Buff up the potions or implement a new one

[lvlagmarink]

I'm one of those rare guys who's using potions (mainly x-potions) in case of emergency, and with no additional potions comes in updates after updates.. I'm simply making a suggestion that either give more cap to potions, or add a new recipe to alchemist for more potions.. Alchemist's only purpose isnt supposed to be making armour shinny {:v)

These potions are valuable that it can decide life and dead, but with recent updates, the mobs hit harder and harder while x-pot HQ Only heal me 650hp max :s

[Warlyx]

x-potions Stat are used a lot in raids

hp / mp potions are lackluster yeah ...the cap is low , 650 hp when u have 10k....better use vit potion than hp one

[Recaldy]

I use x-ethers for flash spam and have the status ones on my horizontal hotbar in case I need'em. I would like stronger potions. <_<

[Coatl]

If I'm doing coil I don't leave home without an X-Potion. Even for dungeons I stack up on mega-potions cuz why not? I don't really feel they should be any stronger because they should feel like a bonus..more than a necessity.

[Lemuria]

FFXI had the same problem. Lots of potions, but absolutely no reason to own them. Their lengthy cooldown and weak curative ability makes them essentially inventory+1 items at all but the lowest of low levels. And to be honest, I could never understand it. I've played countless MMO's which have far superior curing items, and their impact on gameplay is negligible. People don't use them instead of a healer (which is the backwards logic most use to argue against stronger potions), because healers still do the job better... and for free!

Still, I don't think they'll ever make potions useful in a Final Fantasy MMO. The only useful healing items in FFXI were the megalixirs (full HP/MP) which could only be obtained in PvP and special raids, or Primordial Brew which turned you into a god for 3 minutes. I randomly got one of the latter in Walk of the Echoes... I was champing up the subsequent fight with insane damage, crazy regen and 9999 hitpoints.

...ahh nostalgia.

[Wobble]

I use ethers in raid but would love for the GCD to be a bit less.

[NyarukoW]

This is no Diablo 1/2 where you have to do potion management and potion spamming. This is a design decision made as part of the game design.

[Santherelle]

Yeah.

They feel pretty worthless with the insane cooldown.

because when you need a potion, you REALLY need a potion or 4 really fast.

[lvlagmarink]

Pitily one cant use vit pot together with curative potion, they are on the same gcd..
People that play with me is kinda suprised knowingly i always stack up x potions..
These are a bit of example when i used it..
- I was a luldrg who kite mobs before tank realize that doga clone and haokah are gonna rape whm who use medica ii
- i was a tank who happen to win when even healers die
- i was a whm who use x-ether when the other healers are down and dps downed a lot..
- oh my mistake.. Igot hit by aoe..
I'm not asking them to be spamable, what i ask is.. They give more use along with updates..

[lvlagmarink]

This is no Diablo 1/2 where you have to do potion management and potion spamming. This is a design decision made as part of the game design.

I never even play diablo.. Why should i care about that game? Design can come from suggestion after all.. Who are you to say like it's your desicion?