Bismarck.Josiahflaming said:
»But I mean, at that point, goblins felt a little less threatening.
Yeah man. Especially after learning how to deal with Bomb Toss by hugging the goblin, causing it to drop the bomb & suicide!
I would always just tank them at max melee range, because the second you run away as it's readying a move, then run back to the party, no one gets hit by the toss aoe but you so it's minimal curing needed
I hope no WHM complained about you "being silly" for running out of healing range, because that's a reaction I'd expect. People loved their steady (albeit very slow) EXP, and were afraid of any change in the rhythm of their monotonous grind.
Using Soul Eater was almost taboo in the average EXP party. I once had someone in the party tell me that the Japanese WHM sent him a /tell, asking him to tell the DRK to stop using "Darkness" or else they'd leave.
I think his MP was fine, and we probably even had a BRD, but eh.. whatever..
But once I hit 60, I've already been friends with a PLD whom I leveled with in the 50s. On our 5th EXP chain, I would always have the other DD open a SC, then I'd Soul Eater + Guillotine for Induration, and the PLD's Cover would be ready.
Ofc I wouldn't tell the WHM beforehand.
My vengeance was sweet.
Sorry, I'm just a silly DRK rambling about stuff from 20 years ago.