I Love My Carbuncle! Don't Make Me Give Him Up!

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08-22-2015, 04:33 AM
Kacho_Nacho

I Love My Carbuncle! Don't Make Me Give Him Up!

The Arcanist is such a fun class. The game play is highly enjoyable. Most of all, I love my carbuncle. He's such a cute guy that I don't want to him give up!

Basically, I can't see my Lalafell suddenly deciding to summon primals, especially since the story I've been following has me working with the Scions to defeat them.

If I remain an Arcanist without progressing into either Summoner or Scholar would I be able to do the later (50-60) content?

I'm talking as a DPS, not as a healer. If healing were required, I'd switch to White Mage.
08-22-2015, 05:27 AM
Cynfael

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Originally Posted by Kacho_Nacho

The Arcanist is such a fun class. The game play is highly enjoyable. Most of all, I love my carbuncle. He's such a cute guy that I don't want to him give up!

Basically, I can't see my Lalafell suddenly deciding to summon primals, especially since the story I've been following has me working with the Scions to defeat them.

If I remain an Arcanist without progressing into either Summoner or Scholar would I be able to do the later (50-60) content?

I'm talking as a DPS, not as a healer. If healing were required, I'd switch to White Mage.

You must use your Job crystal. You're a burden on your parties if you don't, and some equipment is restricted by Job as well.

The SMN storyline explains egis.

You might be able to glamour your summon as carby in the future.
08-22-2015, 06:43 AM
Greedalox

Aye, you for sure wont be accepted into groups higher up. Good news though, there's strong evidence that Carbuncles will be glamours for your Egi's. Bad news, it might be a couple patches away or longer.
08-22-2015, 08:29 AM
m3eansean

Soulstone is a requirement for any kind of group play past 50 (it really starts to hamper you after level 30 if you're not using it really). It gives you access to the spells that you need to be able to output appropriate damage.
08-22-2015, 09:40 AM
Kumori_Kumo

I feel your pain, Kacho. So, a doodle for you.
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/...68/HugBunc.png
Never forget your 'buncle. <3
08-22-2015, 05:20 PM
Bishop81

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Originally Posted by Kumori_Kumo

I feel your pain, Kacho. So, a doodle for you.
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/...68/HugBunc.png
Never forget your 'buncle. <3

Damn, I wish I could draw.

I can barely handle stick figures. :/
08-23-2015, 04:31 AM
Arkenne

Sadly, lvl 50 is as far as you can go as an Arcanist, since starting lvl 51 to 60 all you get are skills for your job, not the class...
Someday they might apply the pet glamour, tho.
08-23-2015, 04:48 AM
Zirael_Foxfire

Carbuncles look very nice. Titan is okay too I guess. Garuda and Ifrit are total disaster.
08-23-2015, 04:52 AM
Kumori_Kumo

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Originally Posted by Zirael_Foxfire

Carbuncles look very nice. Titan is okay too I guess. Garuda and Ifrit are total disaster.

It's kind of my complaint with most things in this game. 90% of everything is visually over-designed to the point of being meaningless. Every time we get into anything Allagan I just kind of groan because I know it's going to be a horrible polygonal soup of glowing, clashing nonsense. All the Baldur/Valerian gear looks great because it's simple and doesn't have a million spikes all over it. It's the Rob Liefeld problem all over again.
08-23-2015, 06:08 AM
Bishop81

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Originally Posted by Kumori_Kumo

It's kind of my complaint with most things in this game. 90% of everything is visually over-designed to the point of being meaningless. Every time we get into anything Allagan I just kind of groan because I know it's going to be a horrible polygonal soup of glowing, clashing nonsense. All the Baldur/Valerian gear looks great because it's simple and doesn't have a million spikes all over it. It's the Rob Liefeld problem all over again.

I would argue the Egis are under-designed. They have literally no detail to them.

My sister saw me playing the game, looked at Ifrit-Egi, and asked "What is that?". Not a surprising question because seriously it barely looks like anything - it's resemblances to the Primal it's based it ... is stretching at best.
08-23-2015, 06:24 AM
Velox

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Originally Posted by m3eansean

Soulstone is a requirement for any kind of group play past 50 (it really starts to hamper you after level 30 if you're not using it really). It gives you access to the spells that you need to be able to output appropriate damage.

Ehhh not really, at least for 97% of the game's content. Most dungeons don't have enrage mechanics for low DPS, and the ones that do are set pretty loose. Hell, some bosses actually punish high DPS by skipping necessary phases or linking add spawn to HP levels. The only content where the DPS checks are so high that the soul stone + job skills are mandatory are the 8-man endgame raids.

Remember that FFXIV is the beginner's MMO. That's how SE wants it. Sort of a "My First MMO" story. It's not the extreme game people here try to make it out to be. FFXI is better suited for them.
08-23-2015, 06:47 AM
Cynfael

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Originally Posted by Velox

Remember that FFXIV is the beginner's MMO. That's how SE wants it. Sort of a "My First MMO" story. It's not the extreme game people here try to make it out to be. FFXI is better suited for them.

Just because the bar for entry is set rather low doesn't mean that the ceiling is similarly set.

Regardless, I don't care if we're playing FFXIV, Wildstar, ESO, or Tic-Tac-Toe; make a decent effort at playing well or don't waste anyone's time. An equipped Job crystal is effectively mandatory for the majority of group content since not equipping one (special past exceptions aside) is tantamount to trolling your party.
08-23-2015, 07:52 AM
Kacho_Nacho

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kumori_Kumo

I feel your pain, Kacho. So, a doodle for you.
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/...68/HugBunc.png
Never forget your 'buncle. <3

Awwww. That's exactly how I feel about my carbuncle! Great doodle!

And to everyone else, thank you for the information! Add my name to the list of players wanting the carbuncle glamor. You all can keep your primal wannabes, I want my cute, lil friend!

#buncles4life
08-23-2015, 08:36 AM
Malevicton

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Originally Posted by Velox

Ehhh not really, at least for 97% of the game's content. Most dungeons don't have enrage mechanics for low DPS, and the ones that do are set pretty loose. Hell, some bosses actually punish high DPS by skipping necessary phases or linking add spawn to HP levels. The only content where the DPS checks are so high that the soul stone + job skills are mandatory are the 8-man endgame raids.

Remember that FFXIV is the beginner's MMO. That's how SE wants it. Sort of a "My First MMO" story. It's not the extreme game people here try to make it out to be. FFXI is better suited for them.

Wearing gear isn't "mandatory" for a lot of content. Fights where you have to hold dps are an extreme minority. Technically you do not "need" your soulstone. But that's irrelevant. There is no good reason not to wear it. Being able to get by without it is not in itself a reason, especially with all the new job skills from 50-60.
08-23-2015, 10:02 AM
JarinArenos

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Originally Posted by Cynfael

Just because the bar for entry is set rather low doesn't mean that the ceiling is similarly set.

Regardless, I don't care if we're playing FFXIV, Wildstar, ESO, or Tic-Tac-Toe; make a decent effort at playing well or don't waste anyone's time. An equipped Job crystal is effectively mandatory for the majority of group content since not equipping one (special past exceptions aside) is tantamount to trolling your party.

This is basically what I wanted to say. You're making a conscious choice to make life harder for the rest of your group, just so you can have a fluffy pet. No. Keep a second gear set for arcanist so you can have carby solo if you want, but you properly run summoner in groups. And then go pester the devs more for pet glamours, because I want my carby back too.