Note to Mages

[Nacht]

I'd also say it's the leader's responsibility to ask before going out into the field. Finding out after the fact reflects their own lack of prep.

99% of all problems can be blamed on other people. True story.

[Seriha]

99% of all problems can be blamed on other people. True story.

Sorry, but this is a pretty straightforward thing. Worst case, leader asks, person lies, you get to fight and find out they can't cast. It's the leader's choice to then tough it out or kick the person for being dishonest. There's obviously a responsibility for the person to get the spells when they can, but if you're looking at a time slot where Earth magics won't be needed, you can get away with a BLM without Quake, and so on.

I can't fault people for not having some of the more obscure spells. Not only are the mobs that drop them not being killed as often as they used to, but the demand for them thanks to Abyssea has upped their cost. It's like 2004 all over again with expecting every RDM to have Refresh when sources were few, but wanting them to shell out an insane amount of gil for it nonetheless.