A Different Way to Play

[RiceisNice]

I think playing as a class would be justified in cases when that would bring something extra to the group. Like archers or marauders doing more damage while sacrificing group utility. ACN simply doesn't bring anything that would be worth the performance loss in their primary role.

An archer won't get more damage compared to a bard. They lose the DEX from soul crystal and gain nothing that bard doesn't already have as far as dps cooldowns are concerned (B4B primarily).

[Zell1226]

As a full STR MRD, I can hit stupid amounts of damage. Like 2600~ crit damage stupid. So no, you aren't the only one to try classes. I've also dipped into THM before, having DPS only slightly lower than my BLM.

[ElieDavion]

As a full STR MRD, I can hit stupid amounts of damage. Like 2600~ crit damage stupid. So no, you aren't the only one to try classes. I've also dipped into THM before, having DPS only slightly lower than my BLM.

you loose out however on flare and convert including a x-ether that would be 3 flare in a row just as exsample i doubt a thm can keep up with that kind of aoe dmg

[RiceisNice]

you loose out however on flare and convert including a x-ether that would be 3 flare in a row just as exsample i doubt a thm can keep up with that kind of aoe dmg

A THM loses out on AoE damage from flare and somes urvivability tools that allow them to remain stationary longer. Other than that, they are losing INT from crystal. In the end, THM only does slightly less damage than BLM, but it's still not going to provide any unique benefits and lose out on some versitility even.

[PArcher]

A THM loses out on AoE damage from flare and somes urvivability tools that allow them to remain stationary longer. Other than that, they are losing INT from crystal. In the end, THM only does slightly less damage than BLM, but it's still not going to provide any unique benefits and lose out on some versitility even.

Come the expansion, it will almost certainly be non-viable; all the new skills are being given through questing, and that questing is 99.9999% likely going to require your crystal. MRD will similarly be useless due to the war dps stance

Also, I would like to know where you are using classes. 4 man dungeons, trials, ex trials, coil? Makes a difference

[Almalexia]

Yesterday 07:45 PM

This is the most frustrating thing about this post.

[Arkenne]

While its undoubtly an interesting and different way to play. Given that its not mainstream, and that in fact, the crystals and job skills gives bonuses that offset the cross-classing by more than a little margnin, playing classes in DF will not earn you any sort of possitive feedback aside from the amusement of some for the rare view. However as you might already very well know, ill critisism or odd views are what you will run upon to more often than not.

I once got in a party in WoD through DF and found myself with not a BRD, but an ARC. It was odd, to say the least, and they outplayed many of the job-crystal wielders in the whole raid, to the point that they never actually died. Tho I didnt critic their preference, it really made wonder about their choices.

[dughug]

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[Kallera]

Thing is in this game there is only one way to play for many jobs at the moment, along with one set of gear that is the best. "Different" usually means "substandard", no matter what I chose in dps rotations, there will be one that is better than any other, and in any objective setting, the damage number is the measure by which skill is judged.

In other words, I go as ROG, I get kicked. I mistime an action, that is numbers and time I'm taking away.

DPS do not have the luxury of having different roles like MRD or healers with their DPS options.

[Miitan]

The OP is a great example of the MMO equivalent of a Poe. It's impossible to tell if they're trolling or are just oblivious.