If you've poked around in AltanaViewer, you would see that there are a number of unused spells in the "Blue Magic" section that have been there for a good while. A number of these are redundant considering what we have already, but let's take a look at a few of them.
Goblin Rush: Three-hit attack + knockback. Could be a mid-level upgrade from Bludgeon or something.
Final Sting: Bees love to use this when they get low on HP. Possible single-target version of Self-destruct.
Dream Flower: Used by those damn mandragoras while leveling in the jungles and during a part of Apollyon. Upgraded Sheep Song probably, not that it would need one.
TP Drainkiss: Like our MP Drainkiss, this comes from leeches. This one could potentially revolutionize how the job is played. However, don't expect this one to be cheap MP-wise, and it wouldn't surprise me if it weren't available until the 60s or 70s.
Aerial Wheel: Ranged stun move used by orcs. We get melee and magic-based stuns, so why not a ranged one too.?
Pandemic Nip: Used by the gnats in the past areas. Single-target damage plus transfers enfeebles to its target. This could be an incredible solo spell, especially against imps with that damn amnesia.
Airy Shield: A move used by those of the ahriman family. Makes caster immune to ranged attacks. For us, it would probably reduce damage by a decent amount, but not all the way to zero.
Magic Barrier: Another ahriman move. BLU version of Rampart would be my guess.
Bubble Armor: Sahagin move that applies shell. No telling what tier of shell that would be in comparison to the white magic spells.
Shell Guard: Defense boost move used by Quadavs. Upgrade to Cocoon, perhaps?
Everyone's Grudge: Staple Tonberry move featured in several of the past FF games. Since the damage from the attack is based on a person's tonberry hate, it wouldn't surprise me if this functioned similar to the Paladin WS Atonement, where enmity played a part in damage. With all these defensive spells, this could work as an interesting BLU tanking spell.
Mortal Ray: Doom? Not no way, not no how!
Now let's look at some possible job traits.
Demon Killer: Would mean not having to drop 400k+ on a sword just for killing imps (yes I know that price tag can't be helped).
Assassin: This would do wonders for BLU/THF, but it would be worthless on any other sub.
Triple Attack: HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! No. The refresh from AF2 body or Morrigan's robe would make this god-like for TP. Homam Corazza grants it to jobs that would not have this ability otherwise. However this trait would be viable for someone who's on a long waiting list in their limbus group and may not be seeing a homam body anytime soon, or someone that may not have sea yet.
Fast Cast: OK now this one sounds a bit more realistic than the last two. I know of a few blue mages who have been wanting this one for a good while.
Here's hoping that these don't all suck, but given SE's track record I'm not holding my breath.
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
Saturday, March 14, 2009
You have PLD too?
Well the past couple days have certainly gone very nicely. For starters, we can now move into tier 3 of Einherjar starting Monday, and to top it off, I had enough amps to snag me a ritter gorget for heat breaths and also for use on PLD. Speaking of which, last night in Xarcabard, we had not one, but TWO surcoats drop. Oh, and we stomped a mud hole in Dynamis Lord's ass and walked it dry.
The funny part? Myself and the other person that got the first surcoat have never used our paladins for much of anything LS related. Even funnier is I get a tell this morning from someone that does dynamis with us saying "you have pld too?" and I was like "yeah it's my only other 75" and they were like "I thought you had brd and blu". My response: my brd is at level 1 and forever shall it stay. I'm sorry, but I just cannot see myself doing that. I'd rather fucking chug battery acid.
The funny part? Myself and the other person that got the first surcoat have never used our paladins for much of anything LS related. Even funnier is I get a tell this morning from someone that does dynamis with us saying "you have pld too?" and I was like "yeah it's my only other 75" and they were like "I thought you had brd and blu". My response: my brd is at level 1 and forever shall it stay. I'm sorry, but I just cannot see myself doing that. I'd rather fucking chug battery acid.
Friday, March 6, 2009
Fenrir Prime soloed by a BLU.
So it isn't just the RDM's having all the fun.
During my web surfing, I happened to come across this gem.
Exploring further into that page, it looks like he does Roc, Scitalis, Lord of Onzozo among others on BLU as well. I'm curious as to what kind of gear setup and merits this guy's using.
During my web surfing, I happened to come across this gem.
Exploring further into that page, it looks like he does Roc, Scitalis, Lord of Onzozo among others on BLU as well. I'm curious as to what kind of gear setup and merits this guy's using.
Friday, February 20, 2009
Whitebox ahoy!
I'll let this say everything.
So I jumped the gun, but it was "damned if you do, damned if you don't" with the whole anticipation factor.
Here's what I have to look forward to.
