FFXIV

Discussion in 'Off Topic' started by Maxwell, Jun 1, 2013.

FFXIV

Discussion in 'Off Topic' started by Maxwell, Jun 1, 2013.

  1. Mortos

    Mortos Basement dweller extraordinare!!!

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    When does the game go live?
     
  2. Kowlefe

    Kowlefe .

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    For us, Saturday which is not soon enough!!! For everyone else, Tuesday the 27th.
     
  3. Maxwell

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    As far as PvE content goes, its unfortunate to say this, but from my experience, classes are obsolete once you have access to jobs. Customizing classes is a remanent of rhe Tanaka era (1.0 launch+1 month) and remains due to the cost/benefit ratio of rewriting it. A job, obtainable at lvl 30 (its an item you equip) is a straight upgrade from its respective class for the following reasons:
    • No pratical negative impact *.
    • Significant upgrade in capacities (stats and dps)
    • Access to new skills.
    • Free (via quests) awesome looking and powerful gear sets. Classes have to pay for any equivalent sets.

    This may change in the future, but i'm not beting on it. We may see classes coming back for PvP, but that remains to be seen. As soon as you get jobs, you'll never use classes again. On some occasions, we had to have BLMs as THMs for the chimera fight in order to get access to raise on multiple people, but that can at the cost of greater dps.

    * Skills from other classes have reduced potency sometimes to the point of voiding their purpose entierly and the choice of cross-class skills is too restricted. No class skills have ever compensated for my missing job actions and i speak as a lvl50 on all classes.
     
  4. ILoveBuzzCut

    ILoveBuzzCut .

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    Are we 100% sure that DPS on, let's say Fire, is higher on BLM than THM?

    And what about Arcanist's transition into Scholar/SMN? Arcanist is a hybrid class as is, why wouldn't you bring it in PvE if it puts out decent DPS while simultaneously being a "Backup" healer? ARC learns Raise and Cure in it's own lineup, leaving open spaces from other cross-class skills.
     
  5. Maxwell

    Maxwell .

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    I'm speaking of experience from 1.0. Yes BLM granted more INT therefore more damage and i'd bet money that this has not changed (will test this saturday). A job is everything a class is and more. Nothing from any class can compensate for manawall, convert, freeze and flare as a BLM. Skills grabbed from other are not as potent as with their origin class and the best skills from classes are not cross classable (yƩ new word :P). You have to consider the artifact armor. Thats free as opposed to the very expensive vanya set for THM for example and often more powerful.

    I always hated the look of the BRD gear so i sticked with the ARC class and got some serious gear for it. No one wanted to let me in anything if i wasnt BRD because a BRD is ARC + more skills inculding another powerful weapon skill (rain of death). I'm not saying this wont change. I'd like it to. ACN/SMN/SCH is the first deviation thx to two jobs from one class so we might see ACN stand on its own.
     
  6. Nraged

    Nraged I fly things

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    Are you guys going to get NNG thing going in FF?
    if yes, who is gonna be playing it?
    other than Max :)
     
  7. Kowlefe

    Kowlefe .

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    Maxwell, Mortos and I are going to be on the Balmung server. Join us!
     
  8. Mortos

    Mortos Basement dweller extraordinare!!!

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    I will be playing!
     
  9. ILoveBuzzCut

    ILoveBuzzCut .

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    I will be playing on the Odin server with some family members, people are welcome to join!
     
  10. Nraged

    Nraged I fly things

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    Which is more fun to play as a tank, the gladiator or the maurader?