[CPT-FGC] Re: New Mailing List

  • From: Nicholas Robertson-Muir <nicmuir@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: cpt-fgc@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Wed, 25 Sep 2013 10:21:23 +0200

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On Wed, Sep 25, 2013 at 8:47 AM, Ryan Williams <ryan820509@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> *LOL* Why they'd choose to go this route is beyond me :P
>
>
> On Wed, Sep 25, 2013 at 8:46 AM, sameegh jardine <sameegh@xxxxxxxxx>wrote:
>
>> Yeah I love the reasoning behind it too :P
>>
>> Tatsumak sumbullshit!
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Sep 25, 2013 at 3:46 AM, Manase Zote <bmlzote@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>>> It looks like the new SC game will be a YOLO experience XD
>>>
>>>
>>> http://www.eventhubs.com/news/2013/sep/24/namco-soul-calibur-players-arent-interested-playing-against-each-other-tekken-fans-s-why-lost-swords-single-player/
>>>
>>> Holy shit, I thought SC was a fighting game not an
>>> adventure/RPG/Action game. sigh
>>>
>>> On Wed, Sep 25, 2013 at 1:10 AM, Di Lhong <numotd@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>> > Yeah, i like how they remove that triad class type (dps, tank, healer)
>>> >
>>> > played assassin and ritualist in factions. assassin are amazing against
>>> > mages...they're like another version of mesmer...ritualist however is
>>> pretty
>>> > strong too...crap load of summoned ghost to do varies thing...and all
>>> u do
>>> > is stand around them. safe.
>>> >
>>> > never played ranger in gw1...but i don't hear much about them in gw2
>>> so i
>>> > don't know how they are
>>> >
>>> > i don't really understand engineer's tool belt mechanic...they look
>>> > interesting to me bcos they're skills are hilarious.
>>> >
>>> > guardian is pretty straight-forward. they would be my safe class to
>>> play. i
>>> > usually play the support roll (non-healing...more debuff and buff
>>> stuff) in
>>> > rpg. And that's probably why mesmer appeal to me becos of all the
>>> conditions
>>> > they can apply on people :) i see they changed a lot of mesmer's unique
>>> > debuff from GW1. They play pretty differently now. in GW1, cast all
>>> your
>>> > debuff on ur opponent...then watch as your opponent twitch from making
>>> > decisions (becos whatever action they do, they will take dmg...) and
>>> die
>>> > hahaha
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > On Wed, Sep 25, 2013 at 12:10 AM, Ryan Williams <ryan820509@xxxxxxxxx>
>>> > wrote:
>>> >>
>>> >> Mesmers were pretty op in GW1. They never appealed to me though. So
>>> were
>>> >> Assassins (I miss that class) *lol* The thief has some of their
>>> abilities :P
>>> >>
>>> >> Yep, initiation is a 'mana pool' of sorts :) I dig the dual
>>> >> pistols/pistol+dagger options :) You gain access to specific skills
>>> >> depending on the combinations. It's really cool :)
>>> >>
>>> >> Rangers are pretty much the same as they were in GW1.
>>> >>
>>> >> The Engineer class never really appealed to me, but they seem to have
>>> some
>>> >> cool abilities :)
>>> >>
>>> >> You've probably also noticed that there's no dedicated healer class
>>> like
>>> >> there was in GW1 (the Guardian does have this ability, although it's
>>> just
>>> >> not the class's core focus). They tried to move away from the whole
>>> class
>>> >> dependency thing, which I think was a good move actually. No having
>>> to wait
>>> >> around for a Monk like in GW1. All classes have healing abilities.
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >> On Mon, Sep 23, 2013 at 3:15 PM, Di Lhong <numotd@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>> >>>
>>> >>> I'm looking to play either Guardian or Mesmer :) mesmer was so op in
>>> >>> guild wars 1...i see that they changed a lot of their mechanic for
>>> mesmer
>>> >>> but ppl still say they're strong.
>>> >>>
>>> >>> Thief was also interesting for me...because of the whole stealth
>>> thing
>>> >>> and dual pistols haha but don't really get his whole steal mechanic
>>> :/
>>> >>> initiation is basically his mana pool right?
>>> >>>
>>> >>> How's rangers?
>>> >>>
>>> >>> Engineer toolbelt is too confusing...also thought of playing
>>> engineer but
>>> >>> i don't fully understand their belt mechanic...
