New RDM... what is going on?

[arkaine23]

Re: New RDM... what is going on?

Here's the thing about meriting RDM.... I'm constantly disappointed in the DD's. Seems half of the time they really suck and if they aren't cacthing stray aggro, or waving that e-peen in the air for teh uber dmg that gets them almost killed, then they're whacking away with 95% acc but for piss-poor damage on VT's. Some parties I get in are great and mobs seem to die before a bard can even get back to camp with the next mob. Others are not so hot. WARs & MNKs {Yes, Please}


Anyway.... meriting on rdm is very hard work. If' I'm not main-healing, I'm trading main-healing with the WHM right after my convert so he can rest up. I'm maintaining at least 2x refresh, 3-4x haste, and 3-4x regen. I'f I'm subbing bard then I'm also handling ballad I and maybe minuet II bc there's no main brd or the main bard is too busy pulling. I'm not sure what exactly needs dispelling in merit ToAU camps? blink off puks? acc boost off mamools? blaze spikes off imps? TBH I don't see much point in dispelling any of those. Evasion boost: yes. Now the mage-type mamools ok, they need a load of dispelling just like rdm type weapons. But the stonehide or whatever its called trolls use can't be dispelled. Other than trolls and marids I'm having trouble thinking of mob buffs in ToAU merit areas that need to be dispelled to speed up kills.


But I won't disagree with you, OP. Some rdm are lazy and don't play to their fullest, or maybe just don't know how to best use that massive mp pool we have. Play rdm yourself for awhile and offer them some pointers.

[Credos]

Re: New RDM... what is going on?

The PLD/NIN first off would have been better off using Company main Joy off for more vorpals. Subbing nin solely for Utsusemi is gimping yourself. And what exactly were you fighting? I think the post referred to Decorative weapons. If thats the case there should be no need to silence them as they are not casting mobs.

Furthermore, your experience in this case is wrong. Because you have been "posting in online forums for 20 years", or have a higher post count may make you have a bigger epeen, but has no corolation your actual intelligence. So please, don't try to shock and awe. Once again, as I've -repeatedly- stated, my insults were aimed at people because they put about as much effort into actually reading my post as the RDM I've mentioned put into the pt.

I didn't come here to post so everyone could pat me on the back, cheer me on and say, "Hey Credos you're right!". I came here to post because I was pissed off and wanted to say something about it... last time I checked that was what online forums were for? But instead of it being a rant about poor RDM, it turned into a JP/NA argument, when it clearly had nothing to do with it.

And zomg today I was in a PT with a JP RDM and he didn't have BhafThickets Staging point, so we had to take the long way around. I'm completley aware of the fact that just because your JP doesn't make you automatically better, shall I tell you about the time I pted in Kazham with a JP RNG using Short bow and iron arrows at level 28? I don't think I should have to because it was A: over a year ago, and B: because this isn't an NA vs. JP argument. It was a rant on shitty RDM.

I never said that my opinion was right, an opinion can never be right because its just that, an opinion. And you are right, it should not be considered a blanket statement, because what I said was an observation on the people I pted with. Perhaps next time I should jot down the names of every RDM I've pted with and put an asterisk next to their name so you know I'm referring to a specific set of people.

[neighbortaru]

Re: New RDM... what is going on?

Once again, as I've -repeatedly- stated, my insults were aimed at people because they put about as much effort into actually reading my post as the RDM I've mentioned put into the pt.

need i remind you that insulting and flaming others, regardless of whether you feel personally justified to do so, is against forum rules. would you like to stop now or would you like us to force you to do so?

[Credos]

Re: New RDM... what is going on?

need i remind you that insulting and flaming others, regardless of whether you feel personally justified to do so, is against forum rules. would you like to stop now or would you like us to force you to do so?

What exactly isn't an insult here? You act as if I disrespected your mother.

