Forced to be female?

[Emanresu]

Say it ain't so

I had plans...

Elvaan SAM/THF or THF/SAM but the more i read the farther my plans plummit.

The idea of THF is becoming more alluring than SAM, though i am a SAM fanboi, so i need THF in the mix somehow. Elvaan is apparently the single worst race i could pick for THF apparently?

I really don't want to be a female cat, but I want to make the best choices for my toon....

Is hume my best bet then? I realize my toon will not be as good as with Mithra but it should still be better than Elvaan? no?

Why couldnt they just make male mithras argh.

[tomc1988t]

are u crazy lol.....1 peice of equipment could make an elvaan equal to a mithra..dont let like 2 stat points discourage u from being what u wanna be..just do ur thing and for everyone who critisizes F*ck em

[Emanresu]

If it was 2 points i wouldnt worry. Im more concerned about the 16 point difference in base dex/agi by lvl 70.

[kanomjeeb]

1 piece of equipment can make an elvaan to be as good as a mithra.. you gotta be kidding me.

get the game and see the difference first before posting :p

I am not saying elvaan thf are useless... they are ok to have .. but can never be compared to a mithra.

Dex plays a big rule for thf. It means your damage output. This is not EQ that you can proc primal and max all damn STR DEX .

I know what you mean "be what you wanna be" and I have always agreed with that.. but sometimes you just have to accept some facts about what you wanna be too.

For the thread starter, human makes great thf, a lot better than elvaan.

[tomc1988t]

lol if i am a guy i refuse to be a mithra girl due to 16 points difference at level 70..thats just stupid....dont be a mithra theif becuase they have more dexterity..be whatever class u think looks the best..

dont let jeeb or myself tell you what to be...



jeeb i never played eq...its only a few points for the first 30 levels..and theifs of any race do shit for damage without trick attack and sneak attack..

[kanomjeeb]

I never tell anyone what to be. I was just saying accept the fact about what you are going to be.

I said human makes great thf. I wasn't telling him to be a human, but its what he was asking if human can make a good thf.

Ah, btw, sneak+trick attack with very low dex is shit too O.O

[Mithrankittycat]

Please don't give FFXI advice if you haven't even played and it's only hearsay.

You say you want to make the best choice for your toon, so mithra has some stat advantages over other races for thief. But, you don't seem to like how mithra looks.

You'll have to balance and choose which race you'll want for appearance vs. effectiveness.

I feel that race alone isn't important for thief. Knowing how to act in the team, using special tactics, and having appropriate equipment are probably more important to the party. Mithra's stats may make things sweeter with more tactical damage, but having your desired race's appearance can also be rewarding.

[tomc1988t]

u tell me not to give advice..when judging by ur LS u were in beta..i was in beta aswell..so technically i played

[Milon]

First off, I don't see what the big deal is if you're a guy playing as a female character, it's only a game. I'm a guy and I'm going to be Mithra because they look cool, I like the jobs they can excel in, Thief and Ninja for starters, plus they're great mages so if I ever get tired of melee, I go to mage and am still desired in pts.

On another note, I found that Galkan make great Thief's too. They're dex, while not as good Mithra, is the same as Taru and Hume. This being said, they have high strength, second only to Elf. While pure strength may not be the concern of a Thief, it does help in average battle damage output. And if you ever get bored with Theif, you can go to Warrior, Paladin, etc. without missing a step and be one of the best at your job.

[tomc1988t]

its not a big deal i am just sayin play what u wanna be..and judging by the thread poster's first post it sounds like he dosnt wanna be female...so he should just play what he wants..no biggie..

and i wouldnt play as a female character.

battle damage output for a theif isnt based on strength its based on dext...isnt it?

[peet]

Originally posted by tomc1988t
are u crazy lol.....1 peice of equipment could make an elvaan equal to a mithra..dont let like 2 stat points discourage u from being what u wanna be..just do ur thing and for everyone who critisizes F*ck em

ROFL no way dude. Once you get to higher levels there is no beating a mithra for dex. Lemme put it this way. In beta I was a hume thief/nin. Basically every piece of equipment I had increased my dex. Now I pted with a Mithra brd/whm a lot when I was leveling and her dex was always just a few points behind mine without having all the dex boosting gear that I had.

If you don't want to be female go either galkan or hume male. But either way you won't be as good of a thief as a mithra.

[Jei]

well no race will ever compete mithra in terms of dex for sure.

But who says the best THF is the one with the most DEX?
Elvaans, Tarutaru, Galka, all make great THF. My LS is beating HNM and we have no mithra THF. our THF are elvaans and Galkas.

Later on you can find tons of DEX boost items. Almost every THF can get enough DEX to the point where they don't have to worry about missing or doing lame damage.
Not as high as mithra but what's so important about that? You might get a little more boost with your sneak/decieve from your extra DEX but that's about it. Mithra lack the STR and VIT, low HP which makes up for their DEX, other race have lower DEX but they trade that off for other stats which all comes into play in different situation.

By the way, job is what defines a character. Race is secondary. If you're a THF you'll have all characteristic any THF should have regardless of your race. Mithra can do tons of damage from sneak/decieve + WS? Galka can do too. Tarutaru can do the same. Elvaans Humes, every THF can do it.

Don't close your mind by limitting certain job to a specific race. that can only kill your fun.

My LS only have 2 Mithra... they are both whitemage.

[John Doe III]

Re: Forced to be female?

Originally posted by Emanresu
Elvaan SAM/THF or THF/SAM but the more i read the farther my plans plummit.

THF/SAM ALL THE WAY! Have Fun!

[LeFaye]

Just make the Mithra look like a whore or really cute. Makes it not as bad.

[Emanresu]

Well i finally decided and settled. With 5 days to spare too.

Hume
THF/SAM/RDM

I'll be THF/SAM most of the time, and switch to THF/RDM when i go treasure hunting. RDM get the same spells as WHM as in sneak/deodore/invis but they also get weapon enchants which should come in handy i would think....