BALLISTA TOURNAMENT

[uptempo]

Well said Arcon that idiot Tsukino_Kaji sounds like 99% of the valefor population bunch of morons. I'd love it if se added something that got people to want to do more ballista.

Good luck with this Urteil

[willydemon]

While I am on the wrong server, and am not a fan of 1-vs-1 Ballista matches personally, I fully support the promotion of Ballista in all forms. I'd love to see another Ballista Royale Tournament. (I started playing shortly after they took place way back when). I would Ballista every chance I got, if only I weren't too lazy/antisocial to shout for people for official matches/Diorama matches. Some of the most memorable moments I've had playing this game were in Ballista. If nothing else, just boost the reward you get for completing an official match in a way similar to the boosts that Beseiged and Campaign Battles have received. And maybe cut some of the less popular caps (like 40 and 50, from my experience), and replace them with the more popular (as of a couple years ago, of course) 60 and uncapped official matches. More opportunities to Ballista during a given Earth day might help to increase attendance.

Good luck with your tournament, and may the cheapest best man/woman win!

P.S. - Really, I just want a Stars Cap.

[Urteil]

P.S. - Really, I just want a Stars Cap.

Tomorrow is the big day, although there wasn't much activity on this forum it doesn't surprise me in the least, however I wanted to get the news out to as many people that might be interested.

Please enjoy this humorous video as an example of what not to do, and an example of most of the "skill" found in the FFXI community: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xyal-oFeXwo

Also we have that guy going to be commentating on our matches and will be uploading them to youtube after it ends and a champion is declared.

[nyheen]

iam a hard core fan of pvp or any form of ballista. used to be on that server for short time. wish i was there to join><. great you guys rec the battles. cant wait to see it! should of moved there just to join that tournament! good luck and kick some butt!

[Selzak]

Pointless superfluous events. {No thanks.}
Also.
This is a coop game, not a PvP game.

Are you serious? >.>

This is an MMO, and it's the sum of its parts. I spend most of my time these days soloing currency in Dynamis, that's not coop.

I think it sounds like a lot of fun (PvP is still the most fun I've had in this game, even though it wasn't implemented very well), and the fact that you don't want to be a part of it doesn't make it pointless. Just because PvP makes you feel uncomfortable or maybe you never learned to do it very well doesn't mean it just doesn't count as part of the game and no one else is allowed to enjoy it.

In my experience, this sums up most people's feelings about PvP in FFXI:

I'm not good at PvP...oh well, no one cares about PvP so it doesn't matter. Wait, you're doing PvP? Stop, no one cares about that.

[Alhanelem]

I didn't dictate anything, it IS a coop game. Otherwise there would be more PvP then some random corner in some hole that no one has cared about for the last 5 years.

There would be more PvP if it was designed better and more rewarding. That said, there are people out there who enjoy it for what it is. That of course does not mean that the people who enjoy it now don't want it to be better or that it couldn't and shouldn't be made better. It can be and it should be, and if it was, more people would participate. I know many people who do not participate not because they don't like PvP, but because of certain specific flaws in the implementation (e.g. gearswap restrictions, lack of attention to balance after major content updates). FFXI is no more or less a "coop game" than any other MMO, whether or not it has PvP elements. WoW has lots of PvP- but it still has lots of PvE too and it's still a "coop game."

This from the kind of person who'd berate someone for their choice of sub?

I don't berate people for their choice of sub normally. In fact, I'm probably the first one to encourage people to try atypical subs. The rare exception is usually in jest or one of the very few combinations that have no redeeming qualities whatsoever (Usually pet job/pet job)
Considering I didn't berate anyone for their choice of sub in this thread, or anytime recently that I can recall, I don't know why you're trying to troll me here.

[Urteil]

There would be more PvP if it was designed better and more rewarding. That said, there are people out there who enjoy it for what it is. That of course does not mean that the people who enjoy it now don't want it to be better or that it couldn't and shouldn't be made better. It can be and it should be, and if it was, more people would participate. I know many people who do not participate not because they don't like PvP, but because of certain specific flaws in the implementation (e.g. gearswap restrictions, lack of attention to balance after major content updates). FFXI is no more or less a "coop game" than any other MMO, whether or not it has PvP elements. WoW has lots of PvP- but it still has lots of PvE too and it's still a "coop game."

I don't berate people for their choice of sub normally. In fact, I'm probably the first one to encourage people to try atypical subs. The rare exception is usually in jest or one of the very few combinations that have no redeeming qualities whatsoever (Usually pet job/pet job)
Considering I didn't berate anyone for their choice of sub in this thread, or anytime recently that I can recall, I don't know why you're trying to troll me here.

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[Alhanelem]

TLDR;

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If you can't be bothered to read a post, don't comment on it.

[Urteil]

Gearswaps aren't a flaw, its the only reason PvP works otherwise you can rotate perfect resistance setups.

PUP/SCH is one of the scariest things in the game.
SMN/SCH SMN/PLD

If jobs use the right gear vs their enemy they can remove many of the enfeebling options and strengths that jobs like RDM/BLM/BLU possess.

1v1 is more balanced than people try to give it credit for, a team of 6 people who are nearly invincible 1v1 will destroy any other team as they are individually powerful and together unstoppable.

Either way we had a huge turnout, the livestream was packed and the activity on FFXIAH was buzzing with positive reception.

As far as rewards go I gave away 2,000,000g, which seems pretty rewarding. Of course I furnished it myself, but its pennies to me - what do I care.

[Alhanelem]

Gearswaps aren't a flaw, its the only reason PvP works otherwise you can rotate perfect resistance setups.

Gearswap restrictions have absolutely NOTHING to do with "resistance setups" and everything to do with abuse of blinking to make it difficult for people to target you. That is the only reason the restriction exists.

1v1 is more balanced than people try to give it credit for, a team of 6 people who are nearly invincible 1v1 will destroy any other team as they are individually powerful and together unstoppable.

This paragraph makes absolutely zero sense at all. You're right, a team of people who are good at 1v1ing are likely to have an advantage over a team of people who aren't. That doesn't suddenly make team tactics unimportant. It's the combination of both your individual skill and your ability to work with your team that will decide the outcome. Just like in PvE, the combination of jobs you have in your party and the cooperation between them makes a huge difference- I would argue a much greater difference than your capability of 1v1ing someone.

Play a real match of ballista with several people and watch the better co-ordnated team win, regardless of how much the warrior on one team walks all over the warrior on the other one.

PUP/SCH is one of the scariest things in the game.

It's hard to take you serious when you say things like this. Now, I won't say it's terrible, but it sure doesn't scare me.