Throwing WS?

I posted a rather long discussion on this before they moved the forums around, there was also a discussion about this the NIN forums but maybe if we put it in enough places they'll do it!

lol theres room in the dnc forums right?

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Originally Posted by Leatherman

Or they don't want to do it, LOL.

I think that it would be very interesting, make WS for throwing weapons but only for returning weapons in my opinion. So DNC,BLU,NIN,THF would have access to those. Specially Chakrams, one example from previous games is Rinoa from FF8. And whishing star being one of them. Not just the name of a weapon.

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THF DNC and BLU all have very low rank throwing skills and would never waste TP on a throwing WS.

Making it returning weapon only would eliminate the only real use for throwing WS, an actual use for shurikens.


The real problem with throwing WS is that it would either not be as strong as your melee WS and never be used, or it would be stronger and obsolete your melee WS.

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Originally Posted by annewandering

just a sec. one job deserves ws if none other. if dnc has any weapon native it is throwing. if not why do we get a throwing weapon for our af1? Dnc needs a ws of its own. every other job has one but not dnc. ok i have a headache so i might have forgotten one but dont think so.

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DNC stole so much of THF's stuff that they have no right to complain.

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Originally Posted by Atomic_Skull

THF DNC and BLU all have very low rank throwing skills and would never waste TP on a throwing WS.

Making it returning weapon only would eliminate the only real use for throwing WS, an actual use for shurikens.


The real problem with throwing WS is that it would either not be as strong as your melee WS and never be used, or it would be stronger and obsolete your melee WS.

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#1Who cares about low skill rank. Its not h2h you know. Skill doesnt mean much on WS's it can be compensated for through other means.

#2 I agree it should be all throwing weapons. Just returning type would be lame.

#3 How is this a problem? Besides your either/or scenario is inadequate to describe the situation. Adding throwing WS's would strengthen the capabilities of the jobs that could use them. You would have new Self skillchain options. A ranged weapon skill (wich is handy to have sometimes getting close isnt a good idea). And some variety to how you could play the job (wich is always nice). Kinda wierd to dismiss the idea just with "its either gonna be too strong or too weak" logic. What happens if it turns out to be "Just Right"?

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Originally Posted by Gotterdammerung

#1Who cares about low skill rank. Its not h2h you know. Skill doesnt mean much on WS's it can be compensated for through other means.

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It does if it's a physical ranged WS because skill = ranged attack and accuracy.

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Originally Posted by annewandering

just a sec. one job deserves ws if none other. if dnc has any weapon native it is throwing. if not why do we get a throwing weapon for our af1? Dnc needs a ws of its own. every other job has one but not dnc. ok i have a headache so i might have forgotten one but dont think so.

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You forgot one, Pyrrhic Kleos.

I think some are forgetting: like someone else said, BLU doesn't just have low skill, it has ZERO Throwing skill. NONE. Any throwing skill they got would be through subjob or gear (or merits, but who would ever merit throwing...). It's kinda odd actually, since BLU is one of only 6 jobs that doesn't have throwing skill, but SE gave them chakrams anyway. But SE tends to not make any sense with throwing skill anyway, like giving SAM and PUP C+ throwing and nothing to equip with it (not to mention PUP needs an Animator equipped to properly use their puppet, anyway).

http://wiki.ffxiclopedia.org/wiki/Throwing

Makes no sense to me.... either why there is NOT a throwing ws for at least SOME jobs, or why the jobs that can actually use throwing don't have better skill in it.

SE officially responded to this a few years ago. They can not add WS to thrown weapons because of technical issues with how the game is programmed.