The issues with FFXI that we don't often discuss

[Akashimo]

Re: The issues with FFXI that we don't often discuss

YOU DO NOT TAKE FEATURES OUT BECAUSE SOMEONE MIGHT ANNOY YOU TO USE THEM.

I'm gonna have to agree with Feba there.
Its like saying trial weapons should be taken out because it would annoy people getting weapon skill points like staff and sword(if your not a pld on sword).
Or take out the citadel because no one likes getting coffers or the massive death trains back in the day.

Again, you show your ignorance. CORs never get hassled for merit PTs. I get a stray invite from time to time. People will come right to me the moment my flag goes up, but since COR doesn't have March or Haste, we're #3 after BRD and RDM for the PT slot. Not to mention RDMs cure pretty good, I can't say the same.

Underlined: Its a tie with most people I know. Healer is always the first to the spot then cor or brd since they vanish faster than undead at dawn.
Bold: Yea....no. Red Mage cures don't quite cut it compared to White Mages. 1) Half the time red mages use cure 4 where a whm would either need to cure 5 or cure 3. 2) The real cures are Regen II/III + merits.
Italics: Anyone who's a cor I know of would get hassled to get on it unless they're making the pty as a DD or blm.

For non-LS situations, I have a search comment. If you don't read it, I blacklist you and my world gets one voice quieter. Simple, eh? The cruel world doesn't make me PT with them.

Mhmm, must have 99% of the server on it then
You know there is the /away /anon function right?

[MrMageo]

Re: The issues with FFXI that we don't often discuss

Heh /anon dosen't help me very much. People know I am a RDM and bug me every chance they get wether or not I am on the job. I turn down about 5 blind invites a day. Hell I even get invites while I am in parties. Even with some of my other jobs doing group things I get begged to use my RDM and take the level cap so we can have refresh. Being one of the top 3 most demanded jobs can get very very anoying. I wouldnt go as far as blacklisting, but people need to show a little more respect to others. I have a really good BRD friend who just got his theif to 75 and got that wicked dagger (name slips my mind its the multi hit one thats like 3 mil.) We went to a party and someone who knew he had a bard pleaded with him to go and get it. Eventually the other 4 left because he refused to play bard, although not my loss we went and duo'd for xp in campaign but some people just need to grow up.

As for away, only when I am soloing.

[Truece]

Re: The issues with FFXI that we don't often discuss

I wish SE would address capital letters in tags... Why, oh why, will <Me> or <T> not work?!

[Kittyneko]

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Bold: Yea....no. Red Mage cures don't quite cut it compared to White Mages. 1) Half the time red mages use cure 4 where a whm would either need to cure 5 or cure 3. 2) The real cures are Regen II/III + merits.

That wasn't the point. They get asked over Corsair as healer in merit point partys and asked as Main Healer of merit partys a lot, that was the point. Anything else is a different topic.

[Vyuru]

Re: The issues with FFXI that we don't often discuss

And why is there no mention of Pankration with all this talk of PVP and stuff?

[Kailea]

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I wish SE would address capital letters in tags... Why, oh why, will <Me> or <T> not work?!

why does that even matter........

[Mhurron]

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Bold: Yea....no. Red Mage cures don't quite cut it compared to White Mages. 1) Half the time red mages use cure 4 where a whm would either need to cure 5 or cure 3. 2) The real cures are Regen II/III + merits.

You fight Vrtra 24/7?

RDM Cures are indeed good enough for many things.

[Tsrwedge]

Re: The issues with FFXI that we don't often discuss

why does that even matter........

Don't type spells at all, do you?

Also, SE, tab completion for names at the top of the list, not the bottom.

[Akashimo]

Re: The issues with FFXI that we don't often discuss

You fight Vrtra 24/7?

RDM Cures are indeed good enough for many things.

No, I just noticed cures just don't heal as much as I'm used to seeing on whm.
<_<; It burns me to see such a difference to be acceptable.

[Mhurron]

Re: The issues with FFXI that we don't often discuss

No, I just noticed cures just don't heal as much as I'm used to seeing on whm.
<_<; It burns me to see such a difference to be acceptable.

You seem to misunderstand the concept of good enough.

[Nuriko]

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I can't seem to quote just now ... if you need to use something outside of a macro, typing works well. It would just work better if you could afford to leave it as <T> instead of shift-, release-t shift-.

[Tomato_Kai]

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That was odd. I'm half asleep, and so my first read-through of your post made it look like you were commenting on T-Shirts. Then, I almost fell asleep and accidentally pressed the "Thanks!" Button. Then, I woke up and decided to post this. And now I'm typing and clicking "Submit Reply!"

[Iarendiel]

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I wish SE would address capital letters in tags... Why, oh why, will <Me> or <T> not work?!

I actually stopped typing spells out because of this, so I think it would be great to change.

And I wish I had yet more words available in auto translate. ; ;

[Akashimo]

Re: The issues with FFXI that we don't often discuss

You seem to misunderstand the concept of good enough.

Why should we leave it at good enough? Why not superior or most effect?

[Mhurron]

Re: The issues with FFXI that we don't often discuss

Why should we leave it at good enough? Why not superior or most effect?

Because if it's good enough it works and allows you to consolidate a few different roles into fewer jobs. If a RDM is good enough healing for a situation, meriting for example, then WHM would be over kill and you would probably still be looking for a refresher. Good enough lets you get another DD, or a better puller, or whatever the party wants.

Good enough gets the job done. Since it's results we're looking for, there is nothing wring with good enough.