Alla pics!

[Tokitoki]

Examples:
Tachi:Enpi - two hits, one a slice the second a stab. The SC attributes are Earth(Scission) and Light(Transfixion). It has a Slashing and Piercing hit.

How does he explain the fact that it can do Distortion? <.<

[Naramaska]

Because Distortion isn't made by two WS's with the ice/water property.

[BRP]

He's not totally off in some cases, but uh, he comes off a gigantic idiot.

[Sagacious Sundi]

I knew the Ridel guy was BRP (when it was quoted in this thread) as soon as I saw "I tried it once on my xb360 and I didnt like it," since I remember "my bro on xbox live" (or whatever the exact quote was) from the thread where everyone talks like Zam posters.

[Tajin]

Ever think about doing BLM/BLU?

1) They do lack accuracy for the headbutt skill or bludgeon depending on what you fight but that makes claustrom useful and most of morrigans because it gives acc right?

2) you have the basic cure 3 (wild carrot) that works on party members and yourself.

3) Cocoon is your defensive move.

4) healing breeze gives you the aoe cure

whatcha think?

if you have more to add to the list of it being good then do so!

5) Die in a fire

[theo]

1) They do lack accuracy for the headbutt skill or bludgeon depending on what you fight but that makes claustrom useful

. . . reading that line is painful in ways I cannot even describe.

[ashke]

140M and alls I got was a purty stick.

[Ghent]

pps.. There is nothing like end game in the normal FF that even compares.. everything you ever wanted or wanted to experience of FF is end game.. Remember that big boss you fought in promy or rank missions.. yea he was a one legged gimp drk/whm.. Just trying to say.. Compared to what you will fight and see end game.. nothing compares to it..You will fight gods that take 3 hours to kill sometimes in a very orchestrted symphony of absolute destruction thats uncomparable to anything you have seen.. Merrit spells flying left and right lighting up the screen, spells that will absolutely destroy anyone regardless in diorama or ballista from mages and insane God abilities and spells that just make u pull one of the famous O.o moves.. people are something you will always have to deal with.. which is why I made this post, to warn you all about this guy.. Don't "not" want end game because of things like this lol.. he's just a person.. a dillhole of a person yes.. but that's no reason to not want end game..lol.. Ridill, can i have it.. p.. /em Drools....

Poor poor poor soul.

[Asdra]

Geez, I want some of the endgame that guy is experiencing.

My server must be doing it wrong.

[Sagacious Sundi]

Ever think about doing BLM/BLU?

1) They do lack accuracy for the headbutt skill or bludgeon depending on what you fight but that makes claustrom useful and most of morrigans because it gives acc right?

2) you have the basic cure 3 (wild carrot) that works on party members and yourself.

3) Cocoon is your defensive move.

4) healing breeze gives you the aoe cure

whatcha think?

if you have more to add to the list of it being good then do so!

5) Die in a fire

I picture a YTMND with that post, "claustrom useful" circled or something, and that SpongeBob line that's like "Can those words be used in a sentence?"

[Aquilla]

http://ffxi.allakhazam.com/forum.htm...num=112;page=1

This is just another example of Final Optimization XI.

If you aren't performing the thing that gives the most exp, you are doing it wrong.

Even a blind bat can see that RDM is designed to melee.

+Enspells
+RDM only swords by the dozen
+Refresh + convert to save TP (before signet update)

The only reasons to not melee as a RDM is optimization.

It is more efficient to spam cure 3 on RDM than other spells (though a paralyze and slow in there might help).

Same way it is more efficent to spam cure 3 on SMN.

Same way it is more efficient to spam WS for damage than invite a BLM for damage.

Efficiency, Optimization, Efficiency, Optimization.

If the community got as they wanted the game would consist by:
NIN, the awesome DD who also tanks.
WHM, stealing the spells refresh and convert for the ultimate healer.

Yea that is it. We don't need more orginality in FFXI. A DD/tank + an unlimited healer.

Lets just go delete the other 16 jobs and patch up NIN and WHM. Because nobody cares about fun anymore, just efficiency.

Third, lolSword isn't RDM's only weapon. RDM has access to some very powerful daggers now thanks to ToAU. Not to mention the skillchain advantage. Evisceration skillchains with 6/7 most damaging weaponskills in the game, including lolrampage. RDM with the proper dagger set up wont even have to assigning himself a skillchain partner. Just open with Evisceration when TP is ready and Whoever TPs directly afterward is likely to skillchian. What's the use of this in a burn? TP Burn attacks usually near-decimate an enemy, meaning when it doesn't finish the mob it typically will waste time. If it skillchains, even if it's partially resisted, the SC damage + whatever the Evis damage was would garentee a kill. If a rdm can manage his duties and provide this service for his allies, then it's more than worth the difficult swapping and training process required to do it right.

Open Skillchain. RDM's swordskill has the ability to directly open Light Skillchain, which will DOUBLE the damage corresponding weapon Skills.

do people really still talk about this stuff? I know i don't visit forums often...

[Loren]

do people really still talk about this stuff? I know i don't visit forums often...

