What's your pet peeve in FFXI?

[Armando]

Re: What's your pet peeve in FFXI?

I think the devs have always been afraid of making sweeping changes to the gameplay. Lots of jobs could've benefited from total redesigns but instead they just kept piling on new jobs. It's great that they learned a bunch of lessons along the way and the later jobs were better designed, but the old problems didn't go away just because they ignored them.

[Drkray]

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I start back playing and now alot of new people playing naked or afk
i miss old party playing for 6 hours and you get 2 or 3 lv max at less you had some challenge

[Taskmage]

Re: What's your pet peeve in FFXI?

For example, I believe RDM's invite problems would be all solved by just giving the job Cure V.

Incoming FireRant

[cidbahamut]

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[Ketaru]

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If he wants to take what I said out of context, sure <_<

[Aksannyi]

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At 75 cap I would have said hell no, but isn't there Cure VI now? Did we make it to VII? If that's the case, yes, RDM deserves Cure V at this point.

But for me to argue anything at all about the game in this stage is more than silly.

[Ketaru]

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It's true, yes. But it's really designed for Abyssea where players can get HP bonuses. Outside of Abyssea, it's a bit of a waste to cast.

[Firewind]

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At 75 cap I would have said hell no.

This really, Aks beat me to it.

[Ketaru]

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Bought a Stoicheion Medal. People keep telling me how great it is for SCH and BLM. Doesn't even seem to register in their minds I might want it for my RDM. I think it's time for a nuking update...

EDIT: Meh, feels like my entire history on this game has been defending the legitimacy of one of my jobs or another.

First, it was BST which I had to pretty much claw my way into any group just to convince them it will work as a damage dealer. Now, it's legitimacy as a damage dealer is just taken from granted. I even see people shouting for it level capped stuff like BCNM. Even though, below level 75, it's the same "meh" job it has always been before it got stronger pets.

Then it was SCH, who people were always hesitant about inviting because it couldn't have Haste, even though there were times I felt the way it was more defensive was sometimes more appropriate, especially given some party setups.

Now...it's RDM.

[Yygdrasil]

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It was always RDM.

[Aksannyi]

Re: What's your pet peeve in FFXI?

It's never Lupus.

[Taskmage]

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I forget to use my reraise items all the damn time and it pisses me off so much. I just cost myself an hour of dynamis time. So frustrating XO

[Nestama]

Re: What's your pet peeve in FFXI?

Omodaka Armour. She doesn't like it when you hit her friends.

[Ketaru]

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Apparently, I said something stupid. Merit points spells are no longer Voidwatch triggers. Bitter sweet, in a way. I always thought, at the very last, having Dia III, Bio III, Paralyze II, Slow II, and Blind II were reasons to bring RDM to Voidwatch just to trigger and was confused as to why they weren't even wanted for that when I returned. Shows what happens when you don't pay attention...

...On the other and, that means I dropped the bullshit that is Bio III and Blind II in favor of a Dia III that lasts for more than 30 seconds again.

Also: Armando, I'm having a math crisis here. I'm trying to gear for Chant du Cygne again and am wondering with to continue using Antares (+8 DEX/+8 Acc) vs Dux (+9 STR/+15 Att). Tried using BG Spreadsheets, but all I get when I use them is Err:508. I don't know if that's because I'm using Open Office instead of Excel. But anyway, I don't think Acc is a problem for me so I don't think it would be a problem if I lost that from Antares. But it is +8 DEX for a DEX Crit WS. But RDM is a STR/Att starved job.

[Taskmage]

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On the tangent, what does your rdm TP set look like, Ketaru? I've been looking into re-gearing that aspect of the job. Is Zelus Tiara more or less compulsory? I'd like to wear Brego Helm, but I can't figure out how to cap haste without the tiara. Also, what ring do you pair rajas with?