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Well, just like XII I turned the aggro lines off because I feel like they are lame. It is the story, the rebellion, the empire, the towns, music, art style, etc. Ul'dah actually reminds me of Rabanastre

You disliked something about the game, be surprise if people don't karma camp your posts from now on

And thus Art mimics Life!

Oh nice, I didn't realize the small talk dialog could change, especially not in real time based on environmental effects.

I'm having fun with the jump function, deliberately trying to climb things that I probably ought not to be climbing. I've been jumping all over the place in Ul'Dah. Haven't found any easter eggs yet, but did get stuck behind a barrel at one point and was afraid I'd gotten trapped. I got out easily, though. I just like how much of the world is interactive in little ways - I was able to walk along the top of a brick wall.

And when I was in..... erf, I forgot what the name of that port is in western thanalan.... There is an NPC sitting inside the mansion at his desk. You walk in, and he just stares at you. Never says a word, but his face follows you as you move around the room. He doesn't have to say anything, you get the message: GTFO you lowly adventurer.

Edited, Jun 16th 2013 8:30pm by Catwho

Rule number one about Karma.

That is so funny!

I honestly don't read the post count number before I hit the up or down arrow. Nor the name in most cases. I prefer to let comments speak for themselves.

I'll grudgingly rate someone up even if I disagree with them when I feel that their post was made in a well-informed, polite, and logical manner. Unfortunately, unless someone has taken a formal debate class or has been posting on the Internet for a decade, they have trouble getting the 1-2-3 combo of those things.

RDM's evolution in XI was basically a mix of bad luck and neglect. For when the cap was 50, it might've been a decent hybrid. However, since playing the role of healer isn't as popular as a damage dealer, parties were desperate for healers. RDMs had native cures. As such, you're a healer now! Add Refresh, the illusion of infinite MP when paired with Convert (totally party dependent there), and the tendency to fight mobs that needed Dispel, and it's basically no surprise why RDM got stuck in the back. You had no hope of maintaining your MP if you stayed in the front not resting between fights (and losing TP prior to Signet adjustments). From there, the elemental staves were probably one of the worst balance choices SE made without adding sword/dagger counterparts at various level ranges. Understandably, since swords and daggers were terrible weapons in the early days with RDM lacking certain WS, taking the place of a DD just never happened. So, it wasn't so much people didn't want to play RDM more as it should've been conceptually, SE just dropped the ball on promoting it while discouraging bad behaviors from players.

So, while a rough summary, and certainly more I could elaborate on, my comment on irony was basically the SCH of FFXI now is the RDM the backline only crowd craves. Better nukes. Better cures. Better JAs. It can do things RDM can't do. It can sub RDM and get the vast majority of its enfeebles where tiers don't make much of a difference. Try to point this out and you get those who refuse to accept it. Or in my case, get a half dozen people on BG who decide to camp and troll, with one person utterly fabricating a play experience with me just because they wanted to be one of the cool kids. Either way, it's all struck me as a giant neon sign for the job needing help, but it simply never comes because of either the naysayers or the situation created via the years of neglect. So, on that end, I'm almost glad SCH is coming first in XIV, even if different. I just seriously hope Yoshi remembers that WAR is part of that WHM and BLM mix in paying homage to the job concept.

I got the play RDM for the first time in nearly two years when I broke it out for the peiste fight in Morimar Basalt Fields. Thankfully, my out-of-date gear had a fully functional enfeebling set, and I was able to land Blind on the peiste without any resists until near the end of the fight.

RDM is still a back line healer in that fight, though.

Can you see his facial expressions? Otherwise you could interpret it as being creep or a pervert too.


Edited, Jun 16th 2013 11:06pm by sandpark

The game is really nice on that aspect, i admit i didn't notice both of that.

As for easter eggs there are a lot that i noticed in the form of quest names like the one that i remember right now the "I believe you can fly" ring any bells?

At general though i must say i also liked the community in the cactuar server. I was playing in Uldah and i had people helping me kill mobs if they were nearby and of course i did the same!

One good aspect Yoshi fixed from phase 2 is that now if you help a person kill his mob you also take credit for it like for hunters log or for your quest objectives so it's nice cause like that they also help their fellow player and help themselves!

True that i just run the feedback form phase 2 but somehow i felt it was easier this time around.

Considering I've been giving ideas anytime a RDM thread popped up on the beta forums since they opened, I'm hoping someone has taken notice. Then again, I can't really trust their localization team if they somehow turn "adept at self-enhancement through magic" into "turns allies into demi-gods".

Speaking of which, has anyone taken a look at the achievements tab? That's the one thing I forgot to do this weekend. Just to see if there were any amusingly-named achievements.

Edited, Jun 17th 2013 3:38am by Ruisu