Reaper Megathread

[ThorneDynasty]

It's almost like the game has 2.5s GCD exactly for that..? Reaper needs "streamlining" the least of all, you even have full control when to proc your positionals unlike every single other melee class.

Honestly between that and stuff like "Dark Knight delirium needs to be even simpler!" I'm not sure if you are a troll or not.

[Ferrinus]

I'll be a BLM player til I die but I really enjoyed leveling Reaper to do the melee DPS role quests with and am sure to at least take it for a spin through occasional EXDRs and such. It's a very fun and well-designed job, and it's interesting to see how varied the experience can be given that there isn't a single randomized element anywhere in the kit.

[Hiragawa]

They will in the future, having to focus so much attention on the skills hot bar and not watching the action is overwhelming. When using AOE cone attacks forces you to stop your rotation and move in position just to hit all targets. I think removing the positional requirements would welcome even more people to the class.

No they won't. No they don't. And as I told you in your thread, if *you* need to stop your rotation to position, that's a you problem. It has nothing to do with the class.

[popotaro]

They will in the future, having to focus so much attention on the skills hot bar and not watching the action is overwhelming. When using AOE cone attacks forces you to stop your rotation and move in position just to hit all targets. I think removing the positional requirements would welcome even more people to the class.

Please stop.

[Maxilor]

I like RPR because it starts at level 70 and is the fastest way for me to get the Melee DPS Role Questline done.

[LunarEmerald]

I planned to stick with Red Mage this expansion but Reaper is so much fun and does so much more damage. I'm normally not a fan of melees. Although I did like Samurai due to it being simple.

[WhyAmIHere]

So does anyone else not like how Reaper sprints when their weapon is drawn? It looks like you got a square gait going. small gripe but still.

if you hate that, you'll especially hate how the weapon drawn animation looks if you take fall damage and maintain forward movement.
you're sideways running on air for a bit.

[Lycati]

feel like death's design could benefit from being part of the job gauge as a timer like nin's huton or drk's darkside. though maybe it's part of the death gauge? haven't unlocked that yet.

I don't know if anyone addressed this yet, I went a few pages after and didn't see it quoted. The barrier with adding it to the job gauge is the fact that it isn't a self buff, but a debuff on what we're targeting. I don't quite know how their in-game engine works, but it's possible that they can't base UI elements on what we're targeting.

I do think it'd be nice, but I don't know if doable.

[LalafellDown]

No they won't. No they don't. And as I told you in your thread, if *you* need to stop your rotation to position, that's a you problem. It has nothing to do with the class.

Just my suggestion, I hear MNK has no positional requirements which is exciting news. I can’t wait to play that class, but I never had a positional problem with monk mainly because their rotation was so smooth.

[Daralii]

Just my suggestion, I hear MNK has no positional requirements which is exciting news. I can’t wait to play that class, but I never had a positional problem with monk mainly because their rotation was so smooth.

They have 2, just like RPR and every other melee but DRG.