[UnnamedGalka]

Galkas kick ass. Quite frankly, I don't know why people hate their physical appearences; I think they look totally awesome

But at the same time, I'm kinda glad they're the least popular race, because I like standing out from the crowds.

Oh, and as for this:

All races can do fairly decently on both front and back lines, but galka can NOT play mage.

It is possible to play as a Galka mage. Challenging, albeit, but quite possible nonetheless. With the right subjob and equipment to boost his MP, a Galka mage can cast spells with the best of them.

Oh, and Galkas have higher INT than Tarus...which means that Galkas have more powerful white magick than Tarus, believe it or not. It's just their low amount of MP that really hurts them...but like I said, this can be more or less remedied with the proper subjob and equipment.

[l0rdza0n]

Originally posted by edawg
I had a question about galkas-WHY ISNT ANYONE A GALKA?! Are they not the strongest melee in the game? Or are there disadvantages? I was thinkin bout makin a sam/nin Galka and name him GhangasKhan but no one ever seems to want to play with the Galkas =( Why is this?! GRRR ;P

p.s. what are those crystals next to everyones name above there head in the game?

the honest truth? they look ugly :spin: mmorpg's = all about the looks

always has been :spin:

[Spellbinder]

Originally posted by UnnamedGalka
Oh, and Galkas have higher INT than Tarus...which means that Galkas have more powerful white magick than Tarus, believe it or not. It's just their low amount of MP that really hurts them...but like I said, this can be more or less remedied with the proper subjob and equipment.

Um... what have you been smoking? First of all, TaruTarus have the highest natural INT hands down, and if you don't believe me try plugging in a mage class into one of those calculators and see what you come up with. At level 70, a Galka Smn/Whm falls 16 INT short of a TaruTaru so you might want to rethink that. And also, INT does not determine white magic, MND does. INT is what determines the strength of black magic, so please, get your facts straight before you start talking please.

[UnnamedGalka]

Um... what have you been smoking? First of all, TaruTarus have the highest natural INT hands down, and if you don't believe me try plugging in a mage class into one of those calculators and see what you come up with.

Whoops...I meant Galkas have higher MND than Tarus, not INT. And yes, that does indeed mean that Galkas have more powerful White Magick than Tarus.

Don't believe me? Here's the proof:

Go to shadow-dragons

Click "Database" in the banner, then click on the "RACES" tab and a handy-dandy stats chart will pop up.

When it comes to MND stats, Elvaans are rated Proficient (B), and Galkas and Humes are rated Basic (D). Mithras and Taru-Tarus are both rated Below Average (E).

The only reason why Tarus still make the overall best White Mages (despite the fact that they have mediocre MND stats) is because they have an insane amount of MP and can cast Cure spells over and over and over again.

And as for this:

the honest truth? they look ugly

Now that's definitely a matter of opinion. Like I've said before, I think Galkas are rather cool looking. A Galka in full white Bastokian armor = badass.

Just take a look at Bishop here:

[UnnamedGalka]

... but that's 1 good job (and a lot of trouble doing so as well). Nothing else.

Now that's an exaggeration if I've ever heard one. Galkas excel at more than just PLD. They make the best overall MNKs, and can also be excellent WARs, SAMs, DRKs, etc.

Heck, Galkas can do well at any job if raised correctly. That's true for any race. So, to all FFXI newcomers out there: never let anyone tell you that a certain race CAN'T do a certain job. Be whatever you want to be.

[Spellbinder]

Originally posted by UnnamedGalka


Whoops...I meant Galkas have higher MND than Tarus, not INT. And yes, that does indeed mean that Galkas have more powerful White Magick than Tarus.

Don't believe me? Here's the proof:

Go to shadow-dragons

Click "Database" in the banner, then click on the "RACES" tab and a handy-dandy stats chart will pop up.

When it comes to MND stats, Elvaans are rated Proficient (B), and Galkas and Humes are rated Basic (D). Mithras and Taru-Tarus are both rated Below Average (E).

The only reason why Tarus still make the overall best White Mages (despite the fact that they have mediocre MND stats) is because they have an insane amount of MP and can cast Cure spells over and over and over again.

You make it sound as if I doubted the fact that Galkas do have more MND than TaruTarus, but even still the fact that (according to the calculator) a Galka in the field of expertise I plan to take up will only have an estimated 4 more MND than a TaruTaru is not something you should try and boast. I even plugged in 4 other combinations of mages and they all came up the same. Even if you were talking about an Elvaan, MND does not make a severely significant difference in healing between classes, especially a measley 4 MND. And to top it all off, MND may not even be a concern anymore thanks to the update on July 17th. This is directly from the PlayOnline website.

The required MPs for casting "Cure III," "Cure IV," and "Cure V" have been adjusted. Also, the amounts of time required to cast and re-cast "Cure II," "Cure III," "Cure IV," and "Cure V" have been changed. The enmity factor received for casting "Cure V" is no longer based on the amount healed, as is with the other "Cure" spells. Finally, the potency of all "Cure" spells is now directly affected by the caster's healing magic skill level.

