Quote Originally Posted by Ryans View Post
A game where you are freely able to change classes is a game that needs race differences the most. A world of gray needs shades of black and white for contrast. If everyone is exactly the same, there is no reason to pick one person (with whom you have no prior experience with, for sake of argument) over another.

In FFXI, a decent portion of the population believed that you shouldn't invite a galka who is a caster because they couldn't compare to basically any other race in that matter. The fact is that it isn't true. A galka wouldn't be able to gear themselves using the traditional method and had to think outside of the conventional to compete with a taru of the same skill and level.

There were many a galka that could out DD a taru simply because the taru had a sense of entitlement and didn't think they'd have to try too hard to compete.

I guess my point is that the game needs some way to distinguish between characters, be it race changes or class changes. Maybe the upcoming job system will be enough to diversify the classes, but the problem will likely still remain that everyone will have everything leveled to cap and therefore very similar.
just that bold line is enough for a no vote, you cant get ppl out of that mind set

also FYI the stats in this game is not all about Kill mobs, it effect craft also, if there is a different like you said, then that mean I who play Miqote of the moon can only be effective in WVR GSM because my highest stat is dex ?