SEX SEX SEX SEX SEX SEX SEX SEX!!!
Oh shit.... sticky keys.
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
Another obligatory "dorp" post
Dynamis - San d'Oria was good to us last night AF-wise. I managed to walk away with a pair of these babies.
Now I just need the Bastok and Windurst pieces, then I'll be 5/6 on BLU relic. Then I think I'll work on the PLD pieces next.
Now I just need the Bastok and Windurst pieces, then I'll be 5/6 on BLU relic. Then I think I'll work on the PLD pieces next.
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
The fallout continues
Seeing all the recent news, and a very interesting discussion at LBR has really got me thinking on a few things.
If you've been following the news surrounding FFXI in the past several weeks, you've likely heard about the 550 "witches" burned at the stake, and the rest either getting warnings or temp bans for the infamous duping exploit. The initial hysteria seems to have died down, but a number of people are still ill at ease as to whether SE will come back around with another wave of bannings. A number of linkshells that may have lost their leaders from this, be they guilty as sin or completely in the dark as to what was going on yet banned anyway, have eithere reformed or just folded altogether.
While I believe that a number of these were justified, I also believe that there are quite a few out there that were innocent and/or completely clueless that were affected. This, and the fact that this kind of thing has gone on for over a year before being fixed, and then turning around and taking such extreme measures only proves how detached SE really is from its playerbase in contrast to other MMO companies. Look at Blizzard with WoW or even Cryptic/NCSoft with City of Heroes/Villains. But in SE's defense, they also have a number of language and culture barriers to contend with. In North American fan communities, you have a handful of large community sites, often serving as hubs for information, like Alla, FFXIclopedia, BG etc. Now, in Japan it's a different story. The community is spread out over several much smaller websites and blogs, much like this one. Not just for this game, but for a number of others as well.
Then there's the long-standing issue of the disparity in service between Japan and the rest of its userbase in other countries. Granted, some of this cannot be avoided given resources and the aforementioned differences in the two fan cultures. If you ask me, they're really no different from Sega in this aspect.
What do I mean by that? Phantasy Star Online, and Phantasy Star Universe. For the uninitiated, PSO was spread across three different consoles and two different PC versions, each with separate servers. In all incarnations of the game, especially PSO Blue Burst, there were quests and items that never saw the light of day on the North American servers. In the Dreamcast, GameCube and XBox versions of PSO, Japanese, North American, and European players could play together. However this ended in Blue Burst with the Japanese getting their own servers apart from NA/EU users, which would happen again in PSU.
Going back to the matter of duping and cheating, all incarnations of PSO had some kind of duping. We're not talking about monomates here, but some of the most powerful items within the game. And with the console versions, there were even weapons that were far stronger than what were available by normal means thanks to cheat devices. Of course, Sega did very little to stem the proliferation of these items outside of banning anyone that removed an item that wasn't yet available online out of their storage.
Another thing about how SE treats their fans. Counter-Strike got its roots as a Half-Life mod. Valve liked what they saw, and picked up the mod and the two guys responsible and it evolved into a standalone game. More recently, there was the Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix which came out not too long ago. Where did the music come from? None other than OCRemix. There are surely a number of examples of game developers adding fans to their payrolls as a result of work that they [the fans] have done based on their favorite games by that company. On the subject of Capcom though, where do you think all the robots from Mega Man 2 all the way up to 8 came from? Fans. Hell, they even pulled from outside Japan with the aid of Nintendo Power in 1992 for the development of Mega Man 6. Back in 2003, there was a 3D remake of Chrono Trigger by a group of fans that was turning out quite well. What did they get for their troubles? A cease and desist letter from SE in 2004.Remember that? Now THIS is how a Chrono remake should've been done!
I think that deep down, this is yet another interesting look into human nature itself. As much as many others including myself would like to believe the contrary, we're all self-serving and a tad bit greedy in some fashion. I know there are a number of people who in light of the horrid drop rates and the fact nothing had been done about it for over a year despite knowledge about it would've just said "fuck you" and kept on duping. Although the people that knowingly participated in this feel justified in their actions, does that necessarily make it right? No. On the flip side, is it right that this had an impact on a number of "hapless victims" and they have no recourse? No. But this really isn't a black and white issue for either side here.
I really feel that SE should re-examine how it handles things in this game including their response to something else like this when it does happen again, and not have such disregard for its fans. Otherwise its userbase for not only this game, but its "successor" will fall like lead after the initial novelty wears off.
If you've been following the news surrounding FFXI in the past several weeks, you've likely heard about the 550 "witches" burned at the stake, and the rest either getting warnings or temp bans for the infamous duping exploit. The initial hysteria seems to have died down, but a number of people are still ill at ease as to whether SE will come back around with another wave of bannings. A number of linkshells that may have lost their leaders from this, be they guilty as sin or completely in the dark as to what was going on yet banned anyway, have eithere reformed or just folded altogether.
