Guide to dealing with White MagesFollow

We're all bots? O_o

/cry

Edited, Tue Nov 2 11:39:55 2004 by Dawnn

hehehe.. very amusing. As a WHM at 56, just having planted 330k on Raise II, I'm amused by the psychotic prices of certain spells. I mention this every now and then and people are like, "yes, but my [insert uber item here] costs 1,000,000!!!"

For some reason, they do not realize that spells are black holes in which gil does not return.

...and of course, everyone wants R2! Can't wait for RIII~!

hahaha OMG! I laughed so hard in my office my assistant came to look at me!

I get suckered into replying:

CompleteStranger>>{Hello!}
uchipu>>{Hello!}
CompleteStranger>>{Teleport-Dem}

....

CompleteStranger2>>Hi!
uchipu>>?
CompleteStranger2>>{Mission}5-2 {Help me out!}
(a bit wiser this time)
uchipu>>{I'm not up for it at the moment}
CompleteStranger2>>{reward}1000g {Help me out!}

(now if the whole M5-2 PT gave me ALL of their Mission reward money, 20Kx5, then I'd consider spending 2 hours running up and down Castle Zavhl, guiding them thru the maze and I'll throw in a free Teleport-Vazhl too, but I still won't sneak/invis the entire PT -maybe one guy- :P)

If you are not in town, it is the MORAL OBLIGATION of the whm to cast their highest level protect and shell on you. If they do not, then they must be a elitist ****** and should be pestered to cast protect IV on you as your level your level 10 warrior.

I'd love to use this on someone...

If they're vacuous enough to give you orders at this point it could be responded to with an easy:

"Absolutely sir! 20k gil/hour/person, rounded to the minute, 8% tip added to total. This contract is binding. Be right there!"

ROFL... great posts!

One addition -

On addressing the WHM
Please remember that the random assortment of letters that appears above a WHM robot is not a name. This is merely a serial number given to them by S-E to give them uber status. All WHM's should always be addressed as "the whm" and spoken of in the third person whenever possible, and especially in parties.


As a lv 48 WHM with a static I am /anon 80% of the time, yet I noticed that my Holy Breastplate and AF1 Hammer was getting me /check - /tells from random people. I looked through my MH and re-equiped myself with a quarterstaff and an Iron Muskateer's Gambison. Now the only way people can figure out that i'm a WHM is if they take a look at all of my gear and figure out that WHM is the common denominator. Still, the other day after I tele-dem'd myself and was heading to the dunes for a regional tele home....

Randomperson examines you.
*running to the dunes, 15 sec. pass*
Randomperson examines you. (same person)
*continue running to the dunes, now at zone*
Randomperson examines you. (same person)
*zone*
Randomperson>> are you whm?

To which I would like to say...

Yes my master, in what way can I best serve you???
But before that, could you please check me 5 or 6 more times?? I really love the attention, especially when I'm anon...

Keep em comin peoples.

Eheh...too funny. Rate Up ^..^

ROFLMFAO!!!!! Thanks to everyone who posted here, this is the funniest (and sadly the most truthfull) thing I've ever seen relating to this game. Thanks again.

Salvation
45whm
Shiva

Proper Raise Request Etiquette

Here is the proper guidelines that everyone must follow to ask for a raise properly.


Always make sure that if you need a whm for a raise, you should /tell them when they are /anon, especially if they have "I'm sorry, i'm busy now." in their search comment as many times as you can and as fast as you can. The best ways to ask are the shortest and assuming they already said yes such as "need a raise, plz hurry" "RAISE PLZ" or just "RAISE". Make sure you keep asking them until they say yes. If they pretend to not be interested and blacklist you, ask another party member to give tells to the whm. Repeat until the whm comes.

When the whm agrees to raise (they always will if you ask enough times), make sure you NEVER tell them where you are. If they ask "whats your position?" always respond with "the dunes" or which area you are in. After all, white mages have widescan on their maps that displays all KO'd people so its not nescesary to tell them where you are.

If the whm's 1337haxorz wide scan is broken, and you tell them your pos and they come to the pos and cant find the body, do NOT tell them what the body is next to (i.e. a big rock, a group of trees, the beach, etc.) or what the name of the person is. White mages love searching for your dead party members and always have loads of fun trying to find them.

If you ask a whm to raise someone and the KO'd person Homepoints or already get a raise, make sure you NEVER tell the whm you no longer need a raise and make sure to ignore all of their tells. Since white mages love to look for dead party members, dont ruin their fun by telling them to stop.

If the whm comes to your party and sees that the member they were supposed to raise there alive and well and say "you didn't tell me you already got a raise" make sure you argue with them saying that you did tell them (white mages are all liars and you are always right). Swearing and name calling is very appropriate at this point.

After you get a raise from a whm, immediately start fighting again, since the white mage will always want to power level you right afterwards for no charge at all.

If a white mage is in another area and you need a raise, make sure you only tell the whm the pos of the body, but not the area its in. White mages love going to H-11 in Yhoator Jungle when you're dead in Pashow Marshlands. Make sure to swear at them for taking too long.


Lastly, NEVER thank the white mage or offer and amount of gil. Robots are only here for your benefit.


Next to come: Proper Teleport Request Etiquette

Also on the topic of getting raise requests. When a WHM asks your pos, face down by the tree is a perfectly good response.We have a spell that nobody knows about called dead body locator, and it can show us exactly which tree you are near. It is also acceptable for you to have your puller pull as we cast raise on you so you can start getting your exp back.We are bound by a high code of ethics, honor and fear of banning if we do not manage to keep your freshly raised **** alive as you join the battle.

lol wow, thanks for replying everyone and turning this into one hilarious thread :) Glad you liked the guide and added your own ideas, thanks for the rate ups!

Keep em coming!

Getting those EXP chains

WHMs need MP to cast cure spells. After a battle, they need to rest to regenerate that MP so they can heal you. This is called downtime. If you have extensive downtime, it's not because you have bad gear or you suck, it is obviously the WHM's fault because they can't rest fast enough. Complain about the pull length being too long and the extensive downtime- your WHM will step up because they are obviously holding back!!

OR

The WHM obviously doesn't know how much MP they need per fight; the puller does. To get better chains, just bring back mobs as fast as you possibly can. Hey, bring them back in pairs! More EXP! Your WHM's MP is not important- their spells are. Yell at them for resting in the fight and not healing you. Request a raise and afterwards, find a replacement for them and kick them from the party.