By Asura.Vyre 2016-04-15 22:46:30
Looked at the screenshots section, saw the FFXI BLM vs. FFXIV BLM. Had a good laugh, and then an unexpected trip down memory lane lol.
People acting like BLM in XI ever needed to use its whole repertoire of spells. In the earliest days it was, "Are we bursting Light or are we bursting Darkness? Pre-65, Distortion. What spells am I casting? Freeze or Burst, Thunder IV or Blizzard IV." Sleepga II in Dynamis. Am I soloing? Bind, Thunder IV, Sleep II, rest, Blizzard IV, Sleep, Fire IV, Sleep II, rest. etc. etc. etc. The group II merits came out and people fully merited Burst II and Freeze II. What a time that was. I remember I knew this guy who had all the dopest BLM gear at 75 for his time. All HQ staves, all the elemental+ gear, all the dark+ gear, all the enfeebling+ gear, and all the MAB+ gear. He used to post his screenies of solo EXP chains on the buffalos and things at the top of Ulegeurand Range, and I remember thinking he was such a bad *** for doing chain 6 solo and getting like 900exp or whatever lol. He used to solo the time extension statues in certain Dynamises as well.
I remember asking him how he got so skilled, and he was just like, "This isn't skill. I just took the time and money to get the gear and do the macros. I'm just not lazy. This is like the easiest job on the planet."