Reaper Megathread

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Originally Posted by Drkdays

True, I had planned on trying for Necromancer as RPR...

Not so much anymore ...

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Still waiting on Ephemeral Necromancer glams, or FF5 Necro glams...

I like how reaper has a lot of the little annoyance of every other melee into one job
like plentiful harvest is brotherhood hood lite
has cast time like samurai
got its own version of heavy thrust
once you proc your potisionals its use them or lose them like mudras
but it all flows well that its not so bad

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Originally Posted by Drkdays

I don\\'t get the folding hate...

You expect to run around with a giant blade swinging around above your head?

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In short...Yes :)

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Originally Posted by shao32

I think the only downside im facing right now with Reaper is the scythes designs, all are just so straight and the Blade looks so small in many of them, i would love if they made more designs like the Demon slicer/Deepgold War Scythe model (the base Scythe model you get) with the pole and Big Blade curve.

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If you get a chance take a look at the deathscythe

Honestly the best model so far and one of my favorite designs from ff11
Only problem i have with it is how it shrinks when sheathed so I just hide it at that point

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Originally Posted by Drkdays

True, I had planned on trying for Necromancer as RPR...

Not so much anymore ...

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Yeahhhhh, Necromancer isn't that appealing of an idea because of all the missing skills, Lone Hero wasn't that bad on GnB because the core gameplay was there minus a skill or two, but I can't see myself trying to solo PoTD because it'll be boring missing so many skills not to mention it's more of a time sink with double the floors

That being said, I hope they release a new deep dungeon this expansion, I'd be kind of excited to try for the solo clear title on PLD or WAR

Reaper is still incredibly strong in PotD it has some super fast kills on 180-190 boss

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Originally Posted by Ketsufuma

If you get a chance take a look at the deathscythe

Honestly the best model so far and one of my favorite designs from ff11
Only problem i have with it is how it shrinks when sheathed so I just hide it at that point

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I think the Death Scythe is probably the best looking weapon for Reaper right now particularly because the hit sparks match very well in Enshroud form. And it's rather meaty to look at.

I was hoping the Moonward Scythe would be neat but it has the same problem most other Scythes have which is the blades are just paper thin.

I'm really hoping the relic scythe is going to be Zenos big Scythe. That one is really cool.

Demon Slicer, Blackbosom, Death are the only ones I like. The rest are easily forgettable.

Chainsaw Scythes lose their novelty really quickly.

Between the chainsaw scythe and the chainsaw greatsword, Haseo glams are looking real feasible right now.

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Originally Posted by BaconBits

Between the chainsaw scythe and the chainsaw greatsword, Haseo glams are looking real feasible right now.

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Make sure to scream SKEEEEEEEEEEEEEITH when you pop Enshroud.

Is it bad that i wish Ultros was our voidsent buddy?

Also do wish there was a more plain scythe and a dyable version of the starter one.

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Originally Posted by GrizzlyTank

Is it bad that i wish Ultros was our voidsent buddy?

Also do wish there was a more plain scythe and a dyable version of the starter one.

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Isn't the starter one the same model as the level 80 relic one? The level 80 relic one can be dyed after reaching a certain point in endwalker.

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Originally Posted by Nothv13

Isn't the starter one the same model as the level 80 relic one? The level 80 relic one can be dyed after reaching a certain point in endwalker.

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80? least the level 90 is a different scythe when i checked.

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Originally Posted by GrizzlyTank

80? least the level 90 is a different scythe when i checked.

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Yes 80, You can go get level 80 relic gear from the same guy you get all the other classes' level 80 relic gear. I'm pretty sure it is just a level 80 version of the starter gear you are given, except it becomes dyable at a certain story point.

The lvl 80 gear is actually undyable save for the weapon. Kinda shitty imo. Unless I am misinformed that is the way it is.

I'm close to level 90 (currently 89) and I have to say I love this job. I only play melee casually (I am a caster main), but I'm thinking of trying RPR in EX/Savage because it is a lot of fun. I usually enjoy oGCDs and weaving so it is a bit suprising to love Reaper, but I also love resource-based jobs and flexibility, so...

A shield for light self mitigation that also has party utility once broken, rewarding you for proper timing? Great. A party buff whose effects you can feel without ACT? Awesome. Only Soulsow feels a bit out of place, but I don't mind it.