While I believe that a number of these were justified, I also believe that there are quite a few out there that were innocent and/or completely clueless that were affected. This, and the fact that this kind of thing has gone on for over a year before being fixed, and then turning around and taking such extreme measures only proves how detached SE really is from its playerbase in contrast to other MMO companies. Look at Blizzard with WoW or even Cryptic/NCSoft with City of Heroes/Villains. But in SE's defense, they also have a number of language and culture barriers to contend with. In North American fan communities, you have a handful of large community sites, often serving as hubs for information, like Alla, FFXIclopedia, BG etc. Now, in Japan it's a different story. The community is spread out over several much smaller websites and blogs, much like this one. Not just for this game, but for a number of others as well.
Then there's the long-standing issue of the disparity in service between Japan and the rest of its userbase in other countries. Granted, some of this cannot be avoided given resources and the aforementioned differences in the two fan cultures. If you ask me, they're really no different from Sega in this aspect.
What do I mean by that? Phantasy Star Online, and Phantasy Star Universe. For the uninitiated, PSO was spread across three different consoles and two different PC versions, each with separate servers. In all incarnations of the game, especially PSO Blue Burst, there were quests and items that never saw the light of day on the North American servers. In the Dreamcast, GameCube and XBox versions of PSO, Japanese, North American, and European players could play together. However this ended in Blue Burst with the Japanese getting their own servers apart from NA/EU users, which would happen again in PSU.
Going back to the matter of duping and cheating, all incarnations of PSO had some kind of duping. We're not talking about monomates here, but some of the most powerful items within the game. And with the console versions, there were even weapons that were far stronger than what were available by normal means thanks to cheat devices. Of course, Sega did very little to stem the proliferation of these items outside of banning anyone that removed an item that wasn't yet available online out of their storage.
Another thing about how SE treats their fans. Counter-Strike got its roots as a Half-Life mod. Valve liked what they saw, and picked up the mod and the two guys responsible and it evolved into a standalone game. More recently, there was the Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix which came out not too long ago. Where did the music come from? None other than OCRemix. There are surely a number of examples of game developers adding fans to their payrolls as a result of work that they [the fans] have done based on their favorite games by that company. On the subject of Capcom though, where do you think all the robots from Mega Man 2 all the way up to 8 came from? Fans. Hell, they even pulled from outside Japan with the aid of Nintendo Power in 1992 for the development of Mega Man 6. Back in 2003, there was a 3D remake of Chrono Trigger by a group of fans that was turning out quite well. What did they get for their troubles? A cease and desist letter from SE in 2004.Remember that? Now THIS is how a Chrono remake should've been done!
I think that deep down, this is yet another interesting look into human nature itself. As much as many others including myself would like to believe the contrary, we're all self-serving and a tad bit greedy in some fashion. I know there are a number of people who in light of the horrid drop rates and the fact nothing had been done about it for over a year despite knowledge about it would've just said "fuck you" and kept on duping. Although the people that knowingly participated in this feel justified in their actions, does that necessarily make it right? No. On the flip side, is it right that this had an impact on a number of "hapless victims" and they have no recourse? No. But this really isn't a black and white issue for either side here.
I really feel that SE should re-examine how it handles things in this game including their response to something else like this when it does happen again, and not have such disregard for its fans. Otherwise its userbase for not only this game, but its "successor" will fall like lead after the initial novelty wears off.
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
Einherjar, Ultima etc.
So last night was certainly a boon for US as we finally managed to clear a chamber in ine-hair-yar (I swear, that's the correct phonetic pronunciation, not "ine-her-jar" as so many mistakenly call it), putting us one step closer to Odin.
Triple dorp from Ultima was also sexy. We emerged from the 4th floor of central Temenos with a cerebrum, a heart, and a claw going to three very happy mages.
Lately I've started coming /THF to a few events and the results have been pleasing thus far.
I need to hurry up and get palace access in sea so I can get vertical cleave and the other indoor sea spells. Maybe then I'll get up the motivation to plow through the rest of CoP and get my goddamn rajas ring.
Triple dorp from Ultima was also sexy. We emerged from the 4th floor of central Temenos with a cerebrum, a heart, and a claw going to three very happy mages.
Lately I've started coming /THF to a few events and the results have been pleasing thus far.
I need to hurry up and get palace access in sea so I can get vertical cleave and the other indoor sea spells. Maybe then I'll get up the motivation to plow through the rest of CoP and get my goddamn rajas ring.
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