Alright, so I've reached the completion of my 4* set now, and this is where picking which branch of upgrades I want to go with comes into play. However I'm not absolutely sure which ones I want to pick and would like some educated opinions from those who have used this gear.
Just give you an idea, my current gear is:
Miracle Hood (Medium Shadow UV)
Ash Tail Coat (Low Elemental, Low Stun UVs)
Wise Owlite Shield (High Pierce, Low Poison UVs)
Avenger
Radiant Pulsar
So, obviously I'm talking about the Helmet and Armor choices. I've heard some people say get Divine Veil/Vog Cub/Grey Feather Cowl/Skolver Coat in various combinations, and I've read some previous threads similar to this topic but there were a lot of mixed opinions.
I'll say right now that I don't like being built PURELY for FSC, I like being able to go anywhere with decent survivability, and I do often work with a team of 2 or more people. Yes I do want to be able to fight in FSC but that's now what my runs revolve around therefore I do not wish to be built purely for that run only. I'm pretty sure Vanaduke will not always be the only Tier 3 boss and this is a young game so, I refuse to build my gear as if that was the case.
I've come to the conclusion already that there is no such thing as a perfect defense, every knight has their own weaknesses and strengths, and team work is what wins the day, and deaths will happen. Great job if you managed to solo hard challenges but, I don't think that's the primary way the game is played, and with some horrible frame rate drops that often result in my death thanks to OOO spamming gun puppies and monsters in tight spaces occasionally, I prefer to have back-up with me.
So, which is more ideal? I'm currently leaning towards Divine Veil/Vog Cub Coat but I wanted some opinions first.
Miracle Hood
That UV would be more useful on the Grey Feather Cowl since it does not yet have shadow defense. Most people favor Grey Feather over Divine due to Divine's lack of Normal defense, it is just a more useful defense in general. The Shadow defense is nice for Kats and Fiends, but Zombies still do half Normal in T3 so it is a wash for them defensively.
You could go either way though, both options are nice choices. Some people have mentioned that they "regretted" making a Divine Veil, but personally I don't find its shortcomings to be bothersome. I've probably just gotten used to it. :)
Ash Tail
Might as well do Vog, the ASI will be work well with your Avenger. If you feel the need more damage later, you can always grab one of the new sword trinkets from Krogmo.