Hiro

I think this is more important for crafting since you actually can craft things for other players and have a material impact on the game world for others. You will have people IC asking you if you can craft certain things for them and they will surely expect you to do more than just emote handing them over an imaginary completed item. It makes me wonder how much stronger the OOC/IC nexus would be for combat classes if this game had one-on-one PVP dueling. At that point I think people would be singing a much different tune because of how much practical fun it is to incorporate gameplay and RP. I love PVP, I love dueling, but within the realm of RP even I realize that RPers aren't necessarily PVPers, and that PVP (the game function) is hard to really make interesting in RP. For instance, my character is for all intents and purposes a Ronin/Samurai and I represent this with DRK and NIN and glamours. Within both classes are skill and abilities that are essential to being successful in a PVP environment that I wouldn't utilize. Further, I realize I also put far more effort into PvP and PvE than other RPers, and others more than I, it tilts into unfairness sometimes. My time on SWTOR had that issue, especially when I was sitting in Ranked Expertise gear and the majority of the rest of the community were not nearly as far into it for various reasonings.

One thing I often have an issue with is development over time as a long time player. I've got a character that's been around since 1.0, the IC journey has had some ludicrous things occur, and in the scope of the RP and all the various combats that have happened, they've "seen some shit," while traveling down the road of Neutral Antagonist for some friends to what he is now. I found once 2.0 hit that his basic power level from experiences and the RP I'd accumulated on him was just... out of place, especially with the influx of new characters to the server the reboot brought in. As such I resorted to memory loss and just ignoring some of the superfluous fantastical things, I'd otherwise have kept as part of his backstory and experiences. That said, as someone who's had a character since 2010 I can't help but get a little put off when someone pops in claiming to have the same experience as mine because they effectively put it down on paper that they did whereas the entirety of my personal development has come over the span of four and a half years of roleplay. It's not as if they're doing something wrong either, on the same vein just because I roleplayed for four and half years on the character doesn't really mean I should be inherently more experienced or powerful than a character rolled as ten years his senior and a war/front line veteran.

I had a big rant over the firearms technology in an old thread... From the designs I've seen and knowledge of firearms history and technological advancements... Garleans follow the fantasy basis of Magitek, mechanics with fudged workings that are McGuffined simply by saying: Magic does it. It makes it difficult to gauge however I'd place them at: Late Percussion Cap styled weaponry. Personally picturing their weaponry with mechanisms similar to a late era revolver: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colt_Army_Model_1860 With the same type of ammunition utilizing some form of advanced paper cartridge (alchemical magitek thing) or an early form of metallic cartridge. The weapons present elsewhere fall between flintlock, percussion, and early "needle" guns, as the bolt action rifles shown are reminiscent of such weaponry, which would also support the theory of Eorzeans have the advancement into Paper Cartridge ammunition though that would be considered high end. Given the whole theme of Machinist and how they look I'd wager they're individuals on the cusp of modern weaponry or engineering their own versions of "magitek" which would effectively the transition into metal cartridge ammunition. Also, a misconception that black powder weaponry isn't comparable to modern firearms in all aspects, in terms of stopping power and accuracy, Percussion Dueling Pistols were accurate for their use and were as powerful as an M1911 Colt, their penetrating power is really up to the type of ammunition used at that point. Just because your armor stops it does not mean your body can handle that sort of impact force. That said, as mentioned above, dodging bullets isn't something any considers practical in reality, it's why armoring over vital points and maintaining cover is a thing rather than standing, dodging, and deflecting. Given how Final Fantasy XIV has handled it... its definitely something up to preference. Having had the luxury of speaking with Koji during Fanfest Vegas for a while I did manage to get that they didn't really consider how Eorzea's, especially Garlean Magitek Technology, really lines up with our (Real Life's) modern history. We more or less chose things that worked with our image rather than trying to force together a chain of technological advancements. It's best to view it as: Garleans developed Magitek to it's point because they can't use magic, everyone else had free reign of magic and as such advancement of these sorts of technology is quite lacking though due to exposure to Garlean magitek and Cid as well as the necessity to counter act or at least understand their core mechanics has pushed advancement forward in a hurry.

