W O L F S W I F T || howling at the moon…

Okay, Trisk and I reached level 10 on our DRK and WHM.  I was chuffed.  It was going rather quickly considering we weren’t investing huge amounts of time into it.  It was a bit early for the Dunes, but we thought that rather than run around killing Decent Challenges and the occasional Even Match, with huge amounts of downtime, we’d try get a party.

First of all, nobody around our level range.  So we camped Spook for a while as our level 30s.  No drop, and I ended up talking to a GM about a gilseller because he’d happily announced himself.  Killed Spook a few more times, still no drop, so we went to train in La Theine.

Picked up immediately by a level 10 MNK.  He/she had a party with two BLMs in the Dunes.  We joined happily, and asked who we were getting to tank.  The MNK said, “I’m the tank!”  I was dubious, and asked if they were sure they could tank as a MNK, especially at this level, and they assured me that they could.  I was still a bit confused, but put it down to inexperience on my part and went with it.  We soon recruited a DNC, and went to a camp with Lizzies.  First pull, practical wipe.  The MNK brought one back out of my range, so I had to run closer.  I cast Dia just for good measure, it went well.  Just as I finished casting, the MNK was hit and dropped to less than half health…in one.  I start casting cure.  MNK dies before casting finishes, Lizzy agros on me.  Trisk tries to keep it off me, but as a DRK had very little defence and isn’t really built for alt-tanking.  We were told to deny any requests asking him to tank, but here we are stuck with it.  Let me now mention, the MNK is wearing level one RSE.  I’m so wholly unimpressed it’s unreal.  The ‘tank’ is dead.  The DD is dead.  The DNC is running for his life.  The two BLMs panic and zone, and I follow, with agro, still unimpressed.

At this point, I say to the MNK, “Okay, I did say MNKs don’t usually tank, but you’re not even vaguely built for it.  Can we please get another tank now?”  But our party is full and they don’t want to lose anyone.  I feel stupid for allowing a MNK to try and prove me wrong, but it’s all about learning.  I know now I won’t be giving anyone the benefit of the doubt, it’s just not worth it.

I tell the MNK that they need to upgrade their kit.  The response is, “But I’m really close to getting my next level stuff.”  I tell them that RSE really isn’t enough, and they get mopey.  Trisk gets killed again because one member decided to warp back to Sandy.  Trisk decides it’s enough, tells them he’s leaving, shuts down the game.  I tell them I’m going too, because the party isn’t working out and my boyfriend just died and is 2exp from delevel.  They get bitchy.  I give them as polite advice as I can muster, ie, “I’m leaving now, this isn’t working out.  Get yourselves a tank if you want the party to work – try for PLD if possible.”  Then I left.

I suppose it’s partially my own fault but meh.