By Lakshmi.Byrth 2011-04-08 14:14:29
Anyway, what Yuna said is right. Parrying Skill doesn't matter. If you want to prove it to yourself, take all the Parrying gear you can get your hands on and parse your rate against a monster that does't give you Parrying skillups.
I did it against Mandragoras in the tree right after I capped Parrying skill for level 68 on Dancer. Parrying Skill +40 (boxer's, 2x knife, earring, torque) on a monster that wouldn't give me skillups, 5% Parrying rate. Parrying Skill +0 (none of those items), 5% Parrying rate. Warrior against high level Abyssea NMs, 5% Parrying rate. Unless you're planning to farm monsters 10-20 levels lower than yourself, skilling Parrying is a waste of time. If I had Level 90 Parrying skill with +40 against a level 90 monster, I'd still have a 5% Parrying rate.