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Ah finally, Thank you Pikko. After reading the whole thing I have to say that while I am pleased with some of the questions and answers, I am disappointed in what was not asked. It always seems in these things that the "interviewers" are trying to avoid asking anything that might upset SE.

Edited, Aug 5th 2008 8:26am by IfritsFreylin

yeah, like why the ps2 drawings were messed up. Why wasn't that mentioned? All we got was 'it generated a lot of forum activity' wtf?

D: Nothing at all asked about BLM? We really are forgotten by everyone else.

Aside from bosses, you really don't need Utsu. When you've got a lot of people fighting Orcs and Yags, it essentially becomes a waste when AoE wipes they out pretty quickly. Stoneskin is a sturdy defense, as is Regen to recover from residual damage. /RDM is also an option to up defense with Phalanx. No matter what sub you choose, though, you'll likely wind up having to take a knee for MP, which isn't fun.

Do you have any plans to enhance the official FFXI windower to lure players away from unlicensed programs? (Warcry)



THIS

Ok read through the Q&A and didn't notice anything about the supposed requirement for the mystic weapon for the WS quest (like the original floor 100 drop).

Ganiman is swearing its "confirmed" its a requirement, but I can't find any information on the other premier sites (and I'd suspect Alla would at least have a note about something as big as that) related to this. Everyone was together so how exactly did he get it "confirmed" we would need it just to quest the WS "which SE defined as something most players would be able to do".

So asking Pico and pals what they know, and if they heard anything to this effect while they were at the summit. Even if its a "we can't disclose that info now" something to put meat to what is basically a rumor.

WHM is no different from RDM, huh?

In terms of Campaign? No. Damage is damage. Cures are cures. Enfeebles are enfeebles. Buffs are buffs. There's no super secret RDM EXP +50% modifier out there and the majority of the mobs are weak in terms of defense, evasion, and actually hitting the player.

MP longevity might be the only real difference, and even then taking care of yourself isn't particularly straining. Unless I've run around with WHM freaks of nature in the past or something.

Yeah, I saw that coming. One can't possibly understand a job by proxy through the observation of others and knowledge of game mechanics. Gotcha.

The widest variable will ultimately be damage taken and received. The longer a battle persists, the more this gap widens. However, this can also be offset in refreshing tags so buffs to yourself and others begin anew.

All I can say is if your 65 RDM is getting more EXP than your 75 WHM, then you need to reevaluate what you're doing on WHM, be it gear, subs, or how you fight. The only category RDM outright stomps WHM in would be nuking damage, but that's the least MP efficient method of contributing for either job.

You want miserable EXP gain in Campaign? Try it on THF. All you natively have at your disposal are attacks and buffs, be it SATA or Utsusemi from /NIN. Hybrids have it easy, which in this case, describes WHM, RDM, BLU, DRK, PLD, and pretty much anyone with a native MP pool.


Edit: As a whole, I understand the frustration of "White Mage's Role" being less rewarding than other Campaign methods. RDM pretty much gets the same rap when not catering to the whims of others, but people almost expect them to melee just because the job has a reputation of people being crappy RDMs by meleeing.

Unfortunately, simply buffing curing will just give us the next /BRD fad as people swap in -HP gear to heal up, rest MP when needed, then repeat. Sure, some'll be altruistic and roam out in the field, but I don't go around Campaigning expecting others to take care of me. Hence why I grab RR when possible and usually SAM/DNC so I can self-cure. It's not the most EXP efficient of my job combos, but it's the least monotonous.

Edited, Aug 5th 2008 12:29pm by Seriha

I'd like to see SE fix current campaign problems, before they go and make a new one for XBOX 360 users. Yeah, it really is a pain to see 30 people by the tag NPC all /BRD, while the other 30 people who are actualy trying to actively participate, are being slaughtered.

But, the fact of the mattter is, as an XBOX 360 user, I can only campaign for so long before turning my tags in, for fear of freezing. For me, it's not a matter of "Will I freeze?," it's a question of "When will I freeze?" as it happens to me every time I campaign. Just last night I had tags for maybe 15 minutes before I completely froze and lost all my progess in the battle. If they put a delay between turning in and receiving new tags, campaign will be rather useless for me. And at the very least, I will be reduced to doing campaign in 10 minute bursts and then have to wait till it is ok for me to get tags again. And I actually go out there and fight, unlike all the /BRD individuals who just spam buffs.

SE please fix campaign for XBOX 360 users.

Well Jake, I'll challenge anyone who says White Mage and Red Mage are equal to substantiate that claim. The two jobs are nowhere near equal.

^^^ This info was exactly what I have been looking for, thanks.

This means the most I could do before getting assessed is 900 and any work after this wouldn't matter? So after curing for 5000, buffing myself 8 times and buffing 30 people I will get almost the cap and then I can get assessed for almost the most xp/allied notes?
(Yesterday was my first campaign)


Also, good interview. I understand why you wouldn't want to ask anything too controversial. It could risk future interviews.

I don't remember there being a cap on Damage Dealt, but I do know that 750 is the max points you get for hitting a fortification for spells and melee.