The “Can You Fall Off Here?” Inspector
It’s practically an unwritten law: when you see the ground in a combat arena and there are no borders in sight, a field test must be conducted. Because this invisible boundary must be personally and rigorously tested.
Even before the attack countdown has expired, he dances dangerously close to the edge. “Is there an invisible wall here?” he wonders, testing it with a tiny step backward and falls in about 99.9% of cases into an abyss. Almost equally popular are attempts in the middle of a fight when parts of the arena break away or a scene change occurs. If you’re a Bard, Dragoon, or Red Mage, you can test this even more stylishly by elegantly backflipping off the platform.
At least the inspector can proudly announce: “Guys, watch out, you can fall off here. Test for you!” What would we do without their heroic sacrifices? All around Eorzea, it’s rumored that without the selfless efforts of brave inspectors, gravity would completely collapse. A tough job, but someone has to do it!
The Wanna-be Gods
Lastly, a rather uncomfortable candidate. These players fully exploit their roles and abilities as healers or tanks to unleash their feelings of power. Following the motto: “You don’t play the way I want you to? Well, then you’re going to die now.”
These healers like to leave tanks standing in the rain without healing during their pulls to teach them a lesson, or ironically lead their teammates to death with “rescue.” In line with this, tanks like to turn off their stance when their teammates rush ahead too eagerly or use “Shared Suffering” to deliberately put a character in the spotlight of enemies – often resulting in their death if the healer is not right there.
This player type could use some patience since their role in the group actually suggests that they should be concerned about the well-being of their teammates and not throw them to the opponents.
These were our 10 player types that somehow belong in Eorzea but are still unpleasant. Do you have any others in mind or a special anecdote? Feel free to write it down in the comments. The so-called limited jobs, which function a bit differently in FF14, like the Blue Mage, are somewhat left aside. With the Beastmaster, a new class will soon be introduced and is likely to attract some players back to Eorzea: FFXIV is bringing a new class soon and finally drawing me back to Eorzea
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