>>> >>>
>>> >>>
>>> >>> On Mon, Sep 23, 2013 at 3:07 PM, Ryan Williams <ryan820509@xxxxxxxxx
>>> >
>>> >>> wrote:
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>> *LOL* No :P
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>> Human Thief :P
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>> I do have a Charr, but he's a warrior. I went with the stereotypical
>>> >>>> option *lmao* Warrior is awesome in this game :)
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>> Also have a human Guardian (another badass class), a Norn Ranger
>>> and an
>>> >>>> Asura Elementalist.
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>> I never got around to trying the Necromancer, Mesmer or Engineer
>>> >>>> professions :(
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>> On Mon, Sep 23, 2013 at 3:00 PM, Di Lhong <numotd@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>> >>>>>
>>> >>>>> Engineer Charr?
>>> >>>>>
>>> >>>>>
>>> >>>>> On Mon, Sep 23, 2013 at 2:58 PM, Ilitirit Sama <ilitirit@xxxxxxxxx
>>> >
>>> >>>>> wrote:
>>> >>>>>>
>>> >>>>>> Oh I should also mention that this technique is only useful for
>>> >>>>>> levelling up to where you can attach materia.  After that you'll
>>> want to use
>>> >>>>>> repeatable Guild Leves.
>>> >>>>>>
>>> >>>>>>
>>> >>>>>> On Mon, Sep 23, 2013 at 2:54 PM, Ilitirit Sama <
>>> ilitirit@xxxxxxxxx>
>>> >>>>>> wrote:
>>> >>>>>>>
>>> >>>>>>> Got my Weaver class to level 20 last night so now I can attach
>>> >>>>>>> materia to cloth items.  Now I just need suitable materia and
>>> carbonized
>>> >>>>>>> items.
>>> >>>>>>>
>>> >>>>>>> Crafting is good in this game because of how it rewards you, but
>>> I
>>> >>>>>>> suspect farming and botting will skew the economy away from
>>> crafting (seems
>>> >>>>>>> like it has already).
>>> >>>>>>>
>>> >>>>>>> Basically you want to get as many higher level items as possible
>>> to
>>> >>>>>>> boost your EXP.  Higher EXP means access to better equipment
>>> that buff
>>> >>>>>>> crafting, and you can convert these items to materia which also
>>> buff
>>> >>>>>>> crafting or sell them afterwards.  So the reward is quite good
>>> (as long as
>>> >>>>>>> you can actually wear/use the items you are crafting).  The most
>>> I've sold
>>> >>>>>>> an item for was 285 after tax, but it was a kinda crappy item
>>> and I could
>>> >>>>>>> have gotten more for it if I wanted.
>>> >>>>>>>
>>> >>>>>>> Anyway, from what I gathered this seems to be the approach that
>>> >>>>>>> requires the least amount of concentration:
>>> >>>>>>> - Macro a craft process so that all your crafting points go
>>> towards
>>> >>>>>>> increasing quality
>>> >>>>>>> - Add a master's mend after 3 turns
>>> >>>>>>> - Use the remain turns to synth the item
>>> >>>>>>>
>>> >>>>>>> Once you get enough experience to craft items that buff crafting,
>>> >>>>>>> synth these and wear them to make crafting easier.  After you
>>> get enough CP
>>> >>>>>>> (through buffs) adjust the macro with "steady hand" so that you
>>> get fewer
>>> >>>>>>> failures.  Try to ensure that you always use all your CP on one
>>> item.  Eat
>>> >>>>>>> CP buffing food if you need to, otherwise eat food that buffs
>>> Control to get
>>> >>>>>>> better quality increases.  After a while you start getting lots
>>> of low-level
>>> >>>>>>> high quality items.  For HQ high level items, you can't really
>>> macro it.
>>> >>>>>>> You need to take not of the condition of your item before you
>>> improve the
>>> >>>>>>> quality, and that changes randomly per step.
>>> >>>>>>>
>>> >>>>>>>
>>> >>>>>>>
>>> >>>>>>>
>>> >>>>>>> On Mon, Sep 23, 2013 at 2:21 PM, Ryan Williams <
>>> ryan820509@xxxxxxxxx>
>>> >>>>>>> wrote:
>>> >>>>>>>>
>>> >>>>>>>> *lol* I agree :)
>>> >>>>>>>>
>>> >>>>>>>> Yep, tried both. It's awesome!!!
