My FF Wish List…Part I

Changes are coming. Level cap is increasing, changes will be made to jobs and merits, but are they are going to be the changes that we really want? Are they going to be things that we can actually use or is it going to be yet another form of Curaga that is that pretty much useless? I greet every promise of job update with great trepidation. For every good update like Composure there is shit like nerfing Modus Veritas. So I present to you my wish list. The things that I whisper into that Goblin dresses as Santa in Rolanberry Fields every year and have yet to get. I have been good, really I have.

Part I Job Adjustments.

Red Mage: The job near and dear to my heart. Being a jack of trades there are several ways to augment the job without the fear of “overpowering it” Face it every job is overpowered if played right.

1. Refresh II: At level 99 we better get Refresh II. 5MP/tick with a 5minute Duration.

2. More enhancing magic: Haste II, Regen II better Phalanx. Anything, Red Mages have the highest enhancing magic in the game and all we have to show for it is shitty EnSpell IIs that really aren’t up to snuff.

3. Improved Combat ratings: I am not saying A+, but I would like to see A or A- for Sword and Dagger. Red Mage Tanking is popular(and fun), so even increases in Evasion and Parrying would nice. I know that everyone knows that lucky RDM, (read: me) who Parries and Evades things that a RDM should never have a chance against but it would be night to have to rely on more than that the gracious blessings of Altana.

4. More Options for Enhancing Convert: Red Mage Mythic is a nice idea, but not the easiest item in the world to obtain. I would like to see a few more options for enhancing convert. Especially with the level cap increase allowing access to convert as a support job.

White Mage: To be perfectly honest, I hate this job. I hate this job for the same reason you rarely play Red Mage in EXP/Merit Parties: IT BORES THE FUCK OUT OF ME! With that being said it is still the best main healing job in game. White Mage does not need much, just a few tweaks to help in back in the top slot of healing jobs.

1. Enmity Reduction Ability: Cast Cure IV, I dare you, go ahead I’ll wait… Now that you are weakened you understand that once you cast Cure IV you have just screamed “I’VE BEEN BAD, SPANK ME!!!” in a room full of Dominatrix’s. There is a need for WHM to be able to shed or reduce enmity when casting cure spells. Even incorporating this into Afflatus Solace/Misery would be nice. Also it would make them a touch more useful.

2. Regen Potency: I love Regen. Effective use of Regen meant I leveling my WHM without Refresh most of the time. Even with merits and Relic Body there is still much that can be done to augment this highly powerful spell. I would like to see more items that have Regen Potency much like Cure Potency works.

3. I had a third one I swear…

Paladin: The following is stated as opinion only. I am not a PLD, nor do I play one on TV. I am however a friend to many PLD and President of the Elvaan Paladin Stalkers group. /drool. In my never humble opinion Paladins are the only true Tanks in the game. Yes a lot of jobs can tank, but PLD is one that was built for it. With all that being said, we need to do something to get them top place back in the Tank ranks.

1. Flash II: Shorter Recast timer and greater enmity accrual. Flash is truly a Paladins best friend, this would just elevate it to BFF status.

2. Auto Refresh II: When you ask someone why they don’t want a Paladin in a EXP/Merit party their first gripe in always, “they need MP and ruin chain” Giving PLDs and Auto-Refresh II would increase their overall sustainability.

3. Cover 2.0: This one actually comes from Sad Kitty. Make Cover a hard 30 second duration, lower recast to 1 minutes and remove the position requirement, by making it all damage is diverted to the Paladin.

Dancer: Dancer is Bard –1, White Mage –1 Red Mage –1 and Thief –1 all rolled into one semi-useable package. I must say, I like the idea of dancer but they are overall useless outside of a sub-job for those campaign happy players who don’t natively have MP. When looking over the DNC job abilities and traits their short list of “Dances” limits just how usable they can be. I mean even in the Crystal War era they were too busy dancing on tables in San d’Oria, wait those girls are underage they are not table dancing they are participating in a distance learning program to further their education. Down to the nitty gritty, what can make a dancer useful?

1. Auto-Regain: I would say give them meditate but then league of SAMs would be beating down my mog house door pissing and moaning about how meditate is an ancient Samurai secret, but a 1TP/tic Auto-Regain similar to the Auto-Regen/Refresh job trait that other jobs get would make it do a Dancer could actually pretend to deal damage.

