FFXI "What If" thread

[Ruffyreborn]

Just thinking about some 'kind of' neat things that would be cool to have available in FFXI. List any of yours, if you have them...

1. The ability to see what buffs/debuffs a party/alliance member has on them when their name is selected.

2. A button/command that automatically interrupts any spell you were casting

3. A spell that would make magic undetectable (i.e. sneak and invisible)

4. The ability to visit other peoples Mog Houses (select the MH guard and there will be an option for a list of names in alphabetical order which can then be selected. A maximum of maybe 10 players can enter 1 room)

5. (I know new jobs are just kind of overused, but eh) A job that would be fully customizable through a merit-like system from lv 1 and onwards. You choose which weapons, armor types, spells, abilities and traits to use as you level, but you cannot be proficient with too many things at once (i.e. be proficient with more than 2 weapon classes at once, or 2 armor classes, etc.) To change the configuration of this character, however, youll have to do a long and tedious quest and/or some BCNM's. (kind of like the NPC quests)

 

[Enlenne]

5. (I know new jobs are just kind of overused, but eh) A job that would be fully customizable through a merit-like system from lv 1 and onwards. You choose which weapons, armor types, spells, abilities and traits to use as you level, but you cannot be proficient with too many things at once (i.e. be proficient with more than 2 weapon classes at once, or 2 armor classes, etc.) To change the configuration of this character, however, youll have to do a long and tedious quest and/or some BCNM's. (kind of like the NPC quests)

That would be a pretty cool idea! Like Talent Points in WoW, only cooler, coz....it is.

My idea is...

Customizable newbie armor. Have like a wardrobe in your MH where you can change your "lazy gear" (gear you just wanna lounge around in) And you can quest for different looks....
And they *don't* look like any other armor in the game >.>

Yeah, I can't think of stuff.

 

[Ryuhei]

Yeah, they wouldn't do that customizable job thing, for a lot of reasons, but primarly because people are stupid. They'd max CHR and blame SE for their low output.

 

[Tim Wakefield]

If your aunt had balls, she'd be your uncle.


But seriously, the buff-viewing, and spell interruption thing would be sweet.

 

[Rappa]

What if armor storing npcs let us store HQ sets? No wait, that'll never happen.

 

[meeze]

What if G4 was replaced by an IQ test, including a working knowledge of how to make gil so you're not a complete fucking gimp wearing ruby rings coral earrings, and amemet-1 (uncurse that shit!) etc.

 

[Ruffyreborn]

did someone shove a sandy dildo in your vagina?

 

[Bajaratt]

did someone shove a sandy dildo in your vagina?

Might be the same one shoved into your head. How else would you not know that many new players are gimping their way to 75 without the slightest clue how to actually play the game?

 

[Skaw]

2. A button/command that automatically interrupts any spell you were casting

/heal, h, whatever your gamepad button for it is.

 

[Bajaratt]

the W button works great for me too; just take a few steps forward.

 

[Pesmerga]

/heal, h, whatever your gamepad button for it is.

and that has a horrid delay on it. im assuming he means something along the lines of "esc" like in wow. mis-macro in FFXI can cause alot of problems

 

[meeze]

did someone shove a sandy dildo in your vagina?

People who write guides for jobs they don't even have decently geared are my sandy dildos.

 

[Ruffyreborn]

Might be the same one shoved into your head. How else would you not know that many new players are gimping their way to 75 without the slightest clue how to actually play the game?

I dunno about you, but you guys could stop being ignorant and maybe tell these people their problems and how to fix them, instead of calling them out on a forum.

Another thing, the 'standards' of you people are very high, and if these players dont match your skill/setup, then automatically theyre in the bottom of the barrel, when in fact theyre much higher than they could be, even with updated gear... Use your common sense and realize that you were once just as misinformed.

GG on being a douche. And seriously, dont take that as a compliment.

/heal, h, whatever your gamepad button for it is.

Yeah, but when youre partying or targeting someone other than yourself, it will just lock on. Sometimes running around isnt enough to stop a spell from being cast.

and that has a horrid delay on it. im assuming he means something along the lines of "esc" like in wow. mis-macro in FFXI can cause alot of problems

Yeah, I really like how easy it is to interrupt any spells and macros in wow. Thats basically what I mean

 

[Ruffyreborn]

People who write guides for jobs they don't even have decently geared are my sandy dildos.

