What's your pet peeve in FFXI?

[Eiyoko]

Re: What's your pet peeve in FFXI?

Sooo many smns and whms use /s and /p roleplay macros on everything these days.......*dies on the inside*

When it comes to those role-play macros, personally I don't mind in certain situations. They're usually not a bother to me unless they're applied to the more commonly-used macros (like cures, status removal, nukes, enfeebling, constant buffs, and other such things that are continuously being used). Even so, Role-playing macros can be annoying regardless if used in most EXP party situations. I tend to save a seperate Role-Playing macro set for when I do missions, quests, and quest/mission related BCNMs (not NORMAL bcnms, etc) just to add a bit of "flavor" in the experience for me. Two scenarios:

SCENARIO A:
(Eiyoko) {Provoke} ---> Shadow Lord
Eiyoko uses Provoke on the Shadow Lord.

SCENARIO B:
(Eiyoko) Your fight is with me, Shadow Lord!
Eiyoko uses Provoke on the Shadow Lord.

Scenario A would make the boss fight kinda boring for me, while Scenario B would make it a bit more memorable and exciting (in my opinion, at any rate).

I usually keep any of my role-playing macros away from the say or emote channel, anyway.

I'd also like to state that one of my pet peeves is those RP macros with BAD GRAMMAR AND SPELLING. PHAIL. *sobs*

Then again, bad grammar and spelling in general tends to get on my nerves.

[Kurb]

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When you invite people to your new LS explain that it's a few days old tell them to recruit they say yes then they bugger off and you never see them again untill they need help that is.

[Ameroth]

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Sooo many smns and whms use /s and /p roleplay macros on everything these days.......*dies on the inside*

I was in a party in crawler's nest quite some time ago when I encountered a situation that perplexed me. Normally when SMNs use their flavor text, it's all in party chat. Well not this special guy. Almost everything he did (including cures and buffs) he had a RP flavor message in /say. It went something like:

Specialkid: Cure II on Partyfriend1!
Specialkid starts casting Cure II on Partyfriend1.
...
Specialkid: Come to me my beast! Fenrir!
Specialkid starts casting Fenrir on Specialkid.
...
Specialkid: I condemn thee my beast!
Specialkid does whatever happens when a SMN calls an avatar back.

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This was all in /say and went on for about 30mins. Then I /blisted him and felt dumb for not having done that earlier.

[hongman]

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WHM bugging me in Yhoat to join my PT as /NIN dual wielding clubs.

When I asked if her club skill was even capped (just for the humour) I got:

WHM - "Yeah I solo stuff all the time as /NIN, my skill is capped all the way up to Valkrum Dunes"

Me - "Capped to VD means its not capped and mobs you solo are a lot different to exp mobs. You wouldnt even be able to hit the mob"

WHM "Yes I would, I can eat meat"

Me "Um...No you wouldnt, we are 6/6 anyway and doing great so no space"

WHM "That just sounds like an excuse not to let me in"

*At this point I actually thought the WHM was pulling my leg until...*

WHM - "Can you shout for a raise please I'm at <pos>, I couldnt get shadows up fast enough and the mandy killed me"

I had to lol - some people are really incredible. Really.

[Akashimo]

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Wow >_____> That whm makes the rest of us club loving whms look bad <___< Even I didn't start to touch club skill til AF1 just because of Ballista @_@;

[hongman]

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Shocking I know.

[Necropolis]

Re: What's your pet peeve in FFXI?

WHM bugging me in Yhoat to join my PT as /NIN dual wielding clubs.

When I asked if her club skill was even capped (just for the humour) I got:

WHM - "Yeah I solo stuff all the time as /NIN, my skill is capped all the way up to Valkrum Dunes"

Me - "Capped to VD means its not capped and mobs you solo are a lot different to exp mobs. You wouldnt even be able to hit the mob"

WHM "Yes I would, I can eat meat"

Me "Um...No you wouldnt, we are 6/6 anyway and doing great so no space"

WHM "That just sounds like an excuse not to let me in"

*At this point I actually thought the WHM was pulling my leg until...*

WHM - "Can you shout for a raise please I'm at <pos>, I couldnt get shadows up fast enough and the mandy killed me"

I had to lol - some people are really incredible. Really.

HAHAHA that made my day Hongman. I can't eat meat with Reverend Mail, Ohat and a PCC on any type of exp mob.

That reminds me of a rdm I know that was in one of my socials for a while. He'd go anything but /whm or /blm. /brd, ok for Manaburn, but /drg, /rng, /anything else. Then I find out he doesn't have elemental staves. Wears an elite beret at all times. Got a chuckly out of him saying that he can out DD most any melee. Well duh, I'm thinking any party he gets invited to as rdm/rng isn't going to have any sort of decent melee.

[hongman]

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Im glad some noob whm made your day!!

I wish I had SS'ed it now :/

[Lilani]

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I have returned to the joys of post 37 noobdom by returning to WHM and taking it to 45. I have discovered:

1. Jerks who think they are too important to give DC'd players 5-10 minutes to return.

2. Flakes who are too afraid to admit that they don't like the party by just warping and saying {Have stuff to do, got to go!}

3. Mages who come half unequipped because they don't think they need defense or stat bonuses, and then proceedingly get one-shotted when the tank loses hate for 5 seconds.

4. Jerks who never contribute any ideas or opinions about camp locations, and then proceed to whine and sniffle as soon as we get there.

5. ...Preaching to the choir

I feel much better now

[LyonheartLakshmi]

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1. Jerks who think they are too important to give DC'd players 5-10 minutes to return.

2. Flakes who are too afraid to admit that they don't like the party by just warping and saying {Have stuff to do, got to go!}

If they were willing to tell the party to their face that they don't like the party, and then warp out, would you elevate them to "jerk" status?

Just curious. And yeah, I don't like either of those behaviors either.

[Grizzlebeard]

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Don't forget the <DING!> "Umm I have to go now guys" <warping> "bye!"

Or the sneakier ones who ding then hang around for a buffer then make some bullshit excuse about their goldfish being on fire and having to log real quick but they'll be back soon...

[KingOfZeal]

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I thought I was the only one who used the burning goldfish excuse... dangit, I'll have to come up with another excuse now >.<

[Inferknite]

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Jesus, this thread is still alive and well?

It must have been over a year since that first post, lol.

You guys must have a lot to complain about (Don't blame you though..)

Offtopic: Ameroth great to see your support for erowid.. did you make that sig or do they offer it on the site?

[hongman]

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Goldfish on fire....hmm...

[Kurb]

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The old Nin Vs PLD ARGUMENT hence which is better is great craic if yiur having a piss taking match with your online friends.
But when your in a low lvl party and and a NIN/THF starts it off with a fellow PLD in party chat
Kurb: please stop
NIN: huh?
Kurb:stop PLD bashing in party mode keep it to tell IT'S ANNOYING
NIN: NO
Kurb:? Do you have WAR lvled for NIN/WAR?
NIN: No I'm a THF Why would i lvl WAR
nin: NIN/THF Impossible to gauge PLD/WAR too weak
/em boots <t> from the party
/em invites that ranger over there

Why do ppl feel the urge to compare these 2 jobs both equally good
<yes both can tank >
Damm it's so annoying not only does it annoy me but yee have to read my mad rants