Ther case for -Prep as related to gear ect

[Tannlore]

Poor Neonii.... I think her topic got hijacked somewhere in here...

Now this isn't aimed at anyone specifically. So if you think it's aimed at you... yeah YOU... get over yourself, you don't matter enough to me to make this personal.

I'm trying to find what the topic is now anyhow. That people can solo dc or ep mobs faster.... or have higher epeen because they can solo either set faster? Is there still no room for a middle ground here? This topic has taken over... god I can't count how many topics.... like completely taken them over, derailed, tangent, hook-line-sinker, dragged to the bottom of the ocean... hell Shinryu grabbed it, ate it.. spat it out... ate it again, and even brewed IT for the fun of it!

At this point, I think it is best to just agree to disagree. Dallas has a very different style of playing SMN, he has for a long time. He's been talking about it since I've known his posts on FFXIclopedia for years. The rest of you have your own play styles... they are in direct conflict with his: it is pretty obvious.

Neither one of you is going to win this war of words on the inter webs. This thread could have provided good information to new players with honest questions seeking guidance. I've had players send me tells on Ausra seeing the posts here asking for help because they threads just keep getting derailed.. Oy!

Here's some advice: Recite this mantra when you feel the need to nerdRAGE-topic-dimention-warp:

Ignore the other. Just don't feed into the need to stay something to them. You know that their method of playing is inferior to your own. You know it's true don't you? So why even waste the time, you've tried to convince them otherwise and they won't listen. So don't try anymore. Let it all go, they will never learn the benefits of how things really work. Or as the old adage goes: You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make it drink.

[Arciel]

Arc wants to play, then he wants everyone to ignore me, then he wants to play again.

Bipolar much?

clearly you missed the fact that the post wasn't addressed at you.

even so, me being bipolar doesn't make you any more credible. but thanks for trying.

[Dallas]

It was a dumb thread anyway Tann. I've changed it to "how stupidly easy it is to level staff skill and get rid of noob perp gear.". Apparently, the counter-argument is "why level staff when I can settle for L50 mobs?". The rest is just picking on the handicapped.

[Korpg]

It was a dumb thread anyway Tann. I've changed it to "how stupidly easy it is to level staff skill and get rid of noob perp gear.". Apparently, the counter-argument is "why level staff when I can settle for L50 mobs?". The rest is just picking on the handicapped.

The bolded is your argument, not ours.

Our argument is: Why get a lolempstaff when we can still maintain MP at a better rate AND do a lot more damage than a melee SMN, specially one who thinks that he can melee on everything and doesn't mind asking for a raise every 30 seconds because he is too stupid to stay out of AoE range.

[Razushu]

It was a dumb thread anyway Tann. I've changed it to "how stupidly easy it is to level staff skill and get rid of noob perp gear.". Apparently, the counter-argument is "why level staff when I can settle for L50 mobs?". The rest is just picking on the handicapped.

Actually you haven't changed any topic into anything but "lolDallas is here again", you tried to prove that you're killing things twice as fast as non-lolmeleeSMNs, I proved you're just making stupid mobs choices, in an attempt to make melee seem viable to yourself way to go. I asked you what was the last thing you killed for TotM you said was DC Cockatrices in Abyssea, mobs tough enough to allow you time to melee, and weak enough to make melee viable, which is just a dumb target choice, seeing as there is EP Cockatrices in Meri Mts. [s] that won't last a BP timer. I get that for whatever reason you've decided melee is the best way to play a mage, go for it you're not hurting anyone dut those who let you do it on anything above an EM.

Any non-melee SMN can accomplish the same as you in just as much time, without needing to pick mobs that can be made look like SMN needs to melee.

[Dallas]

Raz, you pick weak mobs because you are weak. You call it skill.

[Razushu]

Raz, you pick weak mobs because you are weak. You call it skill.

I pick weak mobs because I need to kill 200+, you pick higher level to make yourself feel tough, even though those mobs are easily killable anyway just a little slower. It's called intelligence, it allows people to think around problems. The skill comes on soloing NMs or performing a desired role in a party, not equipping atmas and farming DCs.

[Tannlore]

Raz, you pick weak mobs because you are weak. You call it skill.

I pick moogles because they make me kill tons of stupid crap for things I like. Melee SMN on a moogle? Sure, where can I stick my Hvergelmir? Make me kill 200 of what?!

*moves behind magian moogle*
Tannlore readies shell crusher on magian moogle.

Kupo that!

[Korpg]

Raz, you pick weak mobs because you are weak. You call it skill.

Which mobs do you pick? Oh right, DC mobs.

While you go solo your DC mobs, I'll kill level 95+ NMs for my crap.

[Dallas]

those mobs are easily killable anyway just a little slower.

Slower for you because you choose to be slow. C'mon, just say it.