Im glad Im doing the world some good, then.

 

[Bajaratt]

I dunno about you, but you guys could stop being ignorant and maybe tell these people their problems and how to fix them, instead of calling them out on a forum.

Tried that, rarely works; they almost always tell me they know more than I do about the game.

Another thing, the 'standards' of you people are very high, and if these players dont match your skill/setup, then automatically theyre in the bottom of the barrel, when in fact theyre much higher than they could be, even with updated gear... Use your common sense and realize that you were once just as misinformed.

GG on being a douche. And seriously, dont take that as a compliment.

If my standards of having NQ versions of up-to-date gear are too high for you, then you shouldn't have passed Meeze's test. You're just making yourself look even more of an idiot at this point.

Feel free to stop running your mouth and spewing idiocy at any time.

 

[Ruffyreborn]

Tried that, rarely works; they almost always tell me they know more than I do about the game.


If my standards of having NQ versions of up-to-date gear are too high for you, then you shouldn't have passed Meeze's test. You're just making yourself look even more of an idiot at this point.

Feel free to stop running your mouth and spewing idiocy at any time.

You would understand what I was talking about if you wouldve known that Meeze was using my character from several months ago as his example.

Meeze was flame baiting, and youre jumping on his wagon. So I dont really see how Im running my mouth or spewing idiocy, at all... Unless youre just getting your panties in a bunch, which is no surprise.

 

[meeze]

I dunno about you, but you guys could stop being ignorant and maybe tell these people their problems and how to fix them, instead of calling them out on a forum.

Another thing, the 'standards' of you people are very high, and if these players dont match your skill/setup, then automatically theyre in the bottom of the barrel, when in fact theyre much higher than they could be, even with updated gear... Use your common sense and realize that you were once just as misinformed.

GG on being a douche. And seriously, dont take that as a compliment.

I've had many conversations with many gimped players, and the majority of them "don't have time to farm". Thats just a cop out for sucking. That is why I think one of the Genkais should involve some sort of gil making/gear knowledge. They should be required to have certain pieces before advancing. In this day and age where most r/e gear is so simple attain because of the sheer number of level 75s in most LSs.

I had a THF in my social that got to level 65+ without attaining a single piece of AF, never camped LL or VE, thats just plain lazy. Biggest excuse was no help...YOU CAN PICK LOCKS WITH THF.

Dienowkthx is another example of gimp, when I talked to him he said he didn't care about THF, he just wanted to be 75 so he could get gear for MNK.

I'll add some more, What if they made XP rings only work for people a certain amount of combined XP amongst their jobs.

The train of gimps looks like back when PS2 first came out, and I was watching gimps level by me while I farmed. SE has made it too easy to level.

Before the 50s were when all the idiots got weeded out because you actually had to cooperate with groups to do genkais and AF, now you just get a level 75 or two to kill everything off for you.

 

[meeze]

You would understand what I was talking about if you wouldve known that Meeze was using my character from several months ago as his example.

Meeze was flame baiting, and youre jumping on his wagon. So I dont really see how Im running my mouth or spewing idiocy, at all... Unless youre just getting your panties in a bunch, which is no surprise.

What part of my post included you? I said there should be an IQ test of sorts, and knowledge of gear. Even though you are gimp, you still know what you should be wearing. More of a coincidence you wrote the thread, but overall my opinion on what G4 should be has been so before I thought you were...well what I think of you.

 

[Ruffyreborn]

What part of my post included you? I said there should be an IQ test of sorts, and knowledge of gear. Even though you are gimp, you still know what you should be wearing. More of a coincidence you wrote the thread, but overall my opinion on what G4 should be has been so before I thought you were...well what I think of you.

alright, then Im sorry for bringing it up

 

[jamal]

What if...
People didn't look for a congratulatory pat on the back when there A+ weapon is 180 combat skill lvls below the current cap...

http://www.qcdn.org/ffxi/showthread.php?t=48427

Agree with Meeze and Baj, an IQ test would help so much, cut off all chat lines prior to entering the arena, and have to answer questions...maybe even have to spell 3 words correctly in a row in order to reserve a right to retake the test...