(03-18-2014, 12:35 PM)synaesthetic Wrote: It doesn't really matter to me because I loathe emote fighting, but...Â
... seriously? You exclude mages? What the fuck? So if you have a character who is a spellcaster they simply aren't allowed to participate?
Care to explain?
First off, Darkfae has the absolute right of it. Time and time again I've attempted to come up with a fair set of rules for spellcasters to use, but in the end, magic and most importantly people's vastly varying approach to magic in FFXIV makes it exceeding difficult to dictate any real rules for it. On top of that, the use of summons, whether faeries or primals, and then healing and such complicates everything. Trimming the abilities handicaps the classes; pitting them against physical fighters makes things vastly more difficult unless those physical fighters have supernatural abilities which many of ours do not.
In the end, the Grindstone rules are meant to be quick and easy. When I created the Grindstone there were plenty of mage or magic-oriented FCs and LSs so I thought doing something for the physical fighting characters to -show- that they were doing their thing and to experience another side of roleplay (emote fighting, as you call it) would be a great idea.
So far I've regretted nothing.
I've stated this before and will state it again: We don't discourage magical combat rpers. In fact I encourage it. And I'm always open to listening to suggestions on how we can make combat with all magic classes a feasible idea.
But right now it's simply not one for us, and I apologize if that makes you feel excluded, it was never my intention.
Magic users are always free to participate using physical combat skills.
ALSO
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