Galkas: What's the point?

[FeralisCallidus]

~Double Postness~

[FeralisCallidus]

You mean the additional HP that really doesn't matter? (outside of a little more damage with Spirits Within)

Or the 7 more VIT?

Vivacious Etude +2 = +7VIT


That's quite the serious sacrifice.


Oh, and Elvaan have twice the MP of galka at this point. And, one would have to admit, that there are TIMES where a deeper MP pool ~MATTERS~

[Griddlecake]

Oh, and Elvaan have twice the MP of galka at this point. And, one would have to admit, that there are TIMES where a deeper MP pool ~MATTERS~

I'm a MNK. Since when does it matter to me?

So, basically without the MP you aren't "balanced out."

So a Galka has less MP but more HP than an Elvaan.

So, use a job that has no real use for MP and the Elvaan's ain't as balanced as that of a Galka, who actually Excels at more stats THAT MATTERS!

[DrSerpico]

yare yare

Keep it civil, boys.

Elvaans with bows make among the top rangers under the right circumstances, I.E. bard and +7mil gear.

Overshadowing mithra for rng? Possibly, but I'd like to see the mithra take REAL advantage of her racial "negligable" Racc and use guns. Do another comparison then, and I think you'll find them about even.

Galkas and humes come in third for rng's and after that are the "oh-im-so-darn-cute-with-my-2-inch-bow" taru's.
Give the taru a gun on the other hand... well, kids playing with guns are DANGEROUS!

Now, the pld bone to pick... Galkas make good plds. They have to pay more than say hume to do it, but they are still good at it. Elvaans make good plds too. Mnd isn't really and issue for pld... See a lot of plds stacking up on mnd gear??

The thing is, I've played pickup until this level, still looking for a set that can hold my pace... (got FFXI in feb.) This means I've played with an insane load of diff setups and race/job combos.

I've seen almost all races suck AND rule at almost all jobs. Now to go into how much more or less they would suck/rule behind a char of different race, that's what this is all about.

I'll say for the affinity of doing a good job as pld:
Hume > Elvaan = Galka > Mithra > Taru.

As Mnk:
Galka = Elvaan > Mithra = Hume > Taru.

and finally Rng:
Mithra (guns)> Elvaan(Bows) > Taru (guns) > Galka = Hume

Feel free to critizise, but keep your ego outside of the sandbox, mmmkay? ^^

[Griddlecake]

Tell me, have you even played MNK? It would be perfect for you, being a Mithra and all...

Mithras are WAY better at being a MNK than an Elvaan. I believe that Humes are too! Mithra's got that added Dex and Acc, And, well, Humes are an all around race, who deals less hits than a Mithra, but with more dmg. Galkas hit even harder with slightly less Dex, but has HP and VIT possible to take dmg. Elvaan has only Str, lacks any Dex, therefore cannot attack as fluently, and in the end can't hit anything.

Mithras, and Humes make better MNK's

[FeralisCallidus]

Tell me, have you even played MNK? It would be perfect for you, being a Mithra and all...

Dumbest. Post. Ever.


And we were not even TALKING about monks when you said your MP did not matter, we were discussing Paladins. Period.

[Griddlecake]

Well, considering that this post is concerning the validity on being a Galka and not on any specific job, I feel as if I can say anything I damn well please and still stay on topic...

And DrSerpico brought up the MNK post, and I was just correcting her. Lurn tu reed!

[FeralisCallidus]

Ok, lets l34rn me to reed.

Oh, and Elvaan have twice the MP of galka at this point. And, one would have to admit, that there are TIMES where a deeper MP pool ~MATTERS~

I'm a MNK. Since when does it matter to me?

So, basically without the MP you aren't "balanced out."

So a Galka has less MP but more HP than an Elvaan.

So, use a job that has no real use for MP and the Elvaan's ain't as balanced as that of a Galka, who actually Excels at more stats THAT MATTERS!

Oh, look at that. You went offtopic. We weren't talking about Monks, we were talking about Paladins. Maybe YOU should learn to read.

When, in my last post, I made a reference to your "be a MNK" comment, I was NOT referring to the garbage I cited and stated to be the "Dumbest. Post. Ever."

Once again, maybe YOU should learn to read.


P.S.: Correcting her? By saying Mithra are better MNKs than Hume or Elvaan? God, research your job a little more please.

[lun4tic]

In Ballista I took it to a level 30 Mithran monk. They absolutely suck on damage, and they stood no chance against centurion armor. She even used Hundred Fists and got owned. She did land every hit though, and dodged a good amount. She just couldn't handle the power of a great axe.

A Galkan monk on the other hand would have had way more HP and strength. I'm not sure if they would have stood any kind of chance either, but they would have been better at it.

[Griddlecake]

How was her Equipment?

Please note that lvl 30 is not the defining moment for a MNK

[ZQM]

Only read the first few pages, but.....

Why do Galka's make bad mages? As long as the person knows how to conserve MP, max MP doesn't matter much at all. I've partied with TaruTaru's who didn't no anything about conserving their MP and were left with hardly anything after a fight. I've partied with Galka mages who were near full after a fight, and did their job correctly.

Even with the max MP difference, you shouldn't have to use that extra MP. As somebody said in the begining of the thread, you don't make parties around bad situation.

I never see a point in descriminating against a race, because it's player skill (in this case, MP conserving) that makes a good mage no matter the race.

[Griddlecake]

I never said they did. It's true they'll have a lot more difficulty at it, and there's is no way that Galkas can compete with Tarus under Normal circumstances.

MP is one thing, but they also lack the MND, and INT to as much dmg without an equipment upgrade.

Believe me, I've seen many great Galka Mages too...

[ZQM]

Originally posted by Griddlecake
IIt's true they'll have a lot more difficulty at it, and there's is no way that Galkas can compete with Tarus under Normal circumstances.

Concerving MP isn't hard at all, and the only situation where Galka's can't compete is in bad situations when a Tarutaru has more MP to do stuff. In normal circumstances though, max MP for a mages doesn't mean much at all (though obviously you'll need enough to get the spells off, but their MP isn't that bad).

Also, I was refering to the MP problem though I didn't state it in my post :sweat: when most people say they don't like Galka mages, it's because of their low max MP.

[Vertigo]

Originally posted by ZQM


Concerving MP isn't hard at all, and the only situation where Galka's can't compete is in bad situations when a Tarutaru has more MP to do stuff. In normal circumstances though, max MP for a mages doesn't mean much at all (though obviously you'll need enough to get the spells off, but their MP isn't that bad).

Also, I was refering to the MP problem though I didn't state it in my post :sweat: when most people say they don't like Galka mages, it's because of their low max MP.

I dont know what level you are, but at the higher levels even the taru needs ALL THE MP HE CAN GET, as there are a lot of occasions on which he WILL need this.

[Frarinalga]

I don't know why people put Elvaan at the top. Galka are clearly the best at any non mp melee job.
Let's compare
Galka have more dexterity
Galka have more hp
Galka have more agility
Galka have more vitality
Elvaan have slightly more strength

If I didn't choose Hume, I would have certainly been a Galka. You can't go wrong with them in any melee job. I just wanted some flexibility with my character incase I dabbled in magic