At first I want to warn you, that this will probably turn out to be a huge rant. Right now I'm pretty much exhausted from exp grinding and I probably should go to sleep instead of writing this, but I need to get this thing out of my head. Forgive me for the possible errors and such in advance.
I'm currently about halfway through lv70, and I kind of have mixed emotions about the future of my WHM career. I could use a little pep-talk. Since ToAU came out, TP-burn parties seem to have become a huge trend, and there lies the reason why I'm so irked right now. The thing is, as you probably know, that there isn't much space for WHM:s [and certain other jobs] in those parties. Sure, invites might come, but those are exceptions only.
Burn-parties can get numbers like ~17k per hour on a constant basis, whereas the traditional pt-setups have to settle for less. And yes, even jobs like BRD:s and WAR:s can end up in a traditional setup, but I'm thinking in their case it's the exception <.<
And to the point. I like WHM. I don't hate any aspect of the job, though I like some things more than others. I don't want to level some job I don't even like, just to get merits.
How is this fair? Some jobs take three times the amount of work and sweating to get to the same point than other jobs, when it comes to meriting.
You could argue, that maybe I don't love WHM enough to spend three times more energy to get even with my NIN/BRD/whathaveyou friends, but it's not that... I'm ready to spend more time and energy, because I know it will benefit my LS, but is it fair? No, it's just not fair.
This is why I'm saying there's something broken. And WHM:s sure aren't the only job who's feeling it.
Not everyone has the time or interest to level a totally different/non-attractive job just to merit, even though a lot of people seem to do that. Some of my friends have done that too, and that's good for them. I just don't have that kind of time, and I'd really like to have fun while playing the job I love. Sometimes it's just a bit hard to have faith.
This was brought up by two friends of mine [NIN & BRD], who stormed to 70 in less than two months by staticking together, and are now complaining about 'sucky exp' in their first bad party in two months. 90% of the parties I've been in have had slow to average exp, the 10k+ parties aren't constant at all, so their comments just got me a bit down. I'm already thinking that I'd start leveling some other job after I hit 75, to get a little breather. But on the other hand, my WHM is needed in the HNM-scene in two months or so, and I'd like to have some merits in my pocket by then.
Nights like these just get me thinking if it's really worth it to grind merits like a maniac while others do it the speedy way. If it wasn't for the fact that my endgame-LS was started by my IRL-friends, I probably wouldn't bother. All that meriting, just to become a slave to some LS with people who can't even remember your name unless you've been active for half a year? Thanks for the offer, but I'll have to pass.
I'd appreciate it if you'd give this some thought before you reply with something like 'go level BRD'. Thank you in advance, for not being an arse. ^^
I'm currently about halfway through lv70, and I kind of have mixed emotions about the future of my WHM career. I could use a little pep-talk. Since ToAU came out, TP-burn parties seem to have become a huge trend, and there lies the reason why I'm so irked right now. The thing is, as you probably know, that there isn't much space for WHM:s [and certain other jobs] in those parties. Sure, invites might come, but those are exceptions only.
Burn-parties can get numbers like ~17k per hour on a constant basis, whereas the traditional pt-setups have to settle for less. And yes, even jobs like BRD:s and WAR:s can end up in a traditional setup, but I'm thinking in their case it's the exception <.<
And to the point. I like WHM. I don't hate any aspect of the job, though I like some things more than others. I don't want to level some job I don't even like, just to get merits.
How is this fair? Some jobs take three times the amount of work and sweating to get to the same point than other jobs, when it comes to meriting.
You could argue, that maybe I don't love WHM enough to spend three times more energy to get even with my NIN/BRD/whathaveyou friends, but it's not that... I'm ready to spend more time and energy, because I know it will benefit my LS, but is it fair? No, it's just not fair.
This is why I'm saying there's something broken. And WHM:s sure aren't the only job who's feeling it.
Not everyone has the time or interest to level a totally different/non-attractive job just to merit, even though a lot of people seem to do that. Some of my friends have done that too, and that's good for them. I just don't have that kind of time, and I'd really like to have fun while playing the job I love. Sometimes it's just a bit hard to have faith.
This was brought up by two friends of mine [NIN & BRD], who stormed to 70 in less than two months by staticking together, and are now complaining about 'sucky exp' in their first bad party in two months. 90% of the parties I've been in have had slow to average exp, the 10k+ parties aren't constant at all, so their comments just got me a bit down. I'm already thinking that I'd start leveling some other job after I hit 75, to get a little breather. But on the other hand, my WHM is needed in the HNM-scene in two months or so, and I'd like to have some merits in my pocket by then.
Nights like these just get me thinking if it's really worth it to grind merits like a maniac while others do it the speedy way. If it wasn't for the fact that my endgame-LS was started by my IRL-friends, I probably wouldn't bother. All that meriting, just to become a slave to some LS with people who can't even remember your name unless you've been active for half a year? Thanks for the offer, but I'll have to pass.
I'd appreciate it if you'd give this some thought before you reply with something like 'go level BRD'. Thank you in advance, for not being an arse. ^^
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