Ballista on Undine~

[Evviva]

Though it was a while ago, I owe you an elaboration.

It's simple really, I just like a good dose of chaos (whilst still playing the actual "game" of ballista, not just random killing). Generally speaking most of the newer stuff is "cooler" and more fun to use, so even though the balance isn't quite as good (A simple "<=AF3 and no relic/mythic/empy rule keeps things from getting too messy) I find it more fun (though I agree it's not as good for a highly competitive game).

Also, a small part of it is the jobs I like to play seem to perform better in uncapped than in 60 due to a lack of certain abilities that are (in my opinion) vital to those jobs (e.g. PUP: Role Reversal, Merit BPs on SMN (because they ignore shadows, which at least when I played ballista more heavily, were critical because everyone and their mother would sub NIN)). This has changed somewhat recently however. The helixes, a part of what makes sch unique (even if they're a bit lackluster in PvP), are now useable in 60 cap when they weren't before. PUP got Deus-ex Automata, which meant that people gang-raping your automaton wouldn't cripple you for a third of the match. SMN is still a problem though. pretty much the only reason I would take it to 60cap would be for astral flow.

I understand, I too love a good dose of chaos, thank you for elaborating!
I agree with your opinion that a multitude of jobs perform better in uncap as opposed to 60 cap

I recently played a small(6v6) level 60 cap match as SMN/BLU. I felt the job combination to be fairly busy, ranging from support :ward BP(noctoshield/earthern ward etc) to :rage BP(IV spells, thunderspark etc) all while juggling support job abilities. I likewise doubled up as a very effective damage sponge, which was incredibly exciting lol. However, you're absolutely right, a summoner in an uncap evironment has a multitude of additional toys for the occasion - and consequently astral flow would just be icing on the cake.

Cheers, I enjoyed reading your post.

[Alhanelem]

The addition where BPs dont use up your timer when out of range really helped a lot, now we just need the "don't use up BP timer when target dies before BP goes off" feature.

PUP has also improved a lot in lower level PvP, but it's still at a bit of disadvantage because you have literally no melee gear until lv70+ (though with some practice, I can keep up with the other players, just not usually a top scorer) and before PUP's HTH skill cap increase, they didn't have access to a weapon skill worth using. Not that it's any real measure of performance, but I have a very strong record 99PUP 1v1 against many other jobs. And when I think about it, it makes me really feel like DRG should have a deus ex wyverna, even though the wyvern is not as critical to the job as the automaton is to PUP. When I duel, if they target my pet, I can just call it a second time after they switch back to me and usually get a spell off (if mage frame) or take down his shadows for a WS (if melee). The biggest challenge in a real match with PUP and DRG is their pets are much more squishy than avatars and call beast pets, so you have to be really careful with them to not give out an easy gate breach even while never dying yourself.

I really hope that when PvP comes to FFXIV that it's not thrown to the wind by the team as Ballista was.

[Scudo]

Following is the official match listing for 3 days in advance. If you're unable to participate on the test server, I hope this schedule helps de-mystify match times.

---60CAP ---
Jugner Forest 10/06/2012
Entry: 4:09PM PST Match: 04:38PM PST
Pashow Marshlands 10/06/2012
Entry: 06:04PM PST Match: 06:33PM PST
Meriphataud Mountains 10/06/2012
Entry: 08:00PM PST Match: 08:21PM PST
Jugner Forest 11/06/2012
Entry: 08:57PM PST Match: 9:26PM PST
Pashow Marshlands 11/06/2012
Entry: 10:52PM PST Match: 11:21PM PST
Meriphataud Mountains 12/06/2012
Entry: 12:48AM PST Match: 1:16AM PST
Jugner Forest 13/06/2012
Entry: 1:45AM PST Match 2:14AM PST
Pashow Marshlands 13/06/2012
Entry: 3:40AM PST Match 4:09AM PST
Meriphataud Mountains 13/06/2012
Entry: 05:36AM PST Match: 06:04AM PST

---99CAP---
Jugner Forest 10/06/2012
Entry: 9:55PM PST Match: 10:24PM PST
Pashow Marshlands: 11/06/2012
Entry: 11:50PM PST Match 12:19AM PST
Meriphataud Mountains: 11/06/2012
Entry: 1:45AM PST Match: 2:14AM PST
Jugner Forest 12/06/2012
Entry: 2:43AM PST Match: 3:12AM PST
Pashow Marshlands 12/06/2012
Entry 04:38AM PST Match: 05:07AM PST
Meriphataud Mountains 12/06/2012
Entry: 06:33AM PST Match: 07:02AM PST
Jugner Forest 13/06/2012
Entry: 07:31AM PST Match: 08:00AM PST
Pashow Marshlands 13/06/2012
Entry: 9:26AM PST Match: 9:55AM PST
Meriphataud Mountains 13/06/2012
Entry: 11:21AM PST Match: 11:50AM PST

[Scudo]

I think the only way for people to see the complexities present in Ballista is to come out and play, at least once.

[Evviva]

Official matches today starting with 60 cap begin in 7hours~
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