To Blink or Not to Blink

[Shinryuu]

It started as a small thing, some on-the-side comment from someone mentioning they let someone die. At first, nobody blinked an eye, but it ended up with a battle-royale-like heated debate in my linkshell (and I can't imagine it's just my linkshell, either). It's, of course, about blinking. It's about more than that, however. It's about having a split-second reaction time, teary-eyed or not, and seeing as level 99 is fast approaching (probably bringing even more mobs capable of two-shotting tanks) this has again become a very relevant topic.

I can see the benefits of blinking. I really do. It's simply more convenient, and there's a very low chance of it ending in a woeful massacre. However, not blinking can in fact be done. So, BG, I ask you:

Should a mage blink while on main healer duty?

[Killo]

It started as a small thing, some on-the-side comment from someone mentioning they let someone die. At first, nobody blinked an eye, but it ended up with a battle-royale-like heated debate in my linkshell (and I can't imagine it's just my linkshell, either). It's, of course, about blinking. It's about more than that, however. It's about having a split-second reaction time, teary-eyed or not, and seeing as level 99 is fast approaching (probably bringing even more mobs capable of two-shotting tanks) this has again become a very relevant topic.

I can see the benefits of blinking. I really do. It's simply more convenient, and there's a very low chance of it ending in a woeful massacre. However, not blinking can in fact be done. So, BG, I ask you:

Should a mage blink while on main healer duty?

BlinkMeNot - End Thread

[Kipling]

Really?

[Draylo]

BlinkMeNot - End Thread

this ^

[Raen Ryong]

Blinking irl will sometimes make you miss a cure too; I hope the anti-blinkers don't blink irl either.

[Cleverness]

Blinking stopped being an issue when they added <stpt> and <stal> commands which don't lose target even if they blink. Anyone who still complains about blinking needs to stop and use those.

[Kipling]

Anyone who still complains about blinking needs to stop and kill themselves

ftfy

[SephYuyX]

Please lock this shit. We dont need another thread about this, it's been discused to death.

People who dont blink are gimp. People who dont like people who blink suck at life.

The end.

[Demosthenes11]

all jobs are huge ass gimps if they arent constantly blinking

[Shinryuu]

I'm not sure what you guys all mean by BlinkMeNot. That a medicine?

[Rampagesama]

Blinking stopped being an issue when they added <stpt> and <stal> commands which don't lose target even if they blink. Anyone who still complains about blinking needs to stop and use those.

This. More than anything, this.

[Kipling]

I'm not sure what you guys all mean by BlinkMeNot. That a medicine?

Ah, I see now. Another "troll" attempt by Thorny and his crew?

[Thorny]

Ah, I see now. Another "troll" attempt by Thorny and his crew?

cool name drop, hypocrite

[Killo]

Ah, I see now. Another "troll" attempt by Thorny and his crew?

^This and lock thread~

[Corrderio]

<stpt> and <stal>, nuff said.

Given I try to brink as little as possible on PLD however if I need to I will.

[thetruepandagod]

^This and lock thread~

rather see a lock and ban --

[stewie]

Blinking stopped being an issue when they added <stpt> and <stal> commands which don't lose target even if they blink. Anyone who still complains about blinking needs to stop and kill theirself.

^

[Brutala]

If you don't blink you can get a dick in the eye.

[Nishida]

I'm not sure what you guys all mean by BlinkMeNot. That a medicine?

Would have whooshed me if it wasn't for this post..

[Julian]