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Ok, I have something I have been wondering about Sam, I am currently a 73, but I am wondering why SE put so much +DEX on the AF and AFv2, if anyone can give me an answer would be much appreciated, ty

IMO is more of a general internet term. It means "in my opinion", sometimes seen as IMHO. (In my humble opinion) I'm sure there must be a internet slang dictionary somewhere out there.

As for SFG, that's Spiked Finger Gauntlets, which I don't think really deserves an abbreviation except for it's annoyingly long name. I'm not sure what other SAM-related abbreviations would cause confusion.

Parsing refers to a third-party program (technically prohibited by the TOS, or terms of service put forth by SE [Square Enix >_<]) which parses, or pulls specific bits of info from the game for interpretation. More often than not, when people say parsing, they are referring to programs which can calculate the amount of damage you are doing, among other things, over a given period of time. They often use this as "proof" of certain things, but given the sometimes faultiness of parser programs as well the immense amount of variables involved, you should always take parser info with a grain of salt.

It's not a bad idea at all. We've all been through the phase of being totally confused by what the veterans are saying. I'm just waaaaay too lazy to create and maintain another guide. I'm sure you can find a guide of basic internet terminology without looking too hard. The FF terms will come with time, and people will be more than happy to help explain any important ones to you.

I would just liek to say thank you for this thread. Been very useful on my samurai trek.

Hard to send you a /tell in-game when you don't mention which server you're on. You seem to have alot of simple game mechanics to learn, maybe you can find some starter guides onlin and check those through. (Please don't use the Brady Games Book) That being said, I'll briefly answer what you posed so far.

You do not have to buy scrolls to get Weapon Skills, you will aquire them naturally as your weapon proficiency increases. To increase your skill with any weapon you simply have to use it alot. As a WAR you probably started with a Sword, although I encourage you to pick up a Great Axe as soon as possible since that is the weapon Warrior's are most proficient with. In any case, each type of weapon (dagger, sword, club, axe etc.) has its' own set of different weapon skills. You get your first one when your skill level reaches 10, then usually 30, 70 and so forth. You may have noticed when you were using your sword that you would occasionally get messages in yellow (at least yellow by default) saying "_______ sword skill rises by 0.2 points". Well, when your sword skill reached 10.0, you would have recieved a message like this: "_______'s sword skill rises by 0.1 points. _______'s sword skill rises to level 10. _______ learns Fast Blade!"

I'm not sure if you've checked your Weapon Skill menu, but you might wanna have a look. ^^; You can use your weapon skills whenever your TP meter passes 100. Weapon skills are more powerful at 300 TP usually but it's often not worth the time in gaining that extra 200 TP. Skillchains are much more complicated, but simply put, skillchains happens when two people (or sometimes one if he's fast enough) use specific weapon skills one after the other. (with a few seconds delay in between) Not all weapon skills will make a skillchain when used together, and this is where it gets tricky.

Thief is a great subjob for SAM, but not necessarily "the best". I don't suggest subbing THF until level 60, but definitely under no circumstances sub it before level 30. WAR sub is great, and I suggest going SAM/WAR for now. At least until you've learned a bit more. ^^;

amazing threaddd..


it makes me wanna be a sam :]]


i think i just may!

TY for all the help&&info

this thread proves ou learn new stuff every day xD

great thread.