Coming back to FFXI, worth it?

[Fockr]

If you played for items and not for friends, then this game is not worth coming back to as getting items in this game is very hard unless you roleplay a mithra from montana who gets first dibs on all salvage peices.

There is truth to most of that!
And no, I never unlocked DNC either and I'm good.

[Septimus]

If you didn't like the game before, chances are that nothing is ever going to change it, so you might as well keep on stepping.

[Popsiclestick]

I could see how /dnc on a melee with great dot and high TP gain could be a formidable sub. Large man events with 2 people subbing /dnc could carry a group decently well, while freeing up a WHM as a required spot in a PT group. Certainly not as useful in maybe a zerg type fight.

I would say /dnc is a good sub addition for MNK, DRG, and maybe a NIN (lol?) in dynamis, just like how /sch is a great sub for WHM. It is situational, but it does have its perks.

[Royal]

If you didn't like the game before, chances are that nothing is ever going to change it, so you might as well keep on stepping.

Unless you had a melee and you are leveling a mage now.

[Seditedi]

I'm not arguing it has it's uses, I'm arguing the statement that he said it's a required sub, because lol.
A MNK not having /DNC is definitely not on the same degree of a RDM not having /WHM.

/DNC is practically a required sub now for melees.

Those pesky adverbs do actually mean things.

Except it's not practically a required sub.

[shirak]

I would say /dnc is a good sub addition for MNK, DRG, and maybe a NIN (lol?) in dynamis

While drg does get tp fast, I'd probably take /whm before /dnc for the divine seal curaga's > SJ, barspells, nas and 6-7mp Healing Breaths for 250-350hp, and raise/reraise. I'd probably even take /blu before /dnc.

Luckily my other two jobs: Thief and Rdm, don't need dnc either.

I do want to level scholar though for Rdm, I see some potential there in the 20% reduced mp costs and ele/dark skill+. Also, sch will rock on blm once they add stoneskin.

[Alistaire]

NIN is definitely the job that makes the best use of /dnc. They get a weaker provoke in Animated Flourish (Flash-level hate) but also get equivalents to cure2/cure3/curaga + status removal for all but petrify and amnesia and some debuffs in their dances. The job soloes really well too so good one to level if dunes make you cringe.

[Toonshady]

if you played only for items back then, you'll be more miserable this time around when you realize you're re-doing everything over to aquire those items again. it's gonna suck when you hit 75, look at your gimp gear and think about what you had before.

/dnc may not be the best endgame sub. however, it's fun as hell in campaign. it's even fun for a while to try it as a sub for all your jobs and see them dance. while my ls gathers for einherjar, i sometimes wait in nashmau as pld/dnc in full koenig and have a sam gimme shikikoyo so i can dance around the town. i recommend this to everyone

[CeridwenOfKujata]

FFXI isn't worth it if you have no good friends. If you're going to play for items/e-peen, try an easier MMO(hi2u WoW) or just stick to console games.

[Royal]

FFXI isn't worth it if you have no good friends. If you're going to play for items/e-peen, try an easier MMO(hi2u WoW) or just stick to console games.

Whoa man keep that talk outta here!

[Septimus]

If you didn't like the game before, chances are that nothing is ever going to change it, so you might as well keep on stepping.

Unless you had a melee and you are leveling a mage now.

If you don't like the fundamental aspects of the game, a job swap will not change that. Someone who plays for items won't be any more engrossed if he/she uses staves instead of swords.