Am I sensing someone Mav can wingman for? I noticed only a certain amount do as well, I wanted to up the feeling of desperation of the Quicksand by adding a free-lance wingman into the fray, lot of solo artists, so many get turned away. The Bro Code - Article 78 ... Someone needs to adapt the Playbook for Eorzean use.

On another train of thought: Information we receive has a high biased based on how we're presented it and from what perspective. For instance, the way "Chakra" is presented in FFXIV for the Monk story line leans some varying interpretations as to what it actually is and isn't. To the point, it could be inferred is that those who initially followed the Monk path understood their inner strength as Chakra or Chi wherein they're simply manifesting Aether in a different manner than say a Black Mage does. Same thing, different label. Aether itself has shown to be something that draws out aggression in things heavily influenced/tainted/saturated in it. Further it's pretty much thrown around that Aether is a lifestream/mako/mist/miasma/Star Wars Force-like Final Fantasy XIV phenomena, that can almost entirely be utilized as a universe McGuffin if necessary. A Warrior could very well, by all means, be channeling their Inner Beast (Chackra/Aether), and using it to strengthen/bolster themselves (wield Chakra/Aether), which really would lend to a lot of the logistics behind Aether in general, wherein they're channeling their inner "beast" is actually them opening themselves to a natural (or unnatural, maybe unrestricted?) absorption of Aether and drawing on the instincts it bolsters. On the note of similarities to Dark Knight and Warrior... conceptually I simply see a different in disciplines and general perception, the Wild and Untamed versus the Stoic and Calculating, one simply chooses a different path to reach the same "End" (IE: Tank). I think the overall draw really is that a lot of people would rather wild a sword and not that Dark Knight entails brooding or that sort. As it's been said in the thread enough, you don't need a class or a job to be Broody McNohugs or Sir HeartofIce. Also, I think the intention of the classes/jobs released in the expansion was to allow for less Lore restricted roles rather than another "Lone White Mage Snowflake" scenario.

Hiro isn't a natural flirt by any means, everything he's learned and acquired as far as what you could call a "skill set" he gained from reading, watching, and small isolated experiments. The Quicksand provided a good chunk of these examples and he's done a good job in demonstrating what he knows of words and his ability to mask insincerity, his only problem would be delivery, as most in his circle would expect. That said, any RPer who has openly flirted, been a wingman/woman, been shot down, successfully picked up, and provided any insight what so ever in this field has been Hiro's source of inspiration; you all have my thanks for that.

It is. People assume only amateur use it but in reality as someone who's learned from my uncle reverse grip has certain advantages over standard (knife wise of course) With swords it's utterly stupid to use. Aaron would laugh his ass off at someone fighting with a longsword using the reverse grip. In Iaido and Kenjutsu reverse grip is actually utilized as a defensive posture for dealing with faster opponents or those with knives. It's fancy and not a style in and of itself, better viewed as a technique or move with each use as you're typically utilizing the pommel and guard to strike points to create openings than debilitating blows, of course a pommel strike to the throat was typically viewed as a finishing strike. With regards to longswords beyond kendo and iaido I'm only aware of anything related to reverse grip being "duelist tricks" and the stuff used for showboating. According to a modern arts instructor I know anything within the realm of a 30 inch blade is suitable for reverse grip styles, course fantasy seems to love reverse grip for some strange reason.

As a generalist Kenjutsu practitioner of Kendo (12 years) and Iaido (15), I liken a lot of Hiro's combat techniques to the theories presented versus most of my actual experience in sparring and matches irl mostly because of how vastly different RP combat tends to go. As such I find it does allow me to step back and ignore realism knowing how dull it really can be ending a combat it an average of two blows, it also doesn't lend itself well to anything too fun with person to person interaction or blending with other RPers. I personally find even as I come in to combat I'm less... "gritty" than most sustaining only one or two actual wounds (substantial or no) versus the beaten, battered, and shredded many others I've interacted with tend to emulate.

