ive played this job from the get go..2 years. all i ask is dont lose the dragoons that stuck through all the hard ship along they way to 75 with all the others coming back to the job simply cus they love the job they just hated waiting. Anyways no pun intended.

on my dragoon i leveled 14-17 solo with flag up whole time i got no invites . hopefully people will be intrigued to see drg in action again and invite 1 to party, then hopefully they can get their love back

well...i guess its about time i used my Dragoon again. This job was one of my favorites but any mob w/ an aoe torched my wyvern. Thanks SE for giving this job an eveness to other DD and hopefully most DRG can get some xp action. Those of you that have never tried the job....go out and have some fun...its really a blast!

Dragoons are going to be really annoying in ballista now <_<

I have played a Dragoon damn near since I started playing close to 2 years ago (Feb. 2004). I love Dragoons, and I am proud to say I can outdamage most melee players I party with (this is before this upgrade). Though, I found myself at a loss if I already used my 2Hr. and hopped on a Chocobo or got killed or anything along the lines. Dragoons have always been bad ***, but its hard to play one properly, choose the proper sub for it, etc. This will help make Dragoons what they should be: Bad *** Always. It sickens me to think people look down upon DRGs specifically on the fact that their Wyverns arent their. Thanks Square-Enix, for finally doing what should have been done in the first place. Now if only Chocobo Mazurka was a little lower level ;)

I am looking forward to this but i havnt been playing for about 6 months. only problem is that when i played dragoon i opnly got to lv 24 and then i had to quit the game
i am worried that i might not have the skills required to to look after the wyerven and that i meight negect him and stuff. but surely DRG/WAR is a good combo right?

Finally fixed the time in 2HR...well er ability, good job SE.....But really IMO "Call Wyvern" Should be lv.30 (<-- DRG Main) and should also be subbable heck, even if it last 5 mins while subbed it would definetly Boost /DRG subjob.(you anyways cant have 2 pets out, so there should be no problems or imbalances).

Really though imagine if DRG was finally an actually good sub that people woulnt over look(D D's who would sub DRG= MNK WAR DRK THF NIN SAM). I currently use it only for ballista...but really wish it could have more stuff to compete with the better Melee subs for real badass Exping...

(So far /DRG sub now will have 3 things that will sit pointlessly in my Ability menu: Call wyvern(no use), Spirit link(no use), Ancient Circle(.....) yep...)

But anyways Hurray for DRG Main!!

Now if they fixed abit RNG main Acc.(i was partiying with one...good they got Owned with the Nerf) and gave things to MNK....perhaps like the RSE we dont have...and more gear...PLEASE! Sick of wearing(or not..in my case lol) the same Overpriced gear.


Edited, Wed Nov 23 22:47:58 2005

I appologize in advance for the length of this post but I feel a little education is in order. Flame me if you want.
Ok. Let us take a closer look at DRG as subjob. Everybody's 1st reason for this is because you can't use Call Wyvern(currently DRG 2HR). Big deal. You can't use any other subjobs 2HRs either. Now lets look at the abilities/job traits you can use. (I will assume that ppl know what the following abilities/traits do but if not then chk out this website for descriptions)

DRG has:
Jump (lvl 10)
Attack Bonus (lvl 10)
Accuracy Bonus (lvl 30)

Thinking strictly in terms of a DD, the main job u sub DRG with will, at lvl 20, get an extra attack ability(Jump) and trait(Attack Bonus). Now, discounting the small increases in STR, DEX, etc. you can receive from various subs, no other sub gives you 2 reliable abilities/traits at this lvl. Main job at 20 gets the following from other more commonly used subs:
-MNK sub adds Boost and Counter(having used sub MNK myself, Counter doesn't trigger as much w/o the higher lvl gear that increases this ability).
-SAM adds Store TP.
-RNG adds Sharp Shooter and Accuracy Up. Good sub if you plan on using ranged attacks more but if not then Accuracy is all that is usefull.
-DRK adds Physical Attack Up and a few low lvl spells(but not enough MP to make good use of them).

For a main job of 30:
-THF adds Sneak Attack(but it really works best for THF main).
-WAR adds Berserk.
-DRK adds Last Resort.

For a main of 50:
-WAR adds Double Attack.
-MNK adds Focus.

When main hits 60, subs start adding better abilities/traits:
-DRG adds Accuracy Bonus.
-WAR adds Physical Attack Up(finally).
-DRK adds Physical Attack Up II and Soul Eater.
-RNG adds Barrage(but again only good if using ranged attacks) and Accuracy Up II.
-SAM adds Meditate(damn TP machines).
-THF adds Trick Attack(SaTa good but when subbing THF its best when used with a WS).

So DRG while being a great main job, can be a good subjob too. Especially during the earlier lvls. But as with all players, subs are a matter of preference. So game on and try stuff out for yourself.

Edited, Wed Nov 23 21:34:41 2005

Can you guys give some extra stuff to warrior...but i like this change kinda makes me wanna go dragoon

My one big question now is: Will these new abilities effect the AF that DRG's so much love( for the looks that is lol.)

i cant believe people think rdm and brd 2 hours are useless oO go beat d-lord without chainspells, and i'm sure JoL was so much easier with that gjallahorn AND 2 hour, god can u imagine that refresh XD

and i cant wait to see how this affects the game, some of my best friends have but dragoon on hold due to neverending waits for pt invites. all this trouble because bradyguides said "drk > j00" =/

WOOT Finally this rocks so much no 2 hr wyvern recast any more ^_^

Some of you are missing the point that SE makes about subbing DRG. You can't call wyvern if DRG is subbed!
While I think DRG do get the shaft in abilities and traits, I wouldnt say that I was gimped. I never had trouble keeping my wyvern alive unless we fought gobs that spammed bombs. However, it would be pretty dumb for me to use 2hr to summon wyvern and 2 hours later not be able to use 2hr again cuz wyvern was still alive. I disagree with Muerte that the wyvern is kind of weak. If you compare hit for hit against another melee player in your party, my wyvern usually does comparable damage. I'm not saying they outdamage them, because SATA, Double Attack, Triple Attack, etc put them way ahead. But my wyvern can hit for just as much as a player using sword or axe. Plus their breath attacks can out do some WS, and you cant beat Healing Breath 3 for 200 HP at a cost of a Dia or Poison.
This kinda makes Spirit Link not as important IMO. I'm not going to worry too much about sacrificing my HP to save it if I can summon it again in less then 20 minutes. I feel bad for anyone who spent merits on it.
Don't get me wrong, I think this change has been a long time coming, but I just hope it doesnt ***** up the job. I always thought if SE could program a sub 2hr that could be used when you have wyvern out, that would be better. What I mean is since I can keep my wyvern alive for weeks on end (as long as I dont chocobo) then my 2hr is constantly up. I have my wyvern out and my 2hr is back up, then we could use it to do some kind of joint attack with wyvern. But since Jumps are other main part of being drg, we'll see how this works out.

All I can say to Square is it's about time. Talk about falling asleep at the wheel.


Hope they will fix Ninja next and add a few new job abilities other than Suicide.