The noob moments that you have witnessed that made you /facepalm...

[Alkalinehoe]

AFTER i got insulted for not liking gear swaping. Or did you not see that >.> I do not care how ppl play. Play how you feel comfy, that is how you are good. Simple as that. I do not judge ppl for gear swaping. I judge those who force me into it.

No, they originally /facepalmed because a healer walked in and didn't know what <stpc>/stal was.. Even if you don't gearswap, all healers should use it anyways. You never know when you will encounter a player who does. And no one is forcing you to gear swap. They're telling you the advantages of gear swapping and how you remain ignorant of them.

for what not liking gear swaping. if so DO YOU NOT REALISE HOW DUMB THAT IS?

No, for being ignorant and saying it's your playstyle and don't judge, and then you judge others for gear swapping. Do you not realize how dumb that is?

[Leonlionheart]

I can't force anyone to gear swap, though I can kick them out of my LS/Party for wasting my time.

As for me, the biggest advantage of gear swapping is:

Goals.

I enjoy setting a goal and going out and obtaining it. It's even more enjoyable when that goal makes my performance better, and allows me to help out my team even more.

[SNK]

You know it's hard to sit on the sidelines sometimes when I usually see someone posting stuff that makes me scratch my head but I guess it's time to step up to the plate...

here is the thing, end game doesn't appeal to me because of the poor attitudes people had.

Then you ended up with a bad group or groups depending on who you joined up with. A lot of us myself inculded have ended up with some awesome groups and have done a lot with them and had a lot of fun along the way.

Oh the stuff I tanked @ 7/mnk/dnc was the avatars. Also I out lasted a pld as a dnc/war on an aggro zeegraficowmel (trying to lighten the mood as an appology) befire the dnc updates. this was @ 30. And the h-effer kept doing that OMGNOTAGAINWTF does. (i forgot what it was called so put that for s and gs) again in sub par gear. and 1 dinky dagger. The fact I did outlast a pld on a omgwtf fail sience made that thiggy as a dnc/war is still a shocker the pld tanked it down till it was 50% then died the wtfisthatjcomawd healed itself to full I voked it with both voke and my loldnc voke, and just kept myself cured.

wut?

if you die not my problem maybe you relied to much on your gear then team work.

If you were any kind of support mage and used that excuse I'd have smashed your pearl in a split second.

there is no one fault in a party wipe everyone is at fault in some shape or form. But ye of little faithe never seen me play. So again can't judge me with knowing me.

Party wipes happen because some mobs can be a royal pain in the ass like Apadamak. However logic dictates that a player with skill and the ability to macro swap gearsets has a higher chance of success vs someone with skill and no gear swaps. This is an undenyable truth. You could be your server's lance for all I care and if i saw you never swapping gear for cures, enfeebling, Tp or WS gearsets, I'd mock you from here to sunday.

i'm not that bad of a person I just dislike the assumptions yall have on effeciency.

There is no assumpution to be made. Gearing yourself properly to get a mob dead with as little stress is possible is what you and every player should strive to meet.

I've done alot if stuff in poor gear. Just mostly timed my skills well. I also take alot of pride in my jobs to make sure my skills and timing are at peek.

So have I but even when I was leveling a job from 1 to 90 that didn't involve abyessa if there was a piece of gear out there that allowed me to get mp faster, do more damage or hit mobs faster for TP gain then you bet your ass I worked to get it.

Not everyone wants or can get tones of gear. To say other wise isn't very cool. Never assume anything.

This game is all about advancing your character. To say otherwise isn't very smart.

Sorry for the tude on my end, just years of crap i had to put up wuth just poored out. I'm a misfit in a sence I do not play like everyone else, but I am good at what I do. Even if my gear isn't the greatest or I do not gear swap. That doesn't mean I cause a wipe. I have seen gear swapers cause wipes. They are the good gear bad player.

That's the thing tho. It comes down to the player but if I had a choice on someone who gearswaps vs someone who refuses to do it out of sheer lazyness then I'd rather take a chance on someone who at least tries to do it right.

Just do a favor and refrane from insult a person saying they suck and waste time for not playing like you. That is a childish thing to do.