The biggest issue of the jobs is that it is awful when level synced, but I don't mind playing it only at level 90 (or at least EW content). After they ruined SMN for me, I feel like RPR is filling the void I got from SMN rework, somehow.

Aesthetic, animations and sound effects are also top notch.

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Originally Posted by rewd

I'm close to level 90 (currently 89) and I have to say I love this job. I only play melee casually (I am a caster main), but I'm thinking of trying RPR in EX/Savage because it is a lot of fun. I usually enjoy oGCDs and weaving so it is a bit suprising to love Reaper, but I also love resource-based jobs and flexibility, so...

A shield for light self mitigation that also has party utility once broken, rewarding you for proper timing? Great. A party buff whose effects you can feel without ACT? Awesome. Only Soulsow feels a bit out of place, but I don't mind it.

The biggest issue of the jobs is that it is awful when level synced, but I don't mind playing it only at level 90 (or at least EW content). After they ruined SMN for me, I feel like RPR is filling the void I got from SMN rework, somehow.

Aesthetic, animations and sound effects are also top notch.

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lol u said void without thinking.

The class where you literally have a voidsent inhabiting you is filling your void.

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Originally Posted by Drkdays

lol u said void without thinking.

The class where you literally have a voidsent inhabiting you is filling your void.

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Lol, I also said that they ruined SMN :P

My opinions on Reaper are just “meh” tbh then again I’ve only been toying with it in small amounts

Firstly why doesn’t it’s 1-2-3 have any positional enhancement? Effectively being tied for most boring rotation along with MCH? DRG does MNK does NIN & SAM splits. It comes off as pretty shallow more so since RPR kit is super shallow and condensed (not as much as some ranged but I’m sure no other job has skills they get at lv55 or 65 due to lack of skills)
Maybe it’s a severe late bloomer but the job itself is rather unidentifiable

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Originally Posted by Jirah

My opinions on Reaper are just “meh” tbh then again I’ve only been toying with it in small amounts

Firstly why doesn’t it’s 1-2-3 have any positional enhancement? Effectively being tied for most boring rotation along with MCH? DRG does MNK does NIN & SAM splits. It comes off as pretty shallow more so since RPR kit is super shallow and condensed (not as much as some ranged but I’m sure no other job has skills they get at lv55 or 65 due to lack of skills)
Maybe it’s a severe late bloomer but the job itself is rather unidentifiable

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It's a very late bloomer. The job feels very lacking until 80. The job doesn't need more positionals. It's busy enough at the late levels.

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Originally Posted by Jirah

My opinions on Reaper are just “meh” tbh then again I’ve only been toying with it in small amounts

Firstly why doesn’t it’s 1-2-3 have any positional enhancement? Effectively being tied for most boring rotation along with MCH? DRG does MNK does NIN & SAM splits. It comes off as pretty shallow more so since RPR kit is super shallow and condensed (not as much as some ranged but I’m sure no other job has skills they get at lv55 or 65 due to lack of skills)
Maybe it’s a severe late bloomer but the job itself is rather unidentifiable

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Because the rotation isn't 1-2-3, you fill your meter so quick it's almost always closer to 1-2-3-4-1-2-3-5 (without the finishers actually having a fixed step unlike DRG) with plenty of double positionals, burst combos and the buff upkeep sprinkled in.

50-60 is boring and lackluster but 70 changes the whole job. You do a massive 180 in playstyle. Further enhanced by Shroud. 50-60 makes you a bad player lemme tell you.

With regards to scythe design, I do wish they had been able to include something like a double-scythe, although just going by certain stances and attacks reaper does, it doesn't seem like it'd fit right.

I hope the devs bring down the combo spread with so many combos to maintain and position requirements added on top of that. Maybe they could remove the positional requirements or perhaps merge the some of the combos into one key press like the solo instance we have.

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Originally Posted by LalafellDown

I hope the devs bring down the combo spread with so many combos to maintain and position requirements added on top of that. Maybe they could remove the positional requirements or perhaps merge the some of the combos into one key press like the solo instance we have.

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No.

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Originally Posted by LalafellDown

I hope the devs bring down the combo spread with so many combos to maintain and position requirements added on top of that. Maybe they could remove the positional requirements or perhaps merge the some of the combos into one key press like the solo instance we have.

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Like we all told you in your own thread, beyond not needed.

