History repeats itself: Time for the Great Archer Nerf of 2011

[Peregrine]

The developers made the exact same mistakes with archer that they did with ranger in FFXI. It's the highest damage job with the same repertoire of broken abilities as before. It doesn't get hit with AoE. Now everyone who is flocking to archer is starting to petition the sneezes initially aimed at preventing ranged combat abuse to be taken out, because they want even more power.

Stop the snowball effect before the solution to everything is 6 archers and 2 thaumaturges. You all know better than this, Square. You sat there and watched it happen to FFXI, and you're doing it again.

Nerf em.

[TonyMontana]

Simple solution buff the other classes. Archer is a lot of fun dont make it suck just make the other classes equal.

[Peregrine]

Simple solution buff the other classes. Archer is a lot of fun dont make it suck just make the other classes equal.

Other classes shouldn't be equal. You can DD without being in the tank's AoE range. If other classes are equal, you're still overpowered. Archers have no business keeping up in damage with marauders and lancers.

I'm a conjurer, so it's not like I'm biased. I know how horrible FFXI's year 1-5 were. Completely run by rangers and black mages for the very reasons we're repeating all over again.

[PeppinoTuna]

I'm always interested in classes getting nerfed. "Go hard or gtfo," you know? lol...

Nerf the archer class or buff the others or buff the monsters...

(Solution in bold personally preferred.)

[Ayerc]

Someone sounds bitter. Don't like the size of your wand compared to the other guy's bow?

I don't think anyone will disagree that things need more balancing, but when keeping party dynamics in mind, playing the Archer job takes a lot more than pumping out big damage. It's called hate management, and if the archer doesn't have to keep his enmity in check, then he's just a glorified pea shooter.

[JayvirDeforte]

You are just so butt hurt about archers for some reason and it's really sad. Do you know that hit for hit, Lancer and Marauder hit harder than an Archer? If the class is in the right hands, it's easy for them to set up some crazy damage. You must have a very messed up party setup in this game if you have all archers and 2 thaums.

[Corrderio]

Simple solution buff the other classes. Archer is a lot of fun dont make it suck just make the other classes equal.

This! I will admit Archer is a tad OP but at the same time I think they deserve to be a high damage class.

[AshelyRiot]

[QUOTE=Peregrine;112379Archers have no business keeping up in damage with marauders and lancers.

[/QUOTE]

That's a joke right? I guess your complaining about them adjusting range attacks on mobs (maybe) Too bad every mob shouldn't have some kind of range attack period. Also sorry to say archers have every right to out damage MRD and LNC. Is it fair a damn 50 THM can go out and solo roaming NM's?

[Shiyo]

Archer is just actually well designed and unique, unlike the other DD's @_@ Archer also can't tank, every other DD besides lancer can, which makes up for it's inability to tank with supportive abilities, just like archer makes up for its inability to tank by being a ranged burst DD.

[AlexiaKidd]

If the nerf Archer they better give me my arrows for free ><