Very much agree with this thread and upped the OP. I suggest more ppl do the same and maybe it will receive some type of direct response.


Quote Originally Posted by Rosina View Post
1) First off, they do not have to tell you how the game works behind the scenes. Thats sorta how hackers/exploiters get data to make hax and exploits.

2) Second, luck based systems been in rpg since table top. You sorta NEED them in rpg because if everything was 100% content would would become obsolete that much faster.

3) Lastly, as for job balance, the fault lies with you guys. You guys pretty much fk'ed with the system. Now SE has to scramble to pretty much balnce the game around you guys.

4) This game worked so much better when gear swaping wasn't the norm.

@1-Hackers/exploiters have been doing their thing for years. Whether or not the developers tell us the reason behind their mindset on various issues has absolutely ZERO to do with hacks and exploits.

@2-In say AD&D(which i happen to have played a bunch as a kid-much love for Faerun!), luck is definitely needed. And again it is needed in offline rpgs. But this is a MMO, which is driven by you and a gaggle of other real ppl accomplishing tasks together after oft-times significant time investments. Its a case of apples vs oranges.

Rewards need to reflect the time and effort fielded by a group. Luck is a factor yes, but compounding multiple luck-based factors together when calculating those rewards is bad design. Period. Go look at any of the numerous threads various places on Neo-Nyzul Isle.

@3-Say what?!? I personally don't agree with every major stance the FFXI community has on various issues. That said, i can say that i can at least see where the reasoning behind it comes from most of the time. I really want to hear your rationale on this point.

@4-Pure personal opinion, and flat wrong. I was shown by the group that initiated me into the game('04), how to write macros like 2 weeks into playing. Now, i abhor excessive gear-swapping(i have a TP and a WS set for my DDs, plus WS specific swaps in the WS macro; also have comparable swaps for my mage jobs, casting and resting) at this point, but that's just me. Point being, swapping gear has ALWAYS been in the norm for most many players.