Throwing WS?

[Jackastheripper]

Am I missing something when people try to use the defense "only certain jobs can make use of it, so why add it"? They have all kinds of limitations on the weapon skills in place and I don't see how job limitation makes this not a good idea. We also get all kinds of weapon skills that are for all purposes useless except for in very certain situations. I don't see how throwing weapon skills would be any different. My main is Monk and it has horrible throwing skill but I would get no use out a throwing weapon skill with the exception of blasting something with a pebble for my own giggles. But again, that is just me. Proceed.

[Swords]

Am I missing something when people try to use the defense "only certain jobs can make use of it, so why add it"? They have all kinds of limitations on the weapon skills in place and I don't see how job limitation makes this not a good idea. We also get all kinds of weapon skills that are for all purposes useless except for in very certain situations. I don't see how throwing weapon skills would be any different. My main is Monk and it has horrible throwing skill but I would get no use out a throwing weapon skill with the exception of blasting something with a pebble for my own giggles. But again, that is just me. Proceed.

This is true to a degree, almost every WS has it's uses and I even went as far to mention a few situations where it might be useful. However, like I mentioned most throwing weapons are low DPS, suffer a huge drawback of ranged attack mechanics, using R.atk/R.acc gear, and overall skill. NIN aside every other job with throwing skill is C+ and lower, a grand majority of users who do not use other types of ranged attacks are usually up there wailing on the mob doing more damage, and the mobs you typically wouldn't melee on you wouldn't be doing ranged attacks on either.