So basically, on these forums, you can completley miss the point of a thread, make a comment on something absolutley irrevelant to the topic, get away with it, and when someone calls you on it, they call the big bad forum police over?

Just curious.

[neighbortaru]

Re: New RDM... what is going on?

hmm, let's see...

HAY THANKX You guys all share the same brain or something?

Please enhance your calm John Spartan, you don't want any of that brain matter dripping out of your nose.

Jesus christ, you really are a dumbass aren't you?

you have every right to respond to people's posts, but you don't have to flame or insult people to do so.

[Credos]

Re: New RDM... what is going on?

The last one I'll take that, yeah it was an insult. The other two I thought were quite funny :D

And I thought I was toning it down :/

Edit: And my question was what is considered an insult here, not what in my posts were considered insults. Preferrably this "Welcome thread" would be nice to look at, so I know how "G rated" I need to be.

[Avoklex]

Re: New RDM... what is going on?

I'm a straight up "G". grew up in the upper middle class hood, so I got all the "sweet hook-ups" ^^

[Hamlet]

Re: New RDM... what is going on?

Do not bring your evil here.

[Credos]

Re: New RDM... what is going on?

Do not bring your evil here.

lol Elvaan RDM!

j/k I swear!

[Apple Pie]

Re: New RDM... what is going on?

If you hate to see horrible players, why not forming a static PT only with good players? You can always add good players into your friend list.

I think good players are usually those who love their job and always try to improve their playing skill but you cannot force all players to be one of them. Any players have their own ways to play their job.

I saw some Japanese players accused one female player (RDM75) on our server of her poor performance the other day. They said her playing skill was so poor and she lead their merit PT ruined that she couldn't deserve full AF2 armors (She had them). Well, not all players are serious hardcore gamers who only care about XP they gain though.

I often form the PT as a leader and I understand what you feel but I don't feel like posting such a rant here though I sometimes do it on my blog.

[neighbortaru]

Re: New RDM... what is going on?

OT: grendal-san! good to see you again.

[Icemage]

Re: New RDM... what is going on?

Off-topic but "Hi Apple Pie! :D"

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There are players who aren't really good who play every job. It's just more obvious with RDMs since it's busier than any other job (original post notwithstanding, I have Bard at 75 and RDM at 74. RDM is by far the busier of the two.)


Icemage

[Credos]

Re: New RDM... what is going on?

Off-topic but "Hi Apple Pie! :D"

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There are players who aren't really good who play every job. It's just more obvious with RDMs since it's busier than any other job (original post notwithstanding, I have Bard at 75 and RDM at 74. RDM is by far the busier of the two.)


Icemage

I think its just a different kind of busy. RDM deals with timers and cycles a lot more, BRD deals with pulling and sleeping links (In TP burn anyways).

[Icemage]

Re: New RDM... what is going on?

Even in TP burn parties, RDMs are way busier. When playing Bard I at least get a few seconds to think about what I'm doing while waiting for songs to finish casting. I don't get that luxury on RDM.

Bard - 2 minutes+ duration on 3-4 songs + pulling duty + defensive buffs (Utsusemi or Blink, etc.), secondary dispels.

Red Mage - 150-180 seconds on 5-6 spells (Haste and/or Refresh) plus watching Convert timer, secondary link control, primary healing, debuffs (particularly Silence), dispels, all the while watching MP consumption so that you can make it to the next Convert before you run dry.

Bard's a pretty busy job in TP-burn, but still doesn't hold a candle to RDM.


Icemage

[Aeni]

Re: New RDM... what is going on?

Bard's a pretty busy job in TP-burn, but still doesn't hold a candle to RDM.


Icemage

Amen to that brother. I had this one party where this COR had the gall to say that I was doing great, but I could be doing better if I clocked my haste before it wore off.

(1) COR wasn't meleeing.
(2) Haste doesn't do shit for range attack delays.

Rank 10, mutliple 75 jobs and is in the largest NA HNM LS on Hades. ****** nub.