Is it just me..?

[Leonlionheart]

people been like this well before these came out. Example: NEEDING to be the best. NEEDING to gear swap to hit that extra % rather yhen relying on the skill in the party.

"I play ffxi because I like the colors!"

Let the rest of us be good at playing and good at gearing ourselves. Get that 110%, instead of the ~33% you're giving it by not gear swapping.

[Vortex]

people been like this well before these came out. Example: NEEDING to be the best. NEEDING to gear swap to hit that extra % rather yhen relying on the skill in the party.

Is it possible you were hit on the head or ingested just strange external only liquid? because you are....well.....what's the word i'm looking for....i don't even think the word for you has been thought of yet.

[SpankWustler]

Also, I just want to add that I've been 50% of an alliance's damage before under the following conditions: I was on Beast Master, using whatever high base damage axes had recently dropped from stuff myself and my buddies fought for +2 Empyrean items, and wearing equipment that came out of my moogle's junk drawer. A mixture of Perle, Dusk, a +1 Empyrean piece, and a +2 Empyrean piece; no Epona's Ring; something sad in my ammo slot; a weapon skill set even more mediocre; and I think I was using Flowerpot Merle just because it makes goofy sounds when it hits things.

I don't think anyone is suggesting that anyone else make an Empyrean Weapon or design a spreadsheet to determine which pair of pants is ideal for every occasion. I'd be filled with joy if most of the people I encounter randomly just grabbed the few friends required and spent the few hours required to procure a few decent atma and more than one slot to stick that decent atma in.

[Rearden]

The best part of having 5 Empyreans and 2 Relics is rubying everything in all the XP parties I decide to grace.

[DebbieGibson]

It is fun to ruby shit when fools are screaming at you to stop.

[Alymorel]

people been like this well before these came out. Example: NEEDING to be the best. NEEDING to gear swap to hit that extra % rather yhen relying on the skill in the party.

What was the phrase you used? Something about how people who gear swap are just soloers in a pt? Hate to burst your bubble, but I'd say the person NOT swapping gear is the one without skill AND just a random soloer. If anything, the non-swappers are just giant leeches.

You give ONE example of how people gear swapped to do random spike damage to a mob and instantly dies because the mob changed targets. It's funny because the only people I EVER saw die from this were the idiots who didn't know how to gear swap nor when the proper time to weaponskill is. The people who do gear swap also have enough common sense as to when to gear swap and when to weaponskill.

Also, that one example doesn't cover anyone else in the party. What about the PLD tanks who gear-swap to a curing set to heal themselves and other party members, causing more enmity, allowing them to hold hate better, and switching into a DD set to generate more as well, or a DT set so they can tank better and survive while the rest of the party beats a mob down.
What about a whm who switches to a curing set when they cast, so that they perform larger cures without using as much MP, or a mp recovery set while resting so that everyone can get back to fighting.

Or best yet, a DANCER. You should know ALL about this one as it's your big job. Are you telling me you waltz and heal your pt in a body piece meant for flourishes or are you flourishing in a body piece meant for waltzes OR are you doing both in a tp body piece. Are you waltzing in a samba headpiece or samba-ing in a waltz headpiece? BOTH will hinder the party AND waste your TP.

Gearing yourself wrong and not gear swapping not only makes it harder for the rest of your party, it puts them in jeopardy of failing at what their doing, be it a standard xp party, or a big NM fight, or even a mission. Before you go on about how only elitist soloists gear-swap, know that you are spreading false information. It is a fundamental part of the game.
Btw, at this point, I'm assuming you are trolling, which congratulations, but tbh, I'd prefer to be trolled.

Now, onto the main topic of the thread. I don't have an empryean and I do get a bit miffed when they go around one-shotting all the mobs, in this case, worms. I like parties like those because they allow me to keep my skills up without being overly boring or frustrating. And before you say something about me being jealous or such, you show me a relic polearm or a mythic scythe or empryean club (etc. etc.) that a WAR can use.

Also, with capped ruby lights, you won't find azure light in the red chests, only gold, silver, and ebon. Yes, all lights are important, but I have all the time in the world to get ruby lights, I only have that brief moment to get azure and TEs.

[Alhanelem]

I don't want to seem like a b***h, but does anyone else HATE PTing with Empyrean users? They like 1-shot everything and make over half of the alliance look useless.

Then there are the ones who can't hold back, so while you're trying to build Azures, they are rubying EVERYTHING and they usually have some witty thing to say, for example; I was in a Sand Sweeper PT with a Verethragna PUP that rubied everything and told the BLMs to go Azure ephemerals. Upon asking where they are, he told the BLMs "I dunno, you're the BLM, you're supposed to know!"

So..is it just me?

Well, if you are the BLM, you SHOULD know. And you should probably be EXPing on monsters that give no ruby light.

Why are you picking on empyrean users?? You don't need an empy weapon to cause this kind of problem.

[Dallas]

Yet another perk of Hvergelmir... no ruby light EVER. "Yo, hold off on pearl light!" <-- this never happens.

[Alhanelem]

Please don't start.

[Rearden]

I'm guessing party invites don't happen often either.