There are now a number of unofficial keyboard attachments for the PS4 controller which health this immensely. I've since swapped from my keyboard and mouse setup to utilizing one such attachment as it not only allows me to hit Enter to type but now gives me better hotbar access for macros and keybinds along with a crossbar. Of course when I'm in RP I still default to my USB Mouse and Keyboard, you're also able to change the settings of the PS4 over to Mouse/Keyboard if you've got a USB setup. If you're lacking USB ports there are several reliable USB hubs that will function without external power as well. DOBE Mini Bluetooth Wireless KEyboard Controller Attachment (PS4) PS4 Chatboost (Bluetooth Wireless Keyboard Controller Attachment) - I utilise this and I've had no problems. Both options are around $30-$40, I've seen other variants running $25. From the reviews I would go with either of those two I presented though.

Keep in mind the inherent differences between a STR geared Tank and a VIT Geared one. As a warrior the trend has been for them to wear STR acc. once they hit the 10k HP mark while in a party and with items, healers are used to it in general. Paladins have only JUST reached this plateau and are far less geared/skilled for it. Further the gear sets that are STR based for Tanks are also low in mitigation this means that a VIT PLD not only has better soaking ability they won't dip in HP nearly as fast as a STR PLD. As a newer healer I absolutely despise STR PLD's (and I mean the ones who think they're gearing like 10k HP WARs), you're the mitigation tank stop pretending like your STR and CRIT rate matter. If a dungeon run is slow a PLD with STR gear vs one with VIT gear isn't going to speed anything up nor are they going to be any better or worse at holding aggro. If they're losing aggro it's likely due to something else other than VIT and STR, more likely skill/rotation/acc. FF isn't a difficult game in terms of core concepts, it favors the Tri-Force/Holy Trinity and does it well. Tank, DPS, Healer. Unfortunately it does mean you're somewhat stuck to your given role, unless you have Holy. Mmm, Holy. Even then, DPS should be more than capable of doing their job without outside assistance in their area of expertise... And clearing up misinformation: 30 points into VIT is far more valuable to a PLD than 30 points into STR in the overall game. Top out don't try and baby subpar stats.

Just to elaborate: "Mature" as a tag for some, and what I am reading here, is the themes that most shy away from in terms of casual RP. Cloaks, daggers, not withheld, it's more of the nitty-gritty side of things. People who are the darker side of life, people who thrive in situations where fluffy happy-go-lucky types simply do not have a place. It's a strange monicker, I agree, but it's why I port the tag and run small LS's revolving around it. I've noticed it as a tag related to MUD's and LARPS more than MMORPGs where it seems people attribute "Mature" to eRPer or willing to eRP and participate in events where there is blood and/or gore. This has thrown me off more than once. I can see the miscommunication as it affected me when I first joined FFXIV with "Mature Roleplayer" in my search info and people mostly associated it with murder and erotic RP rather than what I had come to know it as a "theme" much like "dark". As for the thread I run with a fairly tight group that are always looking for more with regards to information brokering and more of the cloak and dagger espionage style plot lines rather than thievery, assassinations, and outlaws. The LS is for our core group and people who are more inline with the plot lines, but we enjoy including those who wish to be our branch into other aspects of the underworld, merchants, assassins, etc. eyes and ears everywhere after all. We may not be your cup of tea but if it piques your interest (or anyone elses in this thread) feel free to drop me a PM or find me in game.

