Exactly. Still unsure of wtf a Galka is or how it relates in any way to FFXIV. Never heard of them or seen them in our lore. I hear they're some male only race that somehow manages to reproduce that exists on some other world. As long as I've ever known the Roegadyn have been a typical 2 gender race and I swear I've never seen one with a tail before. Would probably look ridiculous either way.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ruisu
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05-08-2012, 07:16 AMArcell
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05-08-2012, 07:19 AMPreypacerThe only people I ever knew, without exaggeration, to take issue with the racial differences in XI were the min-maxers who obsessed over every .001% of a point in their stats. Most everyone else I ever knew picked their race based on which one they liked the best for their looks, animations, etc.Quote:
Originally Posted by Zyph
And anyway, the idea that your racial stats made that big a difference in your performance was a myth anyway. One of the best WHMs I played with on my server (and there were many great ones) was a Galka. One of the best tanks was a Taru. People who really knew their jobs, knew the gear and knew how to get the most out of it simply were not affected by what their starting racial stats were. -
05-08-2012, 07:27 AMZyphThis.Quote:
Originally Posted by Felis
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05-08-2012, 07:37 AMMushy
maybe if they were a racial BONUS and not a racial HINDRANCE like we saw with races in FFXI. I forgot exactly, but didn't the original everquest have distinct bonuses that didn't prevent you from anything(i know you could only choose certain classes but besides that) things like longer breath under water, better night vision, longer sprinting. none of these things are truly needed since the default level is sufficient so what you get is a bonus. now leave it up to the devs to figure out things to fit what could be a bonus in this game(because its not stats gear and materia do all that.) So what kinds of things could be a bonus? we know jumping is coming so the cats can jump a few steps higher? the lalafell can crawl through small cracks to spots in dungeon where the other races would need to go around.. I dont know what can y'all think of?
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05-08-2012, 07:40 AMZyphThe highest stat will always be considered the ceiling, and every stat lower will be considered the hindrance.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mushy
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05-08-2012, 08:09 AMMushythe starting stats are already different and no one notices.. again I said for it not to be the stats since gear and materia are for that, did you read my post?Quote:
Originally Posted by Zyph
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05-08-2012, 08:12 AMRicky
There will always be too many cats in the game
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05-08-2012, 08:19 AMZaakuThe entire point of stealing the races from FFXI was to make the transition easier for players with a lot of time invested in their characters. It is kind of hard to do that when the Roegadyn are lacking a huge aspect of what made the original Galka what they are.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ruisu
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05-08-2012, 08:21 AMMushy
galkas(roes) were always ugly(offense intended) the lack of tail only looks better...
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05-08-2012, 08:27 AMElexiaOnce again it's easy to find information for a game people actually care about. If people cared about XIV as much as they did other MMOs you'd be able to find information a lot more readily as well. No bookmarks necessary.Quote:
Originally Posted by Firon
Go into the character creator of XIV and look at the stat differences between clans (if available)..it already exists in this game it's just the way stats work they really have nil impact on anything, much like in XI it had zero impact on anything but the absolute early levels (lower mp base = obviously less spell casting = less things dead) but once you hit around the cap (75, 76-99 the stat raises does very little for you) any racial difference is nil due to the gear options and merits. A taru blm can be just as shitty as a galka blm, the taru would have a higher MP base and therefore produce more shit whereas a good Galka BLM will have a smaller MP base but not suck.Quote:
Originally Posted by Nahaara
I've seen better Galka mages than Taru mages due to the fact THE COMMUNITY are hardcoded to believe the tiniest of details matters when the game mechanics doesn't necessarily tell you 1 race will suck compared to another.
Or a player that never created a character in the past year.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mushy