"Play what you want!"

[Galgarion]

Speaking only for myself, I find it incredibly irritating when people ask me what they should play as. I don't want to be someone's fantasy gaming Life coach. "Find what you like." "Do what you want." "Do as you please." All viable alternatives to "play what you want." Just be decisive and commit to something.

[SpiritMuse]

Speaking only for myself, I find it incredibly irritating when people ask me what they should play as. I don't want to be someone's fantasy gaming Life coach. "Find what you like." "Do what you want." "Do as you please." All viable alternatives to "play what you want." Just be decisive and commit to something.

It's not so simple to make a decision though if you don't have information. I feel that's usually what people are asking for when they ask that. Which class is good/bad/challenging/simple. Which job is most sought after. What style of play do they require. What does it mean to be a tank. A healer. Etc.

[Pells]

It's not so simple to make a decision though if you don't have information. I feel that's usually what people are asking for when they ask that. Which class is good/bad/challenging/simple. Which job is most sought after. What style of play do they require. What does it mean to be a tank. A healer. Etc.

Then they should ask those questions instead of such a broad question that it's essentially meaningless.

[Krotoan]

Well 2 much people cant understan that NOT all classes/jobs are as good.
Like in 4.0 you need to move mich more one bosses so blm is bad for now.play as him in savage is just stupid. But people do it and some defend it by saying this play what you want bs.

Some people don't care as much about endgame savage raids. another reason why "what should I play" needs to be clarified, if your goal IS endgame raids then yes, start talking about DPS and mobility and skill ceilings. However if you want to look cool and maybe clear story? doesn't really matter too much.

[Wolfman88]

I guess people shouldn't play gatherers,crafters, or pvp because they don't contribute to clearing endgame content and are under skilled.

[Kazrah]

As someone who has never had any real preferences toward any job or role, usually anyone who has told me "play what you want" is usually someone I often delight myself with the wonderful thought of running them through a wood chipper.

When I was a new player, I was constantly told that, and normally when I asked what job was most desirable or least played, the response I always got was along the lines of "it doesn't matter, just play what you want". That was infuriating to me, and as a result, I wound up trying everything to see what I wanted to play. Not only did this confirm my personal lack of job preference (little to my surprise), but playing everything and trying everything--especially whenever someone said "oh, it gets better at this way off level" was time wasted not really going through the story and thus not being able to get into further content.

The lesson I got from this is that whenever someone asks what to play, I ask for details. What gameplay style do they prefer? What kind of aesthetic do they prefer? What kind of characters have they played in past games with class-based systems? Data, data, data, cannot make bricks without clay. Just make sure those bricks can be put toward something constructive for them like building their character rather than having them thinking about throwing those bricks at your head for giving them obnoxiously vague advice.

[Umbeliel]

Snippity snip snip

What a champ

[OwlBlackX]

I remember. Person said

"Why so many rotations/skills? We're not monkey!"

Like mean random click many rotations

[Darkobra]

It's Final Fantasy 14. Get some good gear, stop standing in AoE and play whatever you want. Nothing is hard. Hell, I saw another thread just last week of someone complaining that the raids were too easy too. There are no twitch mechanics, instant reflexes, there's a big damn yellow circle on the ground or a yellow bar slowly going over a boss' head saying "Look what I'm going to do!" It's why MMOs aren't in competitive tournaments. "Oh, he never stepped out the AoE that was on the ground for 6 seconds! That'll cost them! Oh they have a healer. They're fine."

In fact, this game actually ENCOURAGES you to have other classes by increasing exp bonuses and allowing your one character to change to whatever the hell you want without having to go through the story again. You will be able to get through the story with no effort. The raids? Know the mechanics. They're usually "Stop standing in AoE."

If me playing Black Mage bothers you, get a static or some friends.

[RaizeGraymalkin]

This is a pretty dumb topic.