Haste and You... A guide to the misinformed.

[HFX7686]

No, it doesn't. I may not be the absolute best player in the game, but I'm not a bad player. At all. None of you on this thread even play with me on the game to even make that call. So all of you who say I'm a bad player just because I'm not a haste whore can take a flying leap off a short pier for all I care.

Based on the description of your gear and play style most experienced players would be able to come to the likely correct conclusion that you are a bad player.

[RaenRyong]

Why not? Why can't I advocate other styles of play in an informative thread?

For the sake of the thread's integrity, provide information with the same or similar level of depth to the original post's.

Provide mathematical or logically reasoned evidence to suggest that not swapping gear produces better results than swapping gear and using full Haste for TP. If you can do that, I will gladly remove my criticism.

[Naturebeckles]

We'd be able to leap off the pier faster than you. We have haste.

Then by all means! Be my guest! LOL

[Niyah]

It's sad that this is worth posting in 2011.

After all these years of playing FFXI, I hope new members understand the importance of haste. I hate always having to remind mages to haste.

Great guide Frost!!!

[HFX7686]

For the sake of the thread's integrity, provide information with the same or similar level of depth to the original post's.

Provide mathematical or logically reasoned evidence to suggest that not swapping gear produces better results than swapping gear and using full Haste for TP. If you can do that, I will gladly remove my criticism.

Repeating this for emphasis. Go for it Naturebeckles.

[Cream_Soda]

Exactly... not going to find agreeing opinions. And equally, several of you saying I'm a bad player is also subjective and I might add BASELESS since nobody on this thread so far plays with me to have any observations to back up that opinion.

On that note, your saying that you're a good player is also baseless.

[Naturebeckles]

For the sake of the thread's integrity, provide information with the same or similar level of depth to the original post's.

Provide mathematical or logically reasoned evidence to suggest that not swapping gear produces better results than swapping gear and using full Haste for TP. If you can do that, I will gladly remove my criticism.

well, first of all... I never claimed that my game style produces better results. I just said there's nothing wrong with my game style.

Let me say this to all of you:

I lead Dynamis runs. Successfully. Most of our LS has access to all zones. I've been leading Dynamis for a year now. I'm the main puller. I often lead events in my social LS for mission fights/Boss fights, etc because I'm very good at battle strategy. Even if we fail the first time, I'm good at pointing out our groups mistakes and adjusting things to make it a success the next time. Why do I say all this? To provide examples of how I'm a good player.

Maybe my downfall is the fact that I don't gear swap for WS's and build lots of haste. Ok.

But - for you to call me a bad player based on that one fact? Just proves how judgmental and ignorant you are and is exactly why I don't play with a lot of "elitest" players who have gear choices on such a high pedestal, that you'd call a good player a bad one without knowing jack about that person outside of their gear choices.

Golf claps for all of you.

[Cream_Soda]

etc because I'm very good at battle strategy.

I can picture it now

"Ok guys, nobody swap gear. This way, the whm can't miss you w/ his spells!"

[rog]

But - for you to call me a bad player based on that one fact?

Yes. If you understood even basic game concepts, you would never gear yourself that way. But you do, which means you don't have any clue how the game works. You are likely doing all kinds of other incredibly silly things (like not knowing about <stpt>...) as well.

[HFX7686]

well, first of all... I never claimed that my game style produces better results. I just said there's nothing wrong with my game style.

The OP showed you mathematically what was wrong with your game style.

This is not an elitist equation. You could put a little work in and get a few pieces of fairly easily obtainable gear and change your play style based on this thread. This is not camping Fafnir/Nidhogg every day for 3 hours at all hours sort of work.