LiveVoltage

My secret is less special then these secrets. I use "LiveVoltage" as a consistent username across all sites I subscribe to or sign up for, with a few of them being slightly different due to the fact that users already took the username. I think I do it though because it serves for people to better identify me across the interwebz and to show what community's I frequent or something along that line. ._.

Sorry for the late reply, btw. I wont be on tonight though. Ive been pretty much working on my character wiki all day. Progress is slow, really slow but progressive since I did get a few things filled out. I know im going to run spam run the new HM dungeons for soldiery tomorrow though so if you feel like metagaming then just give me a holler. It doesn't matter to me if it's OOC or IC though. Man, progress is slow today. Bad writers block for some reason. Hopefully it clears up and I can finish my wiki before the weekend or next week on Monday.

Welcome Segolene! Don't sweat it, you will fit in just fine here. The community doesn't bite ... at least I think they don't. >_>'

@Ayi @Rurutani Oh, so you guy's are basically trying to set up a congregation area for RP? Okay then. Also, I didn't take offense at what you said. Neither did I say the Limsa wasn't a good location for RP, or that it completely lacked locations to RP in. I meant it in the term that it did lack compared to the other city's like Gridania or Ul'dhal, but I digress. I remember a couple of weeks ago that I RPed in Limsa at the drowning wench with another guy. We RPed eating a meal together as well as drinking a bit of ale and talking about general ongoing stuff about other characters we RPed with before. I know for a fact that Limsa has potential to become an RP hub at any rate so I guess I take my comment back at any rate.

I dont think its that people don't want to RP in Limsa Lominsa, its that they cant. Too much lag for one reason and another is that there are just not enough attractive hotspots, exempting the drowning wench, that people would like to RP in. On the other hand though, that's subject to change, since RP's constantly change environments and develop so one day people may need to RP in Limsa. Just a thought though. :I EDIT: That doesn't mean I wouldn't RP there though. Give me a time and if I can find a suitable reason for my character to be there IC then I will be there.

I know that. I mean, Ive seen my friends with the red door icon saying they were away on multiple occasions so I know what it means. Its really all about luck if you manage to catch them while they aren't in a dungeon or offline at that point.

Isn't there a feature though that you can check that also includes people in the middle of duty's and whatnot? I mean, it doesn't matter to me. If the man was busy then he was busy. Completely understandable and nothing to argue over.

I was on today and I looked for you but you were nowhere to be found. I even tried player search and it was like "Could not find player" or some stuff like that. ._. Ah well, it doesn't matter. PM me though if you ever need me for something. Always happy to talk.

