No Arrows in ARR?!

[Breladine]

I find the no-arrows/ammo thing to be a necessary evil to balance out the Archer/BRD class with other classes. Buying one thing to equip is one thing, but having a class you constantly have to buy a product for over and over again that is specifically for that character only sort of puts them at a disadvantage. I never cared for it. While it may not be as "realistic" to have a system where you don't have to buy hoards of arrows all the time, I don't exactly strive for real-world realism in my Fantasy games in all aspects. There's something to be said for Balance over so-called realism.

[Zyph]

I find the no-arrows/ammo thing to be a necessary evil to balance out the Archer/BRD class with other classes.

Or they could implement new arrow types that cause status effects or have other effects? Suddenly, cost is justified, ARC/BRD utility value is doubled.

Oh wait, I forgot SE want's BRD to be a mage class.

Either way, removing arrows is not the only way to balance the disparity.

[Breladine]

Or they could implement new arrow types that cause status effects or have other effects? Suddenly, cost is justified, ARC/BRD utility value is doubled.

This doesn't really balance out anything at all, you're just shifting where the money has to be spent. And suddenly now Archers may be spending more money than ever before on status effect arrows, especially if they're given over to the crafters who will jack up the price on the most important ones.

It's not about the cost being "justifiable". It's about the cost, period. No one should have to shell out money for their primary attack mechanism. CNJ and THM spells also have status impacts on enemies but no one needs to pay anything extra for them.

I don't think your solution holds water.

[Zyph]

This doesn't really balance out anything at all, you're just shifting where the money has to be spent. And suddenly now Archers may be spending more money than ever before on status effect arrows, especially if they're given over to the crafters who will jack up the price on the most important ones.

It's not about the cost being "justifiable". It's about the cost, period. No one should have to shell out money for their primary attack mechanism. CNJ and THM spells also have status impacts on enemies but no one needs to pay anything extra for them.

I don't think your solution holds water.

Sorry you're having so much trouble paying paltry sums for arrows.

[Wolfie]

Good, I always thought that consumable arrows/ammo was among the dumbest ideas MMOs had.

[leomike35]

It will be interesting thats for sure.

[Munba]

I don't like the sound of this. Blah.

[Orophin]

Buying one thing to equip is one thing, but having a class you constantly have to buy a product for over and over again that is specifically for that character only sort of puts them at a disadvantage.

Hopefully they don't put in ninja tools whenever Ninja comes around, else this was all done for naught.

[Babydoll]

I'm okay with this. No more worrying about inventory space, running out of arrows, etc. And no I am not poor or lazy, I just see it as one less thing to worry about.

[AlexNiculaie]

The cost isn't the issue, it's the fact that, short of leeching, one cannot level ARC without constantly spending gil. Other jobs do not require this. How does it make sense for one, and only one job be required to spend gil to level when no other does? It doesn't matter if the cost is exuberant or paltry, it's still an uneven mechanic.