2. Rapture Jig: Essentially Meditate Jig. It would be something that the DNC could only use on themselves that would give them a Refresh style ability. Note that I am not stating to give them both Auto-Regain and a Regain Dance, but laying out options that could be implemented.

3. Useful Dances: I am not sure how to sum this one up, but when I look over what the DNC does get it makes me sad. Three Enfeebles, a half-voke, lolgravity, and a Stun that will only proc if you have already blown TP on 5/5 Stutter Step and have saved up enough finishing moves so that you can use it. This is why we never see DNCs in endgame.

Okay, that is a enough for now. I think that I have given my fair readers enough reading to do. This is only part one of my list, but do not expect to see every job listed here. There are many jobs that people believe will need updates, but sadly I will disagree. Take my beloved Samurai, even Slasher kitty who shares a wonderful long-term relationship with SAM see no real improvements needed. The only thing I would say for SAM is to ungimp Overwhelm. Until next time I am off to lay waste to hordes of something that needs to die.

To Be Continued…

You Play too much FFXI when...~

I have always loved the little warning that comes up when login to the game, but really people this is an MMORPG, when playing it develops a life of it's own. Enjoy, Laugh and most all, get back to playing. Feel free to comment wiht your own.

1. You wish you could take a chocobo to work since even at crag prices it would be cheaper than Gas/Insurance/Maintenance

2. You start every sentence with a / (forward slash)

3. You have attempted to cast lot on good items in a takeout order

4. You have requested to be tractored to the bathroom

5. You open your closet and wonder where your moogle is

6. During a long shift at work you attempt to cast Barsleep on yourself

7. You wonder why you macro is not working when trying to eat food

8. When asking someone for a drink you request a YagAde or Melon Juice

10. When someone ask you what you do for a living you tell them to /check you and when they look at you funny you go "Oh Shit! I am on /anon"

11. You start every online conversation with CTRL+ L or CTRL +P

12. When hanging out with friend you tell people that you got a "Party Invite"

13. You threaten to call a "GM" on a co-worker... (Bonus Point if you work somewhere with a general manager)

14. You add the term -ga to the end of everything you say

15. When arguing with someone you are looking for the Auto-Attack button

16. When shooting paperballs into the trash you are claiming to get Throwing Skillups

17. You claim you cannot come to work since you have ToD on your favorite Daytime Television show and you can't let those damn gilsellers beat you to it.

18. When getting candy from the vending machine you claim to have gotten the "uber" drop

19. When a co-worker asked for your last smoke you claim that it is Rare/Ex and cannot be traded

20. You have replaced the term "Bling-Bling" with "Clink-Clink"

21. When someone ask you your name you point above your head

22. You keep hitting Tab and wonder why the Auto-translate isn't working

23. When something goes wrong in your life, you blame the WHM

24. When buying groceries you complain that the Gilsellers keep jacking up the price

25. You ask your boss if they have any relation to Naja Salaheem

Part One: The Bitch is Back!!

*dust off some cobwebs and squashes a few Diremites* THE BITCH IS BACK!!!! that right kiddies, it has been awhile but I am back and as usual pissed off.

I have a few things to discuss today, some funny, some bitchy, and one that is still scaring the shit out of me.


Part One: Nope, this is not the funny, I would not want to let everyone down, I am starting with the bitchy!!!

