Last straw

[Corrderio]

So basically you're saying you either play the flavor of the month or get left behind? Yeah, that's sure going to keep the playerbase happy.

[SnickleWhiskers]

I don't really enjoy the class stacking idea either but..... there's a game called World of Warcraft that's been out for awhile that makes any class viable for everything.

The only reason why i haven't raged at the way this games terrible balance is because if you're trying to be the best at your ability you'll end up getting other classes to 50.

[Isaveron]

The simple solution is to stop making encounters where the enemy uses large and damaging AOE abilities, because this will only lead to ranged units being preferred over melee. I do agree that the community is also to blame. For a community that sees itself better than WoW's and most other MMOs', they're no better with this path of least resistance mentality.

[Betelgeuzah]

I bet they could wave a sign with a Bard on it in front of your faces and you still wouldn't get the hint.

[yukikaze_yanagi]

I hate class stacking, it's the most retarded concept ever. It isn't a concept to "adapt", if i love a class i should'nt be forced by the community (because it's a our problem) to level the OP class just because the internet has spoken.
I always wait the day where SE forces us to bring every class.

[Raikki]

I don't understand. Since 1.18 people have been coming on here and complaining about how they can't get into pickup groups with their desired class. Why do you even want to join a pickup group? They're terrible. Make friends and join/make a linkshell to do this stuff with instead.

[Corrderio]

I don't understand. Since 1.18 people have been coming on here and complaining about how they can't get into pickup groups with their desired class. Why do you even want to join a pickup group? They're terrible. Make friends and join/make a linkshell to do this stuff with instead.

Most linkshells do the same thing pickups do. Don't have the class they want level and want to go as something else? That's pretty much a denied application right there.

[AdvancedWind]

I don't understand. Since 1.18 people have been coming on here and complaining about how they can't get into pickup groups with their desired class. Why do you even want to join a pickup group? They're terrible. Make friends and join/make a linkshell to do this stuff with instead.

I never really joined a pickup group, but there plenty of valid reasons to join one. Here are a few:

"I want to do content at this one time when none or my friends or LS mates are online."

"I want to try doing X but everyone is busy doing Y and I don't want to bother"

"I don't really want to commit to an endgame LS / can't find one that suits me but still want to do this one content"

"I'm sorta bored but there's this group shouting for X, maybe I should join for a while"


It may be quite a shock for some people, but not everyone is in the top linkshells of their servers, has full friend list just waiting a /tell for Dzemael Darkhold or even want to do endgame at scheduled hours. Pick up groups will always exist and every once in a while they do win fights lol

[Renshi]

I tell you, I'm L50 on Marauder and Archer, and guess what? I'm doing more damage as a Marauder.
Why? Nope, it's not because of the gear, neither of the actions placement in my bar. It's because I don't know how to play Archer, so I'm better with Marauder.
I'm not joking if I say I outstand Archers sometimes, so it really depends on how well you play a class.
People requiring only Archers in their parties, or only Thaumaturges in Ifrit parties are just Easy Mode lazy f*cks who want things just to accomodate their needs. I'm not gonna expertise me in Archer that much, since my second class is Pugilist, so party recruiters have to deal with it =)

[SniperRifle]

There is probably a missing variable OP hasn't mentioned. My friends would let me go on any class I wanted to try, even if it meant we would wipe.

In any other MMO, I'd agree.
But the fact that you can change classes on the fly makes it a pretty weak complaint to me. You're not bound to one class like with other MMO's.

And I had to pick a side, but this sums it up. It's no surprise either, the devs pretty much shout it in your face w/ this 1-50 in 1 zone, in less then 1 month. Every single class betters from having every other class up. And I'm most certain, if OP had his Archer to 50, he would probably enjoy playing it.

I'm no mind reader though...