Cheaper and Easiser to make ammo?

[Malamasala]

The problem RNG has is that melees have caught up in terms of weapon damage and have higher attack and have ridiculous amounts of haste available. At one time RNG weapons made up for the slow attack speed and expense with damage that was significantly ahead of melees but this is no longer the case.

Nah, haste is the sole and single game balance breaker out there. A severe nerf to it is the best way to bring back mages and ranged attackers. That or make them the only trigger jobs for important things, like they did with spells and TE chests.

[Catsby]

Nah, haste is the sole and single game balance breaker out there. A severe nerf to it is the best way to bring back mages and ranged attackers. That or make them the only trigger jobs for important things, like they did with spells and TE chests.

that and a smoother /ra. right now it goes through several phases before damage is done.

[Mirabelle]

I certainly think ammo is one of the big reasons no one plays RNG anymore. It's kind of like Music. In the old days you saved your money and bought $20 LP's and CD's for one or two good songs. Then MP3's came out and people started pirating and sharing music and now no one wants to spend money on CD's and that market is essentially dead.

In the old RNG days, we were the top DD and paid pretty steep prices (Kaburas were frequently in the 30-40k/stack cost). Then the nerf came and then the melee buffs came and then Abyssea came. Now people get great gear at virtually no cost other than some time and can outdamage most RNG's. So no one playing or considering playing RNG wants to spend money on ammo enymore when other jobs can provide equal or greater damage at little to no extra cost.

I hope SE has some brilliant ideas in mind because I really like playing the ranged attacker. But I rarely get asked to bring out my COR or RNG anymore to events and they aren't the best solo jobs out there, that's for sure.

[Atomic_Skull]

Nah, haste is the sole and single game balance breaker out there. A severe nerf to it is the best way to bring back mages and ranged attackers. That or make them the only trigger jobs for important things, like they did with spells and TE chests.

Nerfing haste would cast THF and DRK down even lower than they already are (which is pretty low). Meanwhile Ukon WARs and Kannagi NINs would still be the top DDs in the game by a gigantic margin haste or no haste because Ukon and Kannagi are just plain hax and removing haste isn't going to make them any less overpowered. The only real effect nerfing haste might have is to reverse the positions of Kannagi NIN and Ukon WAR on the totem pole because DW would now be the superior form of haste available and NIN has the largest amount of it. SAM, DRK or any other job that uses JA haste to try and keep pace with WAR and NIN would be pushed even further down.

[Raksha]

The reeason why antlion arrows are scarce is because they are synergy and not regular synthesis. So you have to find a synergist, a woodworker, and a bonecrafter in order to make any. I'm willing to bet ppl who have synergy leveled are busy making loads of gil on other stuff to want to bother with arrows.

RNGs have always payed for their damage, and they have always been able to put out high numbers, but these days my non-emp RNG gets outdmged by my non-emp DNC.

[Sparthos]

It isn't Synergy alone, its the fact that new ammo uses absurdly difficult items.

Antlion Jaw are rare drops off Antlions.
Oberon Bullets require a Campaign drop.
Fusion Bolts use ore mined solely in a CoP zone.
Dark Adaman requires Darksteel and Adaman ores.
Dweomer Bullets require a Campaign drop.

Unless you go out of your way to farm these, GL ever being able to find a stack for a reasonable price. Theres nothing wrong with paying for ammo but when a single stack is ~30k-80k, its ridiculous.

[Atomic_Skull]

It isn't Synergy alone, its the fact that new ammo uses absurdly difficult items.

Antlion Jaw are rare drops off Antlions.

Aren't Ruszor arrows the top tier arrow now? Other than the Ruszor fang they are made from cheap garbage. And there's no shortage of Ruszors either.

[Sparthos]

Aren't Ruszor arrows the top tier arrow now? Other than the Ruszor fang they are made from cheap garbage. And there's no shortage of Ruszors either.

There are no Ruszor in Abyssea meaning you have to go out of your way to obtain the fangs.

The low drop rate on them makes it a pain to see on the AH. This was the same issue that caused SE to change Pet Food from using Ruszor Meat to Buffalo Meat.

But yes, besides the Ruszor Fang the arrows are piss-easy to make.

[Tagrineth]

There are no Ruszor in Abyssea meaning you have to go out of your way to obtain the fangs.

to be fair: there is exactly one.

[Sparthos]

to be fair: there is exactly one.

Who doesn't drop tusks. >.>