I just got out of a PT in Garliage with my 32 BLM. Bad enough that some higher levels kept having to train Citadel Bats to the zone, and even worse the party I was called in to replace a member kept me waiting over an hour instead of the 15 min like I was told. Lots of people died, yadayadayada... and we finally are in condition to start to PT. FINALLY.
I saw the questionable makeup of the group... WHM, WHM, PLD, BLM/DRK, and me... we picked up a well-equipped MNK, his name escapes me though. I warned them I'd have to leave in about 30 min because I hadn't planned on staying up really late, and that they'd already made me wait a very long time. However... the first fight ends, and I was the ONLY mage to even bother with ANY enfeebling... all the other BLM/DRK (Taru, lv 13 sub) did was spam his strongest spells which bats aren't even weak against (Water II, Stone II, and I think Thunder was just incidental, cast it only because it's powerful not because of the weakness)... At any rate, he's flying thru his MP, the PLD vokes about once a minute (Foa), and we barely finish the fight... both WHM's about 1/4 full MP bars, PLD with almost full MP, both BLM down... I'm at about 1/4 MP, and the other guy is empty.
So, we rest, we rest... then, the PLD, Foa says: "don't waste mp on baby spells like rasp"
O.O;; Excusemoi? Fire was starting to get lit under me...
Me- "Uh, you realize I'm helping you out big time by casting Rasp, Paralyze, Frost, Slow, Blind, right?"
Foa-"they do crap damage.. use the good spells like water II stone II and thunder"
Gamelord (BLM/drk)- "
"
Me- "Damnit, nobody else is enfeebling, we have 2x WHM. Who else is going to do it?"
Foa-"omg we have another know it all -_-"
(/slap!!! Grrr... of course I'm going to know how to play my job -_-)
All the while, Gamelord is running around spamming /em hugs <t> macros all over the place, saying lmao out of nowhere and says something about filters that made no sense to me whatsoever. Just a pain in the ass. (Foa is also a female avatar, probably a boy playing it (MMO rule #1), as I've yet to meet any female that actually uses the blonde hume with the long hair and wisps to each side)
Someone trains some more citadel bats while I'm trying to beat into their thick skulls that enfeebling magic can go a LONG way... so I hop up from resting and start casting Escape.
Gamelord just keeps going OMG train zone zone and standing there, while I'm casting, and I manage to save 5 of the 6 people.. one of the WHM had died in a previous fight due to lack of provoking, or non-existence of provoking, on part of the PLD. So, we all survived.
Outside:
me-"You're welcome -_-"
Gamelord-"I have escape too!"
me-/sigh
Gets into more of an argument about spells and the role of a BLM in a party, and I say if all you're doing is slinging nukes you're really not doing your job at all. If you want pure DMG, get a ranger. BLM offers something special to the PT that is unique to them, such as special debuffs, backup heals, and the ability to finish off mobs at the snap of a finger.
Anywho.. Foa was very difficult to get along with and insisted on throwing insults at me. Gamelord was just... well, he added to my headache BIG TIME.
Survey:
1) Have you ever asked someone to NOT use Enfeebling Magic?
2) Have you ever asked a BLM to do NOTHING but chain-cast your strongest nukes from the moment the mob reaches camp like Gamelord was doing?
3) Do I come off as THAT much of a dick about the way I play -MY- job?
Keep in mind, I never once complained about anything in party chat... only started to argue after I was told NOT to enfeeble. Kinda wish I was 40+ at that moment so I could warp II the WHM's and the MNK and leave him and that other BLM behind. -_-;
I saw the questionable makeup of the group... WHM, WHM, PLD, BLM/DRK, and me... we picked up a well-equipped MNK, his name escapes me though. I warned them I'd have to leave in about 30 min because I hadn't planned on staying up really late, and that they'd already made me wait a very long time. However... the first fight ends, and I was the ONLY mage to even bother with ANY enfeebling... all the other BLM/DRK (Taru, lv 13 sub) did was spam his strongest spells which bats aren't even weak against (Water II, Stone II, and I think Thunder was just incidental, cast it only because it's powerful not because of the weakness)... At any rate, he's flying thru his MP, the PLD vokes about once a minute (Foa), and we barely finish the fight... both WHM's about 1/4 full MP bars, PLD with almost full MP, both BLM down... I'm at about 1/4 MP, and the other guy is empty.
So, we rest, we rest... then, the PLD, Foa says: "don't waste mp on baby spells like rasp"
O.O;; Excusemoi? Fire was starting to get lit under me...
Me- "Uh, you realize I'm helping you out big time by casting Rasp, Paralyze, Frost, Slow, Blind, right?"
Foa-"they do crap damage.. use the good spells like water II stone II and thunder"
Gamelord (BLM/drk)- "
"Me- "Damnit, nobody else is enfeebling, we have 2x WHM. Who else is going to do it?"
Foa-"omg we have another know it all -_-"
(/slap!!! Grrr... of course I'm going to know how to play my job -_-)
All the while, Gamelord is running around spamming /em hugs <t> macros all over the place, saying lmao out of nowhere and says something about filters that made no sense to me whatsoever. Just a pain in the ass. (Foa is also a female avatar, probably a boy playing it (MMO rule #1), as I've yet to meet any female that actually uses the blonde hume with the long hair and wisps to each side)
Someone trains some more citadel bats while I'm trying to beat into their thick skulls that enfeebling magic can go a LONG way... so I hop up from resting and start casting Escape.
Gamelord just keeps going OMG train zone zone and standing there, while I'm casting, and I manage to save 5 of the 6 people.. one of the WHM had died in a previous fight due to lack of provoking, or non-existence of provoking, on part of the PLD. So, we all survived.
Outside:
me-"You're welcome -_-"
Gamelord-"I have escape too!"
me-/sigh
Gets into more of an argument about spells and the role of a BLM in a party, and I say if all you're doing is slinging nukes you're really not doing your job at all. If you want pure DMG, get a ranger. BLM offers something special to the PT that is unique to them, such as special debuffs, backup heals, and the ability to finish off mobs at the snap of a finger.
Anywho.. Foa was very difficult to get along with and insisted on throwing insults at me. Gamelord was just... well, he added to my headache BIG TIME.
Survey:
1) Have you ever asked someone to NOT use Enfeebling Magic?
2) Have you ever asked a BLM to do NOTHING but chain-cast your strongest nukes from the moment the mob reaches camp like Gamelord was doing?
3) Do I come off as THAT much of a dick about the way I play -MY- job?
Keep in mind, I never once complained about anything in party chat... only started to argue after I was told NOT to enfeeble. Kinda wish I was 40+ at that moment so I could warp II the WHM's and the MNK and leave him and that other BLM behind. -_-;
. You don't want to put the BLMs life in danger and have him die every fight just because you want him to cast all his strong spells.
