(03-13-2014, 10:51 PM)synaesthetic Wrote:(03-13-2014, 10:12 PM)Seriphyn Wrote: As for melee fighters being able to use mage robes but mages can't use fighting gear...well, it's not arbitrary. Being able to move around comfortably in heavy armour is something that takes training. But a swordsman donning a half-robe or robe is relatively straightforward.Â
By this monumentally stupid logic, lalafell should not be allowed to play any jobs except spellcasters, or they should have such tremendous penalties to HP, defense and attack that they'd be totally useless in any real content.Â
Oh, and by your logic, roegadyn males would be the only race worth playing if you wanted to be a tank and all other race/sex combinations would absolutely pale in comparison.
By your logic, only one player per server should be allowed to be a Dragoon or a White Mage.
There is a thing called "Gameplay and Story Segregation" as well as another thing called "Acceptable Breaks From Reality." You clearly do not understand these things.
I'm not talking about story. I'm talking about visual design. This isn't 'my logic'. This is the logic I think Squeenix is going for.
Is there any need for the vitriol? I already apologized for my 'First World Problems' comment, which I will reiterate was unneeded on my part. Did I directly insult you? So is there a need to do the same?
Gosh, calling each other 'monumentally stupid' over something as monumentally trivial as a computer game feature that really isn't even that crucial to gameplay...ah, that's the Internet for you I suppose.