FFXI is not dead.Follow

Is there some type of award available for most idiotic hypocritical poster of the year? Because if there is, I'd like to nominate tenfooterten.

Edited, Apr 17th 2010 12:36am by Turin

Gbaji definitely gets it.

See also: Shadowrelm

i'm confused, is the OP going:

OP: "DUUUUDE, there was this guy shouting for help in WG and nobody helped him, you guys are ******* lazy *****"
everyone else: "Did you help him?"
OP: ********** no, that guy can go blow himself."

pardon my french.

You got rated down because no one cares.

See, i'm wondering if he meant he's leaving for the night, or forever.

How to set Hyrist off.

1) Mention RDM Melee...


Seriously, do you want to go there? Really? I do beleive I've got one of the longest running participant arguments among players of the game, as do most Red Mages that hang out in the forums, Rog included.

For you (ten) to even say "Work" quantifies what you say as opinion. Because you leave an unstated variable.

My melee "Works" fine for what I use it for, Solo, Campaign, even small group activities and missions. Hell, my Melee "Works" in a merit party format so long as I play my cards right.

Does it "Work" like a dedicated Melee Job? No, it functions like a Hybrid job would, which means I'm going to be doing mediocre to moderately respectable damage depending on which job I'm compared to, but even then it functions as part of my overall utility. It's not 'the best' but it most certainly "works".


To be overtly general on the subject (Except when saying ******* situational') is to be ignorant of it. The problem is of course the learning curve between mage and melee jobs. A retarded monkey with down syndrome can cure a merit party. But you both have to think and prepare if you're going to do well in the front lines, no matter what job.

Red Mages on average is going to go with what's easier and not bother with the social stigma and gear curve that involves preforming well up front, be it melee or tanking. But Red Mages have already proved that they can be more than a passable assistance in the front line. The true standing argument against it really is role redundancy between caster/buffer jobs and the fact that having two jobs capable of similar style support is unnecessary. If Red Mage had some more unique utilities that could assist the party while healing was covered by another job then Red Mage would be encouraged to do so. But as it stands there isn't anything that can't be bested or copied by another support job. Otherwise we have the combat capabilities of a THF , if not the raw damage output. We can almost match them gear for gear but instead of the spike damage we get the added variability of our magic spells. (I could run more in depth comparisons and parallels, but I don't feel like it.)

But a Red Mage's melee "Works" about as well as it's Nuking side does. It has to be pushed and we're always going to be a Tier short of the best. But it doesn't mean it can't be done smartly to the benefit of itself and a group. Magic is just easier by comparison.

i give it 2 yrs before ffxi dies out completely more or less, cant continue to beat a dying horse, after ffxiv come into play.

Edited, Apr 18th 2010 1:53am by gaiaxzero

Ya? Get off FFXI and spend your life feeding and sheltering the poor if you're so compassionate. Helping someone get an airship pass doesn't qualify.

i didn't say good troll. i'm a good troll when i resist the urge to get meta and talk about trolling.

Oh. Ok then, it's fine.