Talented Transmission.

[Alhanelem]

Wait. Don't most people complain about it being harder to get JP on WHM... not easier?

This has been suggested before and rejected by the dev team as the whole concept of job points is about working hard *on that job* to demonstrate mastery on that job. Merit points on the other hand, are applied to many categories, several of which apply to all jobs, and thus it makes less sense for them to be earned on a particular job.

I don't think someone has the right to the "Master" title if they didn't do the work on that job.

Aside from all that, if you have friends playing, you can include basically any job in your party comp and still (at worst) do better than you would solo.

[Stompa]

Wait. Don't most people complain about it being harder to get JP on WHM... not easier?

You are correct, WHM is not really one of the premium jobs for CAP-burns, however it is the job that my friends ask me to bring to events that drop loot and CAP too. I am known as a party WHM since 2005~ish and people trust me to do the job right. While we don't get insane amounts of CAP from skirmish etc. it does all add up and it adds up on my WHM lol.

I solo'd 2100 (+500!) jobpoints on WAR, because I really love my WAR, and nobody seems to want a WAR in serious XP burns. I solo'd around 500jp on PUP and DNC too, again because they are not desirable in serious XP burns.

As I said when I tried to seppuku this thread two months ago, I know it will never happen, and I'm resigned to soloing more jobs to Master status. I'm happy that I finished my main WAR job solo, so I don't have to worry about it now.

And like other people have said, the Jobpoints system and the Lore Reasons, are awesome ideas, and make a great deal of sense. But they translate poorly to the actual physical game where people will stick to the fastest setups, and other jobs go and solo with Trusts. Again, this is not a real criticism of the system, it is just an observation. To be quite honest, I'm just really happy that FFXI is still online, and I can still log in and play the game I love.