PVP!

[Harukusan]

a lot of things would have to be changed in order for this to work.. BLM sleep nuke method would kill anyone without poison pots ive been pwned by a drk with sleep bolts before.. there are just certain jobs that have a higher advantage in a PvP then others.. BRD will get ownded by anything because its just low survivability when it comes to 1 on 1

I'm not ashamed to admit that a BRD once kicked my ass fooling around 1 on 1. If you have the ability to sleep your target, or otherwise stop them from attacking you, you have a strong chance to win the fight.

While FFXI in general was designed around team-based coordination, a little 1 on 1 duel is still fun for the typical Ballista fan. I've gained the most knowledge and experience, and shared more information with fellow players over the years through sparring sessions.

In the end if you want to pvp go play a game orientated for pvp and leave ffxi for pve.

You can't be so closed-minded to believe that a game is designed a certain way and think that there's only one way you should play it. There is more than one way to appreciate what's been made available to us. It's up to you to choose how you want to do it. For us, we choose to play Ballista as it is unique, fun, interesting, challenging, and did I say fun? Ballista used to be the original way to test your mettle. The best way to show you know how to stay on top of the game in terms of skill, gear and shear desire for competition that didn't involve camping NMs or fighting over who had the bigger e-peen vs. an EXP mob (which, if you haven't realized this by now, really really really SUCKED, and it still does).