[SkyWing_]

Originally posted by Milliardo
If I was incredibly jacked musclehead, and refered to myself as 'dawg' I'd probably play as a galka, but I'm not. I'm a 6'2", 190 lbs white guy with long bleached hair, so I play as elvaan. Thats my reason.

Den i ought to start callin' u Sephiroth instead of bro. O.o



-peace out-

[Calilove]

Yeah, I'm pretty sure that whole mnd making a good mage thing is BS. Elvaans make just as bad of a mage as Galkas. The unique offering that galkas make is that they are some of the only players capable of being really good damage dealing tanks. While an Elvaan or Hume will suffer from SAM/DRK/DRGs lower Def to the point of not being able to tank... Galka's HP and vit bonuses mean they can take some hits without being PLD or WAR.

Galka SAM/WAR = ultimate damage dealing tank

[UnnamedGalka]

Oh well...you have your take on the stats thing and I have mine I'm not gonna argue with ya.

Oh, and as for this:

they reincarnate their selves when they die.

That whole reincarnation theory has me all confused...if that were the case, you would think that Galkas would have no need for sexual reproduction. But strip a Galka down to his underwear and you'll...err...clearly see that he does indeed have a gender :sweat: :dead:

[Rakhir]

Hmmm gender and Galkas... I'm gonna make up some history for them here. When the gods created the life of Vana'Diel they created a Female Galka and a Male Galka - just like all the main races. Shortly thereafter the only Female Galka gets eaten by a Behemoth or hit by a stray meteor or somthing. Saddened by the now total lack of a sex life the Male Galka goes into a long depresion/research period on how to somehow resurect the remains of the Female Galka. The Male Galka finds out how to reincarnate the soul of the Female...but it winds up in a Male body by fate. SOOO.....only Male Galkas remain and are born in this same fashion. And since they live with Humes in Bastok I bet they get a little action from the female Humes who like it big lol.

[Awntawn]

Observations have shown that stats do not affect cure magic at all, and most likely not magic damage. Magic damage is based on the attack magic skill; try it. Boost a RDM's int like mad past a black mage of the same level; you will still do less damage. INT is the stat used to determine whether or not weaken/darkness spells hit or not (some say it affects whether or not attack magic gets resisted or not as well, and it makes sense, but there are some out there with more mage experience than me that will claim that they are unrealated, so I'm gonna hold off on that one).

Cure amount is based on cure magic skill. With maxxed skills, all cures do relatively the same amount. Seeing that the races with the highest MND are elvaan and galka, it's proper to assume that MND is the magic resist stat. It makes sense, since WHM has the highest MND stat, and in most FF games WHM is known for it's high magic defense rating (and yes, their magic defense is very high in FFXI as well).

When it comes down to stats, everything is assumed, because we have no clue of knowing just what they do exactly. We know that str boosts attack and vit boosts defense visibly, but we don't know what else they do. Observations have shown that higher dex leads to more damage on critical hits, so it is assumed and accepted that dex determines critical damage. It makes sense that dex also effects accuracy, but there is no way to prove this.

[Rico]

Originally posted by Milliardo
If I was incredibly jacked musclehead, and refered to myself as 'dawg' I'd probably play as a galka, but I'm not. I'm a 6'2", 190 lbs white guy with long bleached hair, so I play as elvaan. Thats my reason.

:sweat: One of my reasons also But I am 6'3 and I 197 lbs Im not white Im latino and I have Black hair so I might be a Elvaan because of my phsyic but then Again those Galks'a kinda have nice hair dues. But I wont be one. But I will have no problem picking a Galka in my team. :D


-Rico-

[Sirius Black]

I honestly can't decide for the life of me. I love Humes, Tarus, and Galkas. I think Mithras are a bit weird looking and Elvaan are just FUBAR. Aside from that, stat wise Galkas are awesome for everything non mage. However, I think they would make good Red Mages. above average STR, VIT, and HP and with RDM Convert they would have INSANE MP.

[Nameless]

Originally posted by Sirius Black
I honestly can't decide for the life of me. I love Humes, Tarus, and Galkas. I think Mithras are a bit weird looking and Elvaan are just FUBAR. Aside from that, stat wise Galkas are awesome for everything non mage. However, I think they would make good Red Mages. above average STR, VIT, and HP and with RDM Convert they would have INSANE MP.

RDM gets convert at level 40, so it would be pretty hard until then. Anyway, I want to be a Hume, always have, if I find I don't like something I can always change without fear.

[CalGore]

lol i keep on saying this

who seriously cares what race you are gonna be. You can be whatever u want, u can have whatever combo u want aka Warrior/Summoner. people might say its a bad idea but play what best suites u, cause its not like summoner only has summon spells, nothing else. the hp boost could be nice too. and its not like once u sub a job, it stays forever. Be what u wanna be, experiment with so much. Just think what you prefer, u like magic? like to last a long time against abuse? like to give abuse? or like to excel/decel at nothing. I love to do fast attacking and hard so i wanna be an elvaan. I still will get some mage jobs going, i dont care if they r low in mp, they have high mind so white mage would be nifty, same with summoner.

But back with Galka
You just might be the team hero cause if ur team is struggling, u can take the abuse more than anyone. And its not like Galka do no dmg at all, they got pretty cool dex so they will hit more than elvaan. Galka would be my next choice to be