"/help" command

[Rowyne]

That's one command we don't need when there's really no penalty for death anyway.

Exactly. Besides, battle mechanics are different in FFXIV. You can go into passive mode (disengage), turn and run, and the monster won't chase you too long before giving up and returning to its roaming path. You live. Yay!

Once upon a time, in FFXI, there was a time and place for the command. Combat was slower and it was harder to outrun monsters since in the old old days they didn't give up until the zone line. And with the harsh death penalty... well, I remember many a time running all the way to Selbina crying for help. In the early days, you often got that help. As time went on, not so much.

With the upcoming revisions to the claiming system, there may not even be a need for it. We'll see what the future brings.

[Aver]

Exactly. Besides, battle mechanics are different in FFXIV. You can go into passive mode (disengage), turn and run, and the monster won't chase you too long before giving up and returning to its roaming path. You live. Yay!

Once upon a time, in FFXI, there was a time and place for the command. Combat was slower and it was harder to outrun monsters since in the old old days they didn't give up until the zone line. And with the harsh death penalty... well, I remember many a time running all the way to Selbina crying for help. In the early days, you often got that help. As time went on, not so much.

With the upcoming revisions to the claiming system, there may not even be a need for it. We'll see what the future brings.

The dunes made you learn how to dodge agro. And if you got unlucky, you prayed there was some high level with nothing to do guarding the entrance to selbina while running your arse off. Such fond memories, even if they were of me running for dear life.