On Red Mage melee...

[Doombringer]

yah.. looks-wise it doesn't quite "fit" rdm.. but whatever, i have one, and they can pry it from my cold dead fingers at this point. i <3 it.

ideally, looks-wise.. i like the honorbound model. crimson and gold longsword. though i know a lot of rdms would say fleuret/rapier types.

[Tamarsamar]

To be honest, the longsword model myself is my personal favorite, too (such as on the Enhancing Sword). The only reasons I would think of to tolerate the fleuret model is if (pre-Abyssea) you're in a level range where it's the absolute best weapon you have for 10+ levels (Royal Guard's Fleuret) or you're unlocking Death Blossom (Vorpal Sword). I mean, I guess that the Chimeric Fleuret looks kind of cool to toy around with as well, from a stat perspective.

But yeah, if you have an Almace, well, I hope you like lugging about an ugly bar of blue metal for the rest of your career . . .

[Hyrist]

But yeah, if you have an Almace, well, I hope you like lugging about an ugly bar of blue metal for the rest of your career . . .

Oh... hello Joyeuse.

[Duelle]

Really, that sword is so gaudy that if I must get a Swan Song weapon, I'd purposefully forgo the Almace in favor of the Badelaire +2.

Ah, so I'm not alone in disliking the look of that sword. It does look completely imbalanced as a sword. The blade itself is too wide for practical use, and reminds me of Clemente from tales of destiny (sans the soul of the perverted old man).

[Tamarsamar]

Oh... hello Joyeuse.

Bad example. I disliked Joyeuse's design, as well (but for slightly different reasons).

Ah, so I'm not alone in disliking the look of that sword. It does look completely imbalanced as a sword. The blade itself is too wide for practical use, and reminds me of Clemente from tales of destiny (sans the soul of the perverted old man).

I was surprised by this post, but pretty much yes.

[Duelle]

Bad example. I disliked Joyeuse's design, as well (but for slightly different reasons).

As much as I wish it were the case, not every game can have rapiers that look like this.

[Karbuncle]

I know its ugly but srsly choosing the WoE Gimpyrean over Almace?

This is one of the lesser known reasons why RDM melee is laughed at. "I'll melee in full Relic because it looks good :3"

Fashion and function dont always go hand in hand, You have to learn that in FFXI =.=a

[Tamarsamar]

I know its ugly but srsly choosing the WoE Gimpyrean over Almace?

This is one of the lesser known reasons why RDM melee is laughed at. "I'll melee in full Relic because it looks good :3"

Fashion and function dont always go hand in hand, You have to learn that in FFXI =.=a

I think that there's a slight difference between knowingly settling for the second-best weapon, and not having any clue what TP/WS sets are.

[Karbuncle]

I think that there's a slight difference between knowingly settling for the second-best weapon, and not having any clue what TP/WS sets are.

I don't think so, Both cases you willingly gimp yourself.

Knowing which is better and purposefully choosing the worse of the two i think is actually worse than not knowing which is the worse of the two >.<

[Supersun]

I don't think he literally meant he would use the badelaire over the almace because it looks better...