I'm not going to say you suck but I am going to say you're awfully lazy if you choose to defend this silly not blinking thing that some people here seem so hard about. Heaven forbid you play a job like SMN where you have to swap elemental staves for each avatar you cast.

If you're not gear swapping, you are doing it wrong.

On WAR, I've seen a 3k damage difference. (Ukko's)
On MNK, I've seen a 3.5k damage difference. (Victory Smite)
On DRG, I've seen a 2k damage difference. (Drakesbane)
On BLU, I've seen a 1.5k damage difference (Quad. w/o CAEF)
On WHM, the difference between a 1.5k Cure VI and a 900 Cure VI is quite serious.
On BLM, who really cares though, just proc damnit.
And that's all just for WS, not even WS frequency if you're TPing in the wrong gear.

Gear is the difference between a good player and a poor one who doesn't really care. I've told several newer players, or inexperienced players about gear swapping, and how much it helps, and they ALWAYS thank me afterwards with results that simply astound them.

I mean, rosina, you talk about getting help for stuff, or giving help as it would be, but what in the world do you need help for? Storyline? It's almost all duoable, if you're good. I have a feeling though, that with out correct gear (Cure Potency on healers says hi, while hMP sets or Refresh sets outside Abyssea also wish to say hi, or also having a good Stoneskin set says hi) you'd be doing a great job.

I'll kick you if you don't gear swap, even if you're a great friend (DEATHGOD IF YOU READ THIS GET YOUR ****ING TP HAT OUT OF YOUR STORAGE YOU MORON), I'll tell you to FIX IT, because you're making ME look bad.

You're DOING IT WRONG. STOP IT. GET GEAR SWAPS OR STOP PLAYING THIS GAME.

(Edit: To make it clear, I'm being very blunt and saying you're not a good player if you're not gear swapping)

I was going to add more but this guy summed it up. Very thoughtful and well written post.

[Pyrobunny]

one time wile i was doing the promy missions in at promy holla we get to the top and i used a warp scroll insted of RR scroll.

on another note u guys arnt even on the same server... please dont hurt me ~(`,,,`~)

[Tamoa]

Man, I have a terrible terrible headache from reading the last 3-4 pages of this thread. The ignorance is overwhelming.

you just contradicted yourself good one

If you think I contradicted myself you sorely lack reading comprehension. But let me clarify: The overwhelming ignorance displayed in the last 3-4 pages (almost 6 now though) in this thread, has given me a terrible headache. Does that make it easier to understand?

Zatias

leon and tomoa are the bad attitudes I was talking abbout. That is stuff I can't stand and wish I could just smack them for being that rude. Not that It would be rught, but would make me feel better.

tam... leo... you both suck worst them me just for your attitudes. You guys have no clue what a game is if you gonna be that rude.

Here is some more attitude from me to you:

Judging from your posts in this thread, you're a terrible player and you surround yourself with other terrible players.

You're also incapable of taking criticism. And you backpedal like a champ.

[Pyrobunny]

one time wile i was doing the promy missions in at promy holla we get to the top and i used a warp scroll insted of RR scroll.

on another note u guys arnt even on the same server... please dont hurt me ~(`,,,`~)

i think i'ma start a dead horse beating contest/fight/trollpost with this pyrobunny guy on acount that his ~(`,,,`~) looks stupid

[SNK]

I'm not even trying to be an ass here but the comparasion to Naturebeckles is astounding.

[Tamoa]

I'm not even trying to be an ass here but the comparasion to Naturebeckles is astounding.

Only this one's taking it one step further.

[Pyrobunny]

i think i'ma start a dead horse beating contest/fight/trollpost with this pyrobunny guy on acount that his ~(`,,,`~) looks stupid

any1 else want to beat a dead horse its full of blood... and organs

ps i dont think i could play smn or CW burn on blu w/o gear swaping

[Leonlionheart]

any1 else want to beat a dead horse its full of blood... and organs

ps i dont think i could play smn or CW burn on blu w/o gear swaping

I feel like when I play BLU, all I do is gear swap... I don't see how it would even be possible to successfully play the job without gear swaps, as most physical spells SUCK without proper changes. Not to mention 700CW compared to 5k...