RDM Melee is a worthwhile discussion as long as it's kept in its place. The job can equip a similar amount of Acc, Atk, or Haste to other DD and configure added effect damage up to 30. If you tell another DD "raise your damage per hit by 30" they'd have to make some serious adjustments to do so. The misunderstandings occur when people fail to realize you still need a healer for it to work (possibly a second RDM). If I'm helping a WHM or PLD friend get merits, my choices are:
- Refresh + DD
- Refresh + pick nose

[Creeps]

pps.. There is nothing like end game in the normal FF that even compares.. everything you ever wanted or wanted to experience of FF is end game.. Remember that big boss you fought in promy or rank missions.. yea he was a one legged gimp drk/whm.. Just trying to say.. Compared to what you will fight and see end game.. nothing compares to it..You will fight gods that take 3 hours to kill sometimes in a very orchestrted symphony of absolute destruction thats uncomparable to anything you have seen.. Merrit spells flying left and right lighting up the screen, spells that will absolutely destroy anyone regardless in diorama or ballista from mages and insane God abilities and spells that just make u pull one of the famous O.o moves.. people are something you will always have to deal with.. which is why I made this post, to warn you all about this guy.. Don't "not" want end game because of things like this lol.. he's just a person.. a dillhole of a person yes.. but that's no reason to not want end game..lol.. Ridill, can i have it.. p.. /em Drools....

Poor poor poor soul.

On a side note, people who use ellipses between every statement are assholes.

[Crizto]

pps.. There is nothing like end game in the normal FF that even compares.. everything you ever wanted or wanted to experience of FF is end game.. Remember that big boss you fought in promy or rank missions.. yea he was a one legged gimp drk/whm.. Just trying to say.. Compared to what you will fight and see end game.. nothing compares to it..You will fight gods that take 3 hours to kill sometimes in a very orchestrted symphony of absolute destruction thats uncomparable to anything you have seen.. Merrit spells flying left and right lighting up the screen, spells that will absolutely destroy anyone regardless in diorama or ballista from mages and insane God abilities and spells that just make u pull one of the famous O.o moves.. people are something you will always have to deal with.. which is why I made this post, to warn you all about this guy.. Don't "not" want end game because of things like this lol.. he's just a person.. a dillhole of a person yes.. but that's no reason to not want end game..lol.. Ridill, can i have it.. p.. /em Drools....

Poor poor poor soul.

On a side note, people who use ellipses between every statement are assholes.

When one period isn't enough, use two! Or maybe even three!

[Octavious]

do people really still talk about this stuff? I know i don't visit forums often...

RDM Melee is a worthwhile discussion as long as it's kept in its place. The job can equip a similar amount of Acc, Atk, or Haste to other DD and configure added effect damage up to 30. If you tell another DD "raise your damage per hit by 30" they'd have to make some serious adjustments to do so. The misunderstandings occur when people fail to realize you still need a healer for it to work (possibly a second RDM). If I'm helping a WHM or PLD friend get merits, my choices are:
- Refresh + DD
- Refresh + pick nose

Did I die? Or Do people still merit with RDM & WHM together? >.> I main heal as RDM a lot...lol

[Amele]

do people really still talk about this stuff? I know i don't visit forums often...

RDM Melee is a worthwhile discussion as long as it's kept in its place. The job can equip a similar amount of Acc, Atk, or Haste to other DD and configure added effect damage up to 30. If you tell another DD "raise your damage per hit by 30" they'd have to make some serious adjustments to do so. The misunderstandings occur when people fail to realize you still need a healer for it to work (possibly a second RDM). If I'm helping a WHM or PLD friend get merits, my choices are:
- Refresh + DD
- Refresh + pick nose

Did I die? Or Do people still merit with RDM & WHM together? >.> I main heal as RDM a lot...lol

some of the best parties I've had were 3 mage, 3 melee.

although I do admit I don't frequently see whm+rdm together much anymore either.

[Fng]

RDM WHM BRD requires a strong melee set and a smart RDM to work properly

[Octavious]

RDM WHM BRD requires a strong melee set and a smart RDM to work properly

Or you could get a RDM/WHM, BRD/NIN, and 4x Misc. Decent (Not nessecarily 'strong') DD, and do as-good-if-not-better? amirite?

[Eldelphia]

I don't know what RDMs do when they're in the same party as a WHM these days >.> Ok, ok, I'm kinda kidding but ToAU mobs are pretty weak.. I can land enfeebles on most xp mobs as a WHM and MP never seems to be a problem without. I've generally found WHM + BRD = win but WHM +RDM + BRD needs some good DD's to make xp crazy fun.

A good RDM should be treasured, just seen too many gimp ones who think that Dia and 'fresh is all it's about... and had better experiences with BRDs. Prolly why I went BRD instead of RDM... after WHM and SMN.

[Loren]

Or you could get a RDM/WHM, BRD/NIN, and 4x Misc. Decent (Not nessecarily 'strong') DD, and do as-good-if-not-better? amirite?

The only times I've hit chain #200 in Jade Sepulcher or Tandjana Mamools were WHM RDM BRD + WAR MNK NIN, it was a group of JP friends who kept seeking me out. Most of the credit goes to the legendary melee and good BRD pulls but it goes to show that a WHM is hardly a "drag".

I didn't bring my melee set in that situation because of the communication barrier but I did lots of nuking (baibai Lurkers).

Red Mages should explore every facet of the job--the bad rap comes from those who lack the judgment of when to apply them, or those who misunderstand / halfass the application (melee in full AF etc.)