User talk:Valyana

I'm fairly certain that Mammets carry a Great Katana in the "sword" form. That, coupled with the focus on TP abilities, probably makes them Samurai and not Warriors. I've been operating on that assumption.

You changed "Samurai" back to "Warriors," and I'm not sure of why you did that, so...Can you clarify? --Maledict 10:23, 20 Nov 2005 (PST)

It's not a Great Katana because they wield it in one hand. It looks like a Scimitar-type sword to me. --Valyana

BTW, how do you insert that signature? I'm pretty new to Wiki markup, I've just been following the existing styles.

Also, is this the right place to respond to your question?

No idea on the Mammets - but the sig stamp is the second button from the right on the edit screen - or you can add it manually with "~". --Gahoo 11:43, 20 Nov 2005 (PST)

You can respond on my specific talk page, if you want. That way I'll see "you have new messages" up on the bar, just as you did. =)

It's odd...The Epsilon's version (Image) doesn't look like anything else but a Katana to me...You are right, though. It's one-handed; that's a detail I didn't catch. Maybe it's a curved sword, just at the angle it's turned...

Still doesn't excuse the form's focus on TP, though. You'll forgive me for continuing to be skeptical, but...Aww, who am I kidding? You've added more stuff on the Mammets than I ever could've. Only needs minor editing. XD

Thanks for the data!

One tip, though; avoid using the first person. Since this is a community-edited work, "personal opinion" doesn't really factor in well; since so many people handle these pages it's not certain whose opinion is what. (There's no doubt that you contributed, however, since the Wiki always has History.) The Content should be king, anyway; that's what a Wiki's for, after all, y'know... --Maledict 00:11, 21 Nov 2005 (PST)

Yeah, I already saw the picture. Very convenient that they lined up like that.

From that pic, I think you've convinced me that it's a one-handed sword and not a Katana.

If it's a Sapara, though...Maybe it's a Thief? XD (Ducks thrown vegetables)

Like I said above, excellent work. I'll do a grammar/clarification pass a bit later. --Maledict 10:02, 21 Nov 2005 (PST)

The original poster assumed that they could SC with their pets; I merely went along with the assumption. (And there have been instances of an NPC opponent SCing with mobs; see Zeid SCing with those Shadows of Hate in Bastok Mission 9.) I'm guessing you have better firsthand data than I do, though.

As for Meditate...I was led to believe that they had Store TP on steroids, in that they had to be hit first to WS; The data I've seen (on Alla and otherwise) isn't quite clear in establishing whether it's Meditate or Store TP with regard to the Tracker fight. Has anyone tested this?

Hm Come to think of it, do you know the exact names of the Tracker pets? I've heard, offhand, that they're "X's Rabbit" and "Z's Wyvern;" you may want to find out and add the proper names into the entry...

I'm not sure whether I should mention there that the Tango With a Tracker BC is unlocked when that part of the mission is cleared (Similar to Ouryu Cometh unlocking). You think it'd be relevant? --Maledict 14:22, 22 Nov 2005 (PST)

Question:
Err...In The Starlight Celebration! entry, was the name of the item "Free Chocopass" or "Chocopass"? Because I've never seen a "Free" Chocopass before. XD Please clarify? --Maledict 13:02, 22 Dec 2005 (PST)

Err...Sorry...
Answered my own question. The full name is indeed "Free Chocopass." Sorry! --Maledict 13:03, 22 Dec 2005 (PST)

3-5
Yes, but those squares are certain not to fall ever. In addition, if the DRK is worth his salt, Nightmare won't ever go off. We did it just fine, and Nightmare never went off b/c DRK stunned every single one.


 * What I did was present the tiles that will not fall. I only presented facts, not strategy.  Not all tiles will fall every time.  The "grid" that was previously on the page only suggested that mages stand in the bottom left corner and melee in the top right.  Those tiles all have a chance to fall. Ganiman 08:07, 2 Jan 2006 (PST)

I didn't have any problems with your NIN sub strategy. The way you worded it, and the way you seemed to place /NIN on some sort of pedestal, made me afraid that you took it for granted.

Those questions I asked you last week...I was trying to figure out if you really did take it for granted. I couldn't figure it out. I didn't want to confront you directly, because you've called me out and proven me wrong in many a circumstance, and you're on the same server as me so I feared what'd happen if I saw you one day and you had to look me in the face.

And there's so much you've done here that I had no complaints over. So I was trying to work it out through other people and only made matters worse. I apologize deeply for that, though going back over what I've said and how I've said it, it's probably too late for that.

I didn't like the way things turned out with other resources. Everywhere I looked, people took certain tactics for granted without knowing why or whether they were valid at all. People rely on things that other people have claimed are "right" so they don't have to think about things themselves. This is especially true of this game, where people claim that NIN tanks are t3h ub3r and DDs have to sub THF and RDMs have to only Refresh and never do anything else for the rest of their careers...And none of them question the nature of things, whether or not it's right. It's safer for them, that way.

I was sick of the "everyone says" thing. I was trying to help with this Wiki in ways that would help get people to experiment and not take things for granted; only present the facts, let people make their own decisions. If there needed to be opinion, mark it clearly as such, but reference shouldn't get in the way of opinion.

Well, given my behavior, if I continue to edit this Wiki, I'm threatening the very lack of bias I care about. I started editing here because I was afraid that someone with a desire to put things "the way they should be" would come in and trivialize all of it. Well, hatred and fear makes me no better than that hypothetical someone that might come along, and I'll be damned if I make anyone else suffer.

So I'm going to walk away from FFXIclopedia. I just want you to know that it's not your fault. --Maledict 01:21, 14 Jan 2006 (PST)

Thanks
FFXIclopedia:Community_Portal --Gahoo 05:31, 14 Jan 2006 (PST)

Radar
This list is incomplete. I find myself pretty much always having it on with red blips. It need to be refined some. --Zero 07:59, 2 March 2006 (PST)

Wyrm pic
That pic is an awesome shot. Is there anyway you could lighten it up? It looked fine when it was large, but when its thumbnailed by the category:wyrms page, you can barely make anything out. --Chrisjander 07:59, 9 March 2006 (PST)