Spicyryan is right but to clarify the point further: For the majority of mobs they run at 12% increased movement speed so.. you will gradually get caught using Shantotto over these which can & will make the difference when kiting.
Think about it, 12% is a 50% increase on the 8%. SE did this for a reason, as I doubt they would ***on a Tiamat or Kirin drop as both RDM & BLM can use Shantotto.
Shantotta are awesome regardless as 8% is better than 0% of course, but they're in no way better than these.
saying that Shantotto legs are making these inferior is just silly.
Tested both on Jailer of Fortitude.
The idea was to kite JoF to the tower on the other side so that his pets would lose aggro. With Heralds this was no problem, but using shantotto legs the pets didn't give up as easily.
shantotto legs are better than nothing, but you get what you pay for.
12% movement will let you keep pace with, or even out-pace, almost all mobs. When combined with smart pathing, a BLM can solo whatever they want.
8% movement will let you outrun your friends when it counts.
Huge difference.
I was using the 8% movement speed buff on shantotto's legs for almost a year before I finally got the +12% movement speed. There is a HUGE difference. 8% its alot harder to outrun mobs and stay out of range actually. 12% its not a problem at all.
with the latest lvl cap update to 85, whm/sch's can use desert boots + sansstorm instead for a fraction of the cost for the same movement speed increase