Hi, this is Qwix, one of the many TaruTaru Blackmages you may see running around Bismarck. I wanted to post because I've been disappointed with the integration of beastmasters into exp parties on our servers.
At first, like most people, I was misguided from the Brady Games and didn't want to party with beastmasters b/c I thought they would hurt exp. Once I heard otherwise, I have been looking to party with a beastmaster....that was about a year ago.
Since then, i've read only more evidence about beastmasters being quite good in parties and evertime I see one at my level I ask if they're interested. The problem is, I get two responses.
First, most beastmasters say something like "absolutely not, i chose this job because I'm done with your damn parties". I recognize that these people would probably not serve any value in a party to begin with as they seem fairly immature. But clearly some are being lost and unwilling to try parties.
Second, many simply say that beastmasters aren't designed to party. These characters seem to just not know enough about their jobs to realize the full potential of it.
Anyways, what I'm getting at is that, if you're a beastmaster, please recognize that any previously constructed stigmas against' partying with your job are essentially gone, and have been for some time. Given that, please drop any animosity that was once justified towards other players. If there is a beastmaster around lvl 41 or 42 that would like to party tonight (3/28) please send a tell to either myself (Qwix) or Numitor, another member of my semi-static.