Notorious Monsters - First Blood (12/01/2010)

[Kurokikaze]

That would be why the stats aren't finalized as it says in the post...

Edit: Beaten.

[miokomioko]

If they had plans on changing them significantly, why in the hell would they post the vanilla stats of pieces we could already predict from existing Rank-1~47 gear? I just don't see the point in it unless the stats aren't going to change much, if at all.

Also, they didn't say the "the stats aren't finalized," they just tacked on the "everything here is subject to change" like they always do.

[Celeras]

Hoping the real NM leves have set difficulties, no 1-5 star nonsense.

[bruiser]

That would be why the stats aren't finalized as it says in the post...

Edit: Beaten.

Yea, I get that. But what was the point of this post again? I guess it was useful so we know how the loot system will work. But everyone in this thread is talking about the gear, and quite frankly, there is nothing to talk about with this gear.

[miokomioko]

There's at least something to talk about when they put Craftsmanship +12 on something only for Disciples of Magic. We're just hoping these are just vanilla stats that will be severely adjusted to better suit mages only and reflect the alleged difficulty in obtaining, although listing these stats appears to have been completely unnecessary.

[Groovebox]

As a DoM, I think this set looks pretty lame actually. The stats are completely uninspiring as well, really hoping they change. If this is the only rank 50 DoM favored gear, we're gonna have a clown/jester army on our hands.

[Lucavi]

When did Okote/msigna come out?

[Hyan]

I'd say RoTZ, but I'd probably be wrong.

[Vilmos]

Wow. Way to disappoint even more SE.

The "beta" design of this set is just lame. Bland colors, uninspiring stats and design, just all around fail. How is this supposed to generate buzz?

Joe Blow, "Hey! NMs are coming to FFXIV this month!"
Joe Schmo, "Yea? Cool looking unique mobs?"
Joe Blow, "Well, no. The picture looked like the same mobs in the game already."
Joe Schmo, "Are the drops good?"
Joe Blow, "No, it's a beige looking thing with uninspiring stats."
Joe Schmo, "Okay... Why should I or anyone care?"
Joe Blow, "..."
Joe Blow, "It's got electrolytes."

[miokomioko]

Good god, why do you even post?

(obviously you're too busy making shit up to look at the NM images posted recently)

[Vilmos]

Good god, why do you even post?

(obviously you're too busy making shit up to look at the NM images posted recently)

Most ask that about you. But, it's easy to see you are too busy eating the cockmeat sandwhich of this game. Sans bread.

Oh no, the mobs have jewelry on in the picture. Yea, big difference there.

[Reapz]

Most ask that about you. But, it's easy to see you are too busy eating the cockmeat sandwhich of this game. Sans bread.

Oh no, the mobs have jewelry on in the picture. Yea, big difference there.

Do you need reminding that this is just the beginning of the game and it hasn't even been live for 3 months yet? I dont remember FFXI NMs getting any unique models for a long time, till HNM even. Atleast there are some unique here, and even if there are minimal changes like jewelry or reskins, its SOMETHING different. I know this game has flaws and i'm not going to defend that, but if you seriously expected every NM and drop to be entirely unique this early on in the game you are a fool.

P.S - I'd rather read miokomioko's posts than yours, quit being a douche

[Riposte]

A cockmeat "sandwhich" is a fucking chicken sandwich, retard. What the fuck is your problem with chicken sandwiches?

[Neoscrilla]

So they want mages to look like fucking clowns now? I do not approve, shit looks gay as hell and I will only be wanting the tights. Oh the retarded glasses that go with the hat makes me wanna puke. I suppose SE wants us to make the NMs laugh themselves to death? Yay for new content though, I guess.

[miokomioko]

I wish I had a barbecued cockmeat sandwich in my mouth right now.

Regardless, I like how he's completely wrong about NMs not having different models. Yeah, the new RANK-FIFTY gear isn't that cool/different looking. Yeah, the stats are poop and we all hope they will change (officially stated they might change). People will never be happy with anything. It has to compare with where 8+ year old games or else it's not worth your free months.

[Crizto]

I thought Leaping Lizzy looked cool Why can't SE make more NM's like that!

[Lucavi]

I wish I had a barbecued cockmeat sandwich in my mouth right now.

Regardless, I like how he's completely wrong about NMs not having different models. Yeah, the new RANK-FIFTY gear isn't that cool/different looking. Yeah, the stats are poop and we all hope they will change (officially stated they might change). People will never be happy with anything. It has to compare with where 8+ year old games or else it's not worth your free months.

Well, in his defense (and there isn't much to defend, but here goes), rank 50 -is- the level cap. You'd always expect better-looking gear for the level cap.

Yes, vanilla versions of MMORPGs always have tons of recycled gear and lackluster designs, but with any brand new MMORPG comes the opportunity to buck that sad trend. SE has/had a chance to buck it, so lets see if they eventually do.

Nobody's asking for glowing magma shoulders, but can we ditch the jester caps and boring drab browns? Just give me a fucking CAPE OR CLOAK, please, WITH WIND PHYSICS~!!

[Riposte]

Now here is some speculation. Doing the math there will be probably be three sets. There are three cities and there are three factions. Will these sets be aligned to factions or maybe cities? If factions then people might start paying more attention to what faction points a leve gives to the point of no doing the ones which don't help them.

[Kaylia]

I wish I had a barbecued cockmeat sandwich in my mouth right now.

Regardless, I like how he's completely wrong about NMs not having different models. Yeah, the new RANK-FIFTY gear isn't that cool/different looking. Yeah, the stats are poop and we all hope they will change (officially stated they might change). People will never be happy with anything. It has to compare with where 8+ year old games or else it's not worth your free months.

That's not true. It's very easy to give people goodies. People are not happy when they aren't getting worthwhile upgrades (sidegrade/dowgrade) or when someone else get something much better (unfair situation).

[Lucavi]

Yeah, there's a lot of butthurt over nothing in that post. I'm happy with plenty of games, like TF2. It takes much more, however, to satisfy me in a game that I'm paying for on a monthly basis.

You want more money out of me in the long run? Build a better game.