So what does it feel like, being a Galka BLU?

[Draylo]

Hmm, see now im torn. I already have a BLU at 60 with full AF but I im kind of bored of being just another hume.. I was hoping the statistical difference would be large enough to break me away from the character, but after checking some calcs out it seems galka's only really get.. 200 HP more..? maybe? at 99..

/Sigh. ;-; what to do.. what to do..

Hume is the best... sexy and awesome. Galka are smelly fat slaves. Oh, and there is that stereotype that most players who play galka are dumb (which is true like 90% of the time).

[Walldorc]

LOL. .. L of course am Elvan.

[doctorugh]

Hume is the best... sexy and awesome. Galka are smelly fat slaves. Oh, and there is that stereotype that most players who play galka are dumb (which is true like 90% of the time).

I Are the 90%.

[Scuro]

All I gotta say when it comes to Galka BLU:

[SIZE="6"]I'M SEXY AND I KNOW IT *unce unce unce wub wub wub!*[/SIZE]







.... And humes are cool.... I guess..... IF YOU WANT TO BE MEDIOCRE AT EVERYTHING!

[SpankWustler]

I regret this image not being my first post in this topic, since it works on so many levels.

[ThaiChi]

There's is an element of planning out gear for when I play BLU. I'm 15/15 MP merits and I feel like the experience of playing BLU is different from my friends who play other races. First of all, I've become quite conscious of MP equipment and the MP loss from switching from say like Homam Legs to Mavi Tayt. I exclusively use RDM as a sub over NIN, THF or WAR not only for the MABII but also the boost you get to MP.

Just to give you an idea, I have around 660 MP in my TP set that includes Mavi Body and head, Homam Hands, Legs, and Feet. For me to switch to equipment with STR or DEX (Morrigan Body, Enkidu Hands, Mavi Tayt, Denali Feet, and Aias Bonnet), I would lose the ~90MP from Homam for my first spell cast from full MP. That's equal to about 1 Disseverment and then some lost to gear swapping. I'm not entirely sure if other BLUs concern themselves with the cost of MP during gear swapping but I'm just offering my experience with being Galka and BLU. I have a gear set that has a decent amount of spell modifiers and MP that I use for my first two or three offensive spells.

[Tashan]

I respect your dedication ThaiChi but the extra MP from /RDM does not outweigh the benefits of /NIN or /WAR to be used exclusively.

It's your game though, so feel free to play it as you want.

[Trisscar]

Having slightly less MP shouldn't be an issue. Considering that the spell cost of some of BLU higher tier spells an extra +x MP is probably not gonna help much if at all. And with all the refresh options BLU has these days if MP becomes a problem you probably need to throttle back on the spell spamming.

Other than that, there's no reason why a Galka shouldn't be able to be a fine BLU, and some of the strongest I've known were Galka (although they are a rarity).

[Scuro]

Dude I rock the sh*t out of my BLU as a Galka, and love it, the trade off is as follows
Other Races:
Cast more -----> damage less
Galkas:
Cast Less -----> Damage More

We have the highest balance of DD stats such as STR and DEX and can give quite a punishment of damage, there is no reason for a galka to b*tch that he is less than any other race, he just needs to know how to play it, because it is a different experience than any other job that has like 1.5k MP and Galkas are rocking 800+. As much refresh gear as you may have, it still is noticeable when you are 500MP less than another BLU, but you can feel relieved in knowing, you have the capability to do far more damage.

As for MP gear.... I find it useless, no point, now refresh gear such as the Mavi Body +2, sex! but other than that... hell no. For how much I macro back and forth between different nuking sets, DD sets tp and ws.... why have MP gear at all? All its going to do is be great for the one spell you cast (which will be gimped because your wearing MP gear) and when you macro for a different situation, all that bonus MP.... bye bye! Than when you macro back into the gimpy MP gear, your now missing like 50MP or w/e amount of MP bonus you get from your MP gear, you don't get it back just because your wearing it unfortunately.

Morale of the story: Therefore, if your wearing MP gear, it means your not macroing, and if your not macroing, your doing it wrong, simply put.

[Trisscar]

Morale of the story: Therefore, if your wearing MP gear, it means your not macroing, and if your not macroing, your doing it wrong, simply put.

I also play WHM, RDM and DNC, and have a different morale: If you feel that an extra 1% dmg is so worth it that you macro it in while someone is trying to keep you alive than you deserve to get your face raped.