I think that theifs should be able to PK, like assasinate(sp) another player. Cause then you could solve the camping issue. <grins>

I think DRK need a new job ability considering they only get arcane circle(useless) last resort(30 seconds with 500 delay weapon = like 6 hits) souleater(only used in emergencies, kinda like a drk 2hr every 5 min since the drk 2hr isn't handy since you don't tank much with /thf), weapon bash(only used to grab hate), i think we deserve something like Aggressor that adds accuracy or a Berserk type thing. DRK need more lovin'.

I m glad about the NM thing and farming. I had an incident with 2 farmers on alexander there were 2 player not english nor japanese and they kept on killing the old sabertooth and I kept telling them to stop and they never listened. So I m pissed them off by voking th old saber tooth on to me and keeping him on me the player "ritaluse" got angry and kept circling me I know they had to be really mad for me doing that. But then I called a GM and they said they couldn't do anything becuase it was an unclaimed monster and anyone can have it. so I couldn't do the quest. so I went to bed and came back the next day one of the players was there but it was replaced by another ! but they let me get the tooth and leave thank goodness. I was really mad because the GM couldn't do anything really even though he knows what they re doin is wrong but now I m happy that they re gonna do something about. I was really considering of quiting if this crap was going to continue.

Ggoo, Jakiller, and the rest of their crew. The reason it's assumed that they are gilsellers is that they group in PT's of 3 with THf's and Mage. They level only enough to kill their targets and are rank 1. They are in Ordelle's caves almost 24/7. I have actually been there when they weren't there once for about 2 hours. but other than that it's pretty much 24/7. They don't get caught cuz the way GM's check for botting is my sending a msg and waiting for a reply. THey probably have a plan set up that 1 person whereever they are is physically at the computer at all times. Think we're over reacting? The price of Archer's Rings a few months ago was 350k - 400k on valefor. They developed a monopoly (Ggoo has been the last vender 8 out of 10 last i checked) and now the price is 600k+ thereby increasing the price of Sniper's Rings. It's rediculous to say well find something else to farm for gil or do something to earn money. The way this game is set up money is close to as hard to earn as real life money. 600k is a lot of money to farm up and 1.2 mil is even harder. You should be able to go camp the Stroper Chymes and get the rings. Look i believe there are items and equipment that should be high in price due to their availability and the level of the mob that drops the item. HNM's and 24 hour spawns with poor drop rates deserve to be high priced for the ppl that actually sit there and camp them. What SE needs to do is develop a way to render FFXI useless on ur comp if any programs or other things mess with its components. Another fix would be an actual department within SE for investigating reports of botting andn gil selling. Cuz there current method blows. i mean it's fairly obvious if all a person is doing is killing stroper chymes all day in Ordelle's Caves, is rank 1, and 48 THF for months on top of months that something isn't kosher. Will SE listen to this? No cuz after all the gil sellers pay their monthly dues and the more accounts they have the more money for SE. SO what SE will do is the same thing the american pharmeucitical companies have done. It's far more monetarily beneficial to treat a disease than it is to cure it. They'll introduce similar items to treat this situation but they won't be exactly the same. this conclude my rant. Thx for the free forum to vent it.

Well i dont mind gil farming i do it to maintain my tools for ninja i encountered a griefer once he said i had to leave because he was camping the NM orc siege engines. when i said no he started cursing at me calling me names..... griefing does not tend to work on adults but kids under the age of fifteen it may which really raises my hackles. this is supposed to be fun not for just me and you but for everyone. i think that yes the gil drop rates on the beastmen should be adjusted upwards to make it more like earlier FF games. After all we are supposed to be heroes and heroes should not be broke:)

New update = fun for everyone

Dragoons can heal wyverns ailments

theifs get a new job ability

and Gil Sellers / NM botters get a little lovin' from Sqaure's finest.....

Am I the only one not too happy with the way they are going about things? I hate the gilsellers as much as anyone but the new Jeuno tax sound ridiculous. It's obvious these game designers aren't economists. I'm sorry but have you ever been to cannotlinkto? These people are proffesionals; the only thing thats going to hapen is they're going to spill into all the mines (already happenning) and kill everything people level on for items. They're not going away and gimping NM's wont stop them. Okay the price of NM drops is sky rocketing I agree but how about SE regulates the price? That would help. When the NM's get gimped all that is going to happen is the price of crystals, quest items, and craft ingredients will sky rocket.

ok i have not been playing the game for very long(about 6 months) but based on the patterns ive seen SE's solution will be to scew everyone onver, such as raising the tax to sell items. Another example(a little off topic) is sameri. To encourage more people to play sameri as main and not just for a sub, all they did was made it a worse sub, instead of making it a better main. As well as the whole multi hit WS issue(anyone remember when penta thrust was actually a good weapon skill) Finally, regarrding the gil buying and selling. For one people make too big od a deal out of it. Second, i do not believe it has caused many of the price hikes. Even with gil buying/selling, the amount of gil in any (server) economy remains relatively unchanged. Its simply been moved around.

All I want out of FFXI is a PVP (Player VS Player) server. I believe in would give people things to do when they can't find group for HOURS. I played on EverQuest's PVP Tallon Zek server and enjoyed it immensely.

I know there is other people out there who would want this too or atleast like the idea of adding more competition. This is would I believe FFXI should add, this is what we should request when writing FFXI a suggestion or two.

Also, regarding all the changes going on December 9th, its about time! :)~ I also hope they will add more class/race combinations at one time or another. Just my petty suggestions and my 2 cents! :)

Ambival, King of Bards wrote:




Okay, let me rip you a new one sorta. When you say that Bard needs a new job trait and Thief doesn't, that it totally moronic. You know what WE get in the way of enhancing traits? RESIST GRAVITY! Yeah, because Gravity magic is such a HUGE problem, and it happens so often. I mean, at least Bard has a more realistic and more useful Resist trait. And if you would like to whine about Gilfinder and Treasure Hunter, we have to work hard for those. Much harder than any Bard does. When a Bard throws up a flag, it's almost a 100% that they will get a party. But for a Thief, it may take anywhere from 1 minute to 6 hours to get a party. (I'm not exagerrating.) So if anyone deserves this new trait, it's Thief. And hey, you know what? This trait might not even be that great. It may end up being something stupid like "Resist Gravity+". It could be anything, and we don't know what to expect, but I do know that we in fact do deserve it. {Thank you.} ^_^

Edited, Thu Dec 2 17:10:05 2004

Not trait job ability? I don't care bout mug or gilfinder I want a job ability at like level 20 or 18 ect.

Why is it the thfs are getting a new job trait and not brds? >< We freaking have "resist silence" and thats IT, nothing else at all, and even that doesn't work nearly well enough considering its our sole trait

/sigh

oh well

Whats the new thief ability and the new monopoly system? I don't get it.

What about all the mining spots and logging areas being taken up by gil sellers. Are they going to do something about these problems as well?