I hate some rumors... especially the kind with influence. The kind that spread about jobs that make our lives miserable, the kind that make people think "why waste space on *blank* when we could get 3 DRKs!"
I'd like to hear some of these rumors as far as Cerberus goes, and I'll start to make the purpose of this thread clearer ^^
1. "RDM is only good for Refresh, Dispel, and Haste. That is all they should ever do, or I'll kick them."
I heard this and have been subjected to its influence. I, of course, defend my ability to debuff and melee for the sake of sword skills. Anyone who thinks differently probably doesn't have a RDM leveled or is REALLY bad at it.
2. "RDM is a better healer than WHM because of Convert and refresh!"
This is far from the truth and often hilarious. WHM is the ONLY healing class in the game, RDM just happens to be able to do it. I kick **** as a healer, but then the mob gets no debuffs, everyone and their mother wants a damn Refresh in the middle of me healing the tank, and I still have to Dispel the mobs. Go with a WHM unless there are absolutely no other options, they have the best heals and buffs, remember that.
3. "All BSTs are anti-social losers and should only solo!"
Not true... although i personally am a little anti-social ^^ Though I like to solo, I enjoy a good party with fun people. Sometimes, however, I'm too busy listening to the radio to focus on a full party and just solo, which results in me dying rather often. Damn you Bob and Tom!
4. "BSTs are the bad at melee cost XP, NEVER INVITE ONE!"
This one strikes close to home. I've literally had people come near my party and in /say tell the team to kick me cuz I cost XP. Funny thing is the XP is normal and the team is rocking, but then they start to doubt me. Here goes: a BST only causes XP if the pet is T, VT, or IT! Even Match or below and Jugs only hurt the BST, and only if they don't release. Now for the "bad at melee" part. I've been in normal parties, and I deal better than any one-handed weapon. The only thing that beats me is a two-handed weapon or SATA, and only barely since my total attack with a pet is doubled and my delay is still around 300 with an Axe. I deal, let's say, 65%-70% of what a DRK deals before Souleater, and at a lower delay. DRK is awesome, but don;t dismiss a BST just because someone tells you to, you won't regret it... unless they are a jerk or just plain suck lol
5. "RDMs are the jack of all trades, so they can do anything they want."
Kinda true, kinda false. The RDM can really do a helluva lot, but they are a mage class, don't forget it. They are meant to cast more than anything, so their melee is weak as hell thanks to that fact. You can offset this with a WAR or other melee sub and deal decent damage, but their casting is SO much better than anything else. I know a couple good RDM/melees, so no offense to anyone, but it's a simple fact that a RDM is a mage above all else... it says so in the name :P
I'd love to hear more, as I'm sure I've been suckered into believing some stupid crap over my months of playtime. I;m sure I'll hear a couple from my friends, the DRGs lol. Apologies for the long post, I tend to rant a little ^^
Edited, Sat Sep 18 08:58:34 2004 by Noblemyth