Dev Tracker: Discussion II

[Nyarlko]

Jeuno was always a clusterfuck. One bad pull could end your run. There was barely a place to recuperate when you were rolling 40-50 deep in 2004.

I was frequently called on to make sac pulls as THF there. Remember "sac pulls"? lol
The risk of de-leveling was REAL back then. @_@

[dasva]

I was frequently called on to make sac pulls as THF there. Remember "sac pulls"? lol
The risk of de-leveling was REAL back then. @_@

And then they'd all mock you

[Ophannus]

I was the main pull/sac THF. maxed R.acc set and capped xbow skill, Acid Bolts, TH3, evasion set. I was awesome at it. I even got to keep any currency I mugged, which was nice when they were 35k/each. Fun times. It was a lot of pressure because poor timing on my part could wipe the entire run but luckily it didn't happen often.

[Taint]

I was frequently called on to make sac pulls as THF there. Remember "sac pulls"? lol
The risk of de-leveling was REAL back then. @_@

We used to have organized XP/Merit parties for our Sac pullers, to keep them capped between events. lol

The good old days.

[jacobs67]

I was the main pull/sac THF. maxed R.acc set and capped xbow skill, Acid Bolts, TH3, evasion set. I was awesome at it. I even got to keep any currency I mugged, which was nice when they were 35k/each. Fun times. It was a lot of pressure because poor timing on my part could wipe the entire run but luckily it didn't happen often.

I remember there used to be drama in some dynamis linkshells with greedy leaders demanding the THFs hand over their personal stolen currency. Definitely don't miss those days
(those leaders were also often the same ones that would steal the bank and hop servers, lol)

[Nyarlko]

We used to have organized XP/Merit parties for our Sac pullers, to keep them capped between events. lol

The good old days.

Well, I was BRD main so exp/merits were never an issue for me. That didn't prevent deleveling when you went from lv75 capped exp down to 74 tho. >_>

We didn't have the fancy exp buffers or stupidly reduced exp loss on Raise, or Arise, or etc. back in my day. Spoiled kids nowadays. /harumph
XD

[Fwahm]

You most certainly had exp buffers back in the day; that hasn't changed any.

[Nyarlko]

You most certainly had exp buffers back in the day; that hasn't changed any.

Compare TNL for 75 vs 99. <,<;; Factor in the increased exp loss on death back then and what we had was a LOT smaller than what we have now. I like now better. <3

[Sirious]

I remember there used to be drama in some dynamis linkshells with greedy leaders demanding the THFs hand over their personal stolen currency. Definitely don't miss those days
(those leaders were also often the same ones that would steal the bank and hop servers, lol)

If a shell leader told you to give them the cucu you were able to steal, your first and only response should've been "fuck you"

[Delayed]

or give them shall shells. TNL @ 75 cap with 2400 xp loss on death/raisens was still a heavy hit. Home pointing was 10% (4500ish I think?) sac pulling usually meant you needed a day or so to recap xp loss from purposeful deaths during dyna back then. Those were the only deaths that ever felt worth it back then, despite knowing it was an hour of exp needed to get that back.

[Nyarlko]

New stuffs:

JP1) Freshly Picked 37 broadcast is scheduled for Feb. 8, 2000JST/0300PST/0600EST -_-;;; Not gonna guarantee that I'll be awake for it.
(YouTube / NicoNico) They will be going over DD-Windurst, and they are planning to respond to questions asked during the broadcast on the OF. I recommend YT unless you have a premium account on Nico.

JP2) Weekly devpost summary: Nothing new.

[Ophannus]

or give them shall shells. TNL @ 75 cap with 2400 xp loss on death/raisens was still a heavy hit. Home pointing was 10% (4500ish I think?) sac pulling usually meant you needed a day or so to recap xp loss from purposeful deaths during dyna back then. Those were the only deaths that ever felt worth it back then, despite knowing it was an hour of exp needed to get that back.

Yeah, and not to mention getting EXP as a THF at 75 was fucking hell, unless you were privlidged in your LS and got into good Bard parties. After TOAU, THF were not terrible for Colibri/Imp parties, but pre-TOAU, people typically meritted off of Weapons in Sky or in Lufaise Meadows. THF weren't as desired as WAR, NIN, MNKs were and were usually paired up with DRK and DRG in 2nd rate merit parties in Lufaise Meadows off of IT+ Rams/Rocs . If you were a smart THF, you capped xbow though and had an r.acc set and pumped those mobs with Acid Bolts for quicker kills, but alas most THF didn't (and still don't, despite how good of a debuff -12.5% def is)

[Toth]

Ahhh the days of rams and rocs. Good times....no wait...they were terrible.

[jacobs67]

Remember when all the colibri/mamool merit camps were packed full and someone went "Guess we'll go to the troll camp" and you could hear everyone groan simultaneously?

[shepardG]

Mean while, BLMs out in halvung like: FUCKOFF we got FLANS! AND A ZONE LINE!

[Ophannus]

Remember when all the colibri/mamool merit camps were packed full and someone went "Guess we'll go to the troll camp" and you could hear everyone groan simultaneously?

I wish that Sanction didn't grant an EXP bonus so that other camps outside of TOAU could still be worthwhile. Bibiki Bay was still decent, as was Sky and KRT. Basically allow you to choose your camp based off party composition.

Anyway, the camp I hated the most was Kuftal Tunnel bottom floor. Tigers, Wyverns, and Cocktrices....

[Ophannus]

Ahhh the days of rams and rocs. Good times....no wait...they were terrible.

But you could get 7k/hour! Think how many merits that is!

[Draylo]

I loved my free warp with meriting on BRD at colibri. You sing the charm song and it reflects it back and people kill you and you don't lose XP. Strange to think it was so long ago lol.

[jacobs67]

I loved my free warp with meriting on BRD at colibri. You sing the charm song and it reflects it back and people kill you and you don't lose XP. Strange to think it was so long ago lol.

You used to lose exp if you died while charmed, they changed that in an update though, probably around the early ToAU era

[dasva]

Mean while, BLMs out in halvung like: FUCKOFF we got FLANS! AND A ZONE LINE!

Ah yeah that 1 merit per hour goodness