This Red Mage has turned White! Long ago i capped out White for Sub-job and it has been lingering at 46 for awhile now (yea I know, I only need 37 for sub-job, but how many people only level one job....) and since we have had some *setbacks* on our main jobs (keep you subligar on you will sort of hear about that, but later) I am leveling my White Mage. so let's see, Party layout:
47WHM/BLM (Guess Who)
46RDM/WHM (Ninja Kitty)
48PLD/WAR (Monk Kitty)
46WAR/NIN (Introducing: Beater Kitty 2.0)
47SAM/THF (Random Pickup)
47THF/NIN (Random Pickup)
One Teleport-Altep later we are heading out to Western Altpa for a little Beetle Rape. I breathed a heavy sigh of joy when the best camp in QSC was open, in fact that place was a graveyard, no one was around when we got there. The killing the begins and thou I enjoy WHM, wow back Line Jobs can be a bit borning, especially with a PLD that never loses hate (Love YA JAP!!) When in strolls a level 54 TARU WAR and a High-Level Taru WHM(/anon, but wearing full noble's and maybe the turban, don't remember). I think nothing of this since high levels are always running in and out of QSC but then he pulls an Antican and proceeds to fight it right on top of us. Um... I thought you were *supposed* to learn not to do that when you in Valkrum dunes?
/s RDMKitty Can you please not camp on top of us?
/s Asshataru it's a BLM mob, it too hard to pull back (WTF, I mean, yea, BLM Mobs can be a bitch since they stop to cast, but um... you have hit level 54 on a Melee job, you should know how to deal with a BLM Mob by now... He did manage to get it pulled back, but he was still in the middle of our camp...
He Kills that one, Pulls a WAR Ant Next, and guess what, *has a plate of wizard Cookies for anyone who said*: HE IS STILL CAMPING ON TOP OF US... My first thought to this is that, WTF NOOB? this is not a BLM Mob, so WTH can't you pull it back to at *least* behind the Back Liners?
But...alas, an Asshat is always an Asshat....Here is the log from the what was said:
Asshataru>> im only planning on staying here till emp leaves but if ppl do stupid shit like slap me i usually stay
Asshataru>> so idk
Asshataru>> would u tell a merit pt to leave cuz u were there first?
Asshataru>> i sure as hell wouldnt
Asshataru>> and i wouldnt call it my exp either
Asshataru>> if u would have been nice about and and said nothing i would have r3 ur whole pt
Asshataru>> but i didnt
>>Asshataru : yes, we were here first. your taking the mobs we need to lvl off of and leasving us the ones that are too hard
>>Asshataru : lol, R3 doesnt work till 50 anyways (yes kiddies, we actually had to say that)
Spawn forward around 15 minutes and we have made a GM CAll and were 63rd in Line and he finally leaves, but not before we nearly had a full party wipe because he was ganking all the mobs we should be killing. The GM was a trip but this will prolly go nowhere, still it pissed me off. I mean really waaaaaay back in the Dunes, or at least Qufim Island how camps work. Just like the Porno Store they are at a first come first serve basic, so if you see someone there it is time to move along, find another camp or *AT LEAST* be polite, ask the party, cut a deal...

Well This is part one, just me being Pissy about the Asshats in this game. PS. 50WHM/25BLM as I right this, so the RDM has truly turned white.....

Oh Valkrum Dooms How I loathe thee...

Whenever I feel in need of alittle virtual masochism I head out to Valkrum Dunes. Today I must of been in need of the beating of my life since I all of my mass of wisdom took my level 19WAR out to a dunes party. I did not want a dunes party, but alas some days you take what you can get....


10 Things I hate about the dunes...

1. WARs who are voke-a-phobes: It is the dunes people, WARs Tank, and they need to provoke the mob, but when the mob is raping the WHM like fresh meat dropping the soap you need to use it. I know it may be scary and *gasp* you are going take some damage but FFS that is your job....

2. Drug Abusing BLMs: Tarutaru BLM with 2 Astral Rings, MP Earring, MP Food, and pretty much anything that will give them a drop of MP who spam Thunder and Blizzard faster than Chainspell and wonder why there is so much sand in there gums at the end of the day. Please Put down the fucking pixey sticks, take a valium and learn how to cast right. That way, when you add it up at the end of the day you will actual have *earned* EXP.


3. PLoobs: Picture this, Party of 6, No Sub Jobs, moderate gear (we are not talking gilsellers) who has a Level 75 PLing them... Now normally there is nothing wrong with this, PL is fine and very helpfull, but when you have no subs this means you are usually on your first trip to the dunes and therefore know jackshit about the game in general, let alone their job and later when they get to Qufim or Yuthunga Jungle they have no clue what to do... *bonus points awarded if they are in an endgame style shell and admit they have no level 75 chars at all.