>>> >>>>>>>>
>>> >>>>>>>>
>>> >>>>>>>> On Mon, Sep 23, 2013 at 2:17 PM, Di Lhong <numotd@xxxxxxxxx>
>>> wrote:
>>> >>>>>>>>>
>>> >>>>>>>>> :) becos it's an awesome game?
>>> >>>>>>>>>
>>> >>>>>>>>> have you ever tried pvp or world vs world?
>>> >>>>>>>>>
>>> >>>>>>>>>
>>> >>>>>>>>> On Mon, Sep 23, 2013 at 2:15 PM, Ryan Williams
>>> >>>>>>>>> <ryan820509@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>> >>>>>>>>>>
>>> >>>>>>>>>> Damn Di, why'd you have to mention Guild Wars 2? *lol* I'm
>>> >>>>>>>>>> actually tempted to play it again :P
>>> >>>>>>>>>>
>>> >>>>>>>>>>
>>> >>>>>>>>>> On Mon, Sep 23, 2013 at 2:00 PM, lindsey kiviets
>>> >>>>>>>>>> <lindseyak@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>> >>>>>>>>>>>
>>> >>>>>>>>>>> dps? disease ?
>>> >>>>>>>>>>>
>>> >>>>>>>>>>> ________________________________
>>> >>>>>>>>>>> Date: Mon, 23 Sep 2013 13:53:48 +0200
>>> >>>>>>>>>>>
>>> >>>>>>>>>>> Subject: [CPT-FGC] Re: New Mailing List
>>> >>>>>>>>>>> From: ilitirit@xxxxxxxxx
>>> >>>>>>>>>>> To: cpt-fgc@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> >>>>>>>>>>>
>>> >>>>>>>>>>> The stuff that the Arcanist does when he isn't healing
>>> people...
>>> >>>>>>>>>>>
>>> >>>>>>>>>>>
>>> >>>>>>>>>>> On Mon, Sep 23, 2013 at 12:18 PM, lindsey kiviets
>>> >>>>>>>>>>> <lindseyak@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>> >>>>>>>>>>>
>>> >>>>>>>>>>> wtf when i played with paas and them, i was marauder with
>>> less
>>> >>>>>>>>>>> defence than glad. your pokemon strat doesnt always work coz
>>> ifrit can
>>> >>>>>>>>>>> decide not to attack it and randomly go for someone. im tank
>>> , go in his
>>> >>>>>>>>>>> face and stop him right there. what debuff are you talking
>>> about?
>>> >>>>>>>>>>>
>>> >>>>>>>>>>> ________________________________
>>> >>>>>>>>>>> Date: Mon, 23 Sep 2013 11:58:44 +0200
>>> >>>>>>>>>>>
>>> >>>>>>>>>>> Subject: [CPT-FGC] Re: New Mailing List
>>> >>>>>>>>>>> From: ilitirit@xxxxxxxxx
>>> >>>>>>>>>>> To: cpt-fgc@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> >>>>>>>>>>>
>>> >>>>>>>>>>>
>>> >>>>>>>>>>> LB you fraud.  Is there no end to your treachery?  Yes we
>>> beat
>>> >>>>>>>>>>> Ifrit with Stu's help immediately after you ran away with
>>> your tail between
>>> >>>>>>>>>>> your legs.
>>> >>>>>>>>>>>
>>> >>>>>>>>>>> Next time you decide to do Ifrit:
>>> >>>>>>>>>>> - Don't attack before he's been debuffed - you make everyone
>>> lose
>>> >>>>>>>>>>> more health if they get hit and you do less damage and draw
>>> enmity
>>> >>>>>>>>>>> unnecessarily.
>>> >>>>>>>>>>> - Let the tank with the most health (ie. my pokemon) draw the
>>> >>>>>>>>>>> aggro and get out of the line of fire otherwise you just
>>> give the healer an
>>> >>>>>>>>>>> extra target
>>> >>>>>>>>>>> - Don't stand point-blank and cast spells.  Just attack.
>>> >>>>>>>>>>>
>>> >>>>>>>>>>> The first time I beat Ifrit it was with a noob party who
>>> didn't
>>> >>>>>>>>>>> have protect.  As long as you stay out of the line of fire
>>> most of the time
>>> >>>>>>>>>>> it's not that hard.
>>> >>>>>>>>>>>
>>> >>>>>>>>>>>
>>> >>>>>>>>>>
>>> >>>>>>>>>
>>> >>>>>>>>
>>> >>>>>>>
>>> >>>>>>
>>> >>>>>
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>
>>> >>
>>> >
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