Petty? (Lodestone related)

[Jayrune]

i took a look at that there thread, it seems to me a lot of the posters don't realize that the Job crystal adds a non-trivial amount of stats on top of enabling the job specific skills. I've only unlocked paladin, but i can tell you at lvl 44, if you don't have shield oath, you're gonna have a bad time. Also for Paladin i lose a little over 200 HP and over 300 MP if i un-equip my Paladin Crystal and i'm betting there is a similar non-trivial effect for other classes and their jobs.

From research, looks like at lvl 44 whm's abilities are Presence of Mind (faster casting for 10 seconds but at a 300 second cooldown), Regen (150 potency with a 21 second duration at a trivial cooldown), and Divine Seal (30% cure potency boost for 15 seconds with only a 60 second cooldown). Those are non-trivial abilities for a healer, both for healing the party and for healing themselves.

That gamefaqs thread looks like kneejerk "screw you, i do what i want" BS from people who do not understand the implications of not having your job equipped at lvl 44 and/or don't get how your performance impacts everyone else you party with for the most part.

That said, posting someones lodestone and essentially pointing out how they suck is not something people respond well to. You could have easily argued your point with without naming the person, a story about how someone queue'd up without a job equipped is easily believable without pointing directly at someone.