raconteur

I don't know if anyone has touched on this or how many people already know this, but if you're running PotD, and you end up on a floor with the knockback penalty and you're planning to use a rage, either remove the enchantment first, or don't bother. Manticore's one-hit kill won't work if it can't knockback its target.

I imagine those kinds of folks are the ones easily impressed/excited by just about anything. To them, it doesn't seem to matter if they play awkwardly or deal negligible damage, so long as they're convinced they look cool doing so. Unfortunately, that just inconveniences everyone else around them. As for me, when it comes to leveling classes, I choose mine for my characters based first on which ones would make sense for that particular character, and how I want to develop them, and second for any cross-classing or job requirements I'll need. So, since I'm planning on playing this particular alt out as some hardass in her fifties who's seen her share of blood, fights, and shitshows, I'll prolly get DRK for her somewhere down the line (though I wouldn't necessarily RP it out as "DRK").

Taking some time from my scholar main to level this sweetheart:

So, this happened while running PotD 31-40 on an alt under-30 MRD to level them up (actual level, obviously). Ran into a DRK who had the trappings I've seen so many describe before. Edgy character name, didn't use Darkside, spammed Unleash to near MP depletion (even did it on single targets), blah blah blah. Weird thing was, he almost seemed like he was trying to compete with me for enemy aggro, even though I had him outleveled and outaetherpool'd at that point. Looked at his info, and DRG, NIN, and DRK were, sure enough, maxed out, with BLM not far behind. Just another lazy soul for the spreadsheets, really.

New-ish to role-playing, and on the lookout for folks to chat with, as well as communities to get involved in. A little about me, personally. Mid-late twenties, living in the Pacific Northwest in the US, working eight hours a day M-F in the service industry. Pretty typical stuff. Feel free to reach out to me anytime; I enjoy getting to chitchat with people whenever, and I look forward to getting to know you folks better, too.