Alright, another question for you. 60a2 or work for the 65 rank 1 or 65a2? I know 60a2 will require a good bit of mithrils which I am greatly lacking in being a templar (find it hard to dps at tia siege and 4.0 forts to get a grade 3 or 2) I know a lot of sins actually that still roll around in their 60a2 gear instead of anything new. different class, but still would like to know what would be the "easier attained/easier to maintain" gear before 4.5 which is like a month away probably?
I think it’s a fairly obvious statement to say that realistically, 60a2 is the easier set to obtain of the two, in terms of attainability you can get substantially more mithril medals in the same time it took you to get the same amount of Ceramium medals.
With that being said of the two sets which would I recommend to obtain first, would be 65a2, and it’s worth the wait. 60a2 I feel is just out dated, it can do what needs to be done and can perform at the level you expect it to but why should you save up and get the 2nd best armor set in the game. 65a2 apparently is being reduced to rank 1 requirements in 4.5 as it is which means you will no longer need to maintain 1 star with it (Which can often times mean quite a lot of AP).
If you do decide to get 65a2, Blood Mark set can adapt to most situations you want it to, as a block set and in most cases will do what you need it to do. Augment sets are more or less suited towards a Magic Resist or Accuracy centered play, both of which require large sums of funds and felicitous’s etc so take that into consideration before purchasing either or.
For Templars the additional bonus stats from obtaining 65a2 are fairly worth your while, the additional 1% PvP defence per piece helps, and when 5/5 is completed that's essentially like having a PvP buff on you compared to people in Blood Mark.