/22, a full half of jobs, are left in the dust.
War, Mnk, Whm, Blm, Bst, Sam, Nin(daytime), Smn, Pup, Dnc(without choco knife) and Sch.

Sorry, that turned into a rant. So many jobs are stuck with non-ilvl, 12% items which is a double fail. If I missed any 18% items for any of those jobs feel free to let me know.

Dropping am3 for sub changes is a mistake.

Gets skadi feet+1, its not ilvl but is 18%

Ah~! Thanks, I figured I would forget something.

That bumps Bst and Dnc off my list of jobs without 18%, though then puts it on the non ilvl list. If I didn't have Shneddick, I'd still be willing to drop that ilvl slot for the 18% but it would hurt. Perhaps SE will put some 18% on those jobs AF upgrades.

So, to update
War, Mnk, Whm, Blm, Bst(18% but non-iLvl), Sam, Nin(25%night 12% non-ilvl day), Smn, Pup, Dnc(non-iLvl) and Sch.

This makes Chocobo Knife even more worthless. /Hurray

Why are SE obsessed with not letting us have above 18% in armor?

Especially so because chocobo knife can't be used by any job that doesn't already have 18%.