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Originally Posted by ThorneDynasty

Because the rotation isn't 1-2-3, you fill your meter so quick it's almost always closer to 1-2-3-4-1-2-3-5 (without the finishers actually having a fixed step unlike DRG) with plenty of double positionals, burst combos and the buff upkeep sprinkled in.

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It’ll be a long time before I’m lv90 on a job I don’t intend to main, but look forward to the full analysis, just wish it was so bare bone for a large portion of the content. Guess that’s the evil of these late as hell jobs in expansions, wonder how bad the lv80 jobs will be

So does anyone else not like how Reaper sprints when their weapon is drawn? It looks like you got a square gait going. small gripe but still.

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Originally Posted by Rainor

So does anyone else not like how Reaper sprints when their weapon is drawn? It looks like you got a square gait going. small gripe but still.

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I actually love how Reaper sprints. Then again, my Hrothgar already has a hunched back from regular sprinting so this is actually an upgrade. Lmao

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Originally Posted by Hazama999

With regards to scythe design, I do wish they had been able to include something like a double-scythe, although just going by certain stances and attacks reaper does, it doesn't seem like it'd fit right.

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Well we should see a new scythe design or 2 on tuesday with the raid coming out and new tomestones.

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Originally Posted by Hiragawa

Like we all told you in your own thread, beyond not needed.

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They will in the future, having to focus so much attention on the skills hot bar and not watching the action is overwhelming. When using AOE cone attacks forces you to stop your rotation and move in position just to hit all targets. I think removing the positional requirements would welcome even more people to the class.

It's almost like the game has 2.5s GCD exactly for that..? Reaper needs "streamlining" the least of all, you even have full control when to proc your positionals unlike every single other melee class.

Honestly between that and stuff like "Dark Knight delirium needs to be even simpler!" I'm not sure if you are a troll or not.

I'll be a BLM player til I die but I really enjoyed leveling Reaper to do the melee DPS role quests with and am sure to at least take it for a spin through occasional EXDRs and such. It's a very fun and well-designed job, and it's interesting to see how varied the experience can be given that there isn't a single randomized element anywhere in the kit.

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Originally Posted by LalafellDown

They will in the future, having to focus so much attention on the skills hot bar and not watching the action is overwhelming. When using AOE cone attacks forces you to stop your rotation and move in position just to hit all targets. I think removing the positional requirements would welcome even more people to the class.

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No they won't. No they don't. And as I told you in your thread, if *you* need to stop your rotation to position, that's a you problem. It has nothing to do with the class.

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Originally Posted by LalafellDown

They will in the future, having to focus so much attention on the skills hot bar and not watching the action is overwhelming. When using AOE cone attacks forces you to stop your rotation and move in position just to hit all targets. I think removing the positional requirements would welcome even more people to the class.

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Please stop.

I like RPR because it starts at level 70 and is the fastest way for me to get the Melee DPS Role Questline done.

I planned to stick with Red Mage this expansion but Reaper is so much fun and does so much more damage. I'm normally not a fan of melees. Although I did like Samurai due to it being simple.

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Originally Posted by Rainor

So does anyone else not like how Reaper sprints when their weapon is drawn? It looks like you got a square gait going. small gripe but still.

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if you hate that, you'll especially hate how the weapon drawn animation looks if you take fall damage and maintain forward movement.
you're sideways running on air for a bit.

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Originally Posted by Wyssahtyn

feel like death's design could benefit from being part of the job gauge as a timer like nin's huton or drk's darkside. though maybe it's part of the death gauge? haven't unlocked that yet.

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I don't know if anyone addressed this yet, I went a few pages after and didn't see it quoted. The barrier with adding it to the job gauge is the fact that it isn't a self buff, but a debuff on what we're targeting. I don't quite know how their in-game engine works, but it's possible that they can't base UI elements on what we're targeting.

I do think it'd be nice, but I don't know if doable.

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Originally Posted by Hiragawa

No they won't. No they don't. And as I told you in your thread, if *you* need to stop your rotation to position, that's a you problem. It has nothing to do with the class.

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Just my suggestion, I hear MNK has no positional requirements which is exciting news. I can’t wait to play that class, but I never had a positional problem with monk mainly because their rotation was so smooth.

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Originally Posted by LalafellDown

Just my suggestion, I hear MNK has no positional requirements which is exciting news. I can’t wait to play that class, but I never had a positional problem with monk mainly because their rotation was so smooth.

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They have 2, just like RPR and every other melee but DRG.