2hr Abilites (Yes Please!)? or (No Thanks!)?

[Vackashken]

only a child would call someone an idiot over how they play a video game. So far I haven;t done that

Could just mean you're a well behaved child and have some common courtesy. That said though, your reasoning and lack of thinking ahead or understanding of the dynamics of customer and producer are very "childish." I'd be surprised if you were over 21 tbh.

[Sojiro]

Greetings everyone! We have heard about the possibility on 2 hour ability straight from the development team! Without further ado here's is what Akihiko Matsui, the FINAL FANTASY XIV Battle lead, had to say!

I am very glad they are considering to add abilities to help diversify the classes....I still feel 2 hours is way too long of a cooldown, but I can live with it. It looks as though they still haven't locked down on a specific time yet, and they are aiming to have it be used once per encounter, so we'll see how this goes. Even though I disagree with the long cooldown, i'm still all for unique abilities for each class so it still a win in my book lol.

[Mr_Gyactus]

"Having to strategize gives me a headache."

"strategy" and remember to "take a pillow every 2 hours" are 2 different things.
Cooldown? yes.
A skill I forgive to have? No.
An encounter need tactics. If you waste your 2hr cooldown what do you do? Yes, a lot of @#!. good boy.

[Kilta_Firelotus]

Could just mean you're a well behaved child and have some common courtesy. That said though, your reasoning and lack of thinking ahead or understanding of the dynamics of customer and producer are very "childish." I'd be surprised if you were over 21 tbh.

umm how does anything you said about anything i said...
I'm 26. jan 16 1985 to be exact.

I play how I saw fit and contributed to the party no one died all is well If yiu can get past that all because of a melee rdm no matter how goodm you the chilish one.

I asked a question and tried not to insult others. How about you do the same. Why is a rdm melee "bad"? How does it "slow" the party down?
how is it childish to melee as a rdm?

I just don;t want to play a game and it be like work. Work is where you must do what a boss tells you to do a bend over backwards. Games mmo por otherwise are meant for enjoyment. As long as no one dies and everyone has fun who cares how other ppl play.

[Yumi_Hibiki]

yumi i just stated the cons you stated the positive i wasn't giving false info. Just stating the cons there is a pro and con to everything.

this is not meand as an attack or something but from what i could read you were only writing off every skill listed as useless/pointless with some rather flawed reasons why beyond some of them, that is not what i would call the flaws of the abyllities.
it doesnt go "pro:it can save the whole group, con:its useless/pointless" maybe you chose your words harsher than you meant to

[DAOWAce]

you do know you can enfeeble and melee at the same time right....
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I had a melee red mage friend back when I played FFXI in 2004.

I appreciated the extra damage; and he kept refresh up on everyone at all times and wasn't a slacker on healing.

Can't say I remember what enfeeble was though..

Anyway; this was below level 60, and I quit in 2005 because people wanted me to have millions of gil worth of gear or I wouldn't get parties, since I was a paladin. That forest place with the big trees is the last thing I remember where people would kick me because I didn't have the -20%? damage reduction staff. Yes, let's use a staff over a shield.. /sigh

Elitists, hate 'em all.

[Mr_Gyactus]

I just don;t want to play a game and it be like work. Work is where you must do what a boss tells you to do a bend over backwards. Games mmo por otherwise are meant for enjoyment. As long as no one dies and everyone has fun who cares how other ppl play.

Correct. However one should work to understand what you wrote. Someone don't, so they confuse work and game, same number or letter, same number of hours.

[Kilta_Firelotus]

Why should anyone care how others play. As long as it is teamwork...
You take a game to seriously if you force your play style on others. Not everyone should feel to cookie cut. It gets dull seeing everyone play every class the same way. Its like why bother even making friends to party with if everyone plays the same. as of right now ffxiv can have so much more customization. No class can be the same if ppl choose to play different. Like 1 person might be a mararder with healing powers or a lancers with nuking powers, or a glad with buffers. 2hrs and defined classes may ruin that. As long as it don;t ima be ok with it and welcome them. Ima play regardless. And play how I see fit, if anyone ever has an issue with how I play just don;t bug me. I'm not gonna tell you how to play. As long as you don;t insult me for me playing differently everything is good.

[Kilta_Firelotus]

this is not meand as an attack or something but from what i could read you were only writing off every skill listed as useless/pointless with some rather flawed reasons why beyond some of them, that is not what i would call the flaws of the abyllities.
it doesnt go "pro:it can save the whole group, con:its useless/pointless" maybe you chose your words harsher than you meant to

ya I was speed typing trying to recall every ffxi class and 2 hr. while having limured writing room. Thats for pointong that out. Though w/o insulting me

[Kilta_Firelotus]

Correct. However one should work to understand what you wrote. Someone don't, so they confuse work and game, same number or letter, same number of hours.

not to be mean but what? i don't get what you mean.
I have a learning disability is ya I have the worst typing skills. And even more worst at expressing what I wanyt to say w/o coming off as rude.... or "childish". I am not tryinbg to be rude in what I say or insultive or chilished

I don;t feel it makes sence to have a person tell you how to play a game. I see no reason for it. I took pride in the rdm job of ffxi. It was my fav class. Even though I had add i can do a ton of stuff and pay attention to alot of stuff. Which is typically not what I am able to do. If I didn't melee I got bored and fell asleep. I was good at what I did, thats the only thing people should ask for.