To: Mr Akihiko Matsui

[Trisscar]

Anyhow, yeah I agree the lower-levels were a bit harsh as well as soloing (sans-BST) at any level was punishing as far as EXP gain. I do use books when I solo, and yes it is for the buffs and pages. However, I do not agree that the pages should auto-repeat simply due to the fact that the masses have abused it to get away with, the way I see it, not playing the game. That should not even be allowed. In my book, it's simply cheating.

Remove the auto-repeat pages, slow down EXP gain in later levels, and bring back tactics to grind parties instead of this balls-to-the-wall spamming.

I solo a lot these days, a lot more than I used to. Why should I be forced to go back all the way across the zone to rebook and be penalized for someone else's misdeeds?

[Komori]

Here it's the archaic magic skilling system at fault. I've leveled White Mage the old fashioned way, back when people still partied in Whitegate areas. My healing skill only just recently broke 300, and my other magic skills are even lower, despite the spam. My Ninjutsu isn't that much higher than 200 despite constant spam.

Your arguments are invalid. Again.

That honestly sounds like you had alot of PLs. My WHM was leeched but healing and enhancing are encroaching around 350~370 and divine is around 260. So it's as people say, leeching or leveling the "right way" doesn't matter, I play WHM vigourously, I pay to have all the spells. Use my other jobs to get all of it's armor. I made an Arka IV and all that good jazz because WHM is a job I really love and care about and I adore getting praise from friends and LS members who take pride in having me as a WHM in their pocket too.

But, on another character on my old account I used to share with my brother, I was a level 62 WHM back in like 2004~06. And was actually the exact reason I didn't level WHM again before abyssea came out. I had already done the job once through all of those old zones and really didn't feel like doing it again to get to the same level.

[Trisscar]

That honestly sounds like you had alot of PLs.

Nope. And even in parties where I did have one I assist healed over the objections of the other party members. Using the same mentality I learned how to tank on Paladin by keeping hate off the rare PL I got. I was very good at holding hate on Paladin... I miss that sometimes.

But yeah, they seriously need to overhaul the skilling system. Not just the magic skilling but the whole kit and caboodle.

[FrankReynolds]

Just don't invite him? He was already in the group! After the fact is when it was discovered! If he'd not burned his levels, the sheer use of Utsusemi alone would have put his Ninjutsu skill where it ought to have been. Christ.

EDIT: Oh, so now I get to play captain obvious?; That he should at least stand in a corner somewhere and spam Ichi/Ni until his eyeballs fall out in order not to be gimp?

Shame he burned his ninja up. If he hadn't, you could have just spent the day looking for a ninja, while he sat looking for a party and then you both could have went to bed without having done anything

That would have been way more fun.

[Plasticleg]

Shame he burned his ninja up. If he hadn't, you could have just spent the day looking for a ninja, while he sat looking for a party and then you both could have went to bed without having done anything

That would have been way more fun.

Lol wait...they were on RDM61 for a KS99 NM...
are you sure that the problem was the under skill cap NIN?

[FrankReynolds]

Lol wait...they were on RDM61 for a KS99 NM...
are you sure that the problem was the under skill cap NIN?

I know right? Still cracking up at the 61 rdm. Wait till she get's to 99 and finds out that there is still no one to party with on red mage lol.

[Demon6324236]

When the Ninja running Under Observation can't do his job because he's Lv99 and obviously has burned his way up, I certainly care.

Lol wait...they were on RDM61 for a KS99 NM...
are you sure that the problem was the under skill cap NIN?

I know right? Still cracking up at the 61 rdm. Wait till she get's to 99 and finds out that there is still no one to party with on red mage lol.

Umm~ guys... Under Observation is a level 40 BCNM, I have no idea what level would have to do with this, or what your talking about when you say a KS99, because unless my eyes just avoided it, nothing was talked about outside of UO which is a BCNM40.

[Eyeballed]

Umm~ guys... Under Observation is a level 40 BCNM, I have no idea what level would have to do with this, or what your talking about when you say a KS99, because unless my eyes just avoided it, nothing was talked about outside of UO which is a BCNM40.

Which pretty much says one of a few things: A lack of reading comprehension; Only skimming the post because "Eyeballed"; Too newb to know the difference. Take your pick.

[Eyeballed]

Shame he burned his ninja up. If he hadn't, you could have just spent the day looking for a ninja, while he sat looking for a party and then you both could have went to bed without having done anything

That would have been way more fun.

I'd rather have gone to bed without running it. As well, I have a little thing called patience, which for many of you I strongly assume is a foreign concept.

[Plasticleg]

Umm~ guys... Under Observation is a level 40 BCNM, I have no idea what level would have to do with this, or what your talking about when you say a KS99, because unless my eyes just avoided it, nothing was talked about outside of UO which is a BCNM40.

skipped over that...

skill level would still be irrelevant on the ninjutsu. just sounds like someone who burned it up for procs.
also, don't go on capped fights with /sh's, they usually fail.