One thing I am taking away from this thread specifically right now, which I feel could be elaborated on a bit more: - There is precedence for realm travel and thus, minus our lack of reasoning of how's and why's, it is a perfectly feasible element of a character concept. *Beyond cliche's, sueisms, etc, why is this so frowned upon? I see a lot of people go "RP what you want" in general however here it seems this is one of the few things within realm of possibility that seems to have been labeled taboo. *Can it be done tastefully? How much is too much and even then is this just such a stigma that it's really going to alienate one from the general community? There seems to be a lot of dislike of such concepts in general, and rather than execution, it seems a popular sentiment that the concept itself is distasteful more than anything. This is to say that the feeling I've gotten here is that no matter how well executed or handled the character is, peoples prejudgement is to avoid interaction or on an OOC level frown upon the use. * All things fair, while there is no solid reasoning as to why certain events that solidfy multiple realms as a thing, it doesn't technically need to be explained. Where does our OOC/meta knowledge actually interfere with any given individuals immersion? - Final Fantasy XIV is technically presented as a realm of possibility and wonders, I see a lot of people delving into realism as a reasoning (myself included a lot), however it seems that events surrounding the game, world, and story is about unprecedented and mold breaking events, circumstances, and sentiments. * I've noted a lot of preference towards realism and conformity, avoidance of mold breaking, etc. How does this preside over in a world described as above? * Wouldn't it seem more accurate to utilize the statement: Unless lore specifically states otherwise it could happen? Multiple occurrences, rareties, etc. I personally feel a lot of people may be restricting themselves based on what is established and detailed lore instead of what has precedence or is acceptable in the meta rather than the world itself. Perhaps this is a branch in another topic direction.

Dat episode T_T BoKorra would have been so much more rewarding >>

Well, it's not as if the Lightning event was done in an awesome way either. Some people treat those as OOC styled events though as outside of their occurrence they don't seem to affect anything in the world.

Sitll doesn't redeem the lows they put my Bolin through (mostly role wise) T_T

I think it was a wonderful ending, and I like that they didn't throw it in your face like they did the MakoxKorra pairing initially. As someone who was put off by the heavy teen-romance settings from Book 1 and 2 this came as a pleasant, subtle, and well executed surprise and I hope it helps set a precedence. I felt the constraints worked into their favor as I didn't need a kiss or anything more beyond what we got. I do kind of wish we had a bit more of a general cast closure, but I suppose they'll release comics like they did for LA.

Is your character an incarnation or "port" from another game or universe? Perhaps an OC you utilize everywhere, same name, same characteristics, similar classes/jobs/roles every instance. Do you retain memories and experiences? Maybe alter them in order to have them suit the character in the new world you've brought them into? Or do you simply take their core and start them with a clean slate? What about special lore or characteristics you've had for them that you wish to retain? Or are they actually a traveler from another realm? Lightning's Event basically indicates that such a thing exists, and Dissidia is Universe cannon as well, which lends that as a transitional area between worlds. Post, explain, go~

Hiro's one of many amnesiacs wandering around the world The loss of his memories and some obvious skill sets he retained leaves him questioning a lot of his past to a degree which leaves him hesitant to bonding with people in general. On the same level it's allowed him to work within the underworld effectively and made for solid and clear cut contracts and allegiances with individuals since he quite obviously favors no one and weighs on things equally. Recently though he's regained some memories and has had someone invade his personal bubble so well see where that ends up going. Mav is a strange case, he flirts, enjoys the company of women (not even sexual, just company in general), and makes a big deal about relationships and people enjoying life. Most of everything he does is an act but he's honest about what he does just not necessarily why. Speaking of Carteneau... Being Highlander both him and his sister joined a militia force for Carteneau as volunteers, he survived and she didn't. It's part of why he doesn't really get intimate with anyone but doesn't enjoy being alone either. Prior to the battle he was the serious warrior, his personality shift years later is honoring her love of life and so forth but he's still coping. He'll make friends and care for people even if he doesn't outwardly want to, big guy, big heart or something, but as far as a romantic relationship goes that sort of bonding scares him.

Breaking dungeon monotony? You mean circle/tornado/spin tanking? Guilty. Ran my two friends who both decided they would role twin MNK's for PVE and RP through low level dungeons for a day... let's just say that half way through the day they were lucky to get proper positioning. Sure it made the dungeons longer but I was amused. Very amused.

Surprisingly it's happened more than once this week during roulette's and it's finally gotten to me. That one guy who tells everyone else how to play their class and asks them why they didn't use X skill in Y instance, or at all, even though you're all over geared, running just fine, and they're spend more time typing their "tool tips" for your group instead of DPSing, Holding Aggro, or Healing.

In light of... the entirety of this clip I tend to share your opinion to a degree, that said I will always appreciate anyone willing to indulge me in more realistic combat sequences.

