[dev1258] Job Adjustments

• The following jobs will undergo adjustments.
  
  • Red Mage
    
    • A new magic spell will be added.
      
      • Ardor (RDM Lv.64, affects a single ally)
        Increases damage from the target's next skillchain based on the number of preceeding melee hits.
        
    • The following enfeebling spells will be adjusted.
      
      • The damage over time dealt by Poison and Poison II will be increased and spell duration tripled from thirty to ninety seconds.
        
      • The effects of Blind and Blind II will increase based on the difference between the caster and target's MND. Additionally, they will now have a fixed duration of 180 seconds rather than a variable duration.
        
      • Paralyze, Paralyze II, and Silence will now have a fixed duration of 180 seconds rather than a variable duration.
        
  • Dark Knight
    
    • The effects of the following dark magic spells will no longer have their effects decrease over time.
      

      Absorb-STR / Absorb-DEX / Absorb-VIT / Absorb-AGI / Absorb-INT /
      Absorb-MND / Absorb-CHR / Absorb-ACC

  • Bard
    
    • The following magic songs will no longer have their effects decrease over time.
      

      Bewitching Etude / Logical Etude / Sage Etude / Swift Etude / Vital Etude /
      Uncanny Etude / Herculean Etude

  • Ninja
    
    • The damage over time dealt by Dokumori: Ichi will be increased.
      
  • Summoner
    
    • New blood pacts will be added to the following avatars.
      
      • Diabolos
        Blindside (SMN Lv.99, single target Blood Pact: Rage)
        Deals physical damage.
        
      • Fenrir
        Impact (SMN Lv.99, single target Blood Pact: Rage)
        Deals dark damage that lowers an enemy's Strength, Dexterity, Vitality, Agility, Intelligence, Mind, and Charisma.
        
        
      • Cait Sith
        Regal Gash (SMN Lv.99, single target Blood Pact: Rage)
        Delivers a threefold attack.
        
    • The areas of effect of the following blood pacts will be increased.
      

      Shining Ruby / Glittering Ruby / Healing Ruby II / Soothing Ruby /
      Ecliptic Growl / Ecliptic Howl / Heavenward Howl / Crimson Howl /
      Inferno Howl / Earthen Ward / Earthen Armor / Spring Water /
      Soothing Current / Whispering Wind / Hastega / Aerial Armor / Fleet Wind /
      Hastega II / Frost Armor / Crystal Blessing / Rolling Thunder /
      Lightning Armor / Noctoshield / Dream Shroud

    • The duration of blood pacts whose effect durations are extended by the player's summoning magic skill will be increased.
      
    • The activation time of all blood pacts will be reduced.
      
    • The effects of Glittering Ruby will no longer decrease over time.
      
  • Puppetmaster
    
    • The following adjustments will be made to spells cast by automatons equipped with soothsayer heads.
      
    • The casting time for Protectra and Shellra will be reduced.
      * This change will also apply to Protectra and Shellra spells cast by players.
      
    • The area of effect of Protectra and Shellra will be increased.
      * This change will not apply to Protectra and Shellra cast by players.
      
    • The effect duration of maneuvers will increase based on the amount of time elapsed since using Deploy.
      * This effect is removed whenever the automaton is knocked out or deactivated.
      * This effect is maintained even if combat ends, whether by vanquishing monsters, retrieving the automaton, or other such means.
      

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