(03-09-2015, 11:44 AM)Graeham Ridgefield Wrote: I just favour the idea of using it OOC and starting with a fresh character. Heck, they can even make the character very similar to their original character!
Nothing wrong with that! A lot of folks (including myself) have plans for fresh Au Ra characters.
I'm just saying that others may not be willing to (or can not) dedicate the time for building up a whole new character for such things. Either due to time, effort, or the fact they want the character to have things that you can't GET on a new character (Yukatas and /bombdance, for example - I know I regret making Chachan after the yukata event, and can only hope they bring it back or put them up for purchase). My Au Ra-to-be, for example, is actually a bit lower level than I'd like him to be at the moment mostly due to not really being up to plowing through the MSQ for a third time... and I want him high enough level not only for the proper cross-class skills, but also to be able to have the widest access to dress-up options. Not to mention I'm working on my first character's Nexus relic AND trying to keep both my "current" characters capped on tomes. And all of this is on top of working a normal 9-5.
It's a lot of work, and I can completely understand why someone would want to circumvent all that by just turning their character into an Au Ra, especially if they're wanting to play and RP for funsies and not turn it into work. The only reason it matters so much in this situation is really because of the RP and the lore surrounding the character - which is why these alternate explanations are used or even needed. It wouldn't matter quite so much on a regular server, I'm sure.
(03-09-2015, 11:51 AM)Warren Castille Wrote:(03-09-2015, 11:43 AM)Aldotsk Wrote: Also Doton , I find the damage ratio to be better than Raiton sometimes and I am always Doton/Katon person over Raiton anytime.
To self-demonstrate what some people will undoubtedly find elitist (and I'm sorry for this being "aimed" at you specifically, Anelia):
Doton: 30 potency over 24 seconds/8 ticks for 240 potency
Katon: 180 potency immediately
Raiton: 360 Potency, single target
360 > 240 > 180. Use Raiton on bosses. Doton only beats Katon after 18 seconds of uptime.
See, that's the thing. If you math it out, sure, it makes sense. But you can play the class well enough without knowing that. I'd be more worried about the NIN that doesn't put his venoms on or fails his basic combo rotation over one that tries to maintain a Doton. Yes, you're missing out on 120 potency on that one particular Mudra, but it's better than screwing up the Mudra entirely or never using Haiton.
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