Currently Hiro is in the NIN class in between a more suitable class that leans towards his originally intended Samurai roots. I was just fortunate that the Relic weapons are basically paired Katana which suit his background. ICly the only thing I'd utilize of the NIN abilities are the Thrown Knife and Huton abilities (otherwise really I just free form). Having no real abilities at the moment is working for him as he's in the transition of regaining his heritage (which was my excuse for having katana and not knowing what Samurai abilities will be like ). Ideally once Samurai pops out and is (hopefully) an actual Katana class I can move into that.

There are certainly things more important than gil, however some people may feel the need or necessity therein to acquire it. The notion of abandoning the option of profit in this scenario largely due to basic RPC community association alienates those people who may have more than RPC ties as well. Their seeking to recoup losses for hard earned gil especially with the three points listed above being relevant in both directions tilts heavily towards something of a loss out of obligation than goodwill. I could understand if your complaint were to avoid people utilizing the RPC to sell their FC or private housing in that manner, and even then if that were the case my own idea would be that as a community we're assisting our own to fulfill their duties to non-community members or friends or simply as an aspect of our community to grow within the confines of our servers state. I don't see how insisting those within the RPC forgo their ability to earn gil and improve their FC/private housing for the sake of outward integrity and protest against the current ethical state of the server economics and/or SE's poorly handled housing market is helpful at all or an improvement to our community in general. In current context it feels like a punishment or stranglehold over those who have the option to push the limits of the gil they make in transition, or that now, as a member of the RPC community we're somehow now being pressured to offer some sort of a hand out or break to others within? Perhaps I haven't stated it clearly here, but right now the underlying tone of what is being considered the RPC's "thing" seems to be taking a route of intrusiveness and policy rather than a community feeling. I've always felt the RPC community was open, helpful, and laid back, I never once thought it would entail how me or my FC should be marketing our assets or what we choose to offer or not offer to the community beyond our good will, open arms, and inclusiveness.

See, now that actually makes no sense whatsoever. SE's housing system is their thing, and we don't have a lot of direct control over it. The practice of RPC members charging other RPC members to let them be there when they relinquish their house is a thing. It's our thing. You can't look at it and say it simply is, as if we had nothing to do with it. It's part of our culture as RPC members. Part of our identity now. It's our thing because we choose to make it so. I'll totally give you a discount on RP, though, Kage. 50% off my normal rates, because I like you. My major issue with that mind set is that it basically says: As a very small, minor part of the vast community that is Balmung and Gilgamesh (primarily these two at least) we do not want to conform with the rest of the server as a whole. Be it as a compromise or social protest to the rest of the server, we as an entitled community get to: - Suffer losses that is going against a trend that extends well beyond our small community for the sake of some sort of integrity. - Potentially generate a cliquish belief system that those who do not adhere to this mindset are less in-tune or "for" the community than those who opt for the perceived "good guy/gal" friendly neighbor gesture. I'm not sure what the RPC Communities "thing" is supposed to be but a lot of the direction this seems to be going is dictating some sort of form of ethics on how FC's or private housing owners affiliated with the RPC should behave, as if our community sets the standard for servers, never mind what is going on in the digital economy and state thereof around us.

Something missed in these is that the FC doesn't need to relinquish the plot if they've done things in their favor. A lot are doing this as a final push for their spot which enables them to kill two birds with one stone. The other thing is, dependent on where the plot is there will be some hype on availability. Marketing is important here and some have done a fine job at this, advertising their lot being put up for sale and knowing there are multiple parties interested well before they're actually -ready- to do it. The reason why a lot of these lots didn't go into the first come first serve slot is because there were people willing to pay for the spot because they knew others were looking at it as well. If people didn't pay then the FC's that weren't willing to put in the few days it took to reform and make a new Rank 8 for their purchase probably would have put it up for grabs once they sold their plot. Someone didn't want to risk losing their shot and bought it, I don't see a reason to blame the people putting a bar up there and seeing who'll grab for it and disliking the fact that they did and someone grabbed it. If no one had taken it for their asking price then there wouldn't even be a problem, people would scoff and the standard would be set to watch them flounder and wait until they "give in or get smart".