Down with Gear Swapping!

[Dale]

He said serious intent. Anyone who came in to talk down about gear swapping, or to try and defend gear swapping in a serious manner got wooshed really really hard by the OP.

I would prefer people posting seriously with some intent than just blanket insults.

[Dale]

I should have said "with a serious intent to voice there opinion about gear swapping". I'll call myself an idiot I don't mind, but it is quit obvious when Nid, RichardNixon or any other troll on this site posts a thread about something incredibly troll worthy and over 100 people are dumb enough to reply to it like it is real. People need to wake up.

Well I happen to think the discussion about gear swapping and how to improve the system is probably my most number 1 issue i wish Square would address right now, so I don't think it's idiotic to talk about it.

[Greatguardian]

I should have said "with a serious intent to voice there opinion about gear swapping". I'll call myself an idiot I don't mind, but it is quit obvious when Nid, RichardNixon or any other troll on this site posts a thread about something incredibly troll worthy and over 100 people are dumb enough to reply to it like it is real. People need to wake up.

I think they're doing us a great public service. Some people really are bad enough at FFXI to think gear swapping needs to go. Posting these troll treads allow the general FFXI populace to identify these players so we know who never to take to anything remotely serious in the future. Darwinism, etc.

[Cyx]

I would prefer people posting seriously with some intent than just blanket insults.

You'd prefer serious conversations about something that was put in the game for a reason? I can see it now, the huge debate on how White Mages only really need 1 cure spell and all the rest are a waste of space. Or, how about how SE should only make 1 DD and get rid of the rest. If you think about it there is no reason to have more than 1 melee job.

[Eeek]

I think they're doing us a great public service. Some people really are bad enough at FFXI to think gear swapping needs to go. Posting these troll treads allow the general FFXI populace to identify these players so we know who never to take to anything remotely serious in the future. Darwinism, etc.

To be honest, I didn't even bother to read the OP. The thread was 11+ pages when I first saw it, and I sure didn't expect the thread to still be on-topic after so many pages.

But yeah, you're right. The OP is a clear troll. Brb combing my hair.

[Morgantisthedon]

when healing on my rdm and someone blinks i just re select them takes a few seconds and if they blink when they are bouta die preventing me from healing tough luck.

I agree If you use alot of macros to swap gear and a specfic mage is having problems healing you stay in the specific gear you have on so they can heal you this is another way to help them till you get cure bombed. Knowing how specific heals works I have made peoples names on them dependant if they where a mp sponge to further help me with this. But use the swap with good judgment is a good rule of thumb... sure it can bring greatness,.,,,, also your death to a inexperianced healer who keeps losing target of you .... If this happens adjust you play to them so they can target you while weak. Rember FFXI isnt how great you are..... Its the people around you that make you great as a team and how you work with them <3

[Valefor4life]

I think they're doing us a great public service. Some people really are bad enough at FFXI to think gear swapping needs to go. Posting these troll treads allow the general FFXI populace to identify these players so we know who never to take to anything remotely serious in the future. Darwinism, etc.

I agree. These people need to let other ppl on their server know that they can't main heal because someone is blinking too much.

[Dale]

You'd prefer serious conversations about something that was put in the game for a reason? I can see it now, the huge debate on how White Mages only really need 1 cure spell and all the rest are a waste of space. Or, how about how SE should only make 1 DD and get rid of the rest. If you think about it there is no reason to have more than 1 melee job.

There are some very big problems with the way gear-swapping is handled in this game, and they do need to be flushed out and fixed in my opinion. The inventory space thing is just one of many things that were discussed in this thread, and not one i even bothered to dwell on or one that interests me - if that's what you were trying to elude to with your comment.

The fact it floods your battle log with useless annoying spam and causes players to blink on and off constantly canceling your target is what bugs me. The iventory issue, not so much.

[Dale]

I agree. These people need to let other ppl on their server know that they can't main heal because someone is blinking too much.

The blinking crap is stupid and annoying. I don't care what you and your allys think

[Cyx]

I agree. These people need to let other ppl on their server know that they can't main heal because someone is blinking too much.

This is no joke. If you are a healer and blame the DD for dieing because you couldn't target them you are a joke. Anticipation to attacks makes for a good healer/player not retaliation.