[To the Devs] Nerf petrify for the sake of solo players or just called it "Death"

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Originally Posted by Octaviane

Maybe lag, but if you are paying attention you can easily see "Sand Lizard casts Baleful Gaze on X" or "Evil Eye casts Level 5 Petrify on X" in plenty of time to turn away from it and avoid any subsequent damage.

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I'd agree with you, were it not for the fact that I've missed stuns on Diabolos just as I've missed turning around for Baleful Gaze because the system message appears too late during combat.

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Originally Posted by Alukat

if player break couldn't be broken. u could just keep every mob petrified. and this makes the game a lot easier / boring as it is since abyssea anyway.

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That's why I suggested a lower success rate for player casting. Also, with a long enough recast timer, you wouldnt have to worry about someone spamming the spell too quickly. So unless you have a party full of RMD's I don't think it would be much of a problem. Like I said, 10 seconds is long enough to make it or break it (no pun intended) only if the spell is used tactically. Using it right at the beginning of a fight on a fresh mob would be pointless. Using it more like a stun or a chance to give healers to cure a badly wounded tank would be much more effective.