[dev1052] Group 1/Group 2 Merit Point refinements SCh edition

[Sotek]

Did anybody sort out the "Augments Enlightenment" effect on the AF2+2 body?

I heard that is was +2 to all magic skills per merit.

As good of a bonus that is, haven't they kind of killed the whole purpose behind Enlightenment now? Before it was meant to let us cast from the opposite Addendum, something that lacked utility mainly because most of the spells you'd want were subjob spells and the rest would be far more beneficial to just swap Arts (nukes and -nas since you never need just one, even sleep since you may need to sleep multiple enemies with Manifestation). Rather than it having some sense in being able to recast Reraise from Addendum: Black, I'm far more likely to use it in Light Arts to enhance Light Arts spells like Phalanx and Embrava. The whole concept of casting from the opposite Addendum is almost completely dead to me with this. I really have to wonder what they're going to adjust with it now, I hope it's completely revamped at this point.

[Daniel_Hatcher]

to expand on sotek's posts cura is a sch only spell in old ff games and yet whm has it? whaaaaa.....

http://finalfantasy.wikia.com/wiki/Cura

No it wasn't.

Cura - Final Fantasy I - WHM

Cura - Final Fantasy III - Red Mage, a White Mage, a Devout, a Sage, an Onion Knight, and a Scholar.

[Zhronne]

I heard that is was +2 to all magic skills per merit.

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No words, really.

[Eric]

Not really sure what point you're trying to make, but here you go: http://wiki.bluegartr.com/bg/Argute_Gown_%2B2

EDIT:
I'm more curious to see what the "Enhances Tabula Rasa" effect does. Does anyone know? http://wiki.bluegartr.com/bg/Argute_Pants_%2B2

[Einalem]

I AM NOT POSITIVE, but testing on other pieces it is a duration extension to the 2 hour effect that seems to vary job to job.

[Zhronne]

EDIT:
I'm more curious to see what the "Enhances Tabula Rasa" effect does. Does anyone know? http://wiki.bluegartr.com/bg/Argute_Pants_%2B2

The same thing Enhances Astral Flow does, +30 seconds of Tabula Rasa.
The majority of 2hr enhancements have an effect like that, the amount of + seconds you get varies according to the base duration. The more it lasts normally, the more +seconds you get.
Or at least that's the pattern.

[Eric]

Thanks for clearing that up. I'm guessing that you don't have to keep the piece equipped the entire time to extend the duration, right? Most other gear that enhances duration like that doesn't require this.

[Zhronne]

Nope, just equip it when you use it