Ranged attack = Ruby?

[Rumo]

Sorry if this is common knowledge, but I haven't used my Sharpshot in Abyssea a lot. I noticed that every time it kills a mob with its ranged attack, I get a ruby light. Thought this only happens with WS kills?

[xbobx]

welcome to SE and their inability to do things right

[Dfoley]

Actually all job abilities give ruby light, so it was a fix, not a mistake on se's part

ra for pets is definitely a ja and has been shown multiple times

[xbobx]

That is not something that should have been "fixed"

[Glamdring]

thing is, ranged attack-whether from a player or a pet-should simply be considerred a range touch attack, i.e. count to pearl. Now, a Barrage, or ranged weapon skill, or a shot generated as a job ability-like bounty shot- I could see counting towards ruby, but seriously anything else is just poking the mob, and to me that means pearl.

[Dfoley]

O i agree, it should be pearl. Its just that its actually a job ability so the fact it gives ruby now is a fix. Although the correct fix would be to make it not a JA so that snapshot works on it and so that it gives pearl light

[Miera]

Actually all job abilities give ruby light, so it was a fix, not a mistake on se's part

ra for pets is definitely a ja and has been shown multiple times

Actually I got a killing Blow with Eagle Eye Shot on the Marbol NM in Abyssea Highlands and got a Pearlecent Light.

[Futan]

Actually all job abilities give ruby light, so it was a fix, not a mistake on se's part

ra for pets is definitely a ja and has been shown multiple times

This is incorrect. Chi Blast, Quick Draw, Jump, and Blood Pacts all give pearl. I'm not sure of others.

[Kristal]

I could understand if all pets gave ruby on special abilities, but if bloodpacts are pearl then apparently it's only automaton JAs.. I think Valoredge's Shield Bash gave ruby as well, but it's rare to actually see it kill something with it.

[xbobx]

Why can't you guys come to terms that SE screwed up again?