4. Rank 10 Elitist: I really don't care that you have 5 level 75 jobs, Rank 10, CoP, RoZ and ToAU complete. At this point in time you are a level 15(insert whatever job here) DO NOT USE YOUR RANK AS A FUCKING EXCUSE TO TELL EVERYONE THAT THEY ARE DOING IT WRONG.... In fact I want you to use your "wisdom" and "experience" to be helpful, do not laugh at the WAR who has not learned to voke, explain how to use it. Don't join a PT and then demand leader because you obviously know more than a Rank 5 about making parties. Don't show up in all +1 gear and then tell everyone else they are gimp because they are wearing *gasp* the normal gear for that level.

5. No Logic PTs: I have Ranged Attack, we have no RNG or THF that can pull, so logic says that you:
A. Have the WAR with the Boomerang Pull
B. Have the WHM Pull
C. Have the WAR in level 7 gear ghetto pull using Provoke.
D. Let Everyone Pull, because it is only fair that we take turns
E. Any Answer but A.

If you said "E" you would be correct.

6. Nakie Parties: DO NOT COME TO VALKRUM DUNES NAKED AND THEN WONDER WHY YOU ARE PICKING SAND OUT OF YOUR GUMS. I am not asking for pimp, I am not even saying that you need level specific gear(thou that helps) but something, hell wear your starter gear and an Akerton, but have something that offers you def will be helpful. *bonus point for the Nakie player being a WAR or NIN...


7. Great Sword or Great Axe using WARs: This is a personal gripe and I find this more of the no sub-job set. They think that it is Uber to run around using a GS or GA on WAR because ooooh the DMG is huge... but then you watch them Whiff and a RDM using a Bee Spatha is out damaging them.

8. Sub Job insanity: MAGE/MELEE (Todays self-abuse featured a WHM/THF) or MELEE/MAGE WAR/WHM may be a Ghetto PLD, but really you have about 30MP, just sub MNK. ANYTHING /PUP but espeically WAR, this a new breed of Voke-a-phobe WARs who sub pet jobs to get out of having to actually Tank.

9. Melee Mage Power: This is for WHM, BLM & SMNs who think that need to take out there paddle and melee on every mob that is pulled into camp and then wonder why their teammates are dying or why there Cure has no effect on the mob. Bonus points awarded to Galka WHM and SMNs or Melee and go AFK

10. Skillchains and Magic Bursting: Any VD Veteran knows that Skillchains and Magic Burst happen by accident in the dunes. A well heeled party might be able to pull off some on purpose, but really it is rare. So please don't bitch that the No Sub Job player Fucked up your skillchain or don't get pissy when they ask what a skillchain is...


Stay Tuned folks since I still have not gotten WAR to 20. 2 hours of torture and I think I earned a whopping 1k EXP. I would of ditched the party, but eh, I had nothing better to do...

Red Mage Rage -- Thus it Begins

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Welcome to {Red Mage} Rage My little spot on the web to give the world a view on my Life in FFXI & My Place to educate the world on RDM Power!!!

I am:

Char: Darkillusion RDM60/WHM30

Server: Bahamut

Linkshell: Wilddarkness (co-owner)

I have been playing FFXI since the launch of the PS2 version. I have sinced moved over to the PC version since I hate the PS2 graphics. Yes, RDM is my highest level job, I got stressed out and took a year off from the game and have been back for about 6 months now. For those out there that are {Long Time} Players you will understand that a lot has changed over the years and the game is somewhat better, somewhat worse. The main reason I took a year off was because the grind and RDM abuse started to get to me. Since I came back I have gotten lucky and have a AWESOME Static Group I run with all the time. They are more like family to me than just fellow players. It would be wrong not to mention them, because chances are you see me, you will see one of them in tow.

~*~My Children~*~

Wildjenna: SMN60/WHM30 (she is my RL GF)

Nighcrew: NIN60/WAR30 (Oh {Ninja} Kitty and lover of all of the Dirt in Vana'diel. She has turned {Mijin Gakure} into an artform.)

Willow: WHM60/BLM30: My In-game Sis who was Raised by Orcs, so please don't mind her table manners.

Japurih: MNK60/WAR30: {Monk} Kitty with the Scary Macros, whatever you do, DON'T DRINK THIS MANTRA'S OJ!!!!

Xxdragonxx: BLU60/NIN30: My Elf, My Partner in Crime. Normally you will find me /follow on him running around Vana'diel doing anything to bid time between kills.

That's all for today, Now you know who I am. Now just wait till the bitching starts.

~*~ Raven ~*~