Reaper Megathread

[MagiusNecros]

The job quests for Reaper I felt were ok. I'm rather disappointed they didn't have more development on the big bad you fight. Was it bad? No. But it could have been better. I did appreciate how vampiric it was so that was cool. And you got some good lines to choose.

The story is quite forgettable.

[Drkdays]

I thought it was one of the best stories, especially considering they had to deliver it within 10 levels. It was very straight-forward, but not in a bad way, and I enjoyed the brief but ferocious character development. There was even a quest named Dark Days... It's fate!

[Kolsykol]

I wonder if it'll actually calm down like it did with SAM, becaues lol.

I saw one other dps the entire first day that wasn't Reaper, one.
And it's more or less the same still.

Edit: Getting synced on Reaper is kinda bad tbh, I got Garuda in leveling roulette and got synced to lvl 46.

Just damage debuff + 1 2 3 combo?

Perhaps a bit too empty at lvl 46?

[Tetsujin]

I wonder if it'll actually calm down like it did with SAM, becaues lol.

I saw one other dps the entire first day that wasn't Reaper, one.
And it's more or less the same still.

Edit: Getting synced on Reaper is kinda bad tbh, I got Garuda in leveling roulette and got synced to lvl 46.

Just damage debuff + 1 2 3 combo?

Perhaps a bit too empty at lvl 46?

I agree. I think around level 78 is when it gets actually fun. Just made it to 80 today, dreading going on leveling roulette and losing skills though.

Oh and to the people above mentioning DRK refuges, they're right! RPR even came with a few skills named for FFXI DRK scythe ones. It was meant to be.

[MagiusNecros]

Lvl 50 is like playing Lvl 50 BLM. At levels 50 and 60 it kinda trains you to be a bad Reaper since you do a 180 in playstyle at 70 and up. Gibbet and Gallows require you to commit to your attacks otherwise you lose the Reaver buff.

I think after a few months the Reaper hype will die down and you'll see people that main the job.

[Tracewood]

Getting this to 80 and finishing the job quests, they dropped quite a lore bomb. Also, I neglected to mention I like the Lemure instance music, reminds me of FF7's sector 6.
Also, this is glammed up Van Helsing style which makes it look all the better and I can't wait to get this to 90...

aaaaaaaaaaas soon as I can log back in anyways.

[Maxilor]

I wonder if it'll actually calm down like it did with SAM, becaues lol.

I saw one other dps the entire first day that wasn't Reaper, one.
And it's more or less the same still.

Edit: Getting synced on Reaper is kinda bad tbh, I got Garuda in leveling roulette and got synced to lvl 46.

Just damage debuff + 1 2 3 combo?

Perhaps a bit too empty at lvl 46?

Oh for sure it will.

Many will drop it once the 'New Toy' smell wears off.

Me personally am not a fan of the edgy aesthetics of the class, but that didn't stop me from trying out the new class on launch weekend like everyone else and leveling it a bit in dungeons.

But i've already moved on from it after a couple days already, never liked Melee DPS and Reaper certainty is one.

[Lyth]

Reaper is incredibly satisfying to play. It has the advantage of being designed from the ground up for this expansion, and it all comes together quite nicely especially in the 86-90 range. The core gameplay mechanics are relatively straightforward, but it doesn't feel like you have any downtime, especially with how frequently your burst window comes up in later levels. I'd play it for the gap closer alone, it just has so much versatility. I can definitely see the appeal of playing melee dps.

It's worth noting that the Mark of Death debuff stacks to something over a minute if you really want to, so it's fairly simple to manage.

[AnotherPerson]

The final instance's beginning was pretty good. I was really expecting reaper's lv 80 quest ended with

Orcus faking his last breath, then popping out of his body to attempt to take control of ours. That, or attempt to fake his death and after Drusilla walks up, Orcus would hold her at the Scythe and have us surrender ourselves. That's when our Avatar pops out and says "no", and then Enshrouds us, which is where we learn our capstone skill as we beat the guy up again.

Unfortunately, that didn't happen as I expected. Apparently we were just that strong that we just destroyed them pretty quickly. Felt a bit anticlimactic to be sure. xD

Arcane crest feels pretty good. It's strong enough to be up for most raidwide and targeted attacks that you would use it often, but not overly strong where you can become the next tank.
I won't lie, reaper felt a bit plain at lv 70 and lv 80, but the fundamentals of the job is easy to grasp. I love the Hell's Ingress and Hell's Egress / Threshold mechanic animation. Feels really good to pop out and run around with the weapon.

I did test to see if the Threshold would immediately place us at [Location A] if [Location A] is much higher from [Location B] without a direct path back, but being too far away will force us back to the ground. it's still a ground travel, which is a bit immersion breaking from the 'traveling through the void' and all. It is what it is though.

[Dogempire]

Hell's Ingress and Egress drives me crazy because the hotkey to warp back isn't the same as the original warp, and I hope they change it