Quote Originally Posted by Chihaya View Post
You may choose the way you want to play, but don't expect everyone to accept it and not frown upon your decision.
I know full well that people are going to frown upon my play style, and I also know that people will immediately assume it's stupid because of the fact that it does have lower stats and lacks the pure DPS. I don't begrudge them for their opinions. I'm simply asserting that I can, and do, make it work, and am asking if there's anyone else out there who does the same. I also know full well how the internet operates. I knew when creating this thread that the only opinions I would get are negative, and that no amount of attempting to convince people other wise would change their minds. Still, even if no one accepts the way I do things, I still felt the need to at least mention that it was possible for the one or two people out there who are interested in seeing things in more of a "grey" fashion than the black and white most players choose to view the world in.....

Is my play style perfect? Of course not. Would I be a better pure DPS if I played full SMN? Probably. Would I be having as much fun playing as yet another generic DPS, with nothing to push me to try harder besides trying to get slightly higher raw DPS? Absolutely not. When I go in as an Arcanist, I've always had to deal with criticism, and always will. This pushes me to try harder to prove myself more, and makes those moments when the random players, who were criticizing me, start to complement me, all the sweeter....

I play the way I play, and I succeed. In the end, I'd be a fool if I expected everyone or even anyone to accept me. I suppose my real reason behind creating this thread was out of curiosity not just as to whether there was anyone out there besides me who plays in such a way, but out of curiosity as to whether there was anyone out there besides me who occasionally liked to try and view things through a different light....