(Note I did not read through this entire thread so I have no idea as to either the points I am making in this post have already been made or not, though I am assuming they already have.) This may be me feeding the zombies and im not intending to start anything here other than lay out a few clearly defined fact's that show the Dragoon class has value despite popular belief melee DPS are nothing more than showboaters needed to deal massive single target damage via limit break. Commonly, I play Dragoon class ALOT. I RP as a Dragoon, I run every single dungeon almost always as a Dragoon. I have even tried different classes and still find Dragoon the most entertaining, Summoner following shortly behind it. Alot of people keep comparing how Monk and Dragoon are basically the same stat wise baring Monk's squishy defense. THIS is not true. Dragoon's have been known to have significantly more strength than a Monk in almost any situation. I could tell you how many times I could out-DPS a Monk of the same item level as my Dragoon, which is 90 by the way, but we would be here all night if I did. As for the major defining differences between monk and Dragoon, Monk is alot more of an advanced and mobile class to play as you constantly have to change positions and stances in order to build up DoT's and buff's with good measure. Dragoon on the other hand is a more relaxed and traditional style of DPS where the player just needs to set up DoT's and change stances occasionally while spamming away at attacks. Both classes have their own unique play style as the monk is always mobile and able to respond against AOE attacks better than Dragoon, who has to stop what he is doing and attempt to run out of the blast radius, which most competent, and I say competent as a key word, can usually make it out of if they respond in time. Now onto Dragoon ability's. Dragoon has a pretty standard skill set for a Melee DPS. DoT's, Stuns, A slow De-buff, self-buffs and even a self-healing attack which drains HP from an enemy and deals critical damage. Seems legitly standard, and I will agree on this fact ONLY. How this skill set though to optimize the effects of a Dragoon is a completely different story as Dragoons can be the fastest to respond to any attack enemy out of all the other classes as well as be the most devastating and lethal of the entire group. Dragoon's are most characterized by their ability to jump and they get access to three Jump attacks, one backwards leap move and a attack buff which increases the power of a Jump or spine shatter attack. These jumps and the buff serve to be one of the most optimal tools in a Dragoon's arsenal to deal with an impending threat many moments before any other player of a different class could. For example, say that a mob is preparing to AOE but the tank or any other said class near it in time to be able to hit it with a stun already used theirs, a Dragoon could leap across to the enemy in under a second and stun it with spine shatter. Boost that shatter attack with the buff that dragoons get and it practically doubles youre power. Jump can serve as a good way to get a quick attack in from a distance before an enemy can cast an AOE to hit you and retreat out of the AOE's range. A risky strategy it is but one that is good to serve its role as a DPS. This attack though could also theoretically serve to pull enemys in any instance and retreat behind the tank so he can obtain agro. Then there is the Dragoon's AOE jump attack, while many say that its just to add on to the Dragoons limited AOE attack options already, can serve to decimate a closely packed group for both strong and weak mobs under the right conditions. It is also amply more powerful then spine shatter and jump, and while this cannot be further increased by the Dragoons jump attack buff, it serves it purpose to deal alot of damage to a large group of enemy's in a mere moment. And lastly there is the Dragoons very long "Get away" move which it can use. This skill can only be used sparingly and under the right conditions, can alleviate a verity of status ailments afflicting the player such as heavy or slow. It can also be used as its getaway move as well, as if you time the jump right or need to cover alot of ground fast to get out of a Cone or AOE attack, which is ideal in certain situations where the player may not be able to flee left or right or anywhere in general to avoid the attack. As for the rest of its skill set, they get a TP boost move which is good to continue building stacks and attacking at any rate should youre TP reserves run low during any fight. They also get access to three DoT attacks, another stun besides Spine Shatter, making two readily available stuns to use at any moment as well as a verity of buffs. In all Dragoon is not a bad class. It was generally built for its purpose and that is single target DPS and while Dragoon has served to adapt the Lancer class by giving it more AOE's to use, it does not change its design or what it is intended for. As I said previously before, this comment is not meant to serve as fooder for the zombies nor is it intended to make a valid argument, it is presented to show idea's and points as to what makes Dragoon a great class as it is compared to other classes. Its top tier strength combined with its ability to instantly attack any foe from a long distance makes the Dragoon immensely powerful in its own right.

Sure, ill consider it.

Filch? How do you do that? And also, I know a thing about PC's and networking. The guy probably knows whats hes doing, but its not his fault if the internet is slow. It has alot to do with server's, sending and receiving data not to mention latency and internet lag. ^^ Also, I went and I read all the Linkshells for Balmund. I did find one that I liked but they have been inactive for over six months. I dont know, maybe ill just stick to tavern gatherings and do a type of solo-RP or non-FC RP. ._. I wanted to join Athereal Warriors as well but they rejected my application and never told me why. SO MUCH FRUSTRATION. DX

Yeah but I don't want to mess around with the coding aspect. While it is interesting and awesome, I don't want to mess around till I have my character wiki up. With that said, I might experiment with it later. It isn't so complicated to where I cant understand how it works but these things take forever to setup if done manually.

@Rinette Yeah, I already reviewed those templates. They aren't particularly what I had in mind though but beggars cant be choosers I guess. As for reviewing my character, I don't mind showing off a bit about her in a bit. I'm currently busy ATM so I cant type anything extensive, lol. As for the linkshells, I have been looking at a few different ones but nothing I have taken notice of.

Well not really new I should say. I do have experience with roleplays from previous endeavors to get into other community's but I decided to consolidate my Role Playing and the game that I play the most now and days (which is FFXIV) together so that way I don't have to split time between them anymore. Anyways, im currently on the Balmung server and im looking for a group to RP with right now. If anybody has an offer for me then PM me up and ill take a look at what you have to offer. Also, if anybody would like to help me to find a popular character template sheet so I can construct my character im currently playing as in-game then that would be much appreciated. I read plenty of user and forum guide's before I decided to post this thread so I really don't need any help in getting started aside from the character template and joining an RP to gain experience. In all hindsight though, I may be experienced but this is my first time really attempting to role play in real time. I'm really used to forum RP's that take a day at most for a well thought and created post to be put up